La Mediterranee
About
- 4.5 (50 reviews)
- 1-20, $$, $$$
Since 1981, La Mediterranee in the heart of the Castro District of San Francisco has been serving award winning Mediterranean & Middle Eastern specialties to locals & visitors alike! Voted "Best Mediterranean" in the SF Weekly & Examiner years in a row, locals have come to love our cozy cafe, exceptional & friendly service, and reasonable prices. Weekends visitors love to catch a spot on our patio for brunch, champagne & people watching! Favorite dishes like our famous Chicken Pomegranate, Hummos, Lamb Lule, Fillo Pastry Specialties, Kebabs, and out of this world salads and soups! Go to for 1st timers and regulars is our Mediterranean Meza tasting menu: a 10 item two course meal served family style! Vegan, Gluten Free & kids menu offered! Anoush Ella! (May it be Sweet!)
Day of the Week | Opening Hours |
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Monday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Tuesday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Wednesday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Thursday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Friday | 11:00 - 22:30 |
Saturday | 11:00 - 22:30 |
Sunday | 11:00 - 21:00 |
Cuisines
- π Mediterranean
- π₯ Middle Eastern
Dining Options
- πΊ Seating
- βΏ Wheelchair Accessible
- π₯‘ Takeout
- π½οΈ Table service
- π Reservations
- π· Serves Alcohol
- π³ Outdoor Seating
- π± Lunch
- π½οΈ Dinner
Recommended Reviews
4.5
Jason Cantley
Love this place. Really great price point. Long time resident of the Castro. One of the best Mediterranean food places in the city. Vegan friendly. Get the large combination app plate and chicken kebab or almost anything else! Staff are also wonderful!
Mitchell Lee
Good Mediterranean food in a relaxed, friendly environment.
Todd Rezsnyak
The food is excellent (I had the lentil salad and chicken kabobs), portions are good and the price is right. Service was fast and friendly. It's a great place to go for an evening out since it's also close to the Castro bars. Definite recommend.
Sabine Balden
Excellent service, great food.
Susan Herrgesell
Excellent...the atmosphere, the FOOD, the wait staff AND THE FOOD. Did I say FOOD? I'll be back many times. You can't go wrong.
Gata MadrileΓΒ±a
Really tasty food and friendly service. A big room where we could have conversations.
Egle Salominaite
I enjoyed very friendly service and delicious soup de jour with the salad.
Brooklyn Hurley
mediterranean food and the setting at this location is great. nice location to meet with family. the staff was sociable and attentive. it has a nice atmosphere.
Chuck Styers
Great food. Great service. Highly recommend the pomegranate chicken.
Ron
Walked past it many times but finally had a chance to eat there. Very delicious! I had the goat cheese & Walnut filled dates (which caught my eye to come in). Those were so sweet and savory. I had the combo entree plate. I can't recall the names of the food but it had a cinnamon filo filled with chicken. Spinokopita that was crunchy, filled with spinach and cheese. 3 inch wide lavash roll thing that had herbs and a spread. They close early, get there soon! Very delicious!!
Barbara Remley
Good food and service. We arrived early and watched the room fill up. The cold cucumber yogurt soup and a combination plate left me full and satisfied. A companion had a special that was a slice of a lamb meat in philo dough that was pan fried. Interesting idea.
Christine Mamuad
Great place for some solid Mediterranean food, a comfortable, casual atmosphere, and very nice, albeit slightly slow service (when they are crowded). Their wine selection complements their menu, and the dishes were large enough for two meals, at least for me, as a not-so-large Asian female. Glad to have this dining option in the Castro.
Glen Harvey
Very good Mediterranean food casual, been there 40 45 years. In San Francisco that says a lot.
Seth Klein
Just such delicious Mediterranean food and a wonderful helpful staff. So delicious.
Bryn Smith
Been going here for decades. Always nice staff and great med food.
Sadie Williams
This place is great for hosting large parties! I recently had my graduation dinner here with a party of about 10 and they say us comfortably and served us food family style. Their house red is great, the service is really friendly, and most importantly the food is delicious! Great vegetarian options!
Richard Curry
have been to 3 locations. Consistent, charming. Lebanese, Greek, Mediterranean food.
Sarah O
Absolutely amazing food. Everything is fresh and well seasoned. The service is fast and friendly
Diana Rajchel
cozy, reasonable pricing and delicious
Eric Drohan
Very friendly and helpful staff, great food and reasonable prices. Would highly recommend.
Photojim SF
Neighborhood institution with incredibly good wait staff service.
Kristel Rodriguez
The food is authentic and tasty. Service was ok.
Barry Schmell
Always love their food especially their variety platters.
