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Reviews - SHAM West

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9.6
of 10

Excellent
1522 reviews
Ambience
9.2
Food
9.7
Service
9.7
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  • Fien d.1 review

    April 17, 2025

    10/10

    I love Sham. And my mouth loves Sham even more.

  • Daria T.8 reviews

    April 13, 2025

    9/10

    Love the place!

  • gigi g.2 reviews

    March 29, 2025

    10/10

    Excellent food and the staff are so very nice!

  • Lilli H.1 review

    March 14, 2025

    10/10

    Very friendly staff and tasty foods!

  • Elsa B.79 reviews

    March 12, 2025

    10/10
    +3

    The dinner was to introduce a friend to Syrian cuisine. Sham West was an excellent introduction. My friend loved the food. He also commented on the ambience - that it was almost like being in the Middle East. Everything was fresh and flavourful. Service was pleasant and efficient even if the restaurant was full. The only minus point was that the regular menu wasn't available. Only large Iftar set menus were available. We were unable to finish our meals. Fortunately the kind staff readily agreed to pack the rest for us.

    SHAM WestOwner

    "Thank you for your wonderful review! We're delighted that you and your friend enjoyed the Syrian cuisine and the authentic atmosphere at Sham West. It’s great to hear that the food was fresh and flavorful and that our service met your expectations, even on a busy evening. We understand that it might have been disappointing not to have the regular menu available during Iftar, but we hope you still had a fantastic experience. We’d love to welcome you again soon!"

  • Cinta M.1 review

    March 9, 2025

    10/10

    Excellent food quality and superb service. Very nice especial Iftar menu also.

  • Mièl T.91 reviews

    February 26, 2025

    9/10

    Had nice dinner by Yums Foods were nice , staffs are friendly We actually wanted to have meze special ( 9 dishes ) , wines & several sweets, because we love meze. Yet we were told that dinner by Yums need is to choose course menu, which we didn’t know. We didn’t want to because too much for us but accepted. After all,we couldn’t finish all foods which was not nice & couldn’t enjoy at the last moment, had no space to enjoy sweets or coffee/tee anymore which was pity. It would be nice that we could choose what we want to have even though by Yums

  • Filippo M.5 reviews

    January 17, 2025

    9.5/10

    Amazing food and great hospitality!

  • Iris G.1 review

    January 4, 2025

    10/10

    Food is amazing, service is great and fast. 10/10

  • Marie-Theres C.1 review

    December 24, 2024

    10/10

    Very good food and a great atmosphere!

  • Valentino C.2 reviews

    December 17, 2024

    10/10

    Very nice traditional food and nice service

  • Katya P.

    Katya P.2 reviews

    December 8, 2024

    10/10

    Lovely staff, great small restaurant! Everything was delicious and fresh. Got some treats on the house too. Thank you kindly, I will be back

  • Damian B.1 review

    October 31, 2024

    10/10

    Excellent!! First experience of Syrian food .... wow. Staff looked after us and made it special for our daughter's birthday. Fantastic food and excellent service. Would definitely go back. Can highly recommend it.

  • Aicha a.11 reviews

    October 19, 2024

    9/10

    Eten was erg lekker!

  • Sara H.1 review

    October 4, 2024

    10/10

    The food tasted really good. The waiters were very friendly and the vibe was great. Place looks nice. Will definitely visit again.

  • Louis B.2 reviews

    September 27, 2024

    9.5/10

    Cosy place, friendly people, very very good food

  • Anna K.

    Anna K.7 reviews

    September 2, 2024

    9/10

    really enjoyed the food, would definitely go again

  • Parvati S.1 review

    September 30, 2024

    10/10

    Great food, Great Service, Great wine!

  • Rafik A.1 review

    September 13, 2024

    9/10

    service was rly good. but some food was already bit "dutched" to me. mb it's ok for other guest. in general we had good experience

  • Healthy R.

    Healthy R.1 review

    September 9, 2024

    10/10

    Very delicious food and friendly service

  • John J.34 reviews

    September 2, 2024

    10/10

    Amazing maqluba and meze’s. Friendly service.

