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Aceituna Grill

3.8 (161 reviews)
Closed 10:30 am - 8:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Good for groups
Good for kids

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Madow N.

Came on a Sunday afternoon. We were the only customers. You order Chipotle or Cava style - pick your base, protein, sides and toppings. Had high hopes for this place, but everything we ordered tasted stale and extremely sour/acidic. And the meats were mushy. I don't know if we were served leftovers. Disappointing experience.

Gauravi P.

Hunger. Hunger led us in through Acetuna's doors. Our bellies were hungry for food but our minds were also hungry to satisfy our nostalgic memories of the original Acetuna located in Cambridge. As I stumbled in to the eatery, stroller at hand and husband and second child in tow, I was greeted by the grumpy cashier who seemed to be multitasking on her headset while staring me down. Could she hear the rumbles coming from my belly? "You have to order down there," she scolded. No, she definitely could not hear the rumbles, I thought. I quizzically looked at the man standing next to a chicken doner. "Chicken shawarma?", he asked. Yes, but with rice and a side of falafel, I replied. To my surprise he didn't shave the doner, but instead used his tongs to place dry pieces of pre shaved chicken doner on my rice pilaf. Toppings are an extra $0.50 the lady cashier growled at me as I eyed the picked radishes. I ordered the radishes anyway since hunger was my new purpose, and my little ones were on the brink of tantrums. The cost for my dish rang a whopping $19 after taxes, a price I would not have paid if my past hungry self could see future meals. The tale could go on but alas my cell phone battery is at its lowest point. A few questions I will never know the answer to: 1.) Why are customers served dry precut doner when the real thing is right there, exposed and waiting to be shaved and eaten? 2.) Why are the service workers so grumpy? 3.) Why are classic chicken shawarma toppings $0.50? Return to Acetuna, we shall not.

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Brian W.

Today, my travels took me to Boston. I was out and about lookin for some wicked food, lol. I found Aceituna Grill. Upon entering, it resembles a Mediterranean Chipotle the way their set up is. I went with the lamb and beef shwarama wrap with fresh garlic, hummus, lettuce, onions, and pickles with tahini sauce. It was absolutely delicious. The meat was tender and the garlic made it pop! The size of the wrap was perfect too! Not to little and not overload. You can eat and feel satisfied buy not stuffed. If you are in this part of Bahston, drop in and check out Aceituna Grill!

Chicken shawarma pita rollup
Bushra H.

If you are someone who grew up in the middle east and you want that authentic chicken shawarma sandwich that you grew up with, look no further! Aceituna has exactly what you are looking for, with that garlic sauce that everyone loves. they also have pickled turnips and just the right type of bread that I remember from my childhood. On the other hand, if you have no idea what I'm talking about and you want a great place for lunch, look no further! This is a great little Mediterranean spot with a lot of healthy options and fresh ingredients. The prices are very reasonable and the service is very quick. I will surely be making a stop the next time I am in Boston.

Beef & lamb shawarma, moussaka, and spicy potatoes
Alyanna T.

My partner and I got a pita roll-up w falafel and rice plate w beef & lamb shawarma, moussaka, and spicy potatoes - TASTE: 4/5 - both dishes were tastier than expected! My roll-up was well balanced w hummus, garlic sauce, onions, and pickled turnips. The beef & lamb in the rice plate was marinated nicely, and the spicy potatoes were great TEXTURE: 4/5 - the falafel added crisp bites to the soft pita roll-up, and we enjoyed the tender eggplant in the moussaka PRICE: 4/5 - our total came to $30 SERVING SIZE: 4/5 - we had a late lunch and knew we didn't want a super heavy dinner, so the portions here were just right SERVICE: 4/5 - walked in at 5:45pm on a Saturday and the space wasn't too busy. Ordered at the front, and waited 5min for my falafel ATMOSPHERE: 4/5 - Aceituna Grill looks super dim from the outside, but the lighting inside is just fine lol and there are informative murals describing Mediterranean food. The space and seating are typical for the fast casual vibe PARKING: 4/5 - Seaport can be hit or miss for street parking. We got lucky w a metered street parking spot right in front on Boston Wharf Rd

Tabbouleh, beef and lamb shawarma, French fries, falafel, and garlic sauce
Karla M.

