Damasco Shisha lounge 238 Portland Road, Hove, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 5QT

"Great, a proper old fashioned traditional pub. Good atmosphere, a well stocked bar and good service. What more could you want?! Good wide entrance with step free access which is a bit of rarity in Brighton. Opposite two of the best restaurants in the area Curry Leaf and Petis Pois. Ideal for a pre dinner drink."

"A nice quiet ambience during our visit on Sunday, we both had Chicken Fajitas, which were enjoyable, but could have done with a bit more chicken. Service was good, the loo's were clean enough, and the lake/pond looked very nice. The serving staff were personable, although no one really knew that there was a queuing system at the bar to order food. However...a few minutes cleaning the windows would make this a much nicer experience."

"Ordered via Deliveroo and wish I hadn’t. I would be a lot less hungry and financially better off. The doner meat had clearly been sitting there for some time. Very dry and hard and tasteless. Hardly any salad or sauce. The Mediterranean Breakfast was pretty rank. Potatoes had been reheated, I do not know how many times. Tasted disgusting, it made me retch. Ate some of the lebheh which was okay but not much taste to it, I was trying to make the hard, dry doner meat taste better, but this did taste fresh. The rest of Mediterranean Breakfast was horrible. I believe I got this dried up, old food because I had a delivery and not much a customer can do then. This was expensive at the best of times and for it to taste like that is a horrible thing to do to people. Basically, it’s robbery. I am reporting."

"If I would’ve been able to give this place 6 stars, I would. Fantastic and definitely one among the best restaurants serving middle eastern food in Brighton. I can't recommend enough, it's all deliciousness, the flavours that they are getting out of the food is just incredible. Amazing chef at this place. Priced well considering the quality. Look forward to returning and would certainly recommend."

"I ordered the mixed grill and a doner wrap. Quality and portion sizes of meats overall good, service and cleanliness very good. The major letdown/shortfall for me was the seasonings, condiments, salad and garnish items. It is a restaurant in atmosphere and price, yet the only two condiments available were store bought garlic mayo and hot sauce. The kind you get in 1 litre bottles. I have been to countless, Kurdish, Syrian, Lebanese and Turkish restaurants and they always have diverse salad, pickle, garnish and sauce selections to serve with food. Things always available are pickled purple cabbage, pickled turnip, fresh cucumber, salt pickle cucumber, olives, hummus, fresh parsley, mint and thick Greek type yogurt . In a particular good eatery they might also have halloumi cheese. Damasco grill only had the no frills economy hot sauce and garlic mayo plus iceberg lettuce, onion, tomato and hot pickled peppers. For me this was very disappointing and not fitting of the establishment and it's high quality grilled meats. The meats themselves are also plain and barely seasoned which is quite normal but means you really need the condiments! The portion size of the doner wrap is very good and I'd say the best value item on the menu. However because it doesn't have the fast flow of customers like a low price chip shop, the doner gets very dry. Which again means that you really really need sauces. On the plus side this means that the doner is thoroughly cooked, fresh and hot. Unlike many chip shops which can serve you stuff undercooked and tepid which will make you sick."