Impala London is a wood fired restaurant at 13 to 14 Dean Street in Soho, led by chef Meedu Saad. The cooking draws freely from Egypt, North Africa and the wider Mediterranean while relying on carefully chosen British meat, fish and vegetables. An open kitchen, counter seating and frequently changing menu give the restaurant an energetic character grounded in live fire and thoughtful sourcing.
Breads emerge from the wood oven, including whole grain aish baladi and a sweet savoury loaf with honey and olive oil. Smaller plates can include white crab kibbeh with sun dried wheat and shiso, white beans pounded with wild herbs and bottarga, and sea bass dressed with tomato, garum and pink peppercorn. Arrowhead spinach and aged feta börek brings pastry, wild honey and fennel pollen together.
The grill shapes many of the more substantial dishes. Tamworth pork sheftalia is wrapped in caul fat before cooking, short rib is seasoned with rosemary and pepper, and cull yaw chops arrive on fondant potatoes. Monkfish wrapped in grape leaves uses goat horn pepper for warmth, while the signature duck is roasted with molasses and seasonal fruit for a balance of smoke, richness and acidity.
Vegetables and grains provide more than simple accompaniments. Courgettes appear in a barigoule with hung yoghurt, tomatoes are seasoned with cumin and aromatic herbs, and freekeh is paired with grilled and pickled rose onion. Birds tongue pasta slowly braised with spiced oxtail offers a deeply comforting plate, followed by a date and pistachio tart and a wine list that ranges widely around the Mediterranean and Europe.
Address: 13 to 14 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3RS, United Kingdom
Impala London Menu
Food Menu
Breads from the wood oven
Aish Baladi, whole grain and bran
Honey and olive oil bread
Pastilla, cull yaw pastry with pickled walnut
Kibbeh of white crab and sun dried wheat wrapped in shiso leaf
Pounded white beans with wild herbs and bottarga
Salad of summer fruit with chilli salt
Aged Anthotyro cheese with candied green fig
Wild sea bass with tomato, garum and pink peppercorn
Ftira, fried bread with hens egg and pistachio
Arrowhead spinach and aged feta börek with wild honey and fennel pollen
Beef tartare made with baklouti chilli
Sheftalia, tamworth pork wrapped in caul fat and grilled
Mechouia of confit pollock and aubergine with black lime bambalouni
Grilled short rib with rosemary and pepper
Sweetbreads with a salad of salted onions and pickled green chillies
Barigoule of courgettes with hung yoghurt
Salad of tomatoes, cumin and aromatic herbs
Birds tongue pasta, slowly braised with spiced oxtail
Freekeh with grilled and pickled rose onion
Monkfish wrapped in grape leaves and goat horn pepper
Cull yaw chops on fondant potatoes
Duck roasted in molasses with wild blackberries
Date and pistachio tart
White
Vinícola de Nulles, ‘Parabòlic Blanc’ 2025 – tap
Macabeo, Xarel-lo – Catalunya, Spain
Nino Barraco, ‘Biancomatto’ 2025
Catarratto – Sicily, Italy
Montesquiou, Jurançon Sec ‘L’Estela’ 2024
Gros & Petit Manseng, Petit Courbu – South West, France
Magnum Vinhos, ‘Concrete’ 2024
Encruzado, Sercial, Malvasia Fina -Dâo, Portugal
Schödl, ‘Grün Grün Grüner’, 2025
Grüner Veltliner – Weinviertel, Austria
Cantina Terlano, ‘Cuvée Terlaner’ 2025
Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc – Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Raúl Pérez, Bierzo ‘La del Vivo’ 2023
Godello – Castilla y León, Spain
Bret Brothers, Pouilly-Vinzelles, ‘La Soufrandière’ 2023
Chardonnay – Burgundy, France – 1500ml
Mâcon-Villages MV (20-23)
Maison Valette – Chardonnay – Burgundy, France
Mâcon-Chaintré, Vieilles Vignes MV (18.22.23)
Maison Valette – Chardonnay – Burgundy, France
Pouilly-Fuissé ‘Tradition’ 2018
Maison Valette – Chardonnay – Burgundy, France
Pouilly-Fuissé ‘Tradition’ 2010
Maison Valette – Chardonnay – Burgundy, France
Pouilly-Fuissé ‘Clos de Monsieur Noly’ 2006
Maison Valette – Chardonnay – Burgundy, France
Amber
Cantina Marilina, ‘Terre Siciliane’ 2024 – tap
Grecanico – Sicily, Italy
Enderle & Moll, ‘Weiss & Grau’ 2023
Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris – Baden, Germany
Pink
Lyrarakis, ‘Kedros’
Liatiko – Crete, Greece
Terrebrune, Bandol Rosé 2025
Mourvèdre, Grenache, Cinsault – Provence, France
Red
Succés Vinícola, ‘La Coma’ 2023 – tap
Trepat, Cabernet Sauvignon – Catalunya, Spain
Boucabeille, Côtes de Roussillon ‘Terrasses Régis’ 2024
Grenache, Syrah – Roussillon, France
Yvonne, Saumur- Champigny, ‘L’Ile Quartre Sous’ 2024 – tap
Cabernet Franc – Loire Valley, France
Celler del Roure, ‘Vermell’ 2024 – chilled
Mandò, Arcos – Valencia, Spain
Alain Graillot, ‘Syrah du Maroc, Tandem’ 2023
Syrah – Casablanca, Morocco
Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Etna Rosso 2024
Nerello Mascalese – Sicily, Italy
Anne – Sophie Dubois, Fleurie ‘L’Alchimiste’ 2014
Gamay – Beaujolais, France – 1500ml
Maxime Magnon, ‘Campagnes’, 2019
Carignan – Languedoc, Franc – 1500ml
Georges Noëllat, Côte de Nuits -Villages, 2019
Pinot Noir – Burgundy, France
Cocktails
Impala Martini
Portobello Rd. Gin, Lillet Blanc, Lemon, Olive
Long Island Iced Tea
Vodka, Tequila, Gin, Rum, Cointreau, Cola
Sloe Spritz
Plymouth Sloe Gin, Lustau Vermut Rosé, Sparkling Vouvray
Campari Sour
Vodka, Campari, Dolin Rouge, Lemon
Strawberry Daiquiri
Rum, Lustau Vermut Rosé, Salted Strawberry, Citrus
Carajillo
Licor 43, Espresso, Rum, Lemon
Fortified & Sweet
75ml
Niepoort, Tawny, 10 yo NV
Multi-varietal – Douro Valley, Portugal
Samos, Anthemis 2018
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains – Samos, Greece
H.M. Borges, Madeira, Rich 5 yo NV
Tinta Negra – Madeira, Portugal
D’Oliveiras, Madeira 1986
Verdelho – Madeira, Portugal
Domaine de la Tournelle, Macvin du Jura NV
Chardonnay – Jura, France
Pouderoux, Maury 2024
Grenache – Languedoc, France
Traginer, Banyuls Grand Cru 2018
Grenache, Carignan – Roussillon, France
Eric Rodez, Ratafia Champenois NV
Pinot Noir – Champagne, France
Flavien Nowack, Ratafia de Champagne NV
Meunier – Champagne, France
Domaine de Plageoles, Gaillac Doux 2022
Loin de L’Oeil – South West, France
Didier Dagueneau, Les Jardins de Babylone, 2016
Petit Manseng – Jurançon, France
Champagne & Sparkling
Sébastien Brunet, Vouvray, Brut NV
Chenin Blanc – Loire Valley, France
Leclerc Briant, Réserve, Brut NV
Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay – Champagne, France
Bourgeois -Diaz, ‘BD'3C, Trois Cépages’, Brut Nature NV
Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay – Champagne, France
Dry Sherry
Marco de Jerez, Spain 75ml