Service without a smile should have been my clue to get out of dodge…read more Needless to say, I felt as though I had left over lunch special, no sauce or for greek chicken sandwich. My other clue was that the place was empty. Oh I do have something nice to say, the Greek wine was good. So if you enjoy Greek wine. STOP IN

Attended a wake at funeral parlor near here and ended up going with a big crowd. I can't say enough…read moreon the exceptional service and caring the fava team gave our group knowing we were sad and upset. They made suggestions that we could eat family style and even though we didn't feel like eating we all ended up enjoying the trays of pita with chicken and beef skewers , humus, mezze along with Greek salad and some crispy thin crust pizza . All were delicious . It was followed up by desserts including a bavklava cake and tiramisu cake and crispy zepploles with chocolate dipping sauce. They are truly caring people at Fava who care about fresh ingredients, cooked perfectly and presented in such a way we wanted to try everything. I will be back under happier circumstances soon.

I love this restaurant is beautiful is very clean nice organized and everything else and it's just…read moregoodI'm

First off - beautiful Ambiance Plenty of parking (in a…read morestrip center) Great service Starter - cold mixed appetizer of baba ghanoush, labneh, hummus, muhamara (red bell peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses. All yummy. The only disappointment was the pita bread. Just not great and should have been warm Laila salad - Fattet Makdous - stuffed eggplant with ground meat with yogurt garlic sauce with small crunchy pieces of pita bread. This was a bit too rich for me. My friend ordered it. Very tasty and different. Sujok - Syrian beef sausage delicious and different from Italian or polish sausage Spicy potatoes were incredible. They were crunchy so apparently fried but not greasy. Desert was baklava mushed up with a scoop of ice cream. Amazing I'd go back in a heartbeat. There's a lot of different dishes to try out!!

Stopped in on a Tuesday night (yesterday) by myself after work. I'm not local but work nearby…read moreevery few months. Been meaning to stop in for some time as reviews I've read are very positive. I can see why. I was greeted promptly at the door when I entered. Given my choice of table to sit at. Dining room is very nice. Spacious and white table cloths on all of the tables. I ordered the large lamb shish kabob platter. More than enough chunks of lamb. Not tough, very flavorful. It came with rice which was also very flavorful and a very tasty salad. A condiment plate of a yogurt dressing and also a spicy red sauce was brought out first along with a basket of warm bread of some sort that was also very good. You can order the shish kabob platters in a small size also which comes with half as many chunks of meat. I got a baklava assortment (6) to go and ate half today. There were 3 different kinds and all were good. Note: I was the only diner when I entered a little after 6. Not sure why as the food was delicious and the atmosphere is very nice. Maybe Tuesday is a slow night for dining out on Staten Island. Quite a few folks trickled in later for a dinner meeting in the back dining room. Lastly, my server was friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. I will definitely return next time I am in town.

Excellent food excellent staff will recommend it to anybody. Try to chicken with their delicious…read morerice and their lamb is excellent.

This is an excellent place--spacious, clean, and very welcoming from both the servers and the staff…read morebehind the counter. The food is consistently well-prepared and flavorful. The fried liver is especially outstanding and something you don't commonly find elsewhere. A great spot overall that I would definitely recommend.

