Al Balad (Marble Arch)

• I was in Edgware road and was having a very hard time deciding where to go so i decided to go to the first restaurant that i see
• Also there lunch menu is a great value for money
• The only not so good thing about the place is that it is not made up very well
• They have outdoor seating with Shisha and its open till late in the evening
• The restaurant is located not far from Marble Arch
• You could see they were trying their best
• Before we ordered we were taken olives and pickles
• My friend really liked the rice with lentils so I think it's just personal taste
• The meat was well cooked and tender it was served with salad
• The service is correct and they always offer olives to start with and a few pieces of baklava to finish off for free
• I miss more hot mezze made with plain chicken (instead of liver
• Most of their dishes are very nice and always cooked to perfection
• Their juices and smoothies are amazing too
• I liked the muhamara and fatayer best since I just love Middle Eastern appetisers and am not really much of a meat person
• All the food tasted fresh and didn't take too long to come out which was quite nice
• A great night out in edgware road with friends and family
• The Edgware Road is the Mecca of Middle Eastern food in London
• Situated on a corner just up from Marble Arch it is one of the first restaurants you encounter coming off Oxford Street
• Perhaps for this reason it seemed exceptionally busy when I lunched there the other day with my daughter
• It's a cafe style eaterie with a fast turnover and plenty of noisy customers
• The staff navigate around this busy space pretty efficiently and as my daughter commented the marble floors are immaculately clean
• The fatayer is a tasty little pastry parcel of spinach
• The falafel came with Lebanese bread
• It's always best to tear up the bread and make little sarnies of falafel and dips I find
• In this case they were fairly densely packed nuggets with a quite workmanlike tahini sauce
• I had not eaten sawda dajaj before but was keen to get away from the usual staples of lamb and chicken shish and try something different
• As the fried chicken livers cooked in lemon juice was one of the tastiest dishes I've had in ages
• Fried with deeply carmelised chopped onion and some mild spices they were richly savoury
• I would heartily recommend this even to those who are not offal fans it was great
• Vibrant red Lebanese spiced lamb sausages grilled with tomato and garlic
• Consists of a lightly battered Flaked cod served on cumin rice with tarator and fried onions
• The tarator was not what I expected
• My daughter's cocktail fruit smoothie was a thing of wonder with its bright swirl of colours perfect for a child while I went for the closest thing to a lassi
• We finished it all off with some complimentary baklava
• The staff at Al Balad were friendly and very helpful and I'd recommend Al Balad (Marble Arch) to anyone breaking up their Oxford Street shopping with a quick bite or who loves Lebanese cuisine
• We had no idea what exactly was on the menu
• We settled on 3 sides and one main and boy was it more than enough for the 3 of us
• We ordered a hummous with chicken sharwama
• The restaurant is fairly spacious and extremely clean
• Not a fine dine restaurant and is usually very busy
• That however does not stop it from providing its customers with tasty dishes
• The portion size is medium but was big enough to fill me up
• I had a chicken tikka with salad and hummus
• They gave me free sides such as olives and chillies which I thought was extremely kind
• Al Balad is a small restaurant and is always busy
• I visited Al Balad (Marble Arch) during dinner and the service was absolutely horrible
• I must say that the staff was very aggressive barring only one staff member who I found to be polite whereas the others were very rude
• Al Balad (Marble Arch) serves the best Lebanese food
• The food here tastes great and is very authentic
• The service here is exceptional and the staff is so very helpful
• Al Balad (Marble Arch) is a must visit
• The reason why Al Balad (Marble Arch) is so amazing is the fact the food is impeccable
• We went to this restaurant last week and were pretty glad with our choice
• Al Balad (Marble Arch) serves authentic Lebanese food and I must say that the hummus we tried was quite a delicious one
• The service was also spot on and the staff was very friendly
• Al Balad (Marble Arch) is a place which will make me coming back for more
• I am absolutely impressed with the level of brilliance I have tasted in the humus
• It has to be the best thing they serve
