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Al Hamra Restaurant

3.7 (44 reviews)
PriceyMiddle Eastern
Closed 12:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Classy
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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Uli B.

I've now been to Al Hamra three times and thus it's about time to write a review about it and my clear-cut verdict is simple: superb! On my first two visits I was in the company of a befriended couple, who really loves dining here. And since they have always just ordered for us, I didn't have to make any decisions about the rather extensive menu-options...This last time though, I was not in the fortuitous situation of my usual generous hosts and so I was a little at loss when it came to place an order. Luckily I recognised the waiter who'd served us during my last visit and double-luckily he even recognised me: Waiter: "Yes, I remember you. Aren't you the guy who left his mobile on the table...?" Uli: "Erm...yes..." (blushing) Anyway, he knew right away what would make us happy and so I entrusted him with ordering for us. And in order to ease spending-decision of you future Yelp-visitors, I have compiled a list of things that I have deemed as simply amazing: Hommos, Moutabal Aubergine, Muhamara, Tabouleh, Grilled Halloumi, Kibbeh Maklieh, Sawda Dajaj, Kibbeh Nayeh & Falafel. I understand that this is a rather standard selection of standards, but I find that ordering just the appetizers is plenty and it will not drain your wallet as much. In fact, after we had finished this selection of small, but delectable dishes, we found ourselves too full to really enjoy the additional items of "Mixed Grill". (On top of that, the three orders of "Mixed Grill" alone totalled up to about £50 pounds and I simply could not justify that expense.) So, if you want to enjoy good food in a luxurious, but not stuffy nor over-the-top fancy atmosphere, you should come here!

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Joseph P.

I have been coming here for 20 years now and have dined here about 25 times. I guess that's enough of an endorsement, but let me say the ambiance is so warm and exciting, the food is fab and the service is good. One negative is the automatic charge for "covers" -- that plate of radishes, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes and raw carrots whether you want them or not. It's an unfair practice I wish they'd stop --- but they've done this for as long as I've been going here. My favorite dish is minced lamb kafka (sp?) with yogurt, pita toasts and pine nuts. The hummus is as good as it gets.

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Excellent food and service! Cozy warm environment on a cold London day. Will always come back when we're in London.

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Excellent food service and atmosphere . Grilled lamb cutlet was phenomenal. Look forward to returning.

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Really good Lebanese food. Babaganoush lamb hummus lamb chops. They serve a whole lamb for 15. Next time.

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They said they had service of "eat out to help out, but they charged normal price. The meals are good but be careful everyone.

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Food was pretty good. Service was great. Place is cute, but nothing unique or spectacular.

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Some of the best Lebanese food ever. Loved the baba ganoush and kabobs. Cool part of London with fun pubs in the area.

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Review Highlights - Al Hamra Restaurant

We ordered several dishes to share: Fattoush, Moutabbal of aubergine, falafel, humous snobar, some grilled vegetables and mixed grill of meat.

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My friends absolutely love Berenjak, so of course I had to see why they rave so much about it…read more Definitely make a reservation, because you will not have much luck if you are trying to walk in. Unfortunately, it seems like all the reservations are for counter seating. It was fine though, since we were able to watch them grill all the kababs in their coal-fired grill! Kept it straightforward and ordered the Feast Menu, which is £55 pp. Comes with two types of bread in Taftoon and Sangak, four starters (Mirza Ghasemi, Mast O Khiar, Hummus, and Black Truffle Olivieh), two kababs (we chose the Koobideh Kebab and Jujeh Kebab), and three sides (Shirazi, Torshi Phel Phel, and House Rice). I've never had Persian cuisine on this level as all the dishes were very unique. Even the hummus tasted like hummus I've never had before. I would say that the Jujeh Kebab took me by surprise because I don't expect white meat chicken to be very good, but this was genuinely great! Service was fine, although nothing to rave about. We were handed our bread and starters pretty quickly, but the kebabs took 25 minutes for us to get. I don't know if that was an intentional decision to space out the starters from the kababs. Since we could see that they were cranking out many kababs, maybe that was an intentional decision. I don't know. Ambience is fine. Hard to feel the ambience when we were sitting at the counter rather than an actual table. Overall, I can see why my friends love Berenjak, because everything was absolutely delicious! Worth the visit.

Stunning meal! Went in a party of 8 and so we got "the feast". It was a feast, indeed. Came out in…read more2 big sharing courses. First we had bread and dips and the flavors here were outstanding. It was very hard to stop myself from eating to bursting in this course, just knowing the main was still to come. Every dip was so good, but my favorite might have been the hummus. Unlike any other hummus I've ever tried - much thicker, really highlighting the chickpea with other nutty bits and seeds mixed in. For the main, we each chose one kebab per person, and since we had so many of us, we really had coverage of every single one they had to offer. Instead of serving the one kebab ordered in front of the person, this was served on sharing platters as well, which was perfect! These were huge and we had so much meat that everybody got to try all the kebabs. So juicy, perfectly seasoned and grilled. This course was served with more bread, rice, and bright crunchy salads with enough acid to cut the fatty meat. Plus leftover dips from the first course. Overall a delightful, rowdy, elbow to elbow and heavily laden table meal! Would highlight recommend. Sounds like reservations are hard to come by and recommend booking far in advance!

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