Got there around 5 before it got too busy. We started with the prawns which were amazing and dipped our bread in the leftover sauce! The rosemary bread was fantastic. I ordered the steak Diane which was prepared in the back room where we were sitting. Cooked perfectly. Very rich! My boyfriend got the ahi special which was supposed to come out rare but came out well ???? Not any pink in it. The flavors were bland. Loved the presentation of the desserts. We got a great lemon blueberry cheesecake. read more

My husband and I went to Cafe Soriah to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We had reservations and were excited to give this restaurant a try as we heard great things about it. Upon walking in my husband told the hostess that we had reservations. She replied "sit anywhere you want..." when you have reservations and are going to be paying at least $30/person I would really like to be seated. They were slow and had many open tables. We chose one next to the windows. We ordered salads. They attempted to give the salads to the table next to us, one of the only three in use in that room. The waiter came over and quickly corrected the mistake. My husband's salad (the goat cheese) was drenched in salad dressing. He wasn't able to eat all of it because it was saturated. I ordered the ceasar salad and it was good. For the main course, my husband ordered the lamb and I ordered the duck. They attempted to give us another table's food. Our waiter caught it after my husband was served and quickly took the plates away. The meats were prepared well. My sauce was a little to strong for my taste. Both plates were served with mashed potatoes and veggies. Both our veggies were under cooked. Despite it being slow our waiter was not attentive. After we were done eating we were waiting quite some time for him to get back and ask about dessert/give us our check. After receiving the bill we had to wait again quite some time for him to come back. I get that some people may want time to conversate but we were ready to leave. At $35/person we expected a better experience than what we had in every way. We will not be returning. read more

First time visit to this wonderful Eugene neighborhood bistro. What a pleasant surprise! Great drinks, food and service! We started off with cocktails - I had a perfect margarita on the rocks and hubby had a craft cocktail made with small batch whiskey and walnut bitters with an orange twist. Can't recall the name, but it smelled and tasted great. The menu offers great choices for small plates, salads and entrees. We debated the small plates, but opted to go for entrees. We did start off with an appetizer not on the menu (but widely praised in Yelp reviews) - the calamari. Now this is usually a pretty bland dish that relies on the dipping sauce to make it tasty. Not here - this was mind-blowingly delicious! The calamari rings (none of those creepy tentacles) were tender and chewy in a light coating - but the flavor of lemon, garlic, wine and capers was crazy good! The serving was huge and we ate every ring. My salt-loving hubby never touched a shaker all night (come to think of it, I never even saw one). Next we shared the salad with roasted beets and spinach with a warm, garlicky vinaigrette dressing that was fantastic. We both went with the same main course (we usually share, but we were both drawn to the same dish). We had the Tumeric Lamb - plump, tender bites of earthy lamb in a sauce with mushrooms, wine, turmeric and a touch of cream. It was loaded with flavor and came with a bed of fluffy rice and a side of vegetables good enough for stand on their own. Our server, Chad, was awesome and we went with his recommendation on the wine - a hearty Syrah that went perfectly with our entree. The other menu choices all sounded wonderful and include beef, chicken and seafood. I saw someone's salmon with gnocchi and it looked divine. We were too full to even consider sharing a dessert, but I got a glimpse of the dessert tray, which merits a return visit! Parking is a bit difficult, but you can park on the street nearby. I understand they have a happy hour Mon-Thu 5-6PM with drink and food specials. If you are looking for some frat Mediterranean food in the Emerald City, click your heels to take you to Cafe Soriah! read more

Cafe Soriah - Lamb tumeric, rice and sautéed vegetables. My plate exploded with flavor! - Mediterranean Near Me - Eugene, Oregon

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While the food was good, the service was really lacking. Our waitress was rude, rarely came back to refill drinks, ignored our multiple requests to order, acted like we were a burden, kept trying to rush us out (even trying to take my food away while I was eating), and then left us waiting to pay excessively long when we asked for the bill, which she did wrong. It nearly ruined our special night out. I wouldn't recommend this place solely on the service. If I pay that much for food I'd expect better. I cancelled reservations at another place because I heard how good it was at Cafe Soriah and I'm just so disappointed. read more

