Every time we go down Edgware Road, I gaze out the window at all the Middle Eastern eateries that line the street. Soon after, I find myself licking my lips. There is Lebanese, Moroccan, Israeli and many more, but one that has always jumped out has been the Maroush Deli. This is probably because I can always see pyramids of all the baklava through the window!

We finally decided to dine at one of these places and so we ended up at Maroush Gardens – complete with a fish pond! Now I don't usually like to do 'quasi restaurant reviews', but I do want to recommend this place as we had a massive plate of top quality, delicious food.

We each ordered the lunchbox which is a selection of the mezza (I would usually say mezze, but their menu ended with an ‘a’) as chosen by the chef (we had hummus, baba ganouj, dolmades, a little pastry filled with spinach, one with cheese, some pickles, tabouleh, a falafel and some fantastic garlic sauce and a salsa-type sauce), and some grilled chicken. Usually they serve a mixed grill but as I operate a "no red meat" policy, they were happy to only give me the chicken - which was delightfully moist by the way! This lunch plate will set you back £16 and sustain you for a long afternoon . They also provide some warm, brown pita bread if you want to make the most of all the dips and sauces.

If you can make it to Edgware Road, be sure to stop in and check it out. The range of cold and hot mezzas is massive and it all looked great. If you just want a quick piece of baklava from the deli, check out the Maroush Deli which is across the street.

Deets: Maroush Gardens – 1 Connaught St (corner of Edgware Road) Tel: 020 7262 0222