The Alma Wandsworth is a long-established pub and dining destination at 499 Old York Road, opposite Wandsworth Town station. Its traditional interior and welcoming bar provide a characterful setting for meals, drinks and gatherings in this part of southwest London.
The kitchen works with seasonal British ingredients across a menu that moves from snacks and starters to substantial pub dishes. Familiar flavours are treated with care, while fish, meat and vegetable-led plates give regular visitors more than one way to build a meal.
Sunday roasts are a particular focus, served with traditional vegetables, roast potatoes and gravy. At other times, the pub works equally well for a casual lunch, a full dinner or a smaller plate with a drink before onward travel from the nearby station.
Cask ales, beer, wine, cocktails and non-alcoholic choices support the food menu, and bedrooms above the pub add to its identity as an inn. Reservations are useful for popular services. Guests with allergies should check the latest menu and discuss ingredients and kitchen cross-contact with staff.
Address: 499 Old York Road, Wandsworth, London SW18 1TF, England
The Alma Menu
Breakfast
Served 7 – 11am Monday – Friday, 8am – 11am Saturday & Sunday
Farmhouse Breakfast
Pork & apple sausages, hash brown, baked beans, roast tomato, chestnut mushrooms, Burford Brown eggs, Stornaway black pudding, toasted sourdough
Dippy Eggs
Soft boiled Burford Brown eggs, toasted sourdough soldiers
Eggs Benedict
Burford Brown poached egg, bacon, hollandaise sauce, toasted English muffin
Eggs Florentine
Burford Brown poached egg, spinach, hollandaise sauce, toasted English muffin
Eggs Royale
Burford Brown poached egg, salmon, hollandaise sauce, toasted English muffin
Avocado Toast
Avocado, toasted sourdough & Burford brown eggs
The Full Vegetarian
Beans, roast tomato, chestnut mushrooms, Burford brown eggs, toasted sourdough
Croissant 'Croque Madame'
Dingley Dell ham & Cornish cheddar, cheese sauce, fried egg
Porridge
Stewed plums, almond butter
Dingley Dell ham, Pitchfork cheddar omelette
Vien French Toast
Whipped mascarpone, raspberries
Bermondsey Baked Granola
Cranberry, poppy seeds, soya yoghurt, blueberries
Breakfast Mains
Chicken and Herb Pie or Lamb and Mint Pie
With creamy mash, tenderstem broccoli and gravy
Cyder Battered Haddock
With chips
Plant Burger (vg)
With cheese, lettuce and fries
Dairy Cow Burger
With cheese, lettuce and fries
Cumberland Sausage
With chips
Sunday Roasts
Only available on Sundays
Wild Mushroom, Spring Leek and Spinach Pie (vg)
With roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, gravy
Josper Roast Hertfordshire Free Range Chicken
With roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, gravy
35 Day Aged Rump of Beef
With roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, gravy
Dingley Dell Porchetta
With roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables, gravy
Lunch
Available Mon – Fri 11:30 – 5pm / Saturday 11:30 – 3pm
Fish Finger Sandwich
Cider Battered Haddock, Tartare sauce, gem lettuce
Alma Chicken Caesar BLT
Crispy buttermilk chicken, streaky bacon, beef tomato, gem lettuce, caesar dressing
Alma Avocado BLT (vg)
Beetroot, gem lettuce, tomato
Smoked Salmon Sandwich
Fennel, cucumber, cream cheese, watercress
Brunch
Available Mon – Fri 11:30 – 5pm / Saturday 11:30 – 3pm
Ploughman's Board
Serves two. Lamb & apricot Scotch egg, sausage roll, Cornish cheddar, Cornish Yarg, sundried tomato and basil cheese straws, pickles, cold cut ham, picallili, toasted bread
Ham Hock & Minted Peas
Pomegranate, grilled flatbread
Minted Peas & Tomato Bruschetta (vg)
Isle of Wight tomato, toasted campaillou bread
Asparagus & Pea Salad (vg)
Pomegranate, asparagus, lemon & wild garlic dressing
Cannon Fodder
Home Baked Milk Bread
Bone marrow butter
Cauliflower, Courgette, Corn & Sage Frito Misto (vg)
Sriracha & lime mayo
Maldon Rock Oyster
Pickled shallot, Tabasco
Maple & Truffle Baked Cornish Camembert (v)
Crudites, milk bread
Small Plates
Spring Lamb Scotch Egg
Peas, truffle mayo, pistachio dukkah
Roasted Fennel Soup & Nutbourne Tomato Soup (vg)
Toasted sourdough
Josper Grilled Chicken Tikka
Coriander & mint chutney, spring salad
Half Pint of Prawns
Marie rose, lemon & tobasco
Devon Coronation Crab
Brown crab & mayo and handpicked white meat, pickled fennel cucumber, crispy onions, chilli dressing, sourdough
Truffle Whipped Feta (vg)
Miso, heritage beets, radicchio, hazelnut, pomegranate
Cobble Lane Prosciutto & Burrata
Isle of Wight tomato, balsamic & basil (GF)
Josper Grill
Prime cuts individually priced – cooked on our Josper. Each grilled item includes one complimentary sauce.
