Bab Tooma York in York

Amazing food and excellent recommendations by the manager. Thank you!

Really great service and good we had a great time. One of the best nights out in York and we live here.

Definitely worth checking out. The chicken thighs are amazing!

Such an amazing place. The best Syrian food I have ever eaten, will definitely be returning. I am vegetarian and was so impressed by all of their veggie options. I had the hummus to start, and Halloumi special for mains, it was amazing. Thank you so much!!

I’ve loved this restaurant for a while. I’ve ordered Deliveroo/pick up at least 7 times in the last year, I took my colleagues for a work dinner, and introduced three different friends to it. I grew up eating Syrian food and love it. I love their mocktails and grills - just delicious! So it pains me to write this review to express that I feel let down and somewhat exploited. The first time I went in person my colleagues and I were pressured by staff to order a lot more food than we needed. The second time, we were only offered the regular menu despite the lunch menu AND the further discounted restaurant week menu being available at that time - we had to ask for the lunch menu but they never brought up the extended Restaurant week menu available for the same price. The third time I went, I was refused the Iftar set menu (advertised on their Instagram) for dinner for not observing Ramadan. I find it confusing that the restaurant hides ongoing offers from in person costumers instead of wanting to save the customer money and give them a positive experience. I also find it questionable to put up an offer on instagram without any additional “terms and conditions” and then reject the use of the offer based on protected characteristics of the costumer. I really wish this restaurant well, I love that it has become an independent York business after disenfranchising from Bab Tooma, but hidden and exclusionary offers and financial exploitation of costumers are not ethical or sustainable ways to run a business. If you can’t afford to run an offer, you can limit the validity of the offer using a terms of the offer disclaimer or simply stop running the offer. With the restaurant’s success at heart, I really really hope this changes!!

Food was AMAZING. I had the vegan Karen Yarak and would absolutely recommend. I would also recommend the lemon and mint drink:) Osama was absolutely lovely and so were our other servers!!

Had such an amazing meal at Damastique tonight! Hands down some of the best food I’ve had in York. It was my first time trying authentic Syrian food, and wow—it was incredible! Every dish was so full of flavour, and you can just tell how much care goes into it. The place itself is absolutely spotless and decorated so nicely, but what really makes it special is the staff. Honestly, some of the friendliest people I’ve ever met—so welcoming and lovely. Can’t wait to go back!

Food is bang on, complimentary soup is a nice touch. Divine meat quality, would go again!

The manager went from friendly to disappointed and no longer interested when we did not pick things he had suggested. The waiters were polite and the ambience felt authentic. However the chicken shawarma was disappointing- edible but dry and bland. We were hoping for a better experience of Syrian food.

A really excellent meal. The hummus.mus in particular was excellent, as good as any I have had anywhere ( even Dubai where it's always great !!) Portions are large, so go hungry. Staff are friendly and helpful. It's BYO so pop into Tesco a couple of doors down if you want a drink. Thoroughly recommend

Great food Great hosts Fantastic meat a must visit for anybody in York

We visited DAMASTIQUE yesterday for dinner and we weren’t disappointed. The food was delicious, mixed grill was perfectly grilled and the shawarma was amazing. Servers were polite and attending when needed. Highly recommended and will visit again.

The food was so nice at this place. Really enjoyed our stay and will be definitely coming back!

The food was amazing. I felt like I was in Syria that's how authentic the food is ❤️. The atmosphere is so calm and nice, The service was quick and I didn't wait for long, The food was amazing I ordered lamb and it's was so soft and it wasn't chewy at all. This restaurant is amazing and is 100% my favourite place to go.

Food was amazing one of the best restaurants I’ve been to in the uk 100% recommend

It's great to visit Damastiqe restaurant. We enjoyed the roast lamp, the grill, The Mediterranean food is and the amazing Oriental atmosphere. Highly recommended.

We had a lovely evening as a family. The food and the hospitality were great!

A very wonderful Arabic restaurant

This place is a hidden gem. Beautiful food with great service from Osama. The owner Qusay is personally on hand to ensure the experience is perfect. True quality food. Highly recommended.

My partner and I had lunch here and we are so glad we picked this place out of all the options in York. The food is delicious, and I am still thinking about that lentil soup.

