Amazing. Great vibe, great food and superb service. Would definately go back there. Pork Belly is amazing! They also do a fantastic brunch too.

Nice place, good food and the best Italian barman in London... Andrea... try one of his lovely cocktails like Vodka Zen !

I love Harrison's, great for Brunch, Lunch or Dinner.

The service has always been excellent and the food is great. I wish the menu changed a bit more often as I dine there fairly frequently but otherwise it is exactly the kind if restaurant that makes Balham such a great place!

If you go, try the Burger and the Pork Belly as both are simply delicious, we had the Sharing Board to start which was a great modern twist on a tapas / meze. Very enjoyable

I had a cocktail (Negroni, which was perfectly balanced) and a Carafe of excellent NZ Pinot Noir.

I could not reccomend it more, I take my mother-in-law there and she loves it!

Had a great time today with work colleagues for a Christmas lunch. Oysters, followed by venison and washed it all down with lovely rioja. Not much work afterwards in the office! Will return soon

we had another great visit today and love this place
only been for dinner and cocktails before and so was great to try their brunch- seemed to be very New York style
Food always good, but the service is the real winner

It was my second visit to Harrisons at the weekend, this time I went with my two grown-up children.

I would just like to say from the moment we entered the restaurant the professional and courteous staff could not have been more welcoming and helpful.

We found the ambiance relaxing and chilled - the food presented well, and tasted superb! Thank you!

I recently celebrated a special birthday with 11 guests at Harrisons in Balham. It was all excellent - from the booking stage, through the planning of details (including a wine-tasting to facilitate my choice!) and the dinner party itself, to finally seeing us into a taxi with the remains of my cake in a box!
The arrangements were perfect. The atmosphere was congenial. The food was brilliant. The young man who looked after us throughout the evening provided outstanding service in an unobtrusive, intelligent and charming manner.
I am delighted to discover such a good local restaurant where the food is first class, the service is superior and the cost is less than you think it is going to be!

In response to 'anon' below .. I was indeed one of the locals that 'fled' Harrison's (formerly Balham Bar and Grill). The opening was a disaster. But I'd urge you to return. I went for lunch today and found all that I wanted and more - an unpretentious local resturant with good value, delicious comfort food.

I had salmon fishcakes, my companion a cheeseburger .. they were great. Perfectly cooked, generous portion. And I must say the service was beyond charming - attentive without being intrusive. Long may it last - I need my favourite local back! And I think it may have returned.

Not so much a review as an observation: we visited Harrisons twice when it first opened - it was dreadful both times (we only went back to check it was as bad as we thought). I hear they've now got their act together but I'm wondering if it's too late - every local I've spoken to had a bad experience early on and is reluctant to return. And seeing as this is a local restaurant as opposed to a destination restaurant that's not good. Also, countless locals have told me that staff were defensive/rude when diners gave anything but glowing feedback. A shame. Hope it turns things around but it just goes to show how important getting it right from the off is.

They have really upped their act here. We had a ghastly meal the first time we went to Harrisons, but last week everything was fine. The service could still do with perking up a bit, but overall no complaints.

We visited Harrisons in November and likewise had a pretty awful dinner - terrible service and average food. However after our visit last night I would definitely go back again - great service, delicious food and good atmosphere. Also the menu is so much better!

The Balham Kitchen used to be a favourite haunt for brunch and dinner with friends. When I first visited Harrison's for lunch in November I found it a hugely disappointing experience, particularly in terms of service. However, I decided to give it a second chance and returned for dinner a couple of weeks ago.

It could have been an entirely different restaurant. Disorganised and unprofessional staff had been replaced with friendly and knowledgeable people. The presentation was excellent and the food was of a high standard. They have also succeeded in bringing back the buzz of the Balham Kitchen but with a slicker edge.

It is not cheap (if that's what you are looking for there is an good Thai across the road, which is BYO) but the quality of the food and the ambience justify the prices. I am certainly someone with high standards and Harrison's certainly now seems to be stepping up to the mark.

The Balham Kitchen used to be a favourite haunt for brunch and dinner with friends. When I first visited Harrison's for lunch in November I found it a hugely disappointing experience, particularly in terms of service. However, I decided to give it a second chance and returned for dinner a couple of weeks ago.

It could have been an entirely different restaurant. Disorganised and unprofessional staff had been replaced with friendly and knowledgeable people. The presentation was excellent and the food was of a high standard. They have also succeeded in bringing back the buzz of the Balham Kitchen but with a slicker edge.

It is not cheap but the quality of the food and the ambience justify the prices. I am certainly someone with high standards and Harrison's certainly now seems to be stepping up to the mark.

Just had our first visit back to Harrison's since November, when we were somewhat unconvinced. However, our Sunday lunch was fantastic, the staff - particularly our opera-singing waitress - were lovely and I'd thoroughly recommend it. A great local restaurant.

