Didn't even know this place was here. Stopped by when I noticed it. Nothing fancy, but I had a great meal. I had the filet mignon kabob. Cooked exactly how I ordered and the staff couldn't ha e been more friendly. I'll definitely be back. Also, the baklava was great.
(5)
Jim B.
Went there on 6/26 at 6PM. Place was closed & dark. Out of business? Will get a Groupon refund.
(1)
Gary A.
It is no surprise that this place is locked and chained. I try not to review a restaurant after one visit, but after spending $40 on my first - worst meal in Phoenix - ever; I could't bring myself to throw good money after bad. This past week-end I needed to be in the area and so decided to give it another try, maybe just an app or two; and behold the place was vacant ; and chained from the outside. Another tenant in the complex indicated the landlord chained the doors as the owner seems to have just abandoned the business. On my first visit, the proprietor came by, I was the only person in the restaurant - which should have been my first clue; and asked me how everything was; I told him it was the worst meal I'd had in Phoenix; and the worst Lebanese food I had ever had, anywhere. He replied; "yeah, we're firing the chef tomorrow; come back and give us another try."!!!!! The hostess saw me photographing the food (to post); it was literally gray in color; and asked me for my driver's license! I hope those people who purchased Groupon and restaurant.com certificates get their money back. Someone made a large capital investment in this place; nice looking inside, numerous wide screen TVs, big patio. Let's hope that in its next incarnation, the food does justice to the surroundings.
(1)
K B.
They are Not Open. We drove by to try it out, and as of Friday, 6/25/15, the doors were chained.
(1)
Marcus J.
My wife and myself stopped by yesterday evening to place a "to go" order. We enjoy eating mediterranean food and wanted to give this place a try since they haven't been open very long. When we walked into the restaurant, we were greeted by the server who directed us to the bar and gave us menus. We placed our order for the Shwarma Beef & Chicken Entree & the Appetizer Sampler which include Falafel, Hummus, Baba ganoush, and Fatoosh. We sat at the bar and watch the cooks prepare our food, which was cooked fresh. While waiting for our food, the owner of the restaurant greeted us and gave us the history behind the name of the restaurant. He also talked about the origin of some of the dishes and told us about the flat bread baking oven he had shipped from out of the country. The owner was a very nice and engaging gentleman. We received our order in about 20 minutes. I must say, the flavor of the food was great! The portion sizes was enough to feed two people and we had left overs. We will definitely return and support this new restaurant.
(4)
Kelly R.
Rotana is a great new restaurant for this neighborhood. I love their big wrap around patio. We had dinner there last night and we will be going back soon because we were really pleased. Great prices for big portions of perfectmy prepared dishes. I had the chicken shwarma plate, because I had tried the lunch chicken shwarma sandwich takeout and loved it. The chicken is flavorful and juicy, with sauteed onions. My co workers who were unfamiliar with Mediterranean food all loved the shwarmas and gyros. They have many beers on draft, their own home made juices, and they serve hookah (on the patio only). I would definitely meet friends here for dinner, good atmosphere and nice wait staff and owner. The owner mentioned that they will have live music soon! We didn't order the baklava, but after seeing others who did order, it will be a must next time- flaky, gooey, nutty, crunchy.. I can't wait!
(5)
Matthew S.
Really good food, have had a gyro and schwarma now and both were delicious! Different flavoring from what I've had before and very good. Nice people/good service too!
(5)
Jeremiah S.
Saw this several times on my way home. Food is Excellent overall. My Lamb was well done. Not dry But overcooked. Surprisingly the ground lamb/beef shish kabob was outstanding. Superb seasoning over all. My wifes gyro was good a 4 star sandwich. Service is sub par. I had to go ask for a drink refill. We were the only people in the entire store. The Lamb makes it a 4 star. the service a 2 star. The seasoned food was outstanding so I gave it a 4 in the end.
(4)
Vicki L.
Tried going there for lunch and the place was closed. Did not see any hours listed anywhere to let you know what times they are open. Apparently, not for lunch. Will try for dinner. But not impressed that a casual restaurant is not open for lunch.
(2)
Amogh V.
Nice new Mediterranean place. We ordered the chicken shawarma and kebab platter for two. Fresh food. The shawarma was excellent. Kebabs were decent for Arizona. Have a full bar. We did take out. Staff was friendly. Humus was excellent
(4)
Patty B.
