Wow we are walking distance from Darna but it took us five years to finally try it. We've been…read moremissing out! Well-lit, slightly modern looking decor, comfy atmosphere that's pretty casual. Lots of different people helped us out, took our order, brought food etc. but it felt like the service while good, was just slightly below great. We got the veggie clay pot and the mixed grill to share between two people, and my son got a fattoush salad and the kebbeh. The mixed grill was great, all the meats were flavourful, and tender/juicy. It came with a lamb/beef kebab, some beef tenderloin, and some chicken. I think there were roast potatoes too, but my memory is a bit fuzzy on that part. The veggie stew was poured onto a plate of bulgur and was really really good. Lots of flavour, all the veggies (carrots, cauliflower, onions, etc.) were tender. the juices ran through the bulgur which made for a great side dish to go with the meat. The kebbeh was tasty but still a bit disappointing -- there were only three, and didn't feel like quite enough to make a meal. Luckily the fattoush salad was huge otherwise my son would have left the restaurant hungry. Compared to some of the dishes we saw on other tables, this dish seems to be an outlier in terms of quantity of food, and it's certainly not worth the $28 price; I wouldn't recommend it. Despite the disappointment with the one meal, all the food was delicious and I still felt like the meal on the whole was good value, and I wouldn't mind going back to try some of their other dishes.

Amazing food. Nice ambience. Friendly service. The chef came to our table to say hello.read more

Really unique and surprising place... homey yet classy vibe at the same time, with great food…read more Overall: 4.5/5 for the type of restaurant Food: 4.5/5 Hummus 4.5/5 - I loved the hummus here and thought it was one of the best hummus I've ever had. My partner thought it was ok, 3.5/5, but I loved it Mirage Kebab - 4.5/5 - again, for what it is, I thought it was so juicy and tasty. I loved this because it was a mix of beef and chicken in a skewer. Really filling but also really tasty. I'd order it again for sure. Chicken Pide - 5/5 - I'd never had a Turkish pizza before but oh my god. This was delicious and the bread was baked in house. SO good and would come and have it again. My mouth is watering typing this lol. Ambiance - 5/5 - A nice middle eastern feel, yet still small and a family vibe.. loved it! Service - 5/5 - All really friendly employees that are happy to help

It was the service and chill atmosphere that earned this spot perfect stars... because everybody's…read moreopinion is different. We started with an order of falafel and a fatouch salad. The falafel were Turkish style and if you like sesame seeds, you will love them. I prefer more chickpea. The salad was a show and tasted terrific. It came wrapped in fried pita that you had to crack open. Wonderful. For mains, we got super full and just shared a grilled chicken with some cauliflower. The chicken was cooked to perfection, but the rice was a little plain. This was a random stop and turned out to be really good. Worth a visit if you are in the area.

Fantastic Lebanese fusion style food…read more Every dish was fantastic with many mixes of items. Even the vegetarian items were extremely flavorful. Loved the chicken and the beef kabobs Nice weather? Sit outside Extremely nice staff..... owner let me swear in Lebanese and the staff lost it Would definitely come back Highly recommended

Have been coming to Maro's for a year now. My first experience was AMAZING, with owner Maro's…read morehimself at the door ushering guests in and directing the traffic flow. Recent visits, I have found they refurnished the space -- it's now much darker, and several smaller tables fill the space now, whereas before, it was filled with long tables and you would be seated beside strangers for your meal. It had a different, lighter and more communal vibe before. Also on recent visits, the staff server are a lot younger -- still warm and welcoming, but with less urgency. So getting assistance takes longer. Although this makes for a nice slow meal, if that's what you're looking for! The food however, is still A+! It's the reason I keep coming back again and again. And why when friends come to visit, Maro's is always in the Top 3 places to try in Halton. They consistently serve up fantastic Lebanese food. If you're dining with a vegetarian -- they will be THRILLED with the options here! I daresay they lead with vegetables here. No one will be disappointed with vegetarian option here -- even the meat eaters. Be sure to check out their drink menu as well. Their cocktails -- and mocktails -- are great. Parking outside is all paid parallel street parking, since it's downtown Oakville. But if you visit on Sundays -- parking is free!