I found this place by accident. I was heading down. Hylan, toward a diner that I like. I saw name…read moreon the sign, and it looked like a nice restaurant. Not knowing what type of a restaurant it is, I decided to stop in. What a pleasant surprise. It was a Turkish restaurant. There was a good amount of people in there, but it looked like I was the only "white boy." Everybody was very friendly, and the place was clean. I liked the atmosphere. I started with the baba ghanoush. I loved it. The flavor of the roasted eggplant was delicious. And the roasted flavor kept it from being too rich. It was creamy and delicious. I almost didn't have enough bread to put it on. And believe me, I was piling the bread high with that stuff. There was also a small bowl of marinated green olives on the side. I normally do not like green olives, but these were fantastic. The olive oil marinade kept them from being too bitter for me. For my main course, I had the Adana kebab. Ground lamb, red bell pepper, and paprika. I had a small, which was one kebab. It also came with a very nice marinated salad, and a decent size portion of rice, which was tender and had a good flavor to it. It also came with a red sauce and a tzatziki sauce.. the red sauce was too spicy for me, and the tzatziki I put some of it on the rice, and then the rest I dipped my kebab. The kebab wasn't spicy at all, and the red bell pepper, and the paprika gave it a great flavor, it was not gamey like lamb can be. It was also very tender. Everything was so good, I ended up finishing the entire dinner, and I was stuffed. I would've loved to try a Turkish coffee, but it was like 8 PM, and I didn't want to be up for the rest of the night... :). The price was reasonable. The only reason I'm taking off a star, is because they add an automatic 18% gratuity to the check, and then there's also a spot down at the bottom for a second gratuity. That's why you need to read your check very carefully. If you don't notice the automatic gratuity, you might end up paying a double tip. I thought the automatic 18% gratuity was more than fair. This was a great place. They also do breakfast. I would like to come in and try breakfast sometime. Thank you.

At first glance, the area might not raise your expectations--it's a bit on the shabby side--but…read moredon't let that fool you. This place turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. Parking is convenient, with spots available on both sides of the restaurant and across the street, which is always a plus in New Jersey. Once inside, the atmosphere completely shifts. The interior is warm, inviting, and thoughtfully designed, giving off an authentic and comfortable vibe. The staff were equally impressive--attentive, friendly, and genuinely welcoming. The food lived up to the experience. Everything we tried was flavorful and well-prepared, though I would say it leans toward the more expensive side. Paying 18% and then 2 % card fee seems a bit much on the top of that the courses were a bit pricey. That said, the quality is there. The fresh bread and olives served at the start were exactly what we needed--simple, delicious, and perfect after arriving hungry. Overall, a great find that rises well above its surroundings. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.

Last night was fun, I am glad I came out . As always the restaurant was packed but we didn't have…read moreto wait too long . Food was delicious, service was kinda slow but they were extremely busy too . Thank you all for your hard work .

This was a delightful place where we got to enjoy crab cakes and paella. The service was fantastic…read moreconsidering how empty it was. The space was cozy and the aroma of saffron and spices added great depth to the experience.

First time to this fairly new establishment. Greeted warmly by staff…read more -for the table -roasted red pepper dip with walnuts which was one of my favorite things served with warm cut up pita bread which wasn't enough for the pepper dip and the mezze so you have to keep asking for more bread. Maybe serve whole pieces of pita? - cold appetizer - Mezze trio of eggplant salad , one of the most amazing tzatzikis I've ever had, and hummus. The eggplant salad tasted a little bitter to me. - my main was whole fried snapper. Nice and crunchy but a little bland. Small side salad also was a little bitter tasting. Lemon potatoes were a little disappointing. They could be a little more lemony. - friend had baked cod with potatoes and seasonal veggies. Desert was written on menu as strawberry crème brûlée but it was actually regular crème brûlée with small slices of strawberries on the edge. It was delicious. There has been a surge of Mediterranean restaurants opening in Staten Island and there is a lot of competition. There's a small parking lot in the rear so that helps since New Dorp is tight. Service was excellent. Clean restroom. Glad to see a large crowd dining on a Friday evening.

First time at Riva, and it definitely will not be the last! From the moment we walked in, the…read moreservice was exceptional. The smiling faces and beautiful ambiance immediately set the tone for such a lovely evening. The food was amazing, but it was the thoughtful details that made the experience feel extra special, like the fruit-filled ice cubes. You can truly tell that the team puts a great deal of care into every aspect of their service.We were celebrating my mother's birthday, and Riva absolutely did not disappoint. They created such a beautiful birthday presentation for her and helped make the occasion feel truly memorable. It was more than just a great mea,; it was an amazing experience.I highly recommend Riva and cannot wait to return!

