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It feels like summer is now officially in London and to celebrate we thought we’d share a few of our favourite summer dishes with you. Lebanese food is wonderfully versatile and lends itself to all the seasons. However, summer is our particular favourite because there’s no other time that our fresh Maroush salad goes down so well! Besides our signature salad here are our top 5 Lebanese summer dishes: Bazenjan Al-Rahib  Sharing small dishes and experiencing a wide variety of flavours at every meal are two of the best things about Lebanese cuisine. If you’re ordering a few sides to share be sure to include this one! King Prawns  The ultimate seafood dish! Lebanese food is known for its unique seasoning and our king prawn dish is no exception. Enjoy them grilled or sautéed with our Chef’s special spicy sauce and we guarantee you will not be disappointed. Halloum Meshwi  Our grilled halloumi is the ideal vegetarian option on these warm summer days. It always comes served with fresh tomatoes and salad and is great for sharing! Shawarma Chicken Wraps  Eat in or takeaway. It’s up to you how and where you enjoy these juicy wraps but we can promise you will enjoy them. They go perfectly with a fresh juice or even an ice cold cocktail. Mouhallabieh (Lebanese milk pudding)  When it comes to desserts the Lebanese are known for their pastries but this hot weather often calls for something even lighter and our creamy milk pudding usually does hits the spot.
So there you have it, our 5 top summer dishes at Randa By Maroush. If you’d like to come and try one, or all five, reserve a table with us today and we’ll see you soon!
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We love the vibrant atmosphere of a busy restaurant, old friends catching up, families spending precious time together and businessmen striking those all important deals, but we also understand the utter joy of enjoying a meal in the comfort of your own home. Sometimes there’s just nothing better. Enjoying a quiet dinner in the peace and quiet of your own is often just what you need after a long, hard day at work and we completely get that. But, if you don’t have the energy to cook, or you forgot to go shopping and are missing half the ingredients for the meal you fancy then what do you do?
Get your food delivered! Food delivery has taken London by storm over the past 5 years. There are companies that deliver anything you could possibly wish for at all hours and others that are working on a robot that delivers your food! It would appear we are only at the beginning of the food delivery journey but that it’s going to be an exciting one! We know how frustrating it is when you really fancy some of your favourite dishes but just can’t bring yourself to get ready and go out to a restaurant. Maybe you don’t feel very well but really need a good hearty meal? A lot of restaurants will only offer a special ‘takeaway menu’ that doesn’t always include the dish you had your heart set on. Well, at Maroush, we realised how perfect our menu is for delivery. You can order anything that you would have ordered inhouse and we’ll bring it straight to you. There are a number of ways your can order delivery from us so here we are: We also have our own delivery service and when you order for the first time via our website you will receive 20% off. ORDER NOW And, if you have any problems you can always give us a call directly and we’ll do our best to help you. Call us on: 020 7937 5363 One last thing before we go… THE BEST WAY to order Maroush online is to order more than you need and have it for lunch the next day!
 2017 is officially the year of trying new things. Whilst in the past our 'January blues' have been all we can talk about it would appear 2017 has taken a great leap in the direction of positive thinking. So at Randa By Maroush we have decided to have a bit of fun. Lebanese food has made a name for itself in London and definitely plays a large part in a lot of Londoner's culinary lives. However, there are still lots of you out there who, even if you've tried Lebanese food, have not tried Randa By Maroush. We know it's natural for everyone to be a bit more aware of what they're spending in January but we also know it has become very natural to take beautiful snaps of your food when eating out. So we thought we'd make you a #TryMaroush offer you just can't refuse. Join us for lunch at Randa By Maroush between 12 and 6pm Monday - Sunday and... - Take a great snap of your tasty dishes - Post it on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter - Tag Randa By Maroush - Caption your image using the hashtag #TryMaroush - Show your waiter or waitress your post and instantly receive 15% off your food bill right then and there It's easy, it's fun and it gives everyone a chance to #TryMaroush without breaking the bank. We look forward to seeing you! This offer does not work in conjunction with the set menu or any other existing offers and has a limit of £50 per person. Offer ends 28th February 2017.  We've got a superb evening lined up for you this year at Randa By Maroush. We will be welcoming in the New Year in style and very much look forward to you joining us!
