El-Mayor Restaurant

Ordered for delivery.
Got the mix platter for two, tabule and side hummus.
Mix platter included chicken tawook, beef kabob and kofta. Kofta and kabob were pretty good, but the chicken tawook was very tender and flavourful.
The fattoush salad and tabule were great, and the hummus was fresh and real! So good.
Only suggestion I would make… use less oil!

I know when a hummus is heavenly, when I get rashes in my mouth and still can’t stop eating, because I’m a tiny bit allergic to chickpeas but not enough to deter me from trying hummus. And I got them my rashes today after roommie ordered delivery from this place.

El Mayor is a wonderfully delicious restaurant and provides a beautiful eating atmosphere. They have lovely murals on the wall and comfortable seating. My husband loves this restaurant so much we had our wedding rehearsal dinner here last year. Our family from out of town really enjoyed their meal and were surprised how flavourful and authentic it tasted. The dinner was very reasonable and there was so much food! Lamb rice, chicken and beef kabobs, fried chicken, fatoush Salad and hummus, a lovely dessert and coffee. There was more food I think but we were having such a great time I forgot the exact menu. I highly recommend this place for large gatherings and for small dinners with friends. My mom is a nurse and they often order takeout late at night from here as a well. It’s a well known Windsor Lebanese restaurant known for quality, value and taste.

Food was great, the service was top notch and ridiculously friendly. There is a reason this place is packed for dinner. Price is fair as well. ¹⁰⁄₁₀ woukd dine here whenever i can.

I love the Lebanese food scene in Windsor. El-​Mayor is just one of the Big 3 in Windsor (other two being Mazaar and Windsor Palace). The place itself is very nice and looks to be a great place for a date. The ambiance is real nice in the morning so I can only imagine how it is at night. Sadly, I didn’t come with a date… I came with my hungover friend who wanted something badly to eat with his Gatorade.
I had the Mixed BBQ Platter ($ 14.99) while my buddy got the Chicken Shawarma platter. The platters themselves were big. Portion sizes were no issue at all. The Mixed BBQ platter comes with kofta, chicken tawook, and beef kebab. All platters are served with rice or fries and pita bread. The pita bread here was more crisp than soft which was actually very good. The chicken tawook was my favorite as it was tender and juicy inside while being charred nicely on the outside. The kofta and the beef were merely ok. The garlic sauce is really the real winner as it was the perfect dip for pretty much everything on your plate.
El Mayor stands as one of the better Lebanese places but I still like Windsor Palace and Mazaar slightly more. The prices are on par with the others around town and the service is very friendly. Definitely worth coming to whenever you get the chance.

One of the best Lebanese food this side of the Detroit river, wonderful food, friendly staff and generous portion. The only thing missing here is an oven to bake their own pita like the Mazzer.

Mean staff, cold food, over priced big time. Went on my birthday, regret it big time. You want good Lebanese food go to Dearborn or shawarma palace, not this place!

I have been going to this restaurant for years. Great food that is consistent most of the time. Girls that work the cash are very friendly and sweet. Today I stopped in between lunch and dinner. The place was dead. There was the strong smell of cigarette smoke. I could see through a small window someone smoking. Someone was in the kitchen smoking. This was huge disappointment and turnoff. Smoking has not been allowed in restaurants for years.

Ah, my first foray into Windsor’s Lebanese food scene. I liked that they have a mint leaf garnish on the fattoush salad. The onions on the mujadara are more gooey than crispy (different from what I’ve had before), but it works really well. Also, the mujadara is like 50% rice and 50% lentils. This is different from what I’ve tasted in Dearborn, but is similar to some homemade mujadaras I’ve eaten. It comes with a salad, fyi. The grape leaves come in an order of 4, and are quite good. The hummus, well it is is good hummus. At the end of the meal they will try to tempt you with a dessert tray, and then bring a Turkish coffee pot to the table to try to get you to order coffee. Sort of strange, but besides that, the service was very good. The dining room is large and casual, though there are sort of lower key, semi-​secluded ½ booths near the windows. I’d return for sure.

being in windsor near dearborn where there is a big population of arabs, it is very hard to find el mayor satisfying in any way. It is ok if you dont want to cross the border to the fine restaurants in Dearborn MI. The atmosphere is a 4 stars but the food is 2. If you know about authentic middleeastern food you are not going to like it here.

I was driving through Windsor on the way to Detroit looking for somewhere to eat when I spotted this place. So I decided to check it out. I like falafel, and middle eastern food so I was pretty interested in stopping by here.
The food that we got her eastern fresh. It didn’t taste like re-​heated falafel, and the grapeleaves were pretty good. We aren’t middle eastern, but we like to try different food, and I like middle eastern food a lot. The person I was with was ok with the food too. I suppose this place is definitely worth going to back to if I am in the area. Maybe not worth going out especially for if you don’t like in Windsor, but worth checking out if it’s convenient. I was a little bit irritated because they seemed be in a rush for us to order food, and to get the food to us. But the meal was well priced, and that’s only a minor pet peeve. Though getting in, and going to the washroom, and having the person ask you as soon as you get back if you are ready to order is a bit annoying.
Good food, decent service, nice restaurant. Worthwhile.

Growing up eating Lebanese-​Armenian cuisine, I tend to search for the flavors of home when I eat at Middle Eastern retaurants. This place was incredible!
Every single plate that was put on our table tasted fresh, well-​seasoned, and most important to me, served at the perfect temperature. We were a party of 10, included two non-​middle easterners, and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the meal.
To emphasize how delicious it was, I very much dislike hummus and I found myself dipping my pita bread into their version quite a few times. The falafel was so fresh and yummy, and all the different meats were prepared to perfection.
I hope my friends take me here next month, it’s not a full trip to Windsor without a meal here. :)

I always go here or order atleast once each time i visit Windsor, their grape leaves are just right and the rice is delicious. Not AMAZING food, but you wont leave disappointed at all.

Living in Detroit, with a large Arab population in the metro area, I guess maybe I am a little spoiled by the wide availability of good Mediterannean restuarants here. El Mayor reminded me of many of the places I have eaten at in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights — it was nice, reasonably priced, and delicious, but nothing that stood out as above and beyond.
I had a mixed schwarma plate (chicken and beef) with rice, a glass of carrot juice that was terribly overpriced ($ 4.50 for a small!), and chowed my share of garlic sauce with pita bread. The garlic sauce is not complimentary, which was a bummer, because I can eat this stuff in mass quantities. Also, the pita was not served warm, which was a little dissappointing as well. Aside from that, food and service was good. Overall, not a bad lunch.

This place had an interesting atmosphere with the paintings on the wall of scenes from the Middle East. My buddies and I came here a lot, as it is a stone’s throw away from the hospital. The food is what I would call above average (Windsor Palace is still my preference for the lamb), but two very good reasons to come here are the drinks (the fresh lemonade is the perfect thing on a hot summer day) and the desserts. They have a variety of fruit/​cheese desserts that I have never seen anywhere else. In particular, the honey/​strawberries/​ricotta dessert and the «Night of Lebanon» are standouts.