I didn't research The Barbary prior to my arrival. I had heard third hand that the food was a must…read moretry. I was surprised to see only bar seating situated around the kitchen. If you don't like the smell of meat grilling and it getting into your clothes and hair, this isn't the place from you. Everyone here is very helpful and the vibe of the restaurant and staff is lively and upbeat. Everything here is served tapas style, so feel free to share or not. The food is pretty great and worth a visit or two, because I didn't have enough stomach room to try every single dish. We ordered naan, labneh, za'aluk, artichoke, oyster mushroom, cauliflower, and finally lamb. You can watch and smell everything that's being made and it's all tasty. The dishes are so flavorful and fresh - I know these are generalizations, but dining here is worth it.

Food was amazing, and really wanted to give this place a better rating. Naan was superb, dips we're…read moretasty, lamb chops were cooked perfectly as well. Three issues though: - the octopus was overcooked and quite chewy. Flavor was great though - my wife found a hair in the dessert. Really big flag - dinner for two was 160+ pounds. Very expensive, and didn't give us the dessert free after basically eating their staffs hair

In all our world travels, this was one of the best falafels we've had. We strongly recommend the…read morewrap, made with fresh bread and falafel. Don't forget the eggplant (aubergines as they call them) as it makes the wrap exceptional. Definitely a must try here in the Berwick Market

There are lots of samey food stands on Berwick Street during weekday lunchtimes, serving…read more(something) in a wrap with salad. Mexican, Moroccan, and, in this case, falafel. Of those I have sampled however, Jerusalem Falafel was the runaway winner. An enormous wrap (a good foot long) with 3 large falafel inside, as much salad as you think you could eat, and the usual sauces - for a fiver! You can upgrade for another pound and get a couple more falafel pieces, but you probably don't need to; this is one filling lunch. The only thing stopping a 5-star review is the mess up in the ordering; I asked for the large, was charged for the large, but didn't notice that they only put the 3 pieces in my wrap until I got back to the office to eat. However, I didn't feel ripped off, as I said this was great value even at the extra pound. There isn't exactly a choice in what you get, besides the salad and sauce, but what they give you is top notch. I will be back to see if the quality is consistent, as this may become my new favourite cheap lunch spot in Soho...

Nice restaurant inside actually was surprised. The food was very good and very reasonable. Got the…read moresampler for 1 $15 and a fatoush salad. The pita was fresh and homemade. Service was strange had 2 servers which got a little confusing.

It was a nice catch up with the friends was a bit hard to find but great food maybe that wasn't the…read morelast time

We were looking to grab a quick meal before our show started and popped into this restaurant…read more Overall we were quite pleased. We started with cocktails. My Old Fashioned tasted great with the Greek honey. The lemon gin drink was OK. Our large Greek salad was excellent. Too often they are made with too much lettuce. Here, there was no lettuce, just lots of veggies, feta cheese, olives, etc. nicely done! Our lamb and halloumi skewers were tasty though could've been a bit larger serving wise. Finally, our flat bread (pita) and hummus were good though perhaps slightly overpriced. Service was very good, the restaurant was clean and fairly comfortable. Two thumbs up!

We dropped by for dinner on a Sunday evening and I wish I hadn't. This place is sketchy Greek at…read morebest: the spanakopita was fried and called spinach tiropitakia which was weird; the service was atrocious and had tons of mistakes; the hummus was bland: the tzatziki was running and unseasoned; the Greek salad came not tossed with olive oil or any type of dressing. I'll give the wine list some credit, but overall I wish we didn't come by. Disappointing and touristy.

Solid koshari, just wanted it to be more spicy and with beef liver (which they don't have)-- there…read moreisn't a lot of seating inside, but I really liked the decor and the general storefront, it's cheery yellow and welcoming. Fast service, it's order-at-counter type. I do prefer the koshari from Koshari Zooba in Port Moody, Canada (I know, I know, it's literally across the world-- even further from Egypt than the UK). It's just more homey there and they have beef liver!

Great spot for an affordable, healthy bite. It's a small restaurant, but there are several seats…read moreavailable. We've always had a positive experience with helpful staff.

