I fancy a T-shirt with 'As always, let's give it a go'

(3) I really like middle-eastern food. It has a character all its own. And just going by the way the food looked, I think your "9" is spot on!!! Thanks for once again taking us out for a fabulous meal, even though we are only spectators.

Oh, this took me back thirty years to staggering around Hammersmith in the wee small hours with a vaguely famous Irish guitarist looking for what he promised was "the best Lebanese in London". We ended up with empty Rizlas at 5am but a great breakfast from an all night place place run by Armenians on the border with Chiswick.This restaurant looks superb.

I'm glad that you enjoyed your Lebanese meal. The 'purple stuff' is a type of pickled white turnip that gets coloured from slices of beet root that is added to the jar. It is called 'lifit' in Lebanese Arabic. As in many societies Lebanese bread is used as a 'utensil' to pick up dip or other foods from your plate as you did with the Hummous

The colours in that mixed grill and presentation looked absolutely delicious, Gary! Definitely now on my bucket list. Love the diversity of your reviews - food always breaks down all barriers and has a universal language all of its own. Cheers, mate!

Love that you review restaurants that are a bit out of your comfort zone and always respect their cuisine while giving an honest assessment. You are truly a breath of fresh air on KZfaq, keep on" Giving it a go" Gary.

Ohh Gary, that looked lush, delicious!!!! Whatever they charged, it wasn't enough. Crowded and popular. Speaks for itself. I'm glad you had a good time and lovely food. Well worth every penny. Thank you so much!!! Enjoyed this immensely. Great review 👏 👌 👍 🙌 😀 💯

I really appreciate that you are happy to try out ANY style of cuisne...breakfasts...burgers...pub grub...curry house...and today a Lebanese feast!..it all looked delicious ...and definitely going on my 'to visit if possible' list!

Really good to have you reviewing a cuisine you haven't tried on your vids yet. All those dishes had my mouth watering so I'll definitely make a note to try that place one day. The food certainly looked worthy of your high rating.

Made me so happy today Gary for this video. Thought your next one would be in the New Year. Smashing chap. Your a star.

Wonderful....both the food and your delivery , open honest and gimmick free ...the extra 5k subs over Xmas proves you're on the button 👍

Really enjoy watching all your videos on here Gary - you have 'found your format' 👍 it's an incredibly watchable channel - every single video. You are an absolute natural in front of the camera Gary, and you just keep it moving along. But I realised as I watched that you are as only good as your cameraman (or it might be a lady !) - the camera (or iphone) work is highly impressive and both of you really make it a great Channel - I'm going to give you both a 10 out of 10 !!!!!!!!!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗

Oh it’s made my Christmas that the cameraman is getting fed! 😊 The food looks lovely! Excellent video as always Gary! xx

This little gem is up there with the very best restaurants you have reviewed to date Gary, next year on our hit list to try from your reviews, thank you!!

Please order Baba Ghanoush. De-li-ci-ous! Lebanese/Syrian cuisine is Arab food at its very best. I must follow your foodsteps and visit this place myself. Thank you very much for showing us. Happy New Year!

This channel just keeps on delivering quality after quality uploads well done Gary 👏 😊

At a lebanese restaurant. You order mix grill without rice, Bread instead. homus, taboola, fatoosh. Araayes.

I had a better paid job 10 years ago and used to enjoy this kind of eating out, these days I'm earning half as much but have a better life, I try to cook to similar standards at home although you can't beat authentic food served to you. I now eat out vicariously through your video's, thanks Gary.

That looked lovely Gary and you obviously enjoyed it, thank you and best wishes for the New Year.

Wonderful! I must say you're populating my restaurant bucket list fast.

Gary your face eating the chilli hahaha 🤣 " no more chilli great video again mate

Evening Gary 👍that looked fabulous, I've never had Lebanese food or even seen the style of cooking before so thanks for the education. I'm not a fan of houmous but it looked amazing as did the colourful chicken. The shawarma is definitely something I would have a go at. It would be great to see a Gary eats chilli video with all your comments such as 'let's try the chilli, that's enough chilli' 🤣🤣like a blooper reel for a 35k special. Anyway, great job and as always honest with the review, nice one, cheers🍻✌️

This is one oustanding place, been here a dozen times-another enjoyable review!

It's really fun to see you going to so many different kinds of restaurants. That shwarma looked really tasty. Very impressed that just one day and you already have over 500 comments. Great job, Gary!

It's dark, cold, wet and windy at the moment and then Gary has a video up. I personally find the videos chilled, relaxing, informative and often sparks my appetite - great stuff Gary.

Another cracking upload -great to see the sub count rising. I think that pink 'turnip' is pickled mooli - used a lot in Lebanese cooking - can't be sure though as i didn't taste it. All the best boss.

