Halal Reviews for Arabica King's Cross

Dashed in to have a quick dinner. Service was superb and attentive, Sophie understood the rush, ensured we had the food and paid quickly. Best chicken I’ve had in years and the lamb was perfect. Will come back very soon and less rushed. Great place.

Went here with a big group which meant we got to share and try lots of different dishes which were all delicious. The staff were all so attentive and very quick. I enjoyed the table layout with the raised platform to place the sharing dishes on. I highly recommend the babaganoush, halloumi, and squid of the items to start. From the mains, the cauliflower was amazingly flavourful and the hispi salad was so fresh. I finished with the knafeh which was very yummy, but the halwa mousse is almost savoury and has a strong tahini taste, which was unexpected. My pictures mainly show the range of items we shared rather than the dishes as a whole as there were so many of us I didn’t manage to grab any!

Aug25-a quiet lunchtime Thurs during summer. Staff attentive. Had set menu for lunch. Great food and multiple dishes in the set menu mean there's plenty to go round. The lemon dip was lush, the humus divine. The halloumi in blackened honey was a wonderful new taste. Lovely interior, has outside tables. Far end of the street it perhaps suffers from bigger names you walk past (like over rated Dish..m!! 🙈) BUT give it a go. It's lush. There seasoning is on point and I tasted some flavour combos I've not had- new experience and recommend highly *****

Went to Arabica with two friends for a vegetarian dinner (though they do have plenty of non veg options, too). The food was really good overall, but I have to say. I enjoyed the starters more than the mains. There is nothing wrong with the main course at all, but those little sharing plates were absolutely delicious! The pomegranate cocktail was amazing highly recommended. On the other hand, the sesame cocktail wasn’t really for me (or my friend). We both found the flavor a bit off and didn’t finish it, but maybe it’s just a taste thing. Service was top-notch. Super friendly staff and great vibes. I’ll definitely be going back!

The food here is nice, especially if you don't eat this kind of middle eastern food often, but if you do you probably won't be wowed. The best items were probably the chicken and the cabbage salad. We came here for a birthday and as we were a big group (~12) we were asked to pay a £25/person deposit, which is a bit steep but fair enough. However on the day 2 people were ill, and the restaurant made us pay the price of their full meal (an additional £25/person), even though we'd called that morning to let them know. IMO this is very unfair. Losing the deposit is one thing, but making us pay extra on top of that is so harsh. When we complained we were told we need to give 48 hours notice if someone can't make it, but we obviously didn't know 48 hours before that they'd be ill. The reason they gave was that they'd "already bought the ingredients", but I'm sure as a restaurant they can use up those ingredients on a Friday night. And obviously the ingredients don't cost the restaurant that much. It just seemed greedy.