Beirut Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Lebanese restaurant Clifton, New Jersey

Address: 1543 Main Ave, Clifton, NJ 07011, USA

Phone: +19739552311

Rating: 4.2
based on 219 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The server was very patient and explained the menu when asked."
  • "More than anything ask for Moonia. She was our server and was great. Lively, funny, knowledgeable young lady with a witty attitude."
  • "The service was top-notch, with the staff being attentive and friendly."
  • "Staff are super friendly and nice. The service is good too."
  • "Our server Mehlika was amazing. Always around, always checking if everything is ok and if we needed anything else."
  • "Friendly staff, very attentive service."
  • "The staff was incredibly friendly and cheerful, making me feel right at home."

Cons:

  • "I don’t get why such a buffet would include tips when there was absolutely 0 service yet forced to pay tips."
  • "When you see the manager/owner unnecessarily bursting at customers, you know that they only care about the dollar but not the service."
  • "Rotten service, long wait...the waiter acted like they were doing us a favor... Staff was SA& S. Stand Around & Stare !!"
  • "Service is awful, never seen something like that."
  • "Food was terrible. Waitress forgot to bring out two dishes and our hookah never came as well."
  • "Poor service. Server was extremely rude."
  • "The service on the other hand was atrocious."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Unbelievable food, the service is great the people are nice!"
  • "The food at this restaurant is amazing. Get the Arayes, Beirut mixed grill and hummus and you will not be disappointed."
  • "The mixed grill is awesome! Meat is very tender and seasoned perfect!"
  • "Delicious food, flavorful with super generous portions. The lamb kebab was tender and grilled nicely....The rotisserie chicken had a nice flavor as well."
  • "Their food was fresh and delicious, amazing service and welcoming."
  • "The food was phenomenal. Extremely fresh and tasty."
  • "Food served here is delicious."

Cons:

  • "The lamb chop was pricy but didn’t taste good."
  • "The food is not fresh and very bad service and is not clean."
  • "Found hair and glass in our food."
  • "First of all, the food was spot on besides the baba ghanoush...couldn't taste the eggplant."
  • "Food was bland, manager clearly mismanages staff, took forever to get food."
  • "Food was not great service was very bad and the most important price was outrageous."
  • "Everyone in my group agreed the food was very salty and tasteless!"

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Very nice place for hookha and drinks."
  • "We find ourselves overwhelmed by the etiquette, class, courtesy, and cleanliness of the place."
  • "Lovely ambiance both outdoors and indoors."
  • "The atmosphere is amazing."
  • "High quality of the hookah, I will definitely be back for it the lounge has a lovely atmosphere I loved it."
  • "The Atmosphere was amazing we had an amazing night, the music was great and we danced a lot."
  • "A very beautiful ambience, we are definitely coming back."

Cons:

  • "Terrible atmosphere. I had my anniversary party at the place. Ripped us off left and right."
  • "The outdoor seating was uncomfortable, dark and we could not see what we were eating."
  • "Too Loud! Smoking! Not just Hookahs, but Cigarettes!"
  • "Also if you’re a family coming to the restaurant for dinner, be prepared that the indoor area would most likely be smokey due to hookah & bad air circulation."
  • "Sitting outside wasn’t ideal, we had wasps and flys around us most of the time."
  • "Definitely not the proper ventilation in there."
  • "THE NEW OWNER AND HIS SON... now it's 95% money focused and 100% screw the customer."

Value

Pros:

  • "I love that you also get a lot of food for the price."
  • "The food was perfect, the prices are reasonable."
  • "Huge portions and not really expensive."
  • "You can watch football games on large screens."
  • "The hookah is top notch."
  • "It’s 20 dollars minimum per person to sit at the table but if you eat and smoke hookah, you’ll reach that number very easily."
  • "BYOB option is great."

Cons:

  • "Few things I dislike is they charge 18% tip automatically so pay attention."
  • "They did not tell us that we would be charged 25 dollars a person to sit at a better table."
  • "They added gratuity for a family of 4 and did not tell me."
  • "Then, well the check... 18% automatically added for a party of 3??? ridiculous especially with seriously questionable service."
  • "Additionally, I found the price to be quite expensive for the limited selection."
  • "Food is not worth your money and very over priced for the quality."
  • "First of all they are WAY over priced."

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