Yafa Cafe Mediterranean Cuisines and Catering

If you are a human being and you enjoy eating, you need to come and visit Yafa Café! LOLSeriously, it is some of the BEST and most FRESH Mediterranean food in the area. Both ladies who helped us were so kind!! It's a small dining area (fits about 25 people).Let's dive into a few details:1) Hummus - light and creamy, served with olive oil and herbs2) Pita bread - freshly grilled, warm, soft, lovely stretchy texture, perfect for scooping up that hummus or baba ganoush!3) Baba Ganoush - absolutely excellent. Best in the city. Served with olive oil, herbs, and a small bit of spicy sauce on the edge (easy to avoid, easy to enjoy!)4) lentil soup - creamy! Wonderful flavor. I'm sure it's authentic in texture, I would enjoy a little bit more texture.5) salad - pretty simple, but fresh as can be!6) pistachio baklava - great flavor and texture7) hareeseh - sweet cake bread, kind of like cornbread. It's sweetened with a rosewater simple syrup, but it was not overly rosey. Fun to try!Mixed Kabobs for Two Plate! (truthfully could serve 4 adults IMO)1) chicken - so well flavored, and not overcooked and dry.2) kufta - well flavored! Loved the warm spices and fresh herbs. I've had dry kufta before, and this was anything but dry!3) lamb - soft/tender, and they let the natural taste come through - not bland.4) rice - do not underestimate a good rice to balance out the meal. Yum!5) freshly grilled veggies - such good depth of flavor!!!!! grilled to perfection - nothing was soggy or undercooked. Loved the grilled flavor.6) tzatziki sauce - of course, so good!You had better believe it Batool (Yafa's LOVELY owner) - we will be back!!!! I need to get another job so I can enjoy many more Yafa meals!!! :)

My husband and I stopped at Yafa Cafe for lunch on Sunday, and they did not disappoint. From friendly service to sizable portions, we loved everything we had. We tried hummus, falafel, and baba ghanouj. The hummus and baba ghanouj were super tasty--I loved the smoked eggplant in the baba ghanouj. And the falafel were crispy little gems.For entrees, I ordered the chicken kabob, and my husband ordered the creamy chicken plate. Both have large chunks of vegetables and they're served with rice. The chicken for the kabob was nicely seared and seasoned, and the creamy chicken plate was a large bowl of creamy, comforting goodness!We highly recommend this family-owned restaurant.

Holy WOW! We just came back from our first visit and I still can't believe how delicious everything was and how full I am. We tried to come here yesterday before a movie, but we didn't plan our timing well and it was very busy, so we came back today, after a normal lunch rush time. There were still a lot of full tables and I think other people probably had the same idea as us. A Palestinian family owned restaurant, the decor is simple but they have Palestinian knick knacks decorating the walls and counters. Tables have a simple tatreez tablecloth under glass. We ordered kibbeh for our appetizer. I ordered a cup of soup (it was a delicious bowl of soup size, really!) along with a vegetarian plate and salad for the side. My other half got the Lamb mansaf plate with a cup of soup as his side. Everything was so tasty, flavorful, and fresh. The kibbeh came to us hot and crispy, with a garlic tzatziki sauce. We were shocked how quickly we devoured it. (Note, pictures ooh menu show 5-6 pieces but it's actually 3)The lentil soup is topped with a generous amount of sumac--YES!! A heavy sumac hand is my favorite hand! The dolmas were served warm, with lots of lemon and more sumac. Falafel was all chickpea, more Palestinian/Jordanian than Egyptian or Greek style--it was some of the best falafel I've had. Really enjoyed how lemon forward the tahini sauce was too. I think the rice was alright (I had some of my partner's with the toasted slivered almonds, and that totally elevated the rice). The baba ganoush is SILKY smooth, and not too smoky. It was perfect in my opinion. I loved the hummus--absolutely doused with delicious olive oil. I'm not a huge lamb fan, but I had some of my partner's dish. The lamb was falling off the bone, stewed, and tasty, with a warm yogurt sauce. He absolutely loved the dish. We are definitely coming back!

The food was delicious! Portion sizes were perfect, staff was attentive. I will be back with my Persian DIL--she'll love it!

Loved the soup here and would honestly get it as an entree as it's quite filling as well. Staff was accommodating even though there was a huge party.

I read reviews from Steve D and Yena. So glad I listened! Yafa Cafe is outstanding!! I spent 20 years in Wichita where they have a huge Lebanese community and lots of wonderful Mediterranean food. This place reminded me of some of my favorites there. A small family owned restaurant, great food, great portions, and a super friendly family to cook for you and provide excellent service. What a treat to have finally made it here and discovered this wonderful establishment. The grape leaves are absolutely outstanding! Probably the second best I've ever had and I've had a lot! The Gyro Plate was very good. They don't shave the meat off but instead slice it off and then char it so it's a little thicker and quite lovely. The lentil soup was delicious. I felt that it needed a little salt and so did the diners next to me. But that made it irresistibly good. My wife was under the weather so I brought her some chicken Shawarma home and she said it was fantastic. The hummus may be the best I've ever had and the tabouli is definitely top three. This is considering over three decades of Mediterranean food on a fairly frequent basis. Yafa Cafe is truly a neighborhood gem and we will happily make the drive over from Lee's Summit. SO GOOD!

Their large salad portion is huge!!!!I got the Greek salad with chicken. A very good portion on top and it was marinated so well. I should have just gotten the regular portion, I only ended up eating about half of the greens.Service was lovely, but we didn't know that you pay up front. I got a piece of walnut baklava to go, it was a really small slice that was 3.50$..We did ask for a box to go for another meal, but the box had flakes of something in it. We were in a hurry so we just wiped it off and used it anyway...

Loveeee. It was a quaint little place with plenty of space inside. The owner came & checked on us made sure everything was delicious. Also BEST FALAFEL IN TOWN the other dishes were pretty good as well. I dont know how authentic it is but what we ordered was very yummy.

We love Yafa's!! This is our go-to place. We crave it all the time. I love the vegetarian plate and lentil soup. My husband loves the hummus and spicy sauce on top. The staff is also so lovely and kind. I hope they stick around for a long, long time!

We love this place! We've been twice in three weeks! We just moved to the area and are super impressed with the quality and quantity of the portions! Excellent service and food. Don't let the size of the place fool you it's a big worth going in and a delicious place to eat!