Stopped by for lunch after a rare day of working away from home. The service is quick and no…read morenonsense, you order at the counter with the food, pay and eat there or takeaway. Got the chicken shawarma platter and it comes with a tonne of food if you're feeling hungry! Ample amounts of garlic sauce, hummus, chickpea and green salad, roasted potatoes and picked veg with chicken shawarma over a bed of rice (choice of yellow or brown). The prices are reasonable for the quantity and the location slap bang in the middle of downtown. One of the better spots for Middle Eastern food in the area.

I wasn't feeling very well a my friend was showing my around Toronto. A friend of a friend…read morerecommended me this place, as he said how amazing it was while he was in college. Just to find something to do we stopped by and I ordered a simple platter, first item on the top, with beef. i took one bite and i felt as if i was in heaven. absolutely delicious and i forgot about my allergies with caffeine. Next time I head back to this place, i hope inflation doesn't change the pricing because i'm ordering the same thing. Oh and the staff was very patient with me while i chose what to have in my platter.

Stopped by for an impromptu dinner shortly after a comedy show. It was around 7pm and the…read morerestaurant was pretty full. We managed to snag the last available table for the evening as I saw other patrons attempt to dine in and were told the wait is long. I used to work in the area and would constantly walk by the two restaurants but given my timings, they were always closed. Pomegranate had been on my bucket list for a very long time. Luckily I managed to do just that and the experience was very pleasant. Both the food and the service were excellent. I had the lamb shank, which melted off the bone from tenderness, accompanied by an aromatic rice and salad. Also ordered Fesenjaan, which was incredibly tasty! They had a limited menu available on the day that we went. I will for sure return just for the Fesenjaan. It's flavour profile was out of this world. The restaurant is nicely decorated too. You can tell it's a busy and popular spot. Highly recommend reserving in advance.

Visited for a solo dinner for one. The decor and ambience of the restaurant is beautiful and…read moretasteful. I ordered the Baqali Polo, I was under the impression this dinner would be flavorful but no flavor in the rice or salad. Lamb was okay, service was very slow for only a few tables booked and 3 servers. Mint tea was delicious

Went for their iftar dinner. The restaurant was kind of empty and the staff were very friendly. The…read moremeal was extremely filling. We asked for dessert after. They didn't have one of the kunafas and the one we got had very little syrup/honey and was mostly cheese. I wouldn't go back again.

Meh. I just don't get the hype about this place. Lacklustre service, mediocre middle eastern food…read more Some many great places that are waaaay better. Go anywhere along lawrende avenue in Scarborough or the Danforth. Food was fine I guess but limited veggie options.

I wouldn't know a good shisha lounge from a bad one, but going by the ambiance I was quite…read moreimpressed by Sultan! You can't miss this place walking by on Dundas with the 6' tall image of a shisha hooka on the wall and the Arabic music blaring out thru the open doorway and bright coloured wall art inside the entrance. It's up the stairs on the second floor and has wrap around windows overlooking Dundas and around the corner too. Just an amazing view! It would be even better if they cleaned their windows regularly but maybe it's part of the charm of having all that sweet smelling smoke wafting around. Staff is super friendly and welcoming, making a noob like me feel just fine while just staring at that huge wall of hookas that greet you at the counter. There are no alcoholic drinks here, just coffee, tea and soft drinks so possibly a good option for dry January. Take a up a new vice, why not yolo. The best feature is probably the beautifully embellished lushly finished furniture and overall chill-inducing vibe surrounding you. Those couches omg are so comfy with pillows and accoutrements it's like, how the heck would you not make out with someone in there I have no idea, it's that cozy and with that low light sheesh! And the second best feature is the music, just wow, who doesn't like Arabic music? This is something you don't hear just anywhere and was blaring at a really nice level when we dropped in, early in the evening. On Saturday nights starting at 9 pm there is a DJ too, and if you haven't heard Arabic electronic dance music before you are in for a treat, as it's great and I assume that's what will be played in there. No idea if there's a dance floor, but there's plenty of room. There are events too, including belly dancing and live music so if anyone wants to visit there for any of that hit me up, I'm down!

Awesome spot! Great vibes Shisha was 10/10! Went with a group of 5 had plenty of comfortable…read moreseating.

Highly recommended!…read more The food taste extremely delicious and the staff is very nice and friendly. I'm Egyptian myself and when I tried their Koshary it was better than the one I used to eat in Egypt. Super yummy and authentic. My friend tried the Sausage sandwich and it was amazing as well. Also, we tried Zalabia as a dessert and it tasted great! Can't wait to come back and eat there agai

Ordered last night off uber eats as the restaurant had 4.9 star review, and was greatly…read moredisappointed with the quality of the food. The zaatar and cheese manakeesh was VERY salty, the cheese rolls were oily and too salty, the foul was straight up just beans with canned tomatoes and some fresh tomato chunks sprinkled on top, it did not resemble foul and was just not edible, and the koshary was so gross I actually could not swallow it, never tasted whatever flavour that was in koshary in my entire life, it was so wrong I can't even start to explain what was wrong with it. Not sure what is going on with this restaurant but never ordering from them again, it is actually really disappointing that this place can operate like this, giving such a poor name to Arabic food.

