Still love this place! 3 couples and we went on a Tuesday night. It was busy but not overcrowded so we could visit and enjoy each other's company. The food is always amazing, great service and we even ordered 3 desserts. I forgot a pic of my delicious grilled shrimp on Mediterranean salad. read more

Mediterranean Cafe - Salmon special with chutney, risotto and broccoli. - Mediterranean Near Me - Lexington, South Carolina

Met a friend for supper who was staying next door at the hotel. He had never tried Mediterranean Cafe so we gave it a shot. Parking is in the hotel parking lot as they share the lot so early there was plenty of room. Raining and muggy so we couldn't set on the nice patio at front. Place was actually crowded but we were able to get a two top. Hosted and waitress were supper friendly. They have some craft beer option and they had a German option which I went with. The special was a blackened Salmon with a peach chutney that was phenomenal. We each had a Greek salad also that was large and delicious. We finished with a delectable baklava. Great meal and friendly service. read more

the food is always fresh and delicious we used to follow a plant-based diet and they were able to accommodate with so much to choose from. I found out the chef brings veggies from his own garden and they were so delicious from the bruschetta to the grilled veggies to the baba ganoush and pita sandwich with a glass of wine at lunch time it couldn't have been more perfect I feel like this is a hidden gem I'm so glad we finally found it. highly recommend this spot read more

Mediterranean Cafe - Mediterranean Near Me - Lexington, South Carolina

Service was great. Food was fresh and seasoned just right. Price for lunch was a touch on the higher side but I would gladly pay it over eating sub par chain restaurant meals. I left my purse and they tried to run after me but I realized halfway home and they had it behind the counter for me. Would definitely return. read more

My husband and I came here for a little lunch date today & I am so glad we did! We chose to sit at a table on the patio, being that it was such a beautiful day outside. Our server was very nice & accommodating. She refilled our waters regularly. We both ordered gyros. My husband ordered his with a side of seasoned potatoes and I ordered mine with a Greek salad appetizer. He took one bite and said, "Yup, this is delicious!" It was. It was very good and very filling. They use ground lamb, as opposed to shaved lamb meat, but nonetheless, it was filled with flavor. I had to try my husband's seasoned potatoes too because they looked so good. I was very fond of those too! The items on the menu are anywhere between $10- $17, but I felt as though they were well worth it, in my experience. The salad tasted great & fresh to order too! I would definitely love to come back here for my Mediterranean fix again. read more

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Absolutely amazing! My son, Lyle, and I are here while checking in to the hotel across from the restaurant and are there. Searching fora home to buy to move out of the John's island rivers and Oceans our entire lives, we will continue to come back and forth for home and property viewing! Restaurant entrees are Yummy! Oct. 2021 read more

Small parking lot. Cash/check payment Gyro over hummus and both were very good and better than the other Med food I've tried. Counter guy is very helpful with your order and they have pictures of orders to look at on the counter. Food is quickly brought to diner style read more

I ordered a Gyro and that was a burger patty in a gyro bread. No tziki sauce. No hummus either. Service was good but no real Mediterranean flavor for us read more

Such a bad experience I won't even frequent for a repeat chance. We choose to eat outside. Huge mistake. So noisy with the 4 lane right there and flies were abundant. Couldn't move inside because a dining companion refuses still to eat indoors due to COVID. Food was way subpar. The salad had uncored tomatoes with hard green cores and I had a 1" thick slice of cucumber which tells me there's no attention to detail. My entree was salmon and came burned black. The server had to be visually impaired to bring that to the table. I sent it back and didn't order anything else. My phone died before I could get a pic of my entrée unfortunately. The service was not friendly in any way. read more

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Went to dinner with a large group. We were served quickly - food was excellent. Will definitely come back the next time we are in town.

