ilili

We had a great experience at Ilili. We were seated promptly for our reservation, service was attentive and friendly, food arrived quickly, everything was delicious. We sat outside, which I much preferred to the indoor area since it was quite loud there. It’s definitely on our list of places to return to, and I’d bring a bigger group next time so we can try a wider variety of dishes.

Friend reunion

Food was outstanding and you get very large portions for a good price!

The food is absolutely delicious!! Staffs are very professional !!!!

But the Girl with the short Black curly hair at the door is very arrogantly

Usually visit Ilili for a girls’ night, but this time went on a date with my boyfriend. The atmosphere is a big part of the dining experience and I was very disappointed that they put us upstairs in another room that’s secluded and minimal (totally different than the main dining room’s vibe. It felt like we were in a totally different restaurant - the walls are covered in white fabric (almost seems ghetto) and the service is bare minimum. The waitress let us sit for awhile between courses and before ordering drinks and getting the check. The bus boys kept mixing up my still water with my boyfriend’s sparkling water and it took awhile for them to notice that our glasses were empty. Thankfully, the food was AMAZING and that helped make up for it. This was my worst experience at Ilili, other times dining downstairs have been so much more enjoyable.

great service, good food, great ambience. Not as inventive as it was hyped to be, but would return

Wonderful food. Nice service. Too noisy for business.

It was way too noisy. We were upstairs, but walked through the downstairs are that was very noisy as well. Upstairs, there was a large group celebrating something behind us. Guests left and right from us left as soon as they finished eating.

Everything was perfect, food was amazing!

Delicious food, fantastic wait staff, would recommend to anyone considering going, well worth it. The Lamb shanks and the brussel sprouts were amazing.

wasn’t as impressed by the food as i thought i would be

Ilili is always great and our latest visit went above and beyond thanks to our server Jon. Jon was attentive and cordial. It’s always great when manager Billy is there too!

Don’t like sitting upstairs. But it was a great experience regardless.

We were seated upstairs which had a more cozy vibe than the first floor. The food was delicious and our waiter very attentive.

Best Lebalnese restaurant this side of Beirut. Always great food, wine and service.

First time here and it was a fantastic experience! Can’t wait to come back for our next trip into the city. Our server was very courteous and coursed our plates perfectly. Hummus was excellent considering we have been dissatisfied at other restaurants and knew ilili wouldn’t disappoint! The smoke & sand was on point as well.

Very beautiful experience had a complimentary champagne toast and a delicious dinner

Food great service very poor

Fantastic delicious entertaining and would fly back to New York to eat there.

Had a group of 7 on a Friday night! I found the place on open table when typing in my reservation requirements / reading about restaurants that are good for larger groups. Really what made choose this place was the simple fact there were round tables. Then when I saw the website / read the menu I knew this was the place for us! The food was outstanding! We shared a bunch of small plates and 1 main entree, we enjoyed every single thing! Especially the Brussel sprouts and the mixed grill platter. The service was friendly and efficient. We had a wonderful time, I can’t want to take more people here!

Service was Great - Food was FANTASTIC! Highly recommend if you like Lebanese cuisine!

The shaorma and meatball hot mezes were very good. So was the lamb and branzino. Did not care for red Lebanese wine. Had residues.

Our server Loudna made our dining experience fantastic! She was so attentive, knowledgeable, courteous and helpful, especially with knowing and keeping track of our dietary restrictions/allergies. We couldn't have asked for a better waitress! She deserves equity in the restaurant!

Modern and authentic Lebanese food that's always fresh and delicious with superb service.

Fantastic place and service!! Food was amazing and the wine was impecable

Delicious abd fresh. Very professional and friendly service. Nice atmosphere.

Best Arab/Mediterranean food I’ve ever had! Pricey, though.

Great food, very good service, will definitely come back.

We arrived at 6pm. I had a reservation.
Main dining room was 90% empty.
It was my friend’s birthday so I asked if we could sit in the main dining room. Answer- no.

So- my view was mold on the ceiling of the side room. (Yes check it out).

We noticed that tables of 2 were seated in the main dining room after us. Why? Perhaps we were not hip enough ? Dressed right?

Food was delicious but really bad service experience.

Yeah. For $215.

Portions were small considering the price, with higher end prices I expected them to taste a lot better than they did- they were mediocre. The Kibbeh was cold, the mixed grill was dry, the beef shawerma wraps were in tortilla which was dry and didn't complement the flavour of the beef, i was disappointing by the food to be honest but service was great.

Really amazing Lebanese food. Outstanding service. A very wonderful multi hour dining experience.

Can’t wait to go back!

Excellent food and service. Loved the mood lighting and decor, and how big it was. Our server was Lebanese and very knowledgeable. The food was lovely but the portion sizes could be bigger.

Came with a group of friends.
Appetizers we had were all amazing.
Main dishes - salmon, scallops ok but nothing special. Pricey for what they were.
Wine list a bit disappointing - huge markup on wines.
Service was very good.
Would go back but only eat appetizers.

Great lebanese food, all dishes were delicious. Service was impeccable. It is rather overpriced, charging the same level of cost as any Michelin star restaurant.

Really amazing! The decor was lacking in a few areas (basically some sheets hung over walls) and our server disappeared for a little while, but aside from that, it was amazing!

Great food

Guests in town.

Prices are high for lunch