Tahmid S.

Excellent middle eastern food. Good service. The ambiance is calm, neat and clean. Good for family dinner or any other formal dinner. They serve great tea.

Excellent food. Interior design of this restaurant resembles Assyrian Mural which was elegant and beautiful. One of the best restaurants in Windsor according to my experience.

Erik S.

I can see why the aggregate rating for Windsor Palace is high, even among a crowded field of Middle Eastern restaurants (many of which are just a few doors down). Modestly upscale, yet the prices are on par with the rest of the city; neither inexpensive nor outrageous. We tried beef shawarma with rice (fantastic), falafel (uninteresting but acceptable), and a hummus appetizer (pretty huge portion size). The chef is Iraqi but my culinary skill is too narrow to know whether our meal is an authentic representation. All I can say is: good and yummy.

David D.

Was told this was a good place for dinner. Our group of 4 plus one skeptic had the appetizer platter and full dinner platter. All very good, with a wide variety of Iraqi delights. All freshly prepared and served cheerfully. Highly recommended if you are in the mood for something other than fries and beef.

Eric L.

This was actually my 2nd time here. The first time I had shown up just to meet some friends who were there finishing dinner so really didn't eat there - thus no review (though I did grab a check-in!). So now after having a full meal there, I would happily report it was a very positive experience. The service (for the most part - and I'll explain what I mean in a bit...) was very good and the food was prepared well, good sized portions and really delicious and enjoyable! We started off with the Falafel plate (not technically an "appetizer" but totally a good decision!) which our server was very polite to tell us that they're made to order so it can take about 10min before they're ready. We were both eager to try them so we went for it. However, to address our growing hunger pangs, our dinners came with a choice of soup (lentil or chicken) so we went with one of each. Unfortunately, turns out they were out of the chicken that I ordered as I do NOT like lentils, but I was talked into trying it anyway - which I did. Wow - I was impressed - I liked it! I really liked i! :) I guess you can teach an "old dog" new tricks... The falafel plate arrived and they were SOOOO good! Lighter in color than what we were both used to, but wow - falvorful and good on their own or dipped in the sauce that comes on the side. Absolutely worth getting! For our entree's my friend ordered the 1/2 grilled chicken. Of course I had to steal some (all in the name of reviews...right?!?) It was really nice - maybe ever so slightly on the dry side, but not much and flavored well. I would consider that on a return visit. I got the Iraqi BBW plate - wow - really good. The flavor combinations of the meat was really wonderful. So - clearly the food there is well worth the visit. Our main server was wonderful. She was attentive but not too much so, informative and helpful. The only negative of the evening was another server (I think that's what he was, but not sure) who actually was the one who seated us and seemed to be our server but then mentioned something about he was ending his shift and she would take over or something like that. OK - no problem. However, he kept showing up and was really pressuring us to finish up. OK - so we were the last customers in the place and I get it - when there's one table and you can't leave until the last table is cleared, you want them to get through their meal and go. But normally you don't project that onto them. For example, we had ordered tea (which is really good tea, btw), and he came back at one point and asked if we were done with the tea. Having just filled our glasses and the pot was empty, we said "yes - we're done." Expecting that he would take just the pot yet he reached to clear our full glasses as well. Odd. He would then show up now and then and ask if we're done and can he clear the plates. Well, none of the plates were actually empty and it was still 45min before they stopped serving so we were sort of just sitting, chatting and enjoying, but the message was coming through - he wanted to go so we had to hurry up and finish. Outside of feeling a little like we're being pushed out the door due to the hour - and the fact it was really just one guy, our main server NEVER made us feel rushed out - quite the contrary actually, it was a great experience. I will definitely be back and would recommend it to others!

Geremy S.

The food here is perfect! I came here with a friend on a Tuesday evening after 8:30 PM and there was only one other table occupied in the restaurant. Having so few customers made me kind of hesitant to go inside even though its Yelp rating was so high, but my friend reassured me that Windsor's kind of dead in general (true - there wasn't really anyone walking around downtown all evening). Well, I'm glad we went inside because the food is BOMB with service to match! I love middle eastern food and I LOVE lamb so I got the Lamb Leg on Rice ($15). I still can't believe how much food I got for just $15. The okra stew was delicious, the lamb was incredibly flavourful and tender, the rice was perfect and the vegetables were grilled just the way I like them. The only thing that wasn't amazing was the lettuce, which was kind of limp. and withered. It's really the least important thing on the plate, but it kind of ruins the presentation. Not taking any stars off though, because everything else was so amazing. My friend got the Iraqi Kabob ($12), which consists of three huge skewers of beef and lamb, rice and griled vegetables. His meal was just as big as mine, minus the okra stew, and from the few bites I had from the skewers, it was just as delicious as mine. The service was extremely attentive. Our waiter was very friendly, polite and thorough. He came by our table every 10-15 minutes to refill our water and make sure everything was good, though he wasn't intrusive or pushy at all. Because the restaurant was empty, we were able to have our choice of any table we wanted, so we chose a booth by the front window, which was kind of weird once we realized that almost each person walking past the window would look inside and watch us eating. There's not much to look at outside anyway, so I'd probably choose a table more inside the restaurant if I came back to Windsor Palace after dark. The washroom was very clean and surprisingly spacious, just like the rest of the restaurant. There is also a large vertical mirror on the way to the washroom, in case you enjoy looking at yourself. I'm struggling to find the words to describe how much I enjoyed the food, service and prices here. Try it. You won't be disappointed.

