Let's be honest on this one. Skip-it! I've eaten food on the side of an abandon road in the middle of Indonesia, with the risk of HEP-A, and HEP-C, that tasted better. And they had this Belly Dancer in her 70s, who, again let me be honest, shouldn't be dancing but tending to the local bingo soiree. Never again, avert your eyes as the power of Christ compels you, the power of Christ compels you. read more

this was an alright restaurant. the food tasted good, and there were plenty of choices. i went during the buffet time, and although the food was good, i wasn't blown away. the service was quick and efficient. our waitress was very polite and sat us right away. there were plenty of seats, especially if you're a big group. what i particularly enjoyed was the belly dancer that came out around 8:30pm on sunday (father's day). she must have danced for 30 minutes! she was very fun to watch, and it definitely made this restaurant stand out compared to other middle eastern restaurants. read more

We lunched here today, and I must say, I expected much better variety of dishes than were available. There was no authentic mediterranean dishes like Shawarma's, Kabobs, Baklava, etc. Most dishes were vegetarian, and the variety of non-veg was very poor. I've lived in multiple middle east countries, and I've enjoyed much better food there compared to what we had for lunch here. read more

the power went out and the debacle that ensued showed terrible management at its worst. the customers were kept in the dark for an hour until power could come back on - because they were afraid of people skipping out on the cheque (i.e. if you didn't have cash - you can't leave) - AND the staff stopped serving while the power was out for the hour. AND absolutely NO discount was given for the inconvenience!! It took them about 30 minutes to find some tea candles to put out (not exaggerating - while this happened people were trying to use cell phones to go to the buffet) . and since there was no power... there were no plates!!! (no power=no dishwasher - and I guess they didn't think of washing them by hand). a party next to ours had arrived and done one pass at the buffet when the power went out - and for this they pay almost 30 bucks each (including tax/tip)?! is pizza middle eastern? because there was a predominance of cheap looking pizza in the buffet. not one or two - but no less than 5 types of pizza!! the food was very bland - few spices used. that baba ganoush and hummus was very meh. the meats were tough and tasted like they had sat for a while (this was before the power went out) y'know the exit signs with the lights on them that come on when the power goes out? this place doesn't have them - which makes me think that this place is NOT UP TO CODE. when i say the power went out - it was PITCH BLACK INSIDE. I understand when the power goes out its not their fault. but there are better ways to handle things. I don't blame the servers - its not their fault the management handled it this way - and its not their fault there was NO EMERGENCY LIGHTING. i know its debatable whether they should offer a discount for a power outage - but considering they charged full price to people who ate cold food in the dark?.... the managers explanation for no discount "if the power go out and you go to the bank - they give you nothing because no power" wtf. read more

Best shawarma in the city !!! It s my favorite place to eat shawarma., read more

Not the best buffet, Too little size buffet bar and too much seatings. The food selection there were minimal. I prefer just decent AYCE sushi rather then this buffet. read more

Came here for a Christmas party and I thought it was great. The food was good and the atmosphere was nice. The only complaint I have is the size of the restaurant. I found that the buffet was too small for the amount of people that the restaurant holds. The line up to get to the buffet spanned from one end of the restaurant to the other. But what I loved the most was the live entertainment. They band and singer were really good. The belly dancer was fantastic. Both entertainers went around to all the tables and engaged the whole restaurant. Making sure that everyone enjoyed themselves and even got people to dance. Myself included. I would definitely come back and recommend this place to others. read more

Dinner was a real disappointment. Maybe it's just the curse of the buffet, but the roast was overdone, the chicken kebabs were flavourless, and the veal was too fatty. Appetizers and vegetables were great; there was a very tasty okra dish hidden in the corner of the hot buffet, and the pickled beets were tangy and sweet, but it doesn't make up for the poor showing of the main dishes and the disappointing desserts (dry cake and an overreliance on gelatin). read more

