The Albertine has been one of the best things in Shepherds Bush for as long as I can remember. I…read morehadn't actually been for a couple of years and was pleasantly surprised that nothing much has changed despite its proximity to Westfields. The wine list is extensive and excellent and they now also offer a "take out" option - great idea. The bar is extremely busy, especially during the after-work hours. On my last visit it was almost impossible to have a decent chat due to the noise levels - and they don't even pipe music! The food menu changes regularly and includes a good selection of comfort dishes (pasta, bangers and mash), saladdy things and cheese or meat platters.

For some reason, even though I have these amazing places at the step of my doorstep it always takes…read moreme awhile to discover them, and another while to finally go to them. Such is the case of the Albertine Wine Bar. Lovely old wooden floors, chairs that seem to have belonged to a church, and its owner/ chef always having a glass of red wine at the end of the bar. There is an upstairs area which is decorated with photography for sale and chilled out tunes. Excellent selection of wine (130 wines from around the world), red Chilean 'Chocolan' is always our choice and the food is simply divine. A home-made feel, like carrot and pea soup, or duck salad, charcuterie selection, honey roast ham salad and amazing blueberry cheesecake. The menu changes on a regular basis this is one of the reasons you have to come back for more, and the other is to taste all the cheeses (about 20) it costs £5.95 for 3 cheeses of our choice, crackers and bread. Not a cheese connoisseur? not to worry, they are and can give you a guide as to what you may like. It can get very busy on friday and saturday evenings so get there early to get a good table, like the ones by the windows, or call ahead to reserve.

What a great and affordable meal!…read more I was with 6 other friends, so we proceeded to order a significant portion of the menu. And it was all really good. But the fan favorite was the Mix Grill (lamb fillet, lamb kofta, shish taouk Jawaneh, and shawerma served with chips and rice). We did not leave hungry. And when we got the bill, I was amazed at the price! So affordable. Definitely worth a try.

Stopped by Abu Zaad for dinner and had a lovely experience. As a self proclaimed fattoush salad…read moresnob, I loved theirs! I also enjoyed the hummus with schwarma and finished the meal with baklava and tea. Yum

We had the Ritz Meze at £14.95 person (min 2). 3-4 people can probably share the generous portions…read moreof food and dips and just might have enough room for dessert. Good food, friendly staff and clean restrooms. Will definitely be back for more!

I found this restaurant near me, it was amazing experience for me to have food from here…read moreService was good Ambiance was Average

YUM! This restaurant was across the street from our AirBNB and we just stumbled in on our first…read moreday. I don't eat meat so I was dubious but the falafel/halloumi wrap was so good that we went back again in our short 4 day visit!

Generally I like small, family run places that look a bit haphazard and thrown together (much like…read moremy own family's business). Sadly this is not one of those. This place is just rubbish, not in a 'so bad, it's good' kind of way. Just not good at all. Arrived for a group dinner not really thinking about what to expect, but you know... expecting a cool Moroccan place. Especially since this street seems quite Moroccan influenced with grocery stores and shops selling traditional goods. But this establishment does a very good impression of a grotty kebab shop. Kind of a dive, definitely not somewhere you bring anyone on a date, or at all. Inside is bare and old fashioned and they had to turn the radiators on because it was so cold. Upon entering to see my friends, instantly my morale hit the floor as the place is so uninspiring and depressing. They were out of half the items on the cheap, plastic laminate menu. Basically you could have tagine, or... tagine. The service was slow, bordering on the ridiculous, as two of us got our food and the rest half an hour later. Everything came in drips and drabs, as if the chef was very slowly making one dish at a time. My vegetable tagine was totally overcooked and my chips undercooked. Asking everyone else how they enjoyed their food illicited blank stares and 'ummm it's okay'. All I ate was some warmed up pita bread and overdone carrots. Going to a little hole-in -the-wall place like this, you hope to find amazing food that you can tell all your friends about and Yelp it to the point it becomes totally popular and therefore uncool. But no, the food, much like the exterior and interior, was bad. I couldn't even summon up the energy to write a funny, cool, or useful review. Consider this a public service announcement.

