Filipe Passos-Coelho
+4.5
Let's start with the sole negative aspect of this: the communication. Initially booked for 6, my friend later called to say if the reservation could be changed to 11 people, as more people were joining our Saturday night dinner out.l than previously anticipated. While we understand the cold feetness of the owner, as we seemed a bit uncertain as a group, we felt it was a bit exaggerated. But maybe it's just a cultural difference or he was having a poorer day.
That being said, good is amazing. Amazing. We had dinner in the room downstairs, which has a very authentic vibe and beautiful decoration. It's a BYOB, bring your own bottle restaurant, but that doesn't encompass soft drinks like sodas, and spirits. The rest of the staff is very low profile, polite and stayed very much out of the way to promote a very social eevening. Again, the food is very good, lots of vegetarian options, and tasty. Man can cook his socks off.
Would have given 5 stars would it be not for the harshness of the owner's ways.
Always keen to try out new cuisines, we headed down to an Algerian restaurant in Brixton. It's a family run business and you get a sense immediately that the owner really cares about his food.
There were 4 of us and we the shared platter for 2 as starters which consisted of 7 delicious different salad bowls. My favorite was the aubergine which was extremely tasty! I loved the little bowls which came from Algeria. We cleaned them up with the homemade bread which was so soft and fluffy! The owner, Jamal, makes everything himself and was enthusiastically recommending the salmon main dish, so this is what I went for. And it was a good choice! Perfectly cooked salmon with some vegetables on top, with peas below.
And the vegetarian tagine and chicken tagine were also very good!
Very reasonably priced for traditional Algerian food with a very homey feel.
Will definitely go back again!
Cooked to order, with the minimum of prep, the food is simple, authentic and delicious. While much more subtly spiced than Turkish or Middle Eastern equivalents, the flavours and dishes of Algeria are familiar.
This is one of the most amazing restaurants we came in London. The food is amazing. We ordered salad-sharing platter offering a wide variety of salad served with soft and yummy bread. My friend was particularly found of the tomato salad and the bread. Both of us agreed that the Fish Tajine was awesome especially the flavorful salmon. Importantly, we had lovely chat with the restaurant owner. His ideas about life is mind-blowing that is worth for us learn from. Strongly recommend!
Unbelievable experience at Khamsa. Incredible, delicious and authentic food. The salmon and lamb meatballs were out of this world and the homemade cakes were so good it was emotional! Bought extra to have for breakfast!
Any time I'm in London, I will make sure I go to eat here. Service was perfect, and Djamel is a very talented guy. Could not fault anything. Thank you!
We ate a delicious meal and felt we were not on London anymore. The owner is very knowledgeable and we got chatting for a while. The food was so good! A nice authentic Algerian kick.
Salads were each SO delicious - we could not pick a favourite but nobody has to as the whole idea is to just enjoy them all!
Salmon in spinach and filo was spectacular! Chicken and sweet potato tagine was also bursting with flavour.
I don’t know how to describe how fresh all the flavours were but close as I can get is that it is as though every herb was picked from a garden out the back seconds before the dish was put together!
Service was also very friendly!
Had a great evening in this lovely little restaurant.
The food is superb (the home made cous cous is melting in your mouth) and clearly prepared by an experienced chef.
Loved the rose buds and fresh mint tea!
Definitely recommended!
Amazing meal at Khamsa! The owner was incredibly helpful when it came to the menu. We went for the salad platter, fish tagine and meatball tagine - all these choices couldn’t be faulted. I highly recommend the Algerian lemonade.
Great food and service! Looking forward to returning. Thank you!
Really delicious food and relaxed atmosphere. We shared the vegetable platter, salmon and lamb meatballs - all were excellent. Really friendly owner as well!
I cannot recommend this wonderful gem of a restaurant enough!
The food was absolutely superb. We had the salad platter to start, alongside exquisitely exotic Algerian bread. We then had the fish tagine (the salmon was truly cooked to perfection!) and the spicy lamb meatballs with Algerian couscous. It was all delicious.
All of this was heightened by the wonderful, friendly and fun service - the owner of the restaurant is a fantastic character who really brings charm and culture to the food you’re enjoying.
Definitely go out of your way to enjoy this excellent restaurant!
Meticulously executed cross between fine dining and home cooking. Authentic Algerian with a 21st century twist served in lovely Arab platters and bowls. Atmospheric interior with colourful rugs and carpets. Soft North African background music. Very friendly owners. BYOB
My friends and I completely loved this place! I had been meaning to try Algerian food and I was blown away by the quality and the authenticity made with love.
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