Sami's BBQ Takeaway in Vale of White Horse

I've been coming here on and off for years. Most of the time, it's pretty good. The last time though, the Lamb Donna had to many really hard bits of something, bone maybe. Also, too much sauce turned the whole thing into slop. Maybe it was just a bad batch from the supplier.

Love this place, have been using it for many years an never had any issues, food is always amazing!!

Sami's kebab is a wonderful local fast food joint offering a range of pizza and chicken treats, but known best to me for making the most delicious and fresh kebabs around. Gorgeous chunks of marinaded chicken served on rice or pitta (or without either if you're minding your carb intake!) with a wide range of fresh salad items, sauces and relishes to further heighten the taste. Wonderful service to me as a takeaway customer whereby I asked the delivery driver to drop the food inside the ground floor door (I'm 3rd floor and moving slowly due to a back issue) and instead, I'd just scooped myself up and out the door to go down and there was the smiling delivery driver already waiting with my food. 9 flights of stairs no issue to this guy. Top marks allround and heartily recommended by yours truly. 5/5

I have been eating food from these guys for nearly 20 years and they are unfailingly excellent. The food is always cooked perfectly, the range is large and we are always so happy with the order. Obviously once in a blue moon things get mixed up and you get the wrong item, but these guys really care about their customers and they come back straight away, customer service is top rate. There is a reason why they have been so successful for so long and we will order from them for another 20 years I have no doubt!

This place does not serve halal. Many places have listed this as halal, it is not. They confirmed when called that it’s not halal.

We were passing through on a boat and were recommended this place for a quality kabab. We were not disappointed, best kabab and pizza I have had in a long time. Highly recommend.

Great food , always friendly staff

Was ok until last night's meal. Reheated doner meat gave me the runs. Thanks Sami

I always come here and I’m always greeted with respect lovely food and also lovely staff would recommend it

Really very good - thank you Sami's

We are loving, the best food to take away, lovely, friendly staff 😋 😀

Terrible customer service. Don’t know how to talk with customer.

Amazing, inspirational, world class shop. I wish they could take all my money

Disappointed poor service. Ordered 2 kebabs and a kids meal. Collected our food the kids meal was missing and one of the kebabs was just salad and pita. The guy on the phone told me to come and collect the correct order I explained we lived half an hour away and just wanted a refund to be told if I want a refund I have to drop the food back with them. tried charging £24.00 for one kebab and some salad. Shocking

Even though we had a small misunderstanding regarding the menu(only because I always want something special and different) they apologized for not understanding my request and made sure I had everything I asked for before I left the takeaway

Best in town. Nothing more needed. Facts speak for themselves.

Nothing special to be honest, took combo meal chicken was allright chips so so, interisting that no sauce didint ask for salt or vinegar and price was quite expensive, you can eat but wouldn't come back for second time for sure

As great take away that provides food at an expected quality. The kebabs are tasty the chicken is good and the burgers are better than I had expected! We have also had most other things from them over the years always friendly always nice people.

Absolute best kababs around always my go to!

Large Kofte kebab on rice with salad and chilli sauce, amazing

The atmosphere is irrelevant really given it's a takeaway, although there are 2 or 3 tables which people use to sit whilst awaiting their order I suppose.. The food or service here has NEVER been a problem in the 15 years or more we've frequently taken out or had delivered. The guys who run the place are awesome, food is always good, never disappoints!!

Really good lads and really nice food

Been going to samis for probably 20 years. Never again though, ordered wings and chicken not only was it a rip off but it made me violently ill

Doner kebab roast chicken salad chips superb will be back thank you saw it

Fast collection, great food quality.

Always good food from here at a fair price.

The best kebab shop in Abingdon; they are excellent value for money and taste incredible. Unlike other takeaways Sami's use huge chunks of well delicious chicken in their kebabs; my personal favourite. There's plenty of options for how you'd like your salad and an array of sauces. The pizzas are amazing too

Freshly cooked food, of standard kebab shop/takeaway quality. Prices are slightly higher than other local shops, and the staff are certainly not as interactive as in other shops either. I don't go often but although there's nothing particularly wrong with Sami's, I just prefer other local takeaways 🤷🏼‍♂️

The best kebab shop there is full stop. Had an amazing meal, thank u guys so much.

Shocking. Waited 2 hours for it too arrive for it to be cold and hard. Avoid!

Do not order from here !!! Placed order through Just eat and waited 1 hour 30 minutes so I called them up and they hadn't even started making the food yet so I told them I wanted a refund and for them to cancel my order.They failed to cancel my order so I'm Currently trying to get a refund off just eat , absolute nightmare of a company 🙃

My kebab tonight from Samis Abingdon was discussing after all the years I've been to samis I called to tell them and they said its how they made them for years like that I will never go there again it was swimming in some sort of juice don't go there again 😕

Best kebabs in Abingdon, my favourite is the mixed kebab, shish + chicken + kofte but the doner is good too. The kids love the hotwings and chips. Order using the App and food ready when you arrive, they deliver too if required.

