Looking for a little Morocco in London, Cous Cous Darma Is the place to come. Nestled down the…read morestreet from the Earls court tube station is a wonderful hidden culinary adventure. Walking into a dark but very inviting Mediterranean hot spot not really knowing what to expect I was greeted by nothing but love by the owner who is also the front of the house host, waiter and historian on the food. He exudes passion for what he does; which providing a wonderful authentic Moroccan home cooked meal. His approach is to make you like a real friend or loved one. He did not let me down. The dishes presented themselves. He used authentic Moroccan crockery to prepare a present some of the most flavorful food I've ever experienced in the city of London. As I always say, I'll set your expectations for what you want as you come in to any place I write about. It's a small intimate dinning experience where you should bring friends and loved ones. The decor will take you to a different place, away from the hustle and bustle of London, to a foreign land that has exotic foods prepared with love and the ultimate patron experience in mind. I had Moroccan wine for the first time and wont be he last. It was absolutely fabulous, I wasn't sure what to expect but I have to put Spain on notice. I highly recommend the MD Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot which had a very nice overtones of earth and pepper. You have to check it out if you find yourself in London and looking for a new expirence.

Cous Cous Darna will not disappoint! Excellent wine list and attentive service. I enjoyed a chicken…read morekabob dish pair with a glass of red wine that made me feel like I was transported to Morocco.

Seems like it might have been a fantastic place to visit. Attempted to go today. Signage is gone,…read morewindows covered, looks like it's permanently closed.

Wow! What a hidden gem. Everything was phenomenal from the lovely host to the incredibly authentic…read morefood. Overheard another guest say "this is better than the meals in Morocco". Make sure you top off your meal with a mint tea - perfect way to end a great meal. Will definitely be back!

When you walk in it makes you feel you're not in London. The ambiance is really cool. Food was…read moretasty and the portions were generous. The liver (staters) was amazing and easily good for two. Service was great, really friendly.

Went during half term so not busy. Had a 12-course starter selection for 4. Amazing falafel and…read morewhite aubergine mousse, very tasty spicy sausages and filled wine leaves, various salads and hummus. Definitely too much of a good thing but one of the best mezze we've ever had. Rustic interior yet spacey, good to spend some time over food. Very much enjoyed it. UPDATE: Went again with friends and while good quality the range was quite limited and we good some dishes twice/others not at all. Still a good recommendation though.

Couscous Café is a hidden gem in Bayswater off a side street from Queensway. The owner seems to do…read moreit all - greet and sit you at your table, take your order, cook the delicious food, and serve it fresh out of the back room kitchen. The Moroccan flavors were scrumptious and portions plentiful. Recommend getting a variety of tagines to share.

Couscous cafe is located opposite Whiteleys in Bayswater. As its name suggests, it specialises in…read morenorth African cuisine, offering tagines, brochettes and unsurprisingly, couscous. It's a small space inside but well decorated, giving an intimate atmosphere. Sadly, the food is rather bland and missing the punch of all those famous north African herbs and spices. I left a bit disappointed.

Generally I like small, family run places that look a bit haphazard and thrown together (much like…read moremy own family's business). Sadly this is not one of those. This place is just rubbish, not in a 'so bad, it's good' kind of way. Just not good at all. Arrived for a group dinner not really thinking about what to expect, but you know... expecting a cool Moroccan place. Especially since this street seems quite Moroccan influenced with grocery stores and shops selling traditional goods. But this establishment does a very good impression of a grotty kebab shop. Kind of a dive, definitely not somewhere you bring anyone on a date, or at all. Inside is bare and old fashioned and they had to turn the radiators on because it was so cold. Upon entering to see my friends, instantly my morale hit the floor as the place is so uninspiring and depressing. They were out of half the items on the cheap, plastic laminate menu. Basically you could have tagine, or... tagine. The service was slow, bordering on the ridiculous, as two of us got our food and the rest half an hour later. Everything came in drips and drabs, as if the chef was very slowly making one dish at a time. My vegetable tagine was totally overcooked and my chips undercooked. Asking everyone else how they enjoyed their food illicited blank stares and 'ummm it's okay'. All I ate was some warmed up pita bread and overdone carrots. Going to a little hole-in -the-wall place like this, you hope to find amazing food that you can tell all your friends about and Yelp it to the point it becomes totally popular and therefore uncool. But no, the food, much like the exterior and interior, was bad. I couldn't even summon up the energy to write a funny, cool, or useful review. Consider this a public service announcement.

