Bubala Soho

Middle Eastern restaurant · Soho

Bubala Soho

Middle Eastern restaurant · Soho

15 Poland St, London, W1F 8QE, United Kingdom

Highlights

Creative, meat-free Middle Eastern small plates in a simple, trendy space with hanging houseplants.

15 Poland St, London, W1F 8QE, United Kingdom Get directions

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"Though Bubala’s food is largely Sephardic Jewish, its range of technique — particularly at its newer Soho restaurant — demonstrates skill in hummus making, Japanese grilling, and salsa macha blending. That qualifies it for this guide, which is a boon for vegetarians everywhere, given the sheer quality of the food coming from Helen Graham and Marc Summers’s kitchens." - Sejal Sukhadwala

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"A vegetarian Mediterranean restaurant offering a break from traditional English cuisine." - Coolstuff Team

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Anoushka Parmeshwaran

SerpAPI

Incredibly crafted food. The creative spins on traditional dishes found the perfect balance between flavour and texture. The must tries are the challah- crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy like a cloud on the inside, and the hummus that incorporated spice and sweetness. A notable mention is the cabbage skewer, deceptively complex in flavour due to the preserved limes. Lively and hip ambience. Worth every penny!

Dorotea Čapo

SerpAPI

Absolute must try vegetarian restaurant! We enjoyed everything that we tried. Our favorite was Baba ganoush with Challah (bread) that is enough portion for two people. We recommend you to try Corn ribs, black garlic pilpelchuma - that was spicy but crunchy and Charred oyster mushroom skewers, tamari, coriander seed, agave - that had perfect umami flavor! Interior is very nice decorated and staff is nice, except they didn’t want to help us charging our phone as they have to have all their iPads on charger. That was very not cool! We had two cocktails that were absolutely amazing! We can’t wait to come again and try the rest of the menu! Very exciting place and we highly recommend! Also, we recommend to make a reservation!

Vanessa

SerpAPI

We had the tasting menu and cocktails and it was all delicious! There was a lot of food and each of the dishes had incredible flavours. Also liked the colourful jars of fermented fruits and the open kitchen.

Lindsey Shanck

SerpAPI

YUM. We got the tasting menu and that is definitely the way to go the first time you go. The hummus with burnt butter and pita are a great combo. My favorite was the labneh. The charred mushrooms, cucumbers, halloumi, and confit potato latkes were stars. The non-alcoholic Gazoz are worth trying as well!

Manon Herbert

SerpAPI

My favorite restaurant in London. The food is amazing and so tasty. Our waiter was really good. We had a great time and I’ll be back for sure.

Jessica Benjamin

SerpAPI

Really delicious food, especially the cauliflower and the labneh. It was fairly expensive but I was expecting that - what I was disappointed by was the rush the waiting staff put on us. We were sat next to the door at the bar so felt a bit cramped the whole time, and the moment we sat down if felt like the staff were trying to make us leave. I know they're very busy but for £45pp I wanted to linger over our food and wine a bit - as it was, we were rushed the entire time and the bill came unprompted after an hour of us being there. I wouldn't go back for this reason - I think you can get a similar standard of food at many places in London and you'd be allowed to properly enjoy the experience.

Peter Carty

SerpAPI

delicious lunch, enjoyed all the dishes but halloumi was the standout. Good wine list and great service. Highly recommended.

A. Andrews

SerpAPI

A mixed experience - incredible food but the dining experience left a lot to be desired considering the price tag. The food is no doubt amazing. I had the vegan tasting menu and there were lots of unique and creative flavours. A nice change from some of the predictable vegan fare. Unfortunately it felt like Bubala are trying to pack in too many covers (they're clearly very popular, understandably). The dishes came far too quickly and we felt rushed the whole meal. It's a shame because the food is such good quality, you really want time to enjoy it properly. The tables are small and cramped - we could barely fit all of the dishes on the table. We were offered deserts/more drinks but told we only had 10 minutes left on the table so didn't bother. It's still worth going for the food, but you'd get a better dining experience at somewhere 1/3 of the price.