Ember Lounge

Food is really good and authentic. Staff here are really nice and place is cozy. This is very close to other establishments like Costco and all. The food portion is really good for its price point. A good restaurant to try!

Food was very delicious, tasty, hot and fresh. BUT the Chicken Shawarma Wrap is not Shawarma, it was basically like Shish Taouk in a wrap, Call it a chicken wrap not Shawarma. So that’s misleading. Not that it was bad it just simply wasn’t Shawarma as you can see in the picture just by looking at the chicken inside the wrap. The Kubbeh, Hummus and beef Shawarma was unreal. The Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings though ... my god was very yummy ? Bubblegum Mint hookah was fantastic, I asked for Coca Coals just because I don’t like the round ones and they had that available so I appreciated that. Our server was very efficient, fast and more importantly friendly and was always smiling. Verdict: DEFINITELY check them out.

Food and ambience were okay, service was really slow. Went on a Friday night, and they only had 2 servers. No drinks menu or any bartender but our server said they could make any cocktail of choice - when gave two options they dint have enough ingredients for either. They later just mixed vodka with water, put a slice of lemon and served for $7. Really disappointed with the attitude of the our server as well.

This place is a real gem in calgary NW. we had the best shawarma you could ever taste. They also have cauliflower wings made of heaven. Menu is very well priced for the great taste and quality ingredients. They offer shisha too but have not tried it. I liked the overall ambience and the music. It feels so home. And staff are very friendly.

It was allright. This was my 2nd visit and it seems that management has been changed. The restaurant was empty and it was freezing cold. As in, I had to wear my jacket during dinner. The music was loud and just 80s-90s cheezy love songs. The food was on the colder side, I wish it would be a bit warmed up. I did appreciate the waitresses accommodation and her friendliness. I felt bad for her being there in an empty restaurant...

I usually don't write reviews based on one visit especially for restaurants due to my understanding of the nature of the food industry from staff shortage and especially the pandemic's everlasting circumstances that many restaurants in our beautiful city took to BETTER THEMSELVES. Below is my detailed review for TWO visits; Visit#1 took place on Decmeber 31 for New year eve party which was posted a month in advance for three well known singers and keyboard player that that I am grateful was there because if it wasn't to him, it would have been the worst event I have been to ever. Tickets were 125$ per person and little we knew that 2 singers were not coming the night we got there. The owner didn't have the business ethics or the decency to make a small announcement when he knew about the cancelation of the singers (we were informed that they had been infected with the virus). Assuming that this is true and I highly suspect it is NOT, the operators of the restaurant owed people a notification in case people were attending for music choice. The food that evening had NO identity, it was a mix of Arabic to western and Afghan dish that was full of rice and dull steak, Let alone served VERY cold. Service was good , the girls seemed to know the etiquette of table serving. Shisha was OKAY too. Visit #2 took place a week later (as I was itching for good service to be able to do a good review). The food took alot longer than it should that night. Again tons of rice and lack of flavor in the meat as well as overpriced for what presented. kibbeh balls exploded in water , I assume they were fried while still a bit frozen, service took alot longer the second visit assuming they were short staffed , This was still Unacceptable given the $650 spent for both visits. In brief, this restaurant lacks a comfortable ambiance, good business management, and mostly ethics from owner and operators. Calgary jumped another level of food finesse that this restaurant lacks in many areas.

Bro are you guys even open? I’ve been coming to see if you guys are open for the past 2 weeks and the lights are totally shut off. There are no updates on the door of the restaurant or on their fb page

Great ambience!! Went for a relaxing evening with family.Ordered some food and seeshah. One gentleman who served seeshah was friendly and accomodating. Food was flavourful and we enjoyed it. But couldn't get any mocktails because most of the ingredients were out of stock. There were no enough servers so service was slow. Overall was satisfied with environment and music but service really needs to be improved.