Yalla Yalla in City of London, Westminster

Food was average, service was poor, would not return, other nearby options cheaper and better quality, the venue atmosphere was ok.

Have visited this place many times down the years, and introduced all of my family to it. On every occasion the food has been fantastic, and for W1 it is very reasonably priced.

The food used to be amazing until 2 months ago, but yesterday when I visited the food was really mid. I always order the mixed grill platter or chicken taouk and it used to have enough rice and sauces but yesterday it was so much less and the prices were still the same.

The location as well as the venue is truly incredible, and the cuisine is exceptional! We had a fantastic time last week at the birthday celebration, and our waitress Anna was truly outstanding. We'll definitely return many times and wholeheartedly recommend this place without any doubt! A+++++++++++

Excellent food, great atmosphere. Anna R and the team were very professional and provided high-quality service. Thank you for serving us, it was a great night !!!!

Brilliant food, service and attention to detail! Went with a larger group and they were incredibly accommodating, would highly recommend.

The most consistent restaurant in London. It’s been around for at least 10 years. It survived many recessions and lockdown. Why? Because the food is delicious and the service is great. You always know what you’re getting in this place.

The manager is very ignorant until he leaves I don't intend to come back

What a fabulous find. Restaurant is decorated in such rich colours - great atmosphere too with a lovely family orientated history explained to me. The food is amazing and fresh and service was perfect. Great value for money too. I will certainly be returning soon.

As soon as we walked in we felt like we were abroad, the decor was beautiful. Great restaurant, friendly staff. Food arrived quickly, a great selection to choose from. We got the mixed grill plate, Lebanese wings and hummus with flat bread and fries. We also got dessert- baklava sandwich which was yummy! Only problem (as a mum) there's no baby changing facility- and didn't feel comfortable changing baby on bathroom floor. But the staff were accommodating and let me change my baby on one of the empty seating area. Would recommend.

This restaurant is a hidden gem. I had a lovely mixed grill meat dish, and my colleague had a burger and chips. The location is slightly hidden, but if you find this place, you will definitely return. The food was great and the service was excellent. Happy all around 😋. Still lovely after another visit.

First visit and will absolutely return. Attentive service, very tasty vegetarian options. Big shout out to our waitress (Gosha) who was very welcoming, knowledgeable and looked after us really well!

The service was amazing overall and the food was lovely , had this amazing Guy Ricky who really looked after me

Dear Yalla Yalla Team, I wanted to take a moment to extend my sincere appreciation for the outstanding service we received at your restaurant, with special gratitude to the wonderful waitress, Anna R. Anna's attentiveness and helpfulness truly stood out, making our dining experience exceptionally enjoyable. Her recommendations were spot-on, and her warm demeanor added a personal touch to the evening. And let's talk about the food – it was beyond delicious! Every dish we ordered was a culinary delight, a perfect balance of flavors that left a lasting impression. Thank you for creating such a welcoming atmosphere and for having a team member like Anna who goes above and beyond. We look forward to returning to Yalla Yalla soon. Best regards. Sylwester M.

Great food and friendly staff, fantastic environment

Great location for lunch and great vegan choices

Beautiful place with great food

Amazing food and service, lovely atmosphere and hospitality

Great meal as usual. Best location when looking for a place to eat in Oxford street. The food was delicious the staff friendly as ever.

I love this restaurant, food is amazing and stuff very friendly and helpful.

Good value and tasty food, served quickly.

Perfect food, our place to go when we visit Central London! Ania was very friendly and made us feel very comfortable!

Excellent food. Highly recommended! Great staff and service

I have been to lots of Middle Eastern restaurants, and hands down this is one of the BEST ones in London. For really soft tender chicken, and lovely sides, this place you would want to visit! Warm service too and very nice decor inside! Decent price for what sized portion you get!

Delicious Lebanese food in a nice space - including a semi-private room at the back. Good for groups, and small plates to share. A good, central lunch spot!

Loved the atmosphere and the staff were so friendly, I will definitely come back, the young lady named Darya was lovely

Fantastic restaurant, the most delicious food! We recently visited on our trip to London and the food was out of this world. I would highly recommend this place. I had the fattoush and lamb kofta, absolutely delicious and the staff were really friendly. 10/10

I have never been disappointed in this place. I have always been served quickly and the quality of food is genuine. Great selections of home made lemonades and my favourite is the halloumi and figues!

Highly recommend! The staff was so attentive and helpful. We ordered the mezze to share but one person had an allergy request and the staff made sure the food was plated separately. Lovely decor throughout.

