Almahabba Restaurant Abu Sultan in Köln

Poor customer service. You're just laughed at and even blamed if you accidentally order meat as a vegetarian, even though the dish explicitly states it doesn't contain meat.

The food was okay, but unfortunately, the service was very disappointing. After the meal, I asked about the restroom. Initially, I was told it was being cleaned. After waiting a while, I was told again that the cleaning wasn't finished. Only later was I informed that there wasn't a restroom at all. These conflicting statements were very irritating to me as a guest. Honesty and transparency are essential to good service, especially when traveling with children. Unfortunately, I didn't feel like I was being taken seriously. It's a shame; they've lost me as a customer.

Excellent, fast, and friendly service. Food was very good. Would gladly come again. 👍🏻

Please treat customers gently, because the customer is always right, and food is not added. I saw a nail in my food and they told me it wasn't one of theirs. 🤮🤮

The restaurant is bad, the staff are disrespectful, and the food is unclean.

The food was unclean and very bad.

A terrible restaurant with awful service, poor manners, and an unclean atmosphere.

The food is good, but please put someone who knows German in charge of orders. This is the second time I've ordered from you, and the order arrives wrong or missing something, not at all like the description. The packaging is very bad. I order from many restaurants almost daily, and the packaging is better than most of them. Unfortunately, your restaurant had the worst packaging. Please accept this criticism so you can improve. I don't like to see my fellow countrymen always last. So, everything else is fine.

Unfortunately not a good experience

My family and I stopped in by chance and were delighted. The chicken shawarma and pizza were incredibly delicious. I recommend it 💪

Amazing food and service! We eat there all the time and they are open late at night too! They have the best shawarma in the area ❤️

To be honest, I tried to eat the food you sent me, but honestly, it was a complete mess. May God not bless you.

Had a very tasty falafel plate 😊

I was in Kalk yesterday for work, and the good reviews attracted me, which I can now fully confirm. If I lived nearby, my kitchen would often stay cold, and I'd soon weigh 100 kg. I had one of those Bazooka rolls XXL, 41 cm long. It was a taste experience of the highest quality, and given current doner prices, the €9 roll is very good value, and it's also much more sophisticated than any doner. I ate it twice and I'm still raving about it. If I'm in the area again, I'll be back.

Honestly, it's really bad and I'll never buy from them again. I ordered half a charcoal-grilled chicken, but they gave me a quarter of a chicken (a wing and a small piece of breast) and it cost 11 euros. The food was terrible and not cooked well.

Unfortunately, it wasn't a good experience. I had to wait about 15-20 minutes for my food, even though it was barely busy. The grill plate I ordered was more like a half-sized plate and bore little resemblance to the picture on the menu... One chicken wing, one small chicken drumstick, two burnt and dry mini pieces of lamb, five small pieces of chicken (also dry), and a skewer of minced meat that was more reminiscent of a large cevapi. I was expecting something along the lines of an Adana skewer, but unfortunately, that one was overcooked and dry... The service was very friendly, but they could have pointed out the wait or perhaps offered some bread to pass the time. In conclusion: If you come here, you should get the shawarma or the chicken plate instead; it looked much better with the other guests.

The most delicious falafel is Halloumi falafel, you will find it here... The best people, may God make you happy and provide for you.

Very delicious and testy Syrian breakfast

A nice experience, good treatment, respectful guys, and very good food. I recommend trying it.

Even KFC, famous for its breaded chicken, can't compete with this one! Best crispy chicken I've had in YEARS. The service is super nice and very friendly. Everything tastes great and the price is very good. 10 out of 10

Great experience with Arabic food

May God bless you with young men with good morals, kind treatment, and delicious food.

Very good food and great value for money. Really friendly staff. Highly recommended!

We've been to Almahabba several times, and the food is always delicious. The shawarma, in particular, is superbly seasoned and fresh, and the manakish are always top-notch. You can tell a lot has improved—everything is even better now than it used to be. My only minor criticism: the outdoor seating is unfortunately in the blazing sun, and there's no parasol. Some shade would be really nice, especially in hot weather. Regardless, we always enjoy coming back!

A taste of paper in dealing Good luck

Very tasty and highly recommended

Delicious food, excellent service, and very friendly staff. I'll be back 👍🏻👍🏻

The winter atmosphere with the wonderful taste, frankly, wins. I hope the service and the unbeatable taste remain like this in all of Cologne. In fact, it is the only restaurant that reminds me of Syria and its atmosphere.

Very nice little snack bar with delicious shawarma, falafel and halloumi at very fair prices at Postplatz in Kalk!

