Liverpool Halal restaurant food tour including Bold Street
Liverpool has always been on our places to visit ever since we began our popular series of food tours to cities with a large Muslim community and plenty of Halal restaurants.
Having previously toured Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, Leicester, and even Wales via Bristol, we’ve finally got round to including the UK’s fifth largest city.
Beginning our tour in the city centre, we first visited what is Liverpool’s most popular destination spot for food enthusiasts, Bold Street.
With an exciting array of Halal restaurants and takeaways, this area is also a hot tourist attraction, with the city’s largest shopping complex, Liverpool One, just down the road, and the historic Royal Albert Dock waterfront around the corner.
Bold Street: Liverpool’s most popular food destination spot
Lebanese-Syrian restaurant Fattoush on Bold Street, Liverpool
We kicked off this tour with the well-known Mediterranean restaurant, Fattoush, which specialises in authentic Lebanese and Syrian cuisine.
With its first branch situated on the outskirts of the city centre in Hatton Garden, this 50-cover site succeeds in creating a moody, casual vibe thanks to its Mediterranean-inspired interior.
Known for its selection of hot and cold mezzes that are typically enjoyed as a combination of starters, there’s also a range of larger traditional dishes, including a few that we’d never had before.
While their Hummus, Moutabal, and Falafels have to be tried to be believed, the most memorable dish was the Kasbeh Lamb, with a mound of fragrant rice topped with juicy chunks of roughly torn lamb pieces.
And with an equally strong grill game, not only was this an impressive start to the tour, but we couldn’t help but rate Fattoush a solid 4.5/5.
UK’s leading luxury dessert parlour Haute Dolci
Haute Dolci requires little introduction seeing as it is the UK’s leading luxury dessert parlour chain, Halal or otherwise.
Although this one on Bold Street is just as spectacularly designed as all its others, its menu is more geared towards desserts than other branches.
In addition to their picture-perfect mocktails, some of the savoury food items that require ordering is their Sando sandwiches, such as the Ultimate Club, with grilled chicken complemented by smashed avocado, caramelised red onion chutney, and cheddar cheese.
As for their famous desserts, then it has to be the viral San Sebastian cheesecake from their ‘Signature’ range that’s paired with a vividly green pistachio drip.
Another viral offering is the Matilda Cake that’s cleverly presented in a metal case and topped with a layer of chocolate sauce.
Otherwise, they have a ‘Classics’ section in which the Warm & Cosy apple crumble will evoke nostalgic memories of school dinners from yesteryear.
A Toro’s Steakhouse with Arab infusion
And finally on Bold Street, there’s a Toro’s Steakhouse that is unlike any other branch you’ll have visited to enjoy their sizzlers.
Owned by a Muslim couple from Yemen, not only has the interior decor been inspired by their Arab roots, but also the menu.
As such, while you can still enjoy the brand’s well-known staples, like the Big Toro’s Breakfast or the Toro’s Special Sizzling Breakfast, they also have some items unique to them.
With Chef’s Specials that comprise of the Steak Diane, Spicy Chorizo Pasta, Sea Bass Fillet, Cream Chicken Madeira, Smoky Short Ribs and more, they actually serve an Arab dish.
The Mandi consists of lamb that’s slow cooked with rice in a blend of spices; and has been a huge favourite since its introduction.
Akshaya is housed in Liverpool’s first purpose-built cinema built in 1910
This maybe located outside the city centre in Kensington, but the reason why Indian restaurant Akshaya is such a popular destination is because of where it’s housed.
Situated in Liverpool’s very first purpose-built cinema built in 1910, Akshaya chose to adopt the cinema’s original name ‘The Picture Dome’ after taking over the site in 2008.
This huge venue exudes style and prestige, with green foliage and blossom trees extending across the main dining room, and a giant fish tank as the main focal point.
Specialising in South Indian and Sri Lankan cuisine, they offer a variety of tandoori starters including Char-Grilled King Prawns marinated in a special blend of spices.
Another popular dish is their Signature Dum Biryani, a 12-hour slow cooked Lamb Shank of epic proportions, a vibrant looking Prawns Moilee, a traditional South Indian Chicken Chettinad, and so much more.
Fluffy Fluffy specialise in viral Japanese soufflé pancakes
We ended our tour in the Knowledge Quarter on Berry Street, and the increasingly popular Fluffy Fluffy who specialise in Japanese soufflé pancakes.
Their soufflés are popular because of the way in which they’re prepared, with the batter carefully hand-whipped, and slowly cooked to achieve that pillowy texture.
With a dozen to choose from, each one comes with a recommended sauce, with one we had being a Tiramisu Pancake that’s paired with real espresso sauce, and one that’s definitely for those who love their coffee.
There’s also a pistachio souffle pancake that’s covered in crushed pistachio and served with a thick pistachio sauce.
Otherwise, the unbeatable duo of Nutella with strawberries is the way to go, with the chocolate sauce really taking things to the next level.