Ok here's what I have to say about this really great place. I'm sicken by how this place is giving the first class room to their elite. I'm been here in Eugene since 1970 and I've visited Casablanca so many times in the 5th market place and I've known home grown Bob Burg growEuphoria up teaching classes at the Amazon park. I am so saddened that you Ib have chosen to only treat the upper half in your restaurant. read more

Best Steak Diane I have ever had!! Melts in your mouth...that preceded by a super tasty goat cheese salad and paired with an interesting pear cocktail with a cinnamon rim....YUMMMMMM. Worth every penny. Only complaint is seating is limited and sort of crammed. This place needs a larger venue so more people can walk away as satisfied as I was! read more

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Good food good drinks. Their calamari appetizer special was the best I've ever had. Steak Diane was really good! Will be back!

Loved this spot and had a great dinner on the back patio. I had the fried oysters and salmon special with chimichuri and rice and beans - felt like a southern twist on grilled salmon and it was delicious. Service was solid as well! Highly recommend! read more

My husband and I love this restaurant. The steak Diane is excellent. Actually everything is wonderful. The staff is attentive and our waiter Nasseem was terrific. read more

The trio appetizer was delicious but the entrees were mediocre and very dry to my standards as a middle eastern person. We also found human hair in our Imam Bayaldi. I almost puked. Luckily they did not charge for that one read more

I've been living in Eugene for five years and finally got the chance to try it out. It's a nice little restaurant and I would definitely return. I started with a bourbon and ginger cocktail and while not as delicious as Meiji's version, it was good. We ordered a calamari appetizer and a goat cheese salad and both were delicious. My curry shrimp appetizer was delicious. My husband ordered a medium rib eye which came out much closer to rare and was really our only complaint about the meal. read more

Over it- My boyfriend and I went to Soriah for a 'romantic dinner' and well I personally think it would have been more romantic to go to McDonald's. The ONLY good thing I can say about this place, was our waitress was very good at her job and very nice. Let me LIST the things that happened. 1) When we arrived we asked the hostess if there was a table available, she snobby snapped back with a "we ONLY do reservations" but I guess I can find you a table. (Really? Weird because I THOUGHT you would be HAPPY to make money on us! Which they did!) 2) We waited, I kid you not, over an hour and a half for our food! Which came out cold and undercooked! We brought this to the attention of another waitress, not ours because she was busy with other customers, she told us we could send it back if we wanted to but it would be another hour before we got a fresh dish! 3) There were ANTS in our Tea!!! When we brought this to our waitresses attention she offered us a dessert, which we accepted! 4) That dessert cost us 6 bucks each!!! Needless to say any RESPECTED place would have AT LEAST covered the cost for our dessert and tea! HORRIBLE!!!!!! I highly recommend NEVER going to this place! read more

Like other locals, I had heard so much about Soriah but they just didn't live up to the dream. The Roasted Beet salad had 3 (count 'em 3) pieces of beet on it. The Salmon du Jour was serviceable, but certainly not as tender and moist as you would expect for $28. The Paella was ok, certainly not traditional paella-it was dry and crispy with nearly no sauce at all. The wine was very good, but it was painful paying $60. for the bottle. Our wait person was the best part of the meal. He was funny, charming, present and completely on top of our every need. Too bad the food doesn't pass muster. read more

A RUINED ANNIVERSARY If you want details on how hateful and snobby our waitress was and what she said and did to ruin what was supposed to be a romantic anniversary dinner, feel free to ask me. But, for the purposes of instant ruin... 1) THE WORST SERVICE. Hey, it may have been just one waitress, but she represents that restaurant. Looks of disdain, glares, talking down to me as if I were nobody, taking a half an hour to get to our table to take our order when the restaurant WASN'T full, and the things she said....... Unforgettable and unforgivable. 2) A 2.5 HOUR WAIT ON FOOD (whether this was her doing or the chefs, I have no idea and don't care, but our hostess was closing up shop and saw me crying at our table and realized what happened. She ran to the kitchen, got our cold food and boxed it up for us and apologized profusely. Hopefully she ratted to management about our waitress and got her butt fired!) And the food? That was the worst anniversary experience I've ever had at a restaurant. Lost my appetite. Who makes a girl cry on such a special occasion? Please don't go here. They don't deserve your patronage and all you fellow yelpers deserve better!! read more