Food was absolutely delicious and cheap, the staff was really friendly, i can only recommend it

perfect food. I will recommend everyone to eat there

The food was very good and the portions are generous. If you like Arab food, you need to come!

Super service super team food super everything super

Thank you for the wonderful service and the delicious food

The staff are very nice and friendly. The food was truly delicious. I highly recommend it.

Very nice staff and very hospitable

Very tasty food. Breakfast highly recommended.

The best food and the best restaurant

One of the best restaurants in Cologne that maintains good taste at an acceptable price.

Very good service and at any time of day there is very tasty meat

Great food and very tasty. We always get used to changing and developing it. What a livelihood, my brother and beloved Abu Sultan.

Respectable service and honey-like young men. May God bless and protect you.

Breakfast was delicious. We had manakish, fatteh, foul, and falafel. May God bless you. It looks like we're in Damascus.

The manakeesh is very delicious, but the shawarma is inedible, it is very rancid.

The service is bad and the food is bad too.

Very, very tasty! Arabic dish: Excellent Shawarma roll: Very tasty

From my perspective, it doesn't deserve even half a star because the service was disrespectful and the food was bad. This is from personal experience. We ordered dinner and found that the meal had a very bad smell. We then returned the meal to them and they didn't refund us despite contacting them more than once.

Very tasty food and friendly staff

That was very tasty, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Absolutely outrageous! I ordered via Uber Eats and waited a full 1.5 hours for my food. When it finally arrived, it was a disaster: The tabbouleh tasted spoiled and completely inedible, as if it had been around for days. The chicken, potatoes, and roasted carrots were burnt and dry, and the rice was hard as rock and so salty it was inedible. Charging money for something like this is outrageous and, in my opinion, nothing short of customer fraud. This restaurant has no respect for its customers or the food it serves. I will never order from here again, and I highly recommend it to everyone! I will also report this incident to the relevant veterinary authorities and the food inspection authorities.

10/10 anyone who wants to eat real fried chicken the Halal way should go here.

First shawarma was perfect but second dead dry

The food is really delicious, my goal to eat always to this restaurant I like all kinds

Friendly staff and tasty food 😍

1- The food arrived 35 minutes late even though I was alone and the place was empty. 2- The prices outside are different than inside (more expensive, of course), but they didn't care. 3- No card payments 4- I've ordered and eaten here several times. The food quality is inconsistent. You have to be lucky to get it right. Otherwise, the meat is dry, there's not enough rice, and the occasional crunchy manakesh... I'll never be back

Good food, easy to reach restaurant

Extremely good chicken. They do not take a card, but they will happily point you to an ATM nearby. They don't speak English, but the guy who runs it seems nice.

Best food I've had for my entire trip to cologne and also the cheapest. 11€ for a fairly large portion of fried chicken, thick potato chips, coleslaw adjacent goop, pickled vegetables, bread (it was kind of like a tortilla but thin and crispy), and mayonnaise. They also give you one slice of tomato and cucumber. Cashier doesn't speak english and they only take cash but they will let you to go an ATM and come back. Environment felt pleasant but it's probably because I went there at 1 am.

The food was unfortunately very bad

The prices of manakish are exaggerated and the service is not good

Good thing, may God bless you 🫶🏻

Great taste and actually way too cheap! We had a lovely seat on the large square opposite the KÖLNARKADEN and enjoyed an excellent meal for very little money. We'd go back anytime!

I loved it! The food tasted amazing, and even though it was very warm, I still enjoyed it. The waitress was really nice, and the service was very friendly. I can only recommend it!

Bazooka Dürüm and Falafel 10 out of 10 best from Abu Sultan 💯💯💯💯

Top restaurant with delicious food and great prices. Nice people, just go there; you'll love it. The owner cooks with passion. Top 👍

The shawarma plate was very tasty, only the chicken was a bit dry but the sauce made up for it.

Veeeeeeery delicious food and very friendly staff

Very, very delicious food! Definitely worth a visit!!!!!

Super tasty and inexpensive food

Absolutely outrageous experience. Instead of the Tantuni sandwich I ordered (€6), I got wraps (€5) with almost nothing but salad. My poor eyesight was blatantly exploited. When I complained, I was cheekily told that I should have noticed. The staff cut corners on the product, charged a higher price, and blamed the customer. To me, this isn't a mistake, but simply disrespectful and unprofessional. Never again.

Very friendly staff. The food is delicious and highly recommended. I love it here and come here often.

Good experience the food was very tasty 😋

I really liked it and I recommend it.

