Don't be put off by appearances...the interior of Umi Falafel looks quite basic but the service and food more than makes up for it, Once stuck into eating I felt I could have been in a restaurant anywhere in the Lebanon or the Holy Land....We had a lovely waitress who was very helpful and we were delighted to see the Covid guidlines being adhered to.
The falafel comes in a sandwich or a wrap with a choice of two standard falafels (The Lebanese Falafel and The Palestinian Falafel) or you have the option to order 'Falafel Your Way' with falafel (of course) and a choice of four fllings from a very tempting list of ten choices plus one of six sauces! This is what we did.
There were other sandwiches including Grilled Haloumi Cheese and a super Mezze Menu with such tempting Middle-Eastern delights as Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, Labneh, Stuffed Vine Leaves, Spinach & Filo Rolls or Batata Hara (or spiced potato wedges) - and I can vouch for how good the wedges were.
They also have an excellent range of salads which come in very generous portions - we shared one as a side dish and struggled to finish it because it was so big,
There are meal deals etc which are well worth checking out. I wasn't able for a desert but I must say the choice of Baklava or Basboussa was more than tempting.
We opted for the mited lemonade (made fresh daily) and it was an unusual but wonderful accompaniment to our food but there are other very tempting juices and soft drinks avaiable too.
This was my first experience of Umi Falafel but I will definitely be back and will keep an eye out for other Umi Falafel branches on my travels. Highly recommend by a vegetarian of almost 60 years standing....this is healthy food at its best and should prove very tempting to non vegetarians too. Well done to our lovely waitress and, of course, to the chefs!More