Mediterranean Cafe
Mediterranean Cafe
Feta, hummus, tabouli, eggplant dip and tzatziki.
Lemon chicken soup.
Classic Caesar salad with hot pita.
Classic Caesar salad, topped with grilled marinated chicken filet, served with pita.
Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta cheese, served with pita.
Lettuce, hummus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta cheese and served with pita.
Topped with tofu and served with hot pita.
Topped with gyros meat and served with hot pita.
Topped with grilled marinated chicken filet and served with pita.
Topped with grilled salmon and served with pita.
Served with hot pita.
Grilled vegetables topped with melted cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and hummus.
Grilled spinach topped with melted cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and hummus.
Grilled eggplant and tofu with melted cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and eggplant dip.
Topped with tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce.
Served with Greek salad.
Topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and tahini sauce.
Served with side Greek salad, herb rice and hot pita.
Falafel, hummus, spanakopita, herb rice with side Greek salad and hot pita.
Dolma, falafel, hummus, tabouli, herb rice and Greek salad and hot pita.
Two vegetable kabobs with choice of side.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Add fries and a soda for an additional charge.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with side salad, fresh baked pita and your choice of basmati rice or French fries.
Served with a side Greek salad.
Served with a side Greek salad.
Served with a side Greek salad.
Onions, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes and black olives. Served with a side Greek salad.
Onions, green peppers, tomatoes, black olives and feta cheese. Served with a side Greek salad.
Gyros, green peppers, tomatoes, onions and black olives. Served with a side Greek salad.
Chicken filet, tomatoes, green peppers and mushrooms. Served with a side Greek salad.
Served with garlic bread and salad.
Served with garlic bread and salad.
Served with garlic bread and salad.
Served with garlic bread and salad.
Served with garlic bread and salad.
Freshly baked pita, large Greek salad or soup, hummus, falafel, tabouli, eggplant dip, feta, rice, gyros, chicken kabob and beef kabob.
Served with Greek salad, rice, and pita.
Served with Greek salad, rice and pita.
4oz gyros meat
Falafel topped with cucumber, tomato, lettuce and tahini sauce in a pita. Served with your choice of drink.
Slices of lamb and beef gyro topped with tomato, lettuce and tzatziki sauce in a pita. Served with your choice of drink.
Falafel, hummus, Greek salad, rice, pita and tzatziki sauce. Served with your choice of drink.
Charbroiled hamburger with mustard, ketchup, mayo, onion, lettuce and tomato. Served with Greek salad, French fries and a drink.
Slices of gyros, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce wrapped in a pita. Served with Greek salad, French fries and a drink.
Grilled spinach and onion topped with melted mozzarella and feta cheese, cucumber, tomato, lettuce and spread of hummus in a lavash. Served with rice and a drink.
Philly with melted cheese, grilled onions and peppers wrapped in a pita. Served with Greek salad, French fries and a drink.
Grilled tender chicken filet topped with lettuce and tomato. Served with Greek salad, French fries, tzatziki sauce and a drink.
Please specify the amount you will need in the Special instructions.
Please specify the amount you will need in the Special instructions.
Read the comments about the Dinner for 2? Here is a picture. We promise it is bigger than it looks.
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Chicken kabob plate
Salmon plate
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Gyros plate
Storefront
Interior Dining Area & Service Counter
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interior
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Dolma never been mushier
Main entrance
Chicken Greek Chicken Salad
Inside restaurant
Deborah H.
Apr 19, 2024
This is a lovely place to have a great meal and sit down with family. The owner is friendly and welcoming, always greeting you with a smile.The food is delicious, my kids love it too, and you know how hard it is to please kids.We will be coming back again and again.
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Garima K.
Aug 4, 2024
Super rude and racist staff at the front desk. She made remarks on our origin and living style.The restaurant was completely empty on a Sunday afternoon lunch when we walked in. We thought to give it a try. The falafel pita wrap was tasteless and lacked sauce, taste and basically super dry.Our kid spilled some rice on the floor. She came to us and said "Oh, people from San Jose are like this! We Mexicans are very clean." We replied that a little mess with kids is pretty normal anywhere (bcz it was just some rice!)She said "I have two kids and two grand kids and they never made mess. I just wanted to know where you guys are from so that I know!!"I don't think she belongs in the customer facing or table serving/cleaning role. Saying this to anyone is very hurtful and only describes what who you really are!
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Dianne m.
Jul 29, 2024
I just had a lovely lunch at the Mediterranean Café. I decided to try their Mediterranean vegetarian sampler plate, it was delicious. The food tasted fresh, tons of flavor, with all the lemony, goodness, I want when I eat Greek food. I also want to mention that the portions were ample for a very reasonable price. The owner is also delightful, another added bonus! I highly recommend this family owned business..
