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Jaffa

Meal takeaway Halal restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Meal takeaways in Preston


Address

58 Friargate, Preston PR1 2AT, United Kingdom

Website

www.facebook.com

Contact

+44 1772 889167

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Saturday: 12 to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 12 to 9 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (18) chicken (17) rice (14) service (12) Preston (9) staff (9) time (8) grill (8) fresh (7) tasty (7)
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  • 5/5 M C. 1 year ago on Google
    Consistently making scrumptious food. Some of the best food you can have in Preston. Their Jamaican Jerk Boneless Leg is divine! Even their hummus is fresh and served with warm pitta bread. Would definitely recommend.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jem 10 months ago on Google
    Wow!!! Wow! Wow! I ordered Jerk Chicken on recommendation. This food is outstanding. The rice was lush, soft & tasty and the chicken was mouth watering with the chicken falling off the bone. I would highly recommend this place. In fact less than a week later I’m already ordering from there again. Definitely a 10 out of 10 place. I can’t wait to order other items off the menu. After visiting once again this time as dine in, I have included additional pics from my dine in experience. Staff are super friendly and we didn’t even wait that long for food to be served. Tables are chairs are cleaned really well. Credit to ALL the staff working here for the most pleasant experience. If you plan on ordering the Jamaican jerk chicken, order it with the rice; Dutch the fries. You won’t be disappointed! If you found this review helpful don’t forget to tap the thumbs up.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Omar I. 1 year ago on Google
    Very busy which is a testament to how good the food it. Very authentic Palestinian restaurant and good service especially if you’re arab/Palestinian 😜 Mixed grill is easily a 10/10 not much more to say. Their houmous and halloumi starters also highly recommended
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Archer Exterior Cleaning & Property M. 1 year ago on Google
    Jaffa is the best food place in Preston hands down. The food is always fresh and piping hot and the chicken can’t be beaten. The rice is always cooked to perfection. Service is excellent. Never been disappointed once in all the times we have eaten from there. The meat falls off the bone. (Don’t forget plenty of chilli sauce!) Value for money is unrivalled.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jaxx S. 3 years ago on Google
    I would've liked to put a 5 star has the food here is brilliant. I got a mixed grill from jaffas today, I always come every week, today I brought my friend as he had never been before.. however the guy with the shoulder length (long hair) is quite rude, you ask him for something his reply is WHAT, and looks at you in a funny way, only asking for some sauce, or some peppers, chillies or whatever . When we where waiting I was watching him with customers, he comes across has very arrogant! His customer service skills are terrible. He doesn't even look happy to work there. Food excellent. His customer service. Rubbish! I will be coming back again and next time he'll be getting told if he's the same Hopefully the owner will have a word with him.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hammad A. 2 years ago on Google
    Love the food, absolutely amazing taste. Just requires cash payments only. Other than that, love everything about it
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Emad A. 3 years ago on Google
    Such a lovely place for home-made like food. Special meals are served here with an authentic Arabian touch. Food portions are very generous. Their spicy chicken pizza is phenomenal. I always have high expectations when it comes to pizza but this places made me go there more than once for their pizzas.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ebrahim P. 1 year ago on Google
    Polite and excellent service from staff. Came with wife and kids. We ordered the Jaffa mix grill with chips and hummous on side, and chicken sharwama calzone fatayer. Food was served quick and cooked to perfection. Very tasty meals both of them, kids loved the fatayer! We were all stuffed after the meals. Best thing is that the food is relatively cheap in price even though the generous portions and good food quality. Will definitely be back to try more from the menu and happy to recommend to family and friends. My advice is that if you are coming with more than 4 people, try to book a table as this place can get very crowded and seating spaces get filled very quickly. Also bring cash with you, they accept only cash payments at moment.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Lewis 3 years ago on Google
    This place made me feel unwell the next day and the staff need to learn some people skills and what basic "manners" are.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 A A. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing place. Always busy and the food is very good. Staff are amazing. Got to try shawarma and the salad is fresh.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Naveed R. 2 years ago on Google
    Hands down the best and tastiest food in Preston, bar none!! Jaffa has become a mainstay for Prestonians and uni students alike over the last few years. It has the most amazing grilled (on a genuine charcoal barbecue) food which you could easily be eating in a Mediterranean country. It’s a bit small and can get cramped when it’s busy (pretty much always to be honest) but I don’t see that as a bad thing. Purely because in my opinion, even if this were twice the size, they’d have no trouble filling it. It’s always very cosmopolitan in here as there are always a great deal of international students frequenting here. 10/10 for the food whether it’s been taken out or eaten in. Top of anyones list for places to eat in Preston! All menu items are halal.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sofia A. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is lovely and the guy taking orders is polite. It's super busy all the time. Been twice now and it seems they want people to quickly eat and go to make room for other customers. I like to take my time and enjoy the experience of eating out
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ray.evz75 3 years ago on Google
    had the mixed grill to takeaway last night, fantastic chargrilled meats and fresh salad and sauce.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bashcr 11 months ago on Google
    When it comes to Mediterranean food in Lancashire, nothing even comes close to Jaffas. Definitely up there with the best places to eat in Preston. Their Jamaican jerk chicken with chips/rice is absolutely phenomenal; moist chicken thigh which is cooked to perfection and complimented with a brilliant sauce. Their mixed grills, chops, kebabs are also every nice and the prices are very reasonable. Lastly, the chicken calzone is a must try if you’ve never had it before! Definitely a place I’ll carry on visiting again and again!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fazl H. 3 years ago on Google
    I loved it.

