Absolutely delicious and service was exceptional thank you, Dolly. Will definitely come back…read more Everything was so fresh.

If I could give this restaurant zero or negative stars, I would, because they do not deserve any…read morestars for the most awful and horrendous dining experience we've ever had. Let me just emphasize by saying that dining in a takeaway or a fast-food joint is considered fine dining compared to eating at this restaurant. I'd booked this restaurant based on vibrant professional pictures of its food and great reviews for a birthday celebration and taking my elderly parents for a meal out to celebrate my birthday. Upon arrival, we found this restaurant to be dark and narrow with dirty, greasy windows and dust all over the colorful lights. We were greeted by a young lady who possibly hadn't showered or washed her hair and body in days as she was reeking with the smell of unwashed hair and BO. There was absolutely no ambiance to this restaurant to speak of, and we didn't get a sense of cleanliness or attention to any detail. We were seated and as my parents enjoy Lebanese / middle eastern food I was hopeful that their food may make up for the awful first impressions and redeem itself. Alas, I was wrong and in hindsight, we should have just walked out. We sat down and ordered a bunch of appetizers and our main meals. The starters and our drinks came out ok, albeit being delivered with an added smell of sweat from the lady serving us. At one point, I felt nauseated from getting a whiff of her moving around but I let it pass. She then proceeded to bring two of the meals out and put them down and then asked what we had ordered again! which was shocking as she was the one taking our order to begin with! My mother had ordered the cod which was listed on their menu and after she had served two out of the four dishes already, proceeded to say ...."oh sorry we don't have cod we have shrimp or seabass". If an item that is listed on your menu is out, you mention that when you are taking the orders, not when you are serving the food to two out of the four guests. Usually in any normal restaurant, food for the table is served all at once so people can enjoy eating together. My mom said she'd like the seabass; she went off to the kitchen. We waited, waited, waited... drank our drinks, ordered more drinks... waited and waited while the other two dishes got cold. When we enquired where the other two dishes are and when they are getting served, she came by to say the other two main meals are coming out in 5 mins... then another 5 minutes... after 35 minutes past serving two of the four dishes, the other two main meals hadn't come out yet! There was one person in their kitchen dealing with the food who was not Lebanese trying to cook / fake cook Lebanese dishes but failing miserably at that too. The smelly lady kept giving excuses that they only have one cook in the kitchen and that is why the main meals for the other two dishes take so long. I found her excuses unacceptable. Nothing justifies or excuses this kind of service at any restaurant. If a restaurant is open and is taking reservations, then they should be prepared to serve a decent food and service. It is not my concern how many cooks or chefs you have in the kitchen, but whoever is in charge should be prepared to properly serve if every seat in the house is filled up. This place couldn't even cope with 4 main meals and delivering them together all at once! Let me just say that I can't unsee what I experienced at this restaurant and this place goes down as the most terrible experience in the history of eating out. I would not recommend eating at this restaurant for any reason, unless you enjoy eating amongst dirt, sweat and unwashed people circling around. I don't want anyone else experiencing what we just endured and have a ruined day / special occasion celebration. Utterly disgraceful!

We ate here after the Royal wedding of Harry & Megan. Sopped…read moreby here before boarding the train back to London. We were quite surprised how good the food was. I had the succulent lamb shank, my wife had the sea bass while our daughter had the chicken pita all were good & plentiful.

Pre Covid, I had dined here a few times. Friendly service, a la carte or banquet style meals and…read morebelly dancing! During Covid, they are saving me via delivery. The spicy chicken is so tasty and the dips are amazing! Thank you for feeding me.

It was the middle of the day and I had the afternoon to kill before meeting others. I'd heard about…read moreJeita from the manager at the hotel I was staying at, who sung its praises, so I thought I'd stop by and grab a bite to tide me over. It was well after the lunch rush, and before folks started showing up for dinner, so I had the restaurant to myself. I looked over the menu, and decided that I wanted their hommos schwarma starter. After I had ordered it, I changed my mind, and felt I really wanted the spicier version of their hommos instead, the hommos Beiruty. They ended up giving me both, charging me for one, and provided loads of pita. I was looking for a snack, but this was turning into a meal! Anyway, I mentioned that I really enjoyed ayrans, a salted yogurt drink common to the Mideast, and asked if they could make one (it wasn't on the menu). The cook said he most certainly could, and had his own special recipe. Wow. They were not only providing a fairly cheap meal, but also a special drink not even on the menu! Anyway, both plates of hommos were tasty, especially the hommos Beiruty. The ayran, however, was in a class all to itself: it was singularly the best ayran I'd ever had in my life! I finished it, and they came by and filled up another glass (free of charge, no less). I walked out for 16 pounds, and had a bunch of leftovers! I regret with my activities this week that I could not stop by again. But I told folks I knew here all about it. Well worth a visit if you're in Guildford, even for the day.

