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Boulevard London

Boulevard London

12/14 Lodge Road, London, United Kingdom

Dining • Brunch • Coffee • Mediterranean


"Website is deceiving, and does not show the reality. The website is beautifully designed, and visually opulent giving the impression of a large, plush interior. The menus included brunch, main, dessert and drinks. The actual restaurant is very small cafe, with extended outside seating, with a few staff members lounging around. Arriving for lunch at 12 noon, the whole place was empty, and booking was unnecessary. The staff were disinterested in our arrival. We had to seat ourselves. Seating was comfortable. When asking for a menu, were told to scan a QR code on the table, and when trying to order from the main menu, was told that only the brunch menu was available. The smoked salmon and scrambled egg dish was nicely done and tasty. The ice tea was overly sweet, but the coffee was decent. It was clearly a Muslim eating place, posing as an European restaurant, with the name 'Boulevard '. That Friday, a crowd of Muslim men from the nearby mosque in Regent 's Park came in after prayers. They were treated differently, excitedly welcomed. It was clearly their regular haunt. It felt like an eating place for Muslims, where non-Muslims were not particularly welcomed. However, the other customers were friendly, and more polite than the staff. It was quiet and easy to talk, until the crowd arrived. Overall, the price for the meal was not worth the experience of eating there. Service charge was included, although service was bad. We would not go back."

Comptoir Mezze Grill & Mezze Bar

Comptoir Mezze Grill & Mezze Bar

20 Station Terrace Kensal Rise London, NW10 5RX, United Kingdom

Lebanese • Desserts • Juicebars • North African


"update: came here two more times since the first posted because I love this place so much. the service remained quite good, though sometimes somewhat slow when they have a lot of orders. the second time I came, I got the Moroccan Buddha-shot, but replaced the Ghife-Brot for the quinoa. I liked that especially the healed cheeks. the Aubergine-Zalock this time had a tasty taste. for caramelized swirl (quite sweet) or sautéed spinat (rather bland). also the hummus beiruty without the chilis. that was a lot of fun. the third time I came, I got the jackfruit shawarma. was good, not the sharp one I liked, but the portion was quite small and not the filling in consideration of the price. the riders were a fairly small part, although they were well done. the jackfruit had a lot of taste. I have a side of fried plantains, which I didn't think was good. They were barely ripe, pretty simple. would have come back here, but I would not order the schawarma or the plan owners again. ————— this place was very recommended to me. it was surprised to find that it is quite small. but eating and service are amazing. really good portion sizes. had garnished the dynamit that is one of their signature dishes. very realistic and tasteful. the Aubergine-Zaaalock was also recommended. not as good as the garnel. was quite spicy and not smokey. came with something really good pita brot to mop the whole sauce. the Ghife-Brot was my absolute favorite thing! so flick and chewing. in any case they go back, only because of this alone, had their Moroccan pancakes dessert. also very good. uses Ghife-Brot, which is filled with biscoff spread. that alone would be sweet, but the egg that is served with it is not sweet, so went very well. especially the presentation of this was very nice."