Oxford street is best known for its shopping exploits more than for its culinary scene.
You could however have judged it to quickly. Hidden down Winsley Street is Yalla Yalla offering wonderful Beirut street food.
Sister restaurant to the first Yalla Yalla in Green's Court Soho. It serves Lebanese and middle eastern food at its absolute best.
It is a great place to stop half way through shopping, relax and eat wonderful food.
We always start our meal with a refreshing watermelon and lime juice.
For starters the choice is always easy as there is so much to choose from.
We opt for Hommos Shawarma: Chickpea purée topped with marinated thin slices of lamb fillet. With Lebanese flat bread it is a yummy starter to share.
We opt for Hommos Shawarma: Chickpea purée topped with marinated thin slices of lamb fillet. With Lebanese flat bread it is a yummy starter to share.
Jawaneh Meshoue: Charcoal grilled marinated chicken wings with garlic and harissa sauce.
Halloum Meshoue: Grilled Halloumi Cheese with tomato, black olives, fresh mint and olive oil.
Before we go any further I need to hold my hands up and admit something. FoodieForce got so carried away with the food that I started eating
dishes before taking pictures. Now don't judge me. If you haven't noticed to this point carry on.
For the mains we share two meals. Kreidis Meshoue: Charcoal grilled marinated king prawns with citrus scented rice and spicy tomato and coriander sauce.
They have the largest king prawns.
Mixed grill: Charcoal mixed grill of a chicken skewer, lamb and kafta with grilled tomato, sumac, parsley and red pepper salad.
Half way through the mains we see a number of photographers running backwards down the street and shouting "look this way".
Ever the journalist, I grab my camera and begin to take pictures, with no idea who I am taking pictures of.
Ever the journalist, I grab my camera and begin to take pictures, with no idea who I am taking pictures of.
It turns out that it was Denise Van Outen as she left Magic FM studios. Now if I look this fashionable at 40 I will be mighty happy.
A wonderful meal had by all. Time Out has rightfully included Yalla Yalla in the top 50 restaurants in London and I can easily see why. So if you are in Oxford Street or Soho you know where to head.
www.yalla-yalla.co.uk
12 Winsley Street
London W1W 8HQ
T: 020 7637 4748
Monday to Friday 10am –11.30pm
Saturday 11am – 11pm
1 Green’s Court
London W1F 0HA
T: 020 7287 7663
Monday to Saturday 10am – 11pm
Sunday 10am – 10pm
www.yalla-yalla.co.uk
12 Winsley Street
London W1W 8HQ
T: 020 7637 4748
Monday to Friday 10am –11.30pm
Saturday 11am – 11pm
1 Green’s Court
London W1F 0HA
T: 020 7287 7663
Monday to Saturday 10am – 11pm
Sunday 10am – 10pm
What a good review! I love this place!!! Have a good day love :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Liuba hope your having a good week Lucy x
DeleteThis looks incredible, will have to give it a go! Thanks for sharing! :)
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I love middle eastern food. Thanks for stopping by Lucy x
DeleteIf I have a good meal I get so excited I start eating before I can take pics too! There's no better way, in my opinion, to express that a meal was fantastic like a picture of it half gone!
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Very true and in this situation the temptation to eat it all and not take one pictures was incredibly hard. Lucy
DeleteThe grilled marianted chicken looks SO good! And how funny that you started snapping shots and didn't even know who it was. :P I'd probably do the same, or at least try... with my luck by the time I get my camera out I would have missed the person lol
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The whole meal was yummy. I am a bit like a foodie homing pigeon in which I always navigate towards food. I was like lightening speed to capture the picture. But I did feel for Denise Van Outen I would get really annoyed if I had people snapping my every move Lucy
Deletethis post makes me hungryyyy :9
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It was good Lucy
DeleteAll that food looks incredible!! I adore halloumi!!
ReplyDeleteMarie X
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The watermelon and lime juice does look very refreshing. The king prawns are certainly king like - delicious! P.S. we didn't notice; we're impressed you can normally resist the delicious food before taking photos ;-)
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The food looks so good! Im obsessed with hollumi, and that prawn is a beast x
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