Food was kind of bland and expensive for what it was. Chicken shish was only 5 small pieces of chicken for 28$
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
lynn deng
Food tasted really plain, though they smelled good
Buket Savaş
Hi I tried this restaurant the first time. I loved it it was really delicious. Waiters are really kind and helpful (Alp and Batuhan). Thank you so much we will come again. You should try. :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M. F.
Lokal was an absolute delight! We'd had a long day (with three kids) at the museum and needed to have a break with good eats. Not only did Lokal provide that but it was all better than imagined. We had the stuffed red peppers (our favorite dish) it was so refreshing with the lemon yogurt. We had hummus which paired fantastic with their house bread. The kids got chicken tenders and pizza. They loved it and we loved sneaking bites. I had the avocado tomato salad with grilled salmon: wow! A delight! So fresh and filling! My husband had the lamb burger with feta cheese. He devoured it. We all shared some baklava and the grownups a delicious cup of espresso. If we weren't leaving NYC, we'd totally return for *several* more meals. Perfect staff deserves a shout out as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lokal Burger, Baklava, Extra Bread Side, Hummus
Jean-patrice
Average restaurant. NY-style Mediterranean cuisine.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Roman Rabinovich
Many of the dishes were hit or miss. The liver and spreads were excellent while the stuffed cabbage and fried zucchini were bland and generally subpar. The service is the real highlight. Attentive wait staff and friendly vibe elevate the experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Shish Kebab, Hummus
Cemal Yilmaz
Everything was fresh and delicious, great staff. It hasn’t changed its standart for years ????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Juan Oropeza
Delicious food, lovely ambiance, perfect portions, what more can you ask for?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Extra Bread Side
Fernando Hendler
Wonderful homemade bread!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Parisa Pirouzfar
We love Lokal. The quality of the food is perfect.Service is good and the servers are so nice.For Persian New Year “Nowruz” as the tradition we ordered the fish from Lokal and as always we loved it. Taste like home!
Lokal was delicious! We came because we had a gift card but now we will definitely be back. Service was amazing, staff was friendly, family / friendly but up beat vibes. Music was fun too. Great spot on upper west, near the museum of national history.
Cosimo Colonna
Nice place we visited after visiting the American Museum of Natural History. Great food, cozy location and attentive staff. We were very
Had the 3-dip of baba ghanoush, labneh, and whipped red caviar. I liked the dips in that order, favorite first. I liked the whipped red caviar the least because it was quite salty -- though I guess that's how caviar is. I had just one portion of bread, because I also was going to have the grilled octopus, so while two different persons asked me on separate occasions if I wanted more bread, I declined.I ended up finishing the baba ghanoush and labneh on their own without additional bread. Don't know if the additional bread would have cost more, but it was good to see they were attentive enough to ask if I wanted more.The grilled octopus was reasonable, not remarkable.Overall 4 ⭐ for food and service. The atmosphere was great. It was lively but not too crowded (it was a Sunday dinner).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Grilled Octopus
ABTNY
I had the stuffed cabbage entrée, which was soggy and appeared to have no cabbage. It had no taste either. My husband, on the other hand, had the calves liver "small plate" and it was perfect. The service was pleasant and efficient and the ambiance pleasant and laid-back. The diners appeared to be mostly thirties to elderly. There were no children there the evening we went. there are no TV screens and no loud music - hurray!
Food was kind of bland and expensive for what it was. Chicken shish was only 5 small pieces of chicken for 28$
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Food tasted really plain, though they smelled good
Hi I tried this restaurant the first time. I loved it it was really delicious. Waiters are really kind and helpful (Alp and Batuhan). Thank you so much we will come again. You should try. :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lokal was an absolute delight! We'd had a long day (with three kids) at the museum and needed to have a break with good eats. Not only did Lokal provide that but it was all better than imagined. We had the stuffed red peppers (our favorite dish) it was so refreshing with the lemon yogurt. We had hummus which paired fantastic with their house bread. The kids got chicken tenders and pizza. They loved it and we loved sneaking bites. I had the avocado tomato salad with grilled salmon: wow! A delight! So fresh and filling! My husband had the lamb burger with feta cheese. He devoured it. We all shared some baklava and the grownups a delicious cup of espresso. If we weren't leaving NYC, we'd totally return for *several* more meals. Perfect staff deserves a shout out as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lokal Burger, Baklava, Extra Bread Side, Hummus
Average restaurant. NY-style Mediterranean cuisine.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Many of the dishes were hit or miss. The liver and spreads were excellent while the stuffed cabbage and fried zucchini were bland and generally subpar. The service is the real highlight. Attentive wait staff and friendly vibe elevate the experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Shish Kebab, Hummus
Everything was fresh and delicious, great staff. It hasn’t changed its standart for years ????
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food, lovely ambiance, perfect portions, what more can you ask for?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Extra Bread Side
Wonderful homemade bread!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love Lokal. The quality of the food is perfect.Service is good and the servers are so nice.For Persian New Year “Nowruz” as the tradition we ordered the fish from Lokal and as always we loved it. Taste like home!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mediterranean Sea Bass
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Great food, speedy delivery. Deceptively simple middle eastern food. Clean flavors, generous portions, hearty, satisfying.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lokal was delicious! We came because we had a gift card but now we will definitely be back. Service was amazing, staff was friendly, family / friendly but up beat vibes. Music was fun too. Great spot on upper west, near the museum of national history.
Nice place we visited after visiting the American Museum of Natural History. Great food, cozy location and attentive staff. We were very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mediterranean Sea Bass, Hummus
Had the 3-dip of baba ghanoush, labneh, and whipped red caviar. I liked the dips in that order, favorite first. I liked the whipped red caviar the least because it was quite salty -- though I guess that's how caviar is. I had just one portion of bread, because I also was going to have the grilled octopus, so while two different persons asked me on separate occasions if I wanted more bread, I declined.I ended up finishing the baba ghanoush and labneh on their own without additional bread. Don't know if the additional bread would have cost more, but it was good to see they were attentive enough to ask if I wanted more.The grilled octopus was reasonable, not remarkable.Overall 4 ⭐ for food and service. The atmosphere was great. It was lively but not too crowded (it was a Sunday dinner).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Grilled Octopus
I had the stuffed cabbage entrée, which was soggy and appeared to have no cabbage. It had no taste either. My husband, on the other hand, had the calves liver "small plate" and it was perfect. The service was pleasant and efficient and the ambiance pleasant and laid-back. The diners appeared to be mostly thirties to elderly. There were no children there the evening we went. there are no TV screens and no loud music - hurray!