We were looking forward to trying a new neighborhood restaurant and were disappointed. Like others have noted, the service was extremely slow even though there were only one or two other tables taken. The server was very sweet and likable but inexperienced. Either of these two items would have been forgivable if we enjoyed the food. However, the "filet mignon" kabob was obviously not filet . . . it was a large chunk of dry, very chewy beef, maybe chuck steak. The lamb was dry. Even the pita bread was crusty and dry. These overshadowed the rice and Greek salad, which were both well-prepared. Although it was nice not having the usual Friday night wait for a table, I would opt for an hour+ wait any evening for a reliable dinner over this restaurant's offerings.
(1)
Amir S K.
Great place to eat with family. Rotana serves traditional Mediterranean and Arabic delicacy. They also serve hookah on patio area. Guest service was great and their manager constantly check on us and made sure everything was on point.
(5)
Phil H.
Went there today (Father's Day) at 11:20 AM and the place was closed. No one in sight. Yelp claims they open at 10AM.
(2)
Alice I.
This restaurant has only been open a few weeks and I had high hopes, but after dining there one time, I can assure you I will NEVER eat there again. While the restaurant looked decent and had plenty of seating (though there were only two other parties seated during dinner time on a Friday night), and the food was actually good, the experience was a major disappointment. I'm going to be brief and get straight to the point. Here are the problems we encountered: 1) One server. 2) The door was propped open allowing flies to enter. 3) The menu didn't describe the dishes clearly or list why there were two prices next to each entree. 4) It took ten plus minutes just to get our drinks. 5) After ordering drinks and a hummus appetizer the server came back without the drinks or appetizer and said she needed to take our order now because she needed our menus to give to another table that had just been seated. Note that this now makes four tables filled, two of which are eating. So, our three menus are the only menus they have? 6) We order our dinners and I ask if I can get bell pepper instead of tomato with my chicken kabobs (some of the others do come with bell peppers), to which she replies "I'll have to ask, but just so you know it does come with hummus and a salad too". What does that have to do with my request? 7) Thirty minutes later our hummus appetizer comes out. The server says the kitchen kept forgetting and she reminded them multiple times. 8) Our dinners come out the two kabob plates are missing ALL of the veggies they were supposed to come with, the salad was missing, and while my husband's kabob did in fact have the hummus side that it came with, mine had a cup of some sort of garlic spread that was so overpowering I couldn't eat it. 9) We tell her all that is missing and she says that she thought it came out already... How is that? She's the only server! Does she remember bringing it out? She then brings two salads (only one was supposed to come with salad) and a plate of "grilled" tomatoes and onions that were actually raw. Completely raw onion. Still no bell peppers in site and my husband's, at the very least, was supposed to come with them. 10) The bill was wrong. I give them a month before closing the doors. Good food is not enough to make a good restaurant.
(1)
Kazi H.
This place is new so tonight was my first time trying Rotana and I couldn't be more pleased (which takes a lot)! The interior is beautiful. It is spacious and has lots of tv's and seats. It's very clean also. They have outside seating and they serve HOOKAH out there! YAY! We arrived here around 7:45ish, and were warmly greeted by the server. We opted to sit outside because, of course, we wanted to smoke. We ordered our hookah, which was out in no time. The hookah was amazing. You can always tell a hookah is clean when it lasts for hours...well we were there until 10:30 and it was still great by the time we left. We never ran out of coals. The manager/owner came and joined us, which was nice. He is very personable and takes pride in the restaurant...he's very friendly and funny. Oh and good looking! He's single ladies! GO GET HIM! ;) I didn't try too much food, but the food I did try was delicious. It's a good thing I will be returning so I can try more of the menu. They have excellent service as well. I definitely recommend Rotana for those Middle Eastern food cravings or just a chill time to smoke hookah with friends.
(5)
Tavisha G.
I've driven past this restaurant several times on my way home, so thought I would stop by tonight. I was greeted immediately by Ramin, who was friendly and welcoming. The interior is clean and well designed. I loved the music they played. I ordered an iced tea - which, for me, is a test for all Arizona restaurants. It was delicious and Ramin kept my glass full throughout my meal. I asked Ramin for a recommendation and he suggested the chicken shawarma. It was excellent and served with rice, hummus, and a salad. I will definitely be back.
