The food at Shaddy's is sublime! It not only feeds the body, but also the soul. You leave feeling…read moreas though you've eaten a true home cooked meal. So many delicate flavours and contrasting textures in my falafel wrap. Everything is freshly made with fresh ingredients. A rarity when eating out. A true find and lovely service! New renovation looks great. We'll be back!!

The best Lebanese food on Prince Edward Island. Food is alway great. The lamb kabobs are prefect…read more Shish touk meat plate is the best in Charlottetown.

LOVE cedars! One of the my fav places to eat on the island! While I will say the service can be…read moreearly slow, it is always super friendly and helpful! Cozy Lebanese eats in the heart of the city. My fav order is the chicken shawarma wrap (get it grilled!!! ... you have to ask for this specifically) and I always upgrade to split the side to have the Lebanese rice + either fires or salad. The Mjadara lentils & carmalized onion + Fattouche salad is an awesome vegan option here and the fries are always a delight (although $10 for the side of zaatar fries is kind of expensive considering its such a small serving). Def check out cedars!

Delicious Middle-Eastern food in Charlottetown, PEI…read more There are 2 "Lebanese"-style restaurants in this town. We tried them both. Loved the Zaatar appetizer and the oven-baked hamburger, the chef's creation for a recent hamburger festival. The meat was deliciously spiced, generous, and served on a nice bun with lettuce, tomato, and a delicately spiced yogurt-based sauce. Raita? If you like some pink in the center of your hamburgers, you will be disappointed on this island. The law REQUIRES that ground meat be fully-cooked. (Well-done.)

I took my girlfriend here to eat, it was this one this guy running the entire thing and there was…read moreabsolutely no one else in the restaurant, he was on the phone the entire time we tried to place our order, then proceeded to walk out back and make our food without a hairnet, beard net or even washing his hands. He was super loud yelling on the phone we could barely talk to each other while sitting across from one another, when the food came out we barely got even 2 bites down before we felt the need to have to ask for a takeout dish and throw it out outside the restaurant, the food was undercooked and not made at all how we ordered it. The best part of the food was the drink which was a little ADL bottle of chocolate milk. The restaurant itself looked very run down like he hasn't had anyone come in a long time and like he wasn't expecting anyone to come anytime soon. Unsure how it is still in business, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

I love this place. Great consistent quality. They usually aren't very busy (I have no idea why…read morebecause it's a great spot!), so food is always ready super quickly. This is quickly becoming our go to spot!

The best burgers in town by far. The tense and juicy burgers are cooked on the grill as you wait…read more Every bite is mouth watering and full of flavour. The falafel and chicken shawarma were to die for according to my middle Eastern Aunts. No regrets-plan to make this spot a regular choice!

From the owner: Come try us , you won’t be sorryread more

Tried Mezza for the first time today and was genuinely impressed. There were two of us -- both…read moreceliac, and I'm also vegetarian -- and the staff couldn't have been more accommodating. They were super knowledgeable about what was gluten-free and suggested great substitutions so I could still get some protein (since many GF options are meat-based). The owner let me know that this location has a separate gluten-free fryer -- something she personally added to avoid cross-contamination for items like fries. She mentioned this isn't standard at all Mezza locations, so it's worth checking ahead. She even brought out the ingredient list for the spicy fry coating to confirm it was safe. Everyone was so friendly, helpful, and aware -- we felt really looked after. Definitely coming back!

We had a few chicken souvaki in a pita and a couple of drinks. It was delicious and we will be…read moreback. The service was very good as well polite and professional.

Had the Shawarma Bowl. Overall good fast and at a reasonable price but too much of the garlic…read moreyogurt sauce on top which took over the taste. And the sauce wasn't the best compared to some other Mediterranean places.

Nice welcomi and great hospitality the staff named Alan he is explain all the menu very well.read more

From the outside it just looks like a plain store amongst other small stores in a little strip…read moremall. Inside is also not that impressive. You can see the partial kitchen through the front counter and a man was busy cooking, with a large doner kebab slowly spinning. For me, this was all promising. There were enough people coming in for take outs, mostly doner I'm guessing it's easier for people to eat when they are running around or busy. There was a young man manning the counter and he also was a server. He was polite and helpful. We really enjoyed the food! I am from Philadelphia, and we go crazy over a Lebanese restaurant, Saad's (esp in West Philly). I am going to say something that will get me attacked. This Maple Cedar exceeded Saad's! The flavour was spot on, nothing was greasy, everything tasted fresh. If I lived here I would probably eat here often.

