Friendly fact about eating in Somali restaurants "If you've finished your meal, and you want a little bit more, all you have to do is ask the waiter for a 'Joog'. Which basically means a 'nudge'" All complimentary!!! Our culture and religion insist that we're good hosts.
Not many people know about the nudge! Legendary! In my local restaurant the waiter comes around and asks wether you want the nudge- a small combination of your order to top it off
Hands down, One of the best meat dishes (haneed) I have tasted in London, and I have been to almost all of the somali restaurants in London, this one has the best food, the best service, and a very welcoming, respectful, and humble owner who actually really looks after his customers, well done, thanks for reviewing everyone at Halal hangouts
@@halalhangouts yes definitely, alkahaf has better portion size and the flavour of the meat haneed is better and more fresh, I prefer Banaadiri instead of brothers in Finsbury park. Aljazeera in Leyton is ok but they only serve haneed on Fridays and meat portion is smaller. I didn't see you guys try the meat soup that they usually give as starters complimentary , or even their special zanjabeel (ginger) tea . Also in Streatham, Somali town restaurant is good to try out, it's all about the haneed
We ate pretty much meat and potatoes growing up. Breakfast consisted of a half boiled egg, a half piece of toast, milk or orange juice but we always had clean clothes for school , etc. and clean play clothes for after school and the weekends (our mom always made my sister's and my lunch the night before but we were put to bed after dinner then she would do the dishes. The 8 o'clock movie was her downtime.
3:46 the inshallah was sufficient brother. We shouldn’t use fingers crossed. That concept stems from Christians if not the pagans of early Europe. May Allah bless you all with khayr. اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَعـوذُبِكَ أَنْ أُشْـرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنا أَعْـلَمْ، وَأَسْتَـغْفِرُكَ لِما لا أَعْـلَم Allaahumma 'innee 'a'oothu bika 'an 'ushrika bika wa 'anaa 'a'lamu, wa 'astaghfiruka limaa laa 'a'lamu O Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I associate anything with You knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I know not. (Ahmad 4:403) Also, 4:20 the bananas are a staple of Somali cuisine. Its eaten with the main meal and adds a sweetness to the savory dishes. It complements the rice, pasta, and meat. Somalis are famous for it but other groups of ppl in Tanzania, Nigeria, and even parts of South America are familiar with it too if I’m not mistaken. It’s not for everyone, but I don’t know if you can technically say you tried Somali food if it’s not included 😛 And oh (I keep editing my comments as I watch the video lol) the green chili sauce is called basbaas.
Yooo Alttaf. Good seeing you bro. This is Phil from Mazars. Hope you're good. Will be following the channel. Great work and blessing to you, the team and all that grace the page. Great seeing you!
06:42 as the channel is called halal hangouts would have been nice to see some good eating etiquettes. Such as sitting down. Good choice of restaurant. Good camera shots
There is no food like Somali is similar to Yemeni..The best thing with the Somali food is is not to hot like Indian food..you can ad basbas the green chilli.If you like it hot.
I haven't an auto but would like to take my younger son out to introduce him to new cuisines and cultures. (My older son lives in Nashville. I believe education and experience are wonderful!) Thank you for sharing! Juliet Thank you for your patience. My younger son lives and makes sure that she eats. (Mrs. Velarde is 96 y.o. now. I have been just the daughter-in-law all of these years but after his Grandpa had a heart attack, Christopher moved in to be "the man of house" - he was 14 y.o. and is autistic, but wanted to wanted to take care of his Grandma.
in Morocco eating with the hand is only done with 3 fingers and using more than 3 fingers is considered very bad table manners, except for dishes like couscous or rice
Watching your channel always reminds me of what a bad decision I've made moving to Aberdeen in Scotland. I though it would be as diverse as any other city but the food, the shops and amenities are pathetic. I need to get back to England ASAP. This place is grim. I miss the diversity of real cities
Somali food is a series. We make the best Goat Meat with Rice and Sambusa hands down. However try our Breakfast menu too...Somali anjeera, chapati, malawah, Chai, otka. There is something for everyone to enjoy.