(5)
Shawn O.
I've been in several times and the staff is always friendly and pleasant. I'm a Mediterranean Food virgin and all of the recommendations from the staff are great! Definitely coming back for more!
(5)
Peggy A.
This is close by to where we live so was watching for it to open. Went in on a Saturday afternoon - place was empty and all the staff was out on the patio smoking a hookah. Not a good first impression. A waiter came up fairly quickly, gave us menus and then took our order. He and what I am figuring was his mom were very friendly. My husband ordered the chicken shwarma sandwich and I ordered the beef. My mistake -- he loved his -- I hated mine - why - because it was basically a gristle and fat sandwich. Ugh........ The tabouli was super good though. If I go back I will never order the beef and I do not recommend it. Also in my own opinion, the prices are way on the high side. I would much rather eat at Good Fellas Grill on 19th Ave. I do not expect this place to be open very long unless they change things via pricing and quality of food.
(2)
Cathy J.
They recently opened around 3 months ago. Good food, lots of space. Nice outside dining
(3)
Robin Y.
Just went for the first time tonight. Food was excellent. Beef & chicken was tender, rice flavorful and the Hummus was one of the best I've tasted in a long time. Portions were huge. Service was great, very friendly and never let our tea run out. Hope others will give this new place a try it's well worth it.
(5)
J S.
Next time I will do carry out at this place - service is poor. Grilled food and sides are good. They do not have a liquor license. Young wait staff try their best but do not have basic service skills. I never saw them clear plates anywhere - just left dirty plates on every table :(!
(2)
Sondra S.
I waited for this place to open but when I went there for dinner, no one served us. No one greeted us at the door although there were only about 3 full tables. We sat down and no one came to serve us, although the server stood at the bar and looked at us for about 5 minutes. We left.
(1)
Tyler R.
Great Mediterranean food! My wife and I got the babaghanouj as an appetizer, then had the Chicken Swarma plate, and the Rotana's Mixed Kebab. Everything was delicious and the portion sizes were large. They are getting their liquor license in the next couple weeks which will be great to enjoy a beer out on the patio with a hooka. The service was great as well, I highly recommend this place!
(5)
Lisette R.
The service was the best. The food it was so amazing. I love the hummus with olive oil. My friends and I enjoyed the atmosphere, food and service. Even when we where done we stayed talking for an hour and they didn't rushed us.
(5)
Veken A.
This place is really good. They haven't even done a grand opening and this place is already looking good, the hookah is excellent and the food is great. Hope they keep up the good job!
(5)
Raven P.
The food was great but the service was shitty. We got there and there was like no one there. The service was slow and the one waiter didn't talk much. We went to order and he told us he had to get all our drinks first before one of us ordered an appetizer. Overall disappointing
(2)
Marie R.
The food here is excellent. I tried it last week and came in again this week because we liked it so much.
(5)
LeeAnn K.
So disappointing... We really wanted to like this place, but the food was just not good and the service was very inefficient although they were friendly. All of the meat in the sampler platter was tough except for one piece and it definitely lacked flavor. We will definitely not be returning.
(2)
Beverly A.
Really good food. My husband and I had dinner there tonight and the food was excellent. The service was also very good. I've read some of the negative comments here and I think some folks are just whiners. I mean, leaving the door open? That's done at lots of places. I guess I feel that when a new business opens up, you have to cut them a little slack. There are always things that don't go right at the beginning. We will definitely be coming back again.
(5)
Marie R.
