Erebuni Restaurant, Bar & Lounge in Islington

Being one of the few Caucasian restaurants in London, the food and general experience at Erebuni was quite frankly disappointing. Apart from the mediocrity of the dishes themselves, we ordered two bread baskets (£7) - low on quantity and arrived cold. Being served warm bread is an absolute minimum. The borsht, chakhokhbili, and kompot were average at best. The meat blinis looked and tasted quite processed. I would say that I give them grace because it was Halloween night and they were hosting people at the bar, however this was my third time eating there, and the experience hasn't improved over time. In a word, not worth the money. TLDR: overpriced, cold bread

I’ve been to Erebuni twice and both times the service and food were incredible. It’s a perfect place for anyone interested in cuisine from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. If you’d like to try Georgian, Armenian, or Russian cuisine, I recommend this venue. The staff are welcoming and friendly, the food is high quality, and the drinks menu is extensive. We had chebureki, lamb khinkali, chanakhi, and jarkoye. Each dish was amazing and that doesn’t come lightly from me as I cook them at home. The kitchen here provides the highest quality. Drinkwise, we had Georgian wine, which I always recommend, and chacha, which was strong and herbal as it should be.

Great place to have a nice dinner and some karaoke. The interior and the menu selection took us back to the times of our childhood - we felt like we are back in Moscow suburbs beginning of 2000x... Got the memories back

An amazing place. Lovely authentic food. I would highly recommend it. Also, the karaoke place is very fun. You can have the whole place to yourself and enjoy it with your friends and family.

Went here at 19:00 on a Thursday for dinner. This has to be the only time we’ve been to a restaurant where we were the only people eating. We should have walked when we saw it, but after walking here for 15 mins didn’t want to look for something late. Big mistake. Atmosphere is pretty creepy. Dim lights, quiet music playing, owner and us. The food itself was pretty good (OK), but very pricey for the portion size. (E.g. £29 for 1 skewer /5 small cubes of pork shashlik with white rice). So maybe 2.5/5. Now the not so good - we waited 50 mins for it after ordering. Kind of sucks when restaurant is literally empty. Now the ugly - we asked for tap water. Owner brought a bottle - and poured it at the table. We were charged £8 for it! Seems excessive even for bottled water. He also brought a few pieces of bread with the ordered Borscht (we didn’t ask for bread and he didn’t ask either if we wanted it). That was another £3!!! This is just ridiculous. First of all, if you are going to charge for bread, at least ask “would you like some bread?”. Second of all, a few pieces of regular bread should be included with the £10 bowl. Bottom line, prior to seeing the bill, we thought this was a mediocre experience overall. After seeing the bill, this is a strong “do not recommend” category.

Tasty Authentic food and real flavour.

A superb restaurant with Georgian and Armenian flavors. Lovely service. Special mention to the stuffed cabbage, a pure delight. Go for it!

Extremely authentic Armenian / Russian / Soviet restaurant! Try the Khachapuri - don't know anyone who doesn't like it. Russian speakers come from all over London, but plenty of other visitors too. Not cheap but not particularly expensive.

Loved this Armenian restaurant! Amazing flavors, everything tasted fresh and delicious. The menu had so many choices, it was hard to pick. Great atmosphere too. Already planning my next visit to try more dishes!

Super friendly, great food and good vodka! Will be back.

best restaurant I've been to in a while legit good spot that will make you genuinely happy. amazing service as well without a doubt.

If you are thinking about it, please come here. Erebuni is just so delicious and great service.

I liked the atmosphere, the food and the work. The food was amazing, everything was clean and tidy.

Loved this restaurant! We were looking for some Armenian food and found just that. The staff were amazing and knew exactly what we wanted, even advising some amazing Georgian wine. Very authentic experience and would totally recommend.

We went on a Wednesday night and the place was already starting to fill up and it was early, the place is lively and loud and everybody there seems to want to try everything on the menu, we would recommend the KHACHAPURY and also the Khinkali both of which were really good. The team there can help you but just be careful you don't eat too much as there is a lot of bread in the food so you can fill up fast! there is a good choice of wine to go along with the food One point to remember fromThursday onwards it is open late! which is worth remembering as it is open till 2am at the weekend!!!