Cote de Boeuf
Minimum 800g
Rump Steak – 9 oz
Sirloin
Minimum 300g
Ribeye
Minimum 300g
Lamb Chop
Fennel, mint, courgette, salsa verde, ricotta, lilliput capers
Yorkshire Grain Fed Chicken Supreme
Creamed corn, sage, tenderstem broccoli
Alma Mixed Grill
Double sausage, smoked chicken leg, flat iron steak, lamb cutlet, kohlrabi jalapeno slaw, beef fat hash browns
Large Plates
Cyder Battered Haddock
Triple cooked chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce / GFO
Beef Burger
Cheese, pickles, burger sauce, sesame bun, crispy onions, fries
Plant Burger (vg)
Cheese, pickles, burger sauce, sesame bun, crispy onions, fries
Cumberland Sausages
Crispy champ potato, red onion gravy, crackling
Chicken Caesar Salad
Hertfordshire chicken, cos lettuce, anchovies, brioche croutons, soft boiled St Ewes egg
Braised Ox Cheek, Short Rib & Ale Pie
buttery mash, tenderstem broccoli
Charred Tenderstem Broccoli & Courgette (vgo)
Crispy jersey royals, grilled halloumi, fig, pistachio dukka, ponzu dressing
Market Fish
Blackened cauliflower, pea & wild garlic relish, charred tenderstem broccoli
Sides
Triple Cooked Chips / Fries
Vg
Charred Tenderstem Broccoli (Vgo)
Bone marrow butter, pistachio dukkah
Garden Salad (Vg)
Isle of Wight tomato, baby gem, green sauce
Truffled Koffmann Fries
Grana Padano /GFO/
Braised Beef Hashbrown
Crispy Jersey Potatoes (vgo)
Truffle mayo, parmesan
Minted Peas (vg)
Pomegranate, lemon & wild garlic dressing
Creamed Corn
Crispy sage, parmesan
Sunday Best
All individual roasts served with duck fat roast potatoes, honey roast carrot, leek, garden peas and spring greens, double egg Yorkshire pudding and, of course, lashings of gravy
35 Day Aged Roasted British Rump of Beef
Dingley Dell Rolled Pork Belly
Josper Roast Hertfordshire Free Range Chicken
The Alma Trio Roast
Rump beef, pork, chicken
Wild Mushroom, Spring Leek and Spinach Pie (vg)
With vegan potatoes
45 Day Smoked Dry Aged Beef Sirloin
Hand Carved Roasted Leg of Lamb
Sunday Better
All sharing roasts served with duck fat roast potatoes, honey roast carrot, leek, garden peas and spring greens, double egg Yorkshire pudding, gravy, cauliflower cheese and pork, leek, sage & apricot stuffing. Available first come first served, we do not pre-order sharing roasts.
Thors Hammer
Bone in shin of beef, slow braised for 48 hours. Serves 3-4.
Whole Suffolk Free Range Chicken
Roasted with lemon and thyme. Serves 2-3 people.
Jacobs Ladder Rib
Slow cooked beef rib. Serves 2
Sunday Large Plates
Fish & Chips
Cyder battered haddock, triple cooked chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce
Short Rib & Brisket British Beef Burger
Cheese, pickles, burger sauce, sesame bun, crispy onions, fries
Plant Burger (vg)
Cheese, pickles, burger sauce, sesame bun, crispy onions, fries
Cumberland Sausages
Crispy champ potato, red onion gravy, crackling
Charred Tenderstem Broccoli & Courgette (vgo)
Crispy jersey royals, grilled halloumi, fig, pistachio dukka, ponzu dressing
Market Fish
Blackened cauliflower, pea & wild garlic relish, charred tenderstem broccoli
Sunday Sides
Triple Cooked Fries / Chips (vg)
Cauliflower Cheese (v)
Herb Crust
Tenderstem Broccoli (vgo)
Pistachio dukkah, bone marrow butter
Pork, Leek, Sage & Apricot Stuffing
Yorkshire pudding and gravy
Sunday Trimmings (vg)
Potatoes, honey roast parsnip, savoy cabbage, crushed winter roots
Bar Snacks
Caramelised Onion, Chilli & Thyme Sausage Roll
668 Kcal
Pitchfork Cheddar and Truffle Cauliflower Nuggets
Red Onion Jam / 429 Kcal
Venison Scotch Egg
Crispy Cauliflower and Samphire
Siracha, Lime Mayo, Coriander / 155 Kcal
Whole Baked Camembert
