Kebab.ji Syrian Cuisine — Restaurant in Great Britain

Ordered takeout as a birthday meal for six people to eat at home. As someone who has never eaten Syrian cuisine and often has a hard time with food I am unfamiliar with I was anxious to try but everything was so delicious I needn’t have worried. I asked for a couple of changes to my order and the person serving us was extremely helpful and understanding and didn’t make me feel silly for asking loads of questions and making changes. He also helped me to decide what to eat by showing me photos of previously cooked dishes on his phone of what each dish looks like. He then labelled my box so that we knew which one was mine.

I can confirm that all of this food is cooked from scratch as the kitchen was in plain view of where we were sat waiting and we could see it being made and raw ingredients being taken out of boxes etc. The shawarma was seasoned really well, heavy in flavour but not too spicy (I am quite sensitive to spice and could really appreciate the way this was made). The garlic bread was nice, prepared in house and cut into adorable little heart shapes. Chips were also good and they were happy to provide some sachets of ketchup for me even though I would imagine it’s not a common condiment in Syrian culture. We also got a few dishes to share between the group, including one of each of the desserts which were both absolutely gorgeous.

While we were waiting I put my phone on charge as it was on 2%, I then forgot it when we left and didn’t realise until we had gotten home. I called the number attached to this listing and they said I could come back and get it, staying open later especially for me to go and pick it up. Super sweet of them and I’m really grateful they were so kind as to wait for me.

Payment is cash only but there was an atm just down the road so we went and got some money out while they cooked our food and there were no issues with this.

I would assume this is a very small operation run by a local family, they were very sweet and happy to help with anything we needed. It was nice to know we were supporting a local vendor. I would highly recommend Gillingham Syrian Cuisine and will no doubt be ordering from them...

We visited on Saturday 10th June.

My wife and mother in law tried the Shish Taouk, One with chips and one with kabsa rice. I had the Shawarma with kabsa rice and we shared a yogurt salad.

The chicken was moist, chunky and nicely seasoned. Grilled to perfection. The rice was very tasty and rich with nuts, olives and sultanas. The salads were fresh and well seasoned with fewer pickles. The yogurt salad was more like a sauce and a great complement to the meal with flavours of fresh mint and garlic and very moreish.

We were too full for a complete dessert after the generous main plates but sampled the halva and baklava. Do try to leave space for them yourselves, they were delicious with the flower tea and turkish coffee.

5 stars from us all, what a great way to have a Saturday...

FIRSTLY... This food was SO GOOD!

We ordered for five people for my birthday meal, and said that we wanted more veggie food due to me being vegetarian and also said we needed it to be nut free. This was important due to my nut allergy. My mum was in contact a lot with the owner and they were really happy to help. We just asked for a selection of things for everyone to share and WOW DID IT IMPRESS! Such an amazing selection of seriously fresh and delicious food. They got it just right and we were so happy! Thank you so much for making my second birthday in lockdown brilliant!

Finally, If you're thinking of getting food from here, you will not be disappointed. And it was really good value...