La Mediterranée Review

Excellent authentic food that s hard to find anywhere else. Good diverse flavors!

We kept passing by this place as we walked through Berkeley and I kept saying how cute it was. We ended up staying around for dinner and decided to check this place out. We got the Middle Eastern plate which I love because I love sampling different things and this dish allows you to do that. It came with chicken cilica, Grecian spinach & feta sandwich, lamb lule, lemon chicken soup. The lemon chicken soup is delicious. I m glad I chose that over the potato options. Everything else was pretty good, but nothing really stood out as a favorite. We also got the pomegranate chicken and that was really good with moist and tender pieces of chicken and good flavor.

Overall, it was a cute place and we were lucky to have a nice day so we could sit on the patio. The food is alright, but I like the variety.

Delicious Mediterranean food in a nice atmosphere. The food seemed very authentic, and the staff was exemplary. It was slightly expensive, but that is to be expected in Berkeley.

This is my second trip here and both times they did not disappoint. The service was top notch both pleasant, prompt and unobtrusive. The food was well prepared. This is an ideal place for get acquainted dates and friendly get togethers. Although I live in the city (used to work in Berkeley), I will be back again. An additional bonus, they have some nice shops around it.

Always amazing food and ambiance! Been coming here since I was little. The spinach/cheese and chicken cicilia fillos are must-trys!

because the food is amazing. The service is only terrible most of the time. But it's not so bad that we can't enjoy the food.

Favorite place, favorite food "pomegranate chicken"

Delicious food, nice staff, and quick service! Will for sure return!

The food was good, but for some reason the waitress who served us had this un-welcoming undertone of rudeness. It was the a slowest time of the day. No excuse.

Decent brunch if you don't feel like waiting in line at Elmwood Cafe.

Delicious food, reasonable prices, and wonderful atmosphere. If you are there for brunch get the brunch meza. Staff when I went was not very attentive but otherwise it was great.

A casual, affordable cafe with consistent food. I've been to both the Berkeley and San Francisco locations of La Mediterranee and always had a decent meal. The dolmas are particularly good . The mixed mezze appetizer is also a good choice for sharing. It's hard in a sea of truly great restaurants in both Berkeley and San Francisco to judge places on their own merits. This is enjoyable fare, but is not particularly innovative, rather it is solid and predictable traditional offerings of kebab, moussaka, pita and hummus type fare. The staff are not always particularly attentive and are not well educated when it comes to wine, but again, pleasant when they are serving and I was happy to take the leftovers home for lunch the next day.

The best part is the food. The atmosphere and service are pretty standard. This is just a great place to grab some tasty Mediterranean cuisine.

Berkeley, College Ave location of a small chain of Bay Area Mediterranean restaurants with three additional locations in San Francisco. Good menu selection, and a plus for vegetarians and vegans is that they have a separate veggie menu. Notwithstanding that, the food was disappointingly average. Menu variety is good, prices are extremely reasonable. Service was so so, but it wasn't busy and my date and I sat and talked for over two hours. No one brought a check or pressed us to leave, so there were definitely some redeeming features. I could actually give them three and a half stars if there were such a choice. To get more, the food, service, and decor would have to be upgraded. Recommended if you are not expecting a gourmet meal.

Service was not spectacular, but the food is good with lots of vegan options.

Yummy Mediterranean food. Vegan options. Delicious Moroccan mint tea

Had a outting in Berkeley and stopped in for a quick bite. Ordered the veggie kebab plate with Armenian potato salad. Both were very tasty.

They have indoor & outdoor seating and we're very attentive. I chose to eat outside as it was a beautiful spring day.

Lower than average food quality. Not recommended at all!

I've been coming here for nearly 30 years and it's as consistent and delicious as ever!

Great place to come and Experience Mediterranean and Berkeley culture

I was surprised by the high reviews. Very poor service. Pretty decent food. But not consistent..some good but mostly it was just ok. Hummus, salad and chicken kabobs were good. Not impressed with Baba ghanouj, rice, or kibbeh platter. Esp not impressed with dark hair in my salad.

Yum. Pomegranate chicken or the phyllo sampler are the best. Still great and completely unchanged all these years.

Great food, outside dining. Precautions appropriate. An old favorite.

A great spot for brunch, lunch, or dinner. The meze option is a great way to sample many dishes. I highly suggest this for Sunday brunch and always try to get seating outside!

The people that work at this place are nice. The food is OK. In general I find Greek food kinda boring, so that might be the main problem. Still, I thought the chicken legs/thighs dish with the fruity marinade was kinda dry, and I was disappointed. My kebab seemed kinda overcooked and was unimpressive. (I've had better at other greek places in the states, and MUCH better in greece.)

we've nicknamed them "the salt factory" for a reason.

Great food and drinks! Outdoor seating was very nice. Great place to walk around after

Good Mediterranean food, nice outdoor seating and fair prices.