Service was good. It didn't take long for take out. From my order food we're bland to little taste (don't get me wrong I'm not one to want a lot of taste or salt but this is a little too little even for me). Chicken is very lightly marinaded (olives had way more taste-for reference) and it's a little dry. I was surprised that it didn't come with pita bread (most places do). We paid extra for the bread and hummus sauce which was good. I think all in all most of the food had very light taste to none like the rice. The grilled vegetables were delicious. I recommend hummus and bread ! Salad was mix spring again with no taste from olive oil sauce. read more

Mediterranean Cafe - Salad that came with kabob meal. - Mediterranean Near Me - Lexington, South Carolina

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The food was excellent. The service, however, left a lot to be desired. My wife and I decided to try something a little different than the typical American / Italian / Asian fare that we usually go for on date nights. After being seated, it took about 10-15 minutes to get our appetizer order in. Our server didn't even introduce herself. We ordered a bruschetta as an appetizer. My wife hates olives (I love 'em), so we asked for them on the side. It took another 15 minutes or so for the appetizer to be delivered. The olives were in their factory default setting. Not a big deal, but alas ~ It was pretty obvious that they had some kind of party / banquet thing going on upstairs and that was getting the lion's share of the attention from the staff. Other patrons were visibly upset around us. It took another 30 minutes or so for our dinners to arrive. Not once during this 30-minute interval were we acknowledged or reassured that they were behind or anything like that. I Iooked at my watch and told my wife that if our dinners didn't arrive in 5 minutes, that we would just walk out and go to our normal place. Once it finally arrived, the food was delicious - no complaints there - but our server never checked on us after the fact. She just waited until we were done and dropped off our check. Bottom line - acknowledge your guests and if you are running behind due to a large party - just be *transparent* about it and you will get a lot more sympathy than you would by just ignoring your guests. I don't think I will be going back. Grecian Gardens or Al Amir is better anyway. read more

We LOVE everything about Mediterrean Café. The staff is great and knowledgeable. The food is excellent! Savory and delicious! My favorite is the grilled chicken breast with saffron rice and Greek salad! Relaxing environment. I never feel rushed. It's a great place for a healthy and delicious meal. read more

Restaurant is convenient to comfort suites. The service was great and quick. Calamari was ok a little cold. But falafel where relishes and warm. We got the special mahi-mahi with cheddar mashed potatoes and bacon wrapped asparagus. All very good. The potatoes were not as warm as the could have been. I did enjoy my meal and would eat here again. The waitress was delightful. read more

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Love the Gyro with fries!! Had it multiple times. Staff always friendly. Def my go to read more

I ordered takeout, Baba ganoush, and a gyro sandwich. The Baba ganough was excellent, creamy well seasoned. The gyro was different than I've had before but very good. I will be going back. read more

Amazing food! Saw this place last time I was out of town for work and had to try it this time I'll definitely be back for more! read more

Mediterranean Cafe - Chicken Kabab, rice , falafel's - Mediterranean Near Me - Lexington, South Carolina

The food was excellent, when we got it, however the service needs to be addressed .... saw others get food before us yet were seated after on patio ..., don't let them sit you on the back wall 2 seaters where the traffic of food servers and table cleaners etc are running past your table and you feel like your in the kitchen. It's tight and not very comfortable dinner. Also behind us was a table of obvious workers/owners ?? And they sat & discussed --- may try again and sit on patio since we did love the food quality, or even do take out. read more

Enjoyed the food. They have a good variety to select from on their menu. This place is clean and the food portions are perfect. Had a salad and a wrap. read more

This place is outstanding!!! They actually made a dish for me tonight by exchanging sea bass with Salmon. Fabulous! Wait staff could not have been better! New favorite restaurant!! read more

Best mediterranean in Lexington County. Some of the best hummus ever! When ever my wife drags me to the Town of Lexington to shop this is where we eat or pick up. The falafel is the best in town. Crunches like a fried chicken commercial. The tahini dressing on it great. Can't beat the salads and gyro. Gyro is different than at a greek place. They put hummus on it instead of taziki. The kofta burger is also different but AMAZING. read more

Finally had a chance to eat at this restaurant.... oh my goodness... they did not disappoint! I ordered broiled Shrimp in a traditional Greek sauce of olive oil, cooked fresh tomatoes, with feta cheese, black olives... seasoned just right, a little spicy... I did have them leave off the jalapeño's. I also ordered grilled fresh vegetables instead of having a Greek salad. My goodness the veggies were grilled just right and were great with my shrimp. The serving was generous! Hubby had smothered chicken, he did change out the mozzarella cheese for feta... (he's lactose intolerant)... he also enjoyed a beautiful greek salad... he says it was delicious as well... very generous portions as well. We are definitely coming back--soon. Wait staff is very attentive and kind. We arrived as they opened... and it filled up fast. So keep that in mind... or make reservations...I know you will enjoy. The restaurant is very unassuming and pleasant. Low lighting and music is pleasant- does not compete with conversation. read more

We got bored with all of the other restaurants in the area so we decided to try somewhere new. OMG! This places is awesome! The staff is incredible!!! The food even more so. Shelby and McKenzie took very good care of us. It was our first visit, but I promise it wasn't our last!! See you soon, Shelby and McKenzie! read more

Mediterranean Cafe is a staple of Lexington. They offer many different items that are all delicious. Highly recommended.

