The best restaurant in Jacksonville. Best service, best atmosphere, and the food (especially lamb) is top notch!
Natalie Owen
This place is AMAZING! They have dishes my grandmother made that are no where to be found on any other menu in Jacksonville. They also have a market next door for those special ingredients you can’t find at any other store. If you haven’t been here you NEED to get there! It’s a taste of home.Vegetarian options: They have options for every type of diet!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baba Ghanouj, Kebab Lamb with Rice, Hummus and Falafel, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Mezze Platter, Kibbeh, Baklava, The Beirut
Riza L.
Absolutely not bro this some of the most low quality Lebanese I ever had. I’ve traveled all over and this not the norm. My food was just a very sad show and for the price it was actually depressing like no vegetables included with the so called platter, the pita was more like this thin and extremely dry hard cracker I’m used to the soft moist pita and delicious fresh vegetables. This place is not that I’m unsure if they use fresh ingredients of maybe recycle food from their buffet idk but whatever it is the food was not made fresh. The salad would have saved the day but it was so damn small for 6 bucks smh you guys can definitely provide a better portion or reduce the price to 2 bucks because that would be more appropriate.
Food: 1
Recommended dishes: Pita Chips, Beef Shawarma
Chelsie
I haven’t tried one bad dish from this place! Lamb kebabs are delicious ? it’s also nice to have a restaurant open late night where you can get a proper meal. Hummus is silky smooth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kebab Lamb with Rice
Y H.
This restaurant is one of my daughter's favorites so I was looking forward to trying it while I was there for a visit. Very disappointing to new and returning diners too. First, the service was poor. This was a Tuesday evening so it wasn't busy at all but service was very very slow and lackadaisical. The waiters acted as though I was bothering them with questions or requests. Lebanese places in my area have an assortment of vegetarian or vegan options. I asked out waiter about a specific dish and he said he was new and grabbed the other waiter. The second waiter was condescending. and acted as though he was doing me a favor to wait on me. The dish I was hoping to order was fatteh with eggplant. The waiter very impatiently said they don't have it and vegetarians order the spinach pie. We ordered the vegetarian appetizer platter and waited for 15-20 min. It came and ALL the hot dishes were room temperature! The flavor of the food wasn't terrible, but tepid falafel with congealed sauce, cold fried potatoes... we were so hungry we dug in but the pita was served cold too. My spinach pie was not as cold as the appetizer but not fresh from the oven. It was doused in olive oil that had soaked into the dough and had a few sad pieces of diced tomatoes on top. Not remotely appetizing or desirable. The service was so poor, I would have sent it back but I didn't think I wanted to spend the time or that anther food item would be better. (Also, what would I order, a second round of cold falafel?) We didn't bother with coffee or dessert. Management might be interested but as I was facing away from kitchen, my daughter said the initial waiter (the new guy) was running around the entire time while the arrogant experienced waiter was just standing around talking doing squat. A long evening with poor food and worse service. I've eaten in many Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurants across the globe and this was the least welcoming. Shame. The Jacksonville food scene is in need of improvement.
Aricka D.
I've been craving lamb chops for awhile now and the reviews warranted the drive. We wanted to sit outside but this place does hookahs at night and it was pretty smokey outside, inside was dark and there were a couple of TV's on, But you don't care about that. You want to know about the food. The lamb was AMAZING!! And when I say amazing I mean seasoned to perfection, cooked to perfection & very good portions. The rice was a basic balsamic but even it was great. This will be my go to for lamb chops from now on. Per the reviews their shawarma is amazing also, so I will definitely try it out.
Shirley Singleton
Awesome food, friendly people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lunch Buffet
Kristine S.
Hubby and I were in the mood for middle eastern food. Beirut had been on our radar for a while so we decided to give them a try. We arrived for an early dinner and were seated in the outdoor patio area. We started with a couple beers and shared an order of cheese rolls. This was a great appetizer. Crunchy spring roll style rolls filled with yummy cheesiness and fresh parsley. For dinner, hubby ordered the beef shawarma platter. I ordered falafel and hummus with chicken shawarma. The hummus with chicken shawarma came out first along with a basket of pita. This was super yummy. The hummus was flavorful and very smooth. The chicken was tender and seasoned well. The falafel was fried perfectly and moist on the inside, so good with the tahini sauce. Hubby's beef shawarma platter was very good. Perfectly cooked rice, plenty of flavorful beef strips, tasty pickled veggies. Service was friendly and kind. Great meal and ambience at Beirut. We will be back!
Shelby Hackett
Service on a Friday night couldn’t have been better. Lovely atmosphere and fantastic waitress. Liquor was interesting, different but on culture. Thanks for the amazing service Myra. See you soon.
So nice to find such a lovely Lebanese spot out here! The restaurant itself is huge! Of course when we were getting settled my wonderful toddler was so nice to spill my husbands drink all over me and the table and they immediately moved us to a new table. There was no feeling of being judged or annoyance while I was trying my best to clean the mess. I got the falafel sandwich and hubby got the buffet. The grouper in tomato sauce was delightful.
Von Wolfe (Lone Wolfe Logistics Inc)
The service was good, the food authentic and tasted like home!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shawarma Bowl, Salads
Melissa Jedlicka
This little gem of Lebanese cuisine is easily accessed from Baymeadows Rd. Super lunch buffet has a variety of different proteins and vegetarian options with salad bar (and we are talking Tabouli, hummus, Fatoosh...all the goodies). Haloumi grilling cheese was flavorful, melty, and delicious as a dish. Lamb gyro was also outrageously good and repeatable. I recommend the mixed fruit juice for a beverage.Vegetarian options: Vegetarians will leave with a full, happy belly!
