I am glad that middle eastern community is realising that this city needs some authentic middle…read moreeastern restaurants. This restaurant has exceeded my expectations in the authenticity of arabic and lebanese cuisine in Birmingham. I am glad to say that I don't have to plan to go to edgware road in london to have good arabic food. It is all here now. Inside the restaurant they have ample seating space including curtained family rooms. The service is very good, the waiters are well mannered compared to some other arabic restaurants near by where they have no bloody manners. Not to mention any names. When eating out I carefully choose which restaurant to eat, especially if I am dressed up nice I don't want my clothes to stink of the food when I come out of the restaurant and this restaurant is on my top list now. You can't smell any food when you enter. Its clean and well equipped with ventilation system. Even if you are going to sit right next to the Shawarma counter, you won't smell any thing and you will come out of the restaurant still smelling nice with your aftershave of perfumes. When I ordered my food I specifically asked the waiter if the food will be as it is meant to be in middle eastern countries as I told him that I have not had any good arabic food in this city, the waiter smiled at me and said they are all fake. I kind of agree with him. Shwarma is the main dish I ordered to see if the waiter's claims were right about they having the authentic food and yes when the food arrived I was totally blown away. Nice and tender meat of lamb and chicken shawarma as it meant to be.. Lamb Tagine, Humous, Laban, Mixed Kafta they all tasted so tender and juicy with that authentic taste of middle eastern food. This restaurant has got lots of options on menu to choose from starters, side dishes, main courses, desserts, juices, ice creams, cakes, all tasting yummy. Fully recommend this place to all to try. If you are meat eater and like good food, then this is the place to be. Price is right as well, I would say mid range prices as with all the restaurants usually are. Most of the staff is arabic speaking but they do understand english, maybe won't be able to speak much english but they know what we are talking about in english. If you speak arabic then they will give you the best service ever, a bonus I guess. Parking is a problem at day time but in the evening there is plenty of parking spaces available around the restaurant on main coventry road.

Lebanese restaurant, I'm here in the new premises as we speak.. great food and the shisha is the…read morebest in Coventry. Friendly and accomodating staff and owner is always chatty and welcoming! New shisha garden which is chilled and spacious!!

Really great Lebanese food in a nice environment, seemed popular and authentic which was surprising…read morein the middle of residential Oxford. Only downside was relatively small plates. Good and cheap wine though!

Al-Shami is a decent spot for Middle Eastern food in the town of Oxford. Now our friend has raved…read moreabout this place since moving to Oxford for school, going to this spot about 1-2 times per week. She actually said that their falafels were better than Zaki Kabob in Berkeley which Ryan S. couldn't believe because to him ZK is "God of Kabobs." You get a complimentary platter of whole and chopped vegetables. Interesting presentation as it came with a whole green bell pepper, a whole tomato, radishes, and cut up carrots and pickled something or other. The falafels were good but not solid. The chicken kabob was moist on the inside, dry on the outside. Stand outs for the meal were the feta cheese and spinach spanikopita-like appetizers and baklava-like dessert. It is pricey at £50 which translates to $80. Yikes...

We didn't have any expectations going here as we were all hungry post-Silverstone race staying at a…read morenearby hotel in MK, plus we were slightly confused because the name didn't sound like an Indian restaurant...but our taxi driver who recommended the place assured us this was "a taste of home" and while we thought something may be lost in translation, he was a really nice guy so we decided to give it a chance...and are we lucky we did. THIS PLACE HAD THE BEST INDIAN FOOD ANY OF OUR PARTY OF 4 HAVE EVER EATEN. We could not figure out how the restaurant isn't more popular, but needless to say it is a hidden gem that deserves more patrons. We had the vegetable samosas, chicken tikka, chicken korma, small mixed grill, lamb karahe, rice, and both garlic/cheese naan. All of it was excellent though my personal favorite was the chicken korma and I'm only sad I wasn't the one who ordered the korma. After MK we stayed in London and tried Dishoom (which has a line down the street for hours every night), and while it was good it did not come close to the quality (or quantity) of dishes at Sizzling Grillz. This place is very affordable as well and easily worth the 36min ride on the rail from London to check out as it is just outside the train station entrance in MK. We hope to come back to the UK just to visit this place.