Is there a sisters section there? Or family section? My husband might like this food, he loves meat but as a pakistani, its hard to impress, he prefers homecooked pakistani or turkish or afghani, maybe we can add somali to the list, it looks yummy similar to Saudi/yemeni food
The banana is not a must! Some like banana with savoury spicy 🔥 food to balance flavours. Mostly it's a Southern Somalia thing .This a Uber drivers food place not restaurant
@halalhangouts Na the right one he even farted afterwards on the right side and went in with the right foot in the toilet so sheytan couldn't play with his a*us. I think the authorities later closed down that "restaurant". Somali and restaurant aren't suppose to be in the same sentence. I think this is best for everybody's safety.
Do they have any menus in Al-Khaf coz I’ve been to a Somali cafe style restaurant, sat down with my mates expecting a few menus but didn’t get one. We called one of the waiter guys over who also happened to be the chef for a menu and the brother told us they don’t do menus. We were a bit surprised by that I mean how did they expect us to order, did they think we were gonna guess the food they had. I asked the brother again and then next thing you know he started lacing out some of the dishes so quickly which left me and my mates so confused. We just ended up leaving, the service and welcome was most definitely not up to a decent standard so I hope Al-Khaf is better, will check it out one day iA
Thank you for your reply brother. The guy that came over to us spoke English albeit a bit broken but I thought Somalian restaurant was open for everyone and not just their own. I’m from South East London near Dulwich.
@@easterneye2773 no they’re saying the reason there’s no menu is because before people discovered Somali restaurants only Somalis would go there so theres no menu! They tell you what they have because there not much on the menu but it’s delicious! All people are welcomed to eat at a Somali restaurant! If your from London.. I heard brothers is a good Somali restaurant
There’s two distinct style of Somali restaurants, one is a cafe which is normally for Men/boys to eat, have tea and chill. This type you won’t see any menus and is geared towards Somalis (Men), you won’t even see any Somali women/girls chilling at this type of restaurant/cafe. It sounds like you ended up in one of these. The other more modernised restaurant as the other poster mentioned will have menus and all sorts of people there, this is the type I would recommend. If you’re based in South London you should try Somali Town Restaurant in Streatham, South London. I haven’t been but heard it’s good. Otherwise you can go to Savaanh in Shepherd’s Bush or The Village in Hammersmith. The village has the best rice imo and last time I was there there were more non-Somalis than Somalis. Good luck !
Somalida waxaa ka maqan sida loo qiyaaso saxankan wayn yareeya waayo hadii qofka maanta cuno oo uu aad u dhergo ma xiisaynayo mardanbe hadduu xiiseeyo waa inuu bil kadib yimaadaa Lkn asagoo wali u baahan haddii saxanka ka dhamaado berri wuu soo laaban
I’m African but I’m not Somali African but SOMALI FOOD LEGIT IS ONE OF ☝🏾AFRICAS BEST CUISINE ‼️Omg so delicious ❤ God bless Somalia
Definitely under rated
Wallahi im moroccan and I love Somali food!!! Love and respect 4 my 🇸🇴 ❤💯🫡
Friendly fact about eating in Somali restaurants "If you've finished your meal, and you want a little bit more, all you have to do is ask the waiter for a 'Joog'. Which basically means a 'nudge'"
All complimentary!!! Our culture and religion insist that we're good hosts.
Not many people know about the nudge! Legendary! In my local restaurant the waiter comes around and asks wether you want the nudge- a small combination of your order to top it off
Hands down, One of the best meat dishes (haneed) I have tasted in London, and I have been to almost all of the somali restaurants in London, this one has the best food, the best service, and a very welcoming, respectful, and humble owner who actually really looks after his customers, well done, thanks for reviewing everyone at Halal hangouts
Our pleasure, is this place better than, Al Jazeera and brothers cafe in your opinion?
@@halalhangouts yes definitely, alkahaf has better portion size and the flavour of the meat haneed is better and more fresh, I prefer Banaadiri instead of brothers in Finsbury park. Aljazeera in Leyton is ok but they only serve haneed on Fridays and meat portion is smaller. I didn't see you guys try the meat soup that they usually give as starters complimentary , or even their special zanjabeel (ginger) tea .
Also in Streatham, Somali town restaurant is good to try out, it's all about the haneed
@@absbse Somali cuisine is very underrated (Baaris and Hilib/Haneed) it's our secret lmao
Somali baan ahay waligay "haneed" ma maqal maa af carbeed baa?
@@halalhangouts I don't think so barwaqo is much nicer than al kahf and Al Jazeera is delicious too
Bro if im not fasting i could fly all the way to London but as a somali I cannot expresses our food in words just simple unique and delecius 😍🤩🤩😘😘😘
Definitely 💯 well said
Somali food is another level and it is value for money, best thing since Biryani.
