Kitchen in the Desert

Great atmosphere. Awesome service and very tasty food . We loved it all and would highly recommend this place !

I wasn't expecting anything this sophisticated in a small town on the edge of the desert, but this place rocks! Great food- def gourmet. Lots of vegetarian options- thank you! Great mezcalita. Great ambience- dining in a cactus garden with cool music. Also great service from Cassy.

I went with my finance for his birthday and it was lovely ! the vibe was romantic and upscale yet not pretentious and the food (especially the brussel sprouts) was to die for ! so good :)

Arrived at 7:45 for our reservation and we were asked to wait around 45 minutes! We elected to eat outside which was not ideal as some of our party has severe cold intolerance. However it turned out to be lovely with multiple heaters and blankets. We were told the tapas serve 1.5-2 people, but found more like 0.75. That said the food was delicious and we had a lovely night

Wonderful setting and innovative dishes. Maybe not serve all tapas at the same time. Waitress could have been more acessible.

The food quality was great. Nice, cool ambiente and caring staff. But again - plates were superb!

We came to this restaurant on the first night of our stay visiting Joshua Tree. The ambience was amazing, like a beautiful oasis in the desert! However, the service was not very good. We had a reservation and waited more than 30 minutes from our reservation time to be seated. It took a little while to order drinks, and then our drinks did not come out until our food was being served. At the time we were seated around 7:50 PM, they were already out of the Jerk Chicken, which is probably their most popular item on the menu. Seems crazy that they were sold out that early on a Thursday night. Instead, I got the lamb pops which were very tasty and well cooked. However, the main food items were a bit pricey and you had to order sides separately.

lovely place for a date night. everything tasted so fresh, light, and flavorful. they are very aware of the vegan options and know exactly how each dish can be made vegan. my favorite dish was definitely the brussel sprouts, but we also got and loved the dan dan noodles (delicious, creamy, a little spicy) and curry chana (loved the coconut rice). They also have vegan pie and ice cream- we got the blue moon pie and I definitely recommend it.

Loved this dining experience. Maybe it was because I just spent 4 weeks in my van in the desert so this was my first real restaurant in awhile but everything was fantastic. We didn’t have reservations so we couldn’t get an outdoor seat (a Thursday around 6:30pm) but the inside was very chill and lounge-y. It is more like tapas so we ordered 5 things to share plus desert. It was a lot of food, it all came out very quickly but nicely staggard. They have vegan options on the menu but said some of the other dishes could be made vegan too by using oil instead of butter, etc. they were really knowledgeable. Plus! I think all their desserts were vegan but they don’t disclose that which I love because you’d never be able to tell. Not the cheapest but I felt reasonable for the quality and experience Chana with coconut rice - delicious! Falafel (beet?) - excellent! Brussel sprouts - nice cooked unlike the over crisped and fresh ones many restaurants serve these days Spicy kale - this was the only thing that was meh for me. I didn’t detect any spicy, not very flavorful but nicely cooked and fresh Harvest vegetables - really good with whatever sauce came with it. So yummy Cherry pie and pear pie - omg. Incredible Chocolate ice cream and vanilla ice cream - amazing Cucumber cilantro lemonade - not really sweet, healthy and refreshing Mezcal mule - partner said it was great

I love this place . I took the falafel and the chickpeas curry. It was very good. The services is excellent and the vibe of the place too!

Delicious meal with plenty of vegan options. We had the Carribean Bowl, falafel and the Double. All very well done and great presentation in a cool vibe. Although two dishes would be enough for the two of us. Make a reservation in advance. #Veganuary Updated from previous review on 2025-01-15

Never ever go there. If i could give service a 0 I would. After ordering a drink we asked the waitress to replace it as it it didn't taste good. The waitress very akwrdly acted surprised that she brought it that way but still took it away moments later the bartender arrived with that very same drink stating "I didn't make it this way" when asked if he is implying we tempered with it he said yes. That was on top of cold food, food ariving at half an hour intervals for different members of the table, and just a general lack of service. When asking the manager over she pretty much accepted the position of the bartender. Save yourself time and money and stay away.

Great vibe and meal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

$17 for this small burger. With no sides. Not sure how you justify that. I guess because we’re in the desert? Perhaps it is harder to make things in the desert because of the sun? Or maybe the sand. My friend ordered falafel and only got two falafel balls in a box with olives. For $14. ????? whatever guys good luck out here.

Vegetarian options: Not many.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Veggie Burger

Great experience! Food is amazing as well!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5