We came in as a couple and straight away the vibes of the place felt authentic. For those from the Mediterranean or middle east its unmistakably nostalgic to walk in. We were first given complimentary lentil soup, which I can only describe as liquid gold, and possibly the best tasting soup we had this year. We ordered a salad to start which was fattoush, I would not pass it up as it is full of flavour and unlike any other salad you've had elsewhere in Britain. I had the shawarma, it was traditional arabic style shawarma with garlic sauce and pickles, quite familiar if again you are used to eating shawarma in other middle eastern shawarma, do not mistake it for iranian, kurdish shawarma which is made completely differently. This is more like the levantine and arabian shawarmas. Karen yarek is what my partner had, again dont be afraid to try something new here, it was fantastic and full of flavour in every bite. The atmosphere inside was great with Fairuz playing in the background, seating and decor are all amazing. And it is no exaggeration to say that overhearing other tables commenting how they could eat the food here every day. Thank you to the staff for their hospitality. Sahtein

Amazing food, amazing staff. Absolutely the best place to eat in York. Halal also 😄

Beautiful venue, very helpful and kind staff, food out promptly. Food was the best I have ever tasted. We will definitely be back xxx

Fantastic atmosphere and some of the best middle eastern food ive ever had.

OMG, i thought i had sampled the best food from the eastern Mediterranean/west asian , but this Syrian restaurant rewrote that. We had the buffet for 4. Lamb and Chicken, with rice and bread. If you are visiting York, this restaurant is a must. 5 *

We were in York for a rest after being in London for my mums 1st Anniversary. The man at front of house was ver welcoming. The food was delicious that he recommended as we had never eaten Syrian food before. Would definately recommend going. The mint tea is amazing.

The food is delicious and the service is wonderful. The manager gave us wonderful service. May God bless him

I am a Syrian resident in the UK and would say, this is by far the best Syrian food I’ve had since long time. Really amazed by how authentic and original this place is! The shawarma is amazing, muhammara is the best ever😍 kabab was juicy and not overly seasoned. Got a free soup. Would definitely come again!

Drab food tasteless junk. I wouldn't recommend the food is also not halal

Well i’ve seen hair on my chicken shawarma and that was disappointing i had to leave the food as it was and leave the restaurant cause i got disgusted .

Took a take away of a full lamb mandi with rice and cold meze to Hull . Not cheap - you would think but an absolutely awesome experience - took me back to the days of growing up in Dubai and Oman 40 years ago before the days of the glitzy towers. The meat so tender and falling away and the meze- so authentic . The real middle eastern experience of culture . (I am from India !). And all all nicely packed to keep the heat in. I certainly will be back for more. Thank you

A very cozy and nice restaurant. The ambiance was so soothing and relaxing. The manger Osama was very nice from very start, Diksha and Kriti was our server and they are superb Food was gorgeous Will come back again.

Shame to write this staff and service lovely complimentary soup best part of meal with olives,pickle tray and breads. Hummus was bland and pasted to a thick sticky texture. I had wheat and spinach balls burnt and tasted like grease. Chicken sherwani shredded thighs and wings with the breast somewhere hidden with cheap fatty fries and a very sad sprinkle of lettuce on the plate. Told staff how awful it was 1 staff members apologised and another agreed didn't look great. Restaurant was full no excuse though substandard food in nice looking surroundings. Don't eat much fast food but I feel would of been less disappointing than this meal. Please don't take the feed back as negative, you have a lovely place nice decor and atmosphere, food wasn't great tonight. Kind regards

Food was ok, but ordered a starter and mains starter didn't come out, mains came out then had to explain to staff that we had ordered a starter after already starting to eat our mains, spotted who I think was the owner treating his young staff not very kindly and barking demands after he was the one that had got our order wrong and staff implied it happens often with him, to then ask for the bill at the end of our meal and be abruptly asked for cash instead of card to which my partner told him we only have card and he said 'fine' and grabbed the reader, I get the feeling the staff are all great and trying to keep the place afloat whilst the owner is a loose cannon.

Delicious food and a gorgeous place - highly recommended. Baba ganouj 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

Very pleasant syrian restaurant. I've been twice for lunch. Nice seating. Friendly staff. Free soup both times.

Complimentary lentil soup was tasty. Cold platter starter had some great hummus and dips. Encouraged by the waiter to get the large leg of lamb, well cooked but not much flavour additionally. Baklava for dessert not the best.

Wonderful experience! Will definitely be coming back. A real gem in York.

Absolutely stunning place and the atmosphere is amazing! The food was just sensational and very flavourful and I would 100% recommend coming here! The staff are very welcoming and really want you to try the foods that you may not find commonly elsewhere and have a new experience :)

Team very friendly and helpful with the choice of dishes. Food was served very quickly despite the restaurant being full to capacity. A complimentary bowl of lentil soup is a nice touch. The dishes we had were not spicy however chilli and garlic sauces are available, which a lot of diners requested. You can take your own alcohol here which brings the price of the bill down. In all a nice visit.

The most delicious food I’ve had in York!! The atmosphere is amazing, very children friendly and great service!

