Babasheesh in Chatham

Pier, 5 Dock Head Rd, Chatham ME4 4ZJ, United Kingdom

★★★★☆
(711 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant

About

Mediterranean & Turkish inspired dining

Website
babasheesh.com
Address
Pier, 5 Dock Head Rd, Chatham ME4 4ZJ, United Kingdom
Plus Code
CG2M+QH Chatham, United Kingdom
Time Zone
Europe/London

Business Hours

Monday
11:30 AM–9:30 PM
Tuesday
11:30 AM–9:30 PM
Wednesday
11:30 AM–9:30 PM
Thursday
11:30 AM–9:30 PM
Friday
11:30 AM–10 PM
Saturday
11:30 AM–10 PM
Sunday
11:30 AM–9:30 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Kerbside pickup No-contact delivery Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Halal food Healthy options Late-night food Small plates Spirits Wine
Dining options
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups LGBTQ+ friendly
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Paid parking lot Parking
Pets
Dogs allowed outside

Photos

Reviews

3.8
★★★★☆
711 reviews

Most Mentioned

cocktails (31) sahib (22) starters (21) birthday (20) portion size (15) bulgar (10) guide dog (9) hummus (8) chicken shish (7) couscous (6)
5 stars
385
4 stars
103
3 stars
57
2 stars
51
1 stars
115
★★★★★
December 13, 2024

Came Here for a family member birthday last Minute as where we were going was closed. Everyone was amazing in getting us a place considering how late notice it ended up being. The staff there were amazing and friendly, and the food was lovely. Would like to give thanks to Sanad who served us this night and the rest of the team for a brilliant night and amazing service from all the family that came.

★★
September 29, 2024

This place is nice inside but the food was very disappointing. The presentation was great but the food was tasteless. There was no flavour to the food and we had to add loads of salt and pepper

★★★★
September 26, 2024

Had some cocktails and a few small plates today and it was lovely. Ruby our server was so sweet, friendly and attentive. Food did take a while to come out even though we were the only table in the restaurant and it was only starters but the mai tai’s were divine!!! And it was rubys first time making them. Hats off to her, thank you for a lovely experience!!

★★★★★
September 20, 2024

Lovely my meal. Food superb. Staff very attentive. Definitely coming back !

★★★★
September 18, 2024

Very nice restaurant, a good vibe and spacious inside. The staff were excellent, and Ruby recommended a great dish. Which was tasty and fulfilling. The Hummus and pita bread were delicious. The lamb kebab and rice were also delicious.

★★★
August 30, 2024

Ordered lamb sheesh roll . Was packed and given chicken (pieces) roll. Purchased between 18:15 and 18:30. Two lovely ladies took the order. But I guess order got mixed up during the packing and dispensing . Waited for atleast 25 + minutes... Disheartening when its not the order , you ordered. Otherwise, everything good.

★★★
August 1, 2024

I booked a table for date night with the mrs 31/07/24 food excellent but i find it to believe that i paid £25 for a meat lovers dish and recieved this to be honest i did expect more for my money but dont like to complain. Regards Steve

★★★★
April 14, 2024

Food was very nice, all had really good flavour and meat was tender and cooked perfectly. The portion sizes however are quite small. Charging the best part of a £5 for 4 tiny squares of thin bread is unreasonable! £51 for a mixed grill that had two skewers of shish, 8 wings, and some Donner is poor value for money imo. We left hungry and went Creams for dessert. Mandatory service charge is also not appreciated.

★★★★★
December 20, 2024

Really nice food, staff were friendly and attentive. Would deffo recommend and will be coming back again soon!

★★★★★
December 20, 2024

Great service just a little cold

★★★★
December 20, 2024

The only real issue I had with Atmosphere was the music was quite loud which made it difficult to have conversations but everything else was fantastic Parking: Dockside car park so lots of places to park

★★★★★
December 19, 2024

Absolutely amazing food and service never felt like I was waiting around for anything also sravani s cocktails were absolutely outstanding.