  • Saima B.12 reviews

    August 30, 2024

    9.5/10

    This restaurant serves amazing food and has very friendly staff. It’s definitely one of my favorite restaurants in Amsterdam! Been here twice and once in their other location in Oost. And will continue to come back, no doubt!

  • Nick B.3 reviews

    August 23, 2024

    10/10

    We had a nice dinner here, with great good!

  • Selina A.6 reviews

    August 20, 2024

    10/10

    Great service, amazing food! Would come again :)

  • Fabrizio G.10 reviews

    August 13, 2024

    10/10

    excellent

  • Ahmed A.1 review

    August 9, 2024

    10/10

    Great food paired with great staff

  • Mikel O.

    Mikel O.36 reviews

    July 31, 2024

    6/10

    First of all they mad us take 2 starters and 2 main dishes (one of each per person). Second of all for some unknown reason they served the mazzas and main dishes all at the meantime so the main dishes (meat) got cold. Average experience all in all.

  • Luca S.5 reviews

    July 24, 2024

    10/10

    Good place

  • Elsa B.79 reviews

    July 10, 2024

    8/10

    This was our third meal at Sham West. The food was tasty and flavourful but on this third visit the portions were smaller (the rice portions were disproportionately larger). The staff, except one, were amiable and efficient. The exception was one staff who insisted that, since we were three, we could not order the mixed starters for two. This wasn't reasonable considering that the mixed starters for two cost more than three single starters. We didn't want to make a fuss so we just ordered the mixed starters for three.

    SHAM WestOwner

    Thank you for your feedback and for being a loyal customer. We’re glad you enjoyed the food and found the staff generally amiable. We apologize for the portion size issue and the confusion with the mixed starters. We’ll address this with our team to ensure a better experience in the future. We hope to welcome you back soon!

  • Rami S.2 reviews

    July 12, 2024

    10/10

    The food was superb with very good quantities. The staff was very friendly, we ate very well for 160 euros for 4 people.

    SHAM WestOwner

    Bedankt voor je mooie woorden! We zijn blij dat je het eten en de porties waardeerde en dat je het een goede prijs-kwaliteitverhouding vond. Fijn om te horen dat ons personeel vriendelijk was. We hopen je snel weer te verwelkomen!

  • Kripa F.32 reviews

    July 7, 2024

    10/10

    The food was excellent and copious, the service and the ambience was great and the waiters gave great recommendations.

    SHAM WestOwner

    Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the excellent food, great service, and ambiance. It’s great to know the waiters' recommendations were helpful. We look forward to seeing you again soon!

  • Luiza J.1 review

    June 11, 2024

    10/10

    The service was great, food portions large, aesthetic and tasty, waiters exceptionally nice and helpful. I will definitely visit this place again and would recommend it to others as well.

  • Rishaf K.

    Rishaf K.23 reviews

    June 28, 2024

    10/10

    Top restaurant

  • Alex B.

    Alex B.69 reviews

    June 19, 2024

    10/10

    Lovely food and service! We had a wonderful time

  • Gail L.3 reviews

    June 6, 2024

    10/10

    Lovely food. Great service.

  • Lev T.71 reviews

    June 1, 2024

    8.5/10

    Very nice middle eastern food!

  • Drew N.2 reviews

    May 16, 2024

    9.5/10

    A comfortable place with friendly staff, a family restaurant feel, and delicious, authenitic, regional cuisine. Worth a trip.

  • Merbaum P.45 reviews

    May 10, 2024

    10/10

    Excellent food and service!

  • Elsa B.79 reviews

    May 6, 2024

    8.5/10

    Delicious, tasty food and friendly service. We opted for the special mezze mix. It was meatless and therefore good for vegetarians. The portion sizes were rather small, though. Will try their meat dishes next time. Will definitely return.

  • Camille B.1 review

    April 28, 2024

    10/10

    Great service, great food! Love it!

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