Whoaaa!! VIP experience! If you are looking for a shisha lounge or some amazing Indian food, this…read moreis the place for you. It is truly authentic experience. Everything we had on the menu was so good. The mixed meat dish was a must! The chicken wings and kabobs were tandoori flavoured with the right level of spiciness. The Kari had the right balance of sweetness and spicy. All portions were huge! I would recommend anyone looking to have amazing food and/or a great shisha experience!

Amazing food, ambiance and service. Looking forward to returning next time I am in London.read more

Nice spot. Relaxing good spot to enjoy good hookah/shisha/nargile The staff was attentiveread more

This really is a hidden gem…read more Just away from the hustle of bustle from the main at Clapham Common it this lovely Lebenese Restaurant and bar. A friend found this restaurant while looking for a restaurant that would take the Taste Card. In the end we took advantage of their mid-week deals of 2 courses for £9.95 - bargain. The food was simple, fresh and generous. I had a Halloumi starter which was perfectly grilled and not too squeeky at all and an Okra and rice main. All were very tasty, very generous and came with a fresh side salad. The menu is very good for vegetarians and has an extensive drinks list. More impressivly, alongside it's really reasonably priced cocktail list was a great selection of non-alcoholic drinks (not just a can of diet coke for me) We had fantastic service from a very freindly guy in a blue jumper and our waitress, who pre-empted our desire for extra chilli and garlic sauce. Overall I was very plesantly surprised. I normally dislike restaurants that play popular music and have a version of MTV showing on all walls, but the music wasn't soo loud it drowned out the conversation. There's plenty of room inside and outside. With Shisha and outdoor heaters as well as a clean and sleek decore, I can see this place ticking all the boxes for a good night out with drinks too. So if you're in the area and fancy some fresh grub and a bit of Shisha - take a turn off the main road for a real solid establishment.

Terrible place. Staff members are not only vulgar, but they are very rude and unwelcoming. You…read morewould think being from the same culture they would treat you at least with a bit of education and friendliness. However, it was all the opposite. It also looks nothing like the pictures on TripAdvisor. It is unhygienic and the staff prepares food without gloves. Terrible and a waste of time.

I love shisha, and when I was looking for the best lounge to go to in central London, the place…read morethat stood out was here. They have the best flavors from all over the world. My favorite was Star-buzz from USA. They are also one of the first places to champion the indoor shisha pipe. Defiantly one to try!!

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 is one of my fav Pizza express! there are so many but…read morethis one is a bit posh! lovely layout it doesnt get too noisy as tables are not packed to gether like some pizza express places. and i found the service very good! i have been here many times and not had any problems(sending food back, mixing orders, prices wrong) which i tend to find complaining more common with big chains! infact im going there for dinner tonight

Southgate Pizza Express has to be one of the best I keep frequenting in London! The restaurant is…read moremassive and never over full so it makes for a nice atmosphere with room to breathe. It is also perfect for big parties due to the size. The service here is great and the waiters are very attentive. Pizza Express is always a favorite but this one is the best by far.

This place must be one of London's best-hidden gems. It's in the middle of an industrial estate in…read morethe wastelands of North Acton (about 2 minutes walk from North Acton tube), but well worth a pilgrimage. Actually, it's not so strange to find it on this industrial estate: most of the businesses nearby seem to be Lebanese: bakers, falafel and mezze manufacturers. Presumably this unassuming café (with its own huge bread oven) serves the pick of the bunch from these surrounding businesses. There's an extensive menu, featuring all manner of kebabs, wraps, mezze, Lebanese pizzas, fatoush etc. Prices are a little expensive in kebab shop terms (from around £3 for a wrap to £6 for a full meal) but the freshness and quality of the food is worth more than this small premium. Layout is pretty basic: there's a tented outside area (where you can smoke a hookah) or solid canteen-like long tables inside. Service is similarly basic. But here, it's all about the food!

I'm genuinely impressed…read more Stuck in a small non-descript side road in the light industrial waste-lands of Park Royal, this is not a place you would go out of your way too visit, but that would be your loss,believe me The north African nosh here is fresh and really tasty, amongst the best of its type I've tried. Not dirt cheap, but the quality of the food more than justifies than slighty pricier than average cost. The surroundings ain't much too look at but the food is top notch, seriously.

Kapara is by far the cutest place I have been to in London. The food is truly magnificent,…read morespecifically the salmon tartar. The staff is so welcoming and adds to the amazing experience. The scenery is BEAUTIFUL and everything about this place is a 10/10. If you ever find yourself in London SOHO you must come to kapara.

