Light on the Common is a warm, intimate restaurant at 48 High Street in Wimbledon Village. Open from breakfast through lunch and dinner for most of the week, it combines the ease of a neighbourhood cafe with the range and service of a modern European dining room.
Seasonality guides the menus and daily blackboard specials, allowing the kitchen to work with fresh ingredients rather than repeat a fixed formula throughout the year. Breakfast moves from pastries and porridge to eggs, pancakes and a full cooked plate, with freshly pressed juices and coffee alongside.
Lunch and dinner balance vegetable led dishes, pasta, fish and meat with familiar food from the grill. The cooking can move between Mediterranean and Asian accents while keeping the plates accessible, and vegan choices are integrated into the main selection.
Cocktails, wine and desserts support a longer evening meal, while the outdoor tables are attractive in warmer weather. Its all day structure makes Light on the Common equally practical for an early breakfast, a relaxed lunch, drinks or a full dinner in Wimbledon Village.
Address: 48 High Street, Wimbledon Village, London SW19 5AX, England
Light on the Common Menu
Pastries
All butter croissant
Pain au chocolate
Pain au raisin
Breakfast
Light on the Common breakfast
Sausage, bacon, tomatoes mushrooms, beans, fried eggs, sourdough toast
Salt beef hash
poached egg, pea shoots peppercorn sauce
Toast & Butter
Toast & Butter
Homemade Jam; Marmite; Nutella (n); Peanut butter (n); Marmalade
Pancakes
Bacon & maple syrup
Berry compote & honey
On Frankonia’s Artisan sourdough
Poached or scrambled eggs
Smashed avocado, chilli, lime poached eggs
Turkish eggs
dill & mint tzatziki, poached eggs, chilli oil
Sauteed mushrooms, spinach, poached egg, pickled onions, parmesan
Pots
Greek or Coconut yoghurt with
Berry compote, pecan granola (n)
Oat porridge, toasted pecans, banana, raw sugar
Overnight Oats, mixed berries
grated apple, peanut butter, banana
Granary sandwiches
Bacon
Sausage
Fried egg
Extras
Egg
Sausage
Bacon
Smoked salmon
Field mushroom
Avocado
For the table
Marinated olives with pickled chilli
Bread basket
Padron peppers
Marcona almonds
Starters
Soup of the day, bread
Nectarine salad, cherries, basil, mixed leaves, artichokes, spring onions
La Latteria burrata, rhubarb salsa, confit aubergine
Tuna tartare & prawn cocktail, avocado, Marie Rose sauce, trout roe
Yellow curry mussels, Thai basil
Chicken liver pate, pink peppercorns, prune & cognac puree, toasted Frankonia Artisan sourdough
Beef fillet carpaccio, parmesan, pistachios, lilliput capers, pickled golden beetroot
Smoked duck, Neapolitan salami, Boquerón’s, caperberries, cornichons, Guindilla chillis
Mains
Roast butternut squash, puy lentil ragu, baba ghanoush, harissa yoghurt dressing, Guindilla chilli
Fresh spinach & ricotta tortelloni, peas, pea shoots, soft garden herbs, parmesan
Soy glazed salmon, cucumber, green beans, cabbage, rice noodles, coriander, Nam Phrik dressing
Chicken kebab, quinoa tabouleh, sumac onions, saffron & mint yoghurt
Pork tenderloin, roasted radishes, new potatoes, feta, spicy romesco sauce
From the grill
served with a choice of chips or salad
Grass-fed beef burger, mature cheddar cheese, red onion, dill pickles, lettuce
Mustard marinated pork chop, peppercorn sauce
28-day aged grain-fed rib-eye steak
choice of house butters or sauces
Sides
Roasted broccoli, chilli & garlic
Mixed leaf salad
Chips
Desserts
Sorbets & ice cream
Vegan dark chocolate cake, chocolate sauce, fresh raspberries
Strawberry semifreddo, fresh strawberries, strawberry coulis
Cream cheese semifreddo, Pedro Ximenez & raisins
Banoffee cheesecake, oat crumble
Cherry panna cotta, passionfruit coulis
Bread & muffin chocolate pudding, chocolate custard
Superfood salad bowls
Shared price 14.75. Add: grilled chicken 5.50, seared salmon 7.50, maple beetroot 4.00.
Quinoa, kale, sweet potato, olives, marinated chickpeas, sunflower seeds, lemon dressing
Black rice, avocado, pumpkin seeds, edamame, baby spinach, sugar snaps, soy sesame dressing
Lunch Mains
Broccoli & edamame burger
smashed avocado, lettuce, dill pickles, red onion, chips
Fresh spinach & ricotta tortelloni
peas, pea shoots, soft garden herbs, parmesan
Soy glazed salmon
cucumber, green beans, cabbage, rice noodles, coriander, Nam Phrik dressing
Grass-fed beef burger
mature cheddar cheese, red onion, dill pickles, lettuce, chips
Chicken kebab
quinoa tabouleh, sumac onions, saffron & mint yoghurt
Lunch Sides
Roast broccoli
chilli & garlic
Mixed leaf salad
Chips
Lunch Desserts
Sorbets & ice cream
Vegan dark chocolate cake
chocolate sauce, fresh raspberries
Strawberry semifreddo
fresh strawberries, strawberry coulis
Banoffee cheesecake
oat crumble
Cream cheese semifreddo
Pedro Ximenez & raisins
Cherry panna cotta
passionfruit coulis
Bread & muffin chocolate pudding
chocolate custard
Freshly squeezed juices
Freshly squeezed Orange
Pressed apple juice
Orange Detox
carrot, orange, ginger, lemon
Red Booster
beetroot, apple, lemon juice
Green Goodness
carrot ginger, Swiss chard, cucumber celery, lime juice and ginger
Super Smoothies
Blueberry, strawberry and chia
Avocado, spinach, kale, pineapple
Form Protein shake
banana, peanut butter, oats, milk