I would give this place a 4.5. East Tea Can is a Middle-Eastern restaurant with a classy and…read moreelegant ambience combined with amazing food. You can see them making bread from the glass windows overlooking the kitchen and smell the aroma of grilled meat, so it has that homey, authentic feel. We've dined here before and have always enjoyed it. We usually sit indoors, but this time around we got seated outside on the patio since it was quite busy. Aside from the wasp buzzing around our table, we were fine with this. The service here is great. The servers are attentive and they are quick to deliver food. My boyfriend and I ordered the Mixed Grill Platter, the Beef Tikka, and the Legendary Hummus + Brisket. The hummus was a showstopper. Combined with the brisket, it was really delicious. I love how generous they were with the bread quantities. The mixed grill was amazing as always. The meat is always perfectly cooked. This was our first time with the beef tikka and we enjoyed it as well. We had ordered two servings of the fries and noticed that they didn't have Zaatar seasoning like they usually do. I thought they had run out but when I asked our server, she said that they didn't add the seasoning to the fries anymore which is a little disappointing. If i had known ahead of time, I would've asked to substitute for rice instead. All in all, you can't go wrong with this place. They always know how to cook their meat perfectly, and they have great side dishes to go with your mains. I highly recommend their mixed grill, though I've tried their other mains and were also quite pleased with all of them (particularly the Cordon Bleu and the Beef Tagine).

As always... the food here is outstanding and the standard has been maintained ever since it opened…read more The staff is extremely professional and affable So what did we try? The legendary hummus Makdoos Zaatar Mana'eesh Red Spicy sheesh tawook And finished all of the above with: Kunafa PS: Don't take the table right at back at the far right end next to the emergency exit ... not because of the exit but because it's one crazy table and not recommended for those who suffer from sea sickness ... yes the team there have tried to fix it but the table always seems to get its own sway As always I will be back

Let's start with the star of the show...the falafel here is the best I've ever encountered; crispy…read moreon the outside yet light and crumbly on the inside. The cucumber salad is refreshing, the kefta was a little dry but tasty nonetheless, the salmon is flaky and nice, and the grilled vegetables (bell pepper and zucchini) are succulent and just a little burnt. The Knafa Ashta had a great combination of crispy filo pastry on top of warm custard (also has some pistachio bits). The atmosphere is elegant yet lively and tasteful. When the restaurant is full it's loud and bustling. Overall a superb dining experience.

2nd time visit…read more Quality very consistent and excellent. Staff very efficient and friendly. Start off with a basket of free pita bread (yes, free, an adjective not commonly used in restaurants nowadays). Pita bread was hot, toasty and soft Staff recommended the eggplant appetizer instead of cauliflower, eggplant slices were seared with a nice crust with a moist gooey eggplant meat center, add a citrusy splash, perfection Ordered lamb chops and the veal tenderloin skewers. Both ordered medium rare. Unfortunately the lamb chops were more on the medium side. My veal were removed from the skewers before arriving at my table. Most of the larger pieces were medium rare, the smaller pieces were towards the medium side. Both plates come with a large portion of rice and vegetables. Plenty of leftovers to take home, staff also offered to give us some fresh pita bread to take home, sweet.

Walked in on a cold winter Wednesday and got seated right away. They have a half off wine bottles…read moredeal on Wednesdays and will even cork any unfinished bottles for you to take home. Our server was so nice and friendly. We got the tabule salad with falafel, fried eggplant, and lamb grill. The salad is kind of a small portion but very tasty. The falafel was the perfect ratio of crispy to stuffing. However, they were mini falafels and I believe the regular order of falafels is bigger. The eggplant was the least enjoyable dish because it was so greasy and had no flavor to it. The lamb was cooked to perfection and so tender and flavorful. The grills are also served with veggies and rice. The portion size was perfect. We'd go back again and try some other hot mezzes.

Ordered delivery while I was in Toronto for work. The food…read morewas very well packaged and was overall quite good. I ordered a couple small plates and then the lamb banadura. The hummus was good, definitely above average for hummus, a very classic hummus. Also got some falafel which were also good. Not overly fried, good flavor and consistency to them. Paired well with some hot sauce. The lamb banadura was good too, the lamb itself was perhaps a bit dry and could've been more heavily spiced/seasoned, but the tomato garlic sauce in which it was served was absolutely delicious as were the heavily-seasoned tomatoes in the dish. Everything was well packaged for delivery and it was all pretty good.