The best Armenian experience I have had outside of Armenia! Great family fun business with the most amazing Khinkali and Armenian Dolma + Baklava… will be back

If you go to karaoke and order drinks check the final bill. We’ve been several times and every time they’ve added extra positions to the check .

Very clean place. very welcoming, amazing food and drinks. Owner was super lovely. 10/10

loved this place, great range of georgian, armenian and russian food and great atmosphere. owner gave us a free shot of vodka at the end too :)

Great Lamb Shaslyk. The best one I had in London so far. Very friendly owner.

Excellent experience! Excellent service by the Armenian couple. We loved the quality of food and variety of options, as we were a group of 9 we were able to try out several Georgian and Armenian dishes. Definitely a place we'll go back.

Absolutely amazing place. Great variety of very delicious food. Lovely atmosphere and welcomed stuff.

Very tasty and authentic food from Russia and Georgia. Got me back to Russia after getting the Borsch. Pielmini and Blini were exceptional. I can only recommend this place for a nice and different experience for anyone looking for good Euroasian food!

Food was alright, prices a bit high. We were the only ones there on Friday night

Nice Soviet style restaurant with tasty food

Excellent in all aspects, just what it should be!

Great food and lovely restaurant!

Absolutely loved the Georgian Khoi Lali and acharski khachapuri. The service was perfect and food was delicious.

Came here for dinner with friends. The staff were really friendly and accommodating. We all did mixed starters but the Blinis were the tastiest. The pork shish kebab was also very juicy and flavourful. The desserts were honestly very sweet. And they do have a karaoke room for hire just below the restaurant.

One of my favourite restaurants in the world. Been here many times, and will be back many more. Delicious food and lovely service every time

One of the best restaurants i have ever been

好吃的，干锅牛蛙很香！！配菜很足！！！娃娃菜好吃！！！都好吃！！！！推荐！！！

Absolutely THE BEST Armenian, USSR and Georgian food in London!! I love this restaurant!! I went here for dinner with my family, every dishes we ordered were heavenly delicious!! Although the waiting time for the food was quite long, but it was worth it. For starters, I love the Selodka Pod Shuboy the most, we ended up ordered another one after dessert, highly recommended!! For main course, I ordered the Khashlama, the lamb was so soft and tender, taste amazing with the veggies! And dessert was delicious too! The owner (I guess) was very friendly and fun with good service! We had a very enjoyable evening! I was surprised that we were the only customers there on that night, maybe because it was a weekday.

We were a party of 5 celebrating my son's graduation from UCL and we had an amazing night. Outside the weather was cold, windy and drab but inside the atmosphere was so welcoming and warm! Our starters (see picture) were all sensational- veal tongue with horseradish, chebureki (lamb patties) and a delicious herring salad- so good we ordered it again as a final dish. Main courses continued in the same vein- the standout dish being the lamb chops in an unctuous, sumptuous tomato, peppers, onion and beer sauce. Best of the desserts was the Napoleon cake- lick the spoon clean! While the food was exquisite and the ambience and decor most comfortable and welcoming, it was the vodka that surprised us the most! Who knew neat vodka could taste so good and moreish? Oh, thanks again for the complementary shot on leaving. And best of all was the service from Edward- did I mention our complementary shots? Aside from that he was quick, attentive, good-humoured and from start to finish we felt we were in very safe hands which were going to ensure we were well fed and had a great time. We're not in London very often but when we are we'll definitely go again. Top class!

War alles sehr lecker, wir wurden freundlich empfangen. Ich kann das Restaurant auf jeden Fall weiter empfehlen

Delightful spot serving food & drink from in and around Armenia & Russia.

Very nice venue, spacious, large tables with lots of sitting area, nicely decorated. Food on the other hand were not so good. Cheburek/чебурек was very disappointing, tiny amount of lowish quality tasteless meat, ukha/уха (mixed fish soup) we had to send away, was not balanced with overpowering lemon . Veal and mushrooms julien was very tasty (tiny portion that suits me well if it was priced accordingly to size), pork and beef kebabs/шашлыки were nice, again so overpriced. Enjoyed very nice dry red wine Marani Mukuzani, highly recommend that. I would have given Erebuni 3 starts over food were not so overpriced, £175 for 2 people with just glasses of wine (not a bottle). The drinks were competitively priced but the food was overpriced for the portions.

