To take your minds off the hustle and bustle of your hectic schedules for your lunch pleasures
pop in to Fakhreldine, a fine dining Lebanese restaurant in the heart of Mayfair.
Fakhreldine’s Head Chef, Youssef Harb has developed the most mouth-watering and inviting menu using only the freshest, most nutritional and genuinely authentic ingredients. It’s really all in the taste for Youssef, who with an impressive background in Middle Eastern food and an ultimate appreciation for fine food, will charm you with his meticulous menu. From marvellous mezze to simply flavourful and exquisite lunch trays, Fakhreldine has all the tasty pleasures to satisfy even the most discerning of palettes.
Added to this tantalising treat, absorb the chic and sleek modern décor.
From the colourfully cool bar area to the ambiance lit lounge area, you can sink into the plush sofas whilst being served delectable delights in the form of cute canapés. Unbelievably breath taking views of Green Park coupled with truly authentic food with an added modern twist is certain to envelope you, Fakhreldine’s guests, in pure bliss. Fakhreldine is a jewel, a gem of Mayfair and you will be embarking on an inspirational and unique dining experience leaving you delighted.
Be seduced and tempted by Fakhreldine’s outstanding food, calm atmosphere and delightful staff who will ensure that once you walk through Fakhreldine’s magical doors you will be left wanting nothing but more.
Fakhreldine
Lebanese Restaurant in Mayfair
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All In London Review
Lebanese meze overlooking Green Park
The menu is not huge, but there is plenty of tasty food to choose from. Popular choices such as baba ganoush, falafels, hummus and tabbouleh are available from the meze menu in small tapas-like portions, or conventional starters and main meals can be ordered too. We opted for meze so that we could get try as much as possible from the menu.
Two plates of deep fried wheat parcels arrived, one stuffed with chicken served with a garlic sauce, the other stuffed with pumpkin, spinach and pine nuts; both were so good we were left wanting more. A small fillet of sea bass was covered in a slightly sweet sauce of tomatoes, peppers, onions and pine nuts, an unusual combination that worked very well.
Minced lamb in a tomato sauce served on flatbreads was flavorsome enough, but the two best dishes were the aubergine salad and the soujouk. For the former, the inside of the aubergine alone had been cooked so as to avoid the slimy texture of the skin, this left almost mushroom-like portions of aubergine in a lemon dressing with tomatoes, pine nuts (once again), onions and herbs. Mouthwatering to the extreme, and a rarity considering how I normally won’t touch aubergines with a bargepole.
The soujouk consisted of very spicy beef sausages, the spiciness of which reminded me a bit of chorizo, however as pork is not favoured in the Middle East beef is used, making a much leaner and less fatty sausage than its European version. The prawns were the only disappointing dish; they were plain and simply deep fried in batter.
With our meal we drank a Lebanese Ksara Chateau 2004, a fruity yet sufficiently light wine to go with all the flavours we experienced. For desert we shared the pistachio ice cream, a popular flavour in Middle Eastern cuisines, and with it we drank a wonderful aniseed tea to prepare us for the bleak winter night outside.
In addition to the restaurant there is an interesting cocktail menu with drinks like ‘Storm’ which carries a warning due to it’s high alcoholic content and is a blend of Baileys, Blue Curaçao, Sambuca and cinnamon which is flambéed in front of you and is named after the agency who’s models are regular customers. There weren’t any celebrities in attendance whilst I was there, however the clientele was a very well dressed mix of French, German and Arab customers.
The meze dishes are not too expensive in the £6 to £8 price range and six or seven of these are sufficient for two people. Service was pleasant, and the atmosphere remained calm due to the spacing of the tables, even when a party of 10 arrived. An enjoyable meal overall; I would recommend grabbing a table by the window whilst there’s daylight for the best experience.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on Feb 11, 2009
User Reviews
Anonymous
Apr 7, 2009
I went to Fakhreldine on Sunday luch with my familly. we had very nice table by the window, and view on the park. we received fantastic service and the food was very fresh and tasty. I would recommend it to everyone who loves good food and relaxed atmospehere.
Carbon
Jul 4, 2008
This place is fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed my evening here with the food, service and atmosphere nothing short of brilliant. I was so happy with this choice of restaurant, and feel that I got my complete money's worth and more. I recommend it to everyone, and I will definately be heading back to Fakhreldine soon.
Vasari
Sep 27, 2005
My girlfriend and I find ourselves drawn back to Fakhreldine every time we are in the mood for Lebanese food. It’s a place of superior cooking worth every penny you leave there.