★★★★
December 19, 2024

Very pleasant staff, some of us were cold and others too hot but otherwise a nice restaurant. The spinach and feta starters were tasteless but everything else was very nice. Food

★★★★
December 17, 2024

Parking: Very good Food

★★★★★
December 14, 2024

Sanad was very good service and lovely food

★★★★★
December 14, 2024

Food was busting ( bloody delicious ). Waiter was sound very friendly and a good laugh also

★★★★★
December 14, 2024

Great food, service and atmosphere

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 7, 2024

Amazing food Very tasty Staff very friendly Food : 5/5

★★★★★
December 7, 2024

Great service, good food, nice curly headed fella handed me the bill, i liked him.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 7, 2024

Service, food and atmosphere was good - would visit again :)

★★★★
December 7, 2024

The service and waiting time for food was poor, however our server Sanad provided an excellent service. He spent time with the table and had good conversation and humour.

★★★★★
November 30, 2024

Food is fantastic. Ribs are great. sanad is the greatest server, best experience today.

★★★★
November 30, 2024

Overall the food was good and the seevice was good it only took a while for our food to come out but other than that it was amazing

★★★★★
November 30, 2024

Food was fantastic and service was very good. Dealt with a tricky situation and kept us at the forefront. Would recommend to any one.

★★★★★
November 30, 2024

Great food and recommended from Sanad!

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 30, 2024

A beautiful ambience with the most amazing service weve had in a long time. Sanad was absolutely amazing and ensured we were happy throughout.

★★★★★
November 30, 2024

Lovely place Parking: Nice place. And lovely people Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
November 30, 2024

Sanad was lovely, a great waiter, very attentive and friendly. Brilliant service from him, really made a great impression and made us feel extremely good and looked after

★★★★★
November 23, 2024

Lovely place. Excellent waiters

November 23, 2024

Paid £44 per head to see the George Michael tribute , waited 15 mins at the cocktail bar as they couldn t find any shot glasses ! Sat at our table at 8pm and by 8.55 not even a nibble of Turkish bread had arrived at our table To top it all the tribute artist had no presence at all , and very little talent We left , and went elsewhere for food A total waste of money

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Megan was amazing !

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Megan Our Waitress was very attentive and made the dining experience lovely for my partner and I

★★
November 21, 2024

Inedible food, smell of burned oil as soon as you walk in. My moussaka looked like it was dropped few times before it was served. My mums did not taste of anything and she could not eat it, but I still had to pay for it, they did not offer refunds . chewy ribs salad and bread was nice . Vegetarian options: Not many and the ones which did not contain meat were halumi meals, and they said they run out of it . Dietary restrictions: Even chips are coated in some milk powder which was risky for egg, milk intolerance

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Fantastic food, attentive staff, really you do need to visit this restaurant.

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Sravani served us and made our meal a really lovely experience

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Really good food sravani service was impeccable

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Wonderful food and service from Megan.

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Megan was very attentive, polite and friendly. Would highly recommend.

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

The food was lovely and Megan was very helpful

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Megan was a great waitress

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Lovely afternoon, food was lovely and waitress was very pleasant xx

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Great service from Sravani, at the Chatham branch food and drinks was amazing defo booking again see u soon Food

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Went again for a diner and again amazing.Kristina was amazing very profesional and friendy

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Sravani excellent service

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Was walking to creams with my 87 year old grandma and she was feeling tired and couldn t walk further. Owner of babasheesh came out and told us to sit down, got a new bottle of a water and looked after my us even though we weren t going in the restaurant. That just shows how good these owners are. Looking after the elderly. Was really happy with that. Many thanks to them

★★★★
November 21, 2024

Great service, great food! Special shout out to Christina for being so attentive and providing an excellent service.

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Lovely food, friendly polite staff, will defo be back Parking: Lots of spaces Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Very nice. Well cooked

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Lovely food with good quick service

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Very tasty food! Great service with a smile from our waiter Ben

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Ben was chatting and lovely with the right mix of being attentive and not over the top. Chicken sheesh was cooked lovely and tasted fragrant. The processco by the glass was very good. Zowie and Liam

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Had lovely drinks and amazing food. Our Service was friendly and very good. Served by Ben. Very polite and helpful.

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Ben was amazing, super service and super food, great atmosphere will definitely come back

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

The food here was seasoned to a T. All food came out nice and hot. I can t fault my Waitress Megan, she s absolutely amazing , very attentive she s honestly the best x Food

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Thank you to the most amazing waitress Megan she was kind, patient and very attentive. Will definitely be coming back ! Food was very tasty, well seasoned it was a pleasant experience we had as a family.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

1st time here at babasheesh the food was great the service was fantastic. Definitely coming back Food

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Amazing customer service! Food was so good. Will be coming back!

