TLDR; $$$$$$$ should be half the price. We ate here last night and the food was okay. One star off because it was extremely overpriced. Another star off because some of the food was sad. We got falafel and they seemed under-cooked - a light brown outside with a mushy middle. The lavash bread and pita were really good though. They have a fire oven in the shop. But too $$$$ read more

Reluctant at first being a vegetarian, I walk into this restaurant expecting it to be not suited for an indian palate. Also, the prices on the menu made me nervous. My order was custom, requesting for garlic and baba ganoush to be added to my falafel veggie wrap. They did not have garlic but agreed to customize with baba ganoush so plus points for that. The first bite into it was a burst of flavors! Best wrap, and hands down the best falafel I have eaten so far. The falafels were soft from inside and crunchy from the outside, so good that my friends who otherwise don't eat vegetarian food ordered a side of only that! All in all a wonderful experience and worth it for the prices. I will definitely be back when in this area! read more

This was hands down the best falafel wrap I have ever had. Great service and chef. Decor was perfect. read more

Ali Baba Express - Decor - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

Excellent food! The best gyro I have ever had! I ordered the spicy gyro and it was delicious!

Absolutely fantastic. I'd invite anyone to come in and try. Service was great. Good experience and the food is extremely rich in flavor and overall fantastic. read more

Good service and incredible food! A must try with a variety of vegan and vegetarian options... a very sweet and homey environment! Planning to come here every time I'm in the Lake George area! read more

This was the most disappointed gyro I've ever had. Meat was sparsed and tasteless. The pita was thin, almost like a flour tortilla and tasted uncooked. 2 stars for the chicken curry kabobs. Rice was aromatic and tasty. Curry was edible with a hint of spiciness. read more

Ali Baba Express - Does this gyro looks appetizing?? It's not! Pita bread tasted uncooked. Ate half of it because I was hungry. - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

Good food! We ordered baba ghanoush with yogurt sauce. Crazy that an extra lavash bread was $5 but the food was good. We split a falafel wrap (gyro) and a pizza pide. After we got baklava, which was flakey and amazing. Our waitress taught us how to properly eat it which was really interesting. Definitely a great place to eat. read more

Ali Baba Express - Yogurt sauce, baba ghanoush, and lavash bread - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

Lake George is full of touristy and cheesy places to eat. Of the other places to eat I think this restaurant is best option. I know my turkish food as I travelled to Istanbul to gourmet Turkish food. The chef bakes fresh lavash ( turkish) bread. The kebab were tender though I wished it had more flavor. Rice is generously soaked in butter which I like. Complete value for what you pay for ! This is my go to place in lake George area. Merheba fellow helper N enjoy a good meal read more

Ali Baba Express - Lamb shish - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

I came with as a party of 4 and each of us got something different. We ordered the salmon, lamb, chicken kabob and the beef kabob. Out of the 4 we really liked the salmon and the lamb. The lamb was so tender and the bread was also really yummy. Highly recommend to try this place out! read more

Do not walk by this unassuming place on the main drag of Lake George Village - you would be passing up on something very special. They make their own lavash bread - it's on the gyros which were fantastic - their hummus is excellent - service is pleasant. Covid protocols are in place so it is takeout only but there is a park across the street to enjoy. Turkish food done well and really special. We did not just like this place - we loved it!!!! read more

The place is great, we went on a rainy Memorial Day weekend night, so there were seats. We ordered the Lavesh Bread, and boy is it delicious with the yogurt sauce, it was so good that my table of 7 demanded a second. I had the lamb shish, the curry is amazing with the lamb, there's something they use that really brings out the flavor of the meat. Because it was in Lake George, they are a bit pricey; but We really liked the place, the atmosphere is clean, the wait staff were really friendly. We are probably going to stop by again tomorrow just for their bread again, read more

Ali Baba Express - Delicious Lavesh Bread plus supreme yogurt sauce for 6.95, you cannot go wrong with this appetizer! - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

Excelent turkish food. Very satisfied. Nothing bad to say. Had the lamb ishkender and my wife had chicken ishkender. Excellent no need to improve. The price was well worth. One of the best places I have eaten in while in Lake George. read more

Ali Baba Express - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

This used to be my favorite restaurant. Went there this weekend like always when we go to Lake George and what a shock. So disappointed! I guess all things must come to an end. Not the way it used to be at all. Sad!!! read more

