Latin American Food, London Style

Generally not. We are normally closed on Mondays – including bank holiday Mondays. We are also closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
The only bank holiday we are normally open is Good Friday.
 

We are located at 4-5 London Road, St George’s Circus, London SE1 6JZ. Our closest tube stations are Elephant & Castle and Waterloo.
Please see our Find Us page for more details about how to get to Paladar and car parking options.
 

There are two steps up from the street to enter the restaurant – one from the pavement to the front terrace and one more step up into the restaurant at the front door. We have ramps, so it would be helpful if you could let us know before arriving if you will need these. We will always help wherever possible. Once inside the main dining room we have a fully accessible WC.

Please note: there are five steps down into our courtyard garden, so this area is not easily accessible. The Amazon Lounge is also not accessible to wheelchair users.

Smart casual or casual are both fine, but if you want to dress to impress for a special occasion go for it!
 

This can vary quite a bit depending on whatCancel sort of meal you have. 

For a quick lunch with a soft drink, the cost can be as low as £25-£30 per head. For a Tasting Menu experience with paired wines you would be looking at £125 or more per head. 

The typical “average spend” for dinner at Paladar including food, a cocktail, wine and service is currently around £60-£80 per head.
 

We welcome children of all ages, especially at lunchtime and early dinner – just let us know if you intend to bring a baby in a stroller/pram, or if you require high chairs for the table. 

Please note, it can be difficult to take strollers/prams into the garden and the Amazon Lounge. Please also note that the Chef’s Table is higher than our regular tables and seating is on comfortable stools with backs, so we don’t recommend this table for young children.
 

We have four highchairs and some limited space for strollers/pushchairs/prams.

Please do let us know if you need a highchair and/or if you are bringing an infant in a pram. 
 

Yes, we are very dog friendly! 

Well-behaved and moderately-sized pooches are welcome to join you for lunch or dinner – particularly if you are seated in the garden. 

Please let us know when booking that you would like to bring your four-legged companion; we generally don’t allow more than two or three dogs in the restaurant at the same time.

Although we love dogs, we don’t recommend bringing large dogs on busy evenings. Please check with us if you plan to bring a large (Labrador-size or larger) dog.

We have a restaurant licence (not a pub/bar licence) so we are not allowed to sell alcohol for consumption on the premises without some food. Generally, we offer full meals, but subject to availability, we may be able to offer you a glass of wine or a cocktail with some nibbles or desserts.

Paladar is a cashless venue. Payment is normally only made by debit or credit cards, Apple Pay or Android Pay etc. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express (Amex) and most of the leading Western card payment types. However, we do not accept Diners card.

Unless in exceptional circumstances, we no longer accept payment in cash (although you are welcome to tip your server in cash if you wish). We also do not accept Bitcoin or other crypto currencies.

For payment of deposits for group bookings, pre-ordered canapes or pre-paid group events we prefer a direct transfer to our bank account, details of which will be provided.
 

We do not generally bake cakes in-house, but we can supply wonderful birthday, wedding and anniversary gluten-free cakes from a local artisan cake maker. If this is of interest, please contact us by phone or email well in advance.

We have many birthday celebrations at Paladar and for most birthdays, we put some candles onto one of our desserts (or the dessert platter) and bring it to the table with a song
 

Yes, you are welcome to bring a cake along as long as you also order some of our desserts. However, if the cake is in lieu of our desserts, then we would charge you a “cakeage” fee of £2.50 per person. 

Either way, we are happy to keep the cake for you and then bring it out with candles and a song for the birthday boy/girl at the relevant moment!
 

Yes, we have a new Brunch menu on Sunday lunchtime and “Tasting Menu Tuesdays” where we offer 20% off Chef Jose’s Tasting Menus (with or without wine pairings). We also have lunchtime and early dinner (pre-theatre) set menus. 

For drinks we have discounts on premium wines at certain times and our “La Hora Loca” Happy hour on weekdays between 4.45pm and 5.45pm. We also offer special drink packages for groups.

Full details are available on our Special Offers web page.
 

We occasionally have live music for special events, but we do not have live music in the restaurant on a regular basis.

If you are arranging a private party and would like to have live music please let us know, as we have several Latin American musicians that we particularly recommend.
 

We exhibit art by Latin American artists (or inspired by Latin America) on our walls. This art is for sale. 

If a picture catches your eye, please ask your waiter. You can either buy it outright and take it with you or pay a 50% deposit and pay the balance when the exhibition ends. 

For more information please visit our Art page