A great place to try some delicious Middle Eastern dishes such as lamb neck with rice and some…read moreexotic ones such as Pacha (lamb's head and feet). The service is fast and nice. The ambiance is middle eastern. Suitable for a gastronomic meal without alcohol. The only downside was them not accepting credit cards. When we wanted to pay, they told us they only accept cash. While there were stickers of major credit cards on their glass door and windows! We had to find an ATM to get some cash.

Trying Shisha for the 1st time with a friend. We sat on the outdoor patio & ordered the fruity…read moreflavour. Our server entertained us for a while, detailing his adventures of living in Egypt & the nightlife. Our shisha session lasted approx. 40 minutes. This was a nice end to a swell evening.

Cool shisha garden at the back but horrible shisha. Staff can't speak much English which sucks but…read morethe owners are really friendly. Food is OK - I question the freshness though as they don't have a spit however serve shawarmas. Nearest place to smoke shisha around this area though so.... yeah.

I haven't been here for years so will most likely do a trip here soon to update but I absolutely…read morelove this place. It's private with being in the back with two levels of seating. The staff are fantastic and they have an amazing bellydancer on a Wednesday. Shisha is great quality and well priced, plus really good food.

Absolutely delicious foul and the meze platter for takeaway. I was a bit surprised at the price…read morepoint for both but they're SO worth it. The foul arrived bubbling and steaming pot and the portion is substantial. Incredibly tasty with rich spices and herbs but not too spicy. Also, the dish comes with a huge serving of bread. And I mean HUGE. Like half my body size. The meze is a wonderful mix of dolma, hummus, babaganoush and tabbouleh. Again, a huge portion size. Sustained me for two dinners. Garlicky, creamy and just incredibly tasty.

I lived in the Middle East in Qatar for years and my favorite Middle Eastern food is Yemeni which…read moreI've had the opportunity to eat many times. Since we were passing through London, we figured that we would check out Queen of Sheba. We found the restaurant but the door was locked when we tried to open it. Some of the restaurant staff came to the door and asked if they could help us. They were surprised that we were trying to eat there! Haha. Once they knew that I lived in Qatar and my friend lived in Kuwait, it was smooth and they brought the food. We started off with the traditional maraq soup (made from lamb broth) that always starts off the meal. It was great. Then we got mandi meat (lamb with rice) and chicken ogda. The mandi meat was decent and the chicken ogda was good but needed to be in the black pots to keep it warm. We were happy to discover that they had fresh juice and we got lemon mint which was great. The bread was also good and they had a bread oven in the restaurant. We ended the meal with some karak tea (black tea with milk and sugar) and it was yummy. Overall, it was a pretty good experience but quite expensive (I guess this is London). More information about Yemeni food: http://www.bandaraden.com/about.php

I went here just yesterday 29th November after being recommended the place by another shisha lounge…read morethat closed earlier..All i can say is this is exceptional.. and to be honest although place is cosy etc its really the Staff that make it a great experience. They are genuine, friendly and want to help give you a good experience. Im lucky its not too far from me and I will be there again.

If you're gonna have shisha, I would recommend this place, mainly because of the cushioned seating…read morearrangement and the fact that it's small and cosy and has friendly staff with excellent service. They do a good assortment of really good food (meze) at reasonable prices, serve alcohol, and have a huge range of shisha flavours. The atmosphere was very relaxed and laid back. When I went there, we were some of the last remaining customers, but there was no leaving pressure! Nice decor too, dimly lit with lots of wooden sculptures.

This place has come a long way since when it first opened yet even since the time they started,…read moreexcellent customer service, good shisha and decent food should you be feeling peckish. It's also right behind the local high street and I'm now a regular here as it just can never go wrong! They've expanded the back area which is where the shisha is (man I love privacy) and it's a quaint décor plus pretty spacious. It does get crowded on weekends now which I'm not surprised since it's my fave spot. For what you pay and experience, it's well worth if you need to go somewhere for a fix and you're in the area.

The best place in the area for lebanese plates and sandwiches , wonderful shisha , plus a very…read morefriendly staff

We were meeting a friend and his wife here. It was a freezing night (especially for an American…read morevisiting Europe). Me and my friend finally reached this place after a 10 something walk from the metro station. Our friends were seated outside but it was pleasantly warm due to the heaters they had. We were starving so we decided on a fattoush salad and grilled chicken wings. They were good, nothing to write home about but nothing to complain about either. I tasted the mango and grape mint flavored hookahs and they were good too. I have had similarly good hookah in Virginia so it wasn't something special but was upto par at least. For anyone visiting London and missing middle-eastern cuisine, Edgeware Street is known as the 'Arab central' as there is a hookah cafe in every corner and various arab/turkish stores along the way. Come here if you miss kabobs and hookah!

This Restaurant is part of Maroush group, so it's assumed to be a very good quality place…read more I visited this place three (may be four) time and it is always in all these time a good quality food. Their Herrera soup is very good to start with, superb Basteela (with Chicken and nuts yummy), great tajeans and Cuos Cuos. They also have nice tea of course. The food will get 4/5 but it's not my favourite Moroccan food I had, that is for sure. The downside is the service of the place sometimes does not match the quality of food, I'm not saying it is so bad service, but not as good as the food. The place is not considered cheap to dine in. So that all sadly bring the overall rating of Sidi Maarouf to 3/5. And make the place an OK place.

For years now, this is my shisha spot on Edgware Road. Forget everything else around, the fact that…read morethis is a refurbished pub so alcohol is available as well as a private shisha area in the back, I'm a happy chappy! The staff have always looked after me (most obvs because I was like their weekly bringing a gang with me each time lol). Their food is lovely and shisha is BOOM. It's the only place where parting with my money is okay for the experience - considering how expensive one is in Central London. From Irn Bru to Skittles, they've got a crazy range of flavours and so expect this place to always be busy. The sooner you get here, the better. Oh and I went here for New Years since they held an event, I danced my socks off in the later hours at this but it was so packed, my granny self probably can't handle it anymore :D

Ever since my trip to Marrakech I have developed a new appreciation for a good tagine so having the…read morechance to visit this newly refurbished restaurant/ shisha bar was great. I went there on Saturday afternoon for dinner. We had the lamb and the kofta tagines, the kofta was amazing, the lamb was ok but felt a little bit under seasoned. As sides we got the dolma and the calamari. The dolmas melted in your mouth and were pretty good (served warm as they should be). The calamari was a bit harder to chew so as a Greek person I would rate it ok but nothing great. The side sauce the starters came with was great though. After the food we decided to try the cocktails. I had the Guilty which tasted like alcoholic dessert, so right up my street, and I also tried the fireman, good for whiskey drinkers bit not really my cup of tea. In terms of atmosphere I think the restaurant tries to be more posh than it is but the massive screens with the football on everywhere you look are incongruous with the atmosphere they are trying to create. There is also a semi- outside area for shisha which feels more Moroccan but it was full of football fans and smoke. In general I think it's good enough but maybe not as authentic as it could have been and it could do with a few more authentic Moroccan dishes in the menu.

This place felt truly like I was back home in kuwait. The food was just like you get in kuwait and…read morethe interior was designed like a Diwaniya complete with Sheikh's images and flags of Kuwait. They even made Arabic Tea and served shisha outdoors as well. Though shisha outdoors is probably coz of the Fire Safety Laws in The UK. The only thing that surprised me was they only take cash payments even if it's a large Bill. Nevertheless they were very kind and understanding and directed me to the nearest atm from which I paid them with

Food and shisha are really good. Service is perfect. Very friendly staff overseen by the owners Abu…read moreBader and Abu Ahmad. Try machboos and grills