I had a great experience at CAVA thanks to Jasmine! From the moment I walked in, she was friendly, welcoming, and made me feel like a valued customer. She was patient, answered all of my questions, and made sure my order was exactly how I wanted it. You can tell she genuinely cares about providing great customer service. It's not often you come across someone with such a positive attitude, and she definitely made my visit even better. I'll definitely be coming back, and I hope to see Jasmine again. Thank you for the amazing service! read more

A great place to have great mediterranean/Greek style food in Ocala Cava is a fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain. It is known for fresh, customizable bowls, salads, and pitas with Greek/Mediterranean-inspired flavors. It started in 2006 in Rockville, Maryland. As of 2026, Cava has roughly 440-460 locations across about 30 states and Washington, D.C..I had heard about it from some friends at work and as we were travelling we saw one of their locations in Ocala. I am glad that we did. It reminds me of a Mediterranean Chipotle. This particular location had a drive through and dine-in option. The parking was a little limited. The store is designed so that you start at one side of a line and work your way down the line to the cashier choosing you options of preset orders or build-your-own. I tried a steak and feta pita with a side of pita chips. Both were excellent and were reasonably priced for good food. The drinks are an assortment of serve-yourself unique flavors like cucumber mint lime and Tangerine Alepo. Both of which tasted very good. The staff was very pleasant. The restaurant had a limited number of seats inside. It was very busy so be patient as the the quantity and the quality of food are well worth the price and the wait. read more

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Healthy Mediterranean bowls and pita wraps using nutritious ingredients. They offer a menu of pre-set bowls with chicken, lamb, beef, veggies or falafel as main protein and then a variety of fillings. Or, you can build your own bowl with a variety to choose from - mains, toppings, bases such as greens, spinach, rice , lentils - dips such as tzatziki, hummus, eggplant, feta - and a selection of dressings to drizzle on top. I choose a chicken and brown rice bowl and customized it with toppings I wanted. Tasty and healthy. Service was quick and friendly even though it was very busy during lunch time. Better than fast food for sure. read more

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The place is very nice the food is good and I would have gone again if the staff wasn't so rude and such a bad attitude

Braised lamb was soupy and not very tasty. Steak was very chewy and gristly. Pita bread size and texture a home run. 2 scoops dip too much. Pita fell apart midway. I hope it improvs. Great concept. Poorly trained staff. Ambiance ok. Kinda themeless read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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I was so excited to get this place in Ocala. My first time here was a lousy customer service experience. I ordered online for the pick up window. Got an alert my food was ready and pulled up within 5 minutes. Sat there forever without a greeting. Staff looked at me and kept walking. No acknowledgment, no, "We'll be right with you" - nothing. I started really staring at them which eventually worked. They asked my name, no greeting, no thanks for waiting, no apology. I waited 10 minutes. Had I not already paid online I would've driven off. The girl in the yellow hair wrap begrudgingly handed me my food as if I offended her for my mere existence. The manager or owner needs to send these people to customer boot camp and start writing them up. Their annoyed facial expressions alone are offensive. They are now what I see when I think of Cava. Was the food good? Yes. They, however, are a dumpster fire. If you don't care how people treat you, and don't mind waiting a long time for food that is already done and simply waiting on a shelf, this place might be for you. read more

Omg!! we had the best service and food in the world. It was so peaceful in there and I loved it so much. We had a great great great server, and such good food. - Lizzie read more

Kiya was great and super efficient with my order. Super pleasant. Had a great experience!

