Hafez Cafe
24781 Alicia Pkwy b, Laguna Hills
(949) 600-9544
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The food is so tasty, so affordable, and the portions are insane!! Oh, not to mention the complimentary chai! The owners are very friendly. A lovely place to get together and enjoy a meal and some chai.
I truly appreciate the staff who works hard and kind in this cafe — most of them are warm and helpful. However, I’m really sorry to say that my experience was tainted by the behavior of one lady who I believe was either the owner or manager.
She was the first person I interacted with that morning when I came to get breakfast, and unfortunately, her attitude was surprisingly unpleasant.
I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as first impressions truly matter — especially when customers choose to celebrate meaningful days like Mother’s Day at your establishment.
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The best persian food spot in all of Laguna Hills/Mission Viejo, in my opinion. Love their authentic beef koobideh, ghormeh sabzi, and all their special rices. The bread is delicious too and they always give you plenty. When not eating in, we love to pick up their family special platters, which are affordable and can feed many people. All around a fantastic place!
Perfect Food and customer service. We went there from Las Vegas and loved the kale pache and ash there 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽😋😋😋
This is the best persian food I have had in years. My family and I often come here to have unique dishes that are you know, traditional and well made. Portions are generous.
And everything I have had here was absolutely divine. 🙏
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kaleh Pacheh, Chelow Kabab, Beef Barg, Beef Soltani, Mast O'Khiar, Kashi Badomjoon, Kabab Kobideh, In House Baked Bread, Tandoori Chicken, Kashk O'Bademjon, Chicken Soltani, Warm Bread, Hummus, Joojeh Kabob, Chicken Kobideh, Chicken Kebab, Ghormeh Sabzi
That's my spot every Wednesday after surfing! I love their lamb-head soup... their kabobs are great also and the server lady always very kind... recommend and will repeat
Best Persian food restaurant in South OC!! Delicious food, warm and friendly staff (including the owner), and reasonably priced!! Highly recommend this place!! Dine in experience is very relaxed and casual!! Will absolutely keep coming back again and again!! Very impressed with the quality of the food!! Don't miss out, go try their food today!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was amazing. Kashko bademjan was verrrry delicious. Their fresh hot bread made the food even more enjoyable. They brought hot tea on the house before the meal and it was very pleasant to know we have hot tea to drink after our food. The prices were very reasonable. This place is 4.9 out of 5.
Vegetarian options: All stews have vegetarian option. Kashko bademjan was vegetarian as well and it was delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kabab Kobideh, Kashk O'Bademjon, Warm Bread, Ghormeh Sabzi
Loved their Ab Goosht and their fast service!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The koobideh is so good. If you look closely you can see it smiling back at you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve tried several dishes from this restaurant. My favorite was their egg dish that they only serve on the weekends which was very reasonable. But then they bumped up the price by about $5.00 and I was very disappointed. So I didn’t go there for quite awhile until my cousin from out of town wanted to go there with her husband and son. I reluctantly agreed to meet them there and tried their chicken and beef kobideh. It wasn’t to my liking but I tried my cousin’s chicken kebab and it was delicious. So was their eggplant dish. So now I go there once in awhile. I have included 2 photos of their menu. I’ll add pictures of the food next time I go there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was wonderful, definitely try it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kaleh Pacheh, Beef Soltani, Kabab Kobideh
This place has become super expensive, a small plate of kashke bademjaan is $28.00. This plate is considered two orders!!! I am blown away, never again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The quality of food was low and the behavior of the owner was even worse. I don’t recommend it at all. The only positive point of this restaurant was our waiter. He was professional, nice and caring.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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