Overall quality off food was above average, (wouldn't say excellent) but it was definitely pretty good. I enjoyed the buffet while I visited on Wednesday afternoon for lunch. The waiters were great and attentive. The ambiance was great as well. read more

Heard some good things about this place and decided to go here for a family celebration. We went especially for the belly dancing entertainment. As we are from out of town I made several phone calls to get information but got only limited responses. When I made the reservation I told the hostess that it was my wifes birthday but this was not passed on. While the food was ok the buffet items were not labeled clearly which limited our choices. The waitress ignored us for the evening. Didnt ask us about drinks and at the end we had to ask another waiter for our bill. All in all the staff is NOT friendly. Despite us making eye contact the belly dancer ignored us although she did dance at other tables. In fact went back to the same tables more than once. The show was VERY short maybe 15 - 20 minutes. She took off and we thought she was taking a break but she never came back.Remember we chose the restaurant because of the belly dancing. We had hoped to get pictures but no luck. All in all not the great experience we had hoped for. read more

Bad food that not only tastes bad but also seems to be really old food that's been either out for a while or reused. Very little selection of food for a buffet and the little food that they do have is not really good at all. The live music is also terrible. It's ridiculously loud and frankly annoying for a restaurant. The price for dinner buffet is also insanely high at $25 or more for bad food and annoying music. Will not be coming back here ever again. read more

Bland food... mostly dehydrated due to sitting in burners for a long time. All fried items for some reason are left on burner-less sort of huge table kinda platters therefore those items are cold. Falafels, veggies items, meat items are semi-cold . I donno why would u waste $30 bucks per person. Not to mention the semi nude dancer that burns ur eyes. Save your money for something better. read more

The food is average at best. Some of the dishes like the lamb and rice were good. Most others were just average. I found a piece of paper in my salad which I don't think they intended to put in there for extra flavour lol. I also think it's a rip off that they charge $8+ for kids ages 1 to 10. My kids are two, four and six. The two and four year old had some rice and a few piece of broccoli and we were charged the full amount. Will not be coming back. read more

Fun to visit. I enjoy seeing some entertainment while enjoying the food there. Not sure about the culture. We were all women sitting in one table and the dancers didn't come to our table in particular. Feeling unfairly treated. Hope they can improve this. We are all here for the dancers ! read more

Yeah I'd eat here again, maybe on weekends. It was not that bad, although some food were cold. It was pretty tasty. I wish I was more hungry when we came and did not have a sore throat, I would've totally pigged out. Authenticity? lemme remind you that it's a buffet restaurant. Would I recommend it? Sure why not. Belly dancer, haha that was fun, although I think they should only do it on weekends. It's kinda weird and awkward when the restaurant is half empty and there's a girl prancing around the restaurant and people seem less interested about it. All in all I had fun! read more

one of my favorite buffet place nice food nice atmosphere and you get chance to see belly Dance lol really fun place and i been this this buffet so many time and each time it was great experience, you will find amazing salad and kebob, Shish , fish sometime they have roasted Lamb and at the end you can enjoy their sweets its 100 % well spend $ and super delicious food with amazing atmosphere its a must try place if like food ;) lol Enjoy read more

I really like this place and go there often. Good quality and price. Nice customer service. Will continue going for sure.

Have been here a few times now to the take out section.food is fresh, with hot pits and freshly grilled meats. Hummus is pretty good. The mixed grill platter s huge and along with a few sandwiches was plenty for lunch for 5! The sandwiches themselves are great for a quick lunch or dinner. There is a small seating area for the take out part, but it feels like you are sitting in their storage area. The buffet seems overpriced for what they offer, so I've never tried it. I would give 4 stars if it weren't for the weird seating area and the overpriced buffet. read more

This place is good to visit if you are really hungry because their buffet is really over stocked. They have some dishes that are good like the fish and lamb. Desserts are mediocre. I loved the music and the belly dancing. read more

Overcrowded, too loud, food was mediocre and lack of variety as compared to similar restaurants.

