A large wrap crammed with tasty falafel and salad for £3.50 is great value in my opinion and they…read moreseriously put the express into their name - v impressive. The filling involves red cabbage, potatoes and delicious cucumbery salad, I really liked it. Only snag is the wrap smelled like sick. Didn't notice so much while I was eating it (because I was really enjoying how delicious it was) but did afterwards when threw packaging in bin and a colleague noticed too so it's not just in my head. Unfortunate.

Fresh, tasty, convenient, cheap, quick...yes thanks!…read more I got the lunchtime xpress salad box for £4.50. This is absolutely massive and you're unlikely to finish it in one sitting I'd say! It comes with a range of really delicious salads (the carrot one was the standout for me), 4 falafels, a pot of houmous, small bit of feta and a thin pitta type wrap. I'm happy to report my wrap didn't smell of vomit unlike poor Natalie's, yikes! I enjoyed all of my salad box and was also highly impressed that the juices from the salad box didn't leak at all when I, optimistically, put it in my bag to take home! The rest if it still tasted really good when I ate it at home later. I also got a Passionista smoothie which was supposed to have mango, passion fruit and pineapple but I could only taste apple juice really. To the point I think they might have got my order wrong but it was tasty so I just drank it.

Falafel is a classic case of not judging a book by its cover i.e. you might not even contemplate…read moreentering this eat in/ take out place if you'd never heard of it. It was recommended to me by a vegetarian friend, who knows I'm Jewish and assumed I'd love it. So, inside and out its not exactly thrilling stuff in here but then again Falafel doesn't need to be: the food totally makes up for the lack of quality elsewhere. And thats what you come for. Yummy wraps, tons of hummus, salads, falafel obviously. The service is fine and the prices are low - a couple of pounds, which is less than you'd pay for some bland supermarket copy. A great alternative to the curries and kebabs which neighbour this tasty joint.

Just to say that I lunched again here on a falafel with mixed mezze plate (see photos) and…read morestandards are still high on all fronts - falafel, bread and mezze. A return visit is also in order as the boss here has explained that another vegetarian option is 'sauce' with rice. Basically, they make a different vegetable stew fresh every day - green beans, tomatoes, okra and so on - which can be had as is as a vegetarian dish or served as a sauce over a non-vegetarian dish. And the price for the sauce and rice is £3.50 or something - win!

Atlas Shawarma secures a firm place in my heart for serving some of the best vegetarian food in…read moreManchester for the least amount of money! Find Atlas by looking for the short queue snaking out the door onto Wilmslow Road just before Claremont Road, opposite the renowned Jaffa. Atlas is a takeaway with premises just three metres wide and three stools to perch on by a side-counter. However, this is a very serious food business focused on doing just a few things well - fresh tandoor naan, kebabs and falafel (see photos for the menu). I can't speak for the kebabs, but talking to the Arabs in the queue, there were a lot of not just customers but *big* fans of this place! As cooked to order, the falafels take a little longer to serve but you can be served and out in 5 minutes from the time you order. Broadly speaking, I've found two very different types of falafel in Manchester - the stolid 'staple food' type (which need dips to be palatable) served at places such as Jaffa and Caspian; and the lush, green, melting type typified by Rusholme's eponymous Falafel café - Atlas's are of the Falfel-type! Fascinated, I watched through to the back of the kitchen as the custom falafel-making tool* dipped five times from the chickpea-and-fresh-herb mixture to the fryer. Once cooked, your falafel arrive on a naan bread which has just emerged from the tandoor for you to chose your salad, yoghurt and mayonnaise - I skip the onion and mayonnaise but the rest of it is good, with the tomatoes very juicy. Thing is, with food so clearly cooked to order, I feel it a huge sin to do other than perch on a stool and devour immediately! Such warm, clean, nutritious, juicy goodness! Lastly, at a modest £2 for a falafel wrap and 50p more for a kebab, you only need to be a little convinced by my review to checkout Atlas. Atlas also sells tandoor naan at 4 for £1. In a nice touch, neighbouring Marmara Grill allows sit-in customers to enjoy Atlas breads with their (Marmara) food. So many businesses are named after legends, but how many businesses are actually legendary? Watch Atlas's tandoor specialist at work (making breads in a spotless white dress shirt!), and you can see some of the commitment to hard work that the demi-god Atlas must have had as he accepted his punishment of supporting the weight of the Earth on his shoulders. Feel inspired to go forth into the world with similar integrity. *This is a small metal tool in the shape of a hemisphere on a stick, which seems to operate along the lines of an ice cream scoop.

Er, YUM. William G…read moresaid it all far better than I could, but what a find. I took myself here for birthday lunch thinking, 'Really? Could they be selling falafel sandwiches for a mere two quid? I'm not so sure...' And lo and behold, balls of fresh dough were being placed in the oven, nuggets of fresh falafel were crisping to order in the fryer, and the sign above the counter in this tiny joint read that indeed, they were £2. And it is absolutely four naan breads for a single pound. As you're whizzing by on the bus you might not even notice this place exists, but if you look carefully you're likely to see a queue snaking out of it - as there was when I pointed it out to my boyfriend upon travelling by recently. He noticed the crowd and took it as a good sign, and believe me it is. Gem! It's no frills, no neon, just a simple small Middle Eastern delight serving authentic snacks. I hopped straight back on a bus to the short trip to my house and enjoyed my falafel at home, and it was indeed good. Hot, fresh and made with great ingredients, including oven fresh bread... Between this and Falafel I'm now spoiled for choice for my favourite lunch dependent upon which end of the Curry Mile I'm at. Atlas is closer to my house, Falafel nearer Oxford Road. What more could one ask?