I went to visit York today and decided to try this restaurant. The service was impeccable, and the food was absolutely incredible. The chicken shawarma was to die for and the lamb mendi was cooked to perfection. 100% recommend this restaurant!

Decided to leave a two star review for a few reasons first I picked my order and said no onions so the owner said I should pick my second choice so I did and I said also no onions please and I still got onion with my meal and I am allergic but I just left it & the end price was £51 with Tap water and a coke. Have personally tried around 10-15 middle eastern restaurants in the last 6 months and will not be returning. Thanks

Very lovely restaurant with welcoming staff and a nice middle Eastern atmosphere. We wanted to try some shawrma today, and I can say their shawrma is a spot on 10/10. Highly recommend it.

It was a great experience The food was delicious I recommend everyone to try it 👍

Outstanding. Felt warmly welcomed as a solo traveller. Food was simply amazing.

Available nt special. Poor stuk up waitors begin for reviews. Mite aswell hav a buket and sit outside. Wont be return and advise against it..I question the food halal status also

Attentive, professional and exceptionally caring service. For a while we forgot what country we’re in

Extremely poor service, This is not the same as previous food place here. I was harrased for a review. This makes me think the reviews are fake and have pressurised others others reviews. Small, cramped and bad food! Not to mention the continued harassment. Looks like they kept the previous owners decor and made the food worse.

Food was divine.will definitely go there again when I visit york

Great atmosphere and fantastic food. Service was excellent.

Fresh tasty food, including a beetroot salad, hummus, falafel, lamb chops, minced lamb in cabbage leaves, Flatbread. Kind and helpful service. Advised us to order less bread, to save money and they were right.

Really nice, wanted to take away and the staff seated us and gave us free soup and some tap water, all without asking for anything. Also gave us free tea on our way out with our order. It was a really nice experience, the food was fantastic, easily some of the best shawarma we had in the UK. We'll definitely be back for a proper dinner in the future. Best of luck 🤞🏻

Fantastic food and service. Very welcoming and hospitable. The mixed grill was first rate, but above all else I have to recommend the chicken thighs which were just phenomenal. Everything was delicious and we will definitely come again!

Working people, specially the manager Osame, was so friendly and generous. Felt like at home

Really great food at this place, freshly cooked and very tasty. We will come back!

Fantastic meal out. Something different from the usual choices, and everything was delicious! The chicken thighs and the hummus were especially nice. Lovely baklawa too.

Delicious food, lovely staff and such a good price!

Was a bit disappointed by our experience at this restaurant. The service was great but the food pretty bland and in need of some traditional sauces beyond garlic mayonnaise to give it some interest. It's not that clear online that they don't serve alcohol (you can bring your own) which wasn't a major problem and the mint tea / mint lemonade were good. On a cold night at the front of the restaurant be prepared to be up and down to close the door as the turnover of people is pretty high and the door won't close itself. Well priced for an inexpensive meal but wouldn't rush back.

An absolute wonderful experience. Very friendly and attentive staff. Atmosphere felt very authentic. Food was swift in it's arrival and very well presented. The flavour was wonderful. My first experience of trying Syrian food and I'll definitely be back for more. Thoroughly enjoyed every moment.

Excellent food. Staff are welcoming and helpful also knowledgeable about the menu

They brought us a complimentary lentil soup. Food was tasty but not very helpfully labelled. The main said it came with salad which was so small I would have called it a garnish. It didn't say it came with bread so we ordered some but didn't really need it. Good to be able to bring your own drinks and no corkage charged.

A wonderful restaurant with great ambience. The food was delicious and the service was very quick with lovely staff.

We dropped on this place on Sunday evening. It was packed and this tells you everything. Fabulous atmosphere and really friendly staff. Food was a amazing and very authentic. The restaurant is not licensed so you can take you own and this made the evening very reasonable coat wise. This is a must visit place.

The decor was lovely and the chairs comfortable with plenty of room. We didn't receive something we ordered for our starter, we asked the waiter for it twice and still didn't receive it. My main course was lamb kebab which was over cooked and the chips were fried frozen chips and the portions were very very small. My partners minced lamb kebab was very small also, compared to other places we have eaten at and there was an extremely small portion of rice. When we ordered dessert the choice was limited as they didn't have the ingredients to make the only 2 desserts that we wanted. Our waitress was lovely but at the end of the meal we felt like we were hassled in to leaving a review by another member of staff who insisted we mention her name even though she hadn't waited on us all evening. Our meal came to £100 which I feel it was definitely not worth it as we were still hungry when we left and ended up going to the chip shop!