My Dad and I were driving around looking for a place to eat, and he saw the sign and the lights on, and asked me if I felt like Mediterranean. I said sure, so we pulled in just to take a look. We'd never seen it before and we thought it might be new. As we walked in we saw a bunch of tables pushed together in the center, and we thought maybe it was closed for a party, and we were just going to grab a menu. It turns out they were doing a food tasting to prep for their opening - supposed to be this week or next - and they had staff and the family of staff coming in and out to try various dishes they kept refilling the table with. I can't speak to price, because I didn't see a menu. I can speak to quality - and because we had almost the entire menu at our fingertips, I can speak to a lot of their dishes. The food was EXCELLENT! They said they'll be making their own Pita bread soon. My Dad LOVED the grape leaves, the Hummus was PERFECT! Not dry, not to moist, no oily or sandy texture, the Kafta was also amazing, great flavor, subtle but absolutely present, very moist. The Chicken Shawerma was Barbequed, it had an excellent marinade, but it was a little dry. The tabooli had an excellent flavor and texture, not too much lemon. The ambiance was bright, friendly, and comfortable. There was music not so loud that we couldn't hear ourselves speak, but loud enough to enjoy. The seating was comfortable, and obviously flexible. You could have a date here, or you could have an office lunch here. Pushing the tables together is often awkward - these tables were created to be joined. All of the food was delicious. And the company If Customer Service is as important to you as it is to me, I'm going to try to paint a good picture for you. I cannot stress how amazing this staff was - The second we poked our noses in the door someone came over and welcomed us in, invited us to the table. They said they were doing menu testing, and would be honored if we would join them. This is the sort of thing that makes me incredibly uncomfortable. A stranger among friends, and I don't make it easy on people, I'm very introverted around strangers. Two minutes in I was dining with people who could have been my family. Staff was introduced, their families were introduced. There was a constant stream of food coming in, plates going out, people coming in, people getting up, but at no point did we feel like we'd invaded their private gathering, and we always had someone to talk to. They made it a point to keep a Host or Hostess at the table, and we were always introduced. If they are going to be that welcoming to someone walking by, not paying for dinner or tipping - I can't WAIT to see these people in action. Any any attempt to pay for what we ate, or tip someone - was scoffed at. Our feedback was more important to them, not even anyone to tip! I will be returning, and I do tip on a sliding scale based on service. I plan to ALWAYS have an extra few bucks to lay down when I leave. They have created is a small piece of Mediterranean heaven in our Sonora Desert. I hope they open soon - I'll be keeping tabs. And maybe I'll see you there!
(5)
Jeremy J.
New place, had the hummus app, pita was dry, hummus was standard. Both my wife and I had the chicken kabob. Chicken was very tender, the salad was fresh and the dressing was a spicy vinaigrette. I will say this place has some growing to do. They are about to obtain their liquor license and offer hookah. Our server Jocelyn was great, friendly and attentive. Try it!
Troy S.
Didn't even know this place was here. Stopped by when I noticed it. Nothing fancy, but I had a great meal. I had the filet mignon kabob. Cooked exactly how I ordered and the staff couldn't ha e been more friendly. I'll definitely be back. Also, the baklava was great.
(5)Jim B.
Went there on 6/26 at 6PM. Place was closed & dark. Out of business? Will get a Groupon refund.
(1)Gary A.
It is no surprise that this place is locked and chained. I try not to review a restaurant after one visit, but after spending $40 on my first - worst meal in Phoenix - ever; I could't bring myself to throw good money after bad. This past week-end I needed to be in the area and so decided to give it another try, maybe just an app or two; and behold the place was vacant ; and chained from the outside. Another tenant in the complex indicated the landlord chained the doors as the owner seems to have just abandoned the business. On my first visit, the proprietor came by, I was the only person in the restaurant - which should have been my first clue; and asked me how everything was; I told him it was the worst meal I'd had in Phoenix; and the worst Lebanese food I had ever had, anywhere. He replied; "yeah, we're firing the chef tomorrow; come back and give us another try."!!!!! The hostess saw me photographing the food (to post); it was literally gray in color; and asked me for my driver's license! I hope those people who purchased Groupon and restaurant.com certificates get their money back. Someone made a large capital investment in this place; nice looking inside, numerous wide screen TVs, big patio. Let's hope that in its next incarnation, the food does justice to the surroundings.
(1)K B.
They are Not Open. We drove by to try it out, and as of Friday, 6/25/15, the doors were chained.
(1)Marcus J.
My wife and myself stopped by yesterday evening to place a "to go" order. We enjoy eating mediterranean food and wanted to give this place a try since they haven't been open very long. When we walked into the restaurant, we were greeted by the server who directed us to the bar and gave us menus. We placed our order for the Shwarma Beef & Chicken Entree & the Appetizer Sampler which include Falafel, Hummus, Baba ganoush, and Fatoosh. We sat at the bar and watch the cooks prepare our food, which was cooked fresh. While waiting for our food, the owner of the restaurant greeted us and gave us the history behind the name of the restaurant. He also talked about the origin of some of the dishes and told us about the flat bread baking oven he had shipped from out of the country. The owner was a very nice and engaging gentleman. We received our order in about 20 minutes. I must say, the flavor of the food was great! The portion sizes was enough to feed two people and we had left overs. We will definitely return and support this new restaurant.