Definitely a new type of food on everyone’s radar, big shout out to the Somali community for sharing this with us
@@halalhangouts hey salaam bros, you should do an episode on halal Nigerian or Ghanaian food. They have some unique and delicious dishes.
@@Mike-mo9qq where is good? We have tried cali munchi, what are the best places to try, we love jelof rice!
@@halalhangouts you should try African corner in Dalston.
@@halalhangouts also try kate's cafe Ghanaian food, plus it's jollof not jelof lol.
Masha Allah Somali food is very delicious 🤤😋🤤😋😋🤤
Remember to say bismillah and sit down and eat - remember sunnah etiquette!
Salama Somali In Birmingham does amazing Somali food
How is the Somali scene in birmingham are there a few restaurants?
@@halalhangouts Mandi House & Salama Somali
Bab alharaa does the best Somali food but it’s take away only
Somali food is the best, hands down. I went to a shepherd bush restaurant and everything were so classy and the food was beyond tasty.
Which restaurant was it?
@@halalhangouts Savannah Restaurant.
@@hazel8882 is it more of a sit down dining experience?
@@halalhangouts It is. There was 20 of us and we had a great time.
@@hazel8882 wow sounds great gonna have to give them a try any other Somali restaurants you have tried?
I love somali food, I always go to somali restaurant in Toronto Canada
Mashallah incredible injoyed watch this
We ate pretty much meat and potatoes growing up. Breakfast consisted of a half boiled egg, a half piece of toast, milk or orange juice but we always had clean clothes for school , etc. and clean play clothes for after school and the weekends (our mom always made my sister's and my lunch the night before but we were put to bed after dinner then she would do the dishes. The 8 o'clock movie was her downtime.
That sounds wholesome
That sounds like a kings feast to me
This place looks great! Need to try it
Thanks, we should go together some time
3:46 the inshallah was sufficient brother. We shouldn’t use fingers crossed. That concept stems from Christians if not the pagans of early Europe. May Allah bless you all with khayr.
اللّهُـمَّ إِنّـي أَعـوذُبِكَ أَنْ أُشْـرِكَ بِكَ وَأَنا أَعْـلَمْ، وَأَسْتَـغْفِرُكَ لِما لا أَعْـلَم
Allaahumma 'innee 'a'oothu bika 'an 'ushrika bika wa 'anaa 'a'lamu, wa 'astaghfiruka limaa laa 'a'lamu
O Allah, I seek refuge in You lest I associate anything with You knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness for what I know not. (Ahmad 4:403)
Also, 4:20 the bananas are a staple of Somali cuisine. Its eaten with the main meal and adds a sweetness to the savory dishes. It complements the rice, pasta, and meat. Somalis are famous for it but other groups of ppl in Tanzania, Nigeria, and even parts of South America are familiar with it too if I’m not mistaken. It’s not for everyone, but I don’t know if you can technically say you tried Somali food if it’s not included 😛
And oh (I keep editing my comments as I watch the video lol) the green chili sauce is called basbaas.
Jzk for the reminder brothers and thanks for the info, please share this video so we can promote this wonderful cuisine :)
I´ve been here, the best somali restaurant in London!
You hear the uncle yelling in the background you know this food is hitting
Lolll
Yooo Alttaf. Good seeing you bro. This is Phil from Mazars. Hope you're good. Will be following the channel. Great work and blessing to you, the team and all that grace the page. Great seeing you!
Phil green my guy!!! Hope all is good with you please share the video :) look after yourself
20,000 subscribers! 20,000 calories in a day between all of you should be a piece of cake
Hahah we tried 1000 brownies which is about 20,000 calories and that was an epic fail
Trust me Somali food is underrated.. I had a Somali who I worked with who got a Somali take away deffo 10/10
Cant wait to try this. i tried goin there suhoortime once but they run out of food . must be busy place
Asalamalaikum amazing video, loving the reviews
Also thanks for featuring me in your video 🙈
MashaAllah, amazing food!
It really was
06:42 as the channel is called halal hangouts would have been nice to see some good eating etiquettes. Such as sitting down.
Good choice of restaurant.
Good camera shots
There is no food like Somali is similar to Yemeni..The best thing with the Somali food is is not to hot like Indian food..you can ad basbas the green chilli.If you like it hot.
