Al-Dar 1 in City of London

Worst restaurant around Edgware Road,I found insects in the salad, when I showed the waiters they didn't like it and they wouldn't even apologise.You wait forever for a waiter to come take an order, and when they do, they bring you the wrong thing.Bad experience.

We haven't been in Edgware Road for a long time and didn't know which restaurant to go for. We hesitated before going in Al Dar because it was so empty. But I had read a comment from another reviewer who said the same and still went in and didn't regret it. Well, we didn't either. The food was so fresh and tasty. The portion was really good and I didn't have to eat until the day after. This is how full I was after eaten there.I loved their red leather sofa: stunning colour. The place was extremely clean. We will definitely go back.

Food was good. Busy street.

I really enjoyed food in this restaurant. Authentic food. Nice ambiance and good staff.I would come here again.

Great food, Good prices, great service. Just what you want from a restaurant. Would recommend this to anyone.

I ordered from here pretty late and was happily surprised that they took my order via Just Eats. I ordered the chicken shawarma sandwich platter & the chicken shish sandwich platter which comes with chips. Very very good and had a good amount of chicken, salad, garlic sauce & pickles. The sandwiches aren’t huge but a very good size. Chips were also a very good portions. Very happy. Defo recommend & would order from here again!!

The food was very good, however, the Shisha service was rather slow and it took a while for them to provide the mouth pieces, as well as change the coals, and bring enough cups for everyone to have tea. Over all, great place, but the service could use some improvement.

Highly recommended, delicious platter for 2, generous portion, enough for 3!

I can’t believe how this only has 3 stars at the time of writing this review. There’s not many places I have gone to that I can honestly say that I am surprisingly surprised on how good it was and I happy to say this is one of them.The food was delicious, cooked to perfection for all the dishes and ye I tried all my parties food also and visa versa and I can say not one thing disappointed. Now admittedly it was very quiet when I went there was only one other table so they might of took extra care but like I said all the food including desert was outstanding from taste to presentation.The service was on point very friendly staff, they checked on us, very helpful when we needed something no hanging around for an hour to get service.Overall this was and is one of the best restaurants I’ve ever been to reviewed or not.Now if I’m being nit picky the only thing I would say is when we ordered a Coke it came in a can to pour into the glass ourselves would of been nice if already poured into the glass but again that’s being nit picky and to be honest I actually prefer in can because I know I’m getting an actual coke and not the syrup they pump through a dispenser.So yes go here try it for yourselves and I promise you won’t regret it and I’m looking forward to going back next time in London.Check out my Tripadvisor also @mobe87

I haven’t dined on Edgware Road for close to 8 years now. I was surprised to find almost all the good spots were permanently closed with the exception of Al Dar. I remember this restaurant as my go to for Soujok (Lebanese sausages).Al Dar remains that good spot to dine in, with comfy seating and excellent customer service. We ordered Shawarmas, Halloumi and fries - ending our meal with a good old Arab tea. I loved the Halloumi and the Shawarma was cooked to perfection with good flavors. The only issues (which is the reason for not awarding a full 5 stars) are the following;1) Although the quality was good and the flavors too, the Shawama was however way too salty. I have been very thirsty since and haven’t been able to quench my thirst due to the level of salt.2) I wish the meal had some proper salad accompanying the Shawarma as it only came with tonnes of raw onions and a slice of tomato.3) Worst of all was the fact that the door is opened the entire time and there’s tonnes of people smoking outside the restaurant beside the entrance which brings in an awful lot of the cigarette smell filling the entire restaurant. For us non smokers, it’s quite off putting when you’re trying to eat. My clothes literally absolutely reek with the stench of cigarette smoke and there’s nothing I hate more.But other than this; all in all, it’s a decent place to dine with good, swift service and is certainly worth a visit if you’re in the area.