Ib continues to expand his menu every time we stop by. The calamari appetizer is one of Eugene's best and leftovers travel home since it's a sizable helping.. reheat at 400 degrees for just a few minutes and add Wildwood Aioli w/ zesty garlic for a fantastic 2nd day snack. We tried the paella which was filled with seafood choices and a very acceptable alternative to the difficult to find Spanish rice version. An excellent lemon cheesecake finished off a nice outdoor dining experience. read more

If you charge 20-30 a plate then I expect some great food. Totally bummed that my salmon du jour was overcooked! It was just dry sadly. 24 dollars and I get dry salmon... I looked and 3 other reviews of the salmon said the exact same thing. So maybe this only apply for the one dish. Veggies were cooked well but not my frigging salmon! Good service but sadly when I get 2 meals an app and 1 soda and spend 75 dollars I expect it to be all around good. I'm gonna go get a mcdouble and feel good about my purchase. read more

Note to fellow reviewer Jennifer, whose review seems to focus more on other Yelpers than on Café Soriah: If 90% of people think a place is just okay (or worse) and you think it is God's gift to the culinary world, perhaps 90% of people aren't clueless snobs - maybe you just don't have very good taste. Food for thought. Café Soriah = just OK. You heard it here. On the plus side, I consider the food at Soriah to be pretty good most of the time. Fresh, tasty produce is always a winner with me, and Soriah usually succeeds on that front better than most local restaurants. The meat and seafood are less impressive to me - I often feel as though I'm being shortchanged in terms of either quality, portion size, or both - but I find them acceptable, though I always find the practice of shaving two ounces off the portion size to keep your food cost down abhorrent in restaurants that sure don't shave anything off the price to match. Come on, folks - it's beef, not Beluga. The preparation of the food is...unambitious. The kitchen staff has some culinary chops and isn't bad by any means - I see little hints of excellence here and there - but it is consistently mediocre. The composition and execution of Soriah's food is usually competent enough, but I have never once felt impressed...unacceptable, to my mind, considering the prices Soriah charges and the hype it often receives. Overall, the food itself is an iffy value proposition at best. The front of the house doesn't help any. While I have received excellent service on some visits, I have to agree with other Yelpers; I generally find it somewhere between okay and abysmal. Café Soriah has an upscale atmosphere and a relaxed, unhurried vibe and isn't the kind of place where I expect or even desire that my entrée be served in 5-15 minutes, but I'd like to order a bottle of wine or get my water glass refilled without having to get up and find someone or call a waiter over from another table. I've found one waitress to be outstanding; she knows the food and provides good ordering guidance, brings everything you desire quickly and pleasantly, keeps you updated regarding your order, and even remembers my name. Too bad they can't clone her. Soriah's waitstaff includes too many "it's all good" types who will get to you when they get to you, not when you want them. I don't want to sound unreasonable, but when six or more tables are tipping the waitperson $20+ each for 90 minutes of service, the service has to live up to the price, and it often falls far short. The waitstaff at Café Soriah often gives the distinct impression of being conceited and unconcerned - so much so that I don't recommend it, despite the reasonably good food. If I had to describe Café Soriah in one word, that word would be COMPLACENT. You might want to check it out given the dearth of fine restaurants in Eugene, but prepare to be underwhelmed. read more

It's fusion food, so I can't really pretend to be an expert and profess any grade of authenticity - but I'm happy you offered to listen. Three points that earned the stars, and then the one point that lost one. First, the service is fast, well trained, and top-notch. They were on spot with waters and drinks and kept us apprised of where our dishes were. Second, the food is unique and the menu is fresh. It's hard to compare it but think steakhouse classics dipped in Mediterranean flare. Prawns, salmon, halibut, lamb, steak - all with just a twist of ethnic flavor. I personally feel they could go more dramatic with the flavors but it works. Third, I absolutely agree the Steak Diane is the best steak in Eugene. My only negative point was that the sauce was bitter compared to my previous visit and seemed to have a stronger flavor from the shallots. I don't know exactly what did it, but it bothered me. The steak was cooked unevenly, I asked for medium and one side ended up hamburger well done and the other ended up rare. Whatever, I guess. Definitely not the experience I had the first time and isn't the gamble I like for $32. The setting is fine, just make sure you get a reservation on OpenTable first. Cheers. read more