Excellent Georgian / Armenian restaurant. Sapid khatchapouri. Exquise kinzmaraouli, a sweet red wine.

Amazing food ! We are fond of Georgian cuisine but even if it's a new experience we can highly recommend, you won't be disappointed ☺️

Absolutely incredible food! Restaurant is fun vibe, and the owner is wonderful

Прекрасное, разнообразное меню. Умело накрытые столы. Вежливый персонал. Получила удовольствие от уютной атмосферы и вкусной еды. Спасибо. Удачи и дальнейшего процветания Вашему ресторану.

One of the best of the best, food was delicious, mouthwatering lamb chops with rice. The xachapury was just fabulous. A must try in London.

Went in there for a quick beer, £16.00 for two very average pints! Did not try the food but it did look nice.

The food was beyond bad, embarrassment to amazing Armenian cousine. Chebureki were cooked way in advance and reheated in microwave, soggy dough and tasteless filling. Manti again were precooked, almost no broth inside. The waitress' very unwelcoming attitude was quite entertaining though))) There are many similar restaurants in London. This one is definitely not worth that money

I can’t recommend. Food isn’t tasty 🤮

The food and the staff were amazing. We absolutely loved our experience there. We highly recommend this restaurant.

Great food, lovely family vibe.

Sadly disappointed in this restaurant. We had several plates (a potato salad, several types of dumplings, etc) but all of them were very bland and the meat was low quality. Also, they charged us for bread we didn't ask for (in addition to the service charge). Overpriced for what it offers.

Reseñas falsas, sólo un camarero y malo. Comida regular y anectoda: pido vino rose precio 22 € no tiene y me recomienda otro armenio de 30€……..no recomendable, elegir otro!!!!

Amazing service ⭐ Very unique and cosy! Perfect place for experiencing post soviet food!

Wonderful service, amazing food, huge menu to choose from. The wines were delicious plus the home made vodka the owner makes is to die for. This restaurant is a must try.

Really nice food from largely Russian speaking regions in Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Russia itself. Some great cooking that tastes home made and an interesting drinks menu. Warm service and good food here. Prices ok.

Delicious fresh beautifully cooked genuine food and lovely wine. I absolutely enjoyed everything we ordered and had a phenomenal time. Pleasant service too. I highly recommend for any low-key situation when you crave real food.

I was really looking forward to trying Armenian food with my friends so we found this place on google. It was a very disappointing experience from the start. The waiter/owner was grumpy and not very welcoming. He was the only person working so the service was slow. I noticed that my coke did not taste very nice so I checked the sell by date and it was two years out of date and so was my friend’s. The starters arrived all separately rather than together and the “Armenian Pizza” Laimajo, was completely burnt around the edges, it was black and shouldn’t have been served. I then ordered a chicken shahlyk kebab for my main which cost £19, so I did not even hesitate to think that it would be chicken breast, but unfortunately it was chicken thigh which to me feels like they are using cheap cuts of meat and charging a premium. They also charged £2.50 for some chilli sauce. My entire meal for the kebab and some bread cost £40 the restaurant is completely overpriced. The service was very slow and my kebab didn’t arrive until my friends had finished their mains. I did ask the waiter/owner to remove the out of date drinks from the bill and he did not even apologise once, he just got even grumpier! I then had to tell him to get a new bill so it amends the service charge. We reluctantly paid the £11 service charge as the man was so grumpy we were scared that he would become angry! Worst restaurant experience I have EVER had.

Four of us who had never eaten this cuisine before, had an excellent meal. I would recommend the Khashlama and chicken Tabaka. The host was very helpful and welcoming.

Amazing Georgian food. Nowhere in London like it

Amazing food and pomegranate wine.

Amazing food, drink, service and loved the decor and atmosphere! Will definitely be coming again. Have the pomegranate wine ready for me! X

Amazing authentic Armenian food. Delicious menu, friendly and welcoming staff, a lovely, magical experience. 5 star.