I gave it 2 stars because the service was better than the food and price. The chicken gyro had extra large chunks of chicken and no tzatziki sauce to make matters worse. I do not consider myself a "foodie." However gyro's are one of my favorite dishes. The food did not have flavor. The good service saved the ONE star. Our servers were attentive and welcoming. read more

A real, quality Turkish kitchen on the Lake George village strip. Kebobs, Lamb shish, and all the sides and fixings were beyond expectations. Fresh lavash bread and garlic yogurt sauce was an especial surprise, but everything was good: the rice, the pieces of bread soaking up the meat juices, the sweet green beans, the apricot juice, the Turkish coffee, and the baklava. Owner and staff warmed to us and were super nice. The bathroom was spacious and clean. Forget the Italian food - EAT HERE. read more

Ali Baba Express - Not just another crappy restaurant! - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

Great place food was delicious. I had pide and delicious desert. Nice surprise at Lake a George.

Awesome food every time we visit! Greek Salad and Hummus with fresh Lavash. Can't beat it! read more

There are 12 tables that seat seat 6 people. Two that seat 5. An army of young women waitress / host. They are sweet and hardworking - their english is not clear. We order the falafel platter about $13 and Greek salad about $8 and a cup of water ( tap and free) and a Pepsi ( comes from a soda fountain). We also order the lavash bread that came with a yogurt and tahini sauce. It was ok, not bad, nothing to keep you staying. They took credit cards. They had music on with some Madonna songs and Arabian songs. The place was clean. Overall a go to place when it rains and grow weary and dissatisfied with the same food around Lake George. read more

Ali Baba Express - Picture of paying station - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

If you want some pretty good food this is a go to spot. They make everything to order and the pita bread and Lavash bread is outstanding with the yogurt sauce! I ordered the falafel plate spicy and it was great! I also had the sour cherry juice... Hit the spot! I was too full to have dessert and Turkish coffee which I miss and was excited to see on the menu. Will go back if I am in the area again.... Yogurt sauce can be eaten on anything order a side of it, you won't regret it. read more

An above average mediterranean option in Lake George!!! This place is clean, the staffs are nice and they serve pretty good mediterranean food. I got the turkish coffee to drink which came with a milk choclate on the side. The choclate was so delicious, we asked the server if we could have more, he brought us more without any hesitation. We decided to go straight to entree and not order an appetizer. I ordered the curried chicken kabab which came with rice and a salad. One of my friends ordered the quail. We enjoyed both the dishes very much. We saw the table next to us order this huge freshly wood oven baked bread. Even though we had no room for more food, we got an order of that bread. They made it right in front of us and served it warm with 2 sides of yogurt sauce. That combination went so well. For dessert we got an order of baklava. It was four of us, one order usually comes with 3, but they were generous enough to serve us one each. read more

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How can I put this? For starters, me and my family were visiting relatives in Lake George and decided to come here just for dinner. First thing we got was just a very rude worker, who was constantly just rushing us to sit when there was literally one family in there. Not only that, but the food was PRICY $$$$ with them just coming in small kid sized portions and it coming out weirdly fast on a disposable plate. I got the falafel meal and it was $15! It was ok, but it just looked sad. Just false advertising in general, with them making the green beans cold and just making it a disappointing experience. The only thing that made it ok was the newly hired employee who was very nice. Would not recommend, I would rather save my money than go here again. read more

Ali Baba Express - Falafel Dish - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

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I don't like to write negative reviews but I specifically asked the owner if the falafel and baklava were made fresh because that's they only way I like it and he said they are. It wasn't. The falafel was packaged so they do not make it and the baklava was soft and chewy. The pita was nice though. read more

Excellent food first of all. My daughter had spaghetti and grilled beef. We also ordered lamb chops and curry chicken. Home run with all dishes. Restaurant clean and well located. Service was excellent. Will definitely come back. High recommendation. We looked at several restaurants before discovering Ali Baba. Pleasent surprise and well worth effort. read more

Ali Baba Express - Nice and warm. Excellent service - Turkish Near Me - Lake George, New York

