Habibi The Restaurant

The service and atmosphere were stellar. The waitress and manager Alex were beyond reproach in their attention to detail and inter personal communication. The clash of brutalism and mcm makes the dining room setting to a movie scene. The quality of food wasn’t the issue. I appreciated not making things not too salty but if the sauces were meant to be authentically ethnic. They missed that mark to cater to palettes less aggressive. I already know if I want traditional cuisines but no frills head to a Northern Blvd, or Flushing Queens. However, despite being non committal-on flavor . You’re coming for an experience and I’d go back gladly.

I could go in a lot of detail about each dish but to sum it up: this place is style over substance and because they focus so much on the former, the disappointment is the bigger because the food is so, so underwhelming and just not worth the price and the effort of coming all this way. But hey if being greeted by a doorman in a tux makes your day - go for it. Across the board what we ate was bland, insipid, flavorless, and boring. Salt, spices and herbs are not something they have heard about in this kitchen. There is an unappealing disconnect between the service and the atmosphere, and the quality and level of the food. It’s also plated and styled like a high school canteen. It was also simply unpleasantly cold - the AC was so low you’d have to wear a jacket or shirt to be comfortable. We voiced our opinion on the way out - when finally somebody bothered to ask us whether everything was okay - and they offered a refund. The host then walked off, never to be seen again. Don’t bother schlepping all the way here for the food - it just isn’t worth it, and your local gyro place probably has a better grill master than they do here. Drinks were great and servers friendly and punctual though. Very disappointing.

I think I found my favorite spot to dine in NYC. I was intentionally supposed to dine in with a friend, but I went solo as I had wanted to try this place so bad and was extremely hungry. The moment you go up the elevators, and the doors open to your floor, it is so pretty. The whole room is full of views. I got chicken sheesh kabobs, and the first non-alcholic drink on the menu (I forgot what it’s called but I got it 3 x that’s how good it was), and rice. All were very good. The service/ the atmosphere/ food all 100/10.

Hands down the best dining experience in New York City. From the moment you walk in you’re greeted by staff with free champagne, through the most beautiful entry way and elevator. It feels exclusive but in a great way. The cocktails are great, the free crudite and never ending pita was a pleasant surprise, and the mains and mezzes were simple yet beautifully done. The only negative I have is that the fries were mediocre, and the $60 lobster came out cold. But, nevertheless, the 5 other dishes we ordered and everything else Habibi has to offer made the visit worthwhile. The ambiance and atmosphere can not be beat anywhere else in Brooklyn. For the amount of food, the experience, and everything else— the prices are more than fair. We will be back ASAP!

If you're going for food, just don't. The vibes are insanely good, the music, the decoration the lighting the view, the service it's all mesmerizing. Just not the food unfortunately, got the shish tawook, the kofta, hummus awarma, baba ganoush. the shish tawook had this strange plastic like taste that very compelling but it was still edible, the kofta was better but was really salty, the hummus and the baba ganoush were really good and they were served with pita, the pita wasn't fresh but hey overall it's a very nice place and I'd come again just not for food. shout out to the guys downstairs at the door, they're amazing.