The Gladwin Brothers have been running restaurants since 2012, and The Black Lamb — on Wimbledon Village High Street — is the one with the most straightforward editorial story. The family grows wine on their own estate at Nutbourne in West Sussex. Oliver Gladwin runs the kitchen. The menu follows what's in season, leans on wild game and sustainably sourced seafood, and uses produce from growers the kitchen actually knows.
The cooking philosophy is "what grows together, goes together" — which sounds like a tagline but is, in practice, what the menu looks like: British ingredients put together in combinations that make sense seasonally rather than commercially. The set menu changes. The wine list is almost entirely English, led by Nutbourne bottles but extended by the "Little Black Book" — rare one-off vintages and bin-ends that come and go.
Wimbledon Season Set Menu
During the tournament fortnight (29 June to 12 July 2026), the restaurant runs a dedicated 5-course season set menu. It's priced at £58 per person. Add the wine pairing — English wines, from £38 — and a full evening runs to around £95-100 a head. Table times from 7pm are two hours; earlier sittings (before 6:45pm) are 90 minutes.
This is the right choice for the dinner that marks the week: substantial enough to be the occasion, built around the tournament dates, and not trying to be a tasting menu restaurant when a confident set menu does the job better.
The wine
Nutbourne Vineyard has been producing English wine in West Sussex since the 1980s. The winery has won awards across multiple vintages, and the selection at The Black Lamb skews toward their whites and sparkling — the Sussex climate suits both. The Little Black Book occasionally surfaces older vintages from the estate that aren't available anywhere else.
Getting here
67 High Street, SW19 5EE — on the Village High Street, a 15-minute walk from the All England Club through the Village, or a short taxi. The restaurant is closed Mondays. Tuesday evenings only until 10pm. Wednesday through Friday it opens for lunch and dinner. Saturday and Sunday from 11:30am.
Booking
During the tournament, book at least two weeks ahead for evening sittings. Groups of seven or more need to call (020 8947 8278) rather than booking online. Wednesday evenings have live jazz from 7pm — worth knowing when you're choosing a night.