I have had the lunch buffet 3 times and they were great. Great selection with the food being fresh and tasty. Dessert section can be improved with more selections. read more

We tend to go here fairly often for their buffet lunches. The food is decent and they have lots of space. Service is always friendly. Some points docked because last time I went, a lot of the dishes had dried food on them, had to go through the stack to find a clean dish - yuck! :( read more

Tried this place after reading positive reviews and i can say i was disappointed. May be my expectations were high. I have tried much better middle eastern food around the world. In some cases, even street food would beat shwarma from this place. Try kebab platter from street vendor outside forest hills station in queens NYC or one block down to pahal zahn, you would know how middle eastern food should really taste like... now im getting hungry. read more

Food was overall bland, though the lamb was tender and succulent. Buffet area was tight and enclosed. Belly dancer seemed to be "going through the motions", but all and all pleasant atmosphere with a plethora of cultures, that make me love Toronto even more. read more

The Sunday lunch buffet is amazing. Roasted lamb, BBQ meats, fresh salads, hot from the oven bread and excellent service. Highly recommended for authentic Middle Eastern food. Pace yourself and try everything. Oh and save some room for dessert. read more

EXCELLENT would be the worst word to describe the service here. I was here Saturday for dinner and I am very satisfied. Prices are also good ,,,Think for a moment if you take lamb from other restaurant it cast at least $20 but here we paid $30-35 for lamb, chicken ,beef ,dessert and God knows for what else... when it comes to food I am extremely picky but from now on when I want middle eastern food I know where to go. Just believe me people and give it a try. read more

A change of pace from the traditional, mostly Asian inspired buffets around the GTA. The decor is nice and the clientele is surprisingly upscale for an all you can eat restaurant. They also have a belly dancer who comes around in the middle of dinner, which offers a little reprieve from the eating. Overall this is an interesting concept but the food is a little too heavy for my tastes. But if you're into high volume, low quality Mediterranean food and/or belly dancing you can't go wrong. read more

Absolutely a horrible experience. We called in to make a reservation and while doing so we were informed about the groupon available for dining. We purchased the groupon and then made reservations at the North York location. We double checked with the lady on the phone to make sure the groupon would work at this location , she confirmed that we could use it at North York and hence we made our reservations. We got to the resteraunt and told server in the front that we had reservations. She took us to our table and we proceeded to have dinner. Once we were ready to pay we presented our groupon to the server and were told that groupons were not applicable at this location. We saw no co-operation from any of the staff present. When we told her of our previous conversations regarding the groupon being valid while making reservations we were told that that infact could not have happened. Additionally we were threatened that they would call the cops on us if we did not pay. Not only that,,the staff themselves seemed to be changing their stories about the whole groupon validity. One staff member told us that they had never even heard about the groupon and one said they asked every member of their team and nobody had told any customer on the phone that the groupon was valid at this location. Either way we were lied to, cheated and mis-treated. Horrible manners and no customer service. Would never recommend this place to anyone. Even though the food was half decent after being treated this way myself and my party felt disgusted and angry. Staff need training in customer service and management needs to figure out why their staff lie to their customers about the groupon being valid. They knew exactly how to handle this situation and had all their emergency numbers ready on hand mentioning to us that they have had customers leave without paying.Made me wonder how many more customers have they have cheated and lied to . read more

The interior is a bit gaudy and intimidatingly huge and it is constantly packed but the food is really exceptional. I am not a buffet fan as generally the quality suffers badly to offset the volume. That's not the case here. I love middle eastern and they do it very well. Its a bit pricey but given that they maintain quality - I think fair. If you have a massive appetite and like this kind of food, I don't see how you can be disappointed. Unless you are looking for ambiance but then again, you likely would have known this wasn't the spot from its location in a strip plaza in any event. read more

Great for self-service with wide variety of Middle East food choices. Leg of lamb was great, but a little spicy. Excellent hummus and falafel. Grilled tilapia was good, but a little dry. Special deserts like baklava. read more

A very good Middle Eastern restaurant. Fresh food. You can order a la carte or choose the buffet.

