Yalla Yalla (Green's Court)

1 Green's Court, Soho, London, W1F 0HA - View on a map
Telephone: 020 7287 7663

Overall 9.1
Food 9.5
Service 8.5
Atmosphere 9.0
Value 9.5
Based on 2 reviews

what the critics say

Marina O'Loughlin - 4/5

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - Quality is superior to many of the old-stagers - you get a palpable sense that it's all produced to order. Grilled meats taste just-whisked from the coals, like a mixed grill of tender chicken, lamb and fragrant kafta. It's all very mellow, with none of the raw-spice harshness often encountered elsewhere. The garlicky, peppery dip delivers a more undiluted whack of spice. And our ripe, cerise, rose-petal Chateau Musar Rose is the ideal accompaniment...Even this hardened restaurant-goer can't help but perk up finding somewhere small and independent that's got it all so right. And the bill? Bargain.

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Feargus O'Sullivan - 4/5

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - The menu at Yalla Yalla is all classic Lebanese meze and wraps, but there's real love and attention lavished on the simplest of dishes. A plate of battered prawns, squid and whitebait came served on exemplary thin aubergine slices of perfect crispness, while hummus tasted properly fresh and lemony. Best of all was Kibbe Nayyeh, raw lamb patties with bulgur wheat and cumin, the meat meltingly gorgeous and given a nice hefty, grainy feel by the wheat. A main of sea bass fillet sang of crisped skin and moist flaky flesh.

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Dined on a Monday evening at this small Lebanese bistro and cafe expecting it to be quiet. The place was rammed with punters and having eaten there I now know why. Have eaten Lebanese food at the twice the price all across London - this is as good as it gets - Superb!!
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Charlie Kipping
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Great gem of a restaurant in the heart of Soho, superb variety of exotic starters (try the sambouseks) and if you still have space very tasty grills, the wine list with a different and not often seen selection of Lebanese wines was explained by the very helpful and attentive staff, all in all a very interesting experience that I heartly reccomend.
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Jackie Masonovitz
9 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Friday, October 26, 2012

What a great place

Managed to get a table at Yalla Yalla after hearing so many positive views from friends and other Soho bohemians.....blast I wish I'd gone sooner, its truly a delightful place with style and professionalism bouncing of the walls, the food is perfectly cooked with an amazing combination of flavours which spring from your plate and take over your palate, the service was attentive and charming without being in your face and the attention to detail from all was noticeable.

To eat we had a selection of mezze's where in my opinion the Muhamarra and Baba ghanouj (hopefully spelt right) stood out a mile also noticeable for its simplicity was a Fattoush salad its SO amazing when a simple tossed salad done properly struggles to find its match , also had cheese samboussek, fried chicken livers in pomegranate seeds.... yes pomegranate seeds and a fried fish selection all washed down with a big lebanese red called Priure.

All in all a great place and now in my top ten.
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Nikephonus D
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, May 05, 2012

Very disappointing, tired undressed salads, bland reheated shawarma and uninterested service by could not care less staff. In need of bucking up its image and service.
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Jacob C
4 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Sunday, April 01, 2012

The starters here are excellent and interesting. Try the Muhammara. The grilled meat mains are a let down - quite dry and needing a dressed salad rather than just chopped onions.
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James
6 Overall rating
Food 6 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Eagerly anticipated trying this as love Lebanese cuisine and read some good reviews in the media about it. Really disappointing, first time I've ever seen pre cooked wraps being re-heated, absolutely awful, tasted bad, reheated bread never works.....had to ask three times for extra bread with starters which were nowhere near the standard of Noura....won't be going again very disappointed, nothing impressed.
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4 Overall rating
Food 2 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 6
Monday, October 24, 2011

Good selection of Mezzes but the grills where tired and unexciting, service was rushed and unfriendly and it was so obvious they wanted me out so they could turn the table over, pity if they dedicated a bit more time looking after their punters this would be a place I would go back to as it stands I shall have to think twice.....
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Terence B
4 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Monday, July 18, 2011

Popped in for a quick lunch after hearing good things. Cafe style ambience. Service was slow but a wrap & a starter for £5.50 is fantastic value for West End, also came with complimentary olives & capers! Will go back with more time on my hands.
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Kieran
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 5 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 10
Thursday, July 07, 2011

Excellent food with a wide offer of authentic Lebanese dishes, service at times is messy and unpredictable and the toilets definately need some attention, all in all though a good experience but a bit rough round the edges
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Rachid
6 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 7
Sunday, June 12, 2011

very crowded with unpredicatable service but makes up for it with the quality, pricing and variety of food on offer, improve the service and the toilets it would be a 10 out of 10
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Bel Ami
5 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 6
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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what the bloggers say

Cheese and Biscuits - 4/10

Wednesday, December 02, 2009 - The house hummus, though presented prettily in a swirl of whole chickpeas and coriander, was only good and the pita, though warm and fresh, was under seasoned and fairly dull...Grilled marinated lamb was also a bit of a letdown. The lamb itself was missing something in terms of spicing and flavour, had no crispy char, and was overcooked to a uniform grey inside and out (though still commendably moist). The lamb pieces were on a bed of vermicelli rice and flatbread, and served with a pleasant enough onion salad, but none of these bits and pieces really sat together very well.

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Gourmet Chick - 9/10

Monday, October 05, 2009 - The problem with trying to get a walk up seat at Yalla Yalla is that the dining room is tiny...Hommos has a robust garlic flavour which is very moreish and comes served with airy flat bread. The tabboule is probably the best tabboule I have ever tasted which I put down to the freshness of the ingredients on offer rather than the usual tired and stale parsley. However my favourite starter is lamb sfiha which is almost like a minced lamb pizza with a strong hit of lime that startles your taste buds while also delighting them.

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London Eater

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 - We crammed into a corner table - cosy - and naturally, I sat closest to the food counter. I saw pizza-like sfinas, shwarmas and in my direct line of sight... a platter of baklava. An invisible veil of willpower shielded me from diving headfirst into the table top filled with food...I think Yalla Yalla is much more suited for lunch, or when one feels like a variation on the one plate meal. The starters were enormous for their price, yet the mains were minuscule in comparison. For the most part, it was satisfactory.

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