Berenjak Restaurant

Amazing experience! Well worth the Michelin notice. We went for Wed lunch with a reservation - and highly recommend given the small size of the place, as they let in a few walk-ins, but not many. We sat at the counter and got amazing service as we watched them cook. The mezzes were delicious and with a different twist from the typical Mediterranean offerings. The corn was incredible, and we loved the aubergine and labneh. The black hummus was quite different - so creamy it was almost pudding-consistency and without any tahini flavour. The grilled meats were amazingly well done.

Always passing by this place seeing people queuing, went last Saturday as walk in surprisingly we got a table, but it was outside without headlamps, it was pretty early only 6pm and many tables are empty, however we were told that need to wait for 2 hours for a table indoor. We didn’t want to wait decided to sit outside, although it was freezing. Had a look at the menu was shocked by the lamb rumps kebab which cost 38£, out of curiosity we ordered black hummus ( famous turned out average ) lamb n chicken kebab and a bottle of Greek wine, to be fair the kebabs was nice, cooked to perfection well seasoned, but 20£ for a chicken and 38£ for lamb it was clearly under Michelins name to rip you off. While we were eating, the guy in charge of managing reservations came to the table saying that he will try to give us a counter indoor, we were looking forward to it but in the end it was just false hope, we finished dinner outside with freezing balls off. Meanwhile there were always at least 2 spots available the whole time while we were dining. For 2 people we had some ok kebabs and a bottle of mediocre wine cost us 130£, average food terrible service, do avoid.

One of the best Persian cuisines in London. Their Hummus is divine; it's made with black chickpeas (hence its dark colour), walnut and sumac. I loved my Kabab plate. The place is small but cozy. You certainly need a reservation if you don't want to wait for more than an hour for a table. You can reserve through their website which is what I did.

This place does in fact live to the hype. We arrived exactly as the doors opened for lunch on a Tuesday so we got lucky without a reservation. We opted for the set menu, and boy was this value for money. Both in flavour and portions and taste. The bread was hot and fresh, the dips were all unique in their own way. I would highly recommend the labne dishes and the hummus. The lamb and chicken with the rice and fresh cucumber salad balanced out the spices wonderfully.

Went in trying to manage my expectations with this place as it has so much hype around it and that can often lead to disappointments. This place however was absolutely fab, very much deserves the bib gourmand. Delicious hummus and Aubergine dip, warm soft bread to go with it that was divine. The kebabs are soft, juicy, succulent and just so nicely charred and flavorful. Sides (rice and salad) were a great balance and addition. Service was quick and unproblematic. Very reasonable lunch menu price, we’d defintiely come again - if we can get a reservation, that is.