Always delicious, always friendly! Be sure to try the shawarma roll and the falafel roll! You know what: just try everything! You won't regret it! ❣️

The food was absolutely delicious. I haven't eaten anything this delicious in a long time. The service was excellent, and the staff were very nice and friendly. I highly recommend it :)

Everything was excellent, very tasty and fresh, the guys are very nice and respectful, always happy to come back, definitely recommend it.

Truly delicious, balanced Arabic cuisine with plenty of freshly prepared ingredients. The menu is very clear and offers good value for money. Beautifully simple decor. Interesting photos of oriental countries. The music complements the ambiance and creates a pleasant atmosphere. Suitable for singles and families alike. Seating is available both inside and outside. We were there during the Feast of Sacrifice and were greeted very warmly by the knowledgeable staff. We received free falafel, which tasted truly heavenly, fluffy and spicy. Even my children (who are very picky eaters) loved it. I had the Basuka Shawarma – a fantastic, heavenly 41cm shawarma. A crusty Arabic bread wrapped around fries, salad, juicy chicken sticks, and a fluffy thumm/aioli sauce. It was so delicious and filling. We then had a plate of fattoush, a green salad topped with crispy fried Arabic bread and the best pomegranate sauce ever. It was harmoniously fresh and filling. I love the interplay of crispy, sweet, sour, and savory. The price was really good. The kids had the crispiest chicken/chicken breast schnitzel—KFC can really pack a punch! It was a delicious experience! The food was excellent! We highly recommend it!

One of the best restaurants in Cologne with service, food, and respect for treating authentic Syrians like this

Excellent breakfast, honestly very tasty and nice

Delicious food, I can only recommend it.

The food is very, very, very delicious. I hope everyone comes and tries its food. Wow, wow, wow, and rates it 100%, without a single mistake.

Absolutely love this place! I come here two to three times a week, and it never disappoints. The food is always fresh, flavorful, and authentically Middle Eastern. Their shawarma is one of the best I’ve had in Cologne, juicy, perfectly spiced, and served with warm, soft bread. The staff is friendly and welcoming, and the service is quick even during busy hours. It feels more like a family-run spot with genuine hospitality rather than a commercial chain. I appreciate how consistent everything is — same great taste and same warm vibe every time. Highly recommend to anyone in Kalk or visiting the area. It’s become one of my go-to spots for a satisfying and affordable meal!

A catastrophe. Diarrhea since yesterday.

The food was very good and clean. We tried several meals: köfte, shawarma, pizza, and falafel. Everything was delicious, and the service was very nice. The staff were great.

It takes forever for them to finally finish; they don't check what you want. Shawarma tastes disgusting with reheated meat, and the prices are ridiculous. They charged me 5 euros for a few fries. It's a terrible place; don't go there.

Delicious food, clean, and well-organized. Very cozy. Again and again.

Very, very tasty food, service was top and very friendly, atmosphere was great under the sun on the terrace

Best food,Best service and a perfect experience for arabic food

I recently visited the restaurant and overall I was very satisfied. The food was fresh, tasty and beautifully presented. The service was friendly and attentive. The atmosphere in the restaurant was cozy and inviting. I particularly liked Mnakisch and Full. The prices are reasonable for the quality of the food. I would definitely recommend the restaurant and am already looking forward to my next visit.

Very total food and excellent service .I recommend everyone to try the food.

Mashallah, the food is delicious and the service is delicious, and hopefully everything will be for the better

The best restaurant in all of Cologne

The restaurant is small, but it serves delicious pies, manakish, and pizza, which are hot and brought to you straight from the oven. There's a large tea thermos next to you, enough for the whole family. There are other foods, but we love the pies and pizza.

I had this experience two weeks ago This is not the first time I have eaten here But I am very disappointed The chicken seemed stale and had been fried more than once Potatoes are black and even animals cannot eat them These are the Arabic restaurants in Germany It starts with an upward rhythm and then drops to lower levels

Very nice and courteous staff :)

Service is more than bad and there is no cleanliness at all

Unfriendly staff, self-service, many things are not offered even though they are included on the menu. Ultimately the prices are not cheap. So it doesn't deserve more than one star

Shameless store I used to order from there every week because I honestly like it too. But this is the second time they've sent me such old food, apart from the fact that it often comes out wrong. Nobody answers and if it happens there is no redress. For the first time I'm making a comment because something like this is disgusting. We order fresh food here, not something old or cold that you would throw in front of the animals like it was eaten.

A good restaurant. The food is very good and the service is excellent. I wish everyone in the restaurant good luck and success

My new favorite food: Syrian pizza from Abu Sultan