Review Cafe Med - Salt Lake City

I’ve been coming here since they opened in 2000 as Cafe Med. 23 years of coming here I have never been disappointed. The food is on point, the service is great, and I think it’s the cutest little restaurant! My fave! Thanks for another amazing meal and service! Yall deserve raises!

This is still my all time favorite restaurant in Utah. I go here for birthdays whenever anyone asks me where I want to go. Despite them saying I can choose "anywhere". Its quality hasn't changed in the 20+ years I've been going. They always have good service. And the food portions are massive for the price. A+ all around.

This place was pretty great. It's a bit of a throwback to restaurants of the past. The decorations are kind of old, but the food is GREAT! Lots of Mediterranean options. Absolutely everything we ordered was great!

I had a mixed experience. The atmosphere was delightful, contributing positively to the overall ambiance. However, the food quality was just acceptable and not as delicious as I had hoped. The portions, especially the kebobs, were smaller than expected, and the chicken kebob lacked flavor. Koofteh taste was strange but ok. On a positive note, the staff were exceptionally polite and attentive, which somewhat balanced the overall experience. In conclusion, while the service was commendable, the food didn't quite live up to my expectations.

This is truly a hidden gym in South Salt Lake. It is so close to downtown in the sugarhouse area, the food is amazing. You truly feel like you have traveled to the Mediterranean. The entire staff are warm and friendly. Ask for many recommendations if you need any advice on some of the international dishes. The staff are happy to Explain different flavor combinations and give suggestions.

Just had my mother's birthday dinner here, was a great experience for all. I had the grilled salmon platter Great food, great service, great atmosphere highly recommended

Best Mediterranean food I have had in Salt Lake City! I tried a little of each dish my table ordered and every single entree was full of flavor and perfectly made. I couldn't choose a favorite! Atmosphere was warm and inviting and great service as well! Very reasonably priced. Not super crowded as well which was great Highly recommend checking this place out.

Date night dinner- we tried to order as many variety dishes as we could because Mediterranean food is best eaten like dim sum- many little dishes. We got the appetizer sampler (DH loved the baba ghanooj the best, surprisingly) and two kabobs w rice. We loved the steak the best, the lamb was a little tough- the in all fairness we don't eat lamb often so we may not be the best judge. One of my favorite parts was there was enough pita for both of us!

I got the chicken polenta and it was amazing. Great baba ghanoush was also awesome.

First time visiting the Med. menu looks interesting they have kababs , burgers, wraps , sandwiches, salad , stew, wine, beer and much more Ambiance is unique and nice. Ordered falafel wrap . Falafel is crunchy and good and not overly priced.overall the wrap was good. Tried saffron Icecream too but it was very similar lo vanilla ice cream

I was never one for Greek food. Bad experience when I was younger. But my Uncle took me here and I am JUST IN LOVE! Everything in the menu I have tried (so far) has been delicious!!! Even the vegetarian dishes! Cute ambiance too!

5,5,5,5....!!! Yowsa! Ya gotta hit it. If you don't think you like middle eastern cuisine you will after this. Try the koofteh meatballs...safe way to dip your toe into Persian / middle eastern cuisine. Especially here. I have very mixed feelings on reviewing this one because it feels like a hidden gem I'd like to keep to myself. We tried the hummus appetizer. Fantastic! Honestly the best hummus I've ever had. I know ya think to yourself....ah come on how much different can one hummus be from another?! The flavor and the creaminess was outstanding! Salads we had the house dressing and the house bleu cheese. Both fantastic and homemade! Crispy veggies, fresh.... Entrees we then did the moussaka, gyro plate and koofteh meatballs. Unbelievable! Really almost not fair to be that good. The moussaka was like if a meatloaf and a lasagna had this perfect baby. Eggplant boarders and edges with the scrumptious meaty filling and a sauce to die for. The koofteh was just the right amount of sweet, with the bite of the tomato and the heartyness of the meat itself. The gyro meat was the least impressive but was still just superb, done right. The tzatziki sauce was dynamite. Just great! Really! The critique on the food would be the rice. It was well... Average. Room for o improvement for sure. Things I don't rate on: Environment: not great. An old pizza hut maybe. Odd decor choices but felt good enough. Service: well our waiter was fine but they were very busy and very short handed. Funny enough our waiter literally quit and left in the middle. So service was a 1 but I'd go again tomorrow with the same service. Food was fantastic!

This little “hole in the wall” isn’t much to look at from the outside, but once you’re inside, it’s quaint, warm and comforting. Run by a small staff, the place is clean, smells of wonderful cuisine and there’s even a small fountain with fake birds singing to you. The waiter didn’t really seem like he wanted to be there, but once the food arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. It was delicious. The meat was tender and the rice was flavourful. Oh and did I mention the salad? I actually enjoyed it! (I don’t eat salad). Needless to say, we’ll be back and hopefully I can bring my Greek father along with me too.

The food was fantastic! This place has a nice atmosphere, I feel like I've found a diamond in the rough. The server was very helpful and gave some great recommendations of what to try. I had the gyro sandwich and it was great! The fries were super crispy.

The food is great, but the wait times are terrible. There were only two or three other tables when we got there and it still took 45 minutes for 2 entrees to be brought out, one of the people in our party with a side salad got their side salad at least a 1/2 hour before everyone else got their food. I was starting to think that maybe they forgot about us. The time before that when we came, everyone in the party received their food except for one person and that person got their food an hour after everyone else did when everyone else was done eating. There were only four people in our group. it would be more understandable if they were busy and the kitchen was overwhelmed, but we came in when it was slow, with almost no one in the restaurant and very few cars in the parking lot so 45min- 1 hour felt like a very long time to wait for two entrées….We were also overcharged both times that we came in, not a large amount, but we ordered small side salads and were charged for medium side salads both times. It’s only a few dollars difference, but we eat out on a budget, and it makes a difference to be charged for something more expensive than what we ordered because we ordered what we can afford. We have no way of knowing whether the salads that we received were the small salads that we ordered or the medium salads listed on the receipt because there were no photos on the menu to compare. Overall, the food is great, I think maybe they’re just a little understaffed and need to work on accuracy when putting orders in the computer. I would say don’t come if you’re in any sort of rush, and maybe show up at least 45 minutes to an hour before you expect to feel hungry.

I had the Buffalo wings and my wife had lamb leg and rice. Food was very tasty and it was empty at first but quickly filled up for dinner. I recommend it for a try. At least once.

Best Mediterranean restaurant in the state of Utah. Persian, Greek, Egyptian options. Authentic. I had the #4 Persian beef kabob with rice and roasted tomato - perfection. Tiny hole in the wall that gets it right every time.

OMG Beat Kofta I have ever had, Slovak chicken like sunshine in your mouth and the staff were sweet and quick. Decor is a little different but everything was clean and SO tasty! Venezuelan server was pretty darn cute as well!