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Delicious food! Definitely will be coming back! Customer service was amazing and the overall atmosphere was great.

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Service was great and food was lovely! Would definitely visit again!

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

A really super supper. Great staff, fantastic set up. Food

★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Amazing place! Food was amazing, staff are amazing and price was good too.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Food

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Very lovely and accommodating staff, excellent service and customer service. Plus the food is incredibly delicious

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Lovely staff, lovely food, lovely times

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Vegetarian options: Great Food

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Food overpriced considering portion size. Prawns over cooked. But would try again due to the amazing service from Ruby, true asset to the business. She was so happy to help and try to do things outside of her training.. the cocktails she made for the first time was amazing.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Magnificent It s all great Food

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Great food, great experience

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Sahib was actually amazing! He made our mealtime worth coming for. He has good recommendations.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Third time now at Babasheesh have no complaints the staff are very friendly and the manager Kristine goes out her way to make sure everything is ok It was very busy but didn t wait very long for food or drinks will definitely be going back

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Really good! Good was lovely, and the service was great! My only criticism would be that the music was really loud, I felt like I was shouting across the table to have a conversation. I would return though.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Having a wheelchair user and gluten intolerant members of our party was not an issue. Ben our server was knowledgeable and efficient. Dietary restrictions: As gluten intolerant they were very good Wheelchair accessibility: Very good access and space to move around

Local Guide
October 21, 2024

The food was not nice, the lamb chops were dry. I have never had such bad salad in my life. Also the portion does not justify the money you spend in here. This is no go zone. STAY AWAY FROM HERE!!

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Amazing food, amazing atmosphere, thank you

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

we loved kristina! thought she was amazing and loved how well she treated my mum on her birthday! xxx

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Birthday dinner and drinks was amazing and service from christina was 5 stars! Thank you Parking: Parking was ok

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Vegetarian options: N/A Food

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Good food, nice environment & sfeer Vegetarian options: Vegie food was ok 4 on a scale of 5 Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Lovely food as always. Definitely recommend

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

birthday dinner, amazing service, lovely food. would come back again xx

Local Guide
October 21, 2024

food is going down in quality, muscle man at the bar dictating policy about huge shrinkage in portion size, waiters are doing their best with what they have to work with, they have copied the live singers from eyna, basildon though havent given much thought to keeping customers happy regarding the food, seems more interested with how much gel is on his hair, overpriced and are not interested in you, much better available, so please dont respond with the usual, we take your review seriously because you dont, the issues we have came directly from the top we were told. chatham.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Great experience yet again Parking: Great parking Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Wheelchair accessibility: Great food Food

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Hilary was superb really recommend

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Fatanstic food and great price!!

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Service by Megan and the rest of the team was great. Superb food and special request for Chili bread was much appreciated

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Srevani

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

Mrs

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

First time visit and the experience was amazing. Fantastic food, atmosphere and service! See you next time.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Food was amazing and filling. The staff is very professional and friendly. They take very good care of their customers. Dietary restrictions: Halal, very good.

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Lovely food and service, highly recommend

★★★★
October 21, 2024

We had the menu lunch and it was delicious,specially the falafel and chicken shish. Sravani was very polite and made us feel like at home. Food

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Really friendly waitress called Megan - really attentive and helpful. Parking: Lots of parking space Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

I wouldnt normally go to a Turkish restaurant, but now Im totally surprised at the level of excellence. In every department the quality was outstanding . The quality of the meat was amazing and the staff couldnt do enough. The restaurant manager Christina went out of her way to make our evening special

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Outstanding everything, brilliant service as there was 13 people can t wait to come back

★★★★
October 21, 2024

We had a really pleasant evening lovely atmosphere , music background really great, food was really lovely. The staff very attentive a big thank you to Sanjann made our evening

★★★★★
October 21, 2024

Good food and great service from Sravani

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Very pleasant evening with tasty food and excellent service from Jan and Megan. The Chefs signature platter was a great choice.

★★★
September 21, 2024

Food was lovely! Service from the barista s and the waiters and waitresses outstanding. However the manager was very condescending and demanding to her staff and to us as customers which ruined the atmosphere. Great job to the team elements !

