Balkan Restaurant in Walthamstow, London

In the heart of Walthamstow

Good food. Good company. A little Balkan soul.

Welcome to The Lacy Nook! A small, independent, family-run restaurant where we cook with fire, love our vegetables and believe good food is always better shared. Inspired by the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean, made with love in E17.

The Lacy Nook at Wood Street Studios, Barrett Road, E17 3FU London, UK

Mon - Wed (Closed)

Thur 6pm - 11pm (Dinner)

Fri 6pm - 11pm (Dinner)

Sat 11am - 4pm (Brunch) & 6pm - 11pm (Dinner)

Sun 12pm - 5pm (Lunch)

*Please note kitchen hours differ from our opening hours. Please check before popping in for food.

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Christmas at The Lacy Nook

In the Balkans, we don't do small Christmas dinners. The table is always full, the plates keep coming and somehow there's always room for one more guest!

We've taken a little of that spirit and created a festive sharing menu made for bringing people together.

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Got something to celebrate? We love a good gathering!

Birthdays, anniversaries, family get-togethers, or simply an excuse to bring your favourite people together. We love hosting them all!

Our cosy covered terrace is enclosed and heated in winter, then opens up when the sunshine returns. Fairy lights, greenery, sharing plates, good drinks and plenty of Balkan hospitality.

A small gathering or the whole place to yourselves? Get in touch and let's make something lovely happen.

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Our story

A little Balkan soul in the heart of Walthamstow.

The Lacy Nook is our little family-run restaurant, born from a love of good food, bringing people together and sharing a bit of our Balkan roots.

We're a small, passionate team who love what we do. Our chefs work their magic over the fire, our lovely front-of-house team make everyone feel at home, and together we've created something we're rather proud of.

Independent, a little quirky, and very much part of our Walthamstow neighbourhood.

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Saturdays Are for Brunch!

Only on Saturdays | 11am–3pm

Our Saturday brunch is a little different. Think bold flavours, familiar favourites with a Balkan twist, and dishes you won't find on your average brunch menu. From our much-loved chorizo hash to whatever seasonal ideas we've been playing with in the kitchen.

One day a week. Worth getting out of bed for!

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Fancy Something Special from the BBQ?

We love cooking over fire, especially when there's a beautiful big cut of meat involved!

But we're not fans of food waste, and good meat deserves better
than sitting around waiting to be ordered.

So, if you're dreaming of a special cut to share around the table, let us know in advance.
We'll source it especially for you, ready for the fire.

Good food, a little planning, and nothing going to waste. Just how we like it!

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We’ve had a little makeover! ❤️

Well, not ONLY the restaurant. We’re still the same slightly chaotic, cosy, fire-loving, food-obsessed bunch.

But our WEBSITE has had some much-needed love!

New photos, new pages, a little more of our story, and hopefully everything you need to know about The Nook in one place.

You can explore our menus, read about what we’re growing in the garden, buy someone lovely a gift voucher, or start planning your next gathering with us.

And yes, we’ve even made room for Christmas! 🎄

Have a little nose around. We’re rather pleased with it.

**Link in bio!**

Love,
The Nook ❤️ #e17 #thelacynook #newwebsitelaunch

Between keeping the business going, raising a little human, managing a team, fixing things that break (and something ALWAYS breaks), paying bills, worrying about the future and trying to have something resembling a normal life, you're somehow supposed to find the time, energy and inspiration to be creative.

And creativity doesn't exactly work on demand, does it?

Meet Jason. Our chef, fire keeper, gardener, fixer of things and the man in the red bandana or various colours. He's got a whole pallet.
Somewhere between all of the above, he still needs to find his mojo, get excited about the changing seasons, dream up new dishes and make them taste bloody lovely.

Some days the ideas flow. Other days, I imagine he'd rather disappear into the garden and talk to his tomatoes. 😂

But then a new dish comes together. The team tastes it, everyone has an opinion (naturally!), we tweak a little, argue a little, taste again. And eventually it makes its way onto your table.

And when you love it, order it again, or tell us how much you've enjoyed it, something rather wonderful happens.
You remember why you do all of this.

We're a small family-run restaurant. There's no big team behind the scenes making the magic happen. Just us, our lovely people, a lot of hard work and the occasional moment of madness.

And somehow, we're still finding the joy in it.
Here's to creativity, even when life gets in the way. 🍷
Love,
Elena x

Who says Sunday lunch has to be a traditional Sunday roast? 🍷🔥

At The Lacy Nook, we like to do things a little differently.

No set roast, no rules. Just beautiful sharing plates and the freedom to build your very own Sunday feast.
Start with a few dips and some bread, pick your favourite meat straight from the BBQ, add some glorious vegetables, a side or two, and don't forget the potatoes!

A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Before you know it, you've created your very own Nook-style Sunday Roast! ❤️
And the best part? Everyone gets to have a bit of everything.

