Phoenicia Restaurant

Had dinner here again on 1/31 - we were a party of 6 adults at 5:30 pm. Walked in and the place was already packed! Front desk was very nice and professional. They took our coats immediately and we were seated at 2 tables next to each other. Food was delicious as always! I would like to recognize Celeste our server as particularly gracious and lovely and a true professional in every way! Thank you!

Good service, parking, ambience however loud music & under a speaker, loud restaurant. My husband & I celebrated with family that chose here but we both were not impressed with the food for the prices. Fattoush had mealy white tomatoes, humus and baba were good but no better than most moderate priced middle eastern restaurants around. Rice & lamb side dish was dry.Other main dishes were good but nothing fantastic. Was here once a few years back. Neither of us care to return. Extremely expensive and average.

PrettyNice ambiance. Reservation is recommendedThe food is mehI expected a lot being that this area has a large middle eastern population. It was just ok. Truly nothing memorable But it does have a full bar and the place is fancy Still. I won't be back

I've always wanted to try this restaurant and it has a long history in Birmingham and is well known for great Lebanese fare. Make reservations. This spot is popular and intimate. Never hurts to let them know you're coming. Let's start with the private parking lot next door. Very important in Birmingham where parking is hard to find on the street or a walk away in a garage. Service is outstanding. David was gracious, smiling, kind, and helpful. Hostesses and GM were fridndly too. Came here for my father's birthday and David acknowledged it upon seating. So nice!Menu is extensive. Hot and cold mezze, salads, soups, seafood, meat, and veggie dishes. We ordered hummus, fattoush salad, spinach pies, and lentil soup to start. You get a huge basket of sliced pita bread both fresh and toasted along with mixed olives. For mains we had stuffed squash, mujadara, and lamb chops which came with a chosen side of rice and lamb. The portions were good. Plenty to share. My dad ordered his chops medium. They came out gray on the outside and well done inside. He ate them quietly and didn't say anything until later. Ugh. The veg dishes were tasty. Mujadara portion was on the small side in my opinion. David let my father choose his birthday dessert which was rice pudding brought out with a candle. It was delicious according to the birthday boy. Prices are high as mentioned in other reviews. We knew that going in. Not sure what you get equals the price as much as the zip code. Again, service is five stars. Location with parking five stars. Interior is great. High priced food was good.

Phenomenal Lebanese cuisine in the heart of downtown Birmingham. Everything that we tried was delicious. It is best to come here with a group so that you are lucky enough to try many of the options on the huge menu.My husband and I ordered the mixed grill to share since we had already ordered so many appetizers. It was very nice of the restaurant to split our meal onto two plates. Service was fantastic and very attentive. The cocktails were extremely strong. Which could be good for some ... but were not my favorite. In the future, I will stick to wine. The good news is that they have a very good selection.Parking could be a challenge but there are parking structures a few blocks away and street parking if you can't get a spot in the small lot next to the restaurant. Highly recommend if you love Mediterranean cuisine!

Manager or Host was rather short with us, like we interrupted his playing on an iPad. Hostess was very nice when she showed up. Food ok.

Good food and drinks, place has a very upbeat vibe of local patrons.Service was outstanding, good value for money.

The food and service is always very good but customers are packed in like sardines and it's loud. The server had to wedge himself in sideways between the tables to go over the menu with us. The parking lot can't accommodate the volume - had to park in the deck across the street.

The food is always outstanding no matter what you order. Regardless of which server you have the service is excellent.

Great food, great service and the atmosphere is very pleasant for a night out to dine with my wife.We celebrated our wedding anniversary and the carrot cake is insanely good.