Leon – Bankside

I’ve only experienced Leon through Deliveroo, and all times it’s been pretty good. The time it takes to get to us is always in record time. The food is healthy, or tastes healthy. The food is cheap. The food is fast. What else can I ask for?

Best fast-​food there is in London. There are locations everywhere, everything is pre made but still feels as though it was made individually for you. There are so many healthy options of both meat eaters and vegetarians. The Moroccan meatballs are my personal favorite.

The grilled chicken is great here, but pretty sure I got food poisoning from the lamb kebab wrap so beware…

Great place for food after the gym. They seem to have though everything out, from showing calorie counts to even doing a bunless burger which includes everything apart from the bread.
It’s not the cheapest food avaliable, but it is good quality, cooked extremely quickly when the restaurant isn’t too busy and tasty+filling.
Tap water is avalible and the cucumber/​lemons are a nice touch. I’m not a fan of their drinks though, which taste very watered down.
My favourites are their quickly cooked lunch boxes avaliable all day. Chargrilled chicken and chorizo, and pork/​chilli apple stew have not disappointed yet.

Ok. So in the area and overall regarding prices in London, is not as expensive so I do recommend it as an option. Specially if you’re visiting the Tate.
Food is not great but not bad either. What I will warn you is the attitude of the staff. Condescending and rude. Not cool in my book. SPECIALLY if I’m tired and hungry.
There’s this blonde short haired girl… Avoid her. Let the younger brunette one be your server. Also the manager, leader or commander pretty rude as well. I recommended as a fast food stop area yes, but bring and keep your guard up as well. Space is nice and comfortable. Large room. IT HAS WIFI #Leon #London #CustomerService #Hello

Came for a quick lunch and had Lamb & Rhubarb Koresh Lunchbox. It was sour and healthy and tasty, but with the price, i expected much more food! The place was very clean.

Serviceable low thrills healthy food in a pretty room.
Limited menu with goodies for vegetarians and carnivores alike.
Nothing is oh so bad you will never eat in this place again.
Nothing is be oh so good that you have to come back to get dish X.
Leon is always a safe place to stop if you need a good-​for-​you meal between indulgences.

A quick & healthy lunch? Yes please!
I’m a big fan of their chargrilled chicken superfood salad and yes — their delicious lemonades though I do try to steer away from sugar and these are quite sweet.
The service is efficient, though I do feel sometimes that they don’t give you enough time to look at the menu and hush you to order in a very insisting manner if you’re taking your time to ponder on the side.
I also think that for a lunch place these days… you kinda have to provide nutrition facts — though I said ‘healthy’ in the beginning — it really is up to you to go online, check out their menu and see what the nutrition is like for whatever you wish to order.
The atmosphere in this place is great — large glass windows, wooden /​urban interior though I never have time do sit down there but I’m always tempted.
However to explain my 3 stars — is lack of readily available nutrition facts, portion size (a bit too small for what you’re paying) and hushing of the orders. I will go back there — just not too often.

In hot weather like now, we needed something refreshing for lunch, so we finally tried Leon on Saturday. As I don’t like garlic, I asked them not to put garlic on my grilled chicken which they kindly obliged. It came beautifully grilled and served on a bed of fresh-​tasting salad of quinoa, seeds, broccoli, etc. The dressing was just right: nothing greasy or piquant. However we found a bit of withered brown-​edged leaves and hope it was a one-​off incident.
This branch is right behind Tate Modern and student’s accommodation, so three tables next to us were occupied by university students. It’s very handy in the area where reliable restaurants are scarce.

Not bad. For an italian guy is a little «fast as food» but it tastes good. Nice location they have a bunch of different options and good potatoes.

This place serves wholesome food with a Mediterranean feel. However whilst the dishes are tasty and you leave feeling full the price is a massive pain. I found the menu quite confusing, so ordered a samon wholefood salad with lattice fries, I was told for 10p I could upgrade and get a freshly made lemonade so I did and this cost me the good side of £12. For lunch, that’s outrageous. I know I may have ordered the most expensive thing on the menu but that is besides the point. The food was really good and the area you eat in very laid back and furnished well but I would come to Leon more as a treat, than as a regular. With M&S just around the corner you can get a very similar quality meal and eat this outside the Tate watching the river for less than half the cost.

I’m sure I’ve had Mediterranean food before and they didnt taste the way they did at Leon’s. My chili chicken was grilled chicken with a red sauce and sour cream + pickled relish on a bed of brown rice for about 6gbp. Did I like it? Hard to explain. It definitely wasn’t bad and was flavourful. The side of corn of the cob, about 2.5 gbp was really delicious though, which made me happy to be there. The fresh orange juice didn’t taste so freshly squeezed.
The food comes out right away. Essentially you just line up to order and they give you the pre-​packaged hot steamy food you ordered without having to wait (even faster than mcdonalds). The portions are tiny. It was good for me for a lunch size, but if it were dinner and I was really hungry, I totally would have wanted something more.
Not impressed.

Love the concept, really different, doesnt quite feel like a chain. Great food and design, lots of light and importantly free wifi! Good options for kids but i didnt get the coloring page :-(
Generally great offering.

