Honey & Smoke

Middle Eastern·
££££
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Bronze Award
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SquareMeal Review of Honey & Smoke

Bronze Award

This canteen-like Middle-Eastern grill is a larger follow-up to Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich’s Honey & Co, which is just around the corner. The Israeli couple have collected many fans for their cooking, which is clearly the priority: the room is sparse, functional and stills feels quite like the tiles showroom it once was. A fun crowd of enthusiasts lends it a friendly atmosphere, however. Too-small tables will have you jostling plates which arrive when ready, bringing the likes of burnt celeriac with chilli butter, or octopus grilled with red chillies. Our highlight was a sticky, cool and sweet combination of honey-drizzled charred pears with almond-speckled tahini. A generous portion of baba ganoush with seeded lavoush was fine but tame, as was lamb kofta with a meagre salad. Disorganised, understaffed service needs to be addressed, but Honey & Co's famed baking for dessert sweetens the deal. There’s a small list of interesting European wines, while the set menu offers good value for (very hungry) diners.

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Good to know

Average Price
££££ - £30 - £49
Cuisines
Middle Eastern
Ambience
Fun, Lively

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Location

216 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5QW

020 7388 6175 020 7388 6175

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Opening Times

Tues-Sat 5.30pm-11.30pm

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12 Reviews 
Food/Drink
Service
Atmosphere
Value

Sheila K

03 November 2023   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 5
Value 5

Adriane Y

17 December 2022   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 4
Service 5
Atmosphere 4
Value 4
Very enjoyable lunch

Unusual and delicious dishes, both pretty and tasty. Just a bit too noisy to be ideal, and thats without a full house. Quite pricey given fairly small portions, but in fact there was plenty. 

Steven L

23 November 2022  
Food & Drink 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 5
Value 5

Great menu with imaginative cooking and a reasonable wine list. Friendly service and not too pretentious. 

Anon

02 November 2022  
Food & Drink 4.5
Service 4.5
Atmosphere 5
Value 5
Best Atmosphere, food and bar tender!!!

I stumbled into this Restaurant my first day in London & what a pleasant surprise. I sat at the bar and ordered the Hummus plate and an Okd Fashioned. Let me tell you, if you like Old Fashioned's then find the 20-ish Australian bar tender. He was pleasant, interesting, kind and a great Old Fashioned drink maker! The whole staff was wonderful and the food was delicious. I'm definitely returning on my next visit and going for the full meal. This place (and the bar tender) really impressed!!!

Terry

29 September 2022   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 3.5
Service 5
Atmosphere 5
Value 5
A restaurant to visit again!

The service we received was exemplary. One of our party had food intolerances and her requirements were fully addressed, and dishes were suggested to her before our order was taken. The menu choices were really creative and the Sumac spicing was offered separately for those who were unsure or new to the Middle Eastern ingredients. A favourite - we all admitted that the Chocolate Terrazzo Cake was to die for!

Camilla W

08 April 2022   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 4
Value 4
Delicious interesting food

I've been wanting to go to Honey & Smoke for a while and was not disappointed when I finally did. The food was truly excellent and the service friendly and efficient. 

Kathy H

15 January 2022   - Verified Diner
Food & Drink 5
Service 5
Atmosphere 5
Value 4
Delicious food!

I visited this restaurant early one evening with my husband, having previously been to Honey & Co. The food is absolutely delicious, every mouthful was full of so much flavour. We shared the grilled prawns, and the sweet potato to start, and the sweet potato was to die for! Then we both had the lamb shish kebab, beautifully cooked, and the meat melted in your mouth. We couldn't resist trying the honey and feta cheesecake (with 2 spoons to share!) as we had heard such good things about the desserts, and it didn't disappoint! The staff were charming and so friendly, and were happy to explain anything we needed help with, and we will definitely return. It was a great experience!

Lynda S

02 July 2019  
Middle Eastern food done as well as it can be.

Andrew R

21 March 2018  
The service is impeccable, and every single dish that comes out the kitchen is perfectly balanced with flavour.

Carmela S

15 June 2017  
Refreshingly unpretentious setting in an otherwise gastronomically uninteresting part of central London (Great Portland Street). Tasty, hearty Mediterranean fare. Somewhere vibrant but relaxed to go with family or friends. Attentive service, good value.I imagine a lot of very hard work going into making it feel low key and effortless!
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