The BEST experience we had in London. The food was delicious, drinks were some of the best we've…read moreever had, and the service and ambiance were impeccable. We got: Spiced Maple Nuts Date & Miso Aubergine Carrot Hummus Smoked Pink Fir Potatoes Sticky Golden Chicken Ribs & Rice Aubergine Roulade Cauliflower Crumble Everything was 10/10. I cannot pick a favorite dish. To drink, I got the Plum Darling and everyone tried and loved it and we ended up ordering like 5 more. We also loved the Smoked Blackberry and their spiked Gazoz drinks. The host, server, and manager were all so attentive. The three of them did so much and attended to us constantly, including making nice conversation with us. The best restaurant and I can't wait to be back when we come back to London.

While cockapoos sniff each others' bums, the Chiswick Set gossip. "I heard The Silver Birch is…read moregetting a star". "Oh it's already got one hasn't it?". "Pisses all over La Tromp darling". Chiswick is bursting with good places to eat but if you're a star gazer, there's only one to follow and it leads you to La Trompette where you'll eat refined French food in soft elegance. The Silver Birch feels less elegant as you walk in. It's much smaller. They've done nice things in there but it doesn't quite manage to transport me somewhere else once inside. Luckily, the food does that instead. Pretty as a picture each plate that arrives and wonderfully considered flavours every step of the way. My starter of Mevagissey Mackerel (answers on a postcard please), Porthilly Oyster, Pickled Turnip and Dill looked like a beautifully hand pained Wedgwood plate with no food on it at all. Mackerel doesn't lend itself to subtlety though and congratulations to chef Nathan Cornwell for a producing one with a properly burnished skin. If ever a fish was made to be burned around the edges, this is the one and the pieces duly complied. The skin was glazed and crunchy and protected the soft flesh underneath. The surrounding pickles and sauces set the mackerel off perfectly. Devon Crab with Pickled Apple, Sourdough Crumpets and Caviar, another work of art. If it had a pin I would've worn it as a brooch. The caviar sat in a lily pad of pickle with beads of unctuousness dotted around it. This floated on a foam bisque which hid soft crab. The crumpets gave this delicate dish substance. Superb. None of this came as a surprise as we had already amused our mouths with the morsels they delivered soon after we were seated. So often these bits feel chucked in for the sake of being seen as fine dining. Often they are old and tired. These zinged off the plate and in our mouths. The bread that followed continued in the same vein. Bacon bread was soft and smokey. The choice of butters felt not like overkill but like maximising our enjoyment. Poached Newlyn cod with Brassicas and smoked Roe Sauce was a lesson in simplicity. A perfectly cut and presented mealy white piece of cod with a stark and dark fried Cavolo Nero leaf to cover its head and a creamy, oily sauce for satisfaction. Squab pigeon delivered more of the same beauty with its plum and organic beetroot. Puddings weren't an afterthought. Chocolate and cherry with a milk sorbet, rich and wicked. Berries with 'meadow sweet', Granola and Meringue felt light, airy, natural, good and bad for you in equal measure. I could go on but the word count is giving me dagger eyes. Suffice to say this is cooking of the highest standard from Nathan Cornwell. The name deserves a second mention here. A quick squizz reveals he has worked at a host of great places and all his experience is being brought to bear in leafy West London. He certainly believes we eat with our eyes before our mouths and he engages both brilliantly. And yet the whole experience at The Silver Birch doesn't quite add up to something greater than the sum of its parts. Service is attentive but we detect nerves. Perhaps they think we're from Michelin. The site is small and has been designed to be warm and comfy with lots of natural wood. The colours all work but it does feel beige. And that's because a lot of it is. Is the pursuit of the twinkle twinkle shackling them we wonder? A happy accident here or there would certainly be welcome. Prices (my five course set menu was £97 including supplements) felt more than reasonable for such loveliness. We whisper our delight at the food and we leave happy to have eaten so well. But The Silver Birch does lack a bit of dazzle dazzle aside from the good stuff on the plate. Too small to be sumptuous but too buttoned up charm the pants off you. It feels a little restrained. If a star is incoming like the streets are saying, maybe it might relax relax them enough to turn up the music a little.

My local friends treated me to a leisurely lunch here. The resturant frontage, entrance and…read moreinterior are all fairly understated. It has a comfy and light vibe rather than a setting for grand fancy gourmet experience. The menu is simple and I'd say doesn't fully prepare you for what's to come! Allow yourself plenty of time to be surprised by the delicious, delicate flavors of multiple "amuse bouche" between main courses, each innovative in their own way. The food was cooked to the highest standard and the service was very attentive and helpful too. This is a place to be savoured and not hurried...The final bill was expensive but reflected the quality of the experience.