Arrived at the restaurant around 7:45 pm and was met with a very unwelcoming attitude, despite the posted closing time being 8 pm. All that was being asked for was a simple coffee to go, which made the interaction feel unnecessary and uncomfortable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Beti Asnake
Had the worst food probably in all of LA. Ordered the shakahouka it tastes like a can of tomatoes, with eggs and meat on top. No flavor whatsoever, soggy you can see the water collecting at the bottom of the skillet. The side cucumber dish had NO salt and no seasoning, I spit it out. My husband’s chicken kabob pieces were unflavored, his salad had no seasoning. Overall I’d give it a 0/10. We paid nearly $100 for all of our food and left hungry bc we barely touched our food. Skip this place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Aria Rabet
Went to Cafe Landwer recently and had a great experience. The food was really good, but what stood out even more was the service. Ramin took care of us and he was genuinely awesome. From the moment we walked in, he was welcoming and friendly, started a conversation with us, and helped us choose what to order without being pushy. That kind of service makes the whole meal better.
Overall, I’d definitely recommend Cafe Landwer if you want solid Mediterranean food and a great vibe. We’ll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Neda F
Service was awful and food was mediocre. Ordered hummus and zaatar bread but was more westernized than authentic Levant food. If you’ve had real Lebanese food for example this won’t do it for you and there are many better options in LA. The coffee was good and set up was cute.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Arun Sharma
Food was average but ambience was okay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Hane Zarzour
Oscar is the best friendly person thank you for great service, Amazing food to
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Soren Ruvolo
Swung by this place and the food was incredible. Loved all the drinks we got as well as the service. Super friendly team and one of the only real breakfast joints in the mall. Excited for their new locations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
James D
Food and smoothie were really good. Service was not so great. The guy who took my order seemed annoyed to be working and very unfriendly. The food took a while. No utensils were brought with my food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Austin Tin
walked into this cafe by chance and we're so happy we did! The food was amazing, the best pancakes ive ever had. Our server with glasses was super attentive and had us laughing the entire time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kevin Gomez
My girlfriend and I came to eat breakfast on a busy Sunday so we expected the service to take a while, but not to the extent it took. We picked a cute small booth by the restroom. We were ready to have a good breakfast. We felt like an afterthought. Once we got sat it took almost 15 minutes before someone came over to ask us if someone has taken our order. The manager came over and took our order. The water took around another 7 minutes to receive water. The food came out fairly quickly. I ordered the breakfast burrito and my girlfriend ordered the Kebab Hummus Bowl. The Kebab on the hummus was cold. We tried to get someone’s attention constantly, by trying to call over multiple workers who were attending other tables. We were saying “excuse me” but they ignored us. We made eye contact with the manager who was a slender man with glasses and a hat. My girlfriend waved at him, and he acted like he didn’t notice. He started attending others tables. Thank fully a food runner finally acknowledged us and let us know he could bring us knew warm pieces of Kebab. We were thankful because it took around 5 minutes for someone to pay attention to us. The new Kebab meat came out fairly quickly. We were happy, but disappointed how the manager was avoiding coming over to our table. He came towards the end to close our check. He kept it short and thanked us for coming in. We felt that there wasn’t really an issue with the workers, but with the culture and the manager. He was avoiding issues and not touching a table that he should have. Employees follow after their leadership. I am a manager at an upscale restaurant so I can understand this is a different situation, but the manager had to know something was wrong since he saw my girlfriend waving him down. Plus he should have known about the kebab being cold because that’s his job, to address issues during live service. Overall food was good and the service was bad. Specially the manager.
loved the mezze platter, spirulina shake and house blend tea. the beef/lamb skewers and the aryse were yummy too. the Nutella rugelach was a nice sweet ending. will have to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
rachel whitehouse
We didn't book, got a table straight away, ordered and waited for drinks arrived. then the food not the hottest, food took over 40 mins to arrive to the point we was going to walk, food was bland, then came the cinnamon rolls not ordered and not charged for, the staff he just kept walking around never approached us for more drink even so he could clearly see. Had better service elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jacob Zed
I was really disappointed with my visit. The shakshuka came with completely overcooked yolks and tasted like it was made with plain canned tomatoes. On top of that, the service was very disorganized, our starter and one main dish were brought out together, but I had to wait another 15 minutes for my shakshuka to arrive.
The staff also forgot our drinks, and we had to ask twice before finally getting them, near the end of our meal. The iced tea tasted like cheap brewed tea with ice, and the matcha had an unpleasant grassy flavour and seemed to be of low quality. To make it worse, the matcha was prepared with regular milk even though I clearly mentioned twice that I wanted oat milk. When I pointed this out, the staff tried to insist that they had personally seen my matcha being made, which was simply not true, considering they had forgotten our drinks altogether.
