Guides Guide Any time Updated 9 Sep 2026
El Pastor Battersea: the Power Station one, with a terrace open all year
El Pastor at Battersea Power Station has a covered, heated terrace that runs through the winter, a Diego Rivera inspired mural and tortillas made daily from heirloom corn.
El Pastor is a family of Mexican restaurants built out of the decade its founders spent in Mexico City, and the Battersea one is the riverside member of it.
Checked on the venue’s own site on 9 September 2026. Unit 21-22 Circus Road West, Battersea Power Station, London SW11 8EZ, with Battersea Power Station on the Northern line as the nearest station.
The terrace is the reason to pick this one
It is covered and heated and open all year. That is unusual enough in London to be the deciding fact: most terraces in this city are a summer proposition and a locked door from October, and this one is not.
The room itself pays to the site’s industrial history with a wall-sized mural inspired by Diego Rivera’s public artworks, which is a more interesting answer to a power station conversion than exposed brick and Edison bulbs.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, midday to 10pm. Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 10pm. The weekend hour earlier is for brunch, and a 10pm close seven days is consistent, which around Battersea Power Station is not a given.
Reservations and walk-ins are both welcome, and the restaurant is fully wheelchair accessible, which the operator states rather than leaving you to telephone and ask.
The food, and what the group is
Tortillas are made fresh daily from heirloom Mexican corn, which is the detail that separates this from most Mexican restaurants in London, where the tortilla is bought in. Tacos and tostadas, tequila and margaritas: spicy, breakfast, classic or frozen.
There are four El Pastors, at London Bridge, King’s Cross, Soho and Battersea, plus a bar called El Siete. Private dining at Battersea, with views of the Power Station, takes 8 to 24 guests.
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Questions people ask
Where is El Pastor Battersea?
Unit 21-22 Circus Road West, Battersea Power Station, London SW11 8EZ. The nearest station is Battersea Power Station on the Northern line.
Does El Pastor Battersea have an outdoor terrace in winter?
Yes. The terrace is covered and heated and open all year, which is unusual in London, where most restaurant terraces are a summer proposition and shut from October.
What are El Pastor Battersea's opening hours?
Checked on 9 September 2026: Monday to Friday midday to 10pm, and Saturday and Sunday 11am to 10pm. The earlier weekend opening is for brunch.
Do you need to book El Pastor Battersea?
Reservations and walk-ins are both welcome. The restaurant is fully wheelchair accessible, and private dining with views of the Power Station takes 8 to 24 guests.
This guide is rewritten rather than refreshed, and everything named in it is checked against the venue's own page. Times and prices change; where a listing links to a venue, that link is the one to trust. How we choose what goes in.