I've gotta say that I'm pretty pleased I used my trusty Yelp app to find this place, in fact it's…read morebeen on my radar for a while thanks to reading some great reviews from fellow Yelpers - but as I arrived in Rusholme and whacked out my app, it was handy to stand outside and have another good read of reviews which cemented my decision to go in! Basically this place does amazing Middle Eastern/Lebanese cuisine and on this occasion with it being Friday lunch time, I popped in just as they were doing their all you can eat buffet. For £11.95 I tucked into some amazing kofta, breads, dips, salad, wings - wow, so much great food just check out my snaps - plus there was lovely cake and pudding included to follow. The food was wonderful and tasty - really nice! To round off I bought an Arabic cardamom tea which was fantastic - really nice and complimented the meal well. It was nice to go somewhere not on my normal radar, I'll be back!

In the heart of where else but Manchester's curry mile will you find..... wait for it... BEIRUT!?…read moreYes that is indeed right. Nope its not a randomly named curry house, Beirut serves food deliciouso Lebanese-o! For those not in the know, Manchester's curry mile has seen a mini Middle eastern revolution of its own. The Mile of curry is now equipped with a plethora of Shisha bars as well as restaurants such as Beirut. In honestly of alls, my first impression of the place was not great. The capital could be described as chaotic from the kids running around whilst parents going to town on their meat feasts to the directionless type waiting staff, more laid back than the kobedas on show. First impressions however don't last and I'm here to announce that the food thankfully did make a lasting impression. I'd personally recommend the mixed grill, even if I struggled to get through half of it. Don't be put off by the cover, its the contents of the book that count. If Beirut was a book, I would highly recommend it, it was a great read.

Overall, the impression from food was very good one! It was served fairly quickly, was flavoursome…read moreand tasty. Price range is 6-12 pounds, and dishes are enormous, so it is impossible to leave the place hungry. What I didn't like was the service - our party of 12 people received a one (!) jug of water and 7 glasses. When I asked the waiter for more glasses and water, they brought a couple of more jugs but still no glasses. Presumably, they assumed we were supposed to fight over them.

I love Lebanese food so I was excited to hear there was a new Lebanese street food place in town…read more Buttttt I was very disappointed. The servers were nice yes, but the food was far from what I expected. I had the lamb shawarma, and while yes I realize it was only £3.50, any hole in the wall on the curry mile would have a better and bigger shawarma for the same price. It was very thin resembling more of a wrap with scant filling. I did eat the whole thing so it wasn't bad, but then I looked down and saw my little basket/plate. It was filled with oil. I tilted the basket in different directions playing with the puddle of oil running from side to side at the bottom of the basket (I posted a video of this). Then I saw my hands covered in oil and was immediately terrified knowing that I was going to wake up with puberty like acne on my face as a result of eating this shawarma. The garlic sauce was ok but then the hot sauce was definitely not spicy (less than Frank's red hot or tapatio). As someone who swears by her hot sauce, not having adequate hot sauce lost major points. Although the ambiance is nice and the servers are friendly, I am disappointed bc this place promotes itself as a trendy and lovingly crafted restaurant with authentic tastes of Lebanon, but with the copious amounts of oil, if I wanted greasy take away quality, I would choose the hole in the wall on the curry mile any day.

I tried Pita Pit for the first time this week and I was very impressed by the range of food that…read moreyou can order here. Working in a 'Subway style' for serving the food, the staff are helpful when it's your first time and the guy on the till explained how it all worked and what I had to do. I opted for a large, white pita with grilled halloumi and lots of hummus and salad. Wrapped up at the end and taken away it was a quick, cheap and tasty lunch. And with so many different variations you can have, I'll be back to try them all.

I popped into this new branch on Deansgate with about 4 minutes to spare between meets! And why -…read morewell I knew it was going to be super quick , fairly tasty and all the ingredients would be fresh. The bottom line is that it's basically like subway but replacing the bread for a pita. There's also a fair amount of ingredients to go in each wrap but nothing has a taste of blowing you away. Even though it was very quiet the servers all seemed a little laboured in their enjoyment of service but overall not a bad experience. Serves a purpose but not somewhere I'm rushing to get back to.

I was looking for an American style brunch place (wanted fried chicken and waffles) and came across…read moreHome Sweet (although they didn't have C&W). I got their chicken tenders dish that came with fries, gravy, and slaw. It also came with a barbecue (I think it was barbecue) sauce. I was genuinely surprised as most brunch places I've been to never really serve any of their meals with sides (it's usually extra) so to have slaw and fries with this meal reminded me of how the food is back in America. The service was quick and after ordering, my food came soon after. I enjoyed the gravy more than the barbecue sauce. It had a bit of a sweet taste to it which works well with the chicken (I did find it a bit salty). The portion size was good for the price. I'm not too much of a fan of sweet things but I saw that they had pancakes and would try that next time I check this place out!

Soo good coffee with amazing taste. Happy with service with amazing place. highly recommended place.read more

Sure, it's a faceless franchise, but It;s decent-enough falafel. It's £2.50/£3.50. It's better…read morequality than the food available in the hospital. Not exactly much competition for decent food for lunch in the area, so thank you GF!

Tiny green room but decent falafel (crispy and fresh) for a very good price . Also great juice…read moremixes and smoothies. The falafel wrap comes with a lot of salads, including batata harrara (spicy potatoes), aubergine and top parsley. You can get for a generous wrap and juice for around £5!