Loved the food, decor and ambience. Lovely meal with good friends.

Love this place. The food was delicious and the service really awesome. Will be back very regularly.

Food was bland, not great. They do have a nice alcohol-free beer (for all you Dry January’s out there). Atmosphere in the restaurant is nice, although chairs are VERY low.

The restaurant has dim warm lighting, has nice arabic details and decorations, with music accompanying us as we eat our nice and very tasty food. The service was very nice, our waitress welcomed us very nicely. Thank you for the great service and food!

Cold and not close to Lebanese real food.

Prompt and kind service, great recommendation with the sharing platter, very tasty. We went at a quiet time but great atmosphere regardless

The only lebanese element in the restaurant is the name. Bad service, less than average food, and most importantly, not lebanese.

Delicious food Great service Fair prices

Very delicious food. Top service (thank you Ania R. for hosting us). We have been there with 2 kids and have enjoyed the place. We will come back for sure.

Amazing food and the best service by lovely waitress Anna R. We will come back!

Great authentic place to visit and dine. Very polite and helpful staff we had great time and wonderful experience

Tasty middle eastern cuisine in a rustic setting

Delicious, beautifully spiced relaxed dining. Loved it.

We don’t usually go for Lebanese or Middle Eastern food, but have heard of a lot of good reviews about Yalla Yalla.. so glad we made the right decision to dine out at this place after shopping on Oxford Street.. Lebanese chicken wings is our favourite. Grilled sea bass on vermicelli rice was also delicious. Mezze platter (despite 1-pax portion) was unexpectedly sizeable and definitely good enough for 2 of us to share.

Little gem hidden away just off Oxford Street. Lovely atmosphere, attentive service and yummy food.

Nous avons déjeuner le midi à 9 personnes, service rapide, locaux propre et originaux. Je recommande !

Excellent food and service!! I highly recommend this place to anyone traveling to London!

Food took over an hour to come, and the waitress was extremely unfriendly

Beautiful restaurant, ambience, and really friendly efficient service. A group of Irish girls on a London break. Oh food delicious too and not too expensive either. Well done to all the staff.

Lovely place ! I had an amazing time. Would definitely go back. So beautiful and the food was lovely and on time!

Absolutely loved the mixed grill. Attentive and friendly staff. Will be calling again and have exactly the same thing again! Good location just off Oxford street.

One of our favourite spots doesn’t disappoint

Had a lovely time here. Found this place just off a very chaotic Oxford Street. Just what we needed. Lovely food, great decor and great service.

Quite noisy when we went and slow service (place was packed and with bug groups) but great food and very nice interiors.

Delicious open falafel wrap and great atmosphere. Will return to try more

Great selection of dishes suitable for meat eaters and veggies alike. A good place to come as a group.

From the start till end everything was so good and amazing experience. Me and my partner ordered mixed grill platters on the recommendation from Lovely Lady Gosai, who was very helpful and knowledgeable. My partner really enjoyed it. For the sides, I ordered fries and garlic dip, which was a great choice. The interior was so beautiful. The manager and all the other staff were friendly. Highly recommend this place for Lebanese in central at reasonable price. Location is very easily accessible from Oxford circus Station or Tottenham court.

Fantastic atmosphere, decor, food and friendly staff

Underwhelming portions aside, the 12.50% service charge at this restaurant feels excessive. My overall experience was less than satisfying, and I can't recommend it.

The waiter got the order wrong a few times but because he couldn’t speak English, he never rectified it or apologised so I just ended up eating something I didn’t order. Other than him, the staff were really nice but I feel annoyed that he didn’t rectify or admit to his mistakes and yet I still had to pay for the more expensive dish I had actually ordered but never received.

Terrible service and management scammed us and won't refund us! We were here on Friday last week and ordered food and ONE beer. We paid all together and only realised they charged us for 4 beers instead of 1 after we paid. We then asked for a refund and they said it wasn't possible to do one immediately because "the machine can't do that". So I had to give all my bank details to get refunded. They promised they would do it quickly because customers are a priority etc etc, which obviously wasn't the case. Monday evening I called the restaurant asking about the money and they said they didn't do the transfer, but they will "absolutely, 110% do it tomorrow morning", which is exactly what they said on Friday about Monday. Of course they didn't send the money on Tuesday either. So I call them THREE times trying to get a hold of someone who knows about this, but everyone I speak to acts clueless like nobody remembers this ever happening, although the manager claimed he had informed the whole staff about it and to expect a call about a refund. Again they tell me that they will "absolutely, 110%" send the money the next day. I also make it explicit that I want to be refunded for both the beers AND the service charge associated with them -- I don't want to pay an extra 12.50% on something I didn't buy. Of course, this morning they finally refunded the beers but kept the service charge. The conclusion is that I highly suspect they do this on purpose, they sometimes throw in the bill stuff you didn't purchase and make it as hard as they can to get a refund from them, so that you give up and let them keep the money. Do not come here!

