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    Old Damascus Fare

    4.9 (76 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 7:30 pm

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    Moussaka Layered eggplant and tomato dish with curry spices.
    Tiffany J.

    Had a fantastic dinner from their pop up shop in UC Berkeley's MLK building. Got the chance to chat a bit with the family--they are beautiful people who take pride in their food. I really encourage everyone to go check out their food and get to know their story. The daughter started at 1951 and now is helping her parents with the first Syrian catering business in the SF Bay Area! I ordered the moussaka (layered eggplant and tomato dish with curry spices), and they let me sample the tamarind hindi. I was concerned with the food being too oily, so I asked about it. They told me that it's 100% olive oil, and they took the time to drain the vegetables before giving it to me. Indeed, it didn't taste too oily. Thank you for the awesome experience!

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    Isabella F.

    I asked for a falafel wrap and it was not heated up. If anything it was cold, and it was wrapped in an uncooked tortilla which I found strange because tortillas aren't Syrian. I'm sorry to say, and I really want to like and support this place because the owners are immigrants, but this wrap was pretty lousy and not worth the money I paid for it. However, the portions were big and it was close to closing time. Maybe I just came at a bad time. The owners are still as friendly as ever though.

    Beef mandi
    Hannah K.

    Great service and huge portions! Love the beef mandi, and the sauce is great. Love supporting this business in MLK!

    My mom ordered the spaghetti
    Samuel M.

    Just went here with my family. Great food and a very nice person (Mohammed the owner). He gave us extra food for free and was gracious! Everything was good and price is affordable. I will go back definitely. The best things I had were the chicken schwarma: huge, and the tamarand drink (orange). The baklava is great get the big ones they are really good. Smoked rice is great. So was the beef. Everything is good here. They are probably very busy during the day if you are not a student, so go later on in the day if you arent.

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    Kiyoko P.

    Wonderful and beautiful establishment at Cal offering the finest of Syrian Damascus style cuisine that a vegetarian food lover like myself truly appreciates. Warmest friendly staff! Highly recommend

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    Absolutely delicious! So authentic and good portions. The Tamer Hindi drink is also very refreshing! Their Muttabal is INSANELY GOOD!!!!!

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    The best fatoosh salad and amazing customer service. Every time I visit Berkeley it's going to be a must to patronize old Damascus fare

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    The flavors are so rich and full -- truly nothing compares to fresh warm spice infused Syrian food.

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    Leading up to our wedding, working with On the Roll Catering and Events was a great experience…read more Lena was incredibly responsive and helpful throughout the planning process. The tastings were excellent, and we truly felt heard. They were open to our feedback and made adjustments based on our preferences. The cocktail hour was a highlight - the food was delicious and beautifully presented, and our guests were raving about it. However, the dinner service didn't go quite as smoothly. We were running a bit behind schedule transitioning guests from cocktail hour to their seats, and the catering team served all the food before everyone was seated. As a result, our meals - and many of our guests' - were cold by the time we ate. Additionally, wine and water weren't placed on the tables before the food service began, despite having discussed our wine service preferences in detail during a planning meeting. My husband, my dad, and our venue coordinator all voiced their frustration during the event, and it took longer than expected for the situation to be addressed. Some of the groomsmen even took it upon themselves to grab bottles of wine and serve guests directly, which was helpful, but clearly not something they should have had to do. On top of that, far too many bottles of wine were opened unnecessarily, so we had to send open bottles home with their staff instead of saving them for another occasion. That said, our guests still commented that the food itself was good. We just wish the day-of coordination had matched the quality of the planning phase. With a bit more attention to timing and execution, this could have been a five-star experience.

    The food is excellent! Customer service is also amazing. Masha especially! Everyone at the baby…read moreshower raved about the food. We had: chicken, salmon, tagine, quinoa, arugula salad, deviled eggs, steak crostini, and potatoes. We will definitely work with them again.

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    I've been meaning to write a review for a few years! Greenleaf catered a team BBQ on the beach some…read moreyears back, and the food was delicious! My team can be picky, but they were fighting over who could take the few leftovers home. I hope to book them for another team event this year, and I realized I never wrote this much-deserved review!

    I am just speechless!…read more  I was worried because of the rain but their delivery team made the delivery and set up experience so easy! Your staff was excellent!   It was beautifully set up! I never imagined how the risers would change the look and feel of the dishes on the tables. Just gorgeous and so much more appealing! I loved not worrying about serving utensils! The name plates describing each platter was icing on the cake! The food was spectacular! I was stunned by the number of people who complimented the vegan and vegetarian options. Both vegans and vegetarians were tickled pink about our thoughtfulness to spike out specific dishes for them and our carnivores couldn't get enough of it as well. Simply put, my guests told me they never had vegan food that actually tasted delicious!     All in all, I love the hors d'oeuvres and mini dessert meals! People came hungry and left satiated so that's compliment enough! I also love how everything was compostable!   Clean up was a piece of cake and the pick-up process allowed us to go out for a nice family brunch before our families headed home!   Thank you so much!!!  You will be hearing from me again and again!   And did I mention, I had NO leftovers! My son's friends came over and finished up what little was left. Nancy M. was absolutely right on about the amount of food and dessert I needed. I loved having no leftovers!!!

    Standard Fare - spring vegetable ragout with spicy chickpeas and couscous

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    West Berkeley

    Cold, military-style, and deeply disappointing farewell from Standard Fare…read more.. My wife and I have been going to Standard Fare for over a year. The food was always good, but the service was never particularly warm--polite, efficient, and impersonal, like a well-drilled operation. Today we took a twenty-minute ride with our six-week-old baby for one last visit before they close for good. We arrived before their advertised closing time, yet were coldly denied service. There was no one waiting behind us, but we were met with an inflexible, robotic "sorry, we're closed." No one was overtly rude, but the interaction felt rigid and mechanical, as if following procedure mattered more than acknowledging the people standing in front of them. It would not have taken much effort to accept one last order from a loyal couple with a newborn--especially since nobody else was waiting behind us. In the end, Standard Fare is closing exactly as it operated: precise, rigid, and lacking warmth. Hopefully the next business in this location will treat its customers with a bit more empathy.

    Very cute and quaint spot for breakfast. A friend suggested we meet here on Saturday for a late…read morebreakfast, what a great choice. It was pretty hard to pick from the menu items, but I settled on the Frittata with a side of Fennel Sausage, sourdough toast and a Arnold Palmer. Although the seating was full, thank goodness out food came out just as some seats were emptying out. It was a chilly day and the outside seating was full too. The service was without any complaints. They did their best to accommodate all patrons despite it being very crowded and crazy busy. Overall I would come back here, probably right as the doors open to be guaranteed a place to seat and not have to wait and hope for a seat. Oh the music was on point!! Put it on your list, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

    Old Damascus Fare - catering - Updated May 2026

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