Erebuni is among my favourite restaurants in London. It has an unflinchingly authentic atmosphere, created by the warm, generous family behind the bar. The food is always an absolute pleasure, not to mention a rarity in London — an enticing combination of Armenian, Russian, Balkan and old Kartvelian foods that are almost never found on menus in the capital. I advise at least one trip here if you're in London and you've ever felt the warmth of Russian cuisine, it will take you back there instantly, and you'll be invited to cap it off with a round of enlivened vodka, on the house! I haven't even mentioned the world class Karaoke bar in the basement of course, but I'll let you discover that on your own.

What a fantastic restaurant. Located 2 minutes from Barbican tube station. Walking into the restaurant I felt like I had been transported back to Georgia. Menu is very extensive and hearty (meaty). The owners are lovely. The service is excellent. If you turn up at 6pm you get to pick your seating. The restaurant is very large with a beautiful open bar. Every dish arrived beautifully presented. The portions are generous. The flavours are wonderful and authentic. This would make a great party venue. I am very grateful to the staff and owners of the restaurant for such a lovely evening.

Love to go in this restaurant. Exquisite food and really good staff.

Food is very delicious but they are outrageously overcharging people. Drinks are ridiculously expensive (even the basic ones) and will destroy your bill. Yes, the host will offer you free shots once or so but that’s a drop in the ocean compared to how they overcharge you in the end.

Erebuni restaurant serves really tasty food. Owner Eduard was talking through the menu for us to understand what is what and the giving us some tips how it is best to eat certain foods. Atmosphere of this place suits for couples on a date or just to go there with a group of people

Очень вкусная єда ) Приятний персонал прткрасное караоке!!! Всем советую посетить еребуни Ресторан

Вкусно, есть выбор пива, владелец дружелюбный.

The food is authentic and amazing! Very friendly service highly recommend it!!👍🏼

Amazing place, wonderful food the service and the owner - are legendary!

This is a great restaurant both for people who know and love Armenian and traditional Russian/Soviet food, and anyone new to it. The menu is diverse and caters to whatever you fancy and the food is made with real attention and care. My advice is to be a little bit patient as good food does take a little bit of time to come, but trust me it is 100% worth it. The host, Edward, definitely deserves a special mention - great chat and makes you feel very welcome. Big thank you for making my birthday celebration really enjoyable! Will definitely come back soon and bring more friends along.

This is a great restaurant both for people who know and love Armenian and traditional Russian/Soviet food, and anyone new to it. The menu is diverse and caters to whatever you fancy and the food is made with real attention and care. My advice is to be a little bit patient as good food does take a little bit of time to come, but trust me it is 100% worth it. The host, Edward, definitely deserves a special mention - great chat and makes you feel very welcome. Big thank you for making my birthday celebration really enjoyable! Will definitely come back soon and bring more friends along.

Fantastic restaurant very friendly family run business with enjoy and interesting authentic menu choices. Very pleasant experience definitely would return. Thank you.

Absolutely wonderful food, lovely people and an all round brilliant experience. The lady who looked after us was only too happy to advise on what was best to go for and which things we might enjoy. The food was properly authentic and all cooked on sight with very fresh ingredients which had only just been bought. The atmosphere was lovely, beautiful ceiling lights. Also a good selection of vodkas! Loved it and will definitely be back :)

This is one of the best places I have ever been to. The staff are so welcoming, we had a lot of questions about the dishes, the waiter (who I think is the owner) was absolutely lovely, he answered all our questions and even recommended us dishes and what drinks would go best with them. Such a wide variety of different foods and each food went well with a specific wine or vodka. Erebuni restaurant is definitely a must try! A piece of heaven on earth. All restaurants should have this type of hospitality.

Awesome place to enjoy russian/armenian food! Very friendly staff and superb service! If you are looking for tasty food, look no further! Hello to Eduard, Top man!

Serving Georgian and Russian food not in the best quality.

Fantastic food and super welcoming staff!

Семейный бизнес. Хозяева приветливые и приветливые. Действительно очень хорошо. Рекомендуемые.

Super borscht, selections of vodka, friendly service and delicious Armenian Georgian and Russian specialities. Highly recommended.

