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Rob Greig / Time Out
Yalla Yalla

Rob Greig / Time Out
Yalla Yalla

Rob Greig / Time Out
Yalla Yalla

Rob Greig / Time Out
Yalla Yalla

Rob Greig / Time Out
Yalla Yalla

Rob Greig / Time Out
Yalla Yalla

Rob Greig / Time Out

Yalla Yalla

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Wed Jun 13 2012

Soho’s lively little Lebanese hub continues its success, judging by the numbers who cram around the tables in the distinctive yellow, black and white interior. At the back is a counter stacked with ready-made wraps to take away.

This cheery café is a world away from staid traditional Lebanese restaurants. There’s none of the formality (or the space), but the standard of food is just as high. On a recent visit, we loved the tangy stickiness of sawda djej (melt-in-the-mouth chicken livers), which, in this version, came in a dark sauce sweet with pomegranate seeds. Falafel made a great contrast: soft, cushiony insides and crisp shells, served with a generous portion of tahina. They went well with the dense, garlicky houmous too. Manakish zaatar was perfect: pitta bread drizzled with olive oil and dusted with lemony zaatar spice, warmed in the oven just enough to let the flavour flood out: simple but delicious.

Yalla Yalla is popular as a lunch spot – and staff can get overwhelmed – but it’s open in the evening too, and serves grills and mains alongside the meze all day. It also has an extensive, largely Lebanese, wine list and cocktails.

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Yalla Yalla 12 Winsley Street
Fitzrovia
London
W1W 8HQ

Phone:
020 7637 4748
Website:
www.yalla-yalla.co.uk
Opening hours:
Meals served 11am-11pm Mon-Fri; 11am-11.30pm Sat
Transport:
Tube: Tottenham Court Road tube
Price:
Main courses £4-£13.75. Set lunch £7.50 2 courses
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1. Yalla Yalla
  - 12 Winsley Street
    Fitzrovia
    London
    W1W 8HQ
  - 020 7637 4748
  - www.yalla-yalla.co.uk
  - 51.516310,-0.138511

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Food and drink
Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Café. Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Dinner. Accessible facilities. Outdoor facilities. Tables outdoors
Occasions:
Going in a group. Hip factor

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(17 ratings)

Baba ghanuj is the best i had so far in London and Paris, the chicken liver with Molases is great too, was impressed with their wine list, try the St Thomas red Leb. Our waitress was so helpful also.will visit next time their branch in Soho while im in London.

Paul Sat Apr 21 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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think this is a brilliant restaurant. excellent value and high quality food. nice buzz about the place too along with great service. best place of it's kind by far!

Nishy Tue Feb 28 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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Our office local for a quick lunch great mezzes and super wraps try the soujoc wrap (spicy sausage) quick and friendly service by eversmiling east european crew no mater how busy they are......well worth a visit

Manuel Sun Feb 5 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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Excellent mezzes with professional and attentive service, staff seem to enjoy themselves and pass that on to their customers, would highly recommend the sambousseks stuffed with cheese or lamb and the hummus with lamb ..yummy.

JHB Thu Jan 26 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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I went here last night with 3 friends and had an excellent meal. The babaganoush and cheesey sambourek are heavenly, in fact everything we ate was delicious! Staff were friendly and polite and although we had to wait for a table it was quickly turned arround and we were kep amused with drinks and complementary olives. I will be back, although having been to quite a few places on this list it isn't the cheapest

AnnaL Wed Dec 14 2011
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First visit to Yalla at Winsley street north Oxford st, Lunch was very busy, retaurant and the T away counter, we were 5 of us, they promised us to have a table in 20 mn, and eventually we had it at the exact time they promised which was professional. The food was awsome, full of flavour, the falafel the best in London, Hummus creamy and bit garlicky which for me work very well, Fattoush salad with the apple vinaigrette was exceptional....lemonades was so refreshing like the pineapple and ginger. Service was attentive, no rush although they were so busy. So far the best experience in a well organised Lebanese street food in London and the best authentic food

D Cohen Thu Nov 24 2011
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Excellent lunch

SIMON Wed Oct 19 2011
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My favourite haunt north of Oxford street for take away lunch, great value for money wraps and mezzes , have yet to eat in but the queues of people waiting for a table must be a good sign

Crewe Thu Sep 29 2011
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First time visit for me this lunch and had the fortune of having one of the best kofta wraps I've had in London, the unit was very busy and the quality of the wrap and the friendly service was excellent.....highly recommend

Karim Tue Sep 27 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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Had the special offer for Lunch with a glass of water melon lemonade and the bill came only under £10.....EXCELLENT quality food and smiley service. Great bargain for the west end and specially for Market place area. Highly reccommended.

Emily Sun Sep 25 2011
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