I’m visiting my kids in Nanaimo and wasn’t sure about going for dinner as all the chains are here! My kids surprised me by taking me to Aladdin’s. I’m so glad they did!
I had lamb souvlaki and oh my gosh, got the biggest plate of the best lamb souvlaki in a very long time! It was tender, tasty and didn’t have that lamb after taste that makes you wonder why you chose it. Lots of rice and salad plus carrots done in a very tasty sauce.
The service was excellent with friendly smiles, I love that! Not expensive at all, five us ate full meals with a glass of something to a total of $115. If you visit Nanaimo, take time to have dinner here, it’s pretty great!!
This is the most amazing place I have been for Greek food I eat it each day and at different places but this will be my go to the most amazing pitas I’ve had in Canada and probably the best service to
Lovely meal we just had. Moussaka was great but it's the special not a regular menu item, salmon with a citrus ginger sauce also incredibly tasty. The babaganoush and pita were also fantastic. Everything fresh and homemade, made with care.
I really love this restaurant! Portions are huge and price is good. More importantly, the food tastes amazing and service is very efficient. Food came fast.
Fantastic food! Great atmosphere.. Nice atmosphere, and the staff are very friendly. The souvlaki plates are fantastic! Generous portions and the fresh baked bread is just amazing. Try the baba ganoush with it!
Very impressed. The food is so fresh, full of flavour, huge portions!! Tasty! Tasty! Tasty!
I can't wait to eat there again!
Was in town for work. Came because of the reviews and was not disapointed! Wow is all I have to say, GREAT food. And this "John Smith" reviewer doesn't know what he's talking about...!
Huge servings of delicious food. The tomato pesto is amazing and the rosewater milk pudding is Devine!!
Wonderful prepared and delivered food, with a perfect blend of spices to create excellent Mediterranean food. The waitress was excellent. I enjoyed my short but informative conversation with the chef/owner. I wish I could have theis restaurant in my town. We will have to return to Nanaimo soon.
YUM! Best spinach pie I've ever had! Great service. Deserves the excellent rating
Consistently wonderful food!
Great Little Place. We had a wonderful late Saturday night dinner here.
I had the Lasagna with Caesar Salad and my partner had the Mixed Grill skewers with rice pilaf, greek salad, spicy carrots and tzatsiki.
Atmosphere was great, service was great, food was Great.
We will definitely be back.
Fantastic food and great service. Despite missing one if their wait staff tonight, our Waitress did not miss a beat. Will be back.
Do not judge a book by its cover! A great place to eat super staff, awesome carrot ginger soup!
I've walked around downtown Nanaimo many times when I visit but I don't remember seeing this place ever...and that's a bummer coz when we tried it tonight, it was actually good!!
Go try them out and have their Baklava and Rosewater Pudding Mmmmm...
I love the food here! It didn't seem to be a very appealing place to eat at first but once you tried the food here you'll definitely come back. It's a great place to go for lunch but it can be quite busy some time also because the restaurant is very small. The lentil soup is great as is everything else I've tried so far. A little unconventional but the prices and food make up for that!
Never disappointing after many visits. Great food. The Chicken Galentino is addictive. An open kitchen looks spotless and carefully directed by the owner/chef. Though the seating is basic cafe the food and service are first rate. It is impossible to leave hungry.
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Quality AND Quantity!. I went here for the first time several weeks ago, and was very impressed! There were a number of appealing things on the menu but I finally narrowed it down to their spinach pie (spanikopita) platter. It's served with spiced carrots (yum!!), a rice pilaf, and Greek salad (but the server subbed a caesar in for me instead as I'm not partial to feta). Pita bread was also served on the side, but I only had a couple bites as my meal was so large! Ordered their lemonade as well which was really good, and the server refilled the glass (which still had the nice lemon taste in it) with water which tasted good. So much food! Wasn't super cheap though. My only complaint would be that the waitress immediately snapped at me when I politely asked how I could override the gratuities function on the debit machine. I had a four dollar tip in my other hand to give to her in cash, but I guess she'd assumed that I wasn't wanting to tip... Anyways, the food was so good that I will definitely be back! :)
Veggie Platter. Freakin awesome!
1st timer, impressed :). Walking in, the amazing aromas let you know you are not to be disappointed.
I had tabouleh with grilled seasoned chicken, both superb. The home made lemonade a perfect match.
Intimate surroundings, aptly decorated. I will definitely be back, and will heartily recommend
Good Food, Great People. Walked into this restaurant and felt like I had found THE cool restaurant in Nanaimo. It is cozy, has great kitchy arabian decor, the waitress is very professional and can take a joke, and the cooks are right out in the open acting like they're one big Lebanese family. The food ranged from excellent to just okay. I liked the moussaka, the tabbouleh salad, the carrot-ginger soup, and the rose petal pudding. The souvlaki and side dishes (carrots, rice, and Greek salad) were just okay. I will be back.
The Vegetarian Platter has falafel, which were crispy and very nutty, fresh tabouleh, garlicky babbagannouj, hummus, stuffed grape leaves, spicy carrots and pita bread to mop it all up.
This is the best donair and vegetarian platter I have ever had, prices are fair for the amount of food that they serve and you can see that they put an effort in their craft and how they cook their good, very gourmet, fresh and delicious, highly recommend :)
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Best host n best food in nanaimo. If u haven’t been to this place then u have missed alot. Not only the lebanese food delicious but very nutritious and colourful. Sea food , chicken , kebabs , falafels, salad, tea, coffee, 🍹 with alcohol n no alcohol and much more to eat here.
I love the concept of sky look paint inside the restaurant and the embossed or engraved n polished persian newspaper onto the tables is very unique. Music played here takes you back to middle east n if u haven’t been there then it sprout the seed to visit middle east. ( atleast my feelings)
I have tasted almost everything on menu as i have been here couple times. Infact on my visits to island , i have to come here. Vegetarian platter looks huge but it’s proper meal with enough of everything. My favourite is prawn rice platter but then i also love halibut with mango salsa. 👄 💦
Apart from food , cleanliness n comfort there is something important that makes ur experience incredible and for me it was the beautiful smile of the server. Later i learned she is the owner. Whatever the reason is her smile and awesome customer service made me give them 5 stars though there are always chances to improve.
Heard it's under new management so I tried this place for the first time. Ordered a steak and I can't finish the whole plate. Tastes good, but the plate was just so big.
This is a middle eastern eatery with delicious food. It has many meat items like souvlaki but when i want to have a vegetarian meal i order the platter. Served with 2 falafel balls, dolmades, homous, spiced carrots, taboulah, pita and babbaganouche..it's filling for one person or easy to share. I often order takeout or delivery but the ambiance is pleasant.
Excellent vegetarian plate & donair. Really some of the best. Friendly waitress. Fast service. Great coffee too. Was busy at 6:30 on Tuesday but didn’t affect service.
Hole-in-the-wall authentic Greek and Lebanese cuisine, A MUST TRY rack of lamb!
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A very positive surprise on our trip to canada: nice and large plates plus reasonable prices.
Service was also great.
Really recommendable
Very friendly service and nice food for a decent price. Would definitly go there again
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