Not sure how long Noosh has been on Regent St. I have probably driven by a lot. And honestly I NEVER would have stopped on my own. I was supposed to meet my friend there. I sat in the car for about 10 minutes because I really didn't think this could be the restaurant. And I really didn't think that my friend could eat there as the building is one of those old metal things and I couldn't see a name on it anywhere. Granted it was dark. Maybe it is there somewhere. My daughter begged not to go in. But we were in the mood for a little adventure so in we went.
Inside was a bit better. The owner/cook/waitstaff was very friendly and took great pains to create a pleasant environment. We were told to sit anywhere. Since there are only about 4 spots and 2 of them were taken we settled ourselves in as far from the door as we could get. I do recommend dressing warm in winter. I had to leave on my coat as I was freezing already. Others seemed to be comfortable enough without coats.
If you loved Sofia's you should feel right at home here. It has a lot of that same charm. When an ingredient is gone. Well, it is just gone. It must have been a pretty busy night because many of the dishes were out. It is a small menu. So, we made our choices from the remaining options. I wish I could remember the names of the dishes. All I can say is WOW! All of the food was absolutely delicious! Being a vegetarian I get so used to feeling like a second class citizen! Well that was not the case here. Of the dishes most were veg. And there were all unique! I REALLY get sick of the same old mushroom sandwich or veggie burger. As veggies we often just get thrown a bone (so to speak) with out any real love. There was even one place that had a GREAT veggie pot pie but got rid of it and kept the chicken and beef pot pies even thought they sold out all of the time!!! Someone needs a vegetarian pot pie. Gerr. Anyway......each of the dishes came with a slaw of sorts. I have a thing against coleslaw. (I grew up next to a cabbage processing plant, enough said) But this slaw was WONDERFUL. I was trying to figure out the unique flavor. I think maybe a little sesame oil? SO GOOD. And the sandwich type flaky pastry things that we had were FABULOUS! Mine had a cauliflower filling and my daughter had a spicy cilantro, hard boiled egg, tomato filling and our friend had an eggplant filling. Let me repeat!!! YUM!!!
My friend also had the lentil soup which she said was great. The only reason that I am giving only 4 stars is because we had to order more food to feel full. Which was a great excuse to get the Porgies. Num Num!! I just wish there had been a option to maybe get a larger portion for a bit more money. I loved the food and will definitely go back!