The evening will begin with a welcome bottle of wine followed by a selection of delicious hot and cold mezza. Lebanese food lends itself to sharing and New Year's Eve is of course, no exception. Share dishes, share stories and share a delightful evening with friends, family and the wonderful team at Randa. Our chefs have worked hard and put together an authentic menu that boasts some of Lebanon's most famous dishes as well as delicious treats to end the night (we hope you like baklava and home-made ice cream)! It's just £55 per person to join us for our special New Year's Eve celebrations! Reserve your table now: www.randa-restaurant.com/reservations Call us on: 020 7937 5363 Email us at: randa.w8@maroush.com Celebrate Christmas in Style At Randa By Maroush Warm ambiance and delicious Lebanese food Randa Restaurant By Maroush is just the perfect venue for your Christmas celebration. Whether you’re planning your Christmas party or just looking for that special place for your Christmas lunch or dinner, you'll feel the culture of Lebanon at Randa Restaurant with an exceptional Mediterranean atmosphere, beautiful music and warm hospitality. Enjoy a traditional Lebanese festive fare this Christmas with our famous Mezza starters, and gourmet main courses accompanied by the award winning Chateau Ksara Lebanese wines. Looking to celebrate Christmas in style? Look no further than Randa.
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 | Notting Hill and Portobello come alive this and every August Bank Holiday weekend (29-31 August) as London celebrates Europe's biggest street festival – the Notting Hill Carnival. Expect a sea of colour accompanied by the most infectious Calypso music as amazing floats and costumed performers wind their way through the streets. Whether you want to join in the fun or simply watch the crowds go by, it’s a street party like no other. |
 | Painting Paradise: The Art of the Garden, Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace Featuring works from the 16th to the early 20th century by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt and Carl Fabergé, this exhibition explores the many ways in which the garden has been celebrated in art. Included are over 150 paintings, drawings, books, manuscripts and decorative arts from the Royal Collection, among them some of the earliest and rarest surviving records of gardens and plants. Runs until 11 October 2015. |
 | The Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens Peter Pan is flying all over the entertainment landscape at the moment with Gary Barlow’s musical taking Broadway by storm and the upcoming film prequel, Pan, with Hugh Jackman as Captain Hook. So now would be a very good time to visit this much-loved monument. Peter Pan’s creator J.M. Barrie, commissioned Sir George Frampton to design the statue in 1902. Erected in Kensington Gardens ten years later, it features squirrels, rabbits, mice and fairies climbing up to Peter, who is stood at the top of the bronze statue. J.M. Barrie lived close to Kensington Gardens and published his first Peter Pan story in 1902, using Kensington Gardens as inspiration. In his Peter Pan tale, The Little White Bird, Peter flies out of his nursery and lands beside the Long Water. The statue is located on this exact spot. It’s a truly magical sight and just a short walk from Randa Restaurant. |
 | Leighton House Museum This dramatic 19th century building with a Middle Eastern-themed interior was once home to the artist Lord Leighton. The Museum has regular exhibitions but be sure to take in the house itself on your visit – it’s simply stunning, especially the ground floor. There’s a delightful garden at the back too 12 Holland Park Road, London, W14 8LZ |
 | The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk August is one of the best months of the year to enjoy The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Walk that takes you through four of the most beautiful parks in the world: St James's Park, Green Park, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The seven-mile-long walk, marked by 90 plaques set in the ground, visits many famous buildings and locations associated with the Princess during her life, including three palaces and two mansions. The walk is one of two memorial projects officially opened on 30 June 2000, the day before the Princess's 39th birthday; the other is the Diana Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens. Together they celebrate the Princess's affection for the open spaces around her home in Kensington Palace, and her love of children. |
Randa’s Roundup of what’s going on in and around Kensington this July
Serpentine Galleries
With temperatures setting new records this summer, how lucky are we to have on our doorstep somewhere as gorgeous to cool off as Kensington Park? Every year millions of Londoners and tourists visit Kensington Gardens, one of the capital's eight Royal Parks. Iconic sites such as Kensington Palace, the Italian Gardens, the Albert Memorial, the Peter Pan Statue and the Serpentine Galleries & all located within its 242 acres.
