Took a salad to take away. Was a bit discouraged by the long queue but it was going fast. I had the…read morecarotty kid salad. The ingredients were really fresh and I was feeling full after. The staff mixes the salads for you which is really convenient as I always spills food everywhere when I do it myself. The place is really clean and I would have take a seat upstairs as they have a nice view but didn't had the time unfortunately Will be back !

This place is cute, and very creative menu. However, their execution on menu items is just super…read moremediocre. My espresso was good, but my açaí bowl had zero fruit in it, and basically looked like soup. I've had hundreds of açaí bowls it's one of my favorite foods ever, and this place was just very underwhelming. My açaí bowl had zero fruit toppings, and felt like soup with rocks of ice in it. Super clumpy yet soupy just plain wrong. I left the whole thing. My husband ordered salmon toast and it has a little strip of salmon the size of half a pinky finger. I'm a chef myself and I know that minimal presentation is cute and key but this was just a sad toast. I love the menu and decor but please work on your execution of recipes

Absolutely loved Dishoom on my London trip. We got lucky as a party of 2 doing a walk in right…read morebefore 5pm on a weekday. We were seated at the shared table but only one other person was at this large table. The food here is phenomenal. We got the prawns, butter chicken, naan, and roti. The butter chicken was one of the best I've ever had. The prawns were spiced really well and the lemon added a nice sour flavor. The naan was also super soft. I was impressed by the service as well. They took the time to explain the menu to us. When the roti came out a bit cold, they brought us a new one and offered us a voucher to return. Really amazing people running this place. Will absolutely return when I'm in London again.

We always knew London has an amazing Indian food scene and had to visit Dishoom at Kensington to…read moresee for ourselves! We got the following: - Dishoom Margarita - Baba's Sesame Espresso Martini - Dishoom House Chaat: this was an explosion of flavour! Had the sweetness of the pomegranate but also sour from the yogurt and spicy! Definitely recommend this one as a starter. 9/10 - Chicken Ruby: Dishoom's take on traditional butter chicken. Very deep flavour on this and less spicy than the other items we ordered, if you are sensitive to spice you will like this one. 8/10 - Garlic Naan: our choice of vehicle for the chicken ruby! 8/10 - Nalli Nihari Biryani: This was the star of the show and is the chef's Kensington special - only at this location! It is a lamb biryani served in a puff pastry. The waiter (kudos to Rosario) can cut it open for you and is served with sauce, onion, and yogurt on the side. Serves 2, so make sure you come hungry! 9/10 - Dishoom Chocolate Pudding: This is served with a Kashmiri chili ice cream. Super delicious and very unique. I might entertain a chili oil ice cream in the future because of this. 7/10 This was our first night in London and we were not disappointed! Worth the hype!

Perfect lunch spot near the Natural History Museum, Kensington Gardens, Royal Albert Hall, Victoria…read more& Albert Museum! Highly recommend stopping in here for a fresh, nutritious, and reviving meal. As a tourist, this is exactly what I needed to eat after several days of junkier food. We ordered family style, sharing: - a grilled chicken platter that came with salad, rice, and some kind of delicious spinach based sauce - meat stuffed aubergine with couscous, a yogurt sauce, vegetables, and potato salad - cabbage, carrot, parsley salad - Greek salad - pita and hummus Everything was so good and felt so good to eat. The flavors and textures all complemented each other well. The stuffed aubergine was said to have tasted just like my husband's Armenian grandmother's home cooking. Owners were super lovely!

From the second we walked in, we felt like family. The food was delicious and the ambience and…read moreservice were excellent. It was near the end of the day, which meant that some items were not available. They offered great suggestions for us that we all enjoyed.

Visiting Paris from Dallas, we found great Mediterranean food at Ceru…read more The service was excellent and everyone was friendly. It was a fairly short walk from the Science Museum and our family enjoyed the experience. It is definitely worth a visit...

Concept is "tapas" so things are shareable sizes similar to dining in Spain. The Lamb Shoulder had…read morea decent flavor and sauce to it but the sweetness from the pomegranate really turned it off for my taste. More preference than anything. The rice was ordinary, nothing special IMHO. The Houmous Dip was excellent and could hold its own with many Mediterranean establishments. The pita was great as well. Probably a little overpriced for what you're getting but the outdoor vibe was nice. Service was hit or miss outside since they were slammed FWIW. Took a minute to get my order taken after being seated but alls well that ends well during a busy Friday night service! I would think this would be a fun place to go as a group.

My husband and I had a perfect lunch at Maggie Jones's Restaurant in Kensington a week or ago when…read morewe spent a few days in London. I couldn't adore this restaurant more. Maggie Jones's has a storied history. It opened in 1964 as Nan's Kitchen, but by the 1970s, it had become a favorite of Princess Margaret's. She and her husband Lord Snowdon would slip into the restaurant around 9:30pm, sit in a corner booth, and eat the chicken and artichoke pie. They renamed the restaurant Maggie Jones's as an homage to Princess Margaret (Maggie Jones was the name she used when we made a reservation). The restaurant was forced to closed in the summer of 2023, following an electric fire, but it reopened in November 2025. I don't know what it looked like before the fire, but the restaurant couldn't be more charming now! The restaurant is filled with kitschy farmhouse decor and tchotchkes. It's beautiful. It felt like a nana's country kitchen in the best possible way. The service was also great. We had a reservation, were welcomed just as we entered, and then taken such good care of throughout our meal. But the food really blew me away, too. They offer a set menu, which we were - sadly - not hungry enough for. But there was so much on the menu to choose from - we struggled! I ordered Maggie's fish pie with a green salad on the side. My husband ordered their rabbit and mustard casserole. Before these incredible dishes (everything was great - down to the green salad), they also brought us bread with great butter and a crudités platter with a creamy herb dressing. God, I wish we'd been hungry enough for dessert, because ... burnt cream? lemon sorbet? Stilton cheese and celery? bread and butter pudding? We enjoyed some wine (me) and beer (him) with our meal, too! I adored this meal. Maggie Jones's charmed me completely. I'd love to go back and try everything I couldn't on our first visit (Stilton mousse, onion soup, Maggie's onion tart, chicken and artichoke pie, cauliflower cheese for 2...?!) I can't wait to go back.

