Comptoir Libanais - Wigmore Street

Being a Yank on a solo trip and having no idea where to eat-was actually pretty fun! I took the Underground from my hotel to visit the museums. Since my...

We stopped by Comptoir Libanais after the Natural History Museum and were happy to see all the outdoor seating on such a beautiful day. We ordered olives...

Both my friend and I said never again especially when so much choice in the area. Ordered the lamb tagine and it came out within ten minutes which surprised... View menu

The delicious food is offered at affordable prices, with a friendly staff that comes highly recommended. The small dishes are perfect for sharing and definitely worth trying. However, it does tend to get busy during lunchtime.

I thought to try the place but the visit wasn't a success. The meat was not very hot, not very tasty, average is the word which is coming to mind. The salad was very sour and tasted as vinegar. I won't be going there anytime soon even though I work in the office next to them.

I was surprised to see that the majority of the decor and dishes in this restaurant are Moroccan, yet there is no mention of Morocco anywhere. I later discovered that other restaurants in the same chain do the same thing. Due to this cultural appropriation, I have to give this place a low score. View menu

Gosh I used to love Comptoir Libanais and you'd leave after the set menu, feeling stuffed. Today, the menu is a shadow of its former self. This is exemplified by the hummus starter that comes out as a smear on a small saucer. Carbohydrates are now side dishes and there's no potato on the menu. The Baklava selection is 3 tiny pieces. Subsequently, it's now horrible value for money. All rather sad.

Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow sums up our experience of sporadic service. We waited ages to make our order, despite getting up twice from our table to highlight we were ready. No drinks arrived we asked again told what had been ordered was no longer available… . Finally the meal arrived fast lovely food, any plates? NO. Waiting …. Again. Time to go home Any chance of the bill? Finally it arrived we had been over charged. When highlighted was told “didn’t over charge just didn’t take it off the bill! “ . Watch out folks the atmosphere changes rapidly.

We had had a nice lunch not long ago at the sister restaurant in Chelsea so wanted to try out this branch. What a disappointment. A friendly waitress took our order but things deteriorated after that. My husband and I both ordered mezze and mains. Imagine our surprise when the waiter appeared with my husband's mezze in one hand and his main in the other. Then followed with mine. We sent the mains back while we ate the mezze. Then later when my husband's main arrived I had to wait quite a while for mine. Given that the restaurant wasn't at all busy we were surprised by this level of service. We even had to ask several times for some water. The food was OK but we won't be returning which is a... View menu