Sahara Restaurant Reviews Summary

Category: Mediterranean restaurant

Address: 337 N Main St, Manville, NJ 08835, USA

Phone: +18887242728

Rating: 4.4
based on 130 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food delicious, the service great."
  • "Food is so good!! Excellent food! Excellent service!!"
  • "The food was nothing short of fantastic."
  • "Really delicious food here! I also like that nothing is very greasy and always tastes fresh."
  • "Food was delicious, everyone liked what they ordered."
  • "The food was better than expected."
  • "The food was delicious, we had grilled shrimp, lamb, vegetarian, their Hugh salad, Flatbread pizza & the different hummus dips & the puffy bread was so good."

Cons:

  • "We ordered lamb but it had such after taste that it was impossible to finish."
  • "Ordered Chicken spicy chop mela: this one came with chicken which not breaking under my teeth 😖."
  • "The shish kabobs were dry and a bit tough."
  • "Had the lamb It was the worst tasting thing ever."
  • "Worst food of my life. No pita bread, server was inattentive and on his cell phone, no refills of water, tilapia was terrible and mushy with no flavor."
  • "The food was very mediocre out at least it didn’t suit my taste."
  • "Food was dry, restaurant was empty, and just an overall bad experience."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service and atmosphere were great too."
  • "Service was good and portion size was as I would expect."
  • "Great staff! Great food! Extremely accommodating!"
  • "The service is very good an extra very nice touch is that more than one wait staff brings food to table."
  • "Excellent service. Owner and staff very friendly and attentive."
  • "Service was top notch."
  • "Not only is the food outstanding but the service staff was terrific again."

Cons:

  • "Bad service!!!"
  • "It took over 2 hours for the main course to arrive."
  • "Over all experience was very 'meh'. Would not recommend."
  • "Service slow and not very organized and professional."
  • "Horrible waiter; did not visit table often; did not clean up our dishes after we finished."
  • "The service was very slow, we had to ask four times for the check to come."
  • "Server literally ignores you, collects your order with a smirk, plates are never cleared."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Incredible ambiance, incredible food and just an overall great place."
  • "Perhaps the best part is the cozy, yet classy, atmosphere."
  • "Very nice inside."
  • "Atmosphere is excellent."
  • "Ambiance is very cozy and comfortable feel."
  • "The decor was absolutely lovely."
  • "Atmosphere is nice, pretty place BYOB is also a bonus."

Cons:

  • "Water was stale and from the tap so they basically force you to buy a drink."
  • "Also their suggested tips started at 18% instead of 15%- this is wrong!"
  • "WE NOTICED THE PACE WAS VERY NOISY."
  • "The front of the restaurant was also very loud because there is very little to dampen the sounds. Difficult to have a good conversation at a normal speaking volume."
  • "Room is very reflective hence loud with exuberant larger parties."
  • "disgusting staff. the dishes and cutlery are not clean."
  • "He is really raciest and literally ignore you based on race if you are asking for anything while eating."

Value

Pros:

  • "Good ambiance, above average food. Would have been 5 star if the price was a bit cheaper."
  • "Not to pricey either and they are BYOB."
  • "Reasonably priced."
  • "Prices are moderate and it's BYO."
  • "Very reasonable price for the quality and quantity of food you get."
  • "It was a bargain and a simply wonderful meal."
  • "Food was tasty... good portions... reasonably priced."

Cons:

  • "Bit pricey, I got the salmon for takeout which was nice it was about 30 minutes with no customers eating in at that time and the food was waiting for me when I came back."
  • "The shrimp was a good dish and served in a good portion so that was nice but every other dish was overpriced and under portioned."
  • "Worst service and they charge extra without any menu price."
  • "Insane prices for minimum portions."
  • "I always wondered how much a restaurant could rip you off, but they certainly take the cake!"
  • "Food was mediocre at best; served very erratically."
  • "The last two times we’ve went the service has been nothing but horrible."

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