BAB

4.6

1236 Reviews

£25 and under

Middle Eastern

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2 people

11 Mar 2025

7:00 pm

Booked 5 times today

Neighbourhood gem
Good for groups
Good for special occasions

We’re all about vibrant flavours, locally-sourced ingredients and homemade marinades and sauces. Watch our team of creative chefs make fresh flatbreads, from scratch, in our open theatre-style kitchen. We cook all of our breads on a robata grill, giving each kebab that lovely charcoal flavour.

We also offer a selection of tasty non-babs, meze dishes and desserts. Our drinks list includes freshly made iced teas and a variety of beers, wines and soft drinks. We have recently expanded and now offer an amazing choice of cocktails, from savoury to sweet and everything in between.

So, come hungry, pull up a chair and enjoy a kebab worth sitting down for.

At peak times tables will have a maximum sitting time for 1hr 30mins from the start of the booking time. The host inform you on arrival.

Unfortunately, we are unable to serve Coeliacs due to the risk of cross contamination.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Middle Eastern, British, Comfort Food
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–9:15 pm
Phone number
0161 806 0813
Website
https://babnq.co.uk/
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Private party facilities
We are now opened our second floor, perfect for Birthday's, corporate event, christmas parties or weddings. If you would like more information, click on this link to see our private hire brochure:- https://babnq.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bab-Private-Hire-Brochure-2.pdf Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Info@babnq.co.uk 0161 806 0813

Location
14 Little Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1HR
Area
Manchester
Cross Street
Just off Stevenson Square on Little Lever Street
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,236 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Energetic

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Manchester/Greater Manchester
Innovative
Manchester/Greater Manchester
Vegetarian-friendly
Manchester
Innovative
Manchester
Good for groups
Manchester
Neighbourhood gem
Manchester
Vegetarian-friendly

Review summary

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BAB offers a vibrant dining experience with "great service and food at a very affordable cost." Guests appreciate the "delicious food" and "exceptional fresh and tasty" offerings, especially the mezze sharing platters and Greek fries. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, making it a favorite spot for both regulars and newcomers.

1,236 Reviews

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Marie
Manchester2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 1 March 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
went for lunch on Saturday. great value lunch deal on but we opted for the sharing platter so we could try a bit of everything. it was delicious. all of it, not one fault could be found. The 2 guys serving us were friendly and attentive. highly recommended
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David
London1 review
5.0
Dined on 22 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was lovely and came out within a reasonable time. Staff were very attentive and friendly. Will Definatley be visiting again.
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David
Yorkshire3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 20 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
It was just quiet when we arrived so couldn’t give a 5*
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Martin
Manchester3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 18 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great lunch and quick service Just a bit cool in the room!
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Sid
Manchester1 review
2.0
Dined on 11 February 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
The service lads were god and pleasant. The food actual let down like warm and the meat too dry very poor
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SavyShopper
Manchester9 reviews
5.0
Dined on 8 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
BAB is always great and we had no worries about taking friends this time. We will be back again soon.
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Chris
Manchester1 review
4.0
Dined on 6 February 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great concept and high quality food at a competitive price. Our party shared the Vegetarian and Meat platters. The quality of the food was excellent and the portion size meant more than enough for 4 people and could likely stretch to 6 if half and half vegetarian to carnivores. Our only criticism was that the sauces which, lets-face-it are a huge part of enjoying a 'bab', come in really small portion sizes. This means that they are charged at too high a price for what you actually get. These should be included in the price in our opinion. A better idea would be to have all the sauce varieties in small squeeze bottles on a plank for using as desired. The current way leads to the faff of choosing which ones you do or don't want and is unnecessary. Other than that a great night out
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Courtney
Manchester3 reviews
5.0
Dined on 6 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food, service and atmosphere, would highly recommend
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Jayne
Manchester1 review
5.0
Dined on 4 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great service and food, recommended place to eat,
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Dawn
London6 reviews
5.0
Dined on 28 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Had a fantastic evening at BAB yesterday - our waiter was so lovely and recommended what he thought we should order - we got the trio of dips and pedron peppers to start - the dip was so nice I could bathe in it - then ordered the pork and spicy gravy kebab/ lamb/ orange kebab and a sharing platter for two - there was so much food we had to take some home. The vibe was great - my only bug bear was it was I had to sit on a high table but that's only because the joint was packed (which says a lot about the food :-) but thats my issue not theirs (i have extremly short legs) I will definitely be returning soon - P.S Shout out to the fantastic butterscotch cold coffee
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BAB does offer delivery in partnership with Deliveroo.

BAB is rated 4.6 stars by 1236 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

11 Mar 2025

7:00 pm

Booked 5 times today

Order delivery or takeout

14 Little Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1HR

Additional information

Cross Street
Just off Stevenson Square on Little Lever Street
Area
Manchester
Hours of Operation
Mon–Sat 12:00 pm–9:15 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Middle Eastern, British, Comfort Food
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://babnq.co.uk/
Phone number
0161 806 0813
Private party facilities
We are now opened our second floor, perfect for Birthday's, corporate event, christmas parties or weddings. If you would like more information, click on this link to see our private hire brochure:- https://babnq.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bab-Private-Hire-Brochure-2.pdf Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have. Info@babnq.co.uk 0161 806 0813

BAB

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Menu

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Falafel Burger (vg)GBP 10.00

BOWLS

BAB BowlGBP 10.00

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