Wonderful meal this evening, had the erebuni cheese pie to start and the ‘Ker u Sus’ (Eat and Be Quiet) main. Different from most other cuisines yet easy to find lots of nice options on the extensive menu. Would recommend to anyone.

Ожидали большего, были очень разочарованы(Очень долго ждали блюда, настолько долго, что успели устать! ( насчитывайте часа на 3, не меньше) Помещение и Мебель требуют ремонта( диваны заклеены скотчем), Столовые приборы - как в советской столовке, старые, дешевые, поцарапанные, вызывают брезгливость!Не вкусно!Обслуживание, не сказать что на высоте, дорого( не стоит тех денег, которые они просят) за обслуживание 20% включено в счёт!Не рекомендую, мы точно больше ни ногой! В Росси они бы и месяца не проработали с таким качеством блюд(((

Спасибо большое, очень приятная атмосфера и вкусная еда!

Great atmosphere and a tasty food

The Place is really authentic and nice. The owner and the waitress are very kind, they served as with the best attention and the owner offered us some vodka at the end of the dinner having a toast with us! Despite that, a minor remarks is needed: the servise was super but a slightly attention need to be paid on the table dressing. For example the fork and the spun were put on the table without something behind them. We had 7/8 starter, 5 soups with nice bread cooked with cheese and eggs, 5 dumplings, 2 desserts, a glass of good wine and 13/14 shots of vodka per person ( we were 5 people ). We paid 350£. It was worthy dinner with very high quality food. We would have provided with 5 stars, but the table question was I important in my opinion. We will be back there soon !

Awesome Armenian dishes. Service was good and food was very delish.

Very delish Armenian food. Was not expecting to find real Armenian food here in london but was pleasantly surprised. They cater more of Nortern Armenian food, vs wester(Turkish/Arabic) or eastern (persian/Iranian) Armenian.

Great Armenian food. Very much like the food I used to have in Armenia.

Excellent food and drinks! The owner (Eduard) is friendly and the whole atmosphere is nice, relaxing and pleasant. Recommend it for a date dinner or just dinner with friends.

Wide range of dishes, homemade taste and quality and nice atmosphere. Apparently a family business. The hosts are ultimately welcoming and friendly. We got shots of vodka and raspberry liquor as compliments at the end of the meal.

This is a good place to eat, drink and relax. It has a good atmosphere and a warm welcome.

Heerlijk gegeten super vriendelijke eigenaar

Very delicious Eastern European cuisine. Very home made food with love. Thank you Erebuni. Best Restaurant in London.

First for me, Georgian restaurant. Good service and great food.

A missed opportunity to taste good quality food from Eastern Europe and the Caucasus while in London. Staff was attentive and the local wines were good. I appreciated the wide range of different dishes on the menu, but the quality of some of them was just sufficient to their price. I definitely expected more for what I paid.

I’ve been looking for a place that does proper Russian/Georgian food for years in London and this one is an instant favourite. The staff were so lovely and the food was absolutely delicious - the dumplings really seemed like they were made to order (!!!). Been dreaming about their khachapuri ever since. Huge props also for offering lots of nice veg options in addition to all the traditional meaty stuff

Recently visited this restaurant and will definitely go back!!! Food was amazing!!! So many flavours and feels like it was cooked with love - true feeling of home cooked food!!! Few days after the visit and I’m still thinking about Khachapuri 😋 Laura is such a lovely person. She gave us so much information about Armenia which we are planning to visit next spring.

Beer is good plus tasty cheesy bread barsnacks!

If you enjoy to be treated with respect and kindness this is the place that you should go. Excellent meal by the way. We got great recommendations from our host.

Amazing service and amazing food! Laura is a lovely girl always up to a nice chat and Eddy will never let you down with a good laugh and a shot of their frozen amazing vodka! Recommended for a meal or for a cheeky drink after work

Thank you Erebuni for a memorable evening. Will be definitely back soon. Delicious food, great ambience, service was attentive got many good recommendations from the waitress, great choice of wines for the food and then even more bigger choices for their home made flavoured vodkas that just gives the perfect end to the perfect night.

Amazing service and amazing food! Laura is a lovely girl always up to a nice chat and Eddy will never let you down with a good laugh and a shot of their frozen amazing vodka! Recommended for a meal or for a cheeky drink after work