Pilpel

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Fri Oct 28 2011

It may look like an American chain, but Uri Dinay’s bijou falafel and houmous bar has become a firm favourite among connoisseurs of the Middle East’s fried chickpea dumplings. There are a few tables and chairs for diners who want to eat in (and watch the goings-on at Old Spitalfields Market), but this is mostly back-to-the-office fare, which suits Liverpool Street denizens nicely.

You can eat very well for a fiver, or pay a little more and get extra toppings (egg, guacamole, feta, aubergine), and have your dish served in a container with pitta on the side instead of shaped into a wrap. For a change from falafel, try the sabich (houmous, aubergine, egg, tabouleh and salad in pitta).

Drinks (no alcohol) include own-made lemonade. Vegetarians can’t go wrong, and there’s

a 10% discount when ordering by phone before 11am.

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Address:
Pilpel 38 Brushfield Street
London
E1 6AT

Venue phone:
020 7247 0146
Venue website:
www.pilpel.co.uk
Opening hours:
Meals served Summer 10am-8pm Mon-Fri; noon-6pm Sun. Winter 10am-8pm Mon-Thur; 10am-4pm Fri
Transport:
Tube: Liverpool Street tube/rail
Price:
Main courses £4.25-£5.85. Unlicensed
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1. Pilpel
  - 38 Brushfield Street
    London
    E1 6AT
  - 020 7247 0146
  - www.pilpel.co.uk
  - 51.518772,-0.075421

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(2 ratings)

Horrible meal. I visit Israel regularly, so I was excited to try Pilpel. What a letdown. The sabich was simply a pita bread stuffed with shredded carrot, cabbage and hummous. The fried aubergine sat at the bottom of the pita,so you had to dig it out with a fork to get the taste of it. And no amba (sour mango chutney)! That's a key flavour of a sabich. Falafel was slightly more promising, but it was either dry or drowned in chili sauce. How about some coriander sauce to give some flavour and moisture? Sorry Pilpel, you need to do better.

Alex Sun Feb 10
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