I don't need to say anything tbh but i will. This place is so fire. Didn't think poutine could get…read morethis good. Fries were top tier Check out the youtube video @bites&sights

First time in Canada and one obligatory stop was to get poutine, this place did not disappoint! We…read moregot the classic poutine with bacon and it was delicious. The cook was nice enough to give us a sample of their butter chicken poutine and it was yum! 10/10 would recommend if you're in Toronto.

Food: 5/5 Service: 5/5…read moreAmbiance: 4/5 Food: We had our office holiday dinner here and 15 people attended. We did a set menu which had 3 courses. The first course was Labneh with bread, hummus, & beef tartare. Second course was Lamb pide & pear salad. Third course was grilled branzino, middle eastern fried chicken, black truffle rice, and thrice cooked fries. Then there was dessert which was chocolate mousse cake & baklava. Because of my many food allergies the main server for our table was very attentive & specific in asking me what I wanted as modifications. For example I got a wagyu beef pide instead of the lamb. Every dish was really delicious, presented well & quite filling. I couldn't eat all of the food. Though I tried almost everything. Service: The pacing of the dishes was quite masterful. They really paid attention to when the food was going to come out. As I mentioned above the main server was very attentive to my food allergies. I really appreciated that as some restaurants aren't as attentive. The food was served family style so everyone could take what they wanted from the serving dishes. The dishes were served in little bowls along the tables with each bowl serving about 4 people. We had asked for one long table so it was a little snug. But we made it work. Ambiance: For dinner the lighting of the space is really dim. LOL. I would have appreciated just a little bit more light. The restaurant is in an old building so to use the washroom you had to go down two flights of stairs. The dining area is small also. But it's a pretty space. As mentioned above we asked for one long table to seat 15 people. I was expecting square tables but it was a bunch of small round tables pushed together. So the tables were really crowded with food from all the dishes. But the servers made sure to take empty serving dishes away as soon as possible. The music was a little loud for me so I had to yell to be heard. The place was packed though. Everyone at our table enjoyed the food, the service & atmosphere. The restaurant is close to Roy Thompson Hall & the other theatres nearby so it's a convenient location as well. It's too bad this place is only open for dinner. I would have loved to see how they would operate a lunch time service. In any case, Byblos was amazing. I would come back here again to try other dishes! Note: Some of my pics of the main dishes didn't turn out so it's mostly desserts that are pictures

Really enjoyed my night at Byblos. The vibe is super chic but not too formal. I love that the menu…read moreis designed for sharing, so you get to try a little bit of everything. Everything we ordered was flavorful and well-balanced. Also loved the cocktails. Great spot if you're looking for something a bit different from the usual dinner places.

Stopped by on a whim cause we were hungry. So glad we did! We got complimentary soup, chicken…read moremandi, and cauliflower to share between two. Cauliflower had a chimichurri that I wanted to lick off the plate. The portions are pretty huge here. Would have LOVED to try the lamb but like I said, portions were so big. Might be a good call so that you have leftovers for lunch the next day. Service was impeccable. Like superior. Everyone was so kind and the chef even came out to check on us. This little restaurant deserves all the love. Will be back if I'm in Toronto again.

The waitstaff had a great attitude; they were very patient even though we spent over ten minutes…read morediscussing the menu, and they provided helpful recommendations and explanations. The three types of Mandi rice were perfectly infused with the aroma of spices, making it some of the best rice I've ever had. Both the chicken and lamb were cooked using low-temperature slow cooking, resulting in incredibly tender and juicy meat. My friends and I highly recommend this restaurant.

Came here on a Saturday before an orchestra. We had…read morereservations so it was pretty easy. Our server Mahsa was really good to us, patient and gave us a lot of great recommendations! She really knew her stuff... from drinks to food. Wish we had room for some dessert... but we were really full.. Inside is very clean and well kept. Really pretty too. In between our appetizers and main, they cleaned our table and gave us new plates. Felt nice. Overall, although on the expensive side, we really enjoyed it and my vegan friends had a lot of options, so it was great for them too!

We had a very beautiful birthday celebration at Laylak. The manager took care of us very well. We…read moretried so many dishes- the lamb was a highlight as well as the raw beef. Hummus was excellent... even tried Lebanese wine. Would come back in a heartbeat- similar feel To Byblos. Great addition to the neighbourhood.

We ordered the Chicken Shawarma Plate and the Beiruti Fries with chicken shawarma for take out. The…read morecrispy fries are very crispy, in a good way. Overall the meals were good, but about average. We found them to be a little heavy, like they were missing a sweet acidic sauce to lift and lighten the dish. They were reasonably priced for Toronto, but with so many other shawarma places in the Bloor-Yonge area, it's not going to be my first choice every time. However, I do recommend them. The food was good, the service was great, it didn't break the bank, but we feel there's room for improvement.

I've been coming here for years. Things have declined during the pandemic. Very salty food, barely…read moreany kofte compared to starch and filler. Same with the salate fattoush. So disappointing. I understand that things are more expensive during the pandemic but SMALLER but better quality portions would be preferable in my opinion. And cut back on the salt, please!