Giraffe, Restaurant in Lambeth, England
Giraffe is a restaurant in the London Borough of Lambeth, set in an open dining room with large windows and light furnishings. The space is arranged around a central counter from which the kitchen and service are clearly visible to anyone seated in the room.
The Giraffe restaurant chain was founded in London in the late 1990s and opened several locations across the United Kingdom during the following years. The chain grew quickly and was later acquired by a larger retail group.
The name Giraffe was chosen to suggest something open to the world, and the menu reflects that by bringing together dishes from Asia, the Americas, and Europe side by side. This variety is something you can see at a glance when you sit down and open the menu.
The restaurant is easy to reach by public transport and stays open from morning through late evening most days of the week. Weekends and midday hours tend to be busier, so arriving a little earlier or later than the peak can help.
Giraffe was one of the first restaurant chains in the United Kingdom to introduce digital ordering tablets at the table, well before the practice became common in the industry. This let diners set their own pace without waiting to catch a server's attention.
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