Chamisse Reviews Summary

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The ambiance is cozy and relaxing."
• "The atmosphere at Chamisse is lovely, intimate, comfy, good music in the background."
• "The vibes of the restaurant were nice and relaxed, with some nice Arabic inspiration quotes on the wall."
• "The restaurant seating area is spacious and the sky-roof added to ambiance."
• "Ambience was also cosy."
• "The place is nice and clean, food was well presented and just a very nice place overall."
• "Nice cozy atmosphere too."

Cons:

• "The road felt a little sketchy though with people sat about on the pavement nearby."
• "Definitely caters for groups however the acoustics are terrible, it is so loud it is hard to hear anyone but the people next to you."
• "We visited the restaurant late around 7 pm, so we were the only People in the restaurant. We could hear some music but it was so quiet and we couldn't hear it well."

Service

Pros:

• "The food was amazing and the service from Ali Sallam and another server was spot on."
• "Probably the best service I could ask for, Nabil was friendly and inviting and made us feel completely comfortable."
• "Great service, was served by an attentive and friendly waiter."
• "The waiter was one of the most helpful and caring person out there, he served us like we where from the family."
• "The staff were very attentive and food arrived quickly."
• "Couldn’t fault the friendliness and warmth of the staff."
• "The staff could not have been nicer."

Cons:

• "But what stood out most is that all the dips were freezing cold, served just out of the fridge."
• "No matter how good the food is, service has to be at least of a satisfactory level as well - and the people answering the phone should avoid hanging up on their customers!!!"
• "Toilets are dirty."
• "the service is horeendous."
• "Service is cold and not that friendly."
• "Service is acceptable at best, I didn’t feel like the servers were paying attention to us or other customers."
• "Abysmal service continued as we were ignored, not offered a drink nor any food."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food at Chamisse is excellent and there is plenty of it."
• "The dips and salad were very fresh and tasty, the falafels perfectly crisp."
• "the food was absolutely amazing!"
• "Absolutely delicious food in a clean and posh looking restaurant."
• "Everything freshly prepared and perfectly flavoured."
• "The food was exceptional, the meat very well cooked and big potions of food."
• "The food is truly sensational - we stuck to the mezzeh and the flavours were amazing."

Cons:

• "This place is absolute disgrace to lebanese food which I love and many restaurants are really good at. Never coming here again!"
• "I don't recommend the tabouleh, which was all parsley, no coucous."
• "Some of the cold mezzes tasted better than the others. The Tabbouleh definitely lacked some flavor."
• "Unfortunately, it has to be the worst food I’ve eaten out in London. The meat was dry, the seasoning was off, the Tabuleh was just a dollop of parsley."
• "The rice was dry and quite bland."
• "The meal was cold and rice was heated by microwave."
• "Wasn’t the biggest fan of their cheese samboussek or their knafa."

Value

Pros:

• "Absolutely amazing food and excellent value."
• "The portions are more than satisfying, and the prices on the lower end for the London market."
• "The added bonus is that they are family friendly restaurant and off high quality food that is great value for money."
• "Food portions are generous and always served hot and fresh."
• "prices are very reasonable."
• "GREAT portion size making it great value for money!"
• "Very good quality/price ratio."

Cons:

• "There's a £2.5 service charge for Groupon vouchers, which I think, is not justifiable."
• "Value for money - one starter and one main dish was £30 as they charge some good 13% service tax!"
• "A service charge of 12.5% is put on the bill."
• "It was quite pricey though with a high service fee that you need to be wary of before visiting."
• "On the expensive side but enjoyable."
• "Overall I would say the portions are a bit small compared to their price."
• "House wine is horrible, both the white and the rose."