Vegetarian platter (Shawa, Westfield Shepherds Bush)

Halloumi, falafels, pitta, hummus, tabbouleh, pita, dolmade, pickles, fried potatoes, dips.

£8.45

Mezze Plate With Warm Naan - hummus, tzatziki, baba ganoush, brown rice salad, tabbouleh salad, vine tomato & preserved lemon tapenade, falafel & oregano halloumi skewer (Giraffe, Southbank)

This was my replacement meal after the awful noodle bowl.

Falafel wrap with fries on the side (Cafe Rendezvous, St James Park)

Another shot of the tofu/soba/cashew section

To the right, a stripped down version of: Middle Eats (vo) 8.95 or large -13.95
Crispy hot fabulous fat falafels on flatbread loaded with zatar oil, smoked tomato and chilli sas, topped with preserved lemony Yemeni courgettes, parsley coriander and mint seasoned leaves Served with pickle bits saffron labne, houmous, finished with zatar spice dust.

(Terre a Terre, Brighton)

Falafels and hummus are quite pedestrian fare for veggies these days, but these were nice. Not a stand out but deserving of some credit at least.

Falafels and a blob of houmous (Likya, Golders Green)

Houmous, cucumber and falafel wrap (Home meal)

Falafels with barley cous cous, cucumber, tomato, lettuce and yoghurt dressing (Home meal)

Falafels were made using a random packet mix with added seeds etc. I preferred the appearance to the Hale & Hearty ones but not so sure about the flavour so probably won’t rebuy.

Yoghurt dressing was literally a few tbsp low fat yoghurt + lemon juice + s&p + garlic granules + a pinch of dried mint + water. All shook up.

Moroccan style vegetable tagine served in a roasted pumpkin. Also served with tofu falafels, tabbouleh, flatbread, tzatziki and Harissa (Manna, Primrose Hill)

Nice selection and lots of lovely veg. Falafels were a bit bland but otherwise this was a comforting, hearty main and a very popular that night from what I saw.

Omniboy’s plate in Tibits: samosa, potato wedges, fried rice, falafels (Tibits, Heddon St)

Very brown compared to my plate! A lot less food too…

Hot falafel and halloumi wrap feat. grilled aubergine, fruity chutney, Harissa Creme fraiche, tomatoes and oregano (Pret a Manger, High Street Kensington)

1.5/5 - I found this really heinous. Too sweet, too soggy, and too many competing flavours. I just pulled out the halloumi and threw out the rest.