Incredible atmosphere and amazing food. One minor complaint is that it did take a long time for us…read moreto get our food, but our server was pleasant and apologetic, and the food was so good that it was worth the wait.

A quick disclaimer:…read more This is not a critique on the servers themselves, but rather the business as a whole. Understaffing a long-weekend Saturday is an absurd decision and leaving the entire restaurant to one server is abysmal. With that out of the way, let's get into it. Saturday evening, a group of three and I, sat down at around 5:20 to get dinner. Knowing that Taste Of Egypt typically takes longer (the first time I got lunch here I waited 45 minutes for a to-go order!) I cautioned my friends that we should get there early. No problemo. 5:320 is plenty of time to get a meal at a leisure pace and be out before 7pm. We sit, break for the bathroom, sit again and enjoy the quiet atmosphere. At the time of entry, there were maybe 2-3 occupied tables. Not a lot at all. A few minutes go by, we haven't been seen by a server. Several more minutes prompts me to flag down the server and ask for, at the very least, some water. Understandably, only three of four are at the table at this point. Regardless, we look through our menus and decide on what we'll be having. We eventually get our waters and--- We wait. And wait. And wait. You see, dear readers, it wouldn't be until 20 minutes later (give or take, I'm not counting on a stopwatch) that we would be seen again. Only because we, once again, flagged down the server to take our appetizer orders. At the same time we were hoping to put in our meal orders, but alas he skedaddled off before we had a chance to say "excuse me". When we sat down to dinner, we didn't expect this to become a whole day event. And so begins the Game Of Waiting. Truthfully, I'm not sure how long we waited. It was long enough to feel the time aging your skin, to feel your soul leaving your body as the last dregs of patience float off into the stratosphere. Perhaps around 6:20 we got our appetizers. Finally, at long last, we could put in our dinner orders. So we did. The place, by then, had begun to fill up with a few more tables. But we figured we'd be able to get our food, eat quickly and continue on our way like the weary travelers we were. Wrong! By the time 6:50 rolled around, we still hadn't seen a lick of our food. At this point, we flagged down the server again and asked to get it boxed up instead. No problem! Except there was a problem. He ventures off into the kitchens and when he returns, says the plates are ready and asks if we still want it boxed up. Heck yeah we do! We got places to be, shenanigans to sow, people to see! With that, he's off again. Honestly folks, I wouldn't have minded if he brought the plates and boxes and we did it ourselves. But 7:00 rolled around. Then 7:05. We decided to go up and pay so we could be on our way quickly. We waited there, too. One minute. Two. Five. The hostess (I assume? She certainly wasn't serving tables) flitted past us with nary an acknowledgement. 7:30 comes and I now understand the appeal of dining and dashing. There was a couple behind us in line and they got served first! Despite us waiting at the cash for 30 minutes! Absolute insanity. It was only after that 30 minute mark, by the way, that the server finally gave us our to-go boxes. 40 minutes after our request. It takes 40 minutes to box prepared food, goodness gravy. In the end, after our patience had been worn thinner than a tight rope at a circus, we paid only for what we ate and went on our way. Absolutely atrocious of management to leave a single server on duty. Do better. Treat your staff better. On a more positive note, Taco Boyz next door are very lovely.

Funny little spot, does indeed have the best shwarma in town. The decor has been greatly improved…read moreafter a recent reno. I appreciate the tasty and very fresh food, and the service is friendly... moreso if you take the time to talk to them. NOTE: they have somehow perfected baklava, these are the best I've ever had!

Great stop for middle eastern food. Value for money and great location in town. We were stopping on…read moreour way through during a road trip, and didn't want fast food. Will definitely go back

It was the "shoulder season" so a quiet night for the restaurant. Hummus appetizer was delicious…read more Chicken Parmesan was tasty. Italian sausage pasta dish was delicious. The waitress was awesome. A good place to go for yummy Italian/Mediterranean food.

