My husband and I stumbled into Beirut Express late on a weekday evening. We were jonesing for some shawarma! We were glad to see that the sandwiches were much cheaper than the plates. We ordered take away and were out with our shawarma in under 5 minutes. It was not very flavorful, though, or moist. It did the trick, but I've had much better. There was nothing besides some light tahini and the meat itself. I appreciated the quickness, but I was left feeling unsatisfied. read more

Beirut Express - Lamb schwarma sandwich - Coffee & Tea Near Me - London, XGL

Had lunch at Beirut Express during a recent trip to London and it tasted wonderful. I had the Lamb Shwarma and it was so good and had a ton of flavor. Lamb is a lot bigger in London and other areas of the world and I wanted to eat as much of it as possible. I ended up ordering 1 Shwarma and it was a good size, but for someone like me I ended up ordering 2 just to make sure I was getting the full experience. I believe on the second one I got it mixed between both lamb and chicken. Both meats packed in a ton of flavor. I came in for lunch shortly after they had opened and the place was not to busy. I did sit at the bar and was able to watch the cooks prep for the day and slice the meats really well. They do fresh fruit juices here and they were cutting and juicing some of the fruits when I was visiting. They smelled amazing! I did not have any fruit juice but kind of wish I did just by the smells alone. I highly recommend this place and recommend the flavors of Beirut! read more

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Bleh. I couldn't even finish the falafel from Beirut Express. Very dry, bland and unappetizing. Just a few days earlier I had one of the best Falafels imaginable at Falafel King in the Portabello Market. Haven't had the shawarma, but if the falafel is indicative of the quality of the rest of the food. So disappointing, because this is just a minute or two walk from my study abroad program and the South Kensington Tube station. BIG TIP: Walk two doors down from Beirut Express and get a lamb Doner kebab from Bosphorus Kebabs instead of anything from Beirut Express. It is a small hole in the wall turkish food stop, but it will amaze you. Don't be fooled at the flashing lights and nicer decorations of Beirut Express. Bosphorus kebabs is where it's at. read more

Beirut Express - Coffee & Tea Near Me - London, XGL

Whenever I'm looking to add a little Lebanese flair to my diet, I immediately think of visiting Beirut express. Perfect for any budget, this restaurant will dazzle your senses with a variety of dips and sauces to choose from. I usually order a tasty Shawarma lamb or chicken wrap for just under 4pounds. The staff is exceptionally friendly and there is an area in the front of the restaurant that you can watch and interact with cook. If you're in the mood for dessert, try the baklawa plate. read more

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Love the mixed Shawerma and Melon juice , lovely staff Just didn't like the Soujok which on menu says sausages but it was minced beef and unliked the taste . read more

Beirut Express - Tasty Baklava - Coffee & Tea Near Me - London, XGL

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On entrance to the Beirut Express you have bar like seating with the chefs in front cooking. We sat in the bar, while the waitress took are orders. My friend suggest Lamb Sharwama. It was tasty and had a tangy taste due to the sauce in it, I know if their was ketchup I would of put it all over the sauce, because I was not fan, but it still tasted good and was a reasonable price at four pounds. We got FREE exotic sweets, can never go wrong with freeeenneeessss! The customer service was good. Beirut is very good for a quick bite to eat as well as being a restaurant. read more

I can't really find anything wrong with this place. My mixed shwarma was very good. Not oily, no bad pieces of meat, it basically couldn't have been better. Best, it was £4.50. Awesome. The kibbeh was good but didn't see the price for 3 pieces. And really, they endured us singing along to the 80's love songs at 11 pm at night. Made some jokes with us. And gave us free dessert. So yeah, this place is a notch above a-ok in my book. read more