• The food in all here is amazing and very delicious
• Even the desserts here are great and do not disappoint
• The service too is exceptional
• I decided to visit Al Balad (Marble Arch) after I was done shopping
• The atmosphere was pleasant and the service was also quite good
• The food was very delicious and the prices were also very reasonable
• The shawarma rolls were very small were pretty average
• The staff was a bit cold and the overall experience was a pretty average one
• Al Balad (Marble Arch) is brilliant in look and feel as well as the quality of food which is served to its customers
• I would suggest that you go with an empty stomach so you can hog on to the tasty dishes they have to offer
• I must say that I was very disappointed
• The shisha at this restaurant is extremely clean and fresh
• The servers are all extremely friendly and very courteous
• We ordered kibbi for starters which was cold inside
• They agreed to redo it but by the time it came we were almost on our main course
• The hummus was your standard good but the bread was barely warm when served
• The mixed grill I ordered was reasonably good and the minced kebab was tolerable
• The chicken cubes were tasty but the lamb cubes were much better
• Al Balad (Marble Arch) offers London with a good option of tasty hummus and delicious fatoush as well
• 5) and my friend ordered something off the breakfast menu (if I'm correct it was egg with sausages)
• I must admit her food was better than even mine (perhaps cuz it was breakfast and it was sort of breakfast time more than lunchtime)
• The only thing was how her cup was on the small size
• The more crowded it was the harder it became to grab the waiters attention
• Great food presentation of food as it seemed it was presented in a Lebanese style of way (although since I'm not Lebanese this is just a guess)
• They also gave us nan as well as a sauce to eat with the falafel
• They even put music on later as we were about to leave
• The location is convenient as it's quite close to Marble Arch underground station
• Eating at Albalad restaurant every week while I am on Oxford street is like a habit
• Al Balad is by far the best Lebanese restaurant I have visited
• I very regularly travel from Leeds to London and no trip is complete without going to see the team at Al Balad
• It is without any doubt for me the best place in London for lebanese
• Therefore I was vary of trying Al Balad but it did not disappoint
• They also give unlimited free Arabic bread (khubz) with the hummus
• The hummus Beiruti is hummus with coriander and green chilies mixed through
• The hummus itself has good flavor and is creamy as it should be
• The Falafels are also really good
• You get 4 a plate and they are very big and filling
• It could do with some more sauce as it felt a bit too dry
• The Shish Taouk sandwich on the other hand is really good
• It reminds me of the one I have back home and is filled generously with chicken and sauce
• Al Balad (Marble Arch) is good for anyone wanting to try some good Lebanese food with proper portions
• As a Muslim I was searching for Halal food in London so i resorted to Edgware Road and tried many restaurants
• Al balad it is a good one and their food is good but the place is very small and all tables are beside each other so that one feels all people sit with each other
• The exterior of the place seem like your normal kebab joint but there is a sit in restaurant
• There were many Middle Eastern customers on a Monday night which is a sign of a good restaurant
• It doesn't sound much though we were thoroughly satisfied and their meats and salad ratio was spot on
• The meats in our dished were grilled and seasoned well
• They barely served it with a few pieces of bread after almost fighting with them
• They gave me a bell with extra costs like 'taxs
• Ect' which are against the low for the sake of earning extra 'illegal' money
• I am writing this review to let you guys pay more attention when dealing with those 'dishonest' Arab thieves
• Homos and fattoush was very tasty
• I recommend you to try their mix grill is absolutely nice
• Awesome taste and best placed for eats in edgware
• I believe it is the best middle eastern restaurant in London
• Great food orders beef kabsa and mixed grills with Hamus side dish very tasty also good prices for a restaurant in london diffenitly will come again
• Their mezza is delicious and so are the salads
• After a very long had the best Lebanese food
• I wish if they made fresh Khubus and served with the hummous

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