Hands down the worst "dining experience" ever. The table beside ours had 10 people at it and 4 more standing around talking so loudly that the 2 of us couldn't hear each other. The people standing around literally had their (large) behinds brushing against our table and on our food in spite of my repeated efforts to get them to move. The manager said, "I'm so sorry." Nothing more. It's a hometown restaurant that caters to men in flip flops and t-shirts for dinner but not cheap fare. I'd expect this beer-drinkin' rowdiness at D's Wings but not here. We tried, begged, but gave up and left. We left our salmon and nice wine but the bread we asked for twice never came. Lesson learned. Don't go back. read more

I haven't been to this restaurant in a long time, but I'm definitely glad I came back. When I first got here the staff was really friendly and they had a lot of great menu choices. When the hummus and Greek salads first came out I tasted them and there was absolutely no flavor to them. I realize they make their hummus in house but maybe they forgot to add salt or something. After tasting my appetizers I was not expecting much in way of the main course. Boy was I wrong, I got the gyro and I was not disappointed. That gyro was packed with flavor and absolutely delicious and packed full of flavor. My wife got the crab cake sandwich and it was cooked perfectly. Quite possibly the best crab cake I've ever tasted. So if you're in this area definitely give them a shot, the staff was friendly,the food was good, and the place was clean, it's all you really need and a great restaurant. read more

Mediterranean Cafe - Hummus, lacking in flavor but great texture. - Mediterranean Near Me - Lexington, South Carolina

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The sign out front said from our farm to your table, I was sadly disappointed to order a $35 ribeye dinner and have it served with canned mushrooms on top. The steak itself was fairly fatty. The pesto gnocchi side was the star of the dish but not worth the money read more

I gave this place 5 stars based on a lunch visit. The food was excellent, and the service was spot on. Told the server this was our first visit, and she was amazing, enough that we came back a couple days later. Keep up the good food and customer service read more

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This place is average at best. The restaurant is clean and staff is friendly but the food is sub par. I'm not sure what all these people leaving great reviews are talking about but this place is not good. For starters the bruschetta is served on pita bread with no cheese. It's pita bread some tomatoes, basil, and olives. I ordered the gyro and it had minimal flavor. It's pure ground beef. Not a single lamb option on the menu. They upcharged my side salad 1.50 for a Greek salad that was iceberg lettuce with two slices of tomatoes, two slices of cucumber, some cheese, and one olive. My wife ordered the $18 smothered chicken dinner plate and that was even worse. It's the same chicken breast served on our daughters kids plate but cut up, covered in mozzarella cheese and CANNED mushrooms. Seriously, canned mushrooms. And for $18?!?! Look my review is 100% honest and if this is your favorite spot for Mediterranean food you really need to find a different place. We will never return here and highly suggest you avoid this place and all these peoples false reviews. read more

Mediterranean Cafe - Canned mushrooms on a $18 smothered chicken dinner plate! - Mediterranean Near Me - Lexington, South Carolina

We had an excellent experience! We were in a bind with our son's wedding rehearsal dinner as the Covid closings and restrictions set in. MacKenzie saved the day and did not disappoint with such short notice! MacKenzie took care us and went above & beyond with her staff in serving our group at a neighboring hotel. Earlier in the day, She saw that I was behind schedule upon arrival with my decorations for the room and told me to go to rehearsal and she would take care of it. When we arrived, the entry door and the room was decorated better than I could have done! The food was delicious! Not a complaint in the room. The beverages were cold. The ladies were very friendly and personal. We are so thankful for such a wonderful event on such an important evening! Thank you MacKenzie for making it so special!! read more

Think of this as mediterranean food like you get in an airport or mall kiosk. It is not that is bad, it is just not that good. Most dishes are barley above bland and not so much on the authentic side. We really wanted to like it, but it is not worth returning for. The service was very slow but I can usually get over that for the quality of the food. We all had different dishes but no one thought theirs was anything better than "its ok". read more

This place served me the finest falafel wrap I think I've ever had. It is really delicious food. The falafel was perfect and there was the perfect amount of hummus and veggies on it to tie it all together the way a nice rug does a room. Very friendly service and fresh food that was served promptly. read more

Girls lunch. Wonderful food and service. Highly recommend. Love our local restaurants.