Isra N.

This restaurant is located in a relatively busy area of downtown Windsor. I was about to cross the American-Canadian border and was looking for a bite to eat. Since my favorite restaurant on the Windsor side is closed on Sundays, I thought I'd give this place a try. I had to wait at the front counter for about 10 minutes before someone even looked my way and acknowledged I was there. I placed my order (the dishes were all $10+) and waited for my food at a nearby table since they don't offer any seating for their take out guests. When I got home and opened my box of delicious smelling food, I was surprised to find that the portions were TINY. My disappointment was that of finding out someone ate the last piece of cheesecake you were saving in the fridge for after work. The rice was not even a handful, and the meat was not seasoned enough. I will not be coming back to this location. With the high prices, I was expecting more food. The only good thing about this place is the decor. The ambiance is nice, and if it wasn't for the horrible food, it would be a decent place to splurge. However, I strongly recommend not going here. Spend your money elsewhere!

S L.

After walking into this restaurant, you'd expect to find high prices on the menu. This place is beautiful decorated and makes you feel like you stepped into a new country! However, you will find fair prices at about $11-18 for a very filling Iraqi meal. The servers were very attentive, maybe even too attentive but let's talk about the food. The food was quite good and well seasoned. Tried the potato chops and the cream chicken. The dishes came with soup (chicken soup which tasted like homemade chicken soup but better and more thick) and pita bread (which I didn't care much for since it was plain and dry). The potato chops were seasoned quite nicely and the chicken was very juicy and crisp on the outside. The side vegetables for the chicken were plain and steamed. Overall, a decent meal and nice ambience. I'd come back again, the potato dish was $12 and the chicken dish was about $15.

Muhanad N.

Very nice place one of the best and most unique middle Easter food I tried in Canada. I will recoment anyone to try it. I live in Toronto and came here today to visit my cuzns. I tried many middle eastern food in toronto this definetly one of the top. The washrooms are clean and organized. The service is great the guy treated us very nice and service was top and special service.

Bryan W.

Windsor Palace. This place was great. I had the Iraqi style kebab and loved it. My wife had the falafel and was equally satisfied. We are not locals but have definitely been telling all our friends that if they visit Detroit/Windsor that they have to visit Windsor Palace. Most are expecting it to be a palace or a mansion located in Windsor, but when we tell them what it is, they seem excited about the amazing Middle Eastern cuisine.

Michal J.

There's a perception abroad that Windsor's greatest culinary achievement is its pizza. Admittedly, the pizza is phenomenal and not truly appreciated until having to eat Pizza Pizza in Toronto. But, all of the same can be said for the plethora of Middle Eastern food. It's terrific and taken for granted by lifelong residents. My brother and I went for lunch and were warmly greeted by our waitress, who immediately served us a tasty Iraqi cardamon tea. The menu is full of classic favourites to please everyone, as well as some less common house specialties. We had plenty of both. We shared a few well known dishes to start: tabouli, hommus, jajeek, and their famous lentil soup. The latter was terrific. I highly recommend squeezing in the lemon wedge it's served with, it sets off what can sometimes be a bit of a bland base. The other three were great because we were starving, but nothing unheard of. The tabouli and hommus are just as good as they are anywhere else on Wyandotte, and the jajeek reminded me a lot of mizeria, a popular Polish cucumber salad. Windsor Palace truly shone with the three main dishes we shared: dolma, beryani rice with okra sauce, and lamb tashreeb. All three were uniquely delicious. The dolma was a mixed platter of stuffed eggplant, zucchini, cabbage, and grape leaves. All were stuffed with a rice, meat medley that was packed perfectly tight, served warm, and tender enough without falling apart. The beryani was a spiced rice dish that was probably the best thing overall, especially with okra, which is a criminally underrated food. The tashreeb was a braised lamb shank on top of a sweet and spicy sauce that covered some cooked vegetables and several slices of pita. The soaked pita was a little odd, but the lamb flaked apart beautifully. Again, all three were lovely, and the portions were generous. I love Middle Eastern desserts and was really disappointed that there were essentially none to offer here. Our waitress admitted to us that they had a random assortment of frozen desserts, but nothing to offer as such. Despite this shortfall, Windsor Palace has plenty of delicious savoury items to fill up on. Great food and friendly service, worth the trip.

Ali K.

The best Iraqi Kabab you can have in North America! The only reason I gave 4 stars is for the slow service