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    Tabule Middle Eastern Cuisine

    4.1 (225 reviews)
    ModerateMiddle Eastern
    Open 11:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    TABULE MIDDLE EASTERN CUISINE ATMOSPHERE

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Gayan P.

    I often turn to Middle Eastern food when I'm bring health conscious-- and Tabule delivers. The tabouleh salad here is a perfect example of clean, fresh, and flavorful eating. None of the dishes are overcomplicated, but each one tastes fantastic, with bright, fresh flavors that shine. On top of that, the service was exceptionally kind and genuine, which made the whole experience even better. A spot I'm always happy to come back to.

    Kefta plate
    Rachel L.

    I came here on a Saturday afternoon and the place was packed. The space was tight for our group of 6. The service was good though, our server was attentive to our needs. I had their freshly squeezed mango juice. It went really nicely with my lunch. I also had their fried eggplants which were tasty but a bit oily. Their platter of dips and pita were really good - my favourite was the labni- garlic yogurt. The falafel were fresh and really good too. I had the kefta for lunch. The rice and grilled vegetables were the perfect pairing. Both really tasty. The kefta was a mix of beef and lamb. It was a little dry on its own but went really nicely with the side sauces they provide. A really cute spot in the area! I would recommend coming here and wouldn't mind dining here again.

    Saulter gold lager
    Darby C.

    Nice looking restaurant on Queen St E. The server was very friendly and outgoing. Food was decent and good portions. My wife liked the lamb skewers. There's enough food for leftovers. The veal tenderloin was supposed to be medium rare, but it was more on the rare side. The meat had a nice char on the outside, but some pieces were kind of chewy. I did enjoy the rice and grilled zucchini and bell peppers. The restaurant has a really nice dining room and a patio on the back. The only thing that diminished the experience was the sign of fruit flies everywhere in the dining room. The craft beers we ordered were pretty good. I got the gild lager, and my wife got the blonde ale. If you are looking to try some Lebanese and Middle Eastern food, I would recommend you give them a try.

    BEIRUIT SANGRIA (left) and JALLAB LEMONADE (right)
    Danthanh L.

    I haven't been here for many years. Went with a friend on a Thursday around 8:30-9:00 pm. It was packed! We were originally seated at a table for 2 but we were planning to order a few dishes so asked to move to a larger table. They were accommodating and allowed us to move. I also think it worked out because it was towards the end of the night and no one else was waiting for a table. We ordered the following: 1) Sampler Platter - LABNI, TABULÈ, BABAGANUJ. It comes with pita bread and you can ask for as many refills as needed. They do not charge you for it. LABNI - homemade Lebanese yogurt cheese mixed with garlic & topped off with za'atar (Lebanese spices). There is a hint of tartness but I really like this. TABULÈ - hand chopped parsley salad with whole wheat bulgur, tomatoes, onions and a hint of mint tossed in a light lemon & olive oil dressing. Still my favourite! My friend liked this the most as well. BABAGANUJ - puréed BBQ eggplant lebanese tahini, garlic and fresh lemon juice. I didn't mind this but maybe I will try hummus next time or just get more TABULÈ. It was interesting and my friend at first was not a big fan but it grew on them. lol. For the main - I ordered KEFTA BANADURA and my friend got the FALAFEL. KEFTA BANADURA - two juicy skewers of ground mixed lamb and beef in a tomato garlic sauce. It comes with rice and cooked peppers. I really liked that it was a more saucey dish. I think server told me it might be spicy but it wasn't that bad. I liked the little extra hint of it. FALAFEL - gluten free falafels consisting of crushed chick peas, split fava, parsley, garlic, onions and spices served with tahini. It was served over brown rice. The falafels are a bit more crispy/harder in texture. It was okay but a bit dry personally. Similar to my previous review. For drinks - I tried BEIRUIT SANGRIA and my friend had JALLAB LEMONADE. Both were really good! BEIRUIT SANGRIA - passion fruit juice, watermelon juice, elderflower liquor, white wine, orange blossom, prosecco, fresh mint. At first I wasn't sure, but once you let it settle in more, it's soooo good! Very light and even better as a summer drink. JALLAB LEMONADE - date molasses and rose with lemon, soda, pine nuts and raisins. My friend enjoyed this one but I thought it was a bit too sweet for my taste. Perfect if you like sweet drinks! Service - Very good! We were 2nd last table, left close to closing hour but the staff never rushed us or made us feel like we were imposing. There was another large party still dining and not even finishing up yet. They probably left after closing hours but I also did not feel like staff were rushing them either. They were very accommodating and polite. Overall, STILL recommend this place. A solid nice spot for dates, work, friends or family. Expect to pay around $60+ pp if you get a starter, main and drink. Portions are filling enough, I took home a few things.