First night in Lexington and by the time my meetings finished for the day (8:00 pm) with no lunch I was starving. This place was right next to my hotel so decided to stop in for a quick bite. They close at 9:00, but it was obvious when I walked in at about 8:30, they were ready to go home - no customers, well into side work. However, I was warmly greeted by the two ladies working that evening. I ordered a Greek salad with chicken to go and a glass of wine while I waited. Service was quick and I had my salad before I finished my wine. I headed back to my hotel to enjoy my salad. Let me start by saying the chicken was so flavorful and there was a nice amount on the salad. They were kind enough to put the dressing on the side without my asking - much appreciated. The salad was served with warm pita bread - again very fresh and tasty. It was loaded with tomato and cucumber which was a plus as well. However, the entire salad was iceberg. For some reason I expected romaine or some other dark leafed variety in addition. There was almost too much feta cheese. I also expected kalamata olives - there was one. Yes - just one olive and one small pepperoncini! I thought kalamata olives were an important component of the Greek salad, but apparently not at the Mediterranean Café. While I appreciated them throwing something together so close to closing and the friendly service, I would probably not stop by again if I were ever in Lexington. read more

For a vegan option, I had the vegetarian plate (minus feta). Everything on the plate was very tasty except I was not fond of the hummus (which is odd because I really like many varieties of hummus). The service was spectacular. Parking was crowded and a little difficult but it worked out okay. Prices were reasonable. I would definitely come again. read more

Mediterranean Cafe - Vegetarian plate (sans feta to make vegan) - Mediterranean Near Me - Lexington, South Carolina

I really would like to write about the dining experience. Unfortunately I never came that far. Everything started great, server came right away, was very friendly. Until - a large group came in. Since I was alone I was chopped liver. No way to get food or any kind of attention. I left and went somewhere else. This seems to be a classic. A large table is of course large tip. No chance to compete. read more

I think that this is the first time ever posting a review and unfortunately it is not a good review. I have been to the restaurant several times in the past and loved the food and the service, but not today. I usually order the Greek Salad with Chicken and it is one of the best Greek salads I have had since moving to Lexington. Today, I order the Greek Salad with Grilled Shrimp. First of all who serves shrimp with the tail on. Maybe in the South, but I have never been served a Shrimp Salad with the tails on. I spent about 7 minutes removing the tails on my HOT Shrimp. The pita bread was so hard it must have been sitting out all day. And the salad had no taste, I kept putting salt and pepper on the salad for some flavor, but there was none. As to the service, horrible. After the young lady took my order, she never came back to see if everything was ok (I probably would have just said everything was ok). The next time she came by, she dropped off the check and said "whenever you are ready". It only takes 2 minutes to get "ready". I ended up just leaving $21 cash on a $20.71 bill. Sorry it might have been more if she came back and picked up charge card, but she didn't. Not sure if I will be back, but probably not. read more

I have eaten at the Mediterranean Cafe MANY TIMES and have enjoyed it very much! The staff is always friendly and accommodating, there is a nice wine selection and the food is great! My personal favorite entree is the smothered chicken with grilled veggies, but the Greek Salad with chicken is also a family favorite - especially for lunch. But, if you REALLY want something great, try one of the STEAKS. These are absolutely the BEST IN TOWN!! The hummus is wonderful and I also enjoy the mozzarella tomato appetizer. Call ahead for reservations on a Friday or Saturday night or for to-go orders. read more

Cowboy ribeye is by far the best steak in Lexington. Sooooo much better than Mr.D's. Real restaurateurs, not pretender politicians. Thanks for a great dinner! read more

My wife and I went here for lunch a few days ago and it was ok. Nothing to write home about. We got a chicken and a gyro sandwich. I have eaten gyros before but this one was unique. I did read the description and tried something new. If you have eaten a gyro before this has their spin on it. My wife's meal, chicken sandwich, should have just said a chicken wrap and not sandwich. The sandwich/wrap was almost as the same as my gyro. I just feel that they should not have called my gyro a gyro because it did not have tzatziki sauce on it. Everyone knows that gyros always have tzatziki sauce but I did try something new and it was a nice try but a strikeout for me. read more