ala

1320 19th St NW, Washington
(202) 717-1166

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Bridgette

Great food, amazing staff, and decor. I would definitely go back. Brunch was buffet style and we had the bottomless mimosas which were a great great price for both. The champagne for the mimosas was amazing surprisingly, you could drink it by itself.

Ritu Desai VA-DC-MD Realtor

Excellent customer service and many vegetarian choices. Our favorite was Eggplant dish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

achenani salim

As an Arab and a professional chef, I must express my disappointment with the authenticity of the dishes served. The cuisine did not reflect true Mediterranean or Middle Eastern flavors. The falafel lacked the traditional taste, the fettah was far from an authentic preparation, and even the hummus — although acceptable — was altered with unnecessary additions that diminished its original character.

Overall, none of the dishes represented genuine Mediterranean or Middle Eastern cuisine. It appears that the restaurant’s offerings are tailored to guests who may not be familiar with authentic Arab–Mediterranean food. I therefore do not intend to return.

I strongly recommend revising the names of the dishes on the menu, as they do not accurately correspond to the flavors or authenticity of the preparations.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Jon T

Quzi Warak Enab And mish mish cocktail was yummy. Pricer mezze for the size and portions. Solid place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Tony Neely

This place is amazing, the food is freshly sourced and made to perfection. Large portions that were beautifully presented. We had hummus, pide and chicken kabobs. I have been perfecting similar dishes at home for years and to my wife’s utter disbelief, I had to admit the food here was better than I could ever make.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hummus Spicy Taboon, Chicken Schnitzel

Eddy Bamak

Yeymi the server was the best in the city the food was delicious but the service was phenomenal !!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Landis Rae

Such an incredible meal! Ushna was a lovely server who gave great recommendations and had excellent service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cara Williams

Ushna was the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joely Nadler

Delish and Ushna was great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Meghan Hilton

Usha was fabulous!

Camille Perry

yeymi was a great server we have no complaints amazing meal thank you

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Margaret Varrell

Yeymi is amazing!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Kaitlyn Hadley

This was an incredible experience. The food is perfect, the service is perfect & it is the perfect place for company. Will be back weekly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kara King

Great experience as always. Lovely service. Server anticipated our needs and buffet was amazing. Great deal too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Daniel Thornton

If the server was sexier, I would've melted

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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