Food freshly cooked to order. Not the cheapest takeaway, but tasted lovely, so worth it!

The last two times me and my partner have ordered l, the food has tasted great, but then shortly after were very poorly, got bad tummy etc... So will definitely be avoiding them from now on. Food is a hit and miss, definitely over greasy.

Very good chicken kebab best I've ever had

Is this some sort of sick joke? 7.5 GBP for 2 pieces of meet in a shish kebab??? Honestly, first time experiencing such a serving... AVOID!!!

On the upside clean and tidy well over priced for what you get and poor quality food. Cheese burger with low beef content chips bouble fried,chewy and cold and wing greasy and tasteless

All the staff are fantastic and the food is awesome

Really nice food, and is done in plenty of time to collect! Always tastes fresh

Bunch of scammers, food is good but they will try and take advantage of you if they think you have a couple of pints. They overcharge. It took me 3 visits to their town center based shop to realise this.

Very poor kebab meat with small pieces of bone, salad on the turn and grumpy staff. I found friends kebab place just round the corner which is better in every way.

Disappointed to say the least. My partner tried to order a chicken kebab first amongst other food for the family, but because she paused unaware of the choices of chicken/how it’s cooked/ names of.? They hung up!! Obviously far too busy to take a second to let her know!!!😡

Went to the kebab van ordered a chicken kebab on chips, it was £8 I paid £9 and received no change,there was no pitta Which I’d have assumed it would’ve come with and very little ammount of chips considering there was no pitta however the chicken was nice , on another downside I asked for mayo and they didn’t put it on and asked for red onions and got red cabbage. Poor experience and over priced for what I received

Fast food to your door, what more do you want

Maybe just a side-effect of lockdown, but found the take away mixed kebab we had was quite stingy in quantity for the price we paid

Really tasty kebabs, pizza, fried chicken, potato wedges. Excellent value too - try the Sami's Special which is a mix of the different kebabs plus wings and rice. Nice guys as well.

Best takeaway in the entire town. Excellent menu, the best wraps, kofte to die for, and the fried chicken is great too. Friendly staff, quick delivery, and even with lockdown, their promptness and quality remain high.

Great service, we got exactly what we wanted with good quality.

Best chicken kebab in Oxfordshire

Bought some things from samis last night on my order was jacket potato a chicken kebab with no salad and BBQ sauce with cheese 2x ribena and a tub of coleslaw and a slice of chocolate fudge cake well I thought it looked odd because I had a small box with a salad in which I did not order therefore where us my slice of fudge cake gone oh yeah I did not get it because I some how got a box of salad which I never ordered please always check the orders before you give them to the driver to bring out to your customers my daughter was not happy at all when I told her she doesn't have pudding so now £2.60 out of pocket if you don't sort it out I will not want to order from you again it's not the only time it has happened either the first time you bought my order out you put two cokes in when it should of been two ribena that time too my daughter was not at all happy so your get a two star rating from me until I see an improvement.

Great guys who work and run the place, consistently great food and delivery times that can't be bested anywhere else in Abingdon by a long shot

If you want fresh, KFC style chicken the way its meant to be or a kebab made with fresh, marinated meat, and help support a legendary family business, go here. In fact, forget all of that - just go here. Come with appetite.

Standard kebabs ideal after a few drinks quite expensive though and the staff are grumpy

Lots of delicious goodies. Lovely people

Huge disappointment I order kebab last night and I received this small like never before

Always friendly staff. Always good food. Early delivery. Highly recommended

Consistently reliable good service and fresh tasty food. What's not to like!

Always great friendly service. Always delicious food. Even delivered on a Friday night the food was hot and delicious. The delivery man very friendly. Well done guys. Keep it up.

This restaurant is appalling! I ended up at Sami’s because Friends (my local) was closed. I have never been so pleased to find out how awful a takeaway can be and that my local is divine in comparison! I received terrible service and was even shouted at at one point just for asking not to have bread, I don’t even understand why as I was surely saving them some effort and cost. I then received a kebab with what I can only assume was semen all over it! I asked for garlic mayo and received a curdled pile of very salty yogurt which I can only imagine has been freshly squeezed from an old retired cow. It was hands down the worst kebab I’ve every had...and I’m not picky! I’ve never made a bad reviews or even any review for that matter, but they were so rude to me that I wouldn’t want anyone else to suffer in the same way! Please take heed and never go here!!!!!

Great food and friendly people work g here, I had the shisha chicken with salad and rice and the chicken tasted really good and the salad was fresh, best rice I've ever had, perfect. 5 star food hygiene rating. My first time using Sami's whilst visiting Abingdon and I'll use them again for sure.