Bring your family, bring your friends, order for the table and make a proper Sunday of it.

Sundays at The Lacy Nook. Your roast, your rules.
📍 Wood Street, Walthamstow, London.

Saturdays are a little special to me. ❤️

I LOVE brunch. I love dreaming up brunch dishes, playing with ideas and thinking about what else we could put on the menu. I wish I could do more of it!
But we're a small team, and there's only so much we can squeeze into a week. Still, I'm incredibly proud of what we've managed to create so far.

Saturday is also the only day you'll find me in the kitchen. And I absolutely love it.

Tucked away in my little kitchen corner, focusing on one thing at a time, rather than trying to solve the never-ending puzzle of running a restaurant. Rotas, logistics, organising, people, people and more people! 😂
For a few hours, it's just me, the food and a little bit of headspace. My happy place, really.

We've added a few lovely new dishes to our brunch menu this October. Photos are still on the to-do list (along with about 300 other things!), so bear with us.
We'll share them soon. Keep an eye on our Instagram for regular updates.

And in the meantime, come and have brunch with us. It means a lot to see you enjoying something we've put so much love into. ❤️

Saturday brunch | 11am–3pm (kitchen hours)
📍 The Lacy Nook, Wood Street, Walthamstow, London.

Love,
Elena x

Did you know that 80% of our menu is vegetarian? 🌱💚

Oh yes! We LOVE playing with vegetables. Charring them, roasting them, smoking them, dressing them up and making them so ridiculously tasty that even the most devoted meat lovers can't resist ordering a veggie dish alongside their meat.

And sometimes, dare we say it, the vegetables steal the show! 😂

We are rather proud of our vegetarian game at The Nook. Vegetables are never an afterthought here.
Straight from the BBQ and onto your plate:
🥦 Tenderstem broccoli — sitting on a silky bed of aubergine purée, finished with that obligatory crunch of dukkah. Because we do love a bit of texture!

🎃 BBQ pumpkin — wild mushrooms, silky pumpkin velouté, melty goat's cheese. Earthy, comforting, autumnal goodness.

🧀 Clay-baked feta — Oh, you beauty! Come and satisfy that craving while you can. We're waving goodbye to this one until next summer. Don't say we didn't warn you!

So, if you've got a vegetarian friend who's tired of being offered the usual boring options, bring them along. We know how to treat a vegetable properly. And your veggie friend too! ❤️

📍 The Lacy Nook, Wood Street, Walthamstow, London.

Who doesn't love a good sausage? 🌭

Wild boar & apple sausages, reduced Madeira sauce, sautéed spinach and the obligatory dollop of mustard!
These beauties turned out even better than we expected. And that's always a lovely feeling in the kitchen. They're flying out too, so clearly we're not alone in our sausage appreciation. 😂

But there was a little debate in the kitchen.

Mustard or no mustard?
Chef Jason wasn't convinced. The rest of us? Absolutely YES! You simply cannot have sausages without mustard. At least that's how we like it on the Balkans!

So the mustard stayed. Democracy won.
Sorry, Chef! 😂

Now, let's settle this once and for all.

DO YOU LIKE MUSTARD WITH YOUR SAUSAGES? 💛
Team Mustard 🟡 or Team No Mustard ❌? Let's vote

A carousel of glorious food! 🍂🍷

New dishes, old favourites and a few that are about to leave us. That's the beauty of a seasonal menu. Nothing stays forever. Well, almost nothing. 😂

🍷 1. NEW! Roasted beets, figs, leaves, kefalograviera, beetroot reduction.

Earthy, sweet, salty, fresh. Autumn has arrived on a plate and we're rather pleased with this one.
🥔 2. Canarian new potatoes, hot mojo verde, pepper sauce, spring onions.
NOT ALLOWED TO CHANGE IT! 😂 You love it, we love it, and apparently it's staying. Some things are simply untouchable.

🍆 3. Oyster Mushroom skewer, hummus, magdanos sauce. Few customers got really upset when we changed this dish. They were returning for it. On the menu again, till season lasts. Mushrooms forever! We love them and so do you.

💚 4. Courgette dip, tahini, pomegranate, sesame.
A few more weeks before we wave goodbye to courgette season. We're holding on for as long as we can.

Four plates, four little stories. Come hungry, order a few, share everything. ❤️

Lamb rump, labneh, chilli-mint brown butter. 🔥

200g of beautiful, juicy lamb rump, creamy, tangy labneh and that gorgeous nutty brown butter with a little chilli heat and fresh mint to bring it all together.

Rich, buttery, a little spicy, a little fresh. What a combination! Honestly, treat yourself. This one is truly amazing. ❤️

On our new autumn menu at The Lacy Nook.

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Got a question?

We're all ears!

Planning a celebration, wondering about the menu, have a dietary question, or just want to say hello?

Drop us a message and we'll get back to you as soon as we can. We're a small team, so bear with us if we're busy feeding people!

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