Food was amazing ... Very tasty and fresh. Friendly customer service. Would recommend this place…read morefor all to try. # fav lamb biryani . Definitely brought the sizzle to my table

Newcastle-under-Lyme is lies in our path toward Cosford, UK to visit the marvelous RAF museum…read morethere. We arrived later than most restaurant's normal business hour, but I've had my eyes on this kebab place even before we arrived in town.... and we're glad that we did. The service was fast and friendly, the owner and crews chatted and introduced themselves (from Pakistan), and the food is just plain glorious. Anything from the doner to the pitas and even the burger (which reminded of the Afghan burger back home in North Brunswick, NJ... LOL) are very well cooked. The sliced meat felt deliciously tender and the edgy spice completed the dance of the flavors. We got the value tikka box and had so much leftover. Definitely a worthy stopover in this otherwise sleepy and quaint English town.

Grill House serves the best shisha in Loughborough. The front works as a restaurant. The food they…read moreserve is authentic middle eastern and delicious (you can literally cut the meat with a fork). The also have a "secret" back garden where they serve the shisha. Dill, the guy who prepares the shisha, well take really good care of you. You can even get food there if you're hungry. Did I mention that the prices are really fair?

Great food! Plenty of vegan options. Very friendly service. Cheap.read more

Been to Elham's 3-4 times the past few months. The presentation is unusual in the sense that the…read morefood is served like I am at my grand parents house during the holidays, rather than a typical order off a menu restaurant. This is the best part. I would say I know good Lebanese food (because of my background) and this certainly hits the spot. Their tabouleh is amazing, as is the eggplant, and they use proper Syrian bread, not that fake Tesco naan stuff. 5 stars!

Everything from the ambiance to the staff are welcoming and cozy! But the best bit is the food…read more Delicious Middle Eastern fare and the best Turkish coffee I've had in ages. We drove 45 mins to try this place out and it did not disappoint!

Definitely one of the best Mediterranean restaurants in Birmingham (and restaurants in general as…read morewell). As someone who has been spoilt with different cuisines from different cities, I can be annoyingly judgy and picky, and honestly... Birmingham doesn't have me impressed. So understand that me saying that Damascena is "one of the best," it's a big deal. Their food is outstanding and it comes at a very reasonable price. The restaurant is located in cute Moseley and is not exactly attractive, but once you enter, you will be welcomed by a wide arrange of pastries. Every plate I've eaten here has left me incredibly satisfied by its taste and its amount of food... and money. The only improvement would be on their client service, as the waitresses weren't attentive, and their cooking time, as it took around 20 minutes for the plates to arrive. I will definitely be returning here as long as I am in Birmingham. Come to Damascena! And they have amazing drinks too.

Bader Resturant is one of my best as they have multi cuisine and they nail them all! Everything…read moretastes authentic and delicious. I ordered the Lamb with okra and I highly recommend anyone who visits to try it. The restaurant is nice and has a relaxing atmosphere, always clean which is very important to me and the workers there a so lovely and welcoming. My freinds and I visit every Wednesday to drink their yummy milk tea which is made deliciously. It goes great along side their freshly baked pastries/breads. Thank you for always welcoming us to your wonderful restaurant

Bader Restaurant, Ladypool Road, is second branch of original Bader restaurant from Small Heath in…read moreBirmingham,. If you have read my review about that then you will be surprised to read that complete opposite of that review here. I had a chance to go to try this branch, not sure about the quality and service from previous branch... but I was totally in for surprise. What a welcome, beautiful family environment with traditional comfortable seatings. The restaurant doesn't make your cloth stink after you have left the place, this is the main factor I look for a good restaurant. Secondly I like to see how the service is, and this place has lots of good things to talk about. The service is superb compared to previous (original branch experience) experience. I went on Thursday night and the place was quiet but very peaceful. Very clean and family friendly. The price is reasonable for authentic arabian food in my opinion. I went with family so we ordered few different dishes to try out. And they were all yummy as usually arabian food is always yummy. Very healthy as they use a lot of lemon, which is very good for digestion and burning your body fat. They have good parking space on the side road at the back of the restaurant. They have good space to serve good amount of customers. I will fully recommend this place to anyone who would like to try some authentic lebanese food in Birmingham. I am so happy that so many arabian food restaurants are springing up in Birmingham and most of them are superb as they serve authentic arabian food with good standards. So in short, Anyone want good authentic arabian food, Go to BADER Restaurant on Ladypool Road, they are SUPERB.