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

I dine here in the evenings once or twice a week, usually after a days sailing from the adjacent marina. Staff are brilliant and always welcoming, pleasant and genuinely eager to please. The mangeress is kind, delightful and always eager to be welcoming and be friendly. The food is always excellent, reasonably priced and well presented. I would definitely recommend this resturant. Ps. The sunsets from the fully glazed window walls are amazing.

September 21, 2024

This place was the worst food ever Ive tasted refused to pay Avoid at all cost Food

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Good food, great service from Christina

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Hilarry is an amazing waitress with a warm personality and friendly smile. She made our visit a welcome one and her customer service would definitely encourage us to visit again

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Apart from the food being nice, we were served by a courteous waitress who was very polite and patient and very customer focused

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

I visited babasheesh this week and dined with a work colleague we had a great time . The restaurant had a really good buzz and it was busy . I tried one of the new cocktails from their new menu Yakamoze . I always love to visit Babasheesh for the cocktails and the grilled meat is always cooked to perfection, I love the chicken shish , chicken shish wrap and halloumi and falafel wrap. I have visited a few times and always found the staff friendly and their service to be of a high standard. I will definitely be back soon . Thanks for being so welcoming Babasheesh .

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

The best!!

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Larya was great and the lunch menu was nice!!

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Amazing restaurant, food. Service was spectacular highly recommend it

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Family 80th Birthday. Relaxed but attentive - a lovely lunch. Good food and great service from start to finish. Thank you

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Love this place staff and atmosphere was wonderful. Very attentive staff.

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

The service and food here is 10/10! My waiter Sahib was amazing and very polite, he ensured my table had a splendid time! Would highly recommend this place!

Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Order from the restaurant via uber eats. My husband tracked the ordered so therefore we knew when the driver would turn up. The delivery driver arrived outside and shortly after the status on the delivery changed to delivered and the car pulled away leaving our in the middle of the road (after reviewing the Cctv it showed the driver getting the order out of the back seat where it dropped nto the road, he then left in a rush - then several cars drove over it). We had sat our kids down to eat their dinner so they were very upset. We called Babasheesh who asked us to send the photos to a mobile number provided to us. See attached picture. Babasheesh response was that we should dispute the issue with uber, however I feel that in this situation they could have dealt with this in a very different way. When you work in partnership with company I do feel everyone should be held accountable. Instead of asking us to dispute the situation, why could they not have done the same. Had it been my company I would have delivered a replacement and asked uber to compensate. Definately never attending here or ordering from them if this is the service you get.

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

We enjoyed our lunch with a nice bottle of Prosecco rose, fantastic customer service by Hilary, thanks !

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Dined here a few times and not disappointed tonight. Comfortable surroundings, tasty food and pleasant staff. for our server Ruby :) Wheelchair accessibility: Easily accessible in a motability scooter.

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Ruby is excellent . Loved her energy and vibe Vegetarian options: More veg options Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Nice Vegetarian options: Nice Wheelchair accessibility: Nice

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Decent food. Good customer service. Thanks Ruby!

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Fantastic food, Served by Ruby who gave us a Pleasant and very friendly service

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Lamb ribs were amazing and service by Ruby was fantastic.

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Great sharing dishes! Ruby was great and went the extra mile to keep us happy! Parking: Really easy to get to, walking distance from the restaurant. Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Great food, good service and value for money. Lovely evening with good friends.

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Hillary was a lovely host and the cocktails were amazing

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Absolutely fantastic Great food Great staff Well worth a visit Parking: So easy Wheelchair accessibility: So easy

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Beautiful tasty food ,great service and lovely views absolutely loved it .

★★★★★
September 21, 2024

Ben was amazing. He was attentive. And nothing wad too much trouble. Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

.Staff very friendly and nice ambience.

August 21, 2024

Really rude and unprofessional.