Where else can we get amazing Somali food?
Brother you eat Bariis, Dooro, Malaay, Hilib Ari, Sugar geel, masbaas, Moos, at the same time OMG say Alxamdulillah rabilcalamiin
I haven't an auto but would like to take my younger son out to introduce him to new cuisines and cultures. (My older son lives in Nashville. I believe education and experience are wonderful!)
Thank you for sharing!
Juliet
Thank you for your patience. My younger son lives and makes sure that she eats. (Mrs. Velarde is 96 y.o. now. I have been just the daughter-in-law all of these years but after his Grandpa had a heart attack, Christopher moved in to be "the man of house" - he was 14 y.o. and is autistic, but wanted to wanted to take care of his Grandma.
Let me cook for you am in west London
in Morocco eating with the hand is only done with 3 fingers and using more than 3 fingers is considered very bad table manners, except for dishes like couscous or rice
Watching your channel always reminds me of what a bad decision I've made moving to Aberdeen in Scotland. I though it would be as diverse as any other city but the food, the shops and amenities are pathetic. I need to get back to England ASAP. This place is grim. I miss the diversity of real cities
Eva you are not mistaken, I have heard Scotland is good for food but if you want diversity you need to come to london!
@@halalhangouts Nottingham and London are my favourite English cities. They never disappoint. Especially with the food 🤤 😋
honestly resturantkeena ma quruxbadna hardly ever
it's key part of the experience , simple,nadiif and tidy baa fiican
As Somali u scoop it with the whole hand then use the fingers and thumb😂 gotta get the most outta every bite
That technique was new for us the, ✋✊, but it is very effective and efficient
The Bengali community is like ok we need to step up 😂
Somali food is the best, specially the meat and rice, out of this world
It’s very good for sure
Somali food is quite delicious, especially the lentils.
really we didn't try the lentils, what is good about them?
Try Brothers Restourant in Tottenham.
I have heard its amazing food need to try it out
Definitely need to try it haroon, you from London?
@@halalhangouts ❤️ family inshaallah ...
Somali food is a series. We make the best Goat Meat with Rice and Sambusa hands down. However try our Breakfast menu too...Somali anjeera, chapati, malawah, Chai, otka. There is something for everyone to enjoy.
Where is the best place to enjoy this)
@@halalhangouts It depends on where you live? In USA - Minneapolis, MN. However breaking fast at a Somali home is best no matter where you live.
@@adila2442 we from london uk
@@halalhangouts Cool 😎 I never been there. I watch British Muslims online - learn a lot from them.
@@adila2442 check out British Muslim tv taf is there everyday for Iftar cooking up some food for the presenters of the channel
Is there a sisters section there? Or family section? My husband might like this food, he loves meat but as a pakistani, its hard to impress, he prefers homecooked pakistani or turkish or afghani, maybe we can add somali to the list, it looks yummy similar to Saudi/yemeni food
They are refurbing and will add a sisters area and a private room, opening on eid day
Waaw amusing vedio
Thank you please check out our other videos
The only thing that let's it down for me is the rice and the place. They need a bigger place with more staff
This is not a restaurant, it's Uber drivers hangouts food
Allahumma barik, very entertaining video. Try saying in sha'Allah, not fingers crossed as that's minor shirk.
Thanks for the reminder brother
@@halalhangouts no worries akhi, I really enjoyed the video. I ate there recently and I have to agree, the lamb is something else alhumdulilah 😋
Hope the brother with his hands down his backside at 1:19 ain’t part of the cooking staff 😂😅
Lollll
Mashallah!
Try rayaan restaurant Tottenham is the best in town
I love 💕 soomaali food 🍱🇸🇴🌹🤲💯☪️
Amazing dish.
Please visit Eritrean 🇪🇷 restaurant. Adulis restaurant in brixton 🙏🏼
Is this better than Somali food?
@@halalhangouts it is different. Eritrea dish is amazing too.
Somalis make the best rice
Love somali food
The banana is not a must! Some like banana with savoury spicy 🔥 food to balance flavours. Mostly it's a Southern Somalia thing .This a Uber drivers food place not restaurant
Banana with meat and rice, nah I think I’ll give that one a miss mate, sounds off putting in my opinion
Nice vidssss mashallah
😊😊😊😊😊
if that guy in back is married, he is giving his wife a headache when it comes to food lol
He is not but he is looking
Last time my friend eat at a somali "restaurant" he got so stomac sick he was about to call the ambulance.
