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

Came in for brunch on our first full morning in London! To our surprise, we were the only ones in…read morethere at 11:30am... we suppose brunch culture is probably very different in the states, but we were excited nonetheless. We booked a table for the margarita power hour (and a half)... and let me tell you, these little margaritas packed a PUNCH! I am not sure what was in them or if they were just so easy to drink and we slurped them down quickly, but a glass and a half in, we were all feeling it. The food itself was really good, too. Between the three of us, we ordered two good morning meet kebabs, one good morning veggie kebab, a side of fries, and add-on halloumi. It was a lot of food and we could've easily scaled down a bit, but we really liked each dish. Highly recommend. Not sure if this place will pickup popularity, so make a reservation on their website just in case!

Beautiful space that's buzzy yet intimate and welcoming. Friendly service that makes you feel cared…read morefor but not rushed. The food is good. But the dessert is great. I'd come back for the cheesecake.

Great experience at Honey & Co in London. Food was inventive and fun. Portions a little small…read more Service was solid. I had the lamb & eggplant main course and our table got the large sampler which was a great way to try their whole starter offerings. Good times!

Amazing experience sitting at the chef's table. Incredibly attentive and kind staff, and the food…read morewas delicious. I'll definitely be back during my next trip to London.

I wanted this to be really good and it was good, but not great. It was just missing the extra oomph…read moreyou want from a tasting menu. The tuna carpaccio, octopus and ox cheeks were all very good, but about what you would expect for a tasting menu. They didn't exactly jump out. The creamy polenta and braised cabbage were actually surprising and quite good. The braised cabbage in particular was a surprise. I got a dirty martini with a pepper howling for a dry drink and I wasn't impressed. I probably should have ordered something else, but all the other cocktails sounded sweet.

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.

Good food! This small family run restaurant is a great…read moreoption for dinner in Islington! The food is delicious and has a lovely home-made quality about it. Come early or make a booking!!

Affordable and tasty - a great place for a lunch break…read more It may look like a takeaway place but you can actually sit down and eat. As you walk in, you only see one communal table, but there is more tables upstairs. The menu is very straightforward. Four veggie options and four meat/ fish ones. You get a side of rice with your main. That's all. We had a aubergine dish, a daal and a fish stew. Aubergine was a bit bland, but everything else was good.

This was one of our favorite meals in London! Hubby needed "something different" and this fit the…read morebill nicely. Here's what we ordered and enjoyed most: Thyme kellaj: crisp, filled with delish zaatar, perfect for me Hummus: creamy dream, perfectly balanced Labneh: thick, creamy, dreamy. Chicken Fallouj: huge portion. Perfectly cooked, no dryness and full of flavor. Went very well with the labneh. Falafel: crispy, BIG, but not as big on the flavor as I was expecting. Did like that it came with a tahini sauce and pickled turnips which cut the heaviness. Actually wouldn't get again because the other items filled me right up. The only "miss" of the meal for me. Passion fruit martini is a MUST get for you fruity drink people. Really tasted like passion fruit. The old fashioned is a miss for my husband -- he couldn't explain why but he just wasn't into it. Please note that this restaurant is in a smaller space so you probably would need a reservation on weekends.

Lovely cozy restaurant off the beaten (tourist) path. Came here with a friend for dinner and we…read moreordered quite a delicious assortment of small plates: tabbouleh with pomegranate, kellaj (bread stuffed with halloumi), foul moudammas, kebbeh, baba ganoush and rice with vermicelli. The beans (foul) were my favorite. The baba ganoush lacked the smoky flavor that I usually love about it. But everything else was tasty and hit the spot after a day of playing tourist in London. Service was swift and nice. I would certainly come back again.

Ok, this is my second Hummus Brosnom and it was pretty damn good. Rather than a bowl, I opted for a…read morewrap this time and I think this is where I'll stay! I had the chicken wrap with extra guacamole and all the trimmings. The bread wrap taste fresh and fluffy and the chicken has a great flavour to it. I enjoyed every bite and having not eaten before hand (it was 1pm), you can imagine how well it went down. I also gave their sweet potato falafel a try. I now prefer sweet potato falafel. Delicious, with a slight kick and just not as dry as normal falafel. Yum. This is a great addition to Exmouth Market and a must stop lunch spot.

Sorry, but I'm not sorry for dropping this 1-star review…read more I checked the opening hours (Sunday) -- BOTH on Yelp and on the website. I've visited this location before and was looking to grab a late-ish lunch and eat in the park. Typically you'd think a chain should have fairly standard hours. It said they closed at 5pm. I showed up at 430, there were many people eating on the patio, the chalkboard still out and door wide open. I walked in. ...and they told me they were closed. At 430pm? What an odd time to close. Then I just felt ticked off that I'd made the journey and these slackers wanted to close early and be ready to jet at exactly 5pm. Unacceptable. I will not return.

Fresh, simple middle Eastern food. Great falafel, tabbouleh, sumac etc. Very good prices £6.25 to…read more£7.50 for an eat in or take out option. Friendly staff.

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!