Lamalo - New York

We came in looking for something different and were not disappointed. Because we were splurging for the day, went for the Lomalo Spread spreads and breads skewer and side. My girlfriend had the salmon skewer and mejadara while I went for the lamb kofta and basmati.First, the breads and spreads. If you go with the Lomalo spread, you get all 13 spreads (unlimited) and warm bread. We enjoyed all of the spreads except for the pickled ones we tried them, and they are not bad we just don't have the taste for pickled stuff very often. The hummus, Turkish salad, skordalia, babaganoush, and spinach and artichoke were our favorites. The bread is insanely good.I loved the lamb skewer, and the basmati was nicely seasoned and paired with toasted pine nuts an unexpectedly delightful pairing. My girlfriend enjoyed the salmon but was not blown away by it she and I did, however, like the mejadara very much.Now, the price. We spent way too much, but armed with what we learned about the food here, we could probably have put together a much more reasonably priced meal if we were to return. New York City has too many restaurants for us to guarantee a return here, but I enjoyed the experience a great deal wonderful service and atmosphere.

Horrible experience!Atmosphere is sad and cold. Servers dont even understand you or know the menu.Menu is pretty much just snacks. It is not a dinner place.The spreads were terrible, skewers were the worst I have ever tasted.It is a fake attempt at being a food service establishment.Dont even try!

The air conditioning on the second floor is not working. The staff on the second floor says their requests are not being taken seriously. They have called an engineer but nothing has been done. Your expensive liquor is being ruined and guests are leaving because of the heat. The staff downstairs seems to find the situation amusing.

Decided this was the place I wanted to take my fiancé for our anniversary and I’m so glad I did. The atmosphere alone was dimly lit and cozy. The staff on hand all worked together to make the entire experience one to remember. We didn’t eat again until 24hrs later ?. Each plate of the spread was that good and laffa bread was great each time it came out. I had the shrimp skewer and she had the beef which were both phenomenal. Already planning on going back!

I’m on a diet and so I’m not currently eating any bread. While I was waiting for my chicken skewer, which was taking some time to arrive, I took 2 bites out of my girlfriends bread. They charged me $45 because I ate her food… which according to the manager is a violation of their terms and conditions. Literally just 2 bites.The manager acts like she is the Supreme Court enforcing the constitution of the US.As a recurring customer who has come over 8x here, I will never be coming back. It’s just strange behavior, as if the manager had simply had asked me to not eat any more of her bread, I would’ve obviously complied happily. But to straight charge me for that is just busybody behavior.