Carmel Queens Park - (Near Brent, South East)

4 /5 Jared: Food was high quality, atmosphere good. Liked the bill being paid via barcode. Service was reasonable however found our waitress was a bit pushy on the extras which slightly detracted from experience. Could you add more vegan options as was fairly limited?

5 /5 Mariana Santos Carvalho: Insanely divine meal. Definitely one of the best I’ve ever had in London. From the quality of the red wine to the taste perfectly combined tastes of the plates. The chocolate mousse was perfect as well. 10/10 will definitely return!!

5 /5 Sezai Akbiyik: Possibly one of the best restaurants I have ever been in London and it isn’t touristy. Service is very fast, ambiance is great and food is tasty and fresh. I recommend to remove max 2 hours limit of reservations as you are rushing without noticing to just do everything in 2 hours. Even enjoying a bottle of wine.

4 /5 Nóra Knopf: Nice interior and a great atmosphere overall. The fresh corn polenta was to die for but the portion size, especially compared to the other plates, was shockingly tiny. The Carmel Mixed Mezze was simply beautiful - no notes. Unfortunately, the flame-grilled broccolini was very, very mediocre. Don’t bother ordering it, you can make better at home.

3 /5 FG: I was sadly, unimpressed by Carmel. Every aspect of it felt just a tad above mediocre, which was the main drive for the rating. Atmosphere is non existent, a small space cramped to the brim with tables too close to each other. You and your neighbours may as well be having the same conversation. Layout aside, the food was nothing special. Presentation is fantastic, but substance sadly underwhelming. We tried the pork belly and the picanha, both cuts of meat while expensive on the menu, were cheap on the quality. Pork belly was very fatty, and steak was full of grizzle. We also ordered the calamari salad which we sadly had to send back because there were literally 4 small pieces of calamari in it…. The only plates we ordered which I’d say were amazing were the Zhatar Flatbread, and the Cabbage. Overall, i would not recommend this restaurant.