I visited Harrisons last night with some friends and the first thing i noticed of the menu is what great value it is. A set menu running alongside the A la Carte @ 13.50 for 2 / 17 for 3 courses and we were certainly impressed with the food when it arrived. I enjoyed my Chorizo salad and the grilled salmon and potato salad was beautiful. They also knocked up some smashing cocktails.
All that combined with the very helpful and sweet waitress resulted in a lovely, relaxed dinner. The next time i do not have the energy to cook i will definately be straight off to Harrisons as it is just around the corner.

I went to Harrisons for dinner on Saturday and I loved everything about the place. The crab cake starter was delicious and when it came to having my pork porterhouse I was very pleasantly surprised by a great t-bone steak cooked perfectly, with apple sauce and red cabbage to taste. The service was very attentive and friendly. I will see you again very soon Harrisons!

Really surprised by the last comment. I liked the old restaurant too,and Harrison's is different, but very enjoyable. The staff were friendly and switched on, and the food was great. I actually had the fish pie mentioned and it was very good. Will be going again.

What a total disappointment! We used to be fairly regular visitors to Balham Kitchen and had high hopes for Harrisons.
The biggest let-down is the menu - it seems really cobbled together and lacks the 'comfort' factor of the old one, let alone any imagination. And the prices are all over the place - £9.50 for a starter and £10.50 for a main?!
In terms of our food, my starter of iberico ham and figs was very ordinary, despite the eye-watering price tag of nearly £10 and my boyfriend's beetroot salad was "ok"
However, my fish pie main course was revolting. Cloying, overcooked and bland. The couple at the table next to us ordered it as well and we later overheard them say you could probably get better from Iceland.
My boyfriends steak was well cooked and nicely seasoned but we had to send our side dish back twice because it was stone cold. On the third attempt, it was luke warm, but we'd given up by then.
Although we should have known better, we decided to order pud - another grim experience. The lime pie was bright yellow (I thought limes were green?) and had an oily slick on top, as if it was smeared in cheap margarine.
We obviously aren't the only ones to have had a dreadful meal here. At 9pm on a Friday night, the place was less than half full - in days of old, it would have been heaving. I can only assume word has gone out as to the standard of the food here now.
My guess is unless Harrisons pulls itself together, it won't be long for this world.
Not that I'll be risking going back to see if anything has improved

My wife and I have now been to Harrisons twice since its opening and we love it! Balham needed a good restaurant and at last they have one. The food was superb, the staff were polite and attentive, the manager very professional and we thought the genral atmosphere of the place was fantastic. Well done Harrisons, we'll be back very soon and are recommending it to all our friends.

I think Harrissons is still trying to find its marks. However, me and my partner were so pleased with our visit for a Sunday afternoon lunch about a month ago - excellent/friendly/smiley service from the beginning to the end + good food + lovely settings ( maybe we were seating in the best part of the restaurant)... so we decided to go again last Sunday. However, that time, we were slightly disappointed: the Sunday roastbeef lunch was cold ( the meat was unacceptably cold), the yorkshire puddings were not nice, the roast potatoes...well I can do better! The waiter was nice though and had our food warmed up again. He was accomodating.
The usually DELICIOUS triffle dessert was a big let down- the custard wasn't even done, it was liquid... discreetly mentionned it to the waiter, hoping it would just inform the kitchen, because ultimately, we do want to go back, we do want to take our friends there.
It's the beginning still for these guys, so hopefully things will be adjusted/corrected. I really hope it works out for them, as long as they stay a friendly/pleasant/welcoming bunch because ultimately an excellent service is a must.

I have been here several times now and really enjoy it. They had a few teething problems when they opened, as all new restaurants do, but not it has grown in to a really great local restaurant. It is very different from the previous Balham Kitchen and I think it is meant to be. They are not trying to copy it, but offer their own personal style of food and service. I think it is great and in my opinion much better and less false than the previous- we will be back lots!

I used to be a regular when this venue was the Balham Kitchen and it was a great place to go for brunch, lunch, dinner or cocktails.

However, things appear to have gone badly wrong under the new ownership. I recently took my mother to lunch at Harrisons and the level of service was dreadful from start to finish.

In an almost empty restaurant, they tried to seat us in the middle of several tables populated by mothers with noisy, small children.

The staff were offhand and dismissive at best throughout. When my mother asked for directions to the loos the waitress waived her hand non-commitally in an undephirable direction then walked off.

We had to request bread and the dessert took a ridiculously long time to arrive. We had nearly lost the will to live by the time we managed to flag down a waitress to pay the bill, which had been left on our table ages before.

The manager apologised and promised to contact me to offer a free lunch, however two weeks later I have heard nothing.

All-in-all a very disappointing experience.