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Kevin T.
Sep 17, 2023
TL;DR: NO. HEAVY PASS. GO HUNGRY. Sour taste in all dishes. Terrible seasoning. Protein buuuuurned. Oh ya, found a curly hair in my bite. Nothing tasted fresh...including the salad. Avoid at all costs. Do not be fooled by the quality or quantity of reviews. Mediterranean Cafe in Hillcrest is hands down the WORST Mediterranean food I've had, and not just in San Diego - ever.*Sorry for the rant but this was an overall terrible experience*[negative stars if possible]Was craving Mediterranean and blindly decided on Mediterranean Cafe based on the rating, and after reading some Yelp Elite reviews. Friendly reminder to do your homework! Your stomach will thank youPhoned Mediterranean Cafe in Hillcrest and ordered the Dinner for 2 takeout for $36.58. While this is not a terribly expensive meal by today's standards, this is absolutely not worth a single penny of that price tag. If I could go back, I'd rather just have burned it. I'm all for supporting local businesses but this food is not worth supporting. Was told that it would be a 20-minute wait (no problem - was expecting 30 given it was prime dinner time ~7p) - looking back I can't believe it took more than 10I show up for pick-up and the place was...empty (kicking myself for not realizing what I was walking into). Let who seemed like the owner of the place know that I was there for pick up and paid. He checked the pass and saw my order was partially complete. After a quick conversation with the kitchen, I was informed it would be ready soon. Strolled the empty restaurant for about 5 minutes before I was handed the meal. Still, as I'm writing this, I'm realizing the delay is not frustrating. It's just confusing. Quick drive home and we get ready to dig in (see pictures) and proceed to regret each bite starting from the firstRegrets:Salad: [#1 regret] Found such a curly hair in the second bite of already wilting greens...and there goes the appetite. Also, unfortunate to report the rest of the experience was better by 'just a hair''Chicken and Beef kebabs: everything is charred. Both sides. Onions and bell peppers included. You eat it because it's the protein of the dish, not because you want toDolma: wow this was weird all the way through. The grape leaf wrapping smelled sour and after biting through, the texture of the wrapped rice was mushy and even more sour. Truly difficult to even put a single bite downFalafel: questionable texture and seasoning. Might have been microwaved. Equal possibility of canned? Definite frozen.Hummus: grainy, and covered in even more sour chunks of feta - not tastyOk:Gyros meat was acceptable/passable as cooked. Still is not worth getting Pita: dry as a thick soft saltine but at least this was edible and in good amount. Pita was paired with some home cooked eggs for our actual dinnerI am not looking for a second chance to prove quality nor show off customer service. I am not looking for my money back. I am not looking for any excuses or apologies. I will absolutely never set foot in there againI am all for supporting local businesses - especially in a post-covid era where franchises and chains have been able to weather the storm and are buying up local shops trying to recover best they can. That said...This is not the food to supportTo the owner(s): I'm sure food was once your top priority. It is very clear that it no longer is. I hope you rediscover the passion for flavor if you decide to keep serving San Diegans.0/5
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Erika G.
May 19, 2024
Food is truly amazing and the owner of the place is the sweetest. It was a party of 3 and we ordered the dinner for two and he added 3 pieces to some of the items! Loved everything about this cute spot. Will definitely be back!!
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Brenda B.
Jan 21, 2024
I loved the chicken on skewer and the gyro meat. The rice was ok. Love the humus and I did like the salad. I placed my order through the website for pick up.
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Alicia V.
Oct 30, 2023
Delicious!!! I got the chicken shawarma with a super yummy garlic sauce over it and beef kabob plate. It was all so tasty. The service was very great, super friendly. Food takes time but it's well worth it, just be patient! Will definitely be back here very soon! :)
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Vesta B.
Apr 29, 2023
I came here for the first time with my family and right away we were greeted. Fred (The owner) was so friendly and welcoming that we felt at home immediately. The menu offers you so many options that it's so hard to just pick one thing! We got the chicken kabob plate and it was delicious! It was so flavorful and cooked to perfection. It was so delicious that we were dancing in our seats and just kept saying how good it was. This place is amazing!! If I could give more than 5 stars I would! Excellent staff, service and food! Highly recommended for a great meal and a great conversation!
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Cam R.
Aug 13, 2024
Loved it Got catering from them, and they did an excellent jobsuper timely, delicious
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Bob H.
Aug 10, 2024
GREAT! The decor and atmosphere was charming, the waitstaff was welcoming, the food was ample, well presented and very reasonably priced. We ordered the Dinner for Two. It Started off with a wonderful salad followed by a large well presented platter that could have easily fed three adults. Parking was a problem...street only, but where in San Diego is it otherwise.
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