Al-Sham Palace

This is a hidden gem for sure!! There isn't anything I haven't liked from this place and I've been coming back just to try new things!!My current favorites right now:Vegetarian: basically ALL of the appetizers or dips are amazing, the falafel is a huge hit with my kids (and me too!), and I can't seem to ever get enough of the Tabouleh! SO GOOD!Carnivore: I love the Mixed Grill Entrees, the Shawarma and the Kibbeh (when they have it) is delicious!!! My son even got a burger from here once, and he couldn't stop talking about it. The garlic sauce.... OH MAN I could eat that with a spoon! And they always give me extra bread when I ask, which I appreciate every time. I also highly recommend trying the desserts too.This place is underrated and is a local small business that needs their neighborhoods to help support them! Please stop by this place and give them a try - you will likely be coming back soon!!

The ambiance is nice but lacking somehow. I am all into decorating according to the type of restaurant.We basically were waited on by two gentlemen who were both extremely nice and attentive. Now for the food...... it's awesome. The beef is tasty. The chicken is very well seasoned and tender and the lamb is cooked just right. The hummus is plain but very good and so is the baba ganoush. The salad is also flavorful. I do not like cilantro but it was so tasty I ignored the cilantro.We had the walnut baklava and another tasty treat though not sure of the name and they were both yummy. If you are in New Tampa this place is definitely a must try!!!!

Just OK. Good prices but the food was meh. There are many good places around here with Mediterranean food and this one just wasn't impressive. Food was bland.

I had dinner with my family here. I like the food but they hadn't warned me the spice was too hot. The inside is clean and quite. The service is a bit slow I guess maybe it's due to the way the food is prepared. However Overall we have good experience.

This location is a long, narrow booth style restaurant inside of an older strip mall waaaaaaay up in North Tampa. You can tell that many families visiting here dine-in every weekend to spend quality time together. Almost all of the customers appeared to be regulars, which is a good sign. The prices are comparably low to restaurants that serve similar dishes in Tampa Bay, so you will get the chance to try more items when dining here.I don't know much about Syrian cuisine, but the food here was fairly calm in flavors in comparison to other restaurants I am tried. Maybe it is just this restaurant, but the grilled meats and dips were lacking in herbs and spices. I felt like often, I was just eating plain hamburger meat, even in the Kibbeh and spiced and grilled kabobs. My favorite dish here was the falafel, freshly fried and light. Second would be any of the eggplant dips served. If I do ever return, it would be for just the vegetarian platter, as the meat dishes here are bland.If you live all the way up here, I'm sure it is great, but for those in Tampa and St Pete, it is just too far.

Good Mediterranean food in New Tampa. Friendly staff. It's an intimate place with nice decor. The food did not take too long to come out. Very authentic. We started with the hummus and pita which was very tasty and fresh and had the Chicken Shawarma Sandwich that lasted me dinner and lunch the next day. They have a very large menu with lots of offerings. It's located in a strip mall so there's plenty of parking around in the plaza with many other shops and restaurants. Closed on Mondays but open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner.

The food is extremely delicious you need to try it in you life time the service is the best especially this one lady that l believe owns the place and is super sweet the atmosphere is nice all though there not much natural light do to the fact that there in between to stores there make it still look amazing and the food over shadows anything else it's sooooo good

We ordered food here for a party we were having at our party. We were so pleased with how everything turned out. Everyone loved the food. The staff were so nice and helped me figure out how much food to get. Will definitely be back!

Food was fresh and excellent quality. Chef Yousef friendly and professional. The staff was outstanding. The resturant was clean and the ambiance inviting.

Very Good. This was a pretty clean restaurant with a plain ambience and a somewhat limited menu. Everything I had was delicious. I had the shish kafka, rice, and a salad. The food smelled good and it tasted even better. Good prices. Serving staff was friendly and helpful. I am looking forward to a return visit.