Thank you guys, had a great night yesterday. Staff was really doing their best to make our evening enjoyable. Loved the sea bream... one of the best breams I ever had!
Looking forward to come again, and giving the team a bit time (ONLY THEIR FIRST MONTH OPEN!) they will even better than yesterday

Met a friend and my girlfriend for lunch here based on the premise that I really liked the BBK, had read mixed reviews about Harrisons and knowing that the BBK on the whole recieved terrible reviews on sites such as these it had to be worth a visit.

This time I feel I have to concur with the reviewers whom err to the negative.

The menu was uninspiring (I opted for steak) nothing really that couldn’t be knocked up by an average home chef.

The real source of vitriol has to be reserved for the portion size. As a business model tight control of "portion size" (this phrase also encapsulates charging for everything outside the strict description of the dish) is hopelessly flawed.

The idea looks good on paper; it lowers variable costs thus increasing the "contribution" each cover gives to the usually very high fixed costs of running a restaurant (esp in a prime location). You can see it in many places, look for fries / sides served in a bowl (easier to measure), precise plating (consistency of portion size), individual desserts (rather than cut or scooped from a large one) and of course charging separately for everything else (which makes the mains seem better value and compelling the punter to spend more money).

It can and does work IF THE FOOD IS BRILLIANT to the point it becomes the reason for going. However in a local brassiere / gastropub style place you want somewhere casual, where you can meet a few friends or pop in for a meal in the week rather than cook at home. Which kind of implies hunger, rather than culinary excellence plays a role.

When presented with my three slivers of steak and ikkle bowl of fries looking rather lonely on a vast white plate I thought I had ordered some kind of tasting menu.

Echoing the views of several other reviewers (and friends who've also been) I have to say that the food was pretty average and the service was well below par. Surly, smile-free waitresses continually cocked-up orders and could barely speak English. That said, one of the waiters (guy with goatee) was really fantastic. Not sure about the B&Q-style benches either. Hope things get better as the vast majority of fellow Balhamites that I've spoken to were unimpressed. We really want to like this place but at the moment it's difficult. Not as good as BKB.

Went to Harrisons a couple of nights ago and loved it. Great food, friendly service and reasonably priced too. In fact, a perfect local restaurant for mid-week meals when I can't be bothered to cook and argue over whose turn it is to load the dishwasher! We'll be back again next week!

We used to go to the Balham Kitchen a lot and though it was probably overpriced for Balham and the service often needed a massive kick, the food was good, the atmosphere relaxed and welcoming and it was just up the road. When it closed, we were consoled by the thought of Harrison's opening and looking forward to trying it. We went the other night and weren't bowled over. The service was ok, the menu fine, if rather unexciting and the food itself well done, bar the green salad which seemed to have been dressed with only lemon juice and salt and was thus far too sharp. They took it off the bill, but getting a salad dressing right is basic. To be fair, it's not been open long, it's still getting into its stride but it might be an idea to have some daily specials that offer a little more than the rather plain fare (nothing wrong with simple food, but I can and frequently do cook pretty well everything on the menu and want something a little more when I'm going out.

I felt I had to write in as I can't believe that everyone is being so harsh about this restaurant. This is a neighbourhood restaurant guys and I personally had a really nice meal here yesterday. At this rate they'll end up closing because everyone's giving such a wrong impression.

Let's just all remember that this is a local restaurant, not a Central London restaurant and we want to keep them rather than just live in a commuter wasteland. I also personally find it reassuring that the chef is taking the time to reply to everyone. Very rare to find. Give them a break - you're paying £12 for 2 courses!!!!!

I wish this place were better; the location is great, the room is well-decorated, the menu is enticing. And yet somehow it's still as frustrating as it was when it was the Balham Kitchen and Bar - and even more expensive.

I've just got back from lunch, which started off promisingly with an attractive set lunch menu, but soon degenerated into the slow, somewhat charmless table service that plagued BKB. We were served by three different waiters, and yet when my salmon turned out to be undercooked, it took five minutes to get anyone's attention. Another fifteen to return the same fish, but hotter, (without any apology) meant that my friend had finished her oily linguine before I could even start. Truffles ordered with coffee never arrived - the rate food was arriving we reckoned we didn't have time for a more complicated pudding. As it turned out, we were right.

The food isn't dreadful, but it's just the wrong side of 'i could have made this myself'. This is an area where customers eat out regularly, and have reasonable cooking skills of their own. Lambert's now offers fine dining, and the Fine Burger Kitchen a few doors down is brilliant at quick, cheerful pitstops. Harrison's is really going to have to step up a gear if they want to justify their prices.

Very unhappy with this venue. Booked my 30th b'day lunch here, we turned up on time and were left waiting as the table was not ready. after being roundly ignored for 25 minutes we pinend down a waiter who advised the table was now not free. They advised another table were just having dessert and we could have that table afterwards in another 20 minutes. We left. I don't think I heard a single apology.

A shame as I had several meals the place when it was the Balham kitchen and never had a hitch.