"Service was fast and our server provided great recommendations for food."
"Had great service throughout and always had something good to eat."
"The service, variety, and flavors were all great, and all for a good price."
"The service is always impeccable."
"Friendly helpful staff."
"All the staff we interacted with was kind and helpful."
"Service was friendly and prompt."
Cons:
"When she saw the amount tipped, she had a complete about face and started being extremely nice."
"Add 20% automatic gratuity to a table of 2, which is standard for a party of 6."
"We had a waitress that appeared unhelpful and rarely checked in on us."
"Extremely rude service."
"Service was slow and somewhat inattentive."
"The service was atrocious."
"Our waiters switched three times and it took 10-15 minutes just to get the bill."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Every dish I tried was bursting with flavor."
"Their home-made ice creams for dessert are just stunning."
"Hummus was smooth, chicken schnitzel was moist and tender on the inside and perfectly crispy on the outside."
"The lamb shank with sour cherries - fantastically tender meat, which almost falls off the bone."
"The broths that come with the traditional 'dumplings' are warming and rich."
"The food here is absolutely delicious, encompasses so many flavours."
"The food was delicious, great choices for vegetarians."
Cons:
"Dessert wasn't on the menu."
"The Kubeh tasted blend per my friend with me."
"$18 for two small pieces of kofta which was tasty but overpriced."
"The dumplings were flat and bland."
"Every dish was flavorless and poorly balanced."
"The food was underwhelming."
"The flavors were bland, not as expected."
Ambience
Pros:
"The decorations were beautiful, and the overall vibe was great."
"The space is beautiful, decorated with a personal touch, and very comfortable."
"A beautiful spot with a cozy vibe and great decor."
"Excellent Middle Eastern restaurant with cozy cleanly presented interior."
"Great modern design with Middle Eastern touches."
"The environment is really classy with nice cultural decoration."
"The atmosphere was vibrant and welcoming."
Cons:
"Like most New York City restaurants, the place can get a little loud."
"It could be very loud when it’s a full house."
"Loud and crowded like places are in Manhattan, but maybe less so than most - comfortable enough."
"Atmosphere is lovely albeit NYC loud."
"It was very noisy and I wanted to confirm the waitress had our order correctly and she responded in a condescending and passive aggressive manner that left a bad taste."
"Our cauliflower salad and zucchini pasta with mushroom dish was SO extremely salty."
"Sad space. Needs a good design makeover."
Value
Pros:
"It was too expensive of a meal at $77.00 a person for these lackluster dishes."
"In my opinion this was one of the better $39 dinner deals that was offered among participating restaurant week spots."
"Everything was quite reasonable."
"The Chef's tasting menu was a really great value and very filling."
"The restaurant week price is pretty reasonable, def give it a try."
"Two appetizers, a full glass of wine and two entrees was very reasonably priced!"
"Appreciated the prices and value."
Cons:
"The price point is high - $12 mocktails??"
"Extremely over priced."
"A schnitzel so thin shouldn’t be going at 27 bucks."
"The sweet potato at 16$ is literally ONE sweet potato drowning in a puddle of date syrup."
"Charged for extras e.g. pita despite having plates that came with meager portions of rice and pita."
"Not worth a 5 due to a mix of $ and quality."
"The meze plate which had ridiculously small portions as well for the price and ingredients."
Service Responsiveness
Pros:
"Service was great."
"The staff were incredibly friendly and provided fantastic recommendations."
"Stylish decor, super friendly staff and great food."
"The waiters are friendly and let us chat even after we ate."
"The staff was friendly and helpful as well, especially when explaining what kubeh is."
"Servers were attentive and kind."
"The wait staff is super nice."
Cons:
"We had a VERY long wait until anyone asked us if we wanted a drink."
"It was a little strange when I went in for service seeing as I stood right in front of the counter but when someone finally came out to assist a dark haired woman( possibly the owner) and a younger blonde haired guy ( the server) there was a white couple standing on the side of me. The woman addressed them first as if I was invisible."
"However, our waitress was quite rude, gave me the side eye when I said I was fine on ordering cocktails, and opted for bottled still water instead."
"Don’t recommend."
"Most of the dishes were decent/good. However, I’m taking off some stars only because our party was running late to our reservation so we called to let them know."
"The operating hours on their website don’t correspond to the hours they are actually open — they often close early without warning."
"Clearing the table and paying for the bill was not much better."