Stonkingly good vlog as ever Gary. That meal looked awesome from start to finish. Excited to follow you on your '24 travels and reviews. 🙂😎👍

Beautifully done, Gary and lovely cameraman! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖💕 Hope our fave Cameraman enjoyed a meal too. You both are rocking this year brilliantly!!🎉🎉❤ Thank you to your fab followers recommendations and sharing your meal with us.

Enjoyed that! Lebanese food is my favorite. The hummus looked excellent, swimming in oil, just the way I like it.

Just in time for me to sit down and watch the video when having me tea, thanks Gary, never been to a Lebanese restaurant, interesting to see what's on offer 👍

Really enjoy your content Gary. Keep up the good work. Your authentic style is refreshing.

Great video again Gary, will definitely give this place a try. I would have loved to see you give their baba ghanoush a try , one of my favourite dips . Look forward to see more of your videos this year. Happy New Year to you and the camera person.

I've never tried Lebanese but always wanted to, and I can definitely see myself giving Baba Ghanouj a try next time I'm in the area. Everything looked superb - and at a reasonable (for London in 2023) price. A great review Gary and Cameraman, as always. Irrespective of the varying qulaity of the establishments you review, your channel gets the maximum 3 michelin stars from me. Now, back to my beans on toast

Lebanese cuisine is one of the greatest. That white sauce is likely not mayo, but toum, which is essentially just oil and garlic blended into a smooth consistency.

Looked very very nice my mouth was watering .thx for the video Gary enjoyed very much ..

I'm addicted to your food reviews. I've been binge watching, really like your channel

Gary you're a top bloke mate, really enjoy the videos

Thanks Gary, it's just 5 minutes down the road from where I live so off to give it a go.

Looked amazing .lamd is my fav .great vids first thing I look forward to at 7pm every night is your post❤😊

Keep them coming, another must visit for me when I'm back in town.

Ive never tasted Lebanese food. The starter didnt do it for me but the main did look fab and I by your mmm's..very tasty. I would swap a chilli for a mushroom..😂😂..happy to try new food experiences,otherwise we cant comment. Ty for sharing, so pleased Mr Cameraman had a taste too !😊

When a restaurant knows how to properly cook the food they are serving it shows and just by the way you reacted to the simple dish of hummus displayed this! Those shawarmas looked delicious and really filling on their own. Decent food,decent score. Cannot get fairer than that in my view!

Looked great Gary. Thanks for your review and looking forward to more and your channel growing.

That was a superb delicious meal Gary. Never eaten Lebanese food before and that was exceptional. Many thanks for sharing with us. See you soon 👍👍👍

I live near Dearborn, Michigan (USA) and we have the largest Middle Eastern population outside of the Middle East. I really enjoyed this video and I even took a moment to peek at Baba Ghanoush's menu online. It looks great and I've decided that on my way home from work tomorrow, I will stop for this type of cuisine. I know a place where the hummus is velvety, as Gary described it. Once you've had hummus like that, you're ruined for the stuff you buy in the grocery store. Everything looked fantastic!

Never been, but after seeing this, mate, think we have to pay them a visit. Not too keen on lamb but more of a chicken man myself. The food looked really good and done to almost perfection. Just from the looks and your description, I would give them a 9 out of ten! Have a wonderful weekend, mate and check your email when you got time. All the best! 😊

Hi Gary, love the content mate. Keep up the good work.

My family and I have been to Baba Ghanouj several times and they have never disappointed us. Great food, great service and good value for money. That purple powder looks to me like either Sumaq or Pul Biber. We have always found the food tasty and the service fast. Thanks very much Gary and God bless.

4:53 this is Lebanese garlic sauce called "toum". Basically emulsified garlic and oil, amazing stuff. I'm jealous as I used to live in the middle east but am now in rural Wiltshire where this is only available if I make it myself 😂 where I lived this whole meal would be £7 with drinks included but I don't expect to see those prices again 😢

Hi Gary great video. Really glad you went to middle eastern restaurant. I live over in the UAE and since moving over here from the UK this is the type of food we eat everyday especially the khobez which is pronounced 'hubz' and is a generic flat bread. Over here price for this type of meal is around half of what you paid for double the amount. Hope to see you over here someday to sample the delights of our UAE cuisines outside of Dubai

Thankyou for the great review Gary Happy New Year to you and cameraman 🎉🎉

I have to admit that looked very nice Gary, it's good to highlight these relatively unknown places. and to show food from different countries and those taste sensations. See you on the next one Take care, Gareth

I knew you wouldn’t be disappointed Gary. Lebanese is tops. The purple was sumac 👍🏾😊

The chickpeas for the houmous were probably de-skinned (as they're supposed to be) which removes the slight bitterness it often has and gives it the 'velvety' texture you found.

Another excellent review Gary and the food looked wow, only thing Is the paper cup with the dip in, not in a restaurant, ok for take away. Love the different food reviews.

That food looked so good, especially on a cold, rainy day.

