Lattakia Reviews Summary

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

• "The food was delicious and beautifully seasoned, and the portions were generous."
• "The restaurant's dishes are authentically Lebanese with fresh and healthy ingredients, bold flavors, and varied textures."
• "Flavours are delightful. Great tahini and chilli sauce to go with food."
• "We ordered the sharing platter for two and let me tell you everything is completely fresh from the meat, bread and down to the sauces."
• "Very tasty meat, rice, salad and pickles followed by a piece of complimentary baklava."
• "The food was lovely, fresh bread and beautifully seasoned meat with generous portions."
• "Generous portions, all cooked to perfection."
• "Food tastes nice but have noticed their portion sizes dropping with their prices increasing which isn't fair."

Cons:

• "Food was not bad tbh, but what was really disrespectful and disappointing was the Qur’an verses hung up on the walls, next to which were over 10 bottles of alcohol."
• "The only bit I did not like is the baklava they give at the end as found it to be quite dry."
• "Kebab smelly how is it served? This is how it was when I got home. I can't return it."
• "The lamb shawarma has too much fat and was not chewable."
• "Ordered a Take-Away for lunch only to find the chicken raw."
• "We went to this place for first time and bought a take away however out of it all the only things edible were the bread rice and salad really.Meat was really dry and did not taste or look fresh."
• "Omg!!! Worst food I’ve ever had!!! Food arrived very cold and tasted like rubbish!! The meat was raw too!!"
• "Food, was delicious but more salad than meat ..... Over priced for what was served."

Service and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Our waitress was friendly and greeted us with a smile and she gave us time to choose our dishes."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant is warm and welcoming, with comfortable seating and tasteful decor."
• "A really lovely restaurant. We’ve been twice in just a few weeks and are bringing guests at the weekend too! Today our server, Anna, was amazing."
• "The head chef Mahmoud was incredibly kind, talented with his work, and very attentive."
• "You couldn't get friendlier, more accommodating staff, who even took the time out to placate a grumpy three year old."
• "Lovely Lebanese food. Could have given five star but should improve the customer service."
• "5* service every time. Always fresh authentic Lebanese food."
• "Friendly family run restaurant. The food is tasty and big portions are served."

Cons:

• "Did have one of our meals taken away before we finished, which was a bit disappointing, but I think the staff were quite focused on closing as soon as they could."
• "Nice location with good decor, the veggie/vegan option and service are very good. The kind gesture of warm baklava after the meal was a nice touch but fresh food and quality lamb would have given it 5 stars."
• "Unfriendly reception. Claiming to preserve social distances with many tables available, while hosting a table in the middle of restaurant with over 15 people seated together."
• "Parking, difficult to get but not impossible....but time consuming."