One of the benefits of living in your hometown for the first time in basically 20 years is that you…read moreget to try out the restaurants you don't have the chance to on quick visits when you're mostly hitting hold favourites (re. stuffing my face full of Pictou County-style pizza). When my wife and I found ourselves looking for a quick dinner on early on in the week when fewer restos are open, we made our way over to Maple Cedar. Having come from Ottawa, which in addition to being the national capital of the country is also the shawarma capital, it was a bit weird how few shawarma places there are in the area. The menu leans in a mostly traditional Middle Eastern direction, although they do have pizza, donairs and garlic fingers too. We went with the shawarma ($15) and falafel platters ($15) for dine-in. It was nice to see a flow of customers, despite it being a Tuesday, and our food was in front of us in good time. My shawarma platter had thick pieces of chicken on top of a bed of savoury rice. I would have liked to see a mix of white and dark meat and some crispy bits, but it still had a nice, rich flavour and was moist and tender. Of note, the garlic sauce had more of a aioli-like texture than toum normally does. It tasted fine, but this would anger Lebanese friends of mine. The falafel platter had a generous serving of eight of the crispy chickpea fritters. The platter's composition made it a sort of build-your-own wrap, with sides of tomato, shredded romaine, pickled turnip and tahini with pita. We found the tahini a bit bland, but the falafel were spot on and not at all greasy. A container of baklava ($10) that we took home was flaky, savoury and sweet, and had the most noticeable flavour of orange/rose water I've ever had in baklava. On a return visit, I went for something quick and easy to-go, the large shawarma wrap ($11). After a short wait after a few others, I had my shawarma and classily ate in my car. It had a lovely and crisp exterior from the griddle/sandwich press, plus more traditional ingredients than most shawarma places - chicken, toum, pickled turnips and the clincher - fries. No salad in these bad boys! If they had a better toum, it would be a front runner for the best shawarma wrap that I've had in the province. Maple Cedar may have a broad menu to appeal to a smaller customer base that's less familiar with Middle Eastern food than big markets, but they're still doing right by their culinary origins.

Our server was great. Super outgoing and friendly. Just stopped for a fish and chips. Tasted great.read more

Vegetarian Pizza was delicious. Me and the missus shared. Had sodas. Ambiance was really nice…read more Service was fast.

Was in PEI for work and went to this place twice. The portions were large and the food was…read moredelicious. The owner is very polite and the food comes out hot within 20 min. Highly recommend!

I liked the food. I ordered the shrimp/haddock with rice, salad and hummus. It was truly delicious,…read more but I with it would have come with more than 2 shrimps. It was $25.00. The beef Sharma was also delicious. It comes with fries and choice of dip. We were quite chilly sitting by the window. We were also bothered by the noise of the resident child seated nearby on his laptop. The decor is cute. The staff is incredible. Washrooms are clean. Music is great. Metered parking out front.

It's easy to be curious about new restaurants in a small town, as you quickly get well-acquainted…read morewith the existing ones. This goes double for a restaurant consistently has a packed parking lot every day that it's open, which was the case for Tilly's Kitchen. I'd never been inside the restaurant(s?) that preceded Tilly's at their stately accomodations on Stellarton Road, and am worse off for it. The interior has character galore, with wooden arches and door frames, stained glass and more, although light stains for the woods and neutral paint colours keep it from being dark, dreary and dated. For appetizers, the table started with an order of their crispy dumplings ($15) and mussels ($16). The deep fried dumplings strayed far from their Asian origins, with pulled pork, lime and ginger creme fraiche, and pea shoots, but were a tasty start to the meal nonetheless. I focused on the mussels, mainly leaving the dumplings to my seafood-adverse wife. They were wonderfully tender, without a hint of overcooked rubberiness. The smoked tomato sauce didn't have a lot of smoke to it, but a hint of spice and herbs kept it from being bland. My wife's chicken and chorizo pasta ($23 + $2 GF noodle), was a savoury and hearty dish, with a hit of spice from the chorizo and a lovely red pepper and Dijon sauce that clung to each piece of pasta. The paella I ordered for my main ($32) may have been missing out on the crispy edges of the less fancy, more traditional version, but it would be hard to drum up any other complaint about this iteration. The plentiful seafood (*deep inhale* scallops, haddock, shrimp, squid, salmon and mussels) was cooked to tender perfection, while the chorizo, tomato and saffron broth added a layered and rich flavour to the whole dish. We finished the meal with a shared dessert, the truffles and port. A steal at just $12, it comes with two shots of the classic fortified wine, along with four house-made truffles, which were spectacularly smooth and rich and would satisfy any chocolate lover. Tilly's Kitchen is checking all the right boxes - beautiful atmosphere, great service and food that's bringing new flavours to Pictou County in well-executed, stylishly-plated dishes.

This was a great surprise . The food,service and our experience was top notch. Prices were amazing…read morereasonable. Going back again soon!