Al Waha

We went to the Al Waha last night and we were disappointed

We were packed in like sardines, that was not too bad, the place had a buzz but we didn't like feeling we were on a production line. The food arrived so quickly it felt like you were being hurried.

The humous was brilliant, the aubergine salad was disapointing you could hardly taste the aubergine it was full of bland tasteless tomato, the quail was quite dry and plain, the spicy sausages were just about spicy, the raw lamb dish again lacked flavour. We expected to enjoy a relaxed eating experience when we ordered 8 mezze dishes between us we did not expect them all to be dumped on the table at the same time. So that some of the dishes were cold by the time we got to them. We won't be going back.

The lebanese white wine was excellent!!
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Judith Green
4 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 3
Sunday, February 20, 2011

Excellent mezze, served in generous portions by friendly helpful staff. Yes the tables are a bit close, but not as bad as some reviews make out, and its quite a nice room with some gorgeous calligraphy on the walls. All the standard mezze are done far better than average, and there's enough less mainstream options so you can always add a dish or two of something different. The generosity continues with some free ma'amoul at the end of the meal, making this great value at around £30 a head for more mezze than you can sensibly eat and a bottle of drinkable wine.
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8 Overall rating
Food 7 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Monday, August 24, 2009