TarBoush Lebanese Bistro & Bar

Best Lebanese food I've had outside of Lebanon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have been to TarBoush several times, and they always deliver the best tasting, quality food, and welcoming service. Excellent baba ghanoush, lamb, shawarma, vegetables, bread, dessert, wine - everything is top notch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus, Tarboush Signature Mezza, Lamb Shank, Baklava, Fattoush, Pita, Shawarma, Falafel, Tabbouli, Tarboush Samboussek, Lamb Schwarma, Pumpkin Kibbeh

Amazing food and atmosphere. Treat yourself in this beautiful restaurant, with fabulous owners. A favorite for light or big meals! It would be difficult to go wrong on this menu. Start with a mezza for the table to share, then get a kebab plate (my favorite is the kafta, the chicken is amazing if you want to be extra healthy), and finish with baklava for dessert. Be sure to have an arak (sort of like ouzo).

Been going here for years, love the food so so much, everyone there is always so nice, gotten free pita many times

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus, Tarboush Signature Mezza, Pita

It was my first time at a Lebanese restaurant. My food was amazing. I had the lamb kabobs. They were cooked perfectly. The rice was amazing. I had never had lamb before. It was such a good experience. I wish I had seen a little bit more of my server. After the food was delivered I felt like we were left to fend for ourselves as after the sun went down our area of the restaurant went dark and we couldn't find our server. We sat there there probably good, 5 or 10 minutes in the dark before our server realized and turned on the lights. Other than that it was a great time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Highly recommend. The food was amazing and great service. Best grape leaves we’ve ever had!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

What a wonderful find. We ordered a hummus starter. Best, silkiest, hummus we have ever had. It arrived with a pita steaming hot from the oven that was the perfect accompaniment to the hummus. The main dishes were generous portions, perfectly cooked, and so flavorful. He atmosphere of the building is great and our table had a lovely view of Hawthorne Street. Service was good and the owner was welcoming. We will be back. One of our party said they could eat that food every day and enjoy it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was amazing. The lamb melted in my mouth. Fantastic service. Lovely ambience. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Shank, Basmati Rice, Lamb Schwarma

A very friendly place to get some very well cooked food. The owner makes time to visit

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was excellent quality, and delicious. The atmosphere was nice, being in an old house made for a cozy and pretty setting. With the tip we were in the $50 per person range, but it was a nice evening out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shawarma

A local Lebanese woman recommended TarBoush to us since we travel to Portland frequently and we're always looking for good Lebanese food! The recommendation was spot on. TarBoush is located in a historical style house on a street with tons of fun vintage shopping, so we made an afternoon of it. The house has beautiful tall ceilings and lots of character. This would be an excellent place for a date because portions are shareable and they don't rush you at all, so you can leisurely enjoy coffee and dessert.

We got the mezze platter (pictured), which came with fresh hot bread straight out of the oven, and a lamb kabob plate with an additional chicken skewer. The mezze was not only beautiful, but it was probably the best labneh and baba ghanoush I've ever had. The mezze can easily serve 4 or more. The lamb was so tender and well seasoned, and we are from Central Oregon, where lamb is easily available, but I've never had it this good. I highly recommend ordering the lamb! Chicken was also delicious with a nice fresh citrusy marinade.

Service is attentive but not intrusive, and very homey and warm. We ended our meal with Turkish coffee, mint tea, and a baklava with orange blossom water, which was perfect (and such a generous portion that we ended up taking some home). We can't wait to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food is really good. Especially the hummus, garlic sauce, grape leaves, fresh bread, the meats and everything else was good too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing kabobs. Great atmosphere. Can't recommend it enough.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

First quality food, excellent flavors and textures. Best lebanese so far.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was excellent. Started with salad, hummus and pita. All were terrific and the pita was right out of the oven.

For dinner we ordered the chicken breast and chicken shawarma. Both were very good but the chicken breast was amazing and will order this next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pita, Shawarma