Chicken Soup Chicken Soup

A warm, comforting bowl of savory chicken soup with tender pieces of chicken, wholesome vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

Maroush Bakehouse

Maroush Bakehouse

131 Earls Ct Rd, London, SW59RQ, United Kingdom

Bakeries • Lebanese • Mediterranean • Middle Eastern


"Maroush has been around for a while now, with locations in central, north west and west London, and early last year they opened the fabulous Maroush Bakehouse. Situated in the heart of Earl’s Court (not the shabbiest area of town! , the Bakehouse serves up all manner of traditional Lebanese Khobez breads, savoury and sweet pastries alongside fabulous Lebanese mezza, soups, salads, grills, stews and desserts. Baked daily by a team of expert bakers and patissieres, the range of delights that Maroush Bakehouse have to offer is pretty tough to ignore. Just walk past the beautiful building and you’ll want to rush in to get your slice of Lebanese cuisine. After being introduced to Gianluca, the day manager, we were served with fresh sparkling water and a delicious fruit juice. Packed with beetroot, mango, strawberry and banana this smoothie was the perfect way to start our lunch. Unlike so many commercial smoothies, it was not too sweet and had a real kick of beetroot at the end. We then asked for a selection of salads and mezza. After about 10 minutes we were presented with two gorgeous bowls of salad topped with fresh pommegrante, moutabal babe ghanjouj (one of my favourite Lebanese dishes , labne (see my recipe here , flat breads and vine leaves. The salads were fresh, vibrant and packed with flavour. The first, fattoush, was decorated with fresh pommegrante and came with toasted Lebanese bread for added crunch. Although the bowl was incredibly full, thus making it difficult to portion out, this salad was my favourite thanks to its huge range of textures and mountains of delicious fresh vegetables. The second salad of tomato and onion came with a vibrant mint and olive oil dressing and was dotted with radish for added crunch. Our mezza was also delicious. I absolutely love moutabal babe ghanjouj so was delighted when it arrived topped with olive oil and more pomegranates which added essential texture. The flavour was beautifully rich with sesame with a kick of lemon for freshness and worked brilliantly with the flat breads. I also really excited for the labne, as I knew I wanted to make it for my Live Below the Line challenge. The texture was a little wet for me but the topping of olive oil and fresh herbs was delightful. Overall Maroush Bakehouse is certainly worth trekking to South West London for. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and found the staff, food and atmosphere really enjoyable."