Truffle and Artichoke Peso, Red Onion Jam, Milk Bread / 1883 Kcal
The Alma Smash Burger
Onions, mustard, Cheese / 642 Kcal
Buttermlik Fried Chicken Slider
Cajun spices, Kimchi Slaw, Cheese / 809 Kcal
Steak Mince on Dripping Toast
English Pecorino / 570 Kcal
Creamy Wild Mushroom and Pesto on Toast
Sorrel Pesto / 515 Kcal
Smoked Mackerel on Toast
Celeriac Remoulade and Chimichurri / 545 Kcal
Guinness Rarebit on Toast
Chilli, Garlic / 660 Kcal
Smoked Salmon on Toast
Truffled Horseradish Creme Fraiche / 348 Kcal
Honey Mustard Pigs in Blankets
601 kcal
Crispy Porchetta Pork Belly Bites
Soya and Siracha Glaze / 380 Kcal
Beef Rump Steak
Bone Marrow Butter / 506 Kcal
Chicken Lollipop
Soya and Siracha Glaze
Spice Bag Chips
641 Kcal
Truffled Fries
880 Kcal
The Alma Loaded Fries
Mince, Cheese Fondue / 542 Kcal
Puddings
Apple and Plum Crumble (v)
Vanilla ice cream / 643 kcal
Sticky Toffee Pudding (v)
Toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream / 907 kcal
Banana Split (vg)
Vanilla, chocolate & salted caramel ice cream, toasted hazelnuts, chocolate sauce / 441 Kcal
Eton Mess
Mixed berries, elderflower / 474 Kcal
Selection of Jude's ice creams & sorbets
Vegan ice cream – chocolate, vanilla, salted caramel. Sorbets – mango, blood orange
Chocolate Brownie Sundae
Vanilla ice cream, salted caramel sauce, hazelnuts / 749 Kcal
Affogato (vg)
Vanilla ice cream, shot of hot espresso
English Artisanal Cheese
Cheese plate served with Pitchfork Cheddar, Bath Soft, Long Clawson, garden chutney, crackers, grapes, celery
Classic Cocktails
Espresso Martini
Absolut vodka, kahlua, espresso, sugar syrup
Passionfruit Martini
Absolut vanilla vodka, passoa, lemon juice, pineapple juice, passion fruit puree, shot of prosecco
Picante
Olmeca, agave, chilli, lime juice
Aperol Spritz
Aperol, prosecco, soda water
French 75
Plymouth gin, lemon juice, Champagne
Bloody Mary
Absolut, The pickle House tomato juice, lemon juice, seasoning, fresh chilli, fresh celery
Old Fashioned
Woodford reserve, angostura bitters, brown sugar
Amaretto Sour
Disaronno, lemon juice, sugar syrup, egg white foamer
Spritz
Hugo Spritz
Plymouth gin, elderflower, prosecco, soda
Allora Spritz
Allora aperitivo al Limon, soda
Pimm's Fizz
Pimm’s No 1 cup, prosecco, lemonade
Martini Spritz
Tanqueray gin, Martini bianco vermouth, Fever-Tree Mediterranean tonic, olives
Aperol Spritz
Aperol, prosecco, soda
Picante Spritz
Altos Plata tequila, Beesou honey, green chilli, lime, soda
Sparkling Marg
Altos Plata tequila, Burnt Faith triple sec, Fever-Tree mexican lime soda
Raspberry Honeybee
Sapling raspberry & hibiscus vodka, Beesou honey, Fever-Tree blood orange soda
No & Low
Amalfi Spritz 0.0
Lyres Italian Spritz 0.0% / Mediterranean Tonic
Elderflower Tanqueray 0.0 G+T
Tanqueray 0.0 % / Elderflower / Tonic
Lyres Italian Spritz
Non-alcoholic spirit – A rich and unique mix of aromas including rhubarb, bitter orange, lifted with herbal edges and soft bitterness.
Tanqueray 0.0%
0.0% alcohol-free spirit – Cameron Bridge, Fife
Tanqueray Sevilla 0.0
0.0% alcohol-free spirit Seville orange gin – Cameron Bridge, Fife
Rekorderlig Alcohol Free Strawberry-Lime
0% Alcohol – 500ml bottle
Pineapple & Yuzu
Pineapple, coconut, apple, yuzu, soda / 86 Kcal
Wine List
Glass Sizes: S 125ml, M 175ml, L 250ml, Bottle: B 750ml, Magnum: MG 1500ml. 125ml glasses of wine available on request. Vintages subject to availability. All prices inclusive of VAT.
Nyetimber Classic Cuvee
West Sussex
Nyetimber Rosé
West Sussex
Tempio Prosecco DOC
Italy
Casa Canevel Prosecco Rosé
Italy
Mezza di Mezzacorona
Italy
Veuve Clicquot Brut Yellow Label Champagne
France
Drappier Carte d’Or
France