The food and service was great! Loved how the presented the…read morewater with lemon frozen in the ball shaped ice cube

The food was ahhhhmazing!…read more This is my first time in Staten Island as I was visiting family. I passed this place while on the bus to my destination. It was not hard convincing everyone to order here since everything on the menu looked good. And, there were options for everyone. We ordered doordash on 23 April 2026 and it was delivered quickly. Everything was delicious (I sampled almost everything that was ordered). My cousin also stated that this is the best food he has had during his most recent visit to NY. I had the falafel platter. The rice was cooked to perfection but the falafel was a bit crunchy, but edible and good. I also tried the beef kebab and lamb and they were both amazing. The salad was good for me, but my cousin thought it was a bit too acidic. The hummus was good but the Dubai cheesecake was to doe for. 10/10 would recommend. If I am ever on SI again, I would absolutely eat from here again.

5/5 Hummus (incredible with their warm pita) 4.5/5 Lamb…read more4/5 Chicken Inside is very spacious and very well decorated, great spot of a large group.

Interior design is so aesthetically pretty and provides a wonderful and elegant dining experience!…read moreThe service provided by Behrouz was attentive, friendly, and warm, which definitely helped enhance the dining experience! Now onto the main topic, the food: This is by far one of the better middle eastern/seafood restaurant in all of Staten Island! The appetizers that were amazing were the chargrilled octopus, which is a MUST-GET, and the half dozen oysters which was by far one of the sweetest oysters we ever had (it was so good we ordered 3 orders!) The tuna tartare, calamari, and lobster bisque were all decent but nothing too special. For entree, the lobster pasta was perhaps one of the best tomato based pasta I ever had! Although the amount of lobster in the dish was on the smaller amount for its price, the flavor was so savory, sweet, and perfectly tangy, highly recommend it! The sea bass was good according to my family, but the flavor was on the milder side in my opinion; they liked it nonetheless so perhaps it's just a personal preference at this point. The lamb shank I would not get due to how overpowering it was; the sauce was salty and intense, where it overwhelmed every part of the dish. It was unfortunate because the lamb was so tender and had a nice proportion between its meatiness and its fat content. The dry aged steak was only okay too, since the spinach was so watery it soaked the steak in its liquid (as you can see from the photo), which detracted from the dish unfortunately. Overall it was a decent dining experience, where some were amazing and others were less so. It's a pricey dining experience but if you get all the right dishes, it's worth the price tag! Definitely recommend giving Sea Bar a try and I can't wait to come back again one day to give them the five stars I know they can definitely accomplish! Thank you for reading and best of luck! (:

Sas efcharistó, this cute Greek vibe was a hit, came for my birthday dinner close to closing and…read morethe waiter BEHROUZ treated us like gold. all his recommendations were excellent (they have an amazing $50 prefix menu great with options). They offered hummus and bread--super fresh. Ohhh, Get the lobster bisque it had the biggest pieces of lobster I've ever seen in lobster bisque!!! The calamari were cooked to perfection. They had the grilled watermelon salad and beets apps also delicious . Bronzino that was given was a hearty amount. The drinks were on point. They sang happy birthday and even though the kitchen was closed they made sure we didn't feel rushed or pressured. Can't wait to come try more and to get the soup again. See you there

Nice spot in Staten Island. The food was fresh and tasty…read more Nice cozy ambiance and good service. Nice place for an easy good dinner with friends

Last week I visited this restaurant with my boyfriend. I ordered beyti, and he ordered iskender…read more After one bite, he said "I can't eat this" and stopped. I honestly didn't understand the taste issue he felt, and since I was very hungry, I ended up eating both my dish and his. That same night, I was rushed to the hospital with severe food poisoning. My doctor confirmed it was a foodborne illness. I suffered bloody vomiting and bloody diarrhea, and I was bedridden for a full week. I couldn't attend work or school, and I lost health, time, and money. This wasn't just a disappointing meal -- I literally paid to get sick. I am seriously considering reporting this to the Health Department, because this is a serious public health hazard, and no one else should go through what I did.