Oooh, this is a gorgeous building, isn’t it? Really, really beautiful. It’s all stripped back and industrial, but they’ve made it look all cosy. Not an easy task. Even the tiles in the bathroom are nice.
We arrived just as they we putting on their dinner menu, and honestly I wouldn’t come here for dinner. Actually, I came here for tea and cake to cheer myself up after some not great news. But that didn’t stop them explaining their dinner menu to us and being a tad patronising (basically exactly the same as their lunch menu, but smaller and without sides but not much cheaper). The staff were friendly though, so I shouldn’t give them too much grief, it’s not their fault I was being a grouch.
Tea was excellent (I know, it’s just tea, but a rubbish cuppa might just have pushed me over the edge), chocolate pie did what it was meant to do, but I’ve made better myself. Actually, I don’t think they made this on sight, the pastry tasted bought-​in.
I’d come here for coffee, I’d come here for lunch. But dinner? Nah. Not entirely sure how a salad, cake, lemonade and tea came up to £15 either. But I really really really like the building and it seems tasty good value for lunch. I’ll come back for tea if Table over the road is a bit too busy.

This is one of my favourite restaurants and this Leon is certainly one of the best, massive with loads of room for a big bar/​order area and seats and tables. I love the menu too, i’ve only ever had the sharing tapas platters but i can’t get enough. The food is so tasty, I can’t get enough of the sweet potato mash, so delicious. Great filling food and not too pricey either, the only downside is that they haven’t really expanded outside of London yet!
I also can’t wait to try out the cookbooks either, they’re sitting in my amazon wishlist right now!

A trendy eatery (chain) that have good quality ingredients and exciting things on the menu. I’ve eaten here before and you seldom get disappointed.
Today I went for a coffee, it was a nice environment and good music. So well worth 4 stars… But… The coffee, mine a black americano, was like drinking a bad filter coffee — tasteless and watery…
So, go here for a nice and quick lunch, but if you want coffee, go to the table that is almost next door!

Sucked in by the 40% discount voucher that’s been doing the rounds, we popped into Leon for a quick bite before the cinema. I don’t know why I’ve not been in before — I’ve been missing out!
For those that aren’t acquainted with the Leon dining style, it’s more of a canteen than a restaurant — you order your food at the till and it’s brought to your table (similar to Nandos). The menu is based around ‘grazing dishes’ which are essentially a mediterranean tapas. There’s a large range of choice from the delicious sweet potato falafel to moroccan meatballs, grilled halloumi and chicken aioli. In addition, they offer a few wraps and salads to complement the grazing dishes.
The food was delicious and varied. The grazing style worked like a dream, making the meal more sociable as we all shared dishes.
This branch in particular is right behind the Tate Modern, so is an ideal spot to grab some food if you’ve been soaking up some art. It’s a high-​ceilinged room with plenty of bench seating, sofas and individual tables.
The branch was quiet, but the service was impeccable — the staff we super friendly and chatty.

I’ve been doing a tour of Leons recent’y thanks to their 40% off dinner offer (be quick!) and although the current crown of favourite rests on the Cannon St branch, I was a big fan of this one.
Big, spacious and impeccably well decorated, this dimly lit hall is a great spot for a quick and healthy dinner. Given that it’s hidden behind the Tate Modern, I was surprised it wasn’t more busy. It’d make for an ideal evening out that, bit of modern art followed by a hearty tapas style dinner.
The food here was just as good as that experienced in other Leon branches, and I thought the service was great. Friendly and efficient staff are to be found here.
It’s also a quick walk from my office, so I expect I’ll be in here for a few lunches. Hellloooooooo meatballs.

Leon is my regular stop for lunch and definitely a favourite among the people I work with. Located just behind the Tate you can either take out or sit on one of the comfy sofas which makes it handy for meetings or a catch up over lunch.
The food is delicious — I often grab a wholesome porridge for breakfast which you can chose with a variety of toppings and they also do a wonderful granola yoghurt. Of course, if you prefer your brekkies a little more fulfilling (or to cure a hangover) they serve an amazing bacon bap which is healthier than most as the meat is grilled. Lunches include superfood salads and a great choice of wraps. They also have a yummy selection of cakes, brownies and muffins which are rather on the large side!
This branch is large compared to some of the other branches and the staff are amazingly quick which makes the lunch time rush a lot less stressful!

Leon is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner but I’ve only ever been here for lunch because it happens to be equidistant between the offices of my friend and me — but we keep going back because it’s got a really nice atmosphere. The place is set up like a posh Mexican labourers’ canteen with a good mix of intimate tables for two and big benches for the more communally-​minded. It’s bright and clean and very relaxed.
The service is quick but the food isn’t ‘fast’. In fact the restaurant sells itself on fresh and simple dishes. I love the Moroccan Meatballs which is part of their hot meals lunch menu and these are all served with rice and their Spring Slaw. They also serve big wraps, salads and soup as well as cakes and tea and coffee. The meatballs will cost you £2.50 and you get a good sized portion for this. If you are out and about around the South Bank I would highly recommend that you try this place.