We just called in to order 4 chicken gyro wraps, side order of rice and Turkish peach juice for the family. We had our food ready in 10 minutes, super hot and fresh. A Turkish family owns this restaurant and the food is delicious also, super reasonable price. We are in Lake George every year and Ali Baba Express is our safe restaurant. Thank you for delicious food again and again!tony read more

Bread was amazing! Gyros ok but chicken on platter was dry:( grape leaves tasted like from a can not fresh bathroom also not clean. Also VERY overpriced!!! read more

This is a nice little place in the village. Very tasty food. Lamb tandoor was top notch. Lavash bread was the right taste, texture and temperature. Service is super fast. Walk ins welcome. read more

I came here for the first time and it was a very very good place. I will definitely will come here again. I recommend this place because it also has a nice design and there is a carpet hanging on the wall, and it also complements the Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves story.One thing bad is that it is a small place so they wont get a lot of customers. Thank you! read more

Imma keep it a buck the foods like what I'd get in middle school cafeteria. Actually no even that would taste better. This has to be one of the most disappointing eating experience in my life read more

Underwhelming. What really got me and my family annoyed was the lack of consistent care by the wait staff- I felt like I had to play an unusually civil version of hunger games to grab a waiter's attention. Especially annoying was how we were waiting for a table, and a group that came after us was about to be seated when we motioned we were here first. Furthermore, maybe this is a thing and I don't know it, but when it came to cleaning tables between customers, it was just a mere wipe of the table after a spray of Windex. Otherwise they were polite and got the job done. You can tell the restaurant is a family business of some sort. There was a nice homey feeling to the entire restaurant. Food came out on corning dinnerware. My lamb iskender kebab was honestly flavorless, same with the mixed shish kebab. My dad's chicken iskender kebab was Ok, but barely had flavor. Maybe it was because it was rainy and they had a lot of customers and needed to churn out food pronto. Regardless , you could tell the food was made for you because you could see the chefs working your order behind the counter. The redeeming quality of the restaurant is the lavash bread. It's served with a tzatziki sauce of sorts. A sesame- semolina like puffy bread, its very satisfying especially on a cold day. read more

Really good food, got the gyro and lamb tandor. Waiter was extremely helpful and made sure some of our food was dairy free due to allergies! Very friendly and extremely helpful read more

The food was just OK. Falafel plate: Watered down hummus, overcooked cold string beans and mushy falafel ( don't think there were too many chick peas in them) and cold pita bread.Kebab Pide: lots of cheese with little meat. Worst part was service. I wanted to leave as soon as we sat down. The owner and waitress made us feel like they were doing us a favor. Cheap plastic cutlery melted in our food. When I asked for a second the waitress made a sound like "hmm". Would not recommend read more

Very bad experience to this food chain. Don't try to eat you waste your money, fake Mediterranean food, not authentic.customer service disgusting. read more

Diner in and felt safe. Pizza was amazing (per my son). Also had celiac friendly food.

Food was extremely fresh, delicious, well presented and quick!! Best place to eat in Lake George. Also the facility was nice and clean too. My family and I really enjoyed our dinner there before leaving on a road trip back to Long Island. Thanks for the great service! While we were eating someone else also stopped in just to compliment the chef on how delicious the food was, and I couldn't agree more. Can't wait to come back next time we stop by LG! read more

I don't think this is a Turkish restaurant. First of all they only offer one type of rice and that is (white) rice: Second they don't have any other drinks but sealed bottle expensive drinks!. Third, their utensils are all made out of plastic. It does not smell like Turkish food at all in that place!!. First and last time there! read more

The fresh lavish was great and the perfect portion although the hummus was a bit soupy and oily. It was very rich in garlic and had a nice flavor though read more

Was hoping to get a healthy Turkish meal but went in and got a fake Turkish meal that was not authentic, served on a paper plate, and rushed by the waiters. The place also smelled odd like curry and Tika masala spices. Not sure why considering Turks don't cook with that. Do yourself a favor and save your money and time. read more

Food was ok, nothing out of the ordinary. This place is very expensive given the kind of food you get and the portions. The food tasted more Indian than Turkish and even for an Indian food it was mediocre. However, I did appreciate the service from the staff, they were very attentive and polite. Unfortunately it wasn't for me. read more

Seriously overpriced. Only bottled drinks marked way up. 9 dollars for a piece of lavash. 8 dollars for fries tasting of freezer burn. 2.50 for one falafel. Ridiculous read more