Kabul Afghan Cuisine

135 El Camino Real, San Carlos
(650) 594-2840

Recent Reviews

Rodrigo Moran

Amazing food, great service! We love the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Franklin LaFond

Met a college friend here. It was my first experience with Afghan cuisine. I loved the food and the authentic atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Kebab

Cory Galloway

Meat was awesome!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rosina Dodd

The portions are generous enough that I always know I have leftovers for my next meal. The hostess is the daughter of the proprietor and she is bubbly and very helpful, especially if you want recommendations.Update (2024): The food and service are still fantastic. The portions are still large and if you are in a large group and let them know that you're doing family-style, they plate the rice and roht separately -- very helpful.Sidenote: Kids love roht! And the kid-size sherbet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ursula Vogler

Wonderful food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant with Yogurt, Lamb Stew, Lamb Kebab

Hugo Espinoza

The service is always good! The lamb kebab are delicious! Consistency and good food overall!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Kebab

David Baker

A wonderful expression of Afghan cuisine. My favorite on the menu are the mantoo, tasty little dumplings covered in a delicious yogurt-based sauce. If you want to try something different from most restaurants in the area, I recommend going to Kabul.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Ibrahim Rehimi

What a disaster! This is NOT afghan food. Bad bad bad! I ordered karahi and it was totally something else. A made up food. Definitely not Karahi! I asked if there was a mistake and the waiter said no, this is karahi and it’s how we do it. I told him in Farsi so he knows that I know what karahi is. He said he agrees it’s not karahi but that’s how they’re doing it in the kitchen. And it was way overpriced for fake/made up/no taste afghan food.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Hector Flamenco

Food was excellent, but the service was not the best.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lamb and Shrimp Kabab

Anwar

The food was actually bad. The beef was so tough and bland. The bolani is unappetizing (how's it possible to mess up a bolani that bad?). The restaurant was quite full but had inadequate staff so it took forever to get anything done. The prices are expensive relative to the quality of food. Just a bad experience all around.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Naseem Sayed

Stick pieces were too big and therefore not good enough the meat inside was half Raw.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

The Gifted Teacher

The food was delicious and the atmosphere was awesome. Everyone was so friendly and attentive. Definitely will be back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew Hively

This is my soul

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Afghani Bread, Combination Kabab, Lamb Kebab

Kristina

Consistently great food. One of our "go-to" restaurants. The kabobs are always amazing!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Kebab

Ann Poulson

We took a friend for her first visit. She loved the food (lamb kebab) and everything else. And we enjoyed our meals as usual. Hope to return soonVegetarian options: I always order the veggie platter: 3 delicious veggie dishes on rice - with delicious bread .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Kebab

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