Lebanese food is quite popular here in Australia due to the many Lebanese migrants who fled here 40/60 years ago,i can eat it but prefer Asian or European food when i go out for a meal.It certainly was well presented and looked like an enjoyable meal.Your mark seemed accurate judging by the amount of pleasure you had from it.Great review again

Looks fantastic Young Gary! Keep 'em coming mate! x

Oh wow Gary, just a few days ago I asked you to try Lebanese food for the channel and now you have done it. Amazing 🤩

Lebanese r’ good.

The "purplish" (in my eyes it's more scarlet) spice on the meat is likely sumac. It is used all over the region a lot, especially in kofte and kabob. Excellent review as always.

your enthusiasm is a real joy

Oooh that lamb, another great find Gary - and yep we need you to do merch 👍

How's you keeping did you have a lovely Christmas

first!

Another great video, thanks Gary.

Well gary what can I say. Lovely food and you certainly enjoyed it. Thank you for your videos really enjoy them👍👍

and thinking about the people of lebanon in the face of spiralling Israeli aggression

Always great to try different types of food, Gary. Looked very nice 👍

oh man.. u just so great to watch and comment !!! best food reviews ever from a great great humble man ... pls never change

Wonderful video Gary. The food is lovely and the price is absolutely fine. I love these types of restaurants as you get a lot for your money. Superb.

Another brilliant video Gary 👏 I’m hungry now 🤣

Super review and for me an insight to Lebanese food it's without question something for me to explore Astonishing menu I just love the whole diversity on that plate Thank heavens the cameraman's hungry..... happy New year 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Great review with something different too. Will deffo try it out.

I'm usually nervous of things I've never tried before but it looked delicious. Thank you as always for this wonderful review Gary.

Absolutely brilliant vlog Gary Been catching up with all ur vlogs.I've now subscribed 👍U seem such a lovely trustworthy person .Guess thats why u have so many subscribers so soon. All the best for 2024 🎉

cheers Gary looks great might try that next time im around kensington great little vlog mate

Evening Gary so pleased you enjoyed your Lebanese meal it looked good. I don't think I have ever had Lebanese food. It looked very colourful with the Lifit. Thank you for the vlog.

I've just started watching your latest video while I do so Gary I would like to wish you a happy new year hope next year is a successful and prosperous for you your videos really bring joy to my life very thankful for your content always enjoyable watching your reviews 😊🎉

The houmous and bread looks amazing. I think that would fill me up😂. Thanks for the video!

Hi Gary and Mr Cameraman, wow this Authentic Lebanese food looked amazing and so fresh, those breads had clearly just been made. The mixture of the herbs and spices on that lamb made it look so mouthwatering. Stake is great, but this Lebanese food with all its herbs and spices makes a refreshing change, i would defiantly give this place a try. Chris. 😋

thanks for your great review,despite today awful weather,your a star.

Looked fabulous Gary that mixed grill looked so good and beautifully presented, just had my hair cut in Wimbledon by my Lebanese barber, i'll have to send him your video.

Yes, smashing place Gary. Liked the look of everything. Now you've got me searching for humous recipes! LOL.

Congratulations on 35K, Gary. You keep on growing. Best wishes, mate. Paul xxx.

Nice to see you with the video Gary 😊 Advance Happy New year 🎉 🍷

Great review thanks

Really good review of some Lebanese food. You don't always have the right words for what your trying to say. but I can tell when you're enjoying a meal, and that speaks volumes.

Happy new year to you and the camera man, happy 2024, food looked good

Helo Gary subscribed just today. Calm videos and simple and smooth. Good luck from India.

Wow chap the food looked amazing…the bread and the hummus 👌👌 The mix grill looked lovely too I love rice, and it’s nice to see different types of foods. Great video chap 👍

That looked really good Gary. Haven’t tried Lebanese food before but will certainly do so when I get the chance. Certainly worth a 9/10 that’s for sure. I hadn’t eaten before I watched that today but I sure did when it finished as I was salivating!

What a delicious banquet of Lebanese food Gary.. made me very hungry watching you tuck in.

Looked so appetising, great to see different takes on tasty food! I now have to try a Lebanese restaurant down my way soon!

You should try falafel next. Gary, you're a classy eater and a fantastic reviewer. I like your classic British way of eating food with less talking. Keep it up Gary. Happy new year!!

Been here before and agree it's great! I can see you like your meat so would recommend trying afgani cuisine. Specifically, their chapli kebab and charsi kharais. Best places for this are Namaak Mandi and/or Wataan both in Tooting. You won't regret it! Love the channel

Another great review as usual Gary and I'm suddenly starving after watching it , Looking in the fridge I don't think the leftover turkey is going to cut it.

Brilliant review

Great review as always Gary, Happy new year mate 👍

Great a review again Gary 😊 i would eat there any time well done 👍