Orjowan, Lebanese Restaurant London Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "The atmosphere eating outside was so cosy."
• "Location is cool, close to the magical Holland Park."
• "The restaurant is pleasant inside but a little bit cramped."
• "Lebanese music playing isn’t loud and the ambiance suits the theme of the restaurant."
• "Ambience was sweet, with hanging flowers, twinkle lights, etc."
• "Small, pretty, cozy restaurant 1 block from Earl's Court tube station."
• "Regular classic decor with classic music playing."

Cons:

• "I didn't enjoy the restaurant's atmosphere, so full and tables are so tight next to each other."
• "Quite a small restaurant with one too many chairs and tables crammed in if you ask me."
• "However, the acoustics of the restaurant need some work. The room is SO noisy everyone has to literally yell to each other just to hear what they're saying."
• "We got the vibe we weren't very welcome and everything seemed very rush to get us out the door ASAP."

Service

Pros:

• "The service was fast."
• "Great service, lovely owner who came to say hello."
• "The servers were very attentive to our group requirements."
• "Staff polite and very helpful with menu recommendations."
• "The wait staff was super friendly and efficient."
• "Polite servers."
• "Kind personnel and quick service."

Cons:

• "After ordering the food, the woman came back from the kitchen and told us to leave the place because we had not ordered an adequate amount of food."
• "Did not feel welcome in this very busy restaurant."
• "Takeaway service is very poor."
• "Terrible forgot our order and when they did bring our order it was totally wrong."
• "It took awhile to be noticed even though there were only two other people."
• "Service was mediocre, with not nearly enough waiters for the full house present Monday evening."
• "Very poor service, and somewhat dishonest."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The hummus is brillant and the best I've had in Europe."
• "All arrive very quickly and was absolutely fantastic."
• "Authentic, well prepared, delightful."
• "The food was amazing, very well seasoned."
• "With so many authentic recipes and freshly prepared food I definitely loved this place and can’t Recommend it enough."
• "Everything came warm and the food was supertasty."
• "Incredible food! Loved every single bite of it."

Cons:

• "Mixed Shawarma was horrible. Taste was bland and there was no char on the lamb."
• "The food was not great. Mostly look warm at best."
• "Mix Grill is pretty poor. £21 and get veeery small mix grill."
• "The taste of the food was mediocre. The lentil soup was bitter and hardly any meat in the meat shish touk."
• "There is nothing authentic about the cuisine."
• "The hummus was extremely bland."
• "The moussaka tasted like nothing I could recognise."