We had reservations for 4 of us for dinner at Maggie Jones. Our waiter was personable, friendly and…read morefunny. The food was fantastic! We all enjoyed our meal. I had the grilled salmon with mashed potatoes and avocado vinaigrette. It was so good. My friend had the Shepherd Pie and the couple we dined with both had the Roast Pork Belly and a Chocolate Pot for dessert. We also shared a side of green bean and ordered drinks. We sat upstairs, it was charming, comfortable and nicely set up. Highly recommend reservations.

Enjoyed Zaika very much for dinner this evening. All of the food was delicious and had tons of…read moreflavor.. the lamb was so tender and fall apart. Good spice levels all around.

Located in Kensington, this Indian restaurant is elegant and upscale. It has a large dining room…read moreand bar. The menu is creative and a bit intimidating, but the wait staff is patient and on hand to explain and make recommendations. The food was delicious and beautifully plated. The service was top notch.

We didn't know how well my picky three year old eater would enjoy this. But he LOVED it. He was…read moreeating foods he has never tried before just because it was fun and different. The food and drinks were next level and the service was awesome. You get extra food of anything you like too which is a nice perk. Then you can head to science or history museum right after as they are right there. Great spot.

After reading such great reviews about this place I was left feeling a bit disappointed. This is a…read morebasement level restaurant that has a cosy cafe/brasserie feel to it. We arrived at around 7 pm and there were still big tables of kids having afternoon tea and so it was a bit loud and a different energy to what we were expecting. We asked to move table to somewhere a little more quiet. Drinks took a while to arrive and service was generally quite disappointing. We asked for ice for our water a couple of times and no one ever came to bring any. It's a bit like we were forgotten about. Cocktails were decent but not remarkable. The food was good - squid ink risotto with cuttle fish. Needed additional seasoning but was happy to do that myself and had to ask for Parmesan cheese. While the food was good, it was not good enough to merit a return visit. Prices are fair but service charge is automatically added and I don't think they earned it this time around. In all, an average evening.

Food was GAS. They gave us fat portions, pancakes had like 5 pieces. Eggs in hell were so good, one…read moreof the best i've had. Eggs Benedict was so good, the poached eggs were literally perfectly cooked. The service was great, they were so nice and accommodating and funny. I love the style of the restaurant too. So worth it.

My parents live in W8 and we're all huge fish & chips fans. The way London (esp. KHS) changes,…read moreit's hard to retain a fave F&C place (with closures & such). So when we visited in 2024, the parental units said "We found our fave F&C place, Balans." So me & the boy went one night for dinner. About have full and we were seated right away & a server was with us in a few minutes, his name was David. Wow, what a fantastic person! He was charming, around when needed and I feel I cannot say enough good things about him. Onto the meal, I had the F&C (ofc) and the boy had the roast chicken. The PU's were not wrong, literally the best F&C I have had in a very long time! The alcohol prices were better than the local pubs & the ambiance here is out of this world, just beautiful! Do yourself a favor & eat here.

Absolutely loved this restaurant. The food was outstanding, and the customer service was amazing as…read morewell.! I got the mixed grill and I will definitely be coming back to try other items on the menu

If you're in the london area this is a must try. I have walked by this place many times and decided…read moreto drop in. Right when you walk in, the vibes of the restaurant is inviting and decor beautiful. I started off with a passion fruit martini and ordered the chicken wings. Since the cuisine is Lebanese, the wings garlic and thyme. delicious and perfectly cooked. I then ordered the salad and garlic pita bread. Salad was okay by the garlic pita was big and delicious. I could have eaten two. While I was enjoying my food I over heard an individual raving about the lamb kebabs and chicken. Had to try those of course. Amazing! If you're in the area must try.

I really liked the cocktails, I ordered The Americans and my wife had the Foragers Martini which…read morewas very good, a strong natural berry flavor. The food was also good, I had the curry which I very much enjoyed. My wife had the lasagna which I didn't try, but she liked. The staff was genuinely nice, and seemed to want us to be happy with our service, experience and food. We sat at the bar, and had the best, most responsive bar service ever. Sound levels were good, could hold a conversation, the music wasn't overwhelming. The only thing I don't like is something common with vegan restaurants, and that is having meat substitutes, instead of only having uniquely created vegan meals. There were more than a few vegan first dishes, but I could do with more of those and fewer of the substitute dishes.

Great experience. We tried to enter without a reservation in the evening, and they couldn't…read moreaccommodate us. We learned about their general reservation policy. Came back the next day for breakfast, which generally doesn't require a reservation. The food was good. Pretty quiet atmosphere. No complaints. It's a good place for a simple vegan meal and conversation. They take all forms of credit cards, so no issues there. Basically, I would recommend it especially if you're on a vegan style diet.