The best restaurant in Jacksonville. Best service, best atmosphere, and the food (especially lamb) is top notch!
This place is AMAZING! They have dishes my grandmother made that are no where to be found on any other menu in Jacksonville. They also have a market next door for those special ingredients you can’t find at any other store. If you haven’t been here you NEED to get there! It’s a taste of home.Vegetarian options: They have options for every type of diet!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baba Ghanouj, Kebab Lamb with Rice, Hummus and Falafel, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Mezze Platter, Kibbeh, Baklava, The Beirut
Absolutely not bro this some of the most low quality Lebanese I ever had. I’ve traveled all over and this not the norm. My food was just a very sad show and for the price it was actually depressing like no vegetables included with the so called platter, the pita was more like this thin and extremely dry hard cracker I’m used to the soft moist pita and delicious fresh vegetables. This place is not that I’m unsure if they use fresh ingredients of maybe recycle food from their buffet idk but whatever it is the food was not made fresh. The salad would have saved the day but it was so damn small for 6 bucks smh you guys can definitely provide a better portion or reduce the price to 2 bucks because that would be more appropriate.
Food: 1
Recommended dishes: Pita Chips, Beef Shawarma
I haven’t tried one bad dish from this place! Lamb kebabs are delicious ? it’s also nice to have a restaurant open late night where you can get a proper meal. Hummus is silky smooth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kebab Lamb with Rice
This restaurant is one of my daughter's favorites so I was looking forward to trying it while I was there for a visit. Very disappointing to new and returning diners too. First, the service was poor. This was a Tuesday evening so it wasn't busy at all but service was very very slow and lackadaisical. The waiters acted as though I was bothering them with questions or requests. Lebanese places in my area have an assortment of vegetarian or vegan options. I asked out waiter about a specific dish and he said he was new and grabbed the other waiter. The second waiter was condescending. and acted as though he was doing me a favor to wait on me. The dish I was hoping to order was fatteh with eggplant. The waiter very impatiently said they don't have it and vegetarians order the spinach pie. We ordered the vegetarian appetizer platter and waited for 15-20 min. It came and ALL the hot dishes were room temperature! The flavor of the food wasn't terrible, but tepid falafel with congealed sauce, cold fried potatoes... we were so hungry we dug in but the pita was served cold too. My spinach pie was not as cold as the appetizer but not fresh from the oven. It was doused in olive oil that had soaked into the dough and had a few sad pieces of diced tomatoes on top. Not remotely appetizing or desirable. The service was so poor, I would have sent it back but I didn't think I wanted to spend the time or that anther food item would be better. (Also, what would I order, a second round of cold falafel?) We didn't bother with coffee or dessert. Management might be interested but as I was facing away from kitchen, my daughter said the initial waiter (the new guy) was running around the entire time while the arrogant experienced waiter was just standing around talking doing squat. A long evening with poor food and worse service. I've eaten in many Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurants across the globe and this was the least welcoming. Shame. The Jacksonville food scene is in need of improvement.
I've been craving lamb chops for awhile now and the reviews warranted the drive. We wanted to sit outside but this place does hookahs at night and it was pretty smokey outside, inside was dark and there were a couple of TV's on, But you don't care about that. You want to know about the food. The lamb was AMAZING!! And when I say amazing I mean seasoned to perfection, cooked to perfection & very good portions. The rice was a basic balsamic but even it was great. This will be my go to for lamb chops from now on. Per the reviews their shawarma is amazing also, so I will definitely try it out.
Awesome food, friendly people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lunch Buffet
Hubby and I were in the mood for middle eastern food. Beirut had been on our radar for a while so we decided to give them a try. We arrived for an early dinner and were seated in the outdoor patio area. We started with a couple beers and shared an order of cheese rolls. This was a great appetizer. Crunchy spring roll style rolls filled with yummy cheesiness and fresh parsley. For dinner, hubby ordered the beef shawarma platter. I ordered falafel and hummus with chicken shawarma. The hummus with chicken shawarma came out first along with a basket of pita. This was super yummy. The hummus was flavorful and very smooth. The chicken was tender and seasoned well. The falafel was fried perfectly and moist on the inside, so good with the tahini sauce. Hubby's beef shawarma platter was very good. Perfectly cooked rice, plenty of flavorful beef strips, tasty pickled veggies. Service was friendly and kind. Great meal and ambience at Beirut. We will be back!
Service on a Friday night couldn’t have been better. Lovely atmosphere and fantastic waitress. Liquor was interesting, different but on culture. Thanks for the amazing service Myra. See you soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent Middle Eastern food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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So nice to find such a lovely Lebanese spot out here! The restaurant itself is huge! Of course when we were getting settled my wonderful toddler was so nice to spill my husbands drink all over me and the table and they immediately moved us to a new table. There was no feeling of being judged or annoyance while I was trying my best to clean the mess. I got the falafel sandwich and hubby got the buffet. The grouper in tomato sauce was delightful.
The service was good, the food authentic and tasted like home!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shawarma Bowl, Salads
This little gem of Lebanese cuisine is easily accessed from Baymeadows Rd. Super lunch buffet has a variety of different proteins and vegetarian options with salad bar (and we are talking Tabouli, hummus, Fatoosh...all the goodies). Haloumi grilling cheese was flavorful, melty, and delicious as a dish. Lamb gyro was also outrageously good and repeatable. I recommend the mixed fruit juice for a beverage.Vegetarian options: Vegetarians will leave with a full, happy belly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tabbouleh Salad, Hummus and Falafel, Shawarma Bowl, Lunch Buffet, Salads, Kebab
The real deal!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good service, nice restaurant. PlentyOf seating inside. Chicken shawarma platter… chicken was dry. Pizza was tasty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5