Overall, the experience felt careless, unprofessional, and not worth the price. I wouldn’t recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ryan Anderson
Great food, quick and friendly service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yasmin Naomi
Great menu, been here so many times and keep coming back, thank you for the excellent service and food.
Arrived at the restaurant around 7:45 pm and was met with a very unwelcoming attitude, despite the posted closing time being 8 pm. All that was being asked for was a simple coffee to go, which made the interaction feel unnecessary and uncomfortable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Had the worst food probably in all of LA. Ordered the shakahouka it tastes like a can of tomatoes, with eggs and meat on top. No flavor whatsoever, soggy you can see the water collecting at the bottom of the skillet. The side cucumber dish had NO salt and no seasoning, I spit it out.
My husband’s chicken kabob pieces were unflavored, his salad had no seasoning.
Overall I’d give it a 0/10. We paid nearly $100 for all of our food and left hungry bc we barely touched our food.
Skip this place.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Went to Cafe Landwer recently and had a great experience. The food was really good, but what stood out even more was the service. Ramin took care of us and he was genuinely awesome. From the moment we walked in, he was welcoming and friendly, started a conversation with us, and helped us choose what to order without being pushy. That kind of service makes the whole meal better.
Overall, I’d definitely recommend Cafe Landwer if you want solid Mediterranean food and a great vibe. We’ll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was awful and food was mediocre. Ordered hummus and zaatar bread but was more westernized than authentic Levant food. If you’ve had real Lebanese food for example this won’t do it for you and there are many better options in LA. The coffee was good and set up was cute.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Food was average but ambience was okay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Oscar is the best friendly person thank you for great service, Amazing food to
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Swung by this place and the food was incredible. Loved all the drinks we got as well as the service. Super friendly team and one of the only real breakfast joints in the mall. Excited for their new locations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food and smoothie were really good. Service was not so great. The guy who took my order seemed annoyed to be working and very unfriendly. The food took a while. No utensils were brought with my food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
walked into this cafe by chance and we're so happy we did! The food was amazing, the best pancakes ive ever had. Our server with glasses was super attentive and had us laughing the entire time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My girlfriend and I came to eat breakfast on a busy Sunday so we expected the service to take a while, but not to the extent it took. We picked a cute small booth by the restroom. We were ready to have a good breakfast. We felt like an afterthought. Once we got sat it took almost 15 minutes before someone came over to ask us if someone has taken our order. The manager came over and took our order. The water took around another 7 minutes to receive water. The food came out fairly quickly. I ordered the breakfast burrito and my girlfriend ordered the Kebab Hummus Bowl. The Kebab on the hummus was cold. We tried to get someone’s attention constantly, by trying to call over multiple workers who were attending other tables. We were saying “excuse me” but they ignored us. We made eye contact with the manager who was a slender man with glasses and a hat. My girlfriend waved at him, and he acted like he didn’t notice. He started attending others tables. Thank fully a food runner finally acknowledged us and let us know he could bring us knew warm pieces of Kebab. We were thankful because it took around 5 minutes for someone to pay attention to us. The new Kebab meat came out fairly quickly. We were happy, but disappointed how the manager was avoiding coming over to our table. He came towards the end to close our check. He kept it short and thanked us for coming in. We felt that there wasn’t really an issue with the workers, but with the culture and the manager. He was avoiding issues and not touching a table that he should have. Employees follow after their leadership. I am a manager at an upscale restaurant so I can understand this is a different situation, but the manager had to know something was wrong since he saw my girlfriend waving him down. Plus he should have known about the kebab being cold because that’s his job, to address issues during live service. Overall food was good and the service was bad. Specially the manager.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
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loved the mezze platter, spirulina shake and house blend tea. the beef/lamb skewers and the aryse were yummy too. the Nutella rugelach was a nice sweet ending. will have to return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We didn't book, got a table straight away, ordered and waited for drinks arrived. then the food not the hottest, food took over 40 mins to arrive to the point we was going to walk, food was bland, then came the cinnamon rolls not ordered and not charged for, the staff he just kept walking around never approached us for more drink even so he could clearly see. Had better service elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I was really disappointed with my visit. The shakshuka came with completely overcooked yolks and tasted like it was made with plain canned tomatoes. On top of that, the service was very disorganized, our starter and one main dish were brought out together, but I had to wait another 15 minutes for my shakshuka to arrive.
The staff also forgot our drinks, and we had to ask twice before finally getting them, near the end of our meal. The iced tea tasted like cheap brewed tea with ice, and the matcha had an unpleasant grassy flavour and seemed to be of low quality. To make it worse, the matcha was prepared with regular milk even though I clearly mentioned twice that I wanted oat milk. When I pointed this out, the staff tried to insist that they had personally seen my matcha being made, which was simply not true, considering they had forgotten our drinks altogether.
Overall, the experience felt careless, unprofessional, and not worth the price. I wouldn’t recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food, quick and friendly service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great menu, been here so many times and keep coming back, thank you for the excellent service and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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