We decided to stay local just incase anything happens!
We have visited Layla quite a few times over the years, and what we love about it, is that its a good local night out, cocktails, music and food, and we can people watch so its bit like living in London again to a degree.
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| Layla in the sunshine |
On this particular occasion we took our partners (we usually organise girls nights here), we opted for cabs, and this followed by cocktails as an entree, we were greeted very well on arrival, and given that it was a Friday night we were seated together in the bar beforehand without hassle. It started the night really well, as we all relaxed into a couple of drinks (except my pregnant friend who opted for water) while waiting for another friend and then after sometime we decided to eat, the table was kept open and so we didn't feel like we had to rush.
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| Lychee martini to start the evening at Layla |
I am a huge fan of Lebanese food (love Maroush in London), and I love sharing food, I think its an 'awesome' sharing experience when you are socialising with more than a few friends, you can literally try the food of the person next to you.
We started with Cold Mezze, a selection which we put together ourselves, this meant that everyone had something they enjoyed in front of them, my particular favourite is the Hommus Awarma which is lamb cooked in spices served on top of delicious houmous. I also love Fatoush salad and they make it very well at Layla. We did try alot of dishes because we ate a bit later (we all love food), we probably left ourselves a bit hungry and then went mad, but we ate it all and we seemed to love everything because it was gone! We ordered less main dishes on purpose, because the mezze is something we favour. The mains were lovely and we all shared them were Shawarma lamb specifically because we love the way they cook lamb here, followed by the Mixed grill (something for the boys) and finally Chicken Shawarma.
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| Hommus Awarma - my favourite dish |
By the end of the meal we were pretty full, we had enjoyed some beautiful Sancerre Rose with our meal which on such a warm evening was a perfect accompaniment to the dinner.
We finished the night with Apple Martinis which were delicious (to full for a real pudding) we opted for the liquid kind!
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| Apple Martini for dessert |
All in all the night was fantastic, and the place was buzzing, we were seated in an alcove, so we felt we could relax and really enjoy the night with lots of laughter. The service was great, and attentive, we weren't left with dry glasses, and they actively checked on us.
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| The alcove we dined in |
With an array of cocktails, a good amount of food and wine, a few beers thrown in for good measure, the bill was reasonal between 6 of us.
Overall a fantastic night had by all and we will definitely be coming back for more..
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| The bar at Layla |
Book Layla here:
http://www.laylarestaurant.co.uk/index.php/example-pages/main-menu/mail-meal