★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Very beautifully decorated restaurant. The gentleman serving my party of 8 was lovely but the time it took to prepare the food was much longer than expected. Unfortunately a lot of things on the menu were unavailable that some of my group had planned to order. I felt we were ridiculously overcharged for the portion sizes. I got the Grilled Salmon with salad and chips for £22+. My salad was a tomato quarter and a tip of a grilled pepper and I could count my chips I wish I had taken pictures but after anticipating the food to come out, I was hungry and was not inspired to get the camera out This is not to take away from the flavours - especially the baba ghanoush

★★★★★
August 21, 2024

I came here at the end of last year and it was absolutely awful and the manager at the time was so rude and was too busy flirting with drunk women to serve out drinks which we waited over 45 min for- I vowed never to come back. On a spur meet up I got told we were going in here and I feared the worst but it seems like there has been a whole shake up of staff and my experience today was amazing. Attentitive staff especially shout out to Sanjana who was very polite and informative when asking questions about dishes. Food was absolutely out of this world, all cooked to perfection and good sizes too. I d like me you have been put off in the past due to the awful service from previous manager and waiters then give it another chance as I will be back again.

July 21, 2024

Staff need to smile, service is very slow and they need to know more about the food they are selling

★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

This has been open a while now so gave it a go.. very expensive for what u get £25 for a mixed shish, lamb was Luke warm too. Server had been robotically scripted trained . Said be over in two mins for drinks I be back in 5 mins for food . No checks on us throughout, sat finished a while only 3 tables in restaurant at 7.15 on a Thurs.. cleared plates back 5 mins for desserts we didnt stay as not an enjoyable evening. They used to take tastecard and are now pulling out of that ..bad move u need the discount to get customers at those prices...

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

I often get food from Babaseesh for lunch or after a workout. Each time Ive gotten food, Ive never been disappointed. Not only is it just great tasting food, as a gym goer, I highly recommend it for a post workout meal. You feel great afterwards!

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

Very nice and spacious place . Friendly staff and amazing cocktails . It s a must to try the garlic king prawns, chicken kofte, lamb shish, burgers, sharing meat platter and finish your meal with a tasty homemade Baklava. Vegetarian options also available .

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

We had a brilliant dinner with my friends and spent nice time there! The service and food were amazing! Top level! Well come for sure again! Thanks Food : 5/5 |

July 21, 2024

Awful food & service. As a Turkish Cypriote the food was not up to standard and makes a mockery of Turkish cuisine. The waitress couldnt even pronounce the names of the dishes on the menu without asking ME for help, what a joke. No authentic at all.

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

Sahib is an excellent r waiter! The food was fantastic and great drink!

June 21, 2024

The service was poor:- 1. They forgot to make the meals that had been ordered; 2. The food they did remember to make came out late; and 3. Not once was my table asked if the food was ok or if we wanted more drinks. The atmosphere was not good, as another table had the same difficulty we did and eventually had to walk out. The staff took lack of accountability for their actions.

June 21, 2024

We were asked to pay a deposit for a table of 15 on bank holiday Monday @ 5pm this was to ensure enough staff were on the rota to cover the booking as normally they don t get busy until 7pm. After 10 mins of being seating we were asked for our drinks order . This unfortunately was also the last time in the 2 hours in the restaurant we were asked if we wanted drinks the wait between the disappointing starters and mains coming out was about an hour the kids were starving, the adults were frustrated, ALL other tables in the restaurant were complaining about service and speed - the atmosphere was tense and uncomfortable . Sides ordered for our table and one of the mains for our party never arrived. Food was below average, not an apology in sight, just excuses - a horrible experience.

★★★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

Good food. Room for improvement in terms of service. Nice ambiance

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

excellent food and service. Wheelchair accessibility: Easy access for people using wheelchairs. Food : 5/5 |

June 21, 2024

Size of potions is so small for the price, was really looking forward to eating here will be my last time. Save your money and go to a kebab shop.

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

Happened upon this place when staying at the Travelodge. Excellent food and service. I would recommend!

May 21, 2024

This is not a Turkish restaurant at all and they have not one Turkish member of staff and it is really obvious when you see the food, the staff do not even know what things are made of or called, a customer asked what Bulgur is and the manager replied that it is coucous, the restaurant has no Turkish flavours at all. Also the waiter bringing knives and forks to put in front of a 3 year old and a two year old is never a good idea. Not worth the money at all, if you are looking for a Turkish restaurant I suggest you give this one a wide birth. Oh and if anyone is doubting my judgement, I am actually Turkish myself. They offered me discount on the next bill but I would not even eat for free if offered, I think it s offensive to actually call this a Turkish restaurant.

