Café Palestina — Restaurant in London

Great food and excellent service. Went there for the dinner club, where they have a set menu. The hummus and baba ghanoush as an appetizer were good, but the star was the ma'loubeh (a Palestinian eggplant pilaf kind of dish). It's as good as the one my Palestinian grandmother would make.

The portions are generous, and they ask if you would like seconds (which as much as I would have liked to, I couldn't). They are gluten free friendly as well (gluten free bread).

The tables were spaced out, with screen between tables, so plenty of social distancing. The door was open and ventilation was good as well, without it being cold inside.

My only complaint is that the olives they served with the appetizers weren't really good. They were cheaper supermarket olives. Considering how important olives are for Palestinians, I would have...

I booked a table for two in advance as I was really excited to visit, but when we came we were ignored by the first member of staff. We had to be attended to by another member of staff and were seated in a tiny table squished between two other tables and I was very uncomfortable.

The food service was SO slow...when our food came, it was very tasty but the bread was cold. I tried to order some more food whilst the waitress was near us to reduce the waiting time, she told us 'one sec' and never came back. Even when we asked for the bill to pay, the wait was so long we had to eventually get up and go to them to ask again. When we were ready to pay, they'd forgotten what we'd ordered and asked us to recite.

The food was great and it's a really cute space with a prayer room too, I just wish the service had lived up to...

First time visiting. Very cosy, warm environment with a community feel to it. It's a £20 a head flat rate which gets you pitta and starters which include houmous, baba ganoush, tabbouleh salad, and a main which is a mixture of rice and either meat or aubergines served with yoghurt and salad, then a choice of either browny or an amazingly zesty and moist vegan lemon drizzle type cake and finally mint tea. The mains apparently vary from day to day - there is no menu as such to choose from. Open during the day as a cafe and charity organisation with Arabic lessons and events. Currently only Friday evenings for dinner but they may expand in future according to owners. There is also a little hand craft section and library in the back with...