Did he eat with his left hand?
@halalhangouts Na the right one he even farted afterwards on the right side and went in with the right foot in the toilet so sheytan couldn't play with his a*us. I think the authorities later closed down that "restaurant".
Somali and restaurant aren't suppose to be in the same sentence. I think this is best for everybody's safety.
@@HolyArmorbro 😂😂 lol stop lying you mug .
Five stars ⭐️
Yes this place was a winner
I'm going there this Thursday inshaAllah, I didn't get what u meant by the chilli sauce? was it too hot? or just u saying it was amazing?
It is spicy but super tasty, you know it is super spicy but you keep coming back for more
😋😋😋😋🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍
good food.
good job
Thanks
Do they have any menus in Al-Khaf coz I’ve been to a Somali cafe style restaurant, sat down with my mates expecting a few menus but didn’t get one. We called one of the waiter guys over who also happened to be the chef for a menu and the brother told us they don’t do menus. We were a bit surprised by that I mean how did they expect us to order, did they think we were gonna guess the food they had. I asked the brother again and then next thing you know he started lacing out some of the dishes so quickly which left me and my mates so confused.
We just ended up leaving, the service and welcome was most definitely not up to a decent standard so I hope Al-Khaf is better, will check it out one day iA
Thank you for your reply brother. The guy that came over to us spoke English albeit a bit broken but I thought Somalian restaurant was open for everyone and not just their own. I’m from South East London near Dulwich.
@@easterneye2773 no they’re saying the reason there’s no menu is because before people discovered Somali restaurants only Somalis would go there so theres no menu! They tell you what they have because there not much on the menu but it’s delicious! All people are welcomed to eat at a Somali restaurant! If your from London.. I heard brothers is a good Somali restaurant
There’s two distinct style of Somali restaurants, one is a cafe which is normally for Men/boys to eat, have tea and chill. This type you won’t see any menus and is geared towards Somalis (Men), you won’t even see any Somali women/girls chilling at this type of restaurant/cafe. It sounds like you ended up in one of these.
The other more modernised restaurant as the other poster mentioned will have menus and all sorts of people there, this is the type I would recommend.
If you’re based in South London you should try Somali Town Restaurant in Streatham, South London. I haven’t been but heard it’s good. Otherwise you can go to Savaanh in Shepherd’s Bush or The Village in Hammersmith.
The village has the best rice imo and last time I was there there were more non-Somalis than Somalis.
Good luck !
Better late than never boys.
You are disrespecting us by eating it with a spoon.😂😂😂
Couldn’t do the hand thing bro, especially some of the bruvas reaching in the plates with the left hand 🫲 🤣🤣🤣
Tnx pro so you have to game in somaliya pro
La somalienne en mange bien 🤩
Put down the forks and spoons
This should be halal hangouts
How do you like to eat only with hands?
😋
somali kitchen remains the most confusing 😂
Somalida waxaa ka maqan sida loo qiyaaso saxankan wayn yareeya waayo hadii qofka maanta cuno oo uu aad u dhergo ma xiisaynayo mardanbe hadduu xiiseeyo waa inuu bil kadib yimaadaa
Lkn asagoo wali u baahan haddii saxanka ka dhamaado berri wuu soo laaban
You guys should eat with your HANDS!!!
then you get A Taste
🇹🇷❤️🤤
Do you know of restaurants near San Francisco?
Sorry we are based in London, England
which bengali eats the way he just showed at 2:00 lol
Do you eat like this?
@@halalhangouts lool 😆
That polex 😂
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next time eat together the sunnah way insha'Allah together not separate plates
Halal hang outs. Fear Allah the music is not so halal
In the background, made it cmon
I don’t dig the sheep 🐑 I’m afraid 🇬🇾
The etiquette and general behaviour of you guys was not good !! Unsubscribed
there are too much garbage bags around the restaurant. london local authority is not cleaning that area!
I ate some frazzles today is that haraam?
Not if it's suitable for vegetarians
Lol
Somali food, sounds great, I'll have the bucket of sand with a tumbleweed on the side.
I can’t believe there’s even food in Somalia it don’t look like it does
Meayjoogta soomali wa unqayli
Bro your food is halal, not your MUSIC!
Wonder how many mice and cockroaches in that place
Lolllll
Paki 😂😂😂 our food is better than yours leave it out
Somaliland food