Villa Mamas Restaurant London
Middle Eastern restaurant · Chelsea
25 Elystan St, London SW3 3NT, United Kingdom
Highlights
Home-style Gulf dishes by a Bahraini chef, unique flavors
Home-style Gulf dishes by a Bahraini chef, unique flavors
"Villa Mamas is a Chelsea favourite for Bahraini dishes with a twist, and during Ramadan their £65 three-course set menu will include things like jirish kibbeh and Bahraini chicken masli." - rianne shlebak
"Chelsea has a pretty bougie and expensive reputation, and places like Villa Mamas very much live up to that reputation. A mix of starters like ‘eggplant explosion’ (aubergine in whey sauce), hummus, and mathrooba (a fragrant, porridge-like, chicken stew) will leave you around £30 out of pocket. That said, the food at this Bahraini spot is tasty and if you’ve got money to spend, then you could do a lot worse than sharing a couple of small plates and a main between two." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"The Bahraini spot on Elystan Street has a cute terrace out front with little benches, pillows, and the extremely welcome addition of heat lamps. Throw in a warming bowl of mathrooba plus plenty of bread to soak and scoop (the hummus is also very good) and you’ve got a comfy and cosy meal." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Chelsea has a pretty bougie and expensive reputation, and places like Villa Mamas don’t help. Although just the starter portions of kashk bademjoon (aubergine in sauce), hummus, and mathrooba (chicken stew) rack up a sizeable bill, the food at this Bahraini spot is tasty. We particularly like the mozat laham (tender, slow-cooked lamb shank served on top of vermicelli rice). If you’ve got money to spend, then you could do a lot worse around this neighbourhood. The rustic, candlelit restaurant is pretty, with more dates than a Love Island episode, and outside, group benches with soft blankets encourage you to get cosy. photo credit: Villa Mamas" - Rianne Shlebak
"At this Bahraini spot in Chelsea, cocktails are half price between 4pm to 7pm, every day." - rianne shlebak
