Visiting Cafe Venice in Whitton
The restaurant sits in the middle of the 1930s parade on Whitton High Street, about 250 yards from the station and 0.77 miles from Twickenham stadium. Trains run from London Waterloo; drivers come off the A316 and park on the street.
Getting here
By train, on foot, or off the A316
Train and walking. Whitton railway station is about 250 yards from the door — three or four minutes on foot — on the line out of London Waterloo. Come out of the station, turn onto High Street and keep going along the parade; we are on the same side.
Driving. Leave the A316 at Whitton and follow High Street in. Parking is on-street and run by Richmond Council, with restrictions that change from bay to bay — read the plate at your own bay, not the one you passed on the way in. There is no car park attached to the restaurant.
Match days. Twickenham stadium is 0.77 miles away. With an international on, traffic through Whitton is a different animal: allow extra time, and book rather than turning up.
What the parade looks like when you get here
Whitton High Street is one of the best-preserved 1930s parades in London: a continuous run of shopfronts with their original proportions, the station at one end and the A316 behind it. Ours is the one with the green fascia and the striped awning, mid-parade, with tables visible through the glass from the pavement.
Everything around it is the ordinary business of a neighbourhood high street rather than a destination strip, which is why most of the room is people who live within a mile of it. What the kitchen sends out is built for that audience rather than for a guidebook.
What to ask about before you sit down
A table
Tables for up to six are taken in person or by phone. Friday and Saturday evenings and rugby weekends are the ones to book ahead.
A party or function
Larger groups need the room laid out differently, so ask a week ahead where you can, and earlier in December.
Allergies
Written allergen information is kept behind the counter. Ask for it when you order, or ring between services, when the kitchen is quieter.
Collection
Everything on the menu can be boxed. Pizza holds up on the walk home; a pasta dish under a lid carries on cooking.
Why the listings disagree about where we are
Our postal town is Twickenham, our neighbourhood is Whitton, and the borough is Richmond upon Thames. Directories pick whichever of the three suits them, so you will see all of it, and one of them will send you to the wrong High Street a mile and a half away. Whitton High Street is the one with the 1930s parade and the station at the end of it.
The kitchen was last inspected by the council in June 2025, with Good recorded in all three assessed areas. Ratings for every food business in England sit on the Food Standards Agency public register, which the borough updates after each visit.
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