Better value at posh nosh bridge st!

Nice food quality, extremely clean place and friendly staff.

Best in Oxfordshire with out a doubt 👍👌

Absolutely top notch every time!

Good food with quick delivery, staff could be more polite though

yeah ok only problem was that dead possum in my kebab

Semi's is the best kebab shop in abingdon usually we order to be delivered Delivery is free if you spend over a certain price the shop is amazingly clean and tidy they family run business makes a range of homemade pizzas baked potatoes fried chicken and of course a wide range of kebabs which are big at medium to large and there x/large are massive

Best Kebabs and potato wedges in the Abingdon area

Love this place fast friendly service and the food always good

Really bad fod. I’d Rader eat meet from co-op

Great food. Excellent service and clean kitchen

Really not that very good sadly. Havent used samis in about a year so thought id try it again and the food was awful, chips very cold and soft with no flavour or seasoning, the 2 chicken wraps we ordered were dripppping in water, it was all over the wraps and soaked through the paper so much the paper was stuck to the wrap and pick it off but by bit, the water had dripped all the way through the packaging and through the bag so it was all over the table, why is a chicken wrap so wet with water? Is it being washed in the sink before they send it out? So stupid abd the inside if the wrap was so wet it was falling apart, had to get a bowl to catch the cabbage water coming out the bottom. The beans were fine and the salad was so-so, if thats enough for you then go for it, minging meal, shame because ive not heard anything bad about samis before from people so really disappointed with this meal.

Annual visit whilst at the Fair, always good food...

Best takeaway chips in Abingdon! The serving sizes are huge as well so I'd recommend ordering a size smaller than you think.

Very tasty, quick service, friendly

Just got a pizza with cheese and ham and sweet corn the cheese was thick and tasted discussing smelt off don't get pizza from here

Always had good food here highly recommend and friendly staff

Average chicken shop and pizza place. A bit pricey due to the location.

Best chippy in the area hands down. I go home? I go here. Love it.

Been using Sami's for years & years. Always brilliant service, lovely food & friendly staff. I would always recommend.

The best take away in Abingdon.

Very delicious. And the marinated chicken is amazing, best choice ever. Try the chicken on chips kebab + cheese.

delicious food. friendly staff. fast delivery.

Not very polite but the food is tasty!

the first guy ripped the pitta bread into pieces and chucked the kebab on top. So I asked for a new pitta bread. The kebab is supposed to be IN the pitta, right? A second guy heated a new pitta bread, didn't even try open it, and also chucked everything on the top! For a company that constantly serves kebabs with pitta bread, you would expect them to at least know how to heat up a pitta bread and open it! It's very easy! They obviously don't care about the customers they are trying to serve! one star is too much for a business that can't get the basics right. This was at the kebab van in the market place.

Consistently great food. Clean shop/kitchen, professional staff. Easily the best in Abingdon.

We've been buying takeaways from Sami's for many years. Friendly staff, food always great. Love it!

potato wedges.... not usually something to rave about, in fact i usually discard mine when they come free in a deal from another certain pizza establishment. Sami's got wedges on point... like seriously try them with some garlic sauce and if you aint blown away there is something wrong with you. Best takeaway in abingdon (for taste not health as this is too good to be healthy XD)

Best service! quick delivery and food is always on point 👍

We had a dinner last night from Sami's which was fresh and tasty culinary experience. 4 types of meat were fresh and in big portions, vegetables where tasty and chips were as they should be. Best Kebab we have tried for months. Thank You guys, great job!

My other half's favourite kebab shop! Clean, well presented. Tasty and consistent

Please don't order pizza from here, it's absolute garbage and complete waste of money!

It's okay, I've had many kebabs sober and these are pretty much just as good. Some claim the chilli sauce is hotter than most places. The chips are okay but a bit thin so they will lose heat quite quickly.

My kids love the food from here.

Ok went here as I thought it would be the same as Sami's in Kidlington, but not a patch on it, the soup was cold and I could eat the burger, come on pull your finger out and be more like the Kidlington branch.

Really recommended. Great hot food and plenty of it.

Speedy delivery, poor chips but good kebab.

Not the best experience I have to say, over done chips, rubbery meat, I say meat who knows what it was was, I wish I'd walked around the corner to a different takeaway.

If I could give less than one star then I would, One word - AVOID! Plenty of other, much nicer fast food establishments in town. My experience - I ordered a side of chicken nuggets and chips (the only thing on their limited menu that I fancied) it was awful chips were more grease than potatoe and the chicken was rubbery and under cooked - suffice to say I was very ill the following morning. So yeah - If your out on a Friday night and don't mind Saturday food poisoning then by all means eat here.