  • 1/5 Faisal E. 3 years ago on Google
    Thought this place was nice clearly not tasteless food customer service appalling ordered a 12" meat feast only to get told after rest of food has come out no pizza dough left got given a tray of greasy chicken shawarma with 2 pitta breads instead 10 minutes later other tables were getting their pizza's will not be going again there are alot better places in Preston than this and the place could do with a refurb

  • 5/5 zayd 3 years ago on Google
    Great service, excellent food. Really doing well controlling the flow of customer traffic

  • 5/5 Talha P. 3 years ago on Google
    A place u can go to time and time again and he great tasting quality food. a local favourite.

  • 5/5 Brad T. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing chicken kebab. Will definitely be back.

  • 5/5 William J. 3 years ago on Google
    The best there is ☺️

  • 5/5 MARK K. 3 years ago on Google
    Really nice staff, excellent food fresh clean place highly recommend 👍

  • 5/5 Essam A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very delicious (Original) لذيذ جدا

  • 5/5 Adam 3 years ago on Google
    Love the food here always cooked to perfection always a good meal.

  • 5/5 No N. 3 years ago on Google
    OH JAFFA! OH JAFFA! Where do I start the food needs to be tasted to be believed , I Believe this is the only establishment that serves fresh food cooked as you order and whose takeaway tastes just as tasty as eating in. Recommendations: All the rice dishes, sandwiches, burgers, calzone, pastas, pizza`s and do not forget the delish wedges!!!!!!! p.s) yes I have tried out all these dishes.

  • 5/5 Suzan I. 3 years ago on Google
    So lovely atmosphere and flavours are good too

  • 5/5 Sana R. 1 year ago on Google
    It was lovely experience eating middle Eastern food, it was very busy during the day. lot of takeaway requests which means they are busy people,long queue for getting a table even though we booked prior coming. Authentic food but place gets messy due to busiest hours. They have restrooms on top floor but I don't think it's very comfortable place for wheelchairs users. No parking very close but few blocks away there is small free parking. Yes cash only! #halalfood #authenticfood #cashonly #best grill

  • 5/5 shabir s. 3 years ago on Google
    Give five stars. Awesome food. Loved it

  • 5/5 Ibraheem A. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome food

  • 5/5 Ibrahim A. 10 months ago on Google
    If you’re travelling to Preston this is the only place you’d want to eat! The food was so succulent and the environment was really nice to eat in as well 👍

  • 5/5 Malvika A. 11 months ago on Google
    We ordered mixed grill, jaffa rice, hummus, haloumi. Everything was great. Make sure to try the garlic sauce and the chili sauce.

  • 4/5 Paul B. 2 years ago on Google
    Tasty food in reasonable prices. It could look better inside tho. Best in menu chicken shawarma, mix grill and lamb chops.

  • 5/5 Izabela B. 10 months ago on Google
    Tasty and fresh food. Highly recommended. Thanks for treating us with the delicious tea 🤩

  • 3/5 Ahsan S. 10 months ago on Google
    Good place. Very busy. Service is quick. Food is acceptable. We had mixed grill (chips) 17£ second was mostly chips. Suggest take with salad or rice. Single chip but very chewy . Similarly rest of the meat prices were chewy. Also had babganoush 5.4£ and grilled halloumi 6.4£ (both were ok) Overall 3/5 for food quality and taste. Rice dishes seemed to be better due to their rice taste and everybody was ordering food with rice.

  • 2/5 Aymen U. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was good but the customer service was terrible. We were waiting for a table and one of the staff members was sorting it out for us but another staff member gave the table to someone they knew. Next, they allocated a table to another couple who was standing behind us. At this point, we decided to take away our food instead of eating there. I understand that they have little space but it is unacceptable for people to jump the queue just because they know the staff.