Not amazing but I did like my food. I ordered the build your own plate with tabbouleh salad as the base, beef and lamb shawarma as my protein, and falafel and French fries as my sides with garlic sauce on the side. I think it would have been better if the meat was separated from the tabbouleh so it wouldn't get soggy. Also, maybe having the ability to pick half and half base would be good, as the tabbouleh is good but can get overpowering after a few bites. The meat was okay, I didn't taste much flavor to it though. I did get this delivered so unfortunately the fries were soggy by the time it came. The garlic sauce was more like mayonnaise and lacked the garlic taste, I was expecting a strong presence of garlic. The falafels were good but too much flavor in some of them, maybe a little too much salt but overall had a good color to them too.

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Kelly T.

I really wanted this place to be very good cause I love Mediterranean food but it was just okay. First of all the order process was nerve wracking and intimating. There arent any label and you don't enough time to read the sign with the ordering process. Inside the restaurant was also really dark which made it hard to see anything. There are like 7 different sauces/ spreads and no way of knowing what they are. The staff wasn't interested in explaining since it's lunch rush. I thought the prices were good until I saw the portions and it made sense. I ordered a Shawarma Pita Roll with Beef/Lamb. I got hummus, onions, lettuce, tabbouleh and spicy sauce. The pita is thin so by the time I got back to office it was already soggy. The tabbouleh was sooo sour it made everything taste off. And the lamb/ beef was just really chewy sliced flank steak not even meat off the spit. I also wished they had feta cheese as a filling option. I would come back to try the chicken plate but there are so many other GOOD restaurants in the Seaport.

Spicy chicken shawarma with the rice
Nicki S.

Great flavor across the board on everything I had. Went at lunch with a group of friends, and shockingly got through the line pretty quickly. They're super efficient considering the crowd. You do essentially just go through the line, they cut the meet off the spinner, pick your sides and on your way you go. I tried the spicy chicken shawarma with the rice and 2 sides. SOOO freaking good. The chicken flavor, while not very spicy to be honest, was so good that I didn't really need any additional sauce. I did try the spicy sauce which was meh, but the tahini was really good added in tot he mix. Paired it with the hummus side and a greek salad. Definitely a new favorite in the area and look forward to trying to more items from here.

Spicy chicken plates with tabouli & potatoes
Shrinal P.

Love this place for lunch! I always get the spicy chicken plate with either rice or tabouli. My favorite sides are the potatoes, tabouli, baba ganoush. Nothing is really spicy in my opinion but it's all good flavor. The spicy sauce is more garlicky then spicy but still so good. I love the garlic sauce on its own and tahini too, I usually ask for all 3 I like my food extra saucey, have brought a few friends here recently and they all loved it!

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Alex R.

Nice staff and I liked the thin pita. I wish they hadn't predressed all the salads but good baba and moussaka (though it's not actually mousaka). Nice fresh chicken and love the pickled toppings.

Chicken shawarma with Lebanese salad
Taher F.

So good and fresh I love to eat here more than any where else it's healthy fresh very comfortable food actually and delicious

Pricing error on menu - tzatziki sticker.
James S.

Tasty, healthy meal but overpriced. Additionally, the menu has a price error on it that management refuses to fix or honor. Tzatziki sauce is listed as an 'add on' option for $0.50 in a sticker that overlaps both the rice and salad plate options (see photo) and a separate, identical sticker is also placed on the menu location for the pita roll-up option. However, when you ask to add tzatziki sauce, they will add it to your plate and charge you $2.00 if you do a salad or rice plate. I pointed the error out to cashier and shift manager, and they pretended not to see the sticker on the menu. Literally acted like it wasn't there. They clearly have no intention of removing the sticker. Edit: manager came out and explained this was a training issue and that the staff did not understand fully yet that there are 3 options: no tzatziki; a small add-on portion for $0.50; and a large scoop for $2.00 as a side. I was apparently not the first person to bring this up. Given this, I'm knocking this review up to three stars. However, I still overpayed for an option I didn't ask for (tzatziki as a side), and nothing was done to rectify that aside from providing an explanation that it is a training and newness issue.

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