Cafe Soriah is best for cocktail hours and late night drinking. They whip up a fabulous, kick ass fresh margarita and they've got an awesome patio in the back that transforms a week night into a mini-vacation when drinking the tequila creation on a warm summery evening. It's also good for those occasions, especially after a challenging day at work, to decompress at their swanky bar by sipping their Lavender Lemon Drop...it looks pretty and tastes even prettier. Should dining be explored? Well, I did like my calamari. But the service from our waitstaff was questionable (our host was better) and the flies that I gleefully terminated with a swatter (that the waitress handed me and then the manager took away from me) was a sanitary let down. read more

We've been going to Cafe Soriah for years, the service has always been exceptional and the food super delicious. The last few times we've been have been below par and not worth the price. They have great drinks, get a PVK if you go, it's not on the menu but it's really good. The Steak Diane use to be worth the price, but they've raised it to $34 and it's not consistently good. The last few times we've gone it's been overcooked and burnt - the same with the chicken. I can over cook chicken at home for way less than $27. Take this with a grain of salt , sometimes it's good, more often than not now it's gone to shit. read more

Nice, comfortable place. Generally forgettable food. Shockingly bad, inattentive, rude service. The good: The restaurant itself is cozy and comfortable, and the patio is great. If it's good weather and you can be seated out there, do it -- it's delightful. Order some calamari -- it's quite tasty. The meh: With the exception of the calamari, the rest of the food was just so-so. I ordered the halibut and it was overcooked and underseasoned. No one at our table was gushing over their dish. The desserts were less than inspiring. Frankly the food isn't worth what they're charging for. The bad: From the second we got there, the service was just simply bad. A server greeted us and told us that it would be just a moment for being seated. Once the hostess deigned to appear, she lightly scolded us with a firm advisory that "she was the hostess and she seats people". Then when entrees arrived, we had servers arriving and announcing their dish -- for $25 an entree, they could write down which seat had what. We repeatedly asked for bread, which took at least 3 requests to be responded to. The ugly: We were a party of 8 (and had reservations in advance, of course). As we were finishing dessert, the snotty hostess appeared again and asked us to wrap it up because there's another party that's been waiting for our table (not that this is anywhere near our problem -- they're the ones that set the reservations, not us). We hadn't even gotten to coffee -- people were still finishing their desserts. The restaurant set the pace of dinner, not us, but somehow this was our problem. Left a pretty bad taste in our mouths. read more

I've been to Soriah twice, both times with a group of six. Both times on a weeknight and early, like 6:30. The appetizers are terrific, and the entrees are very good. The outside garden seating is delightful. My complaint is that the service is slow. Even when there were few patrons, we waited for everything. We waited maybe 10 minutes for someone to take our drink order, and then we waited another 15 for the drinks to arrive. We finally ordered our meals. Two tables of four who were seated after we ordered were served before we were. Then this chef looking dude is wandering around the dining room talking to guests and I'm about to scream get back in the kitchen and cook our food! Total time: two and a half hours without dessert. It is hard to enjoy even good food when you are frustrated having to wait so long. When you are dropping $300 I expect a better a experience. read more

This is a lovely place to catch drinks with friends, but the service as well as food quality has gone downhill. Last time I was in, the waiter spilled a glass of water all over the table and myself and hurried left. I thought he was going to get a towel for me. About 5 minutes later, another waiter came over to apologize for the previous water. Now I was soaked, and upset. I pointed out the issue to the floor manager and got no where. I was also with a friend who is in the industry and we know IB. Shame that they treat fellow industry people like that. What do they do for the average consumer?! I've given them several tries in the last year to serve me a decent meal, but alas, they have failed. Go for drinks, linger on the patio, then move on... read more