Vivaldi's is awesome!…read more Loved the interior of this restaurant as it looks so classy! Don't let those gorgeous looks fool you though, as Vivaldi's is down to earth and a casual place to bring family and friends. They do have Italian food, and while influential composer Antonio Vivaldi was Italian, the overarching theme here is Lebanese-Italian fusion. My friend ordered a shrimp rice dish with veggies and I ordered the seafood platter which came with roasted potatoes. A free app of delicious home made bread along with oil and vinegar to swipe was provided. Everything was fantastic! The seafood tasted fresh and everything came to our table hot and tasty. It's a great spot to take selfies and family photos so remember to bring your camera and ask the server to snap a few for you. Our service was stellar and we could not have had a better experience overall. To top things off, we ordered dessert, German chocolate cake which was comped for us because "it was our first time at Vivaldi's". Now that's a good way to win friends and influence people! The bill for two of us was only $70! Although we didn't indulge in drinks, that still is an amazing price for an enjoyable night out with incredible service. Cheers to Vivaldi's!

Excellent food! We had to wait a bit longer than was estimated, but it was definitely worth it!read more

I've come here with family and friends for Turkish food half a dozen times - excellent every time…read more My favourite dessert is the Turkish kunafa. Good service too.

My husband just went to pick up some takeout for us. As he was ordering at the counter, he could…read moresee into the kitchen where he spotted RAW MEAT in a bucket on the floor. The worker noticed he saw it and closed the curtain to hide it. Needless to say we will not be ordering from here again.

I eat out daily. The chicken shawarma platter has lots of food, just as I want it. The chicken is…read moreso tender abd tasteful. A Saint John NB winner !

We just were randomly looking for a spot and decided to try this…read more Every table is served hummus. The hummus came topped with olive oil, paprika, cumin. It was smooth and delicious. I would go back just for the hummus! Then fries came with a delicious sauce that was also good. The meal came with rice and beef and chicken with tomatoes and cucumbers, drizzled with balsamic vinegar. The chicken and rice were very tasty. The beef was not as flavorful and resembled a hamburger texture. The first thing to note here is the portion size. They were large and certainly enough to feed 2 people. The server had to be flagged down but very helpful when we got their attention. We were offered free coffee to try. It was unique. The overall building inside needs to be refreshed, including tablecloths.

Order 6 Falafel and Grilled chicken they charged me $17+ and I am highly disappointed with the…read moreportion size for both orders and food came allstale and cold. Plus undercooked flafel. I will bot recommend this restaurant to any1.

It is generic food which some people in Eastern Canada may actually think is "Middle Eastern"…read more Please do not. This is not Middle Eastern food. The tabbouleh was old, likely made two days ago. The parsley had lost every semblance of freshness. The Baba Ganouush had a suspicious smoked flavour likely created artificially-- and also did not pass the fresh-test. The "Chicken Shawarma" consisted of mediocre generic chicken which clearly never saw a proper spit, and likely never saw anything resembling a marinade of spices like cumin cardamon paprika and other authentic "Middle Eastern" spices. In fact, it likely never even met a real fire. It gets very tiresome paying a small fortune for crappy food made by people who should never have ever entered the food business. Why? Why would you ever think it was a good idea to try and make money serving lousy food? Pass.

Definitely one of the best restaurants I've been to in Frederiction. The service was excellent and…read morethey even helped us pic the perfect meal. Food was very good!

I had the falafel bowl and my wife had a chicken wrap, both good. She also had a baklava, something…read morein which she is a specialist. I asked her: "Comparable to Istanbul?" (a city that has the best, according to her), to which she answered "Yes", although this one she found a bit too sweet for her taste. Service was friendly and helpful. We'll be going back.

Used to be really good!…read more Then, a couple months ago,they inexplicably changed the menu and got rid of almost everything vegan. Now we are left with one vegan plate, which has a weird sun-dried, tomato tahini, which is gross, and doesn't have lentils anymore. And one falafel wrap. Disappointing, the other bowls and lentils used to be really good!