Shane Spitzer
Great food, friendly service and cute ambiance with outdoor seating too. They have lunch specials but they only offer about $1 off. The main downside to this place is there are no seafood options at all. They do at least have a few vegetarian options which are yummy. But they really should add some salmon or Mediterranean Seabass.
John Mooney
The food, the staff, the atmosphere... this is a favourite.
Sabrina Fullhart
Pomegranate chicken is THE BEST.
j spain Greene
We loved our meal here - La Mediterranee is a wonderful local cafe. Crowds of friends, couples and families all coalesce here to create a happy environment. Our waiter was so charming - the type you want to sit and join you. He took great care of us.The food is comforting and delicious. From the avgolemono soup to the filo dough variety plate to the special moussaka, everything was satisfying. I was especially excited they had one of my favourite Greek desserts, galaktoboureko. It was a different presentation, but delicious nevertheless.It's a small dining room, and likely you'll have to wait during peak hours...but it's worth it!
Mauricio Monteiro
Bad customer service. You order your food, and wait... Wait... Wait... So the waiter comes and says that someone put our order somewhere else and they didn't prepare our food... What would reasonable to do: put our our order before others, offer some bread, no, nothing.Overpriced food, small portions... (Appetizer with four small dates? C'mon guys...)
Bon Manhkong
Delicious Mediterranean food... Very greek. Healthy and yummy. Quick service.
Eric Anderson
Great food and selection, good service, nice ambiΓΒ©nce
Michael Alperstein
The food here is really good. But I do find the portions are pretty small.
Michael Delcore
This place was so delicious. ItΓ’β¬β’s now one of my new favorite spots. I hight recommend the sampler.
Roger Wiesmeyer
It was gorgeous 30 years later still!
Eliza Brandt
Probably my favorite place to eat in the short visit I had in SF, the lule, beef pie, and tea were all fantastic. The soup of the day (tomato) was a bit underwhelming, and the raisins in the rice were not my thing, but I understand why they were there. Super fast, super nice service.
Joy Jinkerson
Good Food and Service
Tim Macalino
Delicious food and good service!The pomegranate chicken is a must and do get the cold yogurt cucumber soup too! Γ°ΕΈΛβΉ
Joanna Nelson
Ordered delivery from here. Food subpar and not worth the prices. Got the chicken pomegranate, chicken was dry, potato salad tasted not that fresh, more like a weird cold mash. Meatballs were ok. But the rice is more like a sweet rice pilaf and all in all the dinner entrees donΓ’β¬β’t reflect a price of $18.50. ItΓ’β¬β’s more worth like $12 max. WonΓ’β¬β’t order from here again.
Elizabeth Pettit
Delicious Mediterranean food. Reasonable prices and fantastic service. Space to sit outside. Vegan friendly.
Sai Sanapureddy
Had their Special Saffron Chicken Kebab. Their presentation is great, wait for food wasnΓ’β¬β’t long. I was impressed with their warm Pita bread, Skewers and the soup. Will be back again.
Dyanna Harrington
I have lived in SF for 25+ years. Love the Castro eateries BUT this place though the food was excellent the service was questionable. Would love to know why the only person of color was asked to show their ID when paying with their bank card??? Never again will I step food in this place again.
Ranvir Singh
The food is good and consistent. I love the Moroccan mint tea. Good desserts and friendly staff.
Shelley Mordush
Best most authentic Mediterranean food i have ever had. Always a favorite when we come to the city to visit family!
Jenny Knapp
Delicious Food,very nice service. Cozy place to stay and sit for a good Chat with friends.
Preston D.
Great food at a good price. Chilled beer glass. Good spice level. Clean. Also, next to a great natural pet food store.
dantheglassman
Great service, fine salmon, top notch Falafel! Awesome awesome awesome!
Jonathan Bayani
This restaurant has a lovely decor and food to match! So far I've only had the pleasure of getting take out, but I will absolutely be back. I had the best chicken shawarma I've had in ages. Even for take out it was beautifully packaged along side a salad, hummus, and bread triangles. The shawarma was flavorful and yet light and kept a lovely texture, leaving you full with enough food yet light and not bogged down. If you haven't already, I definitely recommend giving them a try!
Shelly M
Mediterranean food and the setting here is great. Came here on a Saturday. Staff treated us so nice. It has a cool interior.
Tennis Nathalie
Terrific authentic Mediterranean dishes; enjoyed the scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese, and the lamb and chicken with the lavash sandwich- includes rice and soup. Baklava was very authentic and not too sweet. Our waitress was very nice and David too. Found this restaurant from my Mom, who has tried their catered food at work many times. Thanks !!!!
Jacqueline Tona
Good food and service. Local place for over 25 yrs
Joseph Chavez
Great food, good service in a comfortable setting.