I live nearby and it is really close to my house so eat there fairly regularly, though have lately been avoiding it. The food is OK, though its better to focus on sandwiches and starters than the mains. The shwarma is ok, the falafel are fine, if not a bit oily and stodgy, though the hummus and pita are quite nice (esp. if you order hummus w/shwarma). My main gripes with restaurant, however, relate to their policies and the service. They have partitioned the room into two sections -- one for sandwich orders and the other for entrees/full meals. During the daytime the entree area is completely empty but they refuse to allow anyone to sit there and insist you wait for a table in the front if you're eating light (and at £4.50 a sandwich they are always busy). The schmancy section charges a cover charge (at a mediocre Lebanese place -- cheek), and doesn't allow sandwich orders whatsoever. If you have a table of 6 and 1 person wants a sandwich and the rest are eating full entrees -- too bad man. The male employees are all very nice, but the women are unpleasant in a strange meek way -- they all seem to despise their jobs and as a by-product, the customers. I imagine the rigidity of the dining room system extends into the way the managers treat the staff. Another reviewer says that it's authentic because it is patronized by 95% Middle Eastern people. First, that is untrue as most people are definitively not Middle Eastern. Second, even if it were true it is the only Lebanese place in the area so obviously someone wanting Lebanese food would make a beeline to Beirut Express. And finally, simply because it is frequented by people of the nationality it represents doesn't make it good. The clientele at Weatherspoon pubs in Leeds are overwhelmingly White, but that doesn't mean the food is good. So in conclusion -- not a bad place for a quick meal but really not worth travelling to. read more

Polite and attentive staff. Nice surroundings and the best Lebanese cuisine I have found in London. The mixed schwarma and Lebanese spicy salad is an excellent choice and the price is very reasonable. I eat here at least once every time I am in London! read more

I don't come back very often to South Ken, but everytime I do, I make sure I grab a shawarma at Beirut Express ;) Also, the Shawarma prices seem to have gone down a bit (4.50 from 4.80)... read more

Personally, I love this place, although my friend who was with me at the time had an unlucky experience as she ordered the lamb with yoghurt expecting grilled lamb with some yoghurt sauce in the side. Instead, it was more like a lamb yoghurt stew, and I had to share some of my mixed grill with her! The menus are not very descriptive in terms of cooking style, and probably that means that non-Lebanese diners should stick to the basics or make sure they know what they're ordering. The portions are quite big for the main dishes (£12.95), and one might be enough to feed two people if you order one or two other side dishes. Service was polite, but not overly good. The interior of the restaurant looks a bit glitsy and swanky, but its good if you're bringing a date on a budget! Note: This is a branch of the famous chain of Maroush/Ranoush Lebanese restaurants from Edgware Road read more

Yeah nice little place this. It's got a funny, European (or is that Middle Eastern?) layout where you go in, and there's seats at a bar, behind which all the chefs and waiters are there, doing their ting. And it's all chrome and lit-up nicely. And really good food. More a cafe than a restaurant so I'd recommend getting a bite to eat, rather than a meal. It's full of rich young (I presume) Lebanese folks, having a ball. So it's got a really nice, friendly feel, they all know the staff. Yup, I had a coffee and the baklava, and that was luv-er-ly. So, if you're passing, hungry, and curious, Beirut Express is a good little establishment to eat in. read more

Staff is super friendly and awesome. Not expensive and food is tasty. They were fast. Place is clean and clean they gratis a nice big fresh fruit plate. With baklava. Very authentic. read more

Had a fab dinner at Beirut Express last night - it's one of my regular favourites. Fabulous lebanese food, with quick service - and good quality ingredients. Just one warning - the portions are generous, so be careful not to over-order. If you're still hungry once you've finished: a) you're clearly some kind of record-breaking eating machine b) you can always order more and it'll be on your table in just a couple of minutes. I'll be back there in a week or two, no doubt. read more

Careful with the spicy! If is hot to get in, is also hot to get out jajajaja I love a good shawarma and to be honest is not easy find a reliable and clean restaurant to taste a good one. This restaurant is as clean as a japanese restaurant but with a proper Lebanese food. Great food and nice service, I suggest to you the chicken wings with garlic sauce (I m a chicken wings expert and those are epic). read more

We stopped in recently for our last dinner before leaving London. We sat at a table towards the back. There are counter seats as well. The service was excellent. We each ordered their delicious lentil soup and split a lamb and vegetable dish. At the end, we were treated to an unexpected fruit plate and a few sweet pastries. Everything was perfection, and if you are in the South Kensington neighborhood, I would certainly recommend eating here. Not too pricey if you skip the drinks. read more

This is your standard Lebanese food, which is well above par of all other cuisines. At least in my opinion. Lebanese food, and Beirut Express included, is delicious. The small plates and the large lamb dishes are quite good and will leave anyone craving more. Come and give it a go. This place should always be packed, but we were the only customers here when we ate. Edit: from 4 to 5 stars based on service and great care for my family. Free Chips for our daughter and a free fruit dessert plate. Excellent service and very kind care. read more