We are so excited to have a Cava in town. I love everything I have tried. Service is quick and the staff was nice. The location was busy. My only complaint it felt a bit warm inside. Hopefully that is addressed. I can only imagine in the peak of summer! read more

CAVA - Mediterranean Near Me - Ocala, Florida

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We love falafel, so my wife got the Falafel Crunch Bowl and I got the Crispy Falafel Pita. Both were very good. The ingredients and sauces were delicious. I also got to taste one lamb meatball--very good. We will return and with more familiarity we will build our own entrees rather than use the suggested combinations. There is a plethora of ingredients and sauces to experiment with. Next time I will definitely order the Spicy Lamb and Avocado Bowl. My wife said she will order the falafel again in some form. The restaurant had just opened for the day and it was spotlessly clean. The store is new. Open only a month. Some employees seemed to still be in training. My only caution concerns the falafel. Cavas falafel is tasty, but once cooked it must be served almost immediately. It doesn't do well on the steam table. Make sure yours is fresh. read more

CAVA - Located on SR200 next to Rooms To Go. - Mediterranean Near Me - Ocala, Florida

Only reason why the rating is so low is that the food and portion size vary A LOT. I could go one day and have the food be the best I've ever tasted and the next everything be overly salted or bland. The amount of food provided also varies to such a degree that on some days it looks like I ordered double rice and meat, and other days it looks like I ordered a half portion of both which makes it incredibly frustrating when ordering here. This day was one of the stingiest days I ever had the displeasure to experience. Literally saw them shake out some food as they were filling my bowl and had chipotle flashbacks. All the toppings were very bland, but the grilled chicken was admittedly seasoned perfectly. Used to love the harissa chicken but after one time of having it taste like it was dunked in straight honey I can not eat it again. Affordable priced which is the only reason I risk coming back every time but this is not someplace where I can confidently recommend to people. Go at your own risk. read more

CAVA - Grilled chicken rice bowl with tomatoes, pickles, olives, tzatziki, and garlic sauce on the side - Mediterranean Near Me - Ocala, Florida

Every time I've come here I've had a pleasant experience. Shoutout to your elite employees Kristie & Ke for being very kind/helpful. Food was 10/10! read more

CAVA - Chicken bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Ocala, Florida

I have only been several times and have loved my food every time. I normally get a pita with lamb and meatballs which always is great. The store is a little loud but the employees have always been awesome and easy to work with. As it is popular i woukd recommend ordering online if possible as it does get super busy during meal times. read more

Food is great The people are polite. But The service is really slow. Every table was dirty. Had to clean my own table with water and napkins. The seats are uncomfortable. read more

The food is so good however the staff is horrible. I waited for service for a long time before being helped. The unsweet iced tea is sweet. The tables are dirty and the staff is generally rude. Such a shame. read more

Tori and Taylor were awesome and the food was better. Great service. Great addition to Ocala.

A clean and pleasant environment for dining. Convenient drive thru and pickup amenities. The Mediterranean inspired and chef designed food bowls and wraps were delicious and filling. The ingredients available for self designed bowls and wraps were of good quality and well seasoned and prepared. It's cafeteria style service as you move down a prep line and tell the servers what you want and it's prepared in front of you. Prices are reasonable. Servers were friendly and helpful. I fully enjoyed my dining experience here and will be back. read more

I had a GREAT experience at cava, all thank to this wonderful person named Amber. At first I was unsatified with my bowl because the rice was a little hard, when i told Amber about this she came right to the rescue and made things right. She fixed my bowl with the freshest ingredients and gave me perfect proportions. all thanks to Amber I had a fantastic first time at cava. Everyone needs to come to cava while she is on shift!!! read more

LOVE, Love Cava. The Ocala location is well run, clean, new and has fantastic food. Charli is the hardest working employee in the entire organization. She is professional, polite and a joy to deal with. She deserves a raise and promotion. Hubbard read more

Absolutely awesome food. You can build your own bowl, pita, or choose one of the items from the menu. The ingredients are fresh and the choices are really good Your food is made right there in front of you . The staff is very friendly and helpful. I do want to recognize one of the employees for being so very nice. Her name is Caydence. She helped me with my coupon and showed me how to get points in my app. Definitely going back! read more

Fresh and yummy! A real surprise! Nice choice of dressings. Don't overlook those. The place was busy at 11 am on a Sunday so I hope they survive in this tough market. read more

Service was amazing I wasn't sure what to get because of the variation they have and Mike was very patient and explained everything . Food was delicious will definitely be coming back. read more

They are consistently out of key ingredients, yet still try to charge extra when you request a substitute. The staff fails to inform customers about these shortages before completing the order, which is unacceptable. Very rude and horrible costumer service. read more