For a few years I've been eyeing this restaurant. The place looks cute in photos, the menu sounds…read moredelicious. Finally being in the area one day, I popped in for a late lunch (luckily there was space, it's a fairly small restaurant) and I'm glad I tried it out. I kept it simple as I was dining solo, so went with the Chicken Levant plate, with rice/lemtils and hummus. If you think you know what hummus tastes like bc you picked up a tub at your grocery store, think again. This hummus had a deep rich flavour that just oozed deliciously good food. The chicken was nice and juicy, the rice/lentils were cooked to perfection. I honestly don't know what more to say then simply, it tasted lovely. A small salad accompanied it. Feel free to add sauce (extra $2, I chose the hot honey one). Definitely want to come back To try their other dishes, brunch, mint tea etc.

I can't even tell you how many times I've walked by The Haifa Room and been like, I really need to…read morego there sometime. So when the opportunity to pop in arose on a recent night out, I was thrilled to finally stop inside. I was very intrigued by all the cocktails, but I eventually decided to try the Siti Zainab ("dill infused gin + aquavit + dry vermouth + dill olive oil"). I chose correctly because it's terrific. The unusual flavors all work really well together, and I can safely say it's one of the better cocktails I've had recently. Even though we'd just eaten dinner, we figured we should grab some food, so we wound up ordering the 2pc Beef Kofta ("harissa tahini") and it promptly blew my mind. I've had plenty of kofta in my time, but this was perhaps the best of the bunch. It's so flavorful and super tender. Honestly I could've eaten about a hundred of those things. For dessert, we got the Labneh Cheesecake ("pistachio + hazelnut + baharat strawberry preserve") and it's just as good and so, so satisfying. Yeah, The Haifa Room is a top-notch little place. We'll definitely be back.

I came here because someone we were with swore by it…read more Interior of the restaurant was dimly lit. A few tables. A giant illuminated decorative tree of some kind took up a lot of space. Also anyone pulling into the parking lot is sure to blind you with their headlights so maybe best to pick a seat away from the windows. We ordered the Adonis entrée, the Chicken Shawarma entrée, Lamb Souvlaki entrée, a Shish Kafta entrée and a few Lentil soups. All of the entrees came with the same Rice, Potatoes and Greek Salad. The Lamb was cooked well, and for $30+ it better be. Chicken Souvlaki was drenched in sauce so of course it tasted good. The Kafta was AWFUL. So dry and bland. Every bite was making my mouth dry. What a bummer. The Lentil soup was ok but I feel like it didn't taste as authentic as other places I have been. It could have used more spices. The potatoes that came with the meals were just ok. They didn't taste good or bad. However the rice that came with the meals was bland and tasteless. No saffron or anything. Literally around the corner from this place is a restaurant called Sidra and it serves waaaaaaay better Shawarma, Lentil Soup, Kafta (tikka), and their meals come with amazingly flavorful rice and garlic potatoes. With such a better place nearby I don't know why you would come here instead.

Adonis is definitely a hidden jewel here in Oakville. Tucked away in a strip mall in a residential…read moreneighborhood, Adonis is definitely tough to find unless you are looking for it. Adonis is by far my favorite Mediterranean restaurant in town; much better than Monfort and Agabi in my opinion. Usually I come here for one thing, and one thing only; the Adonis Schwarma on a pita. It is quite similar to the Monfort Chicken on a Pita served at Monfort, but with one brilliant addition - BACON. You get seasoned chicken breast, pineapple, garlic sauce, your choice of a wholewheat or white pita, and the option to have it prepared spicy, plus BACON. Delicious! Additionally, the portion size is larger than at Monfort's, and I prefer the taste of the garlic sauce at Adonis. The service at Adonis is super friendly. You can tell that it is family owned and operated as it is the same staff working whenever I visit. You also know it is good service if every time you leave walking away thinking that the waitress is flirting with you. Me and my friends all feel this way, which is a good way to leave a restaurant. If anything, it does take a while to prepare your order, so I usually call ahead and take it to go. Overall, I highly recommend Adonis. It loses one star for the wait times, but it is certainly one of Oakville's best hidden jewels!