We had a very pleasant first time experience. We were greeted warmly and the wait staff was very friendly and helpful with food choices. The food is Mediterranean/Turkish cuisine. There were many lamb, beef, chicken and seafood choices. We really enjoyed our dining experience and will be back and would recommend to others.
In May 2022 I threw my friend a 40th birthday party at this restaurant, and 20 friends came.I worked with Alina, a manager there, and she helped me come up with a perfect family style meal that fit our budget. It was a Tuesday night so we had their beautiful enclosed patio to ourselves. They decorated with flowers on the table and it was gorgeous!The food was delicious, the atmosphere was so nice, the service was wonderful, and they made the birthday girl feel very special with the birthday song they played over the speakers and the sparkler candles.It was a perfect night! It was affordable for everyone, wonderful food, and a fun environment. Couldn’t have picked a better place, definitely recommend for large parties!
Love this place. The food is delicious and fresh, and the service is great.
Visited for first time on Mothers Day. Our Server, Ozlam, was very attentive and on point! Everyone enjoyed their meals, which included Chicken kebab, Salmon, Pita and cheese bread, grilled shrimp, Kofte kebab, and Greek salad. Very enjoyable experience and will return!
Our first time. Great experience.
Top quality Med. food at a reasonable price.
Cafe Efendi has an identity issue. It calls itself a restaurant but it really should label itself a nightclub. In fact they have introduced valet parking which is beyond ridiculous for a suburban restaurant in a strip. I had a 6:45 reservation for dinner and they wanted to seat me in a dark, smoky hallway . I asked if I could be seated in the main restaurant and was informed that it was booked for a private event. They offered the patio which I preferred and was seated there. The music was quite loud but I went with it. The space was big and only 2 other tables were occupied with quiet diners. The speaker was right above our table and they kept changing the music and playing with the volume. I asked our server if they could turn it down as by this point my friend and I had to stop conversing. She obliged and they turned the volume down a little. Then the speaker went in a feedback loop and all of us were completely shocked and startled by the vibration and sound. This happened a few times at which point I decided to walk in to request they turn off the music or keep the volume down low. The gentleman I spoke to agreed and the volume was turned down a bit for about 3 minutes. Then another guy came out looked at our table and the music was turned back up to ear piercing conversation stopping level. By this time we had given up on the evening. Our waitress who was lovely and obliging apologized for being unable to do do anything about it. So if you want to have dinner with conversation this is not the place for you. If you want a classy, elegant club experience this is also not the place for you.
Do not bring your family here. First transgression is being environment. I feel they should age restrict to 21 and up. It is loud there is hookah smoke being blown everywhere, and the violin techno boom boom music complimented my indigestion in a manner unlike any I've experienced. The food started off terrible with a value club bun offering of the worst factory made hummus I've ever had. This hummus was easily the most mundane factory produced stale fare you will find at a dollar store on special. The meat they serve is quite edible, well seasoned and cooked: however there was a complete lack of anything that tastes fresh or of substantial quality offered with anything they serve. For the money spent and the indigestion and embarrassment of bringing my family to such a establishment: I feel quite ashamed and embarrassed for bringing my family here. For what I spent we could have had a much higher quality level of food, service, and ambiance at a quite a few other establishments. If you are young and looking for a night out on the town: this would probably be good for you. But I feel great shame and embarrassment for bringing my family here.
Do not bring your family here. First transgression is being forced into a completely unnecessary $7 valet parking agreement. Being charged $7 for parking so someone can drive your car 20 feet is ridiculous. Second this is by no means a appropriate family friendly environment. I feel they should age restrict to 21 and up. It is loud there is hookah smoke being blown everywhere, and the violin techno boom boom music complimented my indigestion in a manner unlike any I’ve experienced. The food started off terrible with a value club bun offering of the worst factory made hummus I’ve ever had. This hummus was easily the most mundane factory produced stale fare you will find at a dollar store on special. The meat they serve is quite edible, well seasoned and cooked: however there was a complete lack of anything that tastes fresh or of substantial quality offered with anything they serve. For the money spent and the indigestion and embarrassment of bringing my family to such a establishment: I feel quite ashamed and embarrassed for bringing my family here. For what I spent we could have had a much higher quality level of food, service, and ambiance at a quite a few other establishments. If you are young and looking for a night out on the town: this would probably be good for you. But I feel great shame and embarrassment for bringing my family here.
Do not bring your family here. First transgression is being environment. I feel they should age restrict to 21 and up. It is loud there is hookah smoke being blown everywhere, and the violin techno boom boom music complimented my indigestion in a manner unlike any I've experienced. The food started off terrible with a value club bun offering of the worst factory made hummus I've ever had. This hummus was easily the most mundane factory produced stale fare you will find at a dollar store on special. The meat they serve is quite edible, well seasoned and cooked: however there was a complete lack of anything that tastes fresh or of substantial quality offered with anything they serve. For the money spent and the indigestion and embarrassment of bringing my family to such a establishment: I feel quite ashamed and embarrassed for bringing my family here. For what I spent we could have had a much higher quality level of food, service, and ambiance at a quite a few other establishments. If you are young and looking for a night out on the town: this would probably be good for you. But I feel great shame and embarrassment for bringing my family here.