I got taken here as a surprise for our annual anti valentines weekend (we try to be as unromantic as possible). And I was overjoyed to end up at the Hummus Bros for lunch. We arrived just as it opened and the staff and kitchen were ready and running, we took our places near the counter on the 'wagamamma' style dining tables.
Out waitor was fantastic and talked us through the menu options and how the hummus was served. We picked and ordered. Upon seeing our order of medium plates he kindly suggested we may want to take the smaller plates as the servings are quite large, we took his advice and re-ordered.
We ended up getting hummus topped with chicken and pine nuts and hummus topped with beef and a side order of greek salad, this all came with one piece of pitta each. I really didn't know what to expect when it arrived but it was perfectly presented with large pittas and it looked so fresh. The taste was probably one of the most amazing experience my taste buds have experienced in years, the hummus mixed with the chicken in sauce actually made me moan out loud a few times in food pleasure, absolutely delicious. The hummus is not made with garlic as they think it overpowers the flavour of the chickpeas and how right they are - you get given garlic on the side in case you want to add it, but dont, its so perfect as it is.
We polished off everything and finished off with a cup of amazing hot spiced apple juice and ginger lemonade. We were then invited to stay on and enjoy complimentary mint tea. The bill came in at under 20 pounds and was extremely good value for money - the waiter saved us money by suggesting we take smaller plates, not many restaurants would do that.
I will definately be going back here, the food is verging on perfect for my pallette, its cheap and it doesnt feel like a stuffy flashy restaurant, just eat, laugh and go.
Me and the wife dropped in Sunday lunchtime for a cheap meal.
First up - the good things. Food is fast, service is more than passable, brown pita bread is terrific and we left quite full for £13.
The bad things. After the spiels on the toilet wall (one for everyone) and on the table mats about the owners' long experimentation on hummus recipes, the stuff itself is disasterous.
Obliterated by tahini (the sesame seed flavour in hummus), distinctly lacking in the other typical taste components (chickpea, salt, lemon, garlic/herbs) and pureed unmercifully, I've honestly had far superior stuff out of cans from Middle East grocery stores.
The idea of using hummus as a base for toppings is good, but really not recommendable for stewed mushrooms (tasteless; thin brown stewing liquid blends unattractively with hummus) or the guacamole (bland! How!?! It's guacamole!!).
We poured on the salt, pepper and lemon supplied but to no avail and left as quickly as possible, with two things in mind: the feeling that no one else seemed to be getting into the food; and the question of how did they get the hummus, a truly great food invention, so wrong?
I can only suggest that Time Out has another go at reviewing because, even at £13 for 2 people, I still somehow felt ripped off.
