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Surrounded by small European flags, with pallet boards and a designed chaos of tangled lighting looming menacingly overhead, one might say that the restaurant’s name was appropriate.
Balagan means a state of chaos, disarray and confusion.
Though really, the restaurant was relatively calm and ordered.
Bigger than the other European flags, the Israeli flag is set aside above one table (Balagan’s website describes its cuisine as a Middle-eastern).
My mummy commented that there was no Palestine flag. Thankfully, she didn’t ask them to explain! It could have caused world war 3!
I placated her by saying that the European flags that adorned the walls were likely there because of the Euro 2021 Football and because the restaurant was showing the games on their large screen.
Our Falafel Laffa arrived on a square plate wrapped in paper, as though it were a take-away. We’d expected the griddled Laffa to be warm but it was room temperature. The falafel was almost as well but tasted fine, if in need of a little zazzing up. The assorted filling of salad and pickles had a light zing and smoothness to compliment the crispy outer, soft inner of the falafel.
The staff seemed a little indifferent to a teddy bear customer but I guess that is better than ending up on a kebab skewer or as a bear burger!
If you require a ramp to get over a shallow threshold you will have to wait a while as they no longer have one in place. They said they will be getting one soon. The deliver and you can order online and collect.
Update 9th July 2021:- I just got an email from the restaurant asking me to call them after my three star review.
It's good to know they taken interest and are concerned. I explained that I hadn't really made a complaint.
My review had been just a reflection of my visit being okay/average, not bad or great. I would probably go there again if a friend wanted to go. Whereas, places I rate 1 or 2 I would likely not return to.