The Serpentine Gallery has just unveiled its 15th annual summer pavilion, bringing a touch of Glastonbury to Kensington Gardens in the form of a giant multi-coloured tent. Renowned Spanish architects selgascano have created a chrysalis of opaque and translucent plastic polygons - complete with four entrances and “secret” corridors - which will host a daytime café and special events during the summer.
With temperatures setting new records this summer, how lucky are we to have on our doorstep somewhere as gorgeous to cool off as Kensington Park? Every year millions of Londoners and tourists visit Kensington Gardens, one of the capital's eight Royal Parks. Iconic sites such as Kensington Palace, the Italian Gardens, the Albert Memorial, the Peter Pan Statue and the Serpentine Galleries & all located within its 242 acres.
The Serpentine Gallery has just unveiled its 15th annual summer pavilion, bringing a touch of Glastonbury to Kensington Gardens in the form of a giant multi-coloured tent. Renowned Spanish architects selgascano have created a chrysalis of opaque and translucent plastic polygons - complete with four entrances and “secret” corridors - which will host a daytime café and special events during the summer.
Natural History Museum
This month you can visit the Museum’s Wildlife Garden. A haven for thousands of British plants and animals, it brilliantly demonstrates wildlife conservation in an urban environment. It’s also a lovely place to stop with a snack and enjoy the sunshine.
Other reasons to visit the museum this month include The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition (until 30th August); Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea (until 13th September) and Sensational Butterflies on the East Lawn (until 13th September.)
This month you can visit the Museum’s Wildlife Garden. A haven for thousands of British plants and animals, it brilliantly demonstrates wildlife conservation in an urban environment. It’s also a lovely place to stop with a snack and enjoy the sunshine.
Other reasons to visit the museum this month include The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition (until 30th August); Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea (until 13th September) and Sensational Butterflies on the East Lawn (until 13th September.)
Kensington Roof Gardens
Our neighbour Kensington Rooof Gardens is once again hosting its Proms on The Roof on 5th and 12th August. From 6.30pm until 10pm, music lovers can leave the rush of the city behind and listen to classical and world music, New Orleans Jazz, a Latin Harp and sultry opera.
Our neighbour Kensington Rooof Gardens is once again hosting its Proms on The Roof on 5th and 12th August. From 6.30pm until 10pm, music lovers can leave the rush of the city behind and listen to classical and world music, New Orleans Jazz, a Latin Harp and sultry opera.
V&A
The phenomenal Alexander McQueen at the V&A you have just one more month to see : Savage Beauty retrospective as it closes on 2nd August. Not forgetting Shoes: Pleasure and Pain (until 31st January 2016), a fascinating exhibition displaying footwear from around the globe.
The phenomenal Alexander McQueen at the V&A you have just one more month to see : Savage Beauty retrospective as it closes on 2nd August. Not forgetting Shoes: Pleasure and Pain (until 31st January 2016), a fascinating exhibition displaying footwear from around the globe.