Everything is top notch. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and, most importantly, the food is divine. Dikshya served me, she is an incredible girl who is also a pleasure to talk to🥰🥰

Perfect meal, portions are substantial and more than you can ask for, complimentary soup was delicious. Recommended to anyone in York who fancies something different.

Was really looking forward to this meal and on arrival everything seemed good with a nice welcome and shown to our pre booked table. Ordered from the menu and we brought our own wine so requested some glasses which didn't arrive so had to ask another waiter who eventually brought them. Hot Starter from the grill arrived and was far from hot and my wife's was actually stone cold. Told the waiter who took it away and popped it in the microwave and lettuce doesn't look too good once it's been microwaved..freshly cooked is what we ordered not a microwaved cheese.After 30 mins we were given some water as the waiter had forgotten. Main course turned up and they hadn't even cleared the starters away so how was that going to work did they expect us to move plates around to accommodate..come on guys your a restaurant with trained staff?? My wife's lamb skewers were again stone cold and my dish wasn't even what I ordered. We complained again and the young waiter started getting a bit shirty so at that point we had had enough and decided to leave.

Amazing and fresh food, you can see that everything is homemade. Lamb chops are unreal

BEST middle east food in Yorkshire, enjoy the falafel, humus & charcoal grill

One of the best hummus I've tried in my life, nice decoration and relaxing music. Also, grilled chicken livers is something that cannot be missed if you come to this place. Service very professional. Absolutely loved this place!

Got a kabab earlier .that was a real dream 😋😋,as tasty as saucy🥳 over than expected.🥳 For any kabab funs ,give it a try 👍 It's the right place for charcoal meat 's eaters👍💜🍽️Fc

Lovely place to eat. Food is out of this world. Arabic style. Proper authentic and could not knock the service. Be back here soon.

Ram was a fantastic server thanks for a great night

Great food - very plentiful and deicious

Very tasty food, nice kabab smell and friendly workers!

Great service and amazing food. Highly recommend the chicken thighs and the cheese rolls!

The food is amazing and the service is amazing, salute to Abu Ali.

I like it so much, good food good staff.

All the food was very nice and the service was also very good by Kaplana. We really enjoyed the dinner. 10/10😍 👍👍

Dikshya was lovely and friendly. Overall great service provided. However, the grilled meat was a little bit overdone. We would come again though.

Very nice meal and great staff. Would definitely come again.

Lovely meal, great flavours and friendly knowledgeable service. Have never eaten Syrian food before so was an tasty adventure and well worth it. Highly recommend.

Lovely service from Dikshya ❤️ Worth coming back!

very nice food and lovely staff

The food was amazing and the service from Dikshya was perfect !

Great food and lovely decor. Really poor service from the tall waiter with a neck tattoo who was friendly until I asked why I was being charged for an item I had not ordered and they gave in error, whilst saying he'd bring out the item I wanted. This never came, and the waiter didn't return to explain anything until he provided the bill. The reaction really made me feel uncomfortable, and my friend was visibly shaken. The customers on the table next to me agreed with my request, so the waiters' behaviour was definitely out of order

Never been to York before and this restaurant took our fancy , food was amazing, all staff great but Dikshya was absolutely expectional and a social credit to this restaurant, she made our evening and we’d definitely come again

The service here is amazing, from a complimentary soup being given when you settle down to just make general conversation, especially from Dikshya, a brilliant representation of excellent customer service. The food was exceptional too!

I recently visited this restaurant and had an amazing experience. The vibe and atmosphere were warm and inviting, making it a perfect place to relax and enjoy a meal. The service was excellent—attentive, friendly, and efficient. The owner personally welcomed us, which added a lovely personal touch to the experience. As a vegetarian, I was delighted by the variety of options available. The food was not only flavorful but also beautifully presented. Every dish we tried was delicious, with fresh ingredients and well-balanced spices. Overall, a fantastic place for a great dining experience—I’ll definitely be coming back!

Very authentic and delicious food with great service too

Delicious Syrian food, and very cosy atmosphere. Very popular so book in advance to avoid disappointment.

Great food and even better service and hospitality.

Delicious food, warm atmosphere and friendly staff

Good food lovely service will come again

Food was great, all the mezze dishes were lovely. Staff all so friendly. The owner came out and was really welcoming. Can’t wait to come back

Beautiful place with amazing food. Really friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Had the chicken thighs which were delicious! And the beetroot salad to share to start which was really fresh and lovely. Would definitely be back.

Came for a spontaneous evening out, found it quite by chance. A lovely evening! Food was great!

Fabulous food, fantastic combinations of flavours, loved it, will be back & highly recommend xx

Beautiful restaurant very calming with lovely staff. The food is amazing and very filling and just full of flavour. 100% recommend 😍