Maramia Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "By far, the best Middle Eastern restaurant in London if not the UK."
• "The food was delicious, the falafel and the Palestinian rice were my favourite!"
• "The falafels are the best I've had outside Palestine."
• "Absolutely delicious food, the best hummus I have ever tasted."
• "The Chicken Mousakhan was exceptional with fluffy bread on the inside - bursting with flavour."
• "Everything tasted 'homemade' and authentic."
• "The food is indescribable, it’s amazing!"

Cons:

• "Food was mediocre and not cheap."
• "Their fatoush salad had almost no bread, the batata harra was soggy."
• "Food was tasteless... Had the ‘famous’ chicken wrap and it had no flavour or salt to it."
• "Food was edible just! Cleanliness looked compromised by slovenly services."
• "The portion size does not justify the price and the taste is average at best."
• "Food was good, but extremely overpriced for Palestinian food coupled with very poor service."
• "The food looked better then it tasted."

Service

Pros:

• "They take good care of their place and treat it like home."
• "Staff is the nicest."
• "They still managed to give us great service."
• "Service is as friendly as ever and the food delicious."
• "Staff are super attentive & Haifa is a gem."
• "Service was also very good, highly recommended."
• "Staff were very attentive and friendly."

Cons:

• "The server was too rude and kept us waiting for an hour for the food and 30 mins to take the order."
• "Extremely rude and dishonest business."
• "We waited ages to be seated, and had to ask for the menu and then for our order to be taken."
• "Reserved online and website said reservation had been made. Called them to confirm and they said no its fully booked."
• "Took 25 mins for them to take our order even though us and another group of people were in the place."
• "Very disappointed with the slow, poor service and the food was average."
• "Service was poor, i.e. slow and inattentive."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "This was such a nice place to visit for a date."
• "A beautiful restaurant with wonderfully authentic menu."
• "The decorations of the place add some beautiful vibes."
• "The place is warm and cosy, with a great atmosphere."
• "Lovely ambiance, music and service."
• "It has cosy lighting."
• "The people are really cool you feel like you get a proper taste of Palestine and the bathroom is beautiful."

Cons:

• "For some reason they had very loud R&B music playing, which completely ruins the atmosphere."
• "The music was turned up to a ridiculous level... louder than a nightclub."
• "However shortly after the music (English 🤦 not Palestinian) was turned off leaving us feel rushed and uncomfortable."
• "At 9pm on a Thursday they turned the music up to levels where we could no longer speak to each other without shouting."
• "This was essentially a private event for 30 people, with 3 small tables subjected to an evening of sights and sounds that none of us had signed up for."

Value

Pros:

• "Serving authentic Palestinian food at affordable prices."
• "The price was understandable and fair, I was not disappointed with any of the prices."
• "Such good value for money!"
• "The food really was absolutely delicious and reasonably priced."
• "The set menu is excellent value, generous portions served family style (sharing platters) and perfect for sampling Palestinian cuisine."

Cons:

• "Very expensive Plastinen Restaurin in Golborne Road, Ladbroke Grove, London."
• "Prices are high comparing to their size."
• "The portions are small for what you pay, so generally I found it quite expensive."
• "Food was good, but extremely overpriced for Palestinian food coupled with very poor service."
• "Overpriced maybe because it’s close to Portobello market, but the management should reconsider the pricing on some dishes served on the menu."
• "Decent food but overpriced by a long shot."
• "Absolutely way too expensive for what you end up getting, portion and taste wise."