    Kind of panacota

    Love this place. Great food. Great back patio. Good quality food. Nice service. Unfortunately the falafels were too spicy for me.

    Jenn W.

    Traditionally, the tabule in the sampler platter ($22) wouldn't be gluten-free due to it's use of bulgur wheat. As a result, the kitchen substitutes quinoa into the finely chopped parsley, tomato, and onion salad instead, which gives it a finer and more delicate consistency. I love mixing the citrusy tabule with smoky rich babaganoush and sandwiching a spoon of it into the thin and chewy laffa ($3.95 a piece), it's a great way to start the meal. In fact, you can make a whole meal from their starters with the host of other mezze options gracing the menu. From the inexpensive assorted pickles ($4.50) made up on turnips, olives, hot peppers, and dill pickles to something warm and comforting like the aaranbeet ($8.95), which is unbattered fried cauliflower that's tossed with tahini creating a warm nutty bite. Tabule's falafel salad ($14.95) continues to impress, the crispy chickpea and fava bean nuggets are deliciously fluffy, moist, and flavourful putting other falafels to shame. I do find the vinaigrette overly acidic (mixing a bit of tahini into it helps) and the dressing could use a hit more salt. If you're not into super lemony salads, I'd stick with ordering the falafels solo. The warak enab ($12.95) is also overly citrusy, which is a shame as the stuffed grape leaves are a great consistency - the leaves delicate and soft and the rice not too mushy. If only Tabule tones down the lemon seasoning and augments the tomato, garlic, and other spices instead. For something filling, go for the eggplant meal ($16.95) where slices of aubergine are fried until soft and topped with tahini and pomegranate creating a salty, sweet, and nutty main. The sauces and juices go equally well when soaked into the mujaddara, a fragrant rice studded with lentils and onions. If things become too oily or heavy, have a bite of grilled vegetables that round out the dish.

    Tajinder P.

    My friends and I checked this place out for my birthday this year. I hadn't heard of this place before one of my friends told me about it. We decided to get a few smaller plates and shared the food among 3 of us. That way we could try a little bit of everything on the menu. Honestly everything we tried on the menu was soo good, none of the dishes disappointed us. Food came out in a reasonable amount of time. The staff was helpful on decided on the dishes. The aesthetic of the restaurant was beautiful. Definitely would go back.

    Ruvani D.

    Fantastic food and service, happy to get us in under the hammer (which many venues can learn from) plus great local beer and delicious succulent lamb and beautifully seasoned garlic rice and vegetables.

    Dip platter
    Nilu M.

    Highly recommend, shoutout to Carrie who made the experience so much better. I went here with my family to celebrate my brothers bday. As we entered for our reservation the hostess wished him and did the verification for the vaccine. As we got seated pretty much every worker there started to wish my brother which we thought was such a great vibe to start off the dinner We ordered all the veg hot and cold apps and were not disappointed. They're all well priced especially with the quantity you get and it's nice being able to share a huge variety of items with everyone at the table. The food comes out pretty quick and the aromas in the restaurant are incredible. I loved the cauliflower bites we got and I actually dipped mine in labneh which made it taste mouth watering. We got two cocktails as well and those were very unique and fit with the theme of the restaurant. So good! Don't forget the desserts! You won't regret having those extra calories, most of the desserts are all topped with a rose water sugar syrup and pistachios. We indulged and got 3 and our plates done in a flash.

    Indoors
    Sasha H.

    Lovely interior decor. Loving the light fixtures as that are installed here. The food and the drinks are amazing! We've ordered from here as takeout and really enjoyed it, but it was nice to sit down and try the food. The presentation of the food is awesome as well. The kefta banadura is soooo good. Would definitely would recommended banadura over the regular kefta Altho both are tasty!

