This is one of our favorite spots in Manitou—always a hit! The friendly service and tasty food make it a must-visit when you’re in town. We ordered the falafel plate and the falafel sandwich, both veganized, and they were delicious!
Mister Food Critic
Wow wow wow. The lamb sandwich was insane meat was well seasoned and juicy the wrapping was so soft and good and I loved banana peppers made for the perfect flavor. Will be back again and again!!! My life has changed from eating here!
Rachel Pageler
Great service and the food was delicious! Don’t miss the baklava
D Ahart
It was nice to have a new to me food option while traveling. I had falafel, hummus and a wrap All was VERY good.
Erwin Thoma
The worst food i ever ate, sorry guys. no one come Here please.we become for the Bad food a Discount
NTH
First let me say I’ve never experienced a level of disrespect as my family experienced. Upon walking into the restaurant there were only two tables and no one around. We did not see the sign. Please wait to be seated until sitting down because the sign was all the way in the back of the restaurant. The waiter completely ignored my family walking by us multiple times and going to other tables that came in after us. Because my family was ignored, we had to get up and walk out of the restaurant.
One of the worst restaurant experiences I have ever experienced, and I have traveled the world multiple times
Max Lynass
This place is delicious! The pita bread is seasoned exactly how I like. Came out fast too. Yum!
Christopher Wenslow
not costumer friendly
Tyler Cooney
Really rude staff.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Kevin
Bad attitude on staff. They should learn to shut up and not engage people on a public sidewalk. Mind your business. You looked stupid on camera BTW.
The food was pretty good. The falafels were dry. Be careful because they charge you extra if you ask for extra sauce and don’t tell you!!! Server was nice
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wendi Campbell
Food was cold, mushy. Server was not interested in being there. I ordered hot tea and he put an empty tea pot on my table . When they brought requested fries to be warm it wasn’t even the same menu item. Bizarre o world
I’m a local and I wonder if tourism is the only reason they stay open bc it’s a one and done experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Amanda Tolles
Mediterranean food is my absolute favorite and I love trying new places from different areas. The service here is amazing! We were greeted promptly, and our waitress was very attentive. The cafe is quaint and cozy, love the regional decor. It was steadily busy while we were there but everyone was greeted quickly! The good: The sage tea was amazing! Very good flavor whether enjoying it hot or cold The hummus was very good. Portions were good sized. (Two people could easily share a plate) The chocolate baklava was to die for! Served warm and so delicate and amazing. Right down the street from the penny arcade.
The not so good: Prices are very high (understandable for the tourist area but I was hoping the food would match) The felafel was almost cold, had it been hot it would have been a different story as the flavors were good but it wasn't. The lamb was tough.
Overall for a salad, a combo kabob plate, order of felafel and a baklava and 2 teas we paid over $80 which is steep for a lunch in my opinion. Especially to walk away disappointed at the food quality. I'm happy we tried somewhere new today, the flavors were unique, I love Manitou Springs so I was excited to try Sahara Cafe today.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sage Tea
Runoff River Adventures
Ordered a combo plate and the food was excellent and the service was excellent!!
Wheelchair accessibility: No steps, you could wheel in from the sidewalk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sampler Plate
Guha Arunkumar
Dined here on the 12/27 for lunch. Great food. Dolmas were delicious, as were the falafel and the hummus too. Pitas went well in the veggie platter. If you read any review on here from someone (party of 2) who "has been going here for 9 years" and thought the "pita was too spicy" please ignore their comments. They were being obnoxious, asked for plain pita (w/o za'atar), and then sent it back/said say they didn't want it. Took a lot out of my party to not say anything but I can't begin to describe how annoying these people were.
In summary - great food and great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Falafel Basket with Hummus and Pita, Dolmas
This is one of our favorite spots in Manitou—always a hit! The friendly service and tasty food make it a must-visit when you’re in town. We ordered the falafel plate and the falafel sandwich, both veganized, and they were delicious!
Wow wow wow. The lamb sandwich was insane meat was well seasoned and juicy the wrapping was so soft and good and I loved banana peppers made for the perfect flavor. Will be back again and again!!! My life has changed from eating here!
Great service and the food was delicious! Don’t miss the baklava
It was nice to have a new to me food option while traveling. I had falafel, hummus and a wrap
All was VERY good.
The worst food i ever ate, sorry guys. no one come Here please.we become for the Bad food a Discount
First let me say I’ve never experienced a level of disrespect as my family experienced. Upon walking into the restaurant there were only two tables and no one around. We did not see the sign. Please wait to be seated until sitting down because the sign was all the way in the back of the restaurant. The waiter completely ignored my family walking by us multiple times and going to other tables that came in after us. Because my family was ignored, we had to get up and walk out of the restaurant.
One of the worst restaurant experiences I have ever experienced, and I have traveled the world multiple times
This place is delicious! The pita bread is seasoned exactly how I like. Came out fast too. Yum!
not costumer friendly
Really rude staff.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Bad attitude on staff. They should learn to shut up and not engage people on a public sidewalk. Mind your business. You looked stupid on camera BTW.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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The food was pretty good. The falafels were dry. Be careful because they charge you extra if you ask for extra sauce and don’t tell you!!! Server was nice
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was cold, mushy. Server was not interested in being there. I ordered hot tea and he put an empty tea pot on my table . When they brought requested fries to be warm it wasn’t even the same menu item. Bizarre o world
I’m a local and I wonder if tourism is the only reason they stay open bc it’s a one and done experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Mediterranean food is my absolute favorite and I love trying new places from different areas. The service here is amazing! We were greeted promptly, and our waitress was very attentive. The cafe is quaint and cozy, love the regional decor. It was steadily busy while we were there but everyone was greeted quickly!
The good:
The sage tea was amazing! Very good flavor whether enjoying it hot or cold
The hummus was very good.
Portions were good sized. (Two people could easily share a plate)
The chocolate baklava was to die for! Served warm and so delicate and amazing.
Right down the street from the penny arcade.
The not so good:
Prices are very high (understandable for the tourist area but I was hoping the food would match)
The felafel was almost cold, had it been hot it would have been a different story as the flavors were good but it wasn't.
The lamb was tough.
Overall for a salad, a combo kabob plate, order of felafel and a baklava and 2 teas we paid over $80 which is steep for a lunch in my opinion. Especially to walk away disappointed at the food quality.
I'm happy we tried somewhere new today, the flavors were unique, I love Manitou Springs so I was excited to try Sahara Cafe today.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sage Tea
Ordered a combo plate and the food was excellent and the service was excellent!!
Wheelchair accessibility: No steps, you could wheel in from the sidewalk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sampler Plate
Dined here on the 12/27 for lunch. Great food. Dolmas were delicious, as were the falafel and the hummus too. Pitas went well in the veggie platter. If you read any review on here from someone (party of 2) who "has been going here for 9 years" and thought the "pita was too spicy" please ignore their comments. They were being obnoxious, asked for plain pita (w/o za'atar), and then sent it back/said say they didn't want it. Took a lot out of my party to not say anything but I can't begin to describe how annoying these people were.
In summary - great food and great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Falafel Basket with Hummus and Pita, Dolmas
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