★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

The price point for the food portion is high. Taste wise, the food is just okay. We have been to several Turkish restaurants, and I wouldnt rate this as high on my list. The customer service was okay. Please consider including complimentary bread like other Turkish restaurants, rather than it being paid for. Parking: Free parking for the first 90 minutes

★★
May 21, 2024

We had the sharing platter, and the chicken shish was very nice, the lamb shish was flavoursome but a bit tough and the doner meat was terrible - tough, gristly and with a funky smell. Starters were okay if unspectacular, hummus and calamari being the best of a mediocre bunch. Service was a mix of ridiculously over enthusiastic when at the table, and suddenly blind and deaf when standing at the bar talking to their mates. Which there was plenty of time to do as the restaurant was disappointingly empty, a maximum of five tables during a fine Saturday lunchtime - although perhaps this is unsurprising given the price of the meal, which wouldn t have been out of place in central London.

Local Guide
April 21, 2024

I will never eat here again, no quality, no respect!!

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Sahib was amazing! Excellent service, very attentive, patient and friendly. Thank you for the great time sahib!!!

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

Lovely place , really enjoyed the food and great atmosphere. Lovely waiter Sahib.

★★★★★
April 21, 2024

customer service was great, especially the server Sahib. The food was also great, and such a chill place to go to if your looking for great food and atmosphere

April 21, 2024

rubbish

April 21, 2024

Very bad

★★
April 21, 2024

The stars are for the service. Ordered a mixed platter for £51 for two people. The portion size was very small. Calamari starter was hard and rubbery. The meat was very chewy. The rice an bulgar was bland and tasteless. I wouldn t eat here again if you paid me. If you fancy a bite, go to mezze in Rochester or Taze in Chatham. Cheaper prices for bette food in bugger portions. Also £4.50 for a glass of apple juice is insane. If you are going to charge these prices, the food quality needs to match it. Very disappointed. No small cutlery for children either.

April 21, 2024

I am never never going to this place again!! We tried to get a table at this restaurant and we were told they were fully booked for 9 people despite there being only 5 ppl in the entire restaurant.. the shameless waitress that told us this had taken a decision that we could not eat there after taking a look at my 2 year. We walked away..I then called the restaurant 10 mins after and requested to book a table for 9 with 2, toddlers and the gentleman that picked up the phone immediately said wed be able to come sit right away.. so I am calling out this lady as either being prejudice about my kid or just didnt like the look of us.. We hold most of our family dinners here and I will never visit this place again

March 21, 2024

I would not visit again. The service is so terrible. I walked out after waiting for my order for close to an hour.

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

Came in on Saturday lunch time the service from Sahib and Jan was amazing during our time there. Will be back!

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Took advantage of the lunchtime offer that arrived with me via e-mail. Excellent value for money, really good food and perfectly sized portions for a lunch - for me. If youre still hungry, just have a dessert afterwards. Great service from Daniel & Jan.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

Love this place, Dan was lovely

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Lovely tasty food, nice atmosphere and fantastic service from Sahib. Very happy.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

Coolest place! Fast, high-quality service! Delicious food and reasonable prices! Thank you! Keep it up!!!

February 21, 2024

Overpriced , and that s without the 20% service charge being added, small portions, quite bland , really bad service and management who take no attention to any complaints

★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

Good food, rubbish service... Got drinks after the main course. We were sitting for a good half an hour at the empty table and bloke totally forgot about us... Bad experience

★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

Great food and excellent service thanks

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Visiting chatham and we were recommended to Babasheesh. Most definitely nit disappointed. Sahib was a was great. Food

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Best meal I have ever eaten lovely restaurant food was incredible staff were lovely nice location highly recommend Dan was a lovely waiter.

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

The ambience and the food is brilliant! Special thanks to Jan for fantastic service and personal attention!