This place is definitely not worth the price. And the service was just so so, the waiter was a bit snobby and came by to refill our drinks once. I had the rack of lamb and while it was decent, it was nothing to write home about. My friend had the salmon which was a bit over cooked and dry. Including the drinks our meal came out to be around 70 dollars which seemed a but steep considering the quality of the food. Hopefully it was just an off night and things have improved. read more

We are visiting Eugene from California and dinner at Soriah was a superb experience. We ordered a small mezzah plate and sambosik, then a garden salad and rack of lamb, and finally rice pudding for dessert. The mezzah plate of hummus and babaganoush was good, but not notable. The domas were savory, but the pita was a little dry. Following that, everything else was stellar. The sambosik was wonderfully flavorful, delicately spiced, but not strong tasting (ground lamb). Our garden salad was made with a beautiful variety of greens and a lovely pommegranite vinegrette that had a slight citris flavor. It was a really lovely salad that I will be thinking about for some time. The star of our meal, however, was the rack of lamb. For the three of us (rather sophisticated diners), the best rack of lamb in our collective 130 years. The lamb was tender, smoked slowly over mesquite, with a knock your socks off flavor. Even the sauteed vegetables were outstanding, and the roasted potatoes...we really couldn't stop talking about the meal all the way back to our hotel. It wouldn't be fair not to mention the rice pudding. While I don't eat rice pudding, my two companions do frequently, and they loved the subtle but delicious orange zest infusion and all the crunchy chopped pistachios on the top. With a son in college here, this will be one of our standard visits when we come to Eugene. Truly artful and impressive food. read more

Ugh. Did I really pay THAT MUCH for THIS? First, we were coldly greeted by a snooty hostess who sat us in the bar room next to a loud coffee machine. We were tossed a sad basket of cold bread. Clearly day-old. We browsed the menu. This is not Mediterranean food. I noticed a hummus appetizer, but that's it. I ordered duck, one dining partner ordered the risotto, the other ordered halibut cheeks. Long, long wait. My water was refilled constantly even when I asked the waiter to stop. The duck was chewy and undercooked, the risotto was bland, and the tiny portion of halibut cheeks sat on a large mound of penne in a tasteless sauce. Our side vegetables were soggy, mushy, and un-seasoned. The roasted potatoes were dry and overcooked (read: burnt). We got the bill after a long game of "try to catch the eye of the waiter who is clearly avoiding us." We left unsatisfied and wishing we'd gone to Belly. Best of Eugene? Really? read more

CALAMARI!!!!!!! If someone tells you that they have had better Calamari somewhere else, that person is a liar! There I said it. I have been in search for Calamari that is on the same level as Soriah and I always find myself to be disappointed. I should downgrade the rating because they ruined it for me everywhere else. I feel like the $$$ is not accurate, although I am comparing to Portland pricing. I will admit I have not been in for quite a while, but that is simply because I no longer live in Eugene. It is a very small place but I really love the atmosphere. I prefer to sit in the bar area, however if you can get a seat outside on a nice summer day it is well worth it. There is more to like than the Calamari. The fresh squeezed cocktails are great and the deserts are even better. Last time I was there the owner would travel with the desert cart and often put the finishing touches on the deserts right at the table. I guess I am a sucker for a locally owned place that has owner involvement. read more

Hands down, one of THE BEST places to eat in Eugene. The hubby and I went here tonight to celebrate. We walked in and the place is packed (on a Monday!). But they accommodated us outside on the patio, which was lovely and had heaters (it is after all only 50 some degrees outside) -- we stayed plenty warm. The service was a little slow, but our server was so nice! And she made up fo the slowness with a complementary martini for my hubby and me. Anyways, we both ordered salads which were yummy. The house salad is literally only greens, but still tasty. My hubby ordered the Lamb Mediterranean and I got the Prawn Pernod. Both were fantastic! Veggies were perfectly cooked. Flavors were exquisite. Drinks were delish too! We tried Richmond Gimlet, Left Bank Martini, and a Lavender Lemon Drop -- All great and not outrageously priced. If our waitress would have not comped us the martinis I would probably give this place a 4 star rating. No place in Eugene has fast service and it is so hard to find a nice, caring server. But Cafe Soriah has shown us that they at least have the best wait staff around these parts. It was so nice to sit back, relax, and be treated like we mattered for a bit. Oh and to put another little note in: the owner was constantly walking around checking up on people. He was friendly and happy. Also our water glasses were never empty (something else Eugene struggles with a lot of the time). read more

