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Like all good meals we started with bread – here charred, chewy flatbreads with a tangy rose harissa mayo – while we mused over the menu. Split into ‘feasts’ (seabass, £24 or braised beef, £18), ‘plates’ (£9-£12) and ‘sides’ (£6-£7), we were advised to order six dishes to share for dinner. Crispy calamari was the first plate to arrive (they come when they’re ready, so eat fast or expect a pile up) – springy rounds, battered and crisp, served with a zigzag of saffron and butternut jam had a tart, yuzu-like taste, and a soft slick of creamy aioli. Familiarly Moorish and dangerously moreish. Next came cauliflower: last year’s ‘it’ vegetable didn’t disappoint. Served blackened with an umami blanket of heavenly tasting red crumble topping.

Our waitress (who was a highlight of the meal – super chatty, excited and passionate about the food, and swift in delivery) explained this heady mix was grated parmesan infused with paprika that had been baked until golden and crumbly. Clever cooking indeed – there’s a confidence from the kitchen, mixing classic Eastern Mediterranean flavours with different ingredients from different cuisines, which, for the most part, left us licking the plates clean. The fried chicken with kimchi, much to our waitress’s surprise (it’s a bestseller, apparently) didn’t hit the same mark. Dry, and leaning too far along the Korean scale, it jarred on the table. Don’t get me wrong, I love Korean food. KFC-me-up any time. But when the promise of incredible aromatic Israeli food is on offer, this tasted awkward and aggressive.