Food is great, but the bowls are getting smaller and smaller. Less and less food. It used to be that the food was up to the lid, now it's the bowl is barely half full. What's going on???? I always get the harissa avocado bowl, which used to bring four meat balls, now just two. Again, what's going on? And when you order on the app they always forget to add the extra little items you ordered. I ordered extra roasted vegetables, didn't get anything. read more

Love the food but so many ingredient choices. I suggest they place printed descriptions on the choices so that you can make a quick decision without asking what each ingredient is! I also thought the portions were small. read more

The food was great but holy crap the service blows, this pale lizard lady had the worst attitude, talking like she's telling us to hurry up, also kinda crazy how you'll take police and fire fighter discount, and not military and then think it's funny to tell me "wrong profession XD" first and last for me. People here are acting like they don't wanna be there. read more

Sucked! Staff was kinda rude considering it was our first time and we knew nothing about their ordering process. I guess it's grains or greens unlike most fast casual where u have both. I said I'll pay and still they seemed annoyed. Sprinkles of stuff you ask for...example I had to say "more please" like 3x for a normal amount of feta. And then when I ordered extra pita there was an issue to ask for it cut into quarters! I guess they don't have knives yet they give u a quarter pita with the salad! Expensive and not worth it. Great Greek is much better and fresher! read more

love this place !! the staff is amazing. Tori and Delana are always so sweet and kind

Worst customer service Ever!! Went in 3 hours before they closed and they were out of everything and refused to make or refill anything. The employees were so rude. I would never go back to this location. read more

First time trying Cava!!! The lady that made my bowl was very helpful! I asked her to make it how she would make hers, and she did not disappoint! Everything was extremely fresh and tasted amazing. The manager was very nice as well! Five stars for sure! read more

the food was alright but the service was horrible it took over thirty minutes for them to move through two people in line there were girls in the back laughing while one person was taking orders and even he was moving so slowly and then people are waiting for the girls to put the toppings on and the customers are standing there while the girls are chatting in the back not even working. read more

Excellent, fresh taste, although the service was super slow when I went but that could also be due to it recently opening. Staff also not friendly read more

Overall great experience food is always fresh and great customer service! Liz & calia were absolutely amazing & kid friendly

I live out of state and I placed an order for delivery for my disabled mother since it is her birthday and sure enough the driver didn't delivery the order. I reach out to support and tell them my mother has not received order, they say DoorDash delivered it and immediately dismissed me even when I told them my mothers security cameras showed no presence of people on her property today. Just wanted to surprise my mom with lunch for her birthday and ended up with losing out on $50 since some idiotic person couldn't do their job properly. I won't even spend my money here again. If I could give zero stars I would, customer service and drivers are horrible. read more

My new chipotle place. The food is great and so many topping to choose from. Certainly a step up from chipotle.

I've been obsessed with eating here and trying everything. not one thing has let me down. all of the flavors at once So happy I found this place. today, I forgot to order extra feta on my wrap. I called and they took care of it for me, free of charge, although I offered. so kind! thank you guys for being awesome and making amazing food!! read more

my first time going to cava. I did take out . The spicy chicken is really good along with what it came with . I also got the Falafel bowl. The service was excellen. I didn't pay much attention to the Ambiance as I was doing take out. The staff is great. it's going to be on my list of favorite places to eat. read more

I had a chicken wrap with the pita bread oh my God it was delicious the brown rice, the black lentil beans, roasted corn, and roasted vegetables read more

Liz made my bowl great! Super nice and made sure to give me all options. The bowl is delicious!

Ordered on the app on 2/1and pickup time was to be 5:45 and food wasn't ready until 6:25. Would have asked for a refund because they didn't deserve the business but nobody acknowledged me. Loads of people were having the same issue and no apologies from any of the staff. The 2 people ahead of me received their food and said it was supposed to be ready 45 minutes earlier. When we finally got the food it was fine and not a place I would recommend even if the service was better. One of the most disappointing experiences at an Ocala restaurant in 30 years. read more