Good service very good generous Schwarma with right seasoning We also ordered their salad and fried potatoes Both were perfectly prepared and seasoned This was an unexpected treat for this area read more

Just the greatest food after a drinking session. I used to live on Old Brompton Road, and after an evening spent at the excellent Anglesea Arms, I'd always pop in here to grab a chicken shawarma to take home with me. Greasy but delicious. read more

a la libanaise concept as we say! Some good items, (beef shawarma) not so good fattoush and mediocre hommus! Ok if you are in the mood for lebanese, great after drinks/party read more

Good place for Middle Eastern food in South Kensington. The shoarma melts in your mouth. Kind of expensive, though. You pay almost four pounds for a little glass of yucky beer. Maybe you can't trust Middle Easternes with booze, but certainly go for a quick bite to eat before going to one of the pubs across from here. read more

You know its authentic when 95% of the people in the shop are middle eastern...to be fair I've only had the shwarmas, but they where very fresh and tasty... the best Ive had... a great deal at £4 a wrap..bonus they are open until 5am on the weekends...late night snack anyone? read more

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW BAD I CRAVE THEIR LAMB SHAWARMA ON A DAILY BASIS. I found myself stranded in London (not a bad thing of course :D) and, honestly, I instantly became obsessed with this place. I got to stay 3 nights in London before heading home; I ate there first for lunch, then later that night for dinner. Lunch AGAIN the next day followed up by dinner that same day. And one last lunch before I boarded the plane on the 3rd day, so um yeah, I was addicted. There mezzes were good, but wowie, my mouth is salivating just thinking of the lamb shawarma. I hope I can one day return to London and give my taste buds a treat again~ read more

In South Kensington there are plenty of Lebanese options - in Beirut Express you'll find a very good selection of choices. If you sit at the bar in the front (or takeaway), you can order sandwiches for around £5. In the restaurant area in the back they have a much more diversified menu. The spicy hommos (Hommos Beiruty) is a nice twist on the normal hommos, and you'll find lots of other traditional dishes of both cold and hot mezza. The charcoal grilled main dishes are pretty large, and the skewered chicken cubes we had were amazing. Definitely a worthwhile destination in South Kensington for middle eastern fare. read more

My Lebanese friend approved our lunch wraps, which are good value at about 4 pounds per wrap, hummus dip with pita and baklava for afters. The falafal wrap was great as was the mixed shawarma. read more

Very uncomfortable situation We had been twice at the Beirut Express before, we had liked the food although not so much the service (not very friendly). However, this time they have gone too far. After being shown to a table and placing our order, we are told there is a non-written policy of £10 minimum spend per head in the tables area. Our order doesn't meet the policy, because we are not very hungry and have only ordered a sandwich and a fattet hommos for the two of us. To give more context, only 3 of the 10 tables have people, the rest are empty and it's at 9.30pm on a Saturday - if it had been packed and people had been queuing I would have understood their being so strict. We try to explain to the manager that the policy is not written anywhere and that it doesn't make sense that the menu offers sandwiches for £4.75 (not even 2 of which meet the criteria). His answer over and over again, in a polite manner: this is a business and that is the policy. This insistence has made us feel very uncomfortable, as if we did not deserve to eat there, so we had no other option but to leave. In my opinion, the manager's (short-term) business vision has made him turn a potential £15 bill (with tip), a good review and two returning happy clients into £0 (he did not get more business by making us leave), this review and our commitment to not come back to Beirut Express if we can avoid it. read more

Amazing find in South Ken ! Authentic food. Hummus was the best I have ever had ! Ingredients were extreme fresh. Easy for takeout and a gem in the neighborhood. Will defy go again ! read more

This was a cute little Yelp find. I was at Royal Brompton for the morning and bumped into someone I know so we agreed to go for lunch and s catch up as we hadn't seen each other in ages. We both had time so we had a proper sit down lunch. We both ordered the soup for starters which was wholesome and filling, for mains we ordered a mixed kebab dish that we could share and it was good to know that the portion was so big that we could share it as it is listed as a main dish not a sharer dish. The meat was telly good, it was all grilled so that was healthy, meat was cooked well and not under or over cooked. After the mains we were given free baklava which is great as its free but I'm not a fan of baklava at all and my friend has diabetes so she couldn't eat any sweet stuff at all, so they swapped it for a free plate of fruit which we both enjoyed. I'm not normally a fan of Lebanese food but I liked it here that I will come back. read more