(4)Kelly R.
Rotana is a great new restaurant for this neighborhood. I love their big wrap around patio. We had dinner there last night and we will be going back soon because we were really pleased. Great prices for big portions of perfectmy prepared dishes. I had the chicken shwarma plate, because I had tried the lunch chicken shwarma sandwich takeout and loved it. The chicken is flavorful and juicy, with sauteed onions. My co workers who were unfamiliar with Mediterranean food all loved the shwarmas and gyros. They have many beers on draft, their own home made juices, and they serve hookah (on the patio only). I would definitely meet friends here for dinner, good atmosphere and nice wait staff and owner. The owner mentioned that they will have live music soon! We didn't order the baklava, but after seeing others who did order, it will be a must next time- flaky, gooey, nutty, crunchy.. I can't wait!
(5)Matthew S.
Really good food, have had a gyro and schwarma now and both were delicious! Different flavoring from what I've had before and very good. Nice people/good service too!
(5)Jeremiah S.
Saw this several times on my way home. Food is Excellent overall. My Lamb was well done. Not dry But overcooked. Surprisingly the ground lamb/beef shish kabob was outstanding. Superb seasoning over all. My wifes gyro was good a 4 star sandwich. Service is sub par. I had to go ask for a drink refill. We were the only people in the entire store. The Lamb makes it a 4 star. the service a 2 star. The seasoned food was outstanding so I gave it a 4 in the end.
(4)Vicki L.
Tried going there for lunch and the place was closed. Did not see any hours listed anywhere to let you know what times they are open. Apparently, not for lunch. Will try for dinner. But not impressed that a casual restaurant is not open for lunch.
(2)Amogh V.
Nice new Mediterranean place. We ordered the chicken shawarma and kebab platter for two. Fresh food. The shawarma was excellent. Kebabs were decent for Arizona. Have a full bar. We did take out. Staff was friendly. Humus was excellent
(4)Patty B.
We were looking forward to trying a new neighborhood restaurant and were disappointed. Like others have noted, the service was extremely slow even though there were only one or two other tables taken. The server was very sweet and likable but inexperienced. Either of these two items would have been forgivable if we enjoyed the food. However, the "filet mignon" kabob was obviously not filet . . . it was a large chunk of dry, very chewy beef, maybe chuck steak. The lamb was dry. Even the pita bread was crusty and dry. These overshadowed the rice and Greek salad, which were both well-prepared. Although it was nice not having the usual Friday night wait for a table, I would opt for an hour+ wait any evening for a reliable dinner over this restaurant's offerings.
(1)Amir S K.
Great place to eat with family. Rotana serves traditional Mediterranean and Arabic delicacy. They also serve hookah on patio area. Guest service was great and their manager constantly check on us and made sure everything was on point.
(5)Phil H.
Went there today (Father's Day) at 11:20 AM and the place was closed. No one in sight. Yelp claims they open at 10AM.
(2)Alice I.
This restaurant has only been open a few weeks and I had high hopes, but after dining there one time, I can assure you I will NEVER eat there again. While the restaurant looked decent and had plenty of seating (though there were only two other parties seated during dinner time on a Friday night), and the food was actually good, the experience was a major disappointment. I'm going to be brief and get straight to the point. Here are the problems we encountered: 1) One server. 2) The door was propped open allowing flies to enter. 3) The menu didn't describe the dishes clearly or list why there were two prices next to each entree. 4) It took ten plus minutes just to get our drinks. 5) After ordering drinks and a hummus appetizer the server came back without the drinks or appetizer and said she needed to take our order now because she needed our menus to give to another table that had just been seated. Note that this now makes four tables filled, two of which are eating. So, our three menus are the only menus they have? 6) We order our dinners and I ask if I can get bell pepper instead of tomato with my chicken kabobs (some of the others do come with bell peppers), to which she replies "I'll have to ask, but just so you know it does come with hummus and a salad too". What does that have to do with my request? 7) Thirty minutes later our hummus appetizer comes out. The server says the kitchen kept forgetting and she reminded them multiple times. 8) Our dinners come out the two kabob plates are missing ALL of the veggies they were supposed to come with, the salad was missing, and while my husband's kabob did in fact have the hummus side that it came with, mine had a cup of some sort of garlic spread that was so overpowering I couldn't eat it. 9) We tell her all that is missing and she says that she thought it came out already... How is that? She's the only server! Does she remember bringing it out? She then brings two salads (only one was supposed to come with salad) and a plate of "grilled" tomatoes and onions that were actually raw. Completely raw onion. Still no bell peppers in site and my husband's, at the very least, was supposed to come with them. 10) The bill was wrong. I give them a month before closing the doors. Good food is not enough to make a good restaurant.