Odd service ....very friendly and accommodating but taking the plates away across people whilst others are still eating...??? Food good though.

Rude treating with customer , i don’t recommend

De passage à londre nous sommes allé mangé dans ce restaurant ,nous avons êtes ravi cuisine très bonne accueil chaleureux tout était parfait 10/10

The whole experience was amazing. Foodwise we had the lamb and white bean tagine the meat was so succulent and not chewy like some places. Dessert the mango and vanilla cheesecake you need to try it!! I would have it all over again.

Great, friendly service for Sunday lunch. Pleasantly buzzy, relaxed atmosphere. The food came in good time and was appetising at best but could do with a little more seasoning. I would certainly come back, based on the overall experience.

Love this place, it's become one of my favourite restaurants

Slow service but good atmosphere and tasty food.

Really nice place, very good service from Gosia who took great care of us for all the time and food just amazing, thank you

Very slow service, average food. Had to wait over 2 hours for our main and had to ask to order drinks 3 times

Poprawne , bez udziwnień. Szukasz hinduskiego jedzenia to śmiało. Dostaniesz to co sobie wyobrażasz.

لذيذ والاجواء حلوه داخل المطعم شكرا جدا ❤️❤️

I was talking to a 20 year old last week about prices. "Where do you guys go for a cheap night out these days, now that Soho is all sightseer restaurants and designer flats?" "Soho", was the forlorn reply. It's great to see a small-chain making an effort to provide fair priced, delicious food in the central zone. 5* for that, thanks. Good flavours.The Turkish delight cocktail is as wonderfully lurid yet not at all as sickly as it sounds. Don't get the mouhalabia.

Lovely cosy and intimate spot. Very small restaurant. Larger sister chain 9 min walk from this one. I accidentally mixed up the restaurant, ha. Friendly and attentive waiter. Food was delicious, service was of a high standard and the atmosphere was nice. Delicious hummus starter. I had the aubergine and chickpea tagine. Served with Quinoa - so yummy.

The ambience is beautiful and incredibly romantic. I made sure to take photos that captured the vibe 🥰 The highlight of our meal was the grilled halloumi with dried figs. You don’t usually see this dish on the menu but it was the perfect accompaniment to our meal. Oh! And the rose and mint tea!!! ♥️ Most gorgeous rose flavour, that was deliciously refreshing. My family members that ordered the chicken taouk and chicken kofta said it the meat was a little dry :( I always make sure to order aubergine and chickpea tagine at Lebanese restaurants - it’s such a comforting dish and near impossible to get wrong. Thank you Yalla Yalla for a delicious meal and relaxing ambience, which is the perfect break to the chaos of Oxford street ♥️

Very bad food. Not fresh or made on the day. The flavours were bland. The service was very bad. The waiters were chatting away and you had to physically request food from them by leaving your seat each time. They wouldn't clear up and we had to queue to pay. The owner is rude as well. His social media presence is all jolly and humble yet he serves up old food and has terrible staff. No wonder the place was empty. I removed the service charge and fled. Close this place down its a farce. Horrible wasted time.

What a horrible experience. So we arrived and were seated, then the waitress (young girl) took our order. All good so far, then a second waitress took over our table and was argumentative, declined to fix our order and actually ruined the vibe me and my girlfriend were enjoying. No feta in the mama zohra salad and no pita either (both are on the menu as included) when mentioned we were told they are not included, only for me to have to show them their own menu. The manager sorted some feta and pita but too little too late. Disappointing

We went for the set menu and there was a generous amount of food within the starters. The food is full of flavour, fresh and healthy, as it's grilled.

Whilst being in the middle of London, Yalla Yalla is very authentic, beautifully decorated and delicious (definitely try something with the cinnamon and garlic sauce). But most of all, the people that work there are amazing, you get treated in the best way possible.

The food was great, nice place but they should update the menu as they have changed it into a new one I was looking forward to try their vine leaves but unfortunately they don’t have it anymore was such a turn off

Friendly service, good food and handy location!

Was a little uninspiring. Service was a little slow, food was a little cold...was OK...would I go back...no.

