Beirut Oxford Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is so so good!!! If you go you have to get their calamari rings and fried cauliflower!!!"
• "The food is worth the price point and it’s extremely fresh and possibly the closest to authentic Lebanese cuisine."
• "Our vegetarian mezze platter was beautiful - especially the hummus & falafels."
• "Food was lovely, 4 of us shared 2 mains and 8 hot/cold mezze and salad dishes so we got a good taste of Lebanese cuisine."
• "Incredible food, lots of variety and all served looking beautiful and tasting out of this world."
• "A wonderful spicey lamb dish served with a fresh salad and crisp chips."
• "Excellent vegetarian options. We opted for the veggie mezze platter as a starter, and the veggie moussaka."
• "Absolutely delicious food and a great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Food is OK, but staff are super rude, almost racist!"
• "The wrap I had was incredible! The service outstanding and lovely atmosphere. Definitely recommend this place."
• "Our only gripe is, as with so many restaurants these days, is the automatic service charge included in the bill."
• "This is the worst Lebanese restaurant I have ever visited. I wanted them to taste hummus falafel and pita bread as it was evening 5.45 around."
• "Having spent a lot of time in Beirut itself, I can affirm that the food here is authentic and excellent. However, the portions are stingy and the price is too high."
• "We have been here a few times and loved it but this evening a Tuesday, our starters were fantastic as always, but my main was so bad dry lamb I could hardly chew."
• "Most of what we had lacked taste. Quite a far stretch to call it Lebanese food."
• "Good appetisers, but very disappointing main dishes: My daughter ordered Shawarma. Well she got some boiled(?) chicken in a wrap. Tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "Azad is the most hospitable and warm host, make sure you ask for him."
• "The staff are super attentive without being overbearing."
• "Service was absolutely brilliant. So attentive and friendly - we even got a complimentary dessert which was so good."
• "Staff were good and attentive."
• "Always authentic and full of flavour! The friendly team take the utmost care to ensure our experience is always special."
• "The service was friendly and setting was beautiful. Can only highly recommend this restaurant."
• "Exceptionally tasty food, reasonably priced. Nice patio area for fine weather. Very friendly staff."
• "Excellent restaurant, authentic cuisine with a broad Lebanese menu - amazing range of meze."

Cons:

• "Food is OK, but staff are super rude, almost racist!"
• "Our only gripe is, as with so many restaurants these days, is the automatic service charge included in the bill."
• "We have been here a few times and loved it but this evening a Tuesday, our starters were fantastic as always, but my main was so bad dry lamb I could hardly chew."
• "On the second occasion we sat outside and I felt we were forgotten about (out of sight out of mind), I would definitely return though and will be looking for a Lebanese cookery book."
• "Friendly service, nice ambience. Comparatively to other Lebanese restaurants particularly around the London area the selection of dishes, quality of flavour and portion sizes are very average."
• "Sorry 😞 Beirut but the overall experience of eating in your restaurant was incredibly disappointing! 😞"
• "Small and cosy place, staff very polite food was good although not cheap. Minus 1 star for the misleading board outside about wraps."
• "Unfortunately we had really bad experience. Both of us had really bad stomach ache after the dinner here."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "A brilliant little hidden spot in the middle of Headington, food is awesome."
• "Always authentic and full of flavour! The friendly team take the utmost care to ensure our experience is always special."
• "Lovely Christmas dinner at Beirut. Generous set meal with a veg mezze platter, a largish portion of mains and a dessert platter."
• "Hidden treasure of Oxford. Located in Headington it is cosy and welcoming."
• "They even got us something on the house, which was a wonderful surprise. Thank you so much!"
• "Staff were very attentive. Food atmosphere and price was on point. This is a must if you have not tried before."
• "My friends and I had dinner at this wonderful place last night. It looked busy - which is always a good sign - but we only had to wait for five minutes to get seated."
• "Great atmosphere in this restaurant and the outdoor front seating area has a chilled vibe."

Cons:

• "Food is OK, but staff are super rude, almost racist!"
• "Service was great, very friendly and helpful, not overbearing. Menu had plenty to offer and the portions sizes were really good too."
• "Sorry 😞 Beirut but the overall experience of eating in your restaurant was incredibly disappointing! 😞"
• "Friendly service, nice ambience. Comparatively to other Lebanese restaurants particularly around the London area the selection of dishes, quality of flavour and portion sizes are very average."
• "Small and cosy place, staff very polite food was good although not cheap."
• "Our third visit to this restaurant and it is still just wonderful! Delicious food served by pleasant, cheerful, caring, hardworking staff."
• "I owe the Beirut restaurant an Apology. I left an unfavourable review without knowing the details when they cancelled at short notice."
• "Unfortunately we had really bad experience. Both of us had really bad stomach ache after the dinner here."