Chez Abir Restaurant is a family style Lebanese restaurant on Blythe Road in West Kensington, serving authentic recipes in a warm and welcoming dining room. The menu encourages sharing, beginning with a broad mezze selection before moving to charcoal grilled meat, fish and vegetables. Diners can build a varied table with plenty of vegetarian choices or follow the more traditional progression from dips and salads to a substantial grill.
Cold mezze includes hummus, chilli seasoned hummus Beiruty and moutabal made from grilled aubergine, tahini and lemon. Tabouleh combines parsley, tomato, mint and cracked wheat, while vine leaves are stuffed with rice and herbs. Labneh, aubergine moussaka, broad beans with coriander, okra in tomato and walnut filled baby aubergines show the range of vegetable dishes beyond familiar dips.
Hot mezze brings crisp and charcoal cooked textures to the table. Spicy potatoes are sautéed with garlic, coriander and chilli, while Lebanese bread is grilled with either halloumi or seasoned minced lamb. Sambousek, spinach fatayer, falafel and kibbeh sit beside chicken livers, grilled wings and homemade lamb sausages. These dishes can be shared gradually with bread before the main course arrives.
Charcoal grills include lamb cubes, shish taouk, minced lamb kafta, lamb chops and a mixed selection served with rice and garlic sauce. Baked stuffed lamb, kibbeh saniyeh, grilled sea bass, king prawns and vegetarian okra stew provide alternatives to skewers. Fattoush and yogurt with cucumber add freshness, while baklava, rice pudding, knefeh, spiced meghle and halawet el jeben complete the meal in traditional Lebanese style.
Address: 34 Blythe Road, West Kensington, London W14 0HA, United Kingdom
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