Sahara Mediterranean Grill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Each were delicious and the portions very generous if you're hungry."
• "Had an amazing meal here! Highly recommend the Mediterranean salad with lamb gyro and the cold appetisers."
• "Authentic Turkish food can only be found here."
• "The food has been consistently good as well as the service and atmosphere."
• "Everything is always fresh & delicious! I can’t get enough of it!"
• "The meal itself was beautifully presented and quite delicious."
• "Food was amazing. Everything was fresh and cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "Very slow service, terrible food."
• "The food was ok and more towards the expensive side."
• "Good service, below average food."
• "The calamari were freezer burnt rubbery and tasteless."
• "The lamb for the gyro was not fresh and severely over salted."
• "Food wasn’t good at all."
• "The food in general was very subpar."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is excellent."
• "The attentive staff members welcomed me with genuine smiles and provided excellent service throughout my dining experience."
• "The service was great and respectful."
• "Fast service, staff was very nice."
• "The servers are amazing especially the brothers, manager is a great lady."
• "The servers were extremely friendly and accommodating."
• "Service was also really quick and my water glass was never empty."

Cons:

• "They made us wait 20 minutes on the table to place our order and 54 more minutes to get our food, waitress was very rude."
• "It took a very long time to be served."
• "Downgrading the review due to their service taking a nose dive, they're rude on the phone even when they're not busy."
• "Was literally served raw salmon."
• "Having placed the order had to wait 45 minutes to get our food on the table!"
• "Food always comes cold, delivery always takes hours to get to u."
• "Very slow service and it’s a halal food restaurant but allows people to drink alcohol there."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere was casual, clean and friendly."
• "Whether you're dining alone, with a partner, or in a group, the restaurant offers a cozy and welcoming atmosphere suitable for any occasion."
• "The restaurant's ambiance is inviting, with its tasteful décor and comfortable seating."
• "The place is spacious, clean and contemporary."
• "Dining room was very clean and modern. Very well put together."
• "The dining room was bright and spacious."
• "Grand Sahara is a very nice quiet restaurant."

Cons:

• "The entire restaurant was hot as if there was no air circulation."
• "The spot was tight and uncomfortable with elbows hitting the table behind and in front of us."
• "There was a birthday party going on in the side section towards the end, and the guys were unnecessarily loud!"

Portion Size & Value

Pros:

• "The portion sizes are generous, ensuring that diners leave fully satisfied."
• "The price was reasonable."
• "Food was delicious! Great quality and quantity!"

Cons:

• "The small Adana Kebab plate we ordered looked like it was the proper portion size for a toddler and was mediocre in terms of flavor."
• "The few negatives that I found is that the portion size is terrible for the $."
• "Portion size was smaller than expected and their 'large' plate was the size of what comparable restaurants in the area consider to be a 'small' plate."
• "The portions are extremely small."
• "Food portioning is way too small."
• "The food portioning was small and tasted nothing like Turkish food."
• "The only disappointment was the calves liver. The portions were very small."

Staff & Management

Pros:

• "Tony (the owner) is really a nice guy, who seeks to make his customers happy."
• "The staff was friendly and nice to us."
• "The staff is friendly and they really care for their customer’s."
• "The staff is very friendly. They absolutely deserve 5 stars."
• "Our server Kejda was so patient and helpful to us."
• "The service was also top notch where everyone was polite and attending."
• "The service here is impeccable and all the staff are extremely sweet."

Cons:

• "UNPROFESSIONAL DISGRACEFUL TREATMENT."
• "We spoke with two very impatient and rude individuals."
• "They also frequently mess up their orders giving people items different from what was ordered."
• "Rude and incompetent service who hung up on my mom in Mother's Day."
• "Management is a complete joke. Steer clear from this place and it’s owner."
• "The slim white haired young waitress needs to be more welcoming towards customers."
• "They completely neglected their customers and didn’t even try to offer to fix what had happened."

Delivery & Takeout

Pros:

• "Have taken out multiple times and will continue to do so."
• "Food was very fresh and came out quickly."
• "The food is always delicious and the service never disappoints."

Cons:

• "Food was delivered wrong hist picking up the phone claims we changed to order."
• "Food always comes cold, delivery always takes hours to get to u."
• "First off, if you say delivery is 15 min. I shouldn’t get it an hour and thirty min later."
• "Over an hour and 45 min wait."
• "Do you wanna wait more than 1:30 minutes? Then, Grand Sahara is the best place to wait long time."