Le Bab Battersea - (Near , South East)

2 /5 sf asef: I dont tend to write bad reviews as someone in hospitality myself but stay away from this place. Went here for lunch with my parents. Beyond disappointed after reading the reviews and having some sort of hope. Starting with the decor and vibe, the only way to describe it is confused. The food: double cooked fries were definitely double, if not triple cooked, and definitely not in a good way. Its almost like they were cooked for a previous guest, then cooked again for me. Famous Humous aims to mix peanuts, curry and pesto together. Ambitious to say the least and made us feel quite sick, with enough oil to make it an invasion target for the US. Hummus came in a bowl which was broken aswell. Superfood bowl had no pomegranate, or pomegranate dressing (was like diluted olive oil instead and waiter proceeded to tell us it was pomegranate (it most certainly was not)). Also the "celery salsa" was chopped celery and chillis, nothing else, and most certainly not a salsa. The kebabs were ok, ordered the lamb steak kebab and chicken shish. Nothing to complain about, nothing to write home about either. Service wasnt great. Resturant was 3/4 empty, probably shouldve been the first sign, and took over 5 minutes for the host to find us a table. Was finished eating before she checked if things were alright, and proceeded to walk away before we could say anything.

5 /5 dwaine mckoy: First time visiting le bab for lunch with my friend. The staff were friendly upon arrival, very attentive and even take your coat for you to hang up. The food was amazing I had a lamb kebab, the meat was succulent, and the honey drizzled halloumi and chips went down a treat too. My friend had a vegan bowl of various tasty delights which I had tried too, very tasty! Decent prices for food too. Would definitely go back!

4 /5 Cala Leila: Really nice food - tasted fresh and well seasoned! However, on the pricey side for kebabs, especially the starters and portion sizes were small. £7 for fries pictured with half a ramekin of cheese sauce felt steep when seeing what you got.

4 /5 Olga Carroll: The moment we arrived for an early dinner at 4.20 (Saturday), things went downhill fast. The receptionist’s greeting was so frosty the kids were already asking to go somewhere else. We were told to come back at 4.36, then still waited another five minutes to be seated, even though the restaurant was only half full and both sections were open. I wanted to give it a fair chance, especially after such a lovely experience at the Covent Garden branch, but the food didn’t help. Portions were very small, the steak arrived completely cold, and the wait times were long. The chips showed up only after all the meals were already on the table, and the dishes came out in two separate rounds with a ten minute gap. Not sure what was going on, but I won’t be returning to that branch. Credit where it’s due though, our SERVERS were BRILLIANT and really tried to make up for everything with their smiles and great demeanour.