Adiva Restaurant

Any excuse to eat humus for dinner is going to be a goody! This place ended up turning out some delicious surprises as well as being great value for money.

We booked out a big table for a friend's birthday and the staff were very accommodating for some extra friends that drifted in. It is BYO with £1.50 corkage so with some tesco prosecco on hand we were ready for a great night. We chose the... more

Popped into Adiva late one Sunday night, after the Jack the Ripper tour which ends near Spitalfields. So the first thing in their favor is that they are open late. They offer a wide range of middle eastern dishes, and my food was alright. Nothing super great, but still enjoyable.

They had a nice ambiance, featuring all kinds of interesting lamps, couches, and a large hookah--not sure if... more

Worst.restaurant.ever. They never have anything on the menu and they never bother to update it either. After someone has placed an order, a man aggressively and demands that you change the order. Delivery then arrives an hour later, by which time one basically loses all appetite, especially after seeing the watered down soup and half cooked pizza. more

Loved every bit of it. They have Lebanese, Turkish and a mix. I had lentil soup and chicken kebab and I forget other stuff. Some tea also. You don't get Turkish tea here. That was the only disappointment. But everything else was great. During lunch time there is only one waiter and he is very efficient. He managed to serve the entire restaurant during that afternoon. There were about 8 tables... more

This place is pretty decent without being exceptional - I had the mezzo platter so I could try a little of everything - the only real disapointment was the fallafel - it was dry and tastless - everything else was fine.

It's bring your own booze which is good but there were two large tables of guys all drinking a LOT of cans of lager and being pretty loud so dont expect a quiet romantic night... more