I heard about this in Eugene Weekly's list, and as a new inhabitant in Eugene, took my parents there not long after we moved. Our meal was fairly good overall. But, my lamb chops were poorly cooked. It wasn't that they were under or over cooked, just seemed cooked wrong. They were kinda chewy and almost seemed under cooked, but weren't all that pink (I ordered them medium rare, stating I definitely wanted some pink). I can make better lamb chops easily. My mom's salmon was quite good, and my wife's shrimp was good. The salads are fairly good. Also, their various special mixed drinks were quite good, and they have a decent wine list. The best part of the dinner was clearly the flambe desserts. My wife and I split the banana one which was somewhat like a Bananas Foster (my fav dessert), and it was outstanding. Parents had the peach one which was also excellent. Atmosphere is small and intimate, and we ate on the patio out back, which was nice. But, if this is what Eugene Weekly has to say is the best overall restaurant in Eugene, then I'm worried. I haven't been to too many restaurants here yet, but already I'd say Vaquero is better, and I hear Marche is excellent, etc. So, will have to keep measuring Eugene Weekly's listings, but so far I'm not impressed with their list of bests - Yelp probably is going to be a much better resource, based on what I've seen here so far. read more

I've had several great experiences at Cafe Soriah. I usually just hang out around the bar, or order food at the front tables, but the service has always been excellent. I have found it to be a great place to visit for a cocktail night, wide variety of martinis. Trust the bartenders there. They use fresh ingredients and have a solid knowledge base on complex drinks. They'll find something to satisfy your taste buds. Haven't done reservations or sat in the back before. I can't speak to those areas. But of my 5 or so visits, and sitting in the front, the place has been awesome! read more

There appears to be an Oregonian tradition that these folks have totally nailed. Order drinks at the bar, receive glasses of water instead of what you ordered, then wait for the actual drinks. Most places that followed this formula for fulfilling a drink order were much too fast in providing the actual ordered drinks. Here, they took their time, allowed you to savor the water (and allowed them to figure out how to open the bottle of brandy), take in the ambiance and wonder if they know how to pour a beer and make a Brandy Alexander. Just when you're not really sure you believe they can, they deliver. read more

Technically, Caf Soriah is a fancy schmancy Mediterranean restaurant. I, however, being a poor college student when I lived in Eugene, only went there when I felt like a high-class cocktail in an elegant location. Plus, since it's not technically a bar, your underage friends can accompany you. An outdoor terrace in the back has space heaters in the winter and cool breezes in the summer. Tables are private, but allow for plenty of friends. The staff is cool, and doesn't have a problem with a younger crowd crashing the elegant atmosphere. Try one of the mixed drinks, but be careful if you have the bartender make you a special drink for a birthday - I ended up with something that tasted like a plant! Luckily, I was working on 21st birthday drunkenness and didn't mind too much. The mojitos are quite tasty, though. Also, they allow you to bring in a cake for a birthday celebration, and are nice enough to provide plates and silverware. read more

I found this restaurant in my neighborhood during a recent business trip. The food was outstanding and exceeded my expectations. I ordered over the phone without looking at the menu. The person who answered the phone described her favorite dish to me and I ordered it! It was a chicken breast encrusted in pistachio nuts, pan seared, and served with a mustard cream sauce, sauteed veggies and saffron rice. The dish was served with homemade bread - 3 different kinds - all amazing! I didn't eat in the restaurant but would like to go back and try the calamari, steak Diane, an sit on the patio. read more