This was a pretty disappointing experience. Most Lebanese restaurants have similar menus, so I surely wasn't expecting anything too imaginative, but the average quality of the dishes, including entrees such as the tabouleh, sambousek or kibbeh, were mediocre at best. The tabouleh was particularly disappointing, with a watery taste that lacked the richness that good olive oil and lemon can infuse. Uninspiring dough for the sambousek, bland cheese, dry kibbeh, etc. The mains were sadly not better, just average fare grilled meat. Disappointing glass of red wine to boot. The restaurant is colourful and welcoming enough, but the waitress looked annoyed at having to deal with us for the whole evening, so overall I guess I can't really recommend this place.

Worse experience in a restaurant in London so far. We sat 1st in the restaurant. We had to ask for menus. We only ordered starters and told staff a specific time by which we had to leave. Waited 55min and there was nothing served. When we asked what was going on they had no idea. When we asked for the bill to go they asked us if we were sure we didnt want any food. They didnt charge for the tea they brought us. Just a terrible experience

Always excellent here, I go often

Noisy place with wine smells .. no one came to take our order for more than 15 minutes and the man waiter was ignoring us .. but the woman waiter so kind better than him

Tables too close to each other...our neighbour was very loud.

Food was excellent. The grilled halloumi and tomatoes were so buttery

Place had customers but was quiet. Despite this the service was extremely slow.

We had a wonderful birthday lunch here with friends. Our waiter Patrick was excellent and made our lunch even better. We had the set menu and were so full

What a wonderful gem. The food was incredible, and plenty of it cooked to perfection. It's very reasonably priced, considering it's off Oxford Street. Was a lovely relaxing evening with friends. Highly recommend a visit..

Bugün restorana gelmeden önce helal sertifikası olup olmadığını sormak için mekanı önceden aradım ve sertifikaları olduğunu et ve tavuğu bir müslüman olarak gönül rahatlığı ile yiyebileceğimi söylediler böylece mekana geçtik. Girişte sertifikalarını göstermelerini istedik dört müslüman olarak helale dikkat ettiğimizi belirttik sertifika için mutfağa sordular ve helal işte deyip geçiştirdiler. Sonrasında bakıp geleceklerini belirttiler sipariş için garsonu bekledik. Sonrasında sertifikayı bulamadıklarını belirttiler. Her helal mekanın gösterdiği sertifika burda nasıl kolay bir şekilde kaybolabilir. Online platformda dahi belgeyi bulamıyorlarsa ben o sertifikanın olmadığına inanırım. Vegan yemek siparişi vermek zorunda kaldık ve çoğumuz aç kaldık. Sertifikaları yoksa yemeğe helal denmemesi lazım. Umarım müslümanlar bu tuzağa düşmez.

Lovely food, not outstanding. The portion was reasonable, not oversized as you might expect (I'm not opposed to a big meal, but thought it's worth mentioning). Staff were kind and attentive, the manager was a little excitable, but knew the regulars and clearly cared. The restaurant was generally clean, but dark colours and patterns may have hidden a few issues, I only say this because the menus were stained and sticky and the cushions were about worn out, maybe it just needs a bit of a refresh. We were related in a quiet area away from most other patrons and it wasn't busy. No was the music too loud, it was actually quite pleasant. But a little chatter and the music just seemed to build quite quickly and it was a little difficult to have a relaxed conversation. Despite the soft furnishings I assume it's the low hard ceilings reflecting the sound.

It was a good restaurant but the standard declined tremendously. Had dinner yesterday with friends and we were all disappointed by the quality taste and portions of the dishes. We are Middle Eastern and this is our daily cuisine.

Food was delicious and atmosphere/decor is great 😊

My favourite regular lunch place or after work. Delicious food, good service, love the decor

could have been a bad day due to staff shortages, but food mediocre, service miserable, and not planning on going anytime soon

Buon ristorante Libanese vicino a Soho. Sapori forti e assolutamente in linea con la cucina di provenienza. Caro ma in linea con i prezzi spropositati di Londra ad agosto 2023. Se piace la cucina lo consiglio. Staff preparato e servizio veloce 👍🏻

This is an amazing Lebanese restaurant with some of the tastiest food that reminds me of home. It’s a must if you like middle eastern food. Plus the service was some of the best I’ve experienced, Aziz is an absolute delight! Definitely would be coming back 10/10! :)

Beautiful atmosphere where I was able to enjoy classic mint tea accompanied by hallumi with dried figs and a lamb wrap. The prices are perhaps slightly above average but the quality was very high.

Loved it here. Bit of a wait but it was very busy. Lovely food