Samir's Restaurant Middle Eastern Food Manchester in Trafford

Excellent hospitality, delicious food, and mouth watering fresh bread.

Really warm welcome on a freezing evening and great food - all the stuff you’d expect like tasty hummus and kebabs but also some things I’d never tried before - the quzi rice in pastry was a game changer. Kibbeh and garlic sauce were the best ones I’ve tasted. Unfortunately Urmston is quite out of the way for me but I’d love to come back to try the vegan stews sometime - lots of range in a short, home-cooked menu. Portions are generous, and it’s BYOB with very reasonable corkage if you’re drinking.

Samir is such a good guy and his family service is excellent. His food is something else - the best middle eastern food we've ever had. You should try it it.......

Best food in Urmston at the most reasonable price. Lovely family.

Authentic home cooked middle eastern food. Family run and you know the food it made with love. Best food I've had in a while. So much flavour and prices are reasonable. Going again

Lovely small peaceful family run middle eastern restaurant. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Food is nice and flavoursome in ample portions. Worth a visit for a nice meal.

One of my favourite restaurants. I grew up in the Middle East and travelled around the continent. This is the best Middle Eastern food I’ve had ❤️

This place is excellent. Proper Syrian food unlike others in urmston

Had a take out with the Family. Food is excellent. Very authentic Syrian food, huge tastes. Only criticism is the portion size is small.

Really enjoyed tonight, food was fantastic. Even without kids menu there were plenty of things the kids liked. Hoping to come back every time we visit Manchester! Definitely worth it... Family run and cooked fresh

Absolutely amazing food, Hummus was lovely. Such lovely friedly people. Thank you for a great evening x

First visit of what I hope will be many. Food very, very tasty, some bits like you'd expect, other bits come at you out of left field and it's the surprise that delights. Portion size is good (don't overdo the starters!) Service was first class, atmosphere very relaxed. They offer wine but as of today 15/07/23 no beer, take your own but be aware they charge £1 per bottle corkage per beer but still loads cheaper than restaurant prices and you get a beer you like!! Really worth a visit, we booked again whilst we we there!

The food was great. This was our first visit and would definitely go again. The family’s young son took our order and served the food. He was very polite and lovely to chat to. Thank you

What a lovely family. Food was delicious. Would definitely recommend- thank you 👍

Testy food, cozy place and nice staff +5

Had a good meal with the family, staff really friendly and made really welcome, will go back again

Fantastic service and the food was just Amazing. Will definitely be going again! Lovely hospitality from Dad and his Son, thankyou

Taste sensation! A warm welcome and amazing home cooked food. I don’t understand why this restaurant isn’t fully booked all the time. Thank you to you and family. أحب طبخك.

Best restaurant in Urmston right now. Great owners, great service, AMAZING food. I’ve now tried a lot of the dishes on the menu and not a single one disappoints. Please check this place out. We’ll definitely be back!

Waited 90mins for the food to arrive. Everyone seemed to be in the same boat. Brought us some free chips and humous whilst we waited but the humous was inedibly garlicy. My daughter was served the wrong meal but we couldn't bear the wait for it to be replaced. Not for me this place

Delicious! Fast and great service. Highly recommend this family run restaurant, all made to order.

Lovely homely food. Beautifully seasoned!

I am a fanatic of this food! Home fresh food. I recommend 200%

This is a great place to take the family. Everything is prepared to perfection and the kids love it as much as we do. The half chicken is marinated beautifully and the houmus and the aubergine dips are some of the best I have tasted. Samir is a lovely guy and his Son is very attentive and knowledgeable at front of house. Please give this place a try, you wont regret it

Lovely family with lovely food. Definitely recommend.

Food was just ok. Was quite disappointed . Waiter was only 14 so did a good job. Just an all round ok. Wouldn't rush back.

Tried for the 1st time early Friday evening. Gorgeous food which was fresh and tasty and at a fair price too. There was only my wife and I in until 7ish so the service was excellent. The owner was attentive without being over the top. His son (I think) was very good as front of house. The lady in the kitchen (I think was his wife) did a really nice Arabic coffee and explained what the added ingredient was that I couldn't quite place. Our only regret.....not trying it sooner. We also liked the idea of bring your own drinks, helps keep the cost down. Wishing them continued success.

Nice Lebanese/ Syrian food. Friendly waiter boy.

