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Ristorante Italiano · Trent'anni in Surrey

A little slice of Italy, thirty years strong.

Hand-rolled pasta, our famous pizzas and a cellar of honest Italian wine, served by one family in the Surrey countryside for over thirty years.

Family-run · East Horsley, Surrey Scroll
An overhead spread of La Meridiana’s Italian dishes: mussels, bruschetta, arancini and more La sala · East Horsley

Dine in

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Reserve online in seconds with Dojo, or give us a call. The best seat in the house is the one with your name on it.

Takeaway

Order in

Call us to order direct, or find us on Deliveroo and Uber Eats. The whole menu, at your table at home.

Il Nome

La meridiana · the noon line

A meridiana is a sundial. The meridian is the line the sun crosses at its highest point: mezzogiorno, midday, the hour when, in Italy, the table is already set.

We took it as a promise: good food, kept to the rhythm of the day. Midday matters here, and so does the long evening after.

La Storia

Thirty years, one family

For over three decades, one family has kept La Meridiana exactly what it should be: a village trattoria with Surrey manners. The recipes come from home (sauces that simmer all morning, dough rolled by hand, pizzas people drive across the county for), and the welcome comes from here: warm, unhurried, and on first-name terms by your second visit.

We named the place after the meridian: the line the sun crosses at midday, when every proper Italian table is already set. Lunch is sacred here. So is dinner. So, frankly, is the bit in between with a glass of something red.

la famiglia La Meridiana, East Horsley
2022

Restaurant of the Year, South East

The Food Awards England

2025

Best Casual Restaurant in Surrey

Muddy Stilettos Awards

5 / 5

Food Hygiene · Very Good

Food Standards Agency, inspected 4 July 2024

La Meridiana’s dining room, set with white-linen tables
a mezzogiorno

When the sun crosses the meridian, the table is already set.

Eventi · La Stagione

This summer at La Meridiana

Now open Spaghetti with king prawns and cherry tomatoes, served with a glass of red wine

La Terrazza

Lunch and dinner under the open sky: seasonal dishes, cold wine, and the long Surrey evening doing the rest.

Plan your visit
Every day · 10am to 4pm Prosciutto and melon, a fresh, sunny Sicilian-style antipasto

Sicilian Brunch

A Sicilian sharing table, every day from 10am to 4pm: order the trios and pass the plates, from arancini and fresh pasta to grills, cocktails and dolci.

See the brunch offers
Private hire A private dining room at La Meridiana, tables laid with white linen

Your Occasion

Birthdays, weddings, corporate dinners: take the room, with catering. We'll set the meridian to your day.

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Dalla Cucina

What left the pass this week

Risotto with langoustine and king prawns
Risotto ai gamberoni
A stone-baked pizza with tomato, mozzarella and basil
Le nostre pizze
Bruschetta topped with tomato, basil and mozzarella
Bruschetta
Mussels (cozze alla provinciale) in tomato and white wine
Cozze alla provinciale
Smashed avocado topped with crab meat and microgreens
Avocado e granchio
Roasted salmon fillet
Salmone
Grilled king prawns with garlic and chilli
Gamberoni
Golden fried arancini on a bed of tomato sauce
Arancini di casa
Sicilian cannoli filled with sweet ricotta
Cannoli siciliani

Vieni a Trovarci

Twenty minutes off the A3, a world away

Ockham Road South, East Horsley,
Leatherhead, Surrey KT24 6QU

Orari

MondayDinner 5:00 to 9:30pm
Tuesday to ThursdayLunch 12 to 3pm · Dinner 5 to 9:30pm
FridayLunch 12 to 3pm · Dinner 5 to 10:30pm
SaturdayAll day · 12:00pm to 10:30pm
SundayAll day · 12:00pm to 9:00pm

Sunday lunch fills quickly, so booking is kind to everyone.

la tavola è pronta

The table is set.

Midday or evening, two of you or twenty: tell us when, and the kitchen will do the rest.