Beirut Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was devine especially the seabass with the sesame sauce and walnuts absolutely delicious."
• "Food was the best Lebanese food I have ever eaten in a restaurant."
• "It was all hot, well presented and delicious."
• "Food was FANTASTIC! Big portions, good prices, and definitely worth visiting."
• "This is how North African Mediterranean food should be. Delicious!"
• "The Tabule salad was fresh."
• "The food came in very generous portions and was absolutely delectable, a symphony of Lebanese flavours."

Cons:

• "The lamb was off... it was actually past its sell by date and tasted and smelled horrible."
• "The quality of the food is not as good as expected.. it costed us 47.05£ for a horrible Fattoush (soggy lettuce, lemon and pell pepper only!!!!) along with very hard and dry mix grill."
• "both dishes was totally tasteless chicken wrap was cold and the bread was so hard and cold."
• "Taouk, fatoush, kibbe and spicy potato were not good."
• "The food is first not authentic Lebanese, and most importantly not delicious at all."
• "Ordered mix grill, lamb shish and kofta only to realised they were microwaved and I bet they were cooked yesterday or the day before."
• "Not Lebanese recipes I must say."

Service

Pros:

• "The music and the atmosphere was as well great."
• "Fantastic menu, ambience and service."
• "The service is friendly and attentive."
• "Great staff too."
• "The service was excellent, the staff super friendly and helpful."
• "Service was great."
• "The guy serving us was so kind and polite and professional."

Cons:

• "No waiter asked how was the food!!!"
• "the service was a bit slow."
• "The service was horrible."
• "Poor all around but especially the unfriendly vibes and demeanor from the staff."
• "As soon as we finished a plate of food they were over whisking our plates away when we hadn't finished full meal..."
• "They took 30 minutes to bring the menu only after we asked them twice and took 45 minutes to take our order."
• "The wait of an hour and a half between starter and main is not acceptable for any restaurant,"

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Atmosphere is nice. Old fashioned. Clean."
• "A fantastic restaurant with great food, really friendly service and a lovely atmosphere."
• "The ambiance of the restaurant is good."
• "The place is cosy and unpretentious."
• "The ambience was just right not too noisy."
• "We were made to feel very welcome at Beruit."
• "The immaculate interiors added to the comfortable and inviting atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Music 2/5 a wee bit noisy."
• "The music playlist doesn't suit the quiet environment of the restaurant."
• "It was quite noisy. The tables were a little squished for space."
• "The only thing that I found a bit irritating was the music, I felt it was loud for a midday lunch."
• "laughing about how stupid the staff is thinking they would get any tips out of the tips jar."
• "The seating inside is nice but the entrance is a little tight."
• "Right next to Beirut there is a car park which cost £1.80 per hour, it's secured and less than a 1 min walk to the restaurant."

Value

Pros:

• "Unbeatable price quality ratio."
• "£7 for two courses."
• "Inexpensive price, delicious chicken shawarma every time."
• "Good value, 2 courses, alcohol, coffee and pastries for £80 was perfect."
• "The set meal gives a great variety of flavours and dishes (especially starter) and is great value."
• "nice atmosphere good food and good price"
• "Yes it does not serve alcohol but it is Bring your own bottle so feel free to choose and buy cheaply elsewhere."

Cons:

• "For one, it was pricey even for the current cost of living crisis."
• "Food portion was way too less compared to its overpriced items."
• "Prices were high compared to the overall experience."
• "The portions were too small and overpriced."
• "The prices are a bit high for the portion sizes in my opinion."
• "Not super generous with the portions considering the prices."
• "the quantity was not enough and we left the restaurant hungry."