Madeline's Falafel & Shawarma

Very expensive. I wasn’t paying attention when I ordered, but the beef shawarma sandwich was $16, a cup of soup was $9 and $4 for a bottle of Coke. That was all I ordered and I gave a $6 tip and the total was $35! When we looked online before going there, the prices we saw were half that, but the posts were from 4 years ago. I started looking into it when I got home and discovered the prices they charge for a dine in meal are the same prices they charge on Uber Eats and Grubhub.

Delicious! Falafel 🥙 wow 🤯 love 🫶

Delicious food, high quality

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

You can’t go wrong here, the pita is thin but tastes good

I’ve ordered take-out from here several times over the last 4 years and have had pretty good food. But this recent order was horrible. The chicken shawarma was completely dried out, hard & no seasonings, no flavor or even color to the chicken. I’ve never seen shawarma look like that ever in my life. Inedible & so over priced for bad chicken & mushy white rice.

The falafel sandwich must have been warmed up too long because everything inside was hot; the lettuce & tomatoes turned into cooked vegetables, along with other ingredients. The sandwich fell apart as I’m eating it and was completely ruined.

I hate to say it but I will no be returning after that poor quality food.. Not worth trying again. Too expensive.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Super fresh and delicious!

First time visiting the area and I was super excited to see Shawarma sandwiches, but man what a disappointment. The food took a while to be prepped, seemed that there is only one person working in the store. The store smelled a little odd but I thought it was just the food being cooked ( I should’ve left right there). We ordered shawarma wrap, kafta wrap and chicken pieces for my child. The food took longer than expected and wraps came out. It looked presentable but the taste was awful. The meat was dry and rubbery, some of the meat was burnt. There was a ton of pungent onion in the wrap as well to cover up the bad taste of the low quality non-seasoned meat. We are quite disappointed with the quality of the food and would not come back.
I wanted to sit outside as the AC was cranking indoors but the seat cushions were whipped and no tables to eat on. I don’t recommend going here and it is not reasonably priced at all.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

Burnt fries and dried out beef schwarma. We decided to give this place one more try for take out because we've been disappointed before but sorry we did. Waste of money and food was thrown away. Not edible.

We have been to many Middle eastern restaurants in the area and this was best I’ve ever had.
I ordered the Falafel and grape leaves, both were amazing. Absolutely perfect.
Highly recommend for anyone looking for traditional food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was amazing the customer service was top tier, very clean, very delicious food definitely recommend coming here!

Vegetarian options: Baba ghanoosh falafel

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kafta with Rice, Beef Shawarma Wrap, Appetizer Sampler, Grape Leaves, Fattoush, Lentil Soup, Falafel Sandwich, Kibbeh, Cabbage Leaves Rolls, Falafel Platter, Beef Shawarma Platter, Chicken Shawarma, Falafel, Baba Ghanoush, Chicken Shawarma Sandwich, Rice and Beef, Pickled Turnips, Fattoush Salad, Pickles

I ordered the Kibbeh and the chicken shawarma. Kibbeh was really good and the chicken shawarma had great flavor but the portions were a little small for the price . Having that said I will be back to try more of the menu

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kibbeh, Chicken Shawarma

Stale falafel, dirty place.. toilet doors open straight from the kitchen and dining tables. Will not come again.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Falafel

The first time I went I walked in and there was water all over the floor…..am I paying for access to a pool? Anyways based off of recommendations from people and curiosity I decided to give this place another chance. Waste of my time. The second and last time I went to this establishment the cleanliness of the restaurant was subpar but it was not any fault to the employees after quick conversations with them where I questioned whether this place should still be opened. Even the rest room had an overwhelming smell of fragrance as if to hide away from the general ambiance of this dump. The employees were extremely nice though so that’s the only positive part that added to the experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 5

It’s never a good feeling to leave a bad review for a place you want to succeed. But this has to be said.

The food was inedible. Way over cooked and tough to eat. The rice was so hard I felt like I cracked a tooth. I had high hopes after reading the reviews, but unfortunately I was let down by the food and it also took over 45mins to get my order. I placed a takeout and there was one other person in the whole place who was also waiting for food. It didn’t seem like they had other orders, but it still took over 45 mins for two food plates, a salad and some premade dolmas to come out.
I actually went there because I was in search of some takeout that would be faster than a dine in restaurant since I had a long day and just wanted to get home. But I assumed that since you ordered from a board overhead and it seemed like most things were just ready to serve it would be relatively quick.

I just can’t go back now, and would not at all recommend this place. We only got 4 things and had to tip of course, it was close to $100. Way over priced for what you get, and all completely inedible, I couldn’t even give it to my dogs, they’d choke. I hope they fix their errors or this place won’t last long.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

I stopped in and tried the chicken shawarma. The food was amazing and so fresh. Madeline was so nice and we had a great conversation. The place is absolutely spotless inside too. Nice to find a healthy food option in tarpon springs. I'll come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5