Yalla Yalla

Press Reviews (5)

• Liz Hoggard (18th September 2009)
  3/5 stars
  
  This new Soho Lebanese pleases the critic with its “remarkably cheap” menu. “Yalla Yalla is great for a casual lunch or pre-theatre supper. The “sex corridor” setting is apparently “fun and authentic” too.
• Charmaine Mok (14th August 2009)
  4/5 stars
  
  This “sweet little place” in Soho combines “striking” design and “cheap, delicious and fast” food. The critic deems it “a perfect little hideaway for friends and fans of solidly good Lebanese cooking.”
• Feargus O’Sullivan (14th August 2009)
  4/5 stars
  
  The critic soon forgives this “back-street stunner” for the “swelteringly hot” temperatures inside on his visit. He finds “real love and attention lavished” on the classic Lebanese cuisine, décor to match the “honest and straightforward” food, and “unfussy”, “cheerful” service.
• Marina O'Loughlin (14th August 2009)
  4/5 stars
  
  The critic delights in “finding somewhere small and independent that’s got it all so right” – a Lebanese “gem of a joint up a hidden alleyway” in Soho. The “tiny” restaurant is “bustling and immensely attractive”, with a “consise” menu that includes all “the greatest hits” of Lebanese cuisine. The dishes she samples are “exactly as they should be”, and – to top it all off – it’s a “[b]argain”.
• Nick Lander (1st June 2009)
  
  “The magic formula for many modern restaurants”, the critic tells us, “is summed up in [Ferran Adrià’s] phrase ‘fast good’”. He visits a recently opened Lebanese café in Soho “that has the potential to be ‘fast good’ at its best.” It is a small place – “there are only nine tables and about 25 stools” – with “an unusual but cosy interior”. It is already doing good business, thanks to a “talented” chef-patron who creates “a delicious array of food fresh every day”.