Good shawarma lam, good juice Plenty of smartly dress staff.. Very clean envionment ( or should i say clinical ??) And very afordable considering the location.. A nice kebab place, good aternative to any burger joint. read more

i love this place i went to college just round the corner and would go there for lunch the falafel was delicious, my favourite item from the menu very much recommended! read more

Authentic Lebanese fare on Old Brompton Road! I'm missing it right now ! #THASA #Mashallah

Time to enter schwarma land! Very good and fast service. Reasonable prices. Excellent Lebanese! read more

Beirut Express - Coffee & Tea Near Me - London, XGL

I used to love the takeaways here when I lived nearby. These days I like to pop in at the bar for a casual solo meal when I'm in the area, as the food is amazing, the selection is vegetarian-friendly, and I've made some new friends who work there. I'll be honest - I have trouble making it past the mezze, as it's easy to overindulge. Any combination of perfectly prepared hummus, baba ghanouj, tabbouleh, vine leaves, grilled halloumi and/or falafel, served with pita, lemon and a selection of sauces on the side, makes for a full and colorful meal. All are consistently excellent, and I'm always made to feel at home. The stews are also rumored to be delicious. read more

This place introduced me to shawarma 8 years ago and was just as good as I remember this week. Great Lebanese good in one of the nicer London neighborhoods. read more

Rude & terrible service... I have been to Beirut express 5-6 times, and never plan to visit again due to a recent incident where the staff was very rude. I should mention that I am one of the least fussiest customers at restaurants, I usually ignore bad service not wanting to spoil my evening / rest of the day. I may not visit them again, but never the type to create a fuss or even write a review. However, this was in-excusable! Now, they have a strange policy (but not uncommon for Lebanese restaurants in London) of having partitioned service for sandwiches & meals, with which I don't have an issue as long as I get a good service & food. When I walked in, there was no manager, and waitresses were busy gossiping behind the counter rather than servicing customers (another regular sight at Beirut Express). I was ushered into the main restaurant despite me clearly stating that I only want a sandwich. When another waitress came to take the order, she asked me to move to the bar as I am only ordering a sandwich. (Note - the entire restaurant was empty!). I was slightly irritated at this cock-up - why seat me at the main restaurant only to make me move! After that things just got worse, the manager came citing their Cover Policy. On mentioning that his waitress ushered me to the main restaurant, the waitress lies and starts mis-behaving & arguing. Even better, the manager then accuses me of arguing and that he only wants to service me! I was livid and walked off... Even, a fellow customer came to me remarking this is not acceptable. I did wonder whether they treat all their customers like this, or was I just discriminated against. Perhaps, as someone else also remarked, the waitresses don't seem to like their job and the manger doesn't seem to treat them well, and it comes out on customers. Note - the chefs are very pleasant, so sitting at the bar overlooking the open kitchen is preferable. The food is average, for the price. You would find better Lebanese food at Ranoush at Knightsbridge, or Noura at Victoria or any of the other Maroush branches on Edgware Road. I wouldn't recommend visiting this place, unless you are really desperate! read more

having visited the restaurant previously was in the area decided to go again;( (6/12/12-7pm) what a disappointment from last time! waitress did not understand the menu; ordered spicy salad- no chili garnish. MIXED GRILL dish was dry and i can only assume was pre cooked and warmed and served .GRILLED PRAWNS dry and tasteless!only nice thing was the flat bread served before the meal and pastry with cheese filling-no24 i think. overall not worth the price for the quality served WON'T BE GOING THEIR AGAIN read more

We first visit about 6 months ago and been back a few times after as we live far away! Tonight we went there hoping to have a nice evening and i must say,we have an experience, not in a positive way!!! Staff on duty are so unwelcoming,they constantly interacting in Romanian and dose not pay attention to customer needs! Sitting on the table while taking orders,the highlight is when we eventually got our starters we have ask for garlic sauce x3 no respond!! the worst part was we were eating our starter when 2 waitress came along and said your main course are here and snatch the plates away from us,we both look at each othere and thought for ourselves that its rude and unprofessional!!!! The food was overall ok but seen a better day!!!! But the service is very poor and the food standard has dropped by miles!! On top our bills come to £57 ,for that price we expecting great food and good service!!!!!! read more