    Lamb chops
    Praveen P.

    Enjoyed Father's Day here in the back patio. Really cozy feel with attentive service. We had the tabule, hummus, sausages, and garlic tomatoes to start. All were great to snack on while enjoying the weather. Really enjoyed the pita bread that came with it and especially their house hot sauce and toum is to die for! The drinks were really refreshing too. Had the old fashioned hookah, the Arak, and a freshly squeezed mint limeade. For mains the kefta, tawuk, and lamb chops were flavourful with the lamb chops being the star. For dessert we took the kunafa ashta and muhalabiya to go with a Lebanese coffee to go enjoy by the lake since it's a close drive away. All in all, I'm looking forward to returning to try the other apps, mains, drinks, and desserts so essentially to try everything! Honestly I'd even come by after dinner just to try some of their teas with dessert.

    Eggplant
    Jess L.

    Was craving some good Mediterranean food and decided to get take out from here. We ordered quite a few dishes. To start we got the cauliflower (tahini sauce is not to miss) and the fried eggplant *so moist and juicy). Then got the lamb plate and the shrimp plate. Both amazing entrees packed with flavourful bites.

    from beirut with passion ($11): bacardi, malibu passion rum, fresh watermelon juice, passion fruit, lime mint, and sugar syrup.
    Dianna H.

    Had an amazing meal here. Admittedly I didn't eat too much, but I really enjoyed what I tried! I came for a late lunch on a Saturday around 3 pm and there weren't too many people around. The inside area was completely empty, and their adorable outdoor patio was maybe half full. It was a gorgeous day out, so my group of 4 opted to sit outside. I started with one of their mojito cocktails, the 'from beirut with passion' ($11). It has bacardi, malibu passion rum, fresh watermelon juice, passion fruit, lime mint, and sugar syrup. This was a super delicious and refreshing drink; I could barely taste the alcohol. Would highly recommend it if you like sweet cocktails like me. I wasn't super hungry, so I just ate some of the shared apps instead of getting my own entree. The falafels ($7.50) here were amazing! I'm usually not a huge fan but they tasted extra fresh. An order comes with 6 pieces so it's great for sharing. I also tried the homemade lentil soup ($6.50) and the arnabeet ($7.95), which is flash fried cauliflower. I've had daal (Indian lentil soup) plenty of times before, but the soup here uses red lentils and was very flavorful. I fell in love with this dish! The cauliflower was okay but tasted like they had been out of the fryer for a while. To be honest, middle eastern food isn't anywhere near the top of my favorite cuisines to eat, but if they all tasted this good, I would definitely have to reconsider that...

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    Beef Qeema Kebab With Rice & Salad along with white and homemade chatni (hot sauce)

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    5.0(5 reviews)
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    This is a new concept restaurant from Paramount Fine Foods. The restaurant is smaller and for more…read morecasual dining. There created Shawarma Pockets and Cones, while maintaining thei traditional Wraps and Bowls. They soft-opened on 2025-06-30. The Pockets and Cones are more affordable and can allow for a quick meal. In this instance, Yalla means "let's go". I ordered the following: 1. Beef Shawarma Pocket ($7.99). 2. Shrimp Rice Bowl ($11.99). 3. Mushroom Bowl ($11.99). 4. Canned Pop ($2.50). 5. Rice Pudding ($5.99). 6. Mouhalabieh ($5.99). 7. Meghli ($5.99). Obviously I didn't eat it all; I was bringing most of it home. The Beef Shawarma Pocket is ingenious since that alone was good for lunch. The Beef Shawarma was delicious! The ingredients for the Shawarma has changed to now use Top Sirloin and Lamb Fat. Lamb fat is tastier and more moist than Beef fat. The shrimps were perfectly grilled with accompanying sauces. The turmeric rice was fragrant and moist. The rice has 7 spices and cilantro in it. The Meghli dessert was an amazing dessert. It is tasty and refreshing. It is said to have very healthy and energetic properties; women who recently gave birth would eat it to revive their energy. It has aromatic rice pudding, cinnamon, caraway, and anise, topped with crunchy nuts. I will report about the other dishes when I try them at another time. There is adequate indoor seating (tables and counters) and outdoor seating (two small tables). The vibe is green and red, their restaurant colours. Paramount features Lebanese and Syrian cuisine. There is free WiFi. The restaurant is wheelchair accessible, but there is no door-open button. There are separate male/female washrooms downstairs, so they are not wheelchair accessible. There is paid neighbourhood street parking. Review 2025-125

