al farooqs
About
Fast Food, American (Traditional)
al farooqs is the best place to spend your leisure time tasting delicious food and enjoying the nice atmosphere. After visiting our restaurant you will definitely have a wish to come back!
Location
Adress: 84 Upton Lane Forest Gate, London, E7 9LW
Phone: +44 20 8472 3049
Work Hours
Reviews
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Qype User (jt…)
Al farooqs is a well known fast food shop on upton lane it is very popular most people call the shop alfies instead of al farooqs this is a shorter version/name for al farooqs the chilli sauce of al farooqs is not that chilli. But over all the food is really nice I bought chips from them just yesterday. But in some cases they are not that good like yesterday when I bought four wings and chips with ketchup and mayonnaise and chilli sauce but one of the wings was rock hard and I could not chew it but that was probably because they fried it too much.
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Osman J.
I have been a customer for Al-Farooqs for over 25 years and feel its time to give their verdict!
They claim to be the 'First and Finest Kebab House in London' which is complete nonsense. Those who are from London will probably know the early kebab places were always around the Arab and Turkish communities in Central and North London.
The hygiene level isn't great and the hygiene rating certificate doesnt seem to be seen anywhere in the restaurant.
Their Doner Kebabs are awful and are made from the cheapest to cheapest meat available. Those of you whom are Kebab lovers will know straight away meat is poor quality. But they charge a premium for the Doner by adding loads of salad, fried onions and chilli source so the Doner has taste.
They also claim to use home made chilli sauce but infact is just 'Cash and Carry' factory sauce.
The fries are ok but they tend to reheat the fries if not sold within 15 mins which makes them taste awful.
The grilled Chicken Burgers which are one of their specialities are ok but they all seem to charge different prices. Some works charge £3.00 and others £3.50 which is a joke. Occasionally the chicken will also be undercooked.
All their customers are locals who will rave about their Doner and Chicken but those of you who enjoy their food and have eaten around London will know its just awful food.
There aren't many other great places to eat in the Upton Lane area so its just best to stick going to Stratford Westfield for a decent Kebab.
They have a few branches around East London in East Ham, Leyton and East Ham and they are all as awful as Upton Lane.