In a word? Meh…read more Depending on how hungry you are, you could have two perspectives on this place. 1) Quirky, rustic and authentic OR 2) Understaffed, slow and bordering on being an overstretched local. I wasn't massively hungry, so I was in the first school of thought about this place and very open-minded about the possibility of unearthing a local gem. We (the gang of Yelpers who were here for the latest CMYE - Around the World in 80 Meals event) started with lovely warmed pita bread and an eggplant spread (unfortunately I didn't catch the name of it). Yum. The spread was so full of flavour, I could've eaten just that alone. We also ordered potatoes with a harissa sauce on them, that were far, far, far too spicy. Think the kind of spicy that overtakes and negates any other flavour in the dish. The kind of spicy that makes you urgently reach for whatever drink you have in front of you (in this case, a very refreshing glass of moroccan peppermint tea). Bad times. I ordered a lamb tagine with couscous for my main and was pretty excited about this, as I'd never had tagine before. The tagine arrived piping hot and the liquid in the pot was still bubbling, like it was still cooking. I hate eating super hot foods (goes way back to burning the roof of my mouth eating pizza when I was a kid), so I waited about 10 minutes for it to cool down. The lamb was nice and tender, but the vegetables was very overcooked, to the point of being mushy. The broth was okay, but didn't have the depth of flavour you'd expect from such an earthy dish. In all honesty, I'm voting for a do over in my first tagine experience. I'm erasing this tagine from my mind and have just become a tagine virgin again. Oh yeah - BRING CASH! They don't take cards and the closest cash machine in the evenings is a 5 minute walk away across from the Portobello Market building.

Best if you are interested in smaller dishes - very good for sharing multiple dishes. Everything…read moretasted good. The octopus was delicious but was definitely less food than you would expect. The hallumi fries were good but a little oily. The aubergine was excellent. Overall, all tasted good and service was nice.

We wanted something light and tasty for lunch while we were shopping so we decided to try The Real…read moreGreek. All the dishes were delicious, the service was good overall, and overall it was a nice experience.

Make sure you're stomach's empty before you get there. That's my first piece of advice. Believe me,…read moreit may not look it but order to menu to share and the food just keeps coming and is so tasty. There were three of us, we had the meal for two but seriously, that's enough and it works out as such good value for money. Including wine for three of us it worked out at around £7 a head, which was very reasonable for what we got. If you've had tapas, then it's like that, in individual dishes for you to share. Very very tasty! The waitress was really friendly although slightly difficult to understand and be understood. Highly recommend!

Very much enjoyed our dinner. We stopped in shortly before they closed and the staff did not blink…read morean eye - they served us as if we were the first customers of the day. Come to find out they were extremely busy that night. Food was fantastic - we tried several tapa's and they were all equally wonderful. The Grilled Halouimi was amazing - wish I could take it back to the states. We really got the sense that we were in their home being fed a home cooked meal. HIghly recommend!

2nd time in 2 weeks I have been here - this time with a small group. Having spoken to the excellent…read moreand friendly waitress on my last visit she said they do things such as Maqlubah (Arabic for upside down) for parties of at least 4/5. It is a dish with chicken or lamb, rice and vegetables which is all cooked in the one pot, and then tipped 'upside down'. We had the lamb maqlubah. It was £25 per head for 5 people and there was absolutely loads of food. You got starters included - a mix of hot and cold meze - yoghurt, tabuleh, houmous, falafel, lamb, sausage and bread. The centre piece though was the maqlubah - the lamb was falling off the bone, the rice well cooked and so we're the vegetables. We struggles to finish it. Highly recommended if with a group - must give them a day or two notice in advance to cook it.

Delicious food ! My friend and I split the foul, muhammara, the labneh and halloumi. The food came…read morerelatively quickly. Good value for the prices. Only downside was the tall waiter with curly hair doesn't seem to understand English well. He seemed to have trouble understanding our orders.