Royal Albert Hall
On Saturday 11th July for the first time ever and for one night only, the Royal Albert Hall will host the mythical, dangerous, acrobatic and heroic world of Mexico's masked wrestlers. Lucha Libre is huge, jaw-hanging, riotous fun of a kind that you will never forget. Marvel at high-flying acrobatics and astonishing special effects as 16 of Mexico's finest, led by the legendary Blue Demon Jr., battle under the Hall's mighty dome. Featuring the funkiest live music from Tijuana's Bostich & Fussible (Nortec Collective), Lucha Libre promises an exhilarating, foot-stamping, air-punching journey to the centre of a life-affirming struggle where rudos fight tecnicos and where good does not always triumph over evil.
On Saturday 11th July for the first time ever and for one night only, the Royal Albert Hall will host the mythical, dangerous, acrobatic and heroic world of Mexico's masked wrestlers. Lucha Libre is huge, jaw-hanging, riotous fun of a kind that you will never forget. Marvel at high-flying acrobatics and astonishing special effects as 16 of Mexico's finest, led by the legendary Blue Demon Jr., battle under the Hall's mighty dome. Featuring the funkiest live music from Tijuana's Bostich & Fussible (Nortec Collective), Lucha Libre promises an exhilarating, foot-stamping, air-punching journey to the centre of a life-affirming struggle where rudos fight tecnicos and where good does not always triumph over evil.
Arak is made with the finest grape alcohol, to which the finest aniseed in the world is added. The spirit is distilled to release the purest Arak, which is then aged for two years in clay jars, served with cold water & ice.
With its strong anise taste, and tendency to go from clear to milky-white when cold water is added, you can think of Arak as a cousin to Turkish “Raki” or Greek “Ouzo.” Arak is a combination of still white wine, made from native Lebanese grape varieties, and fine hand picked aniseed. Arak is a traditionally enjoyed alongside Mezze dishes such as Tabbouleh and Fattouch, Hommos, Fatayer, Kafta and warak Inab..
With its strong anise taste, and tendency to go from clear to milky-white when cold water is added, you can think of Arak as a cousin to Turkish “Raki” or Greek “Ouzo.” Arak is a combination of still white wine, made from native Lebanese grape varieties, and fine hand picked aniseed. Arak is a traditionally enjoyed alongside Mezze dishes such as Tabbouleh and Fattouch, Hommos, Fatayer, Kafta and warak Inab..
The Making of the Perfect Shawarma
So many of you have asked us what makes a Shawarma at Maroush so tasty and so different from the rest?
Well, for starters, Maroush has its own central butchery. We source the best of British lamb which we use in our lamb Shawarma, while only whole British chickens go into the Maroush Shawarma that have absolutely no water added to them.
Our butchers expertly cut the meat that goes onto the skewers. But before the skewers are prepared, our meat is marinated in a special mix of the highest quality herbs, spices and oils. Only the freshest natural ingredients are used in this marinate, a marinating process that we’ve perfected over thirty years.
| Once the meat is ready, the skewers are prepared. Getting the density of the meat on the skewers right is very important because getting it wrong would affect the cooking later as well as the taste. Again, our experience in this shows…in the special taste of our sandwiches! Next in the process of serving the perfect shawarma, is the daily supply of fresh skewers to all our branches where they are cooked before your eyes by our experienced chefs. Yes, we do so every day: We never serve stale meat. But this is not all, because then comes the cutting of the meat: Here is where the skills of our expert carvers come into their own. Cut it too thin and the meat won’t taste right, cut too deep and you might cut into meat that needs a bit more cooking. Our carvers must and always do get it just right.  |  Then comes the preparation of your sandwich–in a freshly baked loaf of Lebanese bread of course. Here is where you can have it your way: You may prefer your shawarma plain, or perhaps you’d like us to add chilli sauce or extra pickles to our truly generous portions of meat. You may prefer more (or no) garlic or would like more lettuce and tomatoes…we’re just happy to oblige. |
The final step, of course, is for you to enjoy your irresistibly succulent Maroush chicken or lamb shawarma…!
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Recommended with freshly prepared Tabbouleh salad and Hommos...
The best there is. Just for you.
*NOW Available at Randa Restaurants! 23 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4LF