January 21, 2024

I WOULD GIVE ZERO STARS IF GOOGLE WOULD LET ME I am not a person that randomly leaves negative reviews, I genuinely believe that you can be unlucky and get an off day so after previously visited Babasheesh in Chatham and not having a particular good visit, I decided to give it another chance WORST decision EVER. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY Our table was booked for 7.30 and we arrived on time and we were very surprised at how few diners there were We were seated at our table and left for half an hour before being approached by a server as we had been left we knew what dishes we wanted as well as what drinks so it was all ordered together We waited another 15 minutes for our drinks The starters arrived one of the dishes was nothing like described deep fried halloumi with salad, they bought deep fried halloumi in a pile of olives, not great as the person whos starter it was didnt eat olives. We put the olives onto another plate problem solved Then the server bought over a vegetable and a lamb moussaka, I said we didn t order vegetable only lamb along with kleftiko and a kebab The kleftico was bought to the table and the server said I m the bearer of bad news don t shoot the messenger, the chef has messed up he has lots of kebabs being cooked he ll do yours as soon as he can ! But no apology I can bring you some bread to eat . I also pointed out I had ordered broccoli as a side but had not received it Our dinners were going cold so our friend said start yours I ll catch up We ordered some more drinks 30 minutes later no drinks and no kebab or broccoli The lamb kleftiko was like a dogs bone very little meat and I can t explain how bad the moussaka was it was tasteless and in a watery sauce not a bit like moussaka Like I said the restaurant was not busy, the person behind the bar was just standing there I called the server over and he said Oh yeah your drinks . Still no apology We said cancel the drinks and the other dinner A young girl was sent over and gave us a half hearted sorry We will NEVER EVER go back Shocking from start to finish Rude staff, rubbish service, disgusting food. I can see why it was so empty shame as it s in a lovely location. Hopefully they will close down soon and a decent restaurant will take over

★★★★
January 21, 2024

Matthew excellent service really enjoyed our evening we will be back.

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

The food was delicious and the service was outstanding, the guy who served us Dan (definitely should be front of house) was so welcoming! We can t wait to come back. Definitely recommend the Lamb Sarma Beyti

★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Overpriced! - had 3 burgers and mixed meze - felt like a glorified takeaway. Got order wrong. 12.5% service charge No amex Food : 3/5 |

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Midweek catch up dinner with friends Chatham Babasheesh, pleasantly surprised by the goergous venue. The ambience was soft warm & a relaxing style of stunning decor, very welcoming. Food was exquisite & nothing was too much trouble. Thankyou Jan for your exceptional service & attention to detail, we will definitely visit again.

★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Went here for my 30th birthday meal with my partner and was quite disappointed... the server knew it was my birthday and didnt make anything special at all... no cake no song nothing at all ... he also told us that the bulgar could be swapped for chips with our platter but came back 10 mins later saying we have to pay extra it cant be swapped and already been cooked.... he also didnt ask what size wine for my partner so assumed it was a large and told us he made the assumption after its been poured so thats it... the food was lovely cant complain about that but the service was awful and I would never ever recommend anybody come here for their birthday because you are not made to feel special at all

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

Perfect ensemble of food, impeccable service and great ambience! Would go there again!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Food was amazing. Service as well We will come back again Food : 5/5

★★★★
January 21, 2024

My friend and I had a lovely lunch here. Good food and great service.

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

The food was lovely the atmosphere was lovely and excellent service well done

December 21, 2023

Visited mid week. Very quiet yet the staff were not attentive at all. Manager at front of restaurant on his mobile pretty much the whole time we were there (approx. 2.5hrs). The waiting staff hardly spoke. We ordered drinks and main meal. Once we finished they took our glasses and plates and didnt even ask if we wanted more drinks or the desert menu! We sat there for almost 45 minutes before asking the waiter for our bill. Again he didnt speak to us but had the cheek to add 12% service charge to our bill which we refused to pay. Will never go back! Absolutely awful Dietary restrictions: Im gluten free - coeliac. Very limited options

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

We were greeted by a member of staff and shown to table then how drinks arrived the food was amazing the staff looked after us all the time I will definitely return again thanks everyone

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great DJ

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Lovely customer service, amazing food, drinks made by Shania were lovely and service from Skye!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I came on Tuesday for the first time at the restaurant it s was amazing and offered delicious food. The service was good and there was kind staff members called Skye she was fantastic and so welcoming.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Shania is sooo good the service from her 10/10 making sure drinks on time and always looking after my table even though she s behind bar 10/10 service

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Shania and Pc matthew (badge number 4056) was brilliant today. Food was exceptional by yaya couldn t appreciate the service i had any more. Jan was amazing as well, will come here with my mrs and 2 lovely children. WOULD RECOMMEND Vegetarian options: amazing food, you should definitely try it.

