The Haifa Room

Cozy little restaurant with an open concept kitchen that makes you feel at home! Loved how the falafel dish was presented as an open sandwich that lets you fill the pita pocket yourself. Great service too!

November 9, 2024 on Google

Service very attentive and professional. Food chosen from the lunch plates was excellent. We topped it off with a dream-like cheese cake.

November 3, 2024 on Google

It’s a Cute place on Ossington that has a more chill vibe than many places on the strip. The food was good. Nazareth Hot Chicken - so good we had two orders Kofta - good but maybe comes across more as a standard meatball than Kofta, for the lack of appropriate spice Broccolini Labneh - excellent with the grilled broccolini against the creamy Labneh. I’ll be trying to recreate this at home. Roast potatoes - good with the whipped garlic and the spicy red sauce but the potatoes might have benefited from some frying to crisp them away from their boiled texture. Tasty but could have been better. The cocktails were superb - Cafe Douma and Demeter I loved the orange-red lights in the room. Was such a good vibe. Good, cheery, service. I’m going to go back sometime at lunch and try their sidewalk takeout window. Haifa room is Worth trying.

October 22, 2024 on Google

It’s a small and cozy restaurant, serving Middle Eastern cuisine. They have about 10 small tables, and for larger groups, they accommodate by putting the tables together. The staff are young and friendly. You can either use public transportation to get here or park your car on the street. We ordered “House Hummus” that was served with a pita bread. We also ordered “Lamb Tartare” and “Loaded Eggplant”. This was our first time trying Lamb Tartare and we really liked it. The Loaded Eggplant was very delicious and I really recommend it. We also tried “Knafe” for dessert. We liked that it was warm and a great combination of sweet and salty.

August 20, 2024 on Google

We made the reservation beforehand. They have a separate menu for dine-in and takeout. For dine-in, we ordered: 1. House Hummus: 5/5 => It has one pita and hummus. We ordered extra pitas. Make sure to eat the hummus with max 2 pitas or you will eat them too dry. 2. Falafel: 5/5 => It has 3 falafels and tahini. We ordered an extra falafel. 3. Roast Potatoes: 5/5 All the items were tasty. The service and ambience is also good. For the mains, we decided to try their takeout menu and eat in Trinity Bellwoods park. We ordered: 1. Chicken Pita: 5/5 => Mix of multiple flavours. 2. Falafel Pita: 4/5 => Less spicy. Shawarmas are better. Both of the above were very filling as well. I don’t know why they don’t serve them in dine-in. Overall, the food is good but dine-in items are expensive and less in quantity. I would recommend the takeout menu. I might come again to try their sabich.

July 14, 2024 on Google

A great recommendation from another Ossington restaurant to come here for cocktails. We did not have food (but hummus looked amazing), we did enjoy a Demeter cocktails. Took a bit of time to create, but while waiting a few more recommendations were provided for our next stop.

July 8, 2024 on Google

Standout dish was the Nazareth fried chicken (pictured). While the food was good, our experience was unfortunately overshadowed by poor service. It took 50 minutes for all of our food to arrive to the table, and we had to request the bill twice before we received it. This was earlier in the night before the restaurant was full, at one point there were more servers than customers. It would have certainly been a better experience if servers were more present, and the food was brought out at a more reasonable pace.

June 30, 2024 on Google

Haifa Room has been on my radar for quite some time. Brought my Fiance here for her birthday. Overall, the meal was tasty, but there were some hiccups with the service. We started with the House Pickles, featuring Carrot, Turnip, and Cauliflower. Lacked cucumbers, and the seasoning was average. The Grilled Broccolini appetizer was a standout, perfectly charred with a tasty spice from the harissa and creamy labneh. The Fried Chicken Bites were enjoyable, served with a tangy pink sauce. Unfortunately, they were out of the Charred Cabbage we ordered. The Potatoes arrived separately from our steak and were underwhelming, lacking in texture and flavor variation. Also a small side dish to eat with no main or bread. Our steak arrived and looked similar to the Grilled Brocolini dish. 7 slices or so, on top of labneh. No pita with this dish so had to order it extra. It would have been better if the items were presented in a more cohesive manner to enhance the dining experience. Overall, the dishes tended to blend together, with similar flavors of creamy labneh, honey butter, and similar spices dominating. While tasty, the lack of variety was noticeable. We spent over $150 for two people, including a glass of wine and one beer.

March 27, 2024 on Google