This place is amazing! The food is great, portions are huge, and the service is phenomenon! It's by far my favorite restaurant in Berkeley. I highly recommend it to anybody. Whether you're having a family dinner/brunch, Business dinner/lunch, date, Birthday, or just hungry and you wanna have the best Mediterranean food in the bay!

This place has been around forever in my neighborhood. We have lots of choices for places to eat out and La Med was always "I'll go because my wife likes it". BUT a year ago they got a new chef or something and the quality of the food is amazing! I always get the chicken kabob and it's so good... Night and day difference from before! Now I'm the one who looks forward to eating at La Med.

My favriote restaurant of all time . I've literally been eating here since I was in the womb . The fillos never get old .

The food was delicious and the service was very good.

I wasn't at the l La Mediterranee. I was at Basic Bird

Super yummy salmon kabob. It was cooked perfectly and the sauce and the pita was so good! Just wish the rice was served warm but it was still very tasty

I had 3 chicken legs that were cooked like a stew. Served with a rice and salad on their lunch menu. Delicious. We have been there a few times with our niece. :-)

Excellent scene for Mediterranean food. Filled me up. Will surely make a return trip. I can see why they have so many reviews.

The food is excellent and the view is not like any other restaurant.. the prices are a little steep but if you go off main hours you will get in without the minimums being imposed.

My mom and I had a lovely mother's day dinner here on the patio, we enjoyed the food, wine, and friendly service. The baklava was served with freshly whipped cream, a nice treat at the end of the meal.

I unconsciously let out a "mmmm" when biting into the pomegranate chicken. Absolutely phenomenal. I will be coming back to show this place off to friends.

Love the sidewalk seating. Try the traditional lemon chicken soup.

Incomparable Berkeley mainstay. Awesome food, service and atmosphere. Wonderful place to dine out with your dog (as long as you sit out front on the heated patio.) Very dog-friendly! Don't miss the heavenly cheesecake!!

Food was great, servers were friendly, everything was clean and they accommodated my young nephew easily!

I've loved those place for decades. Treat yourself to really good baklava for dessert

Nice breakfast. Nice and friendly waitstaff. Tasty food an be fairly well priced.

Good food from Armenian, Greek, Lebanese, and generally Arabic recipes. Excellent. Try the Armenian patato salad. Lots of vegetarian and now some gluten free dishes. One of our favorite places in the College Ave. area. Parking can be a challenge.

Great ambiance and quality, fresh, tasty food. It's pricy because of the ethnic selling point, but it's good for bringing your parents

Great Middle Easter food, good wine list. Friendly, easy in easy out. Convenient Berkeley location. Parking lot in rear. Affordable.

Reliably yummy no matter the location. Can't go wrong with avgolemono

A casual, affordable cafe with consistent food. I've been to both the Berkeley and San Francisco locations of La Mediterranee and always had a decent meal. The dolmas are particularly good . The mixed mezze appetizer is also a good choice for sharing. It's hard in a sea of truly great restaurants in both Berkeley and San Francisco to judge places on their own merits. This is enjoyable fare, but is not particularly innovative, rather it is solid and predictable traditional offerings of kebab, moussaka, pita and hummus type fare. The staff are not always particularly attentive and are not well educated when it comes to wine, but again, pleasant when they are serving and I was happy to take the leftovers home for lunch the next day.

La Med is the ideal Greek/Mediterranean food out there. Consistent, delicious, reasonably priced.

The single best plate of food. Like home cooking for the advent of western culture.

Very friendly staff and fast service. I has the falafel sandwich, which was good/delicious.

AMAZING food! I loved it all, but the Dolmas here are now my favorite! Very friendly and efficient staff as well.

berkeley: best mediterannean food in the bay area. the chicken celicia is fabulous.

Excellent. What a treat to stumble upon in the Bay Area. We were lucky enough to find a parking spot, which can be a challenge. The food was moderately priced for the quality, which was really outstanding. We enjoyed sitting on the open-air section of the patio.

Authentic Mediterranean meal. For the vegan, you are sorted.

Best Mediterranean food in the world
The fillos are to die for

Great mediterranean food but closing down soon, so better hurry

Good ole standby. Service is great and friendly and you will get your lunch fast-so perfect if you have a pending apptmt. I like that they added a chicken shawarma sandwich but please put more sauce in it or double the amount you give on the side.

Been going to this restaurant since it opened and it is is great middle eastern Mediterranean food great prices fast service

Very consistent food, casual atmosphere, okay service. A favorite for 15+ years. Way better than the San Francisco locations. Middle eastern plate, chicken pomegranate, filo dough plates are the favorites. The kebabs are not very interesting and a bit on the dry side, so don't order those. Love the variety of food you get on the middle eastern plate and you can sub out an item for another item already on the dish (common sub-- Levant sandwich for a pomegranate chicken drumstick, or a filo dough piece). Favorite filo dough pieces: spinach and feta (Greek spanakopita) and chicken Cilicia (moroccan bisteeya). Date dessert is out of this world if you love medjool dates or even if you don't think you do.