Shawarma Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "AMAZING middle eastern bbq in Exmouth Market! The FLAVOURs are just amazing!!!!! Super tasty super good price/quality relationship."
• "Food: bursting of flavors, plenty small plates, vegetarian options on offer; have 2-3 outstanding stables that I would return again and again for :)"
• "This is potentially the best food I have ever eaten at a restaurant."
• "Incredibly tasty food with fresh and plentiful ingredients."
• "Every single dish was just amazing."
• "The food is full of flavour, fresh and portions are generous."
• "The food here was so good! Flavorful, tons of fresh ingredients and just absolutely delicious."

Cons:

• "Not child friendly. We went for Saturday lunch and front of shop was almost empty but we were placed in a dark room at the back."
• "One pet pee: I love aubergine but the one slice accompanied the hummus was oddly out of the place - a bit dried / bland, didn't add to the flavor or the texture."
• "The lamb shawarma used to be succulent and elaborate with condiments etc but this time was just a sad piece of bread with dry meat + parsley."
• "Portions to small, prices to High, lots of oil, bread, tapas sized portions."
• "It's disappointing to spend north of 40 GBP and to get food that leaves you feeling hungry."
• "The food was alright however we told the staff that my girlfriend has onion intolerance and half of the food they brought in had raw/pickled onion in it."
• "Food quality was vey poor. Had the Lamb which was barely warm and a chewy cut."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff is also goes above and beyond - we walked in just a few minutes before the kitchen closed and they so kindly let us order and took good care of us."
• "The service is very friendly."
• "Unbelievably tasty food & outstanding service."
• "Service: warm and welcoming without over bearing; easy for walk-in on weekday night especially for solo diner"
• "The staff are knowledgeable and welcoming."
• "Friendly and very helpful staff."
• "Staff so friendly and helpful leading up to our booking (thanks Malcolm!)."

Cons:

• "Sorry guys, you need to up your game. Inattentive staff unfamiliar with the menu."
• "The lady who waited our table was a bit abrupt and unfriendly."
• "Terrible service. Tasted the wine liked it. When they poured it to my 3 friends No one liked it. The waiter (manager) didn't want anything to do with it."
• "Great buzzy atmosphere but the service was a bit lacking, had to ask for drinks twice and didn't bring a dish when asked for."
• "Ordered 5meze dishes, got 3 within 10mins. Waited for 50mins for the next two...."
• "The waiter never once apologised or seemed remotely concerned that we weren't satisfied."
• "We complained to 2 different waiters and both reactions were pretty much disregarding and kept serving others!"

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Beautiful interior and low lighting which gives it a great atmosphere."
• "The atmosphere is Eastern and it is really like a market place with street food. Amazing."
• "This is delicious, innovative Middle Eastern food structured like the fare at a schwarma/kebab place but with much more complex flavours."
• "Situated in the centre of Exmouth Market, it's in the middle of a great foodie scene!"
• "The vibe is amazing."
• "Exceptionally cool venue, super friendly staff and DELICIOUS food."
• "Ambience is really Magreb like."

Cons:

• "A shame and tarnished experience here. We cancelled our table and were sadly charged £20pp, £80 in total which is an extortionate amount for a table that was easily filled."
• "Cultural appropriation at its finest."
• "Small and lively, so expect queuing on weekends."
• "5 birthdays in 1 evening, staff and the whole restaurant singing really loudly, unable to have a conversation on our table without shouting."
• "If I had to be picky, I'd say the place was terribly noisy."
• "Nice atmosphere, music a little too loud, and ok food, but not amazing."
• "Another overhyped London restauarnt."

Value

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced & good portions."
• "Price: very reasonable for the quality and the neighborhood. That makes a return trip easy, ha."
• "Had the lunch menu (sharing mezze and a pita each for around £20) and it was amazing."
• "Very good good at reasonable prices."
• "The food is amazing and really well priced."
• "Such great value food. Something for everyone in this place and very tasty Persian style food."
• "Paying around £50 for two seems reasonable to me as well."

Cons:

• "The place is pricey but every dish is meticulously prepared."
• "Prices on the higher side for the style, but the food is excellent quality."
• "Overpriced for what it was."
• "These mothers are putting me on a diet, the portions are so small."
• "Expensive for what it was. Small portions too."
• "Quite pricy."
• "Prices to be above average."