BAB NQ Reviews Summary

Ambience and Decor

Pros:

• "Hidden down a NQ back street this little gem is well worth hunting out."
• "Ambience is nice. Staff are polite."
• "Chilled ambience looked after and spoiled."
• "Superb venue. Small but perfectly formed menu."
• "Great for carnivores and vegetarians alike. Fresh food, beautifully prepared."

Cons:

• "The only thing I was satisfied with during previous visit - draft IPA wasn't fresh on this occasion with zero fizz to it."
• "The place was really chaotic, staff were constantly checking their phones, chewing food or having chats in the corner."
• "Service was a bit stilted - we had to wait to be seated."
• "Feels a very judgmental place based on appearance."
• "The place looks nice. We where recommended the vegan kebab with the broccoli on it."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fresh, beautiful, flavoursome food, friendly staff and a beaut ambience!"
• "Even out of lunch time the value is still very good. The lamb kebab was so nice with huge amounts of tender meat."
• "Meze dishes were great. Prawn Frites had Fresh, zesty flavours. Chicken Pie was very more-ish."
• "The bab sharer me and my partner got was really nice and very tasty, the portion size was great."
• "The dips tasted fresh and homemade and there was plenty of flatbread served with them."

Cons:

• "Crispy chicken bab (£15) - dry and barely chewable chicken, three small pieces, sauces completely tasteless."
• "Hummus with lamb shawarma (£7) - regular hummus topped with tons of meat, unfortunately again super dry shredded lamb cooked days before."
• "We found the kebabs quite disappointing. The chicken kebab was a (bit soggy) bread base with some chicken."
• "The lamb was very thick cuts of ‘donner meat’, which my partner described as very processed and a bit sickly."
• "Has to be hands down one of the worst and most flavourless kebabs I have ever had in my life."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was fantastic! Im sorry but the food in all honesty was terrible and I didn’t have the heart to tell them because they were so nice."
• "Superb venue. Small but perfectly formed menu. Great for carnivores and vegetarians alike. Fresh food, beautifully prepared."
• "Really pleased with the food here. Had the chicken kebab, with fries and a fig salad. It was fresh, decently sized portions, great sauces."
• "Staff lovely but food just not worth the money at all."
• "The staff were great and made our group (who were on a low-key stag do) feel very welcome!"

Cons:

• "Wednesday afternoon at 6pm the waiter took over 15 minutes to take our drink order."
• "Once we ordered the food it took another 20 minutes for the shared starter to arrive during which we had to grab the waiters attention again."
• "The food was nice the hummus and flat bread was delicious. Even though I had asked not to put currants in my dish."
• "The restaurant itself would benefit from a vestibule, as everytime someone came through the doors, all the heat escaped."
• "Jasmine and Tiffany of my dayyyssss just watched these queen's runs full dinner service and never falter."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "There's a good lunch deal where a selection of their kebabs are only £10 if you buy a drink."
• "I opted for the lunch menu which is a bargain! Even out of lunch time the value is still very good."
• "The bab sharer me and my partner got was really nice and very tasty, the portion size was great."
• "Best kebabs I've ever had. Great food, great atmosphere and great staff."
• "One of the best Kebabs I've had, very very tasty! Really tender lamb and great sauces."

Cons:

• "I wouldn't recommend, especially for the price."
• "£50 for two starters, two kebabs, and two drinks. Festive set menu. Overall not worth £50, disappointed."
• "Who decided kebabs needed to be gentrified? I got 50% off at Bab with a January coupon and I was still disappointed."
• "The food is all just… fine. But for the price, you’d want something truly good."
• "The food whilst excellent, arrived cold. Raised with staff who were very apologetic and helpful (blamed on new chef being trained)."