Worst service and worst food. In fact they mentioned 10% service charge on their menu but charged…read moreme 12.5%. When mentioned in a friendly way, instead of accepting the mistake, they asked me to go eat at KFC. Extremely impolite staff. The food is below average too. I would avoid.

First day in the UK, rented an apartment in reading and was hungry so looked up restaurants in the…read morearea and cane across this place online and decided to go give it a try... well, i will keep it very short and simple.. BEST CHICKEN SHAWERMA... exactly what I was craving and definitely hit the spot, and i have been craving it ever since i walked out of that door. Must try!

Reading town needed a good and affordable lebanese restaurant and the Bakery House fits the need…read morewell. For me its the best location and very convinient as its on the same Road as my Computer Repairs shop. The restaurant is well designed with good seating, lighting and ambience is very comfortable. The staff including chefs and manager are all very hospitable and friendly. I particularly like the Chicken Shawarama sandwich with chips and salad which is always fresh, tender and delicious. The lunchtime menu (happy hour) offer is extremely good value. My favourite (so far) is chicken and lamb Shawarama with chips or rice together with salad and fresh humus on a large plate for £6.50 .. absolutely delicious! I have visited and encouraged family and friends and so far they all love it ... 5 Star all the way! Best wishes to all. Javed MIRAJ Computers, 123 London Street , Reading.

Excellent food and customer service. Patient with my questions about lebanese cuisine, which is…read moreawesome

Have driven past a few times and so decided to try a take out. Arrived for the pickup and the…read morewaitress didn't quite seem to understand "internet order" but "take away" seemed to work. However, after giving her my order details she mysteriously disappeared off with some wine glasses to tend to some other table guests. Assuming, that in between my talking to her and her picking up the glasses, she had someone forgotten that there was a customer waiting for their order, I resorted to asking another waiter to bring my food, that didn't quite work either and it wasn't until the third waiter that I was brought my food, well, if dropping the box in your hand and walking immediately off without even so much as a thank you or goodbye counts? As for the food, it smelt delightful, however, I couldn't help but wonder if the chef had accidentally dropped the bottle of vinegar without the lid into our salad. As for the fresh bread, someone had forgotten to take it out of it's supermarket wrapper! The chicken wraps looked quite damp and unappetising and despite smelling wonderful, the food tasted only mediocre. Overall, the food is slightly below par but I found the service woefully short and couldn't help wonder that even a few lessons in courtesy from a high street kebab fast food outlet would be beneficial.

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!

Rox Burger may have moved but I'm pleased with the replacement. Hummusa is a small family run…read moreLebanese eatery and you can eat in or takeaway. It's not exclusively a vegetarian menu but the menu leans that way. The main draw is definitely the falafel wraps for me. Everything tastes freshly made, recommend you try the pickeled turnip as part of your salad selection.

When you walk in it makes you feel you're not in London. The ambiance is really cool. Food was…read moretasty and the portions were generous. The liver (staters) was amazing and easily good for two. Service was great, really friendly.

Went during half term so not busy. Had a 12-course starter selection for 4. Amazing falafel and…read morewhite aubergine mousse, very tasty spicy sausages and filled wine leaves, various salads and hummus. Definitely too much of a good thing but one of the best mezze we've ever had. Rustic interior yet spacey, good to spend some time over food. Very much enjoyed it. UPDATE: Went again with friends and while good quality the range was quite limited and we good some dishes twice/others not at all. Still a good recommendation though.

This an excellent restaurant. Excellent because the food is tasty, well cooked and nicely…read morepresented. The staff and owners are always super friendly, pleasant and helpful. My family and I have eaten here countless times, both for celebration evening meals, lunches or meeting friends for coffee and cake. The prices are very reasonable. Bring you own alcohol. Go, enjoy and tell me I'm right!

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...