(1)Kazi H.
This place is new so tonight was my first time trying Rotana and I couldn't be more pleased (which takes a lot)! The interior is beautiful. It is spacious and has lots of tv's and seats. It's very clean also. They have outside seating and they serve HOOKAH out there! YAY! We arrived here around 7:45ish, and were warmly greeted by the server. We opted to sit outside because, of course, we wanted to smoke. We ordered our hookah, which was out in no time. The hookah was amazing. You can always tell a hookah is clean when it lasts for hours...well we were there until 10:30 and it was still great by the time we left. We never ran out of coals. The manager/owner came and joined us, which was nice. He is very personable and takes pride in the restaurant...he's very friendly and funny. Oh and good looking! He's single ladies! GO GET HIM! ;) I didn't try too much food, but the food I did try was delicious. It's a good thing I will be returning so I can try more of the menu. They have excellent service as well. I definitely recommend Rotana for those Middle Eastern food cravings or just a chill time to smoke hookah with friends.
(5)Tavisha G.
I've driven past this restaurant several times on my way home, so thought I would stop by tonight. I was greeted immediately by Ramin, who was friendly and welcoming. The interior is clean and well designed. I loved the music they played. I ordered an iced tea - which, for me, is a test for all Arizona restaurants. It was delicious and Ramin kept my glass full throughout my meal. I asked Ramin for a recommendation and he suggested the chicken shawarma. It was excellent and served with rice, hummus, and a salad. I will definitely be back.
(5)Shawn O.
I've been in several times and the staff is always friendly and pleasant. I'm a Mediterranean Food virgin and all of the recommendations from the staff are great! Definitely coming back for more!
(5)Peggy A.
This is close by to where we live so was watching for it to open. Went in on a Saturday afternoon - place was empty and all the staff was out on the patio smoking a hookah. Not a good first impression. A waiter came up fairly quickly, gave us menus and then took our order. He and what I am figuring was his mom were very friendly. My husband ordered the chicken shwarma sandwich and I ordered the beef. My mistake -- he loved his -- I hated mine - why - because it was basically a gristle and fat sandwich. Ugh........ The tabouli was super good though. If I go back I will never order the beef and I do not recommend it. Also in my own opinion, the prices are way on the high side. I would much rather eat at Good Fellas Grill on 19th Ave. I do not expect this place to be open very long unless they change things via pricing and quality of food.
(2)Cathy J.
They recently opened around 3 months ago. Good food, lots of space. Nice outside dining
(3)Robin Y.
Just went for the first time tonight. Food was excellent. Beef & chicken was tender, rice flavorful and the Hummus was one of the best I've tasted in a long time. Portions were huge. Service was great, very friendly and never let our tea run out. Hope others will give this new place a try it's well worth it.
(5)J S.
Next time I will do carry out at this place - service is poor. Grilled food and sides are good. They do not have a liquor license. Young wait staff try their best but do not have basic service skills. I never saw them clear plates anywhere - just left dirty plates on every table :(!
(2)Sondra S.
I waited for this place to open but when I went there for dinner, no one served us. No one greeted us at the door although there were only about 3 full tables. We sat down and no one came to serve us, although the server stood at the bar and looked at us for about 5 minutes. We left.
(1)Tyler R.
Great Mediterranean food! My wife and I got the babaghanouj as an appetizer, then had the Chicken Swarma plate, and the Rotana's Mixed Kebab. Everything was delicious and the portion sizes were large. They are getting their liquor license in the next couple weeks which will be great to enjoy a beer out on the patio with a hooka. The service was great as well, I highly recommend this place!
