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The Majlis Restaurant

Google rating 4.5 (161 reviews)
Shela
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Ranked in Best Luxury Hotels in Shela

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The view is unbeatable, and seafood tartar plus crab salad are incredible when service is on point. Go for the fresh seafood and tranquility, but be prepared for long waits (over an hour for dessert that came overcooked) and expensive prices that reflect the fancy location more than the food quality.

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  • Wheelchair accessible

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4.5161 Google reviews
  • Romain G.Google review · 23 Nov 2025

    The sordid cubic shape on top of the building, completely out of character as far as local architecture goes, is ruining the skyline for everybody else around. Utter disregard for the spirit of the place

  • Erika S.Google review · 13 Aug 2025

    The view is unbeatable. Service is good on a quiet day. Food was amazing and very fresh seafood. Seafood tartar was incredible as well as the crab salad. Only downside is we waited over an hour for a dessert for it to come overcooked and cold.

  • Sylvia S.Google review · 4 Aug 2025

    If you like peace, tranquility, top service, good food, great massages and comfort. This is the place for you.

  • Camille B.Google review · 17 Apr 2024

    I can only talk about the food since I only went to the restaurant. I found it pretty expensive for what you get. The salad is a joke. You pay for the fancy look and the location, that's all. Music (super loud violins that make you feel in Lord of the rings) was too much and not appropriate.

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  • Victoria K.Google review · 28 May 2023

    The place is nice but the service wasn't good. We came for coffee only but we waited 45 minutes just for the coffee. Three coffees were okay but the last one was supposed to be caramel frappe and they brought us just milk with ice and caramel -- they forgot to put in coffee!! After we went to complain, they just added coffee from the machine and said sorry very quickly. No reimbursement or discount even after we asked for it. Horrible service.

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