Overall, this is a decent quality buffet (but only on the weekends) They have a wide variety of food options. The belly dancing and live music was a nice touch (but it was very short - it only lasts from 8 - 8:30 pm) The weekdays are not as good in terms of food variety, quality and service. read more

Never had the buffet; only the take out, which is absolutely wonderful. I always order dinner for two, which can easily feed 3-4 people. Service could not be friendlier and the food is incredibly tasty. Highly recommended! read more

This was my first time here and I am impressed by the food quality and customer service. Besides the five stars I am giving to this place, I am giving Ana, our service, all the awards that a server can take. Great job Ana read more

I went with my boyfriend to Jerusalem Restaurant for the first time on a Friday night. It is a large restaurant and it was only 3/4 full so we were seated immediately. The waiter asked us if we wanted something to drink as he was setting down the drink menu, took our menu after we said we'd have water to start, and then left, never to return to our table again. As it was our first time at the restaurant, we had no idea it was a buffet, so we sat at our table for ten minutes until we saw everyone at the table next to us get up and realised why we hadn't been given any menus. We then made our way over to the buffet area where we found that, although there was a diverse selection of Middle Eastern dishes available, none of them were labeled and there was no one to ask what things were. The food was bland and nothing was worth getting seconds of, so we ended up filling our stomachs with rice and the numerous salads and vegetable dishes that made up half of the buffet. We definitely did not eat anywhere near $60 worth of food. When we were done our meal we sat at our table for a while looking for signs of a waiter. When we didn't see one, I went to the bar to pay. Our waiter brought up our bill as I handed him my credit card, but he ignored my outstretched hand, dropped the bill on the counter, and took off, abandoning me at the bar. I waited bewildered at the bar for five minutes, and when the waiter did not return, I went back to our table thoroughly irritated and told my boyfriend that we should just leave. My boyfriend convinced me to stay a little while longer, and five minutes later the elusive waiter came over to our table with a credit card machine and grudgingly swiped my card. What was worse than the service, however, was the noise level in the restaurant. My throat was sore by the time we left because of all the yelling I had to do to get myself heard over the extremely loud live singer and keyboard. I enjoy having entertainment at dinner but not to the point where my head is pounding from the racket and I can't hold a conversation with the people I'm eating with. We began deliberately making trips to the buffet just to be able to talk and give our ears a break from the music. Overall, it was a terrible experience and the food was mediocre and overpriced. We will not be going back. read more

You can't expect great food from a buffet restaurant but it's descent. The fresh pita was very good and after telling our waitress that I like it hot she kept bringing me new ones straight out of the oven. The belly dancer was nothing special but she did keep the audience engaged and several people danced with her. Overall a nice place to try out,chill atmosphere, and some entertainment unlike other buffet places read more

Yum!! Never disappointed in the food. Lots of vegetarian options for me and meat options for my bf. Even better on a week day evening as it is $5 cheaper. read more

Good ambience. Clean restaurant. Food quality is good. Service is good. Suitable for family or office dine-in experience

Amazing place for a family meal. This place hosted my sister's bridal shower couple years ago. The waiters were so nice, food was amazing, our guests were happy. Recommend it for everyone. read more

This is definitely a great place for buffet. If you want food straight out of Claudia Roden's "Mediterranean Cookery" here it is! Gorgeous salads,falafel, chicken and lamb till the cows come home. I don't recall a whole lot of carb choices there, yes rice but the occasion I went I didn't see couscous or potatoes. If you want hot sauce you must ask specifically for it but since the service is excellent you won't wait long. The dining room is kept really warm and same with the bar, so if you order a bottle of red wine, as one in my party did,expect it to be lukewarm so maybe ask for an ice bucket. Of the desserts they offered a delicious chocolate covered tart, with real chocolate--amazing, I'd go back just for them. Dancers are OK, very engaging and spend the most time in the sunken "pit" area, but never mind, it's all about the chow. read more