Food is great , service staff are very nice , but the atmosphere is not great , it was cold , old furniture, not great lighting. The food is expensive, with small portions. Not great experience

Bad customer service from the manager

Absolutely stunning food, even ordered more to take home to enjoy the next. A gem in Urmston that I recommend to everyone

لذيذ جدا ،، طازج ،، تعامل طاقم المطعم ( العائله ) جدا راقي ،، محترمين ومهذبين ولطيفين ،، اوصي بهذاالمطعم وبشدة ..عندما نزور مانشستر مره اخرى سوف نذهب للاكل في المطعم ،، شكرا لكم .. The food is very tasty, fresh, the treatment of the restaurant staff (the family) is very elegant, respectful, polite and kind. I highly recommend this restaurant. When we visit Manchester again, we will go to eat in this restaurant. Thank you.

Giving five stars for what I found after eating this evening with my family and what I realised that the food was cooked in an excellent way as if it was prepared at home, when I actually discovered that later on. the food was prepared by the lady with help of the whole family. Kind regards to Samir (Abu Waseem) for their kind hospitality . I am glad to visit the restaurant later, I will recommend that to anyone I know.

Absolutely fantastic food and service

Great food and service but sadly it was FREEZING!! They had the heating on but the layout means it is just so cold.

My favourite restaurant in Urmston by far. Food is brilliant every time and the service from the owner and their family is lovely. Always recommend Samir's to friends coming to Urmston!

Fabulous food, we were a party of four, we all ordered different food, it was all equally delicious. Wonderful, attentive service from a family business. Was great that we could bring our own wine. Would highly recommend

Delicious, authentic eastern Mediterranean food prepared and cooked in-house by the owners. Very friendly and helpful staff and apt decor. Good midweek set menu.

Lovely food of great friendly people back these guys

Absolutely delicious food. Fresh and tasty and the owners ver really attentive, highly recommended

The food was excellent and the service was even better.

Wonderful family run restaurant, great food, fantastic value and Samir's son is just the best front of house you could hope for.

Great food, really reasonably priced. The young man waiting our table was brilliant.

First time eating from Samir's. I've been wanting to try the food for a while so I decided to order food to takeaway (collection) The food was REALLY good. Ive travelled through various countries in the middle east and had some amazing food but the hummus I ate from Samir's was incredible. The main course (Quzi Rice) was honestly one of the best things I've eaten in ages!! The staff were super nice and I'd 100% recommend everyone to go and try and the food.

Best kibbeh we've ever had. Service is excellent too. Absolute gem of a place, Urmston is lucky to have this place!

Came last night and had a nice evening. It's a family run place and the hosts make you feel really welcome. The owner's son served us and gave recommendations. It's has a very homely vibe. The food itself was very tasty. Special mention to the fried Kibbeh. You can either BYOB and pay for corkage or they have beer and wine available for purchase.

Good food. Service very friendly but a bit chaotic. Certainly worth a visit.

Beautiful food, would love to come again!

Food was really lovely, really authentic and like no food I've ever eaten. Felt like it was cooked with love! Wish you all the success and looking forward to visiting again.

Had a lovely night at Samirs for Jens hen do. Amazing tasty food. We had a mezi, so tasted everything. The owners could not do enough for you. Lovely and friendly.

Lovely meal, pleasant staff & surroundings.

Lovely family run restaurant, very welcoming. The sauce of the sheikh el mahshi was incredible!! BYO drink too which was good!

Really delicious. Will definitely be returning to try the rest of the menu

Food is delicious, brought me the wrong main out, and did offer to cook what I ordered but everyone would have finished so was a bit pointless. Would definitely visit again and was hopefully just a one off.

Well, this is a tricky one to review. First of all, the food was delicious. If it were just about that, this would be at least a 4* review. However, I cannot quite forgive the dangerously slippery floor, inattentive service and the smell of cigarette smoke wafting in from the kitchen. Just no.

Loved the family atmosphere, good value and authentic, well cooked and presented food with great choices.

I had my birthday meal here with family last week. The food was delicious, fabulous, and great value for money. The portions are very generous.Samir is so attentive and friendly, I’ve never known a restaurant owner to care so much about his customers. I highly recommend you visit at some point.

We've eaten here a few times now and we're having an event here too in April. Logistically, they're still finding their feet, it's not a very smooth operation at times but you can tell they're trying their best and to be fair, every time we've been back it's been more organised each time. When you walk in, it's like you're going to your friends for food - the family who run the restaurant are really welcoming and lovely. The main reason for the 5 stars though is the food - it is absolutely unreal. The nicest, freshest bread I've ever eaten. Our toddler eats all of the hummus starter and leaves hardly any for us. The mouhummara is the best thing we've had on the menu and my husband keeps any that's left and adds it to his main meal cause it's so delicious. My husband has tried a few meat dishes for main meals and loved the quzi (unsure of spelling) in particular. I've had the fasooli and moussaka (veggie) as mains and both have been delicious. Have also had the cauliflower tahini dish but I don't think it suited my taste buds (very big on the tahini taste). So if you like good food, good portions and you're not overly fussed about it being a polished affair then you'll love it.

