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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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Address:
Yalla Yalla 12 Winsley Street
London
W1W 8HQ

Venue phone:
020 7637 4748
Venue 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
    London
    W1W 8HQ
  - 020 7637 4748
  - www.yalla-yalla.co.uk
  - 51.516310,-0.138511

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(17 ratings)

Avoid!!! extremely bad customer service and food is ok-ish... don't waste you time queueing for an average over priced meal. If you want lebanese, stick to the usuals and avoid the trendy chains.

cecilia Sun Apr 7
Rated as: 1/5
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Nice place to go if your in the oxford street area looking for somewhere informal, for somewhere not too expensive and delicious food

Sam Sun Mar 17
Rated as: 4/5
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Never ceases to deliver a great informal experience... Always really enjoy dinner here and a "go to" place if in need of somewhere to go...

Martin MacFly Tue Jan 22
Rated as: 5/5
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A great place to go after a long shop. Good service- ordered the Christmas Meal and the food arrived promptly. A mix of different platters e.g. delicious spicy sausages, roasted scallops, pomegranate salads etc, followed by an exceptional slow cooked lamb. This is an easy going restaurant for people looking for a cheap bite and a warm atmosphere.

Calum & Amelia Wed Dec 19 2012
Rated as: 4/5
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Amazing lunch at Yalla always

Sami Wed Nov 7 2012
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Might be decent and good value for money for a quick weekday lunch but this place shouldn't be an option for a proper meal. No one seems to be Lebanese there to start with and they seem to be victims of their success and resting on their laurels. Each time I called to make a group booking, a despicable person answered. The time I managed to get one, I was told that I had to fill a form and pay a deposit, which I was very happy to do until I was called a week later and told that my booking can no longer be taken because it's a "busy time" for the restaurant. Any good restaurant should be busy on a Friday night anyway and, apart from the food, the advantages of Lebanese restaurants in general are: They are convenient, unfussy and IDEAL FOR GROUPS, and clearly Yalla Yalla isn't!

NB Mon Oct 22 2012
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Great, good value food

CB Fri Sep 28 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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Lunch was packed, had to wait for a table but the food was brilliant, service is good too. Lemonades are refreshing.

Richard Wed Sep 19 2012
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Great food, great prices. The service was fine, accessing the toilets is an extreme sport.

Tim Wed Jul 25 2012
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Very unhappy customer. Had dinner in Yalla Yalla today 20 June 2012. Arrived restaurant 7.30 pm. Absolute complete disaster from start to end. First we had to wait for a table, there were 4 of us, no problem 30 minutes. So we had a drink and waited, no problem. One hour later we were shown to our table. It was a cold evening and as the table was at the front by the fold back doors/windows I asked if they could be closed, it's 9 o clock by now. I was told no the manager wouldn't allow it. I asked to speak to the manager, no he's too busy downstairs one of the staff would ask him. No one came back to me even though I asked three different staff. We were sat at high stools, the most uncomfortable stools I have ever sat at. After waiting another 20 minutes I had to ask for our order to be taken. In fairness the food arrived quickly. Quality of food was ok but nothing to get excited about. Houmos was probably the best item we chose. Our plates were not cleared from the table when we had finished eating. Nobody asked us if we would like dessert, coffee etc. Eventually we got bored waiting and asked for the bill. Even that was hard to get. It took two requests before it came to the table. Overall very disappointed in the management and staff. Would definitely not eat there again. Did not live up to expectations. Same old story, become popular, forget who made you popular THE CUSTOMER.

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