★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The menu was okay, they got my order wrong and then forgot half of it. The manager was very kind and didnt charge me for the food that wasnt made.

★★★★
December 21, 2023

Enjoyed my starter grilled prawns & for my main course lamb shank as well as a cheeky cosmopolitan cocktail. The decor & staff were wonderful. Id recommend to anyone. Just one things required gluten-free options & more fish dishes. Muito obrigado/a to my new friends at this restaurant. Dietary restrictions: Id like to see gluten-free & more fish dishes on the menu. Thats my personal choice.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Robert, Shania and Jan looked after us so well today. And the food was fabulous. The best Ive had for a long time. Food

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Food was great and tasty, staff were lovely. Would definitely go again!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Me and my partner had a very enjoyable experience, the mix platter was amazing and will definitely be coming back and getting it again. Big mention to Jan who made our experience 10 out of 10 very welcoming.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Sahib and jan were truely amazing xxxx Kid-friendliness: Great for family Food : 5/5 |

Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I waited 10 minutes for the waiter, there were only 2 tables in the room, never more

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

food was amazing the way the lamb chops are cooked to perfection, jans team is amazing everyone you talk to have a smile and very helpful. There is free parking at also if you have parked underneath you get 4 hours free when you dine in amazing date night spot with amazing drinks. Parking: Free parking when you dine in

December 21, 2023

Myself & partner visited today. Food was nice (above average) however inside was incredibly cold, its far too loud of an atmosphere and the service was not there - literally non-existent - it seemed that staff were only interested in the big tables. After waiting nearly 20 minutes for our table to be cleared and be asked for desserts we gave up and proceeded to go up to the bar and pay our bill and leave and sought desserts elsewhere, they also stated they cleared our service charge - service charge?! We wont be returning and wouldnt recommend going here unless your a big party.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Sahib was amazing the food was out of this world. Jan was amazing to making sure we were okay. They really looked after us for my nieces birthday Kid-friendliness: Amazing

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Amazing food. Amazing service. 100% recommend for date night or out with the girls. Jan is the best!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The food is amazing, aunthentic and great portions. Highly recommend. Our order was delivery.

December 21, 2023

My parents (who are in their 60s) did not even get as far as being seated at a table before they were insulted and intimidated by the person that I assume was the manager on duty this evening. My parents asked if they could have the table over there in response to which the staff member went right up to my dads face in an aggressive manner and said Oh so you dont want to eat here. Appalled by the unexplained and unjustified confrontation, my parents questioned why he had said that, to which he replied You can go somewhere else. My parents felt they had no option but to leave the restaurant after such disgusting treatment which left them feeling very embarrassed. My dad returned to the restaurant a few moments later to make a formal complaint about the service, and the staff member refused to give his name or speak to him. This standard of service is beyond abysmal. I cannot believe that I now have to worry about my parents going for a meal out in case they are confronted and insulted.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Came in for a couple drinks with my partner, was served by sahib the waiter. He was a star at serving and nice to see a familiar face. The manager on duty unsure of his name served our drinks was lovely and a professional gentleman.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Excellent food but we were asked to move tables after our desserts as the table had another booking coming in - hadnt been advised of this upon booking. The restaurant was half empty! We would have stayed longer but felt a bit disjointed after this. Staff were attentive but one waiter was rushing about so much he knocked a drink flying - this was replaced - but less speed more haste!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Recommended. Good food, polite attentive staff and nice surroundings- somewhat different from how it was when I worked in this exact location in the late 70 s! Dietary restrictions: I ve a problem with onion which was acknowledged.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Lots of delicious food. Cocktails are amazing. Dancing and music needs to be more upbeat. But Sahib is an outstanding waiter and made our Christmas night special!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Sahib was a great waiter, food was amazing!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great food, can t fault it at all! Sahib our waiter was very helpful, not an easy task with 11 tipsy ladies!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great food, great atmosphere. Sahib was brilliant.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Sahib is amazing at customer service goes out of his way to make sure your having an amazing time is outgoing and friendly

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Came here for the 1st time today and OMG pleasantly greeted and served by sahib and had the most amazing cocktails made by the lovely Shania the food was absolutely amazing melt in the mouth lamb and the sea bass was full of flavour wont be long till we are back again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great food