The best vibes with delicious food! We stopped in here and had hummus, battata harra sandwich,…read morefalafel sandwich, and chai and all were so delicious! The staff is so inviting and welcoming and really makes you feel like family. The Arabic music playing was a list of bangers - so much so that people started to get up and dance! The owner joined in and made it a point to go to each table and personally ask about them. We had some baklava compliments of the house as well :) overall highly recommend and can't wait to come back!

A decent Mediterranean place. Probably the best thing about this place is its convenient location…read more The service is fine. The seats are basic. And I could smell the smoke coming from the few outside seats just outside the doors. (Read; smoking seats) The food was ok. The mezze selection was great. The rice and moussaka were both meh. Rice wasn't seasoned much; I expected it would be cooked with some kind of stock. Similar story for the moussaka. It was under-salted and didn't have much taste. I ta basically the taste of tinned tomato.

Spent a week in London renewing my visa and sampled some of the local fare. My wife and I miss food…read moreLebanese food from Sydney and we had a sneaking suspicion that London would have something good. Weren't let down. This place was as good as I have ever had. Couldn't recommend it more. Chicken Mezze plate was very good, tender and juicy but not under cooked, good variance in type of chicken as well. Falafel could have been the best I have ever had. Can always tell the quality of it by the dryness and chick pea to herb ratio. Fantastic. Garlic potatoes - very good with peppers. Cold Mezze- excellent but would have wanted more tabouleh if possible but you can't have everything. Hummus Babaganoush and Labneh all top draw. With a good glass of red the whole thing came to less than 80 pounds. Unreal. Service was ace not a thing to complain about. What a place. Price 5/5 Service 5/5 (if you are looking for a reservation and online says it's booked, just call and they will sort you out) Food 5/5 Ambiance 5/5 Can't miss with this one.

Really enjoyed the food and being downtown London, it was truly a fun experience. I got the grilled…read morechicken burger and it was flavorful, loads of mayo and I ate every bite. The service was okay except for our server lady, she seemed a bit rude. The other severs were all pretty good. The atmosphere is very very pretty. Especially inside! We sat outside because it was a perfect late September afternoon to enjoy the decent weather. And listen to the side shows going on around the courtyard across the way.

Food was just the definition of awesome and delicious the service was so nice as I was immediately…read morenoticed and got my order taken instantly. Its busy location makes it an awesome to hang out. They even gave a free falafel!

"At the age of 29 years old I had a vision, maybe the only thing that will give gramps peace of…read moremind, is that I keep the falafel coming...Pilpel was born." I like this quote and to me it really encompasses what this place is all about: a great falafel experience! In fact, Israeli store owner Uri Dinay, who opened the store in honor of his grand father, has done a fantastic job with this (second) store in London. I have been here now twice and both times I really loved it. First time around I had the pita bread stuffed to the brim with delicious falafels, tabouleh, chickpeas and other goodies. The second time around I went for the salad box filled with all the same stuff, just with the pita bread on the side. Both were delicious: I'd recommend the former one for the smaller appetite and the latter one for the bigger appetite. In any case, try to come early, as the lunch crowd can be quite ferocious!

Great service and wonderful food! It's tough to find affordable food in London, but this place was…read moregreat. The man serving us was lovely and managed to make good incredibly quickly for our large group. I would recommend going by and trying it out!

Fast and decent falafel wraps - Lebanese (traditional) and morocco wraps. Next time will try…read moreTabbouleh salad

Apart from the fantastic location, there are no other positives…read more Overpriced. Food - poor. There are way better Persian restaurants in London. We had the lamb and herbs stew, royalty grill and a vegetarian grill. Every dish had the same sides ('exotic' greens, same three different rice). The stew had definitely been prepared beforehand and just heated up prior to serving (and it was a small portion for the price). Unless you're desperate I would not recommend this place.

We were very impressed with this lovely little Persian restaurant on Garrick Street. We started…read morewith their humus with Felafel with an order of Lavash. It was really fabulous. The humus was served with a sprinkling of cinnamon, which really added to its flavor and their Lavash was warm and tasted very fresh. We shared two additional dishes: a chicken stew with apricots and roasted salmon. Both were tasty but I'd highly recommend the chicken dish. The combination of the flavors and the sauce was so tasty that I added it to my salmon too. The service was excellent and their prices were reasonable.