This place is a mess with some happy mistakes. My wife and I came in December and thought the food was ok but the waiting time was ridiculous. Staff seemed stressed but pleasant. We visited a few days ago with friends who had booked to mark a birthday. We weren't pleased to have to go back, but we did. The food was hit and miss. The starters were OK but we waited 45 minutes for them. 3 of us got ours but the last 2 came 10 minuts after everyone else's. I liked the hummus but was given someone's aubergine dish at first, which was also nice. They looked very similar but the garnish was different, supposedly so staff don't serve the wrong dish. The tabouleh was far too citric, and I like it really tart usually. The Pittas were nice but nothing like they were when we had them in December. Really nowhere as nice or as sweet. The mains came but again, we waited 45 to 50 minutes. 2 of us ordered the sharing platter, which looked anemic. We figured out the wings were missing. They came very quickly after we pointed this out to staff, but we then noticed the table next to ours were complaining about missing wings when their food arrived shortly afterwards, and they waited ages for theirs. My rice dish tasted amazing. I really liked it but then I read the menus again and saw it was supposed to have mince in it, and it didn't. My wife's kebab had chips instead of rice, we waited ages for the rice to arrive and she finished her food by then. One of our party ordered okra but it was way too salty, she couldn't eat it. I could give more details about the food but there's no point. When they get something right, it's out of this world, you just don't know what they'll get right. Everything else is normal to dismal. The long waiting time seems standard there. Its not good enough. The £1.00 beer corkage was an insult considering you can't even get a glass without waiting 15 minutes and mine had a chip in it so I didn't use it. £3.00 corkage for wine was excessive. The toilets were an insult and there were kids running up and down the stairs, in and out of the toilet and kitchen an 9pm.

Don't usually post reviews but feel it's needed on this occasion. Food was not the best 7 of us attended and all 7 said they would not return. Toilets were filthy to the point had we seen them before food had arrived we would have left. Also no paper bill we were just shown a phone with charges on it. Corkage charge is outrageous. Charged £1 everytime I opened an 80p bottle of beer with my own opener and didn't use a glass . £3 per bottle of wine even though screw cap so basically £9 for the use of 2 wine glasses.

I seem to be the odd one out here not seeing the fuss- NB people there were lovely, very attentive etc. but the food was honestly lacking. Starters- Hummus was lovely, chicken wings had to send back to heat up which was horrible to ask for but they were half warm half cold- when reheated considering barbecue wings flavour just didn't punch through. Mains wife had chicken kebab/ rice I had lamb kebab/ rice both with pitta. Pitta was a sort of mini pizza which was a nice idea but came out a bit cold (similar to the chicken) - rice was fine, but portion for the lamb and the chicken was really poor for 12-13 pound each. 5 small cubes each. Sauce was on the side, heavy garlic a bit too much for me but that's personal preference. We got a side of chips instead of having it instead of the rice with the meal and glad - really cheap fries. The main guy there was on it, welcomed us at the door- made sure we didn't go to the table that was terrible and popped over to see how we were, waiter was polite and careful but the food quality was missing, tbf Istanbul grill casts a big shadow, we both thought our £40 would have been much better spent there. Wont return as just not great - real shame as we were hoping for a top place and they seemed nice.

The waiter was a real looker 😍 😍 😍

Genuinely blown away - food and service absolutely brilliant. Samir and family offered help with menu choices. The fresh pitta was soft and pillowy - Hummus and the Kunafa is a must. Currently BYOB while the license application is going through - go and support this local family run business.

One word - Hummus Went last night with my partner and was such a satisfying meal. Good atmosphere too staff seemed to genuinely enjoy working there. Nice vibes. Will be returning soon.

Went tonight for Middle Eastern food. We were looked after by Olli who was great, so nice, helpful and she made it more of a Special eve. My son had his favourite halloumi and hummus and the falafel was amazing. We had a lovely main. My son had kunafah with Ice-cream delicious. Thanks for a great time !!

Delicious food and lovely service! Can't wait to visit again soon

I overate, I don't normally do that but on this occasion a combination of delicious food and a buffet setting lead me down this path. My partner also overate. She also blames the delicious food! We inadvertantly ventured to Samir's on the opening night, it was not the usual opening night experience, the environment was very relaxed and family driven, plenty of very well behaved children...and adults! Good service and a singer who kept all entertained. (kudos to the backup singer) Samir was relentless with the food... I overate, next time I'll eat less...Maybe.