Reviews for Shalel in New York, NY
Stumbled upon this beautiful and intimate Mediterranean restaurant in the Upper West Side. It is a small restaurant with limited... seating but is done up tastefully. The food was great - we enjoyed the Babaganoush, Gambas Al Ajillo and the Moroccan MintTea. The Patatas Bravas are a tad bland and the Mushroom Saganaki may not be for everyone (uses a rather strong smellingkefalotyri cheese). The service was great and we really enjoyed our visit. Would recommend this place for a romantic dinnerdate! Read more
This is a unique, cozy date spot on the upper west side. There is very little signage. Go down a flight of stairs and enter into... this underground, candlelight dinner and drinks spot. Good food and lots of different small rooms with varying designs. Read more
Lovely, unique, romantic Mediterranean restaurant with amazing food! My husband hat a lamb dish and I had a seafood item, both... very delicious. The staff was also very helpful and friendly, recommending wonderful appetizers and dessert items which weloved! We went there for our anniversary after watching a show at the nearby Lincoln Center. Read more
The experience at this beautiful and mysterious little hidden gem was impeccable. The food at this Mediterranean restaurant was... truly lick your plate worthy. The ambiance is sexy, moody, private and intimate. The staff was sweet. Definitely would visitagain and recommend to friends. Everything was superb but my top recommendations of the night were both the pizza andMediterranean spreads as appetizers, Branzino for entree and Ekmek Kataif for dessert. Read more
Wow!! Sucha rustic little place in the middle of upper west! Loved the whole brick wall and candle lit ambiance in here. Don?t... come here if you are expecting a party music because it?s an intimate type of place. I recommend trying the mixed Mediterraneanplatter and chicken tagine (so flavorful!). Chicken kabab also had that marinated roasted flavor. Always appreciate when a placelike this has a longer selection of options in the menu. Just fyi - They said that tagine was only big enough for one personbut later we noticed that quantities here are pretty shareable sized so you can get away by trying a few things together. Read more
Very romantic and chic. Extremely low key and off the beaten path. The main reason we stopped there was because we could smell... the food cooking on the street we were walking down. So we impulsively went inside. We were not disappointed. There's even awater fountain, not to mention that it's all underground in a basement. With real exposed stone for walls, candle lit and veryintimate. Great use of space. We absolutely recommend it for a first name or weekly eating. Read more
One of the best ?underground? hidden-gems of Upper West Side! This is an incredibly romantic and intimate restaurant that offers... great food and adorably caring and attentive service with great food and nice atmosphere. This restaurant has been on our listto visit and we were glad we did. They take reservations over phone, and you can have Google Assistant reserve a table for youat the restaurant as well. I would highly recommend reserving before you go. Food was fantastic and I will visit here again innear future. Read more
This place is special. Great date spot or just to hang out with friends. Lycheetini is good, and I recommend getting the mixed... grill. Their valentines day meal was also really good with risotto. Read more