Recently my wife and I had dinner on a Tuesday at Soriah's. Despite the fact that there didn't appear to be too many patrons in the restaurant, we waited approximately 10 min. to be seated. In all, then a total of four tables. Please understand my complaints come from experience as having been a line cook in a high-end restaurant in a former life, which reflects wide latitudes given on my part before I get irritated over what I perceive to be silliness. We were seated, and saw our server after another 10 min., we ordered drinks, which came another 10 min. later. We ordered our food, then after an additional 15 min., our server came back to inform me that the choice I had made was no longer available, and asked if I would be happy with something else similar to what I had ordered. When I was a cook, we made a BIG DEAL of making sure that our "86" list was not only exceedingly accurate, but could be seen by anyone entering the kitchen very clearly. So why did it take an additional 15 min. for our server to come back and inform me that they no longer had that available? I got no clue. We then waited an additional 40 min. before our food was served. Straight-up: having been a line cook for several years there is no rational explanation for that sort of wait time to receive a dinner. Unless, the cook actually had to drive to the ranch where the cow lived, humanely slaughter it and dress the meat, drive back to the restaurant (while the potatoes he planted before leaving were growing) prepare the steak then harvest the potatoes to make mashed potatoes. Under these circumstances, I could easily see waiting 40 min. but essentially only under those circumstances. Fortunately I carry my table flare with me at all times which I deployed to get our servers attention to request our check. Which was another fifteen minute event. Just to escape. Please, don't get me wrong. The food was exceptionally delicious and the wait staff exceedingly polite however inattentive. I simply wanted a dinner, not a six-hour-Ernest-Hemingway-Spanish-dinner-event that was to run into the wee hours of the morning. read more

My boyfriend & I came for our anniversary last week and had the most incredible lamb dish. The chef was there making sauces while we were waiting for our food which added a special touch. Very good experience. read more

Be sure to ask about seating on the back patio. Great, intimate atmosphere in good weather. Owner, Ibrahim, cooks outstanding dinners on the patio. Fun to watch him prepare his exquisite dishes. Chicken Casa Blanca is one of my favorites on his special menu. read more

Ambiance is romantic and dressy casual. Tables are cozily arranged in the small dining room which can more often or not be noisy when a table of patrons has been drinking and conversing boisterously. Beautiful outdoor patio when the weather is nice. I've eaten here several times, most meals being nothing spectacular. Last time I dined there was for a family member's birthday earlier this month. The meal was disappointing for half the party. I remember my lamb entree being dry, lacking in memorable flavors, and served with a side of mushy sauteed onions and zucchini, rather than the bulgar salad that was listed on the menu. No comment or recognition of this change was mentioned during or after ordering. My partner's $25+salmon fillet was offensively overcooked, and my favorite cocktail, the PVK was sloppily made and had espresso grounds floating in it. Calamari was good, but did not make up for other mistakes. Service was nothing special; the process of ordering, and the arrival of drinks and entrees took a considerable amount of time, despite an early reservation and a relatively empty dining room. End result: I didn't complain because I wasn't paying, but I was not impressed and will not return to Cafe Soriah to celebrate a special occasion of my own choosing. read more

I came here for appetizers on a friends dime and we saw the sweetest, most Eugene proposal ever. A very nervous young woman came in early to wait for her future fiance, who showed up wearing an amazing kilt. She got down on one knee in the middle of the restaurant and proposed with the sweetest script she could barely get out between the tears. He said yes! And I almost cried. Adorable proposal aside, I really enjoyed most of the food we tried as well. The calamari and the house-made brown bread were the highlights, for sure. The calamari was spicy, tangy, fresh and delicious. I think next time I may only order the calamari and dessert. I wasn't as big of a fan of the combo appetizer platter we had with hummus and various crudites. It wasn't bad, it just wasn't anything special. However, the German chocolate cake was moist, flavorful and way more food than I really needed to eat. I'm looking forward to checking out the outdoor patio as soon as the weather improves. read more

Excellent food, attentive staff, great experience throughout the meal. Several dishes were ordered, all were highly regarded. I'd recommend coming here. read more

Fantastic calamari. Best on earth. Dorian is five stars all the way. The seafood and steak Diane are the best served in Eugene.