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    Beef Shawarma Pocket ($7.99)

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    Falafel Cone ($6.99)

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    4.2(10 reviews)
    2.1 kmThe Danforth

    I had a few minutes before I had to hop into the Danforth Music Hall for a show, so I figured I'd…read moregrab a quick bite at Zaad. I walked in and the first thing I noticed was how loud the music was. I don't want to sound like an old fuddy duddy, but the volume was at a level you would usually associate with a popular bar or nightclub. And since the only other people in there was a family of three, it really didn't make any sense. Anyway, I figured I'd forge ahead and grab the Lamb and Beef Shawarma Saj ("Mix of lamb and beef shawarma wrapped in a 12-inch traditional middle eastern style flatbread") and I requested that with everything and extra spicy. It's fine. They put way too much sauce and there were zero crispy meat bits, but it basically satisfied my shawarma craving. It's a lot of food, too, so much so that I didn't even finish. Zaad has plenty of potential (first turn down that music and focus on getting that meat crispy) but they're not quite there yet.

    I was at a concert at the Danforth Music Hall and was looking to grab a quick bite after the show…read more Saw Zaad was just across the street and went in. It was quite late so it wasn't busy but they were still fulfilling online orders. We ordered and ate. It took a bit for me to get to order but I think it's just because they didn't realize we were doing separate orders. Overall it was good. My only complaint was that they were basically out of tomatoes so I just got two sad looking slices in my whole wrap. Otherwise, food was tasty (I had the saj which was a bit messy). I'm not in a rush to go back but it was solid.

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    4.8(17 reviews)
    2.8 kmDowntown Core

    Got the chicken shawarma platter, which comes with rice or fries, salad and hummus. There is a good…read moreamount of chicken and the chicken is not dry and actually comes in large pieces and is not too fatty. Definitely prefer this chicken over a lot of the other shawarma places. The only downside I would say is the price - after tax it comes to around $20. Food is prepared fast and there is a good amount of seating at this location as well.

    Alpha's Shawarma is a shawarma restaurant with Syrian and Lebanese roots. With 4 locations in the…read morecity, this particular location is right on Yonge close to Dundas. The menu has appetizers, wraps, plates, platters as well as sides for you to choose from. You can also customize your wraps and have it Arabic style or have everything included; you are also able to choose the level of spiciness you want as well. I've heard many good things about Alpha's Shawarma and have never tried them until recently. Stepping into Alpha's Shawarma you are greeted by a long counter filled with ingredients as well as their shawarma meats which are on a vertical rotating spit. The cashier is towards the middle of the restaurant where there is quite a bit of seating at the back to enjoy your purchased items. There is also a small display of desserts as well next to the cashier. I opted to get a chicken shawarma saj with all the toppings (garlic sauce, hummus, pickles, turnips, onion & parsley, lettuce, tomato, tahini, and pomegranate molasses). I picked a table while waiting for my wrap to be made which took about less than 5 min. Service was friendly and they called out my order number on the loud speaker where I grabbed my wrap. The staff asked me if I wanted extra garlic sauce which I replied "yes!" where they placed more garlic sauce on my wrap. Sitting down, I took a nice bite out of my chicken shawarma. It was delicious - the chicken was moist and tender and the ingredients worked well together. Next time I do want to try the wrap with only Arabic toppings (garlic sauce, pickles, fries, and pomegranate molasses). However, I enjoyed all the toppings on my shawarma wrap which was also nicely toasted. The portion of the wrap was pretty big and I was full after I finished the whole thing. The garlic sauce was great - it was creamy and full of garlic flavour but not too overpowering. Overall, friendly service and a great place for shawarma near the Yonge-Dundas area. I totally understand why everyone's been talking about how delicious Alpha's Shawarma is!

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    Alpha's Shawarma - Seating area

    Seating area

    Alpha's Shawarma - Mix Shawarma Plate ($16.99)

    Mix Shawarma Plate ($16.99)

    Alpha's Shawarma - Storefront

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