  • 4/5 Jack P. 1 year ago on Google
    You’ll definitely grow some cake eating at Jaffas because the portions are huge. The quality of this food can’t be beat and the atmosphere is wholesome. Please get yourself to Jaffa… if you can stomach cash only places! It’s a real shame they don’t take card, especially Amex! They’re missing out on revenue big time

  • 5/5 steve k. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good

  • 5/5 Andrew M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great succulent meat. Well spiced rice. Everything tasted great.

  • 5/5 Daniel W. 3 years ago on Google
    Without any doubt Jaffa is the best place in Preston for Grilled Chicken. I don't know what they do to the rice but it tastes great. Hummus side and that orange stuff adds to the great taste. My partner gets the Chicken shawarma every time and has never had one, better than Jaffa.

  • 5/5 ionica f. 3 years ago on Google
    Very tasty food, quick serving

  • 3/5 Sana R. 3 years ago on Google
    Has decent food! Lamb chops were raw. Also needs refurbishing

  • 4/5 Anitha S. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing chicken shawarma with jaffa rice.. Too good.. If home delivery service is added would be too good during this pandemic times..

  • 5/5 Saimah A. 3 years ago on Google
    Always the best. Simple but tasty. 11/10

  • 1/5 Linda H. 3 years ago on Google
    What happened with the lamb chops? Previously I could fell they were made on barbeque, now it fells like they are cooked in the water. Dissapointed

  • 5/5 Mohammed A. 5 years ago on Google
    I was on my way up to Scotland having travelled from near Newbury, I saw this place and read some of the previous reviewers... I decided to make a pit stop and OMG it was so totally worth it. The food is amazing, all freshly cooked, the service is excellent - didn’t have to wait too long for the food to be made. Almost considering ordering more of the same and have it as a takeaway later... highly recommended this restaurant!!!

  • 5/5 Nazima B. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious food ...amazing pizza 🍕 but only cash no card at the counter..main drawback

  • 5/5 I A. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place to eat with delicious food and great customer friendly staff. My favourite food from here is the chicken and rice. The sauce the chicken comes with is absolutely delicious. There's plenty of seating inside and the atmosphere is always good. Perfect place to dine for an afternoon/evening meal with friends and/or family. Would definitely recommend 10/10

  • 5/5 Jim One F. 3 years ago on Google
    Shawarma chicken and rice is my favourite dish, but everything I've ordered as always been very tasty

  • 5/5 jamal k. 3 years ago on Google
    good.

  • 5/5 Kim B. 3 years ago on Google
    Absolutely fantastic food. Staff are lovely especially the beautiful lady who clears and sanitized all the tables. Everyone works so hard. Delicious food. If ever your in Preston go visit this restaurant. Amazing. Thank you all for all your hard work and fantastic food.. i live in Blackpool but will drive to you for a takeaway. 100 out of 10

  • 4/5 Alan J. 3 years ago on Google
    Cool

  • 3/5 johar s. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a good lunch here. 👍🏾

  • 1/5 Biggie H. 3 years ago on Google
    Nothing special how people make it out to be. Wouldn't go again

  • 3/5 Abdul W. 3 years ago on Google
    its ok good for arabic people

  • 5/5 Josh R. 3 years ago on Google
    I love this place! The chicken shawarma calzone is naughty good! 🤤 it feels authentic, we have been multiple times and it’s always been good. The restaurant could do with some TLC but we go for the food and couldn’t fault that!

  • 5/5 Adam k. 3 years ago on Google
    Perfect 👌

  • 5/5 Mo H. 3 years ago on Google
    Friendly and food is amazing

  • 1/5 Khan B. 3 years ago on Google
    Had a terrible experience at Jaffa’s, my friends forced me to come to this overrated place promising top quality food, all it led to was the steak being uncooked and my friend puking up, would much recommend going to grillaz opposite the place or even naafiah !!

  • 5/5 Terry P. 3 years ago on Google
    The food is lovely

  • 2/5 imran a. 3 years ago on Google
    food nice

  • 5/5 Dave G. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing. Friendly service,decent prices and awesome tasty food.

  • 5/5 shohab j. 3 years ago on Google
    Food must be tried excellent service aswell

  • 5/5 eldhose m. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious

  • 5/5 Meme I. 3 years ago on Google
    Food here is always top notch. Friendly staff. Good portions

  • 5/5 Harry W. 3 years ago on Google
    bangin kebabs

  • 5/5 Hafsa M. 3 years ago on Google
    Clean, friendly, with good service, and really good food

  • 4/5 Reben I. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Cash only
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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