In a word? Meh…read more Depending on how hungry you are, you could have two perspectives on this place. 1) Quirky, rustic and authentic OR 2) Understaffed, slow and bordering on being an overstretched local. I wasn't massively hungry, so I was in the first school of thought about this place and very open-minded about the possibility of unearthing a local gem. We (the gang of Yelpers who were here for the latest CMYE - Around the World in 80 Meals event) started with lovely warmed pita bread and an eggplant spread (unfortunately I didn't catch the name of it). Yum. The spread was so full of flavour, I could've eaten just that alone. We also ordered potatoes with a harissa sauce on them, that were far, far, far too spicy. Think the kind of spicy that overtakes and negates any other flavour in the dish. The kind of spicy that makes you urgently reach for whatever drink you have in front of you (in this case, a very refreshing glass of moroccan peppermint tea). Bad times. I ordered a lamb tagine with couscous for my main and was pretty excited about this, as I'd never had tagine before. The tagine arrived piping hot and the liquid in the pot was still bubbling, like it was still cooking. I hate eating super hot foods (goes way back to burning the roof of my mouth eating pizza when I was a kid), so I waited about 10 minutes for it to cool down. The lamb was nice and tender, but the vegetables was very overcooked, to the point of being mushy. The broth was okay, but didn't have the depth of flavour you'd expect from such an earthy dish. In all honesty, I'm voting for a do over in my first tagine experience. I'm erasing this tagine from my mind and have just become a tagine virgin again. Oh yeah - BRING CASH! They don't take cards and the closest cash machine in the evenings is a 5 minute walk away across from the Portobello Market building.

This is my third time here at The Meat Co. and wouldn't mind coming back here every once in a…read morewhile. The average meal per person here including a cocktail, starter, mains + service charges can go anywhere between £40 - £80 (depending if you get the steak or not). It's not the cheapest place to have steaks. I've had better steaks else where, but I do enjoy the service and the restaurant as a whole. Today I am having the 200g Cheese Burger - £13.50, comes with chips. They forgot to ask how I wanted my beef cooked, so it came well done. They do serve decent food, I wouldn't say it's mind blowing but it's neither bad. Not much to complain about. I would bring friends and family, they have a huge dining area. Its kids friendly and they also serve a halal menu. There's also 5pm - 9pm happy hours on selected cocktails, but it's only available on the bottom floor/ bar area.

My experience at The Meat Co was, well, kind of terrible. My wife and I were seated and placed our…read moreorder with no issues. Our starter was brought out quickly. From this point on things went downhill VERY SLOWLY (I say slowly as that is how the rest of our order was brought out). We sat there for about 40 minutes after the starter tray was removed. During this time, another party of 5 people came in and sat right behind us, ordered, had their entire meal brought out, and our order was still not brought out. Mind you, we did not order anything special. The the manager walked by and asked me "Is everything ok?" I said NO our food was not there and our drink cups were both empty. I asked for a refill on my wife's Coke and my Water, he did have the drinks refilled and had the chops to actually ring out the refill on the coke BEFORE refilling the drink. He did nothing else to check on the other issues or even offer to see what the problem was. Our original server was totally missing in action. One other server cleared the starter plate and then another brought the meal when it finally came. Just terrible service! Near the end, our original server came back and brought the bill. I paid via my Amex and she asked if I wanted to add a tip. I said "No, not this time", to which she responded "I did kind of leave you stranded for a while". Mind you, I don't like not tipping. I know they make their living from the tips, but when the service was this terrible, I just could not bring myself to tip. This is the first time in my life I did not tip a server, so that should tell you how bad the service and management staff was. Then if all this was not enough, on my Amex I was billed twice for the meal. I would tell anyone that is looking for someplace in Westfield to eat, do NOT eat at The Meat Co.

Nothing fancy at all about this popular fish stall in the shadow of the Trellick Tower in North…read moreKensington. It's extremely popular as it served fresh grilled fish with salad and chips. Nothing else, no meat or vegetarian dishes. I ordered the sardines simply grilled with morrocan seasoning served with bread, salad, chips and hairira. It was spicy but not too much for my tender taste buds. There are a few tables which are shared but you are not encouraged to linger with your meal. Be careful where you sit as I had my back to the grill and got a few hot splashes. Afterwards I strolled to Meanwhile Gardens next to the Trellick Tower, where they had a lovely Morrocan style garden to relax in. Quite appropriate as this area is known as Little Morrocco.

