Naughty Piglets

I now understand what the fuss is all about. Naughty Piglets is a great addition to the burgeoning food scene in Brixton. If you want something more upscale than most of the places in the market, this is your spot! It serves modern, inventive cuisine at moderate prices. The service is also friendly and très amicale!
We sat at the bar. You will need to literally climb up onto the bar stools as they are very high and designed for aspiring giants. A bit of a challenge if you have a couple of drinks underneath your belt already. That said, the bar is a great spot to eat at. You can see back into the kitchen and the wait staff are super friendly and up for a bit of chit chat.
We started with the ham croquettes which were hot, crunchy with gooey hammy yumminess. They were a bit on the heavy side but delicious nonetheless.
Next up, burrata, broad beans and olives. What they don’t tell you is that it comes with a lemon curd like sauce which works amazingly well with the rest of the dish. The burrata wasn’t the best I’ve ever had but I still really enjoyed this dish. Simple but the flavours paired together really well.
We then tried the Devon crab, peanut and pickled cabbage. This was fresh and vibrant. I still prefer crab in the shell which tends to enhance to flavour of the meat but what was nice about this dish were the fleshy chunks of crab. I thought this was good but it wasn’t my favourite dish of the evening.
The boudin noir, cuttlefish and capers dish was beautifully presented. I quite liked this dish which was a great variation from the usual black pudding and scallops pairing. The capers really helped cut through the richness of the dish. Delicious!
Our final dish was the BBQ pork belly, sesame with Korean spices which comes topped with salad and scallions. The was a yummy dish. The pork was melt in your mouth tender and paired really well with the freshness of the salad. A keeper!
We also had a delicious bottle of gamay that our very knowledgeable server recommended to us.
Our meal came to a very reasonable £85, including service. We had an excellent evening at Naughty Piglets. Everything was done right and the atmosphere was friendly and laid back. Definitely coming back!

Naughty, naughty, this is how you’ll feel after a meal at Naughty Piglets.
The menu is a selection of tapas and contrary to their name, they do not have pig only.
I was actually quite surprised with the selection of fish/​seafood the place offer.
When we arrived, our really nice french waiter suggested we took the whole menu — there’s only 10 dishes so it’s not hard to eat everything when you’re 4.
I think the menu changes often but I would definitvely recommend the mussels with ham and the mackerel with pickled cucumber (the sauce was so good we’ve asked for extra bread to «sauce the plate» — not something you’re supposed to do when you have manners, but it was so good, it would have been a shame to not do it).
Bread itself was very very good — as good as french bread can get (a rare find in London).
Wine list was very simple but with really unusual wines. I had for example Orange wine, a sort of white wine where they keep the skins of the grapes and give its orangy color.
The staff is really really friendly and had real knowledge of their product.
It was definitively worth a trip to Brixton.

Fantastic French food in Brixton!
Absolutely delicious small plates with a wonderful wine selection.
Sit at one of the bar counter seats to see the chefs in action!

Wonderful food at reasonable prices. Husband and wife equipe in brixton. Worth the journey there even if you are not a local. Party of four, ordered most of the (limited) menu — no steak and pork– and all came faultless. Duck, fish and scallops the highlights.