(5)Lisette R.
The service was the best. The food it was so amazing. I love the hummus with olive oil. My friends and I enjoyed the atmosphere, food and service. Even when we where done we stayed talking for an hour and they didn't rushed us.
(5)Veken A.
This place is really good. They haven't even done a grand opening and this place is already looking good, the hookah is excellent and the food is great. Hope they keep up the good job!
(5)Raven P.
The food was great but the service was shitty. We got there and there was like no one there. The service was slow and the one waiter didn't talk much. We went to order and he told us he had to get all our drinks first before one of us ordered an appetizer. Overall disappointing
(2)Marie R.
The food here is excellent. I tried it last week and came in again this week because we liked it so much.
(5)LeeAnn K.
So disappointing... We really wanted to like this place, but the food was just not good and the service was very inefficient although they were friendly. All of the meat in the sampler platter was tough except for one piece and it definitely lacked flavor. We will definitely not be returning.
(2)Beverly A.
Really good food. My husband and I had dinner there tonight and the food was excellent. The service was also very good. I've read some of the negative comments here and I think some folks are just whiners. I mean, leaving the door open? That's done at lots of places. I guess I feel that when a new business opens up, you have to cut them a little slack. There are always things that don't go right at the beginning. We will definitely be coming back again.
(5)Marie R.
My Dad and I were driving around looking for a place to eat, and he saw the sign and the lights on, and asked me if I felt like Mediterranean. I said sure, so we pulled in just to take a look. We'd never seen it before and we thought it might be new. As we walked in we saw a bunch of tables pushed together in the center, and we thought maybe it was closed for a party, and we were just going to grab a menu. It turns out they were doing a food tasting to prep for their opening - supposed to be this week or next - and they had staff and the family of staff coming in and out to try various dishes they kept refilling the table with. I can't speak to price, because I didn't see a menu. I can speak to quality - and because we had almost the entire menu at our fingertips, I can speak to a lot of their dishes. The food was EXCELLENT! They said they'll be making their own Pita bread soon. My Dad LOVED the grape leaves, the Hummus was PERFECT! Not dry, not to moist, no oily or sandy texture, the Kafta was also amazing, great flavor, subtle but absolutely present, very moist. The Chicken Shawerma was Barbequed, it had an excellent marinade, but it was a little dry. The tabooli had an excellent flavor and texture, not too much lemon. The ambiance was bright, friendly, and comfortable. There was music not so loud that we couldn't hear ourselves speak, but loud enough to enjoy. The seating was comfortable, and obviously flexible. You could have a date here, or you could have an office lunch here. Pushing the tables together is often awkward - these tables were created to be joined. All of the food was delicious. And the company If Customer Service is as important to you as it is to me, I'm going to try to paint a good picture for you. I cannot stress how amazing this staff was - The second we poked our noses in the door someone came over and welcomed us in, invited us to the table. They said they were doing menu testing, and would be honored if we would join them. This is the sort of thing that makes me incredibly uncomfortable. A stranger among friends, and I don't make it easy on people, I'm very introverted around strangers. Two minutes in I was dining with people who could have been my family. Staff was introduced, their families were introduced. There was a constant stream of food coming in, plates going out, people coming in, people getting up, but at no point did we feel like we'd invaded their private gathering, and we always had someone to talk to. They made it a point to keep a Host or Hostess at the table, and we were always introduced. If they are going to be that welcoming to someone walking by, not paying for dinner or tipping - I can't WAIT to see these people in action. Any any attempt to pay for what we ate, or tip someone - was scoffed at. Our feedback was more important to them, not even anyone to tip! I will be returning, and I do tip on a sliding scale based on service. I plan to ALWAYS have an extra few bucks to lay down when I leave. They have created is a small piece of Mediterranean heaven in our Sonora Desert. I hope they open soon - I'll be keeping tabs. And maybe I'll see you there!
(5)Jeremy J.
New place, had the hummus app, pita was dry, hummus was standard. Both my wife and I had the chicken kabob. Chicken was very tender, the salad was fresh and the dressing was a spicy vinaigrette. I will say this place has some growing to do. They are about to obtain their liquor license and offer hookah. Our server Jocelyn was great, friendly and attentive. Try it!
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