Holy sh... just got back from eating the Sea bass, with rice, fries, tomato salad and it was…read moreABSOLUTELY amazing!! So simple, sterling fresh whole sea bass, grilled with an olive oil, sea salt, garlic, parsley coating...until brown and crispy... PERFECT execution on cooking, great street food ambiance... we loved it.

Tunisia! What do I know about Tunisia? Nothing! So I thought I'd try out Adam's Cafe and be a…read morelittle more worldly:) The first thing I wanted to know was, why is a Tunisian place called Adam's Cafe? Like the previous reviewer, I thought it sounded more like a fish and chips type of place. I asked the staff there who were happy to tell me that the family who owns the restaurant had a baby named Adam at the time they were opening the place and it's named after him. Cute! So let's talk food. I was keen to try North African cuisine so I overdosed a little on the appetisers. I started with the chorba which is tunisian soup with lamb, vegetables and pasta. I love me some soup so i was pretty happy with it and in chilly London weather it was hearty and comforting. Then we all tried the tuna brick which certainly makes an entrance. It's a beautifully presented brick of tuna and eggs wrapped in a huge fan of crispy filo pastry. I have to say, there was more egg than tuna in there and even though it was kind of magnificent to look at, it was disapppointing to eat. We also had the Doigts de Fatma (Fatma's fingers) because how could we not? They were basically a samosa/sambousa/pastry with stuff in it and were decent but pretty average. My friends had the mixed grill and I tried it but was not impressed at all. I wouldn't come here for the grill. For my main course I ordered the lamb tagine based on the previous reviewers recommendation. I probably shouldn't have though because it's stewed with prunes and sultanas, neither of which I like, and I really didn't like the overly sweet sauce at all. The lamb itself was very tenderly cooked, but I just couldn't get away from the sauce taste. If you like prunes and sweet sauces though you will probably like it just fine as they really did try to cook it to tender and spiced perfection. I think if I order a different stew/tagine next time I will probably be quite happy with their chefs skills. The service was slightly awkward and I wouldn't really say they were very friendly , but I think I would be willing to come and try it one more time based on how much effort their chef put into the tagine.

This restaurant has some really good North African cuisine.Although only open in the evenings its…read morehas great service and very reasonably priced menu.The vareity of food served ranges from simple grilled fish and meat to the more earthy romantic Tagines.Amongst the starters there is fish soup,grilled spicy lamb sausages and Pastilla-a really pleasent and aromatic Moroccan Dish made from Sweet Chicken,Almond and Filo Pastry Pie.The main courses have a wide range of tagines-7 of the best one are the monkfish,tomatoes,Peppers accompanied by saffron potatos and nicely garnished with coriander. On this occassion I had a whole grilled sea-bass with french fries and a divine tastira sauce or you can eat with one of the kitchen's legendery couscous dishes. Desserts menu consists of tartelette aucitron,an orange fruit salad, with dates, crepe berbere ( a morrocan-styled pancake with a honey sauce0. You can bring your own wine,corkage is 3.00, there is a very short wine list starting at 9.00

Perfect lunch spot near the Natural History Museum, Kensington Gardens, Royal Albert Hall, Victoria…read more& Albert Museum! Highly recommend stopping in here for a fresh, nutritious, and reviving meal. As a tourist, this is exactly what I needed to eat after several days of junkier food. We ordered family style, sharing: - a grilled chicken platter that came with salad, rice, and some kind of delicious spinach based sauce - meat stuffed aubergine with couscous, a yogurt sauce, vegetables, and potato salad - cabbage, carrot, parsley salad - Greek salad - pita and hummus Everything was so good and felt so good to eat. The flavors and textures all complemented each other well. The stuffed aubergine was said to have tasted just like my husband's Armenian grandmother's home cooking. Owners were super lovely!

From the second we walked in, we felt like family. The food was delicious and the ambience and…read moreservice were excellent. It was near the end of the day, which meant that some items were not available. They offered great suggestions for us that we all enjoyed.