I so loved the food at this place, especially the vegetarian dishes which excelled more than the meat dishes for my tastes.
Aubergine and cauliflower dishes most recommended.
Though it is easy to rack up a large bill here...don't be too hungry if your bank balance is on the light side.
The restaurant boasts an impressive array of vegan options. From what we sampled, the majority of dishes were rich in flavour and quite delightful. Particularly outstanding were the bread, cauliflower, aubergine, hummus, and Jerusalem artichokes – each bursting with its own unique and savoury profil
Food is very good. I really enjoyed it and so did my friends. I think the atmosphere isn’t as good downstairs as upstairs and definitely not at the same level as the food. Service is good, possibly too fast - but overall would recommend
I’m a sucker for playful, tasty small-ish plates and Bala Baya delivers! The menu is quite interesting, and surprisingly heavy on vegetarian dishes. We started with light snacks, but the bigger sharing plates were the showstoppers. The pink carpaccio was probably the single best dish, with the bakla
Background
Bala Baya is a Middle Eastern restaurant located in an alleyway at Southwark. The restaurant is inspired by the vibrant food culture of Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ambience
The restaurant has a lively and welcoming ambience with a modern and stylish interior. The decor is inspired by the Middle Ea
Came here for a Sunday brunch with a friend and the weather was perfect for an outdoor meal.
Waiter was very attentive and friendly to me while I waited for my friend to come. We went with the labaneh and za'atar and tahini dips with pita as starters. Then I ordered the brisket doughnut and my frie
Great food and excellent service. Make sure to try their homemade sodas like lychee and mandarin, and you can make it boozy with gin or vodka.
Yalla Yalla for modern, fun and inventive Israeli food at this fun Southwark restaurant. We tried beef hummus (delish) the aubergine mess (very good) with some pita bread - it was homemade and warm, but we only got one each and were charged for extra when we asked for it, the cauliflower steak was
Superb Israeli cuisine in the heart of Bankside, one of London best hidden gems. An array of authentic dishes best suited to sharing plates. A delight for vegetarians too, with flavoursome dishes and hummus to snack on for hours.
Second time visiting... Still very nice and complicated flavoured food... It's just getting even more pricier now and the portion is not very impressive.. worth a try but not somewhere you'll visit a lot
That prawn baklava 🤤
Israeli food is the latest trend for me at the moment. I'm really liking these dishes with influences from Tel Aviv 👍
Good for al fresco dinning.
♿ Step free access but I didn't check if there were accessible toilets.
The shawarma sunroots dish was so unexpectedly delicious we got two. Very nice flavors, house made boozy sodas was a very nice touch as well.
Amazing food and service. We had the sharing tasting menu for 2, and honestly it was so much food. 3 large plates of food to be eaten with dips, a cauliflower roast and a whole sea bass later, absolutely stuffed. Deliciously stuffed.
Came here for a friends birthday. The staff were greet and very welcoming. We arrived 30 before our booking and was allowed to sit at our table early. The staff was great at letting us taste the Israeli wine before before committing to a glass. Service was impeccable and the food was amazing. We sat
Went here for a Thursday dinner with a couple friends and we ordered a few dishes to share. Firstly, I don’t understand the prawn baklava hype - it’s just battered prawns for an outrageous £27 (for only 3 prawns pieces!). But I guess people love fried stuff, so there you go. The hummus as well as no
Jerusalem artichokes shwarma sunroots (not pictured here)
Best dish hands down (voted by everyone at table)
Inventive and flavour packed dishes.
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Beef brisket donut a bit too much
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Food coming out was slow and sporadic a bit unorganised.
I know it comes out when it's ready but getting feta
Very enjoyable and tasty middles Eastern food. Good portions and value for money.
Had the hummus and labneh which very good dips. The trout carpaccio and aubergine were also worth a mention.
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