Le Bab Covent Garden Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is genuinely good, flavourfull."
• "Everything we had was really flavoursome."
• "The food at Maison bab was so delicious."
• "The fried chicken and the humus with peanut sauce was 👌 finger licking good."
• "Food tasted nice."

Cons:

• "The only downside are the portions, they are small."
• "The menu is quite small."
• "The lamb Adana... I didn’t enjoy."
• "The fried chicken Ho was excellent, the Lamb kebab was a bit disappointing."
• "Not roasted, just boiled/steamed with a nice kebab shop sauce all over it."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Atmosphere is elevated, kind of like a very fancy kebab shop."
• "The atmosphere is lovely, it’s a stylish restaurant but casual at the same time."
• "The place looks nice, the cocktails during happy hour are ok for £5."
• "Loved the atmosphere in the room here. Big wide open windows, open plan space."
• "Great atmosphere, we loved the counter seating."

Cons:

• "Reservation was bumped by half an hour and the table wasn't ready when we arrived."
• "We were also asked to leave the table in a hurry without notifying us at the beginning of the meal."
• "The moment I picked up the drinks menu I was approached by the waitress that told us we had to leave by 7.30."
• "Openly slagging off customers, heard management telling to avoid a certain table."
• "Also a 30 minute wait for the bill to top it off."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "Stephen has also offered me to go back to have a free meal which was very kind of them."
• "Service was good, the waiter who took our order had a tendency to interrupt us halfway through ordering which was a little annoying."
• "The staff were super friendly and we had a huge meal."
• "The staff are lovely, and the atmosphere is busy and lively."
• "The staff is very nice, the terrace as well since it’s hidden in a calm street."

Cons:

• "Service was a bit slow, but the food came out very quickly."
• "Service very good but then they did add a 12.5% tip on the bill automatically which I don't like unless it's a table of 6+."
• "Had high expectations of this place, it was decent for 'posh' kebab but chips were not fab and generally felt it was just overpowered by sauce."
• "One customer had to ask for toilet tissue whilst we were eating."
• "The moment I picked up the drinks menu I was approached by the waitress that told us we had to leave by 7.30."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "We had a huge meal, with 2 cocktails each for £90. Beyond impressed!"
• "Restaurant cool with good atmosphere and music and a lot of effort has gone into the design off the restaurant."
• "The price perhaps a higher end for a kebab lunch but considering it is nicely located in centre of town actually good value."
• "I would say the nicest, friendliest staff we have experienced in a London restaurant who provided excellent service and delicious food."
• "The food is exquisite, the value for money is mind blowing and the servers and chefs were a hoot."

Cons:

• "Cocktails are good but the % of alcohol is negligible so a better use of your money is choosing their house lemonades."
• "Drinks expensive for the smallest 200ml coke I've ever had."
• "Price is higher than the normal kebab but the experience and the friendly service more than make up for it."
• "I guess it's good for a quick bite if you don't want to spend a lot of money but as a proper lunch/dinner lacks a bit of quality."
• "Food tasted nice. But serving food on a plate which has a paper underneath is a really bad idea."

Vegetarian Options

Pros:

• "There were lots of veggie options to choose from as well as meat."
• "All the food is halal and good price considering the location."
• "Recommended to all food lovers, good vegetarian variety....keep it up."
• "Everything we tried was so flavourful! Really appreciated all the veggie options."
• "The hummus is insanely good and the flatbread was super soft!"

Cons:

• "They don’t have many vegetarian options but the ones they have are delicious."
• "Some of the dishes are a little greasy."
• "The flavours were definitely nice but a couple of issues with the food."
• "The "halal option" is misleading as the restaurant told me they cook halal and pork on the same surfaces using the same utensils."
• "It's just that it didn’t really taste that good."