There was only one other person in the restaurant when we walked in. No music played the entire visit. They had a TV displaying news which was the wars taking place overseas. Convenient location from the airport and from hotels. The BREAD WAS AMAZING! Parking is available if we took Lyft from Hotel which was .6 miles. We ordered 2 protein and it came with 2 sides. The sides were hummus and salad. The chicken was ok. The 'beef' was not beef only-it was lamb and beef together turned into a sausage which was not described prior to the order. The owner greeted us. Restrooms are under construction. They have cute seating area cubical. My mom count eat the 'beef' for obvious reasons. See photo. read more

Palms Mediterranean - Indoor area - Mediterranean Near Me - Oakland, California

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Palms Mediterranean opens where an Indian eatery was. the seating infrastructure remains basically the same the past few businesses. i entered. seeing only an older gentleman at the counter. the place had no decor, no ambience still being renovated. the following dialogs ensued. not exact words, a gist me: "do you have dine in?" him: "we don't have Chinese food" me: "i mean, is there eating in?" him: "what do you want?" me: "Chicken plate" him: "do you want it to go or eat here?" me: "here" later him: "what do you want to drink?" me: "water" he brings cup of ice and bottle of distilled water me: "are you charging me for this water?" him: implies yes me: "i'm not paying for bottled water" he takes it away, brings a pitcher full of water with ice cubes. me: "are you bringing me Chicken Shawarma Plate?" him: "BBQ Chicken with rice" me thinking: huh? how can the order get screwed up? didn't say anything. waited to see what happens. heard noises in kitchen before. sounds like he's prepping the order in the kitchen too. offerings: Mediterranean: primarily Iranian & Turkish (appetizers, kabobs, seafood, vegetarian, dessert), hamburger, pizza, italian, gyro, tacos, nachos, fries eats: Chicken Barreh (23) Iranian version of Kabob grilled over charcoal with meat on a skewer with a side of salad. chicken pieces previously marinated with yogurt?, spices. literally melt in one's mouth, very tender. no accompanying dip. didn't need it. chicken definitely fresh, not frozen, very juicy. *tastes vastly better than the usual Afghan chicken kebab which has a green dipping sauce. -yummy roasted tomato. -a big plateful of tasty, fluffy. fresh basmatic rice -lettuce salad with creamy white sauce, tomatos, olives, white/red onio-fresh, deliz... take outs: -menu in house slightly different from one posted online/at door. both don't state what each entrees has. i.e. some kabobs have salad. also doesn't mention Med. food is Iranian. dish name posted with no explaining. *menu needs to identify what comes with entree. -usual service protocols not utilized. could have lead to misunderstandings. -their big events are on weekends during big social gatherings with hundreds of people....weekdays are small change for them. *4.5 stars food is great. servicing/ordering awkward. glad it turned out well. more transparency needed so misunderstandings don't occur. read more

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Ordered chicken kabob to go - came with two sides so I had dolmas and cucumber dressing. Impressed with the side of dolmas - it seemed to be a full size order. The chicken was good, but it could have been a bit more tender - glad I had the cucumber to go with it. The hummus was creamy and the salad fresh. read more

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I was taking a class nearby at Project Heartbeat and needed something solid for my lunch break during a long day of classes and skills testing. This place recently opened and offers a huge menu - something for everyone! The employees were very welcoming and I loved the dinning area. They installed this incredible faux flower wall and it's pretty impressive and very relaxing to take in. I ordered a little bit of everything and enjoyed the chicken kabob, hummus and fresh veggies. I plan to keep this place in mind if I get to Oakland airport early and want some fresh and healthy food before traveling. Lots of safe parking and very easy to find. Thanks for the lovely lunch break! read more

Palms Mediterranean - Beautiful desserts, all made in house! - Mediterranean Near Me - Oakland, California

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1 Star is too much to give no customer Dinner Time I ordered Combination Platter $26.00 rice was cold left over for hours and didn't tast like basmati rice ... the beef Kabob were to hard to Chew wasn't freshly cooked they warmed it and look at my plate before and after what I eat.. and nothing is like the pictures on the wall we are not animals to feed us like that . I left and told the server to bring me some bread after 15 minutes I looked at her then she asked me if I needed any thing .... I will call my bank to stop the charges ... who ever is the Owner of this place how do you eat food and where did you learn to cook food this rice and kabobs isn't for humans... I am Chef that you read my message... in my restaurant customers wait in line looking for empty chairs... close your door please you want to sell it let me know please read more

Palms Mediterranean - Combination Platter.... Bad Kabob and rice is tasteless lamb Kabob taste dry and wasn't freshly cooked and look at the chickenKabob - Mediterranean Near Me - Oakland, California

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We meet up with an old friend and the service was really good and friendly. It was next to the airport so convenient. They were open late and actually waited as we caught with an old friend. The pita was huge, both hummus' were excellent. The Baba Ghanouxh was so tasty as was the salad. Of course we had to have baklava that was not pictured, but hit the spot for that sweet tooth after dinner. We cast outside and closed the place down. read more

Palms Mediterranean - Baba Ghanoush, Palm salad and Dolma - Mediterranean Near Me - Oakland, California

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Worst Mediterranean food in Bay Area I would say ! Don't be cheated by the TikTok review. Mandi with rice from platter, over cooked dry lamb and the worst part was the gyro wrap - with store purchased flat bread made into wrap with frozen cooked gyros from Store as well. Think twice before visiting this place !! read more

Palms Mediterranean - Mediterranean Near Me - Oakland, California

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This place was fantastic!! Don't let the eco oops he location deter you! Everything's was freshly prepared, tasted authentic and flavorful. The chef came out to say hello and he clearly took pride in preparing our food. This is the perfect hole in the wall spot! read more

Palms Mediterranean - Mediterranean Near Me - Oakland, California

Palms catered a 60-person meeting on only a few hours notice. Food was excellent; easily accommodated our groups' various dietary restrictions. Customer service was very friendly and helpful. Owner kept me up-to-date on order status via text. Will absolutely use Palms Mediterranean again. read more

Food was terrible! Beef and chicken kabob in particular were bad! Burnt, dry and tasteless. Served deep fried, hard chicken pieces in the name of chicken wings. Total waste of time and effort. Message to Owner:" only good food will make your restaurant successful. Good ambience, flowers on the wall, decorations hanging from the ceiling does not matter! Improve your food!" Service was good. read more

Our waiter was Abdullah and the food was amazing!! There was a bit of a wait but it's worth it for the taste and quality of the food. The service was very accommodating and the staff is polite. Abdullah did everything we asked for and went above and beyond for our comfort. The hummus was also very tasty and I ordered another to take home with me. 10/10 will be coming back read more

I usually support family owned business but I have to be honest & warn anyone who wants to do catering for there event & decides to go with palms. First things first food was good BUT that's not what review is about. We catered from palms for our family wedding & request an Order for 300 guest. The time was up for serving buffet for guest & people were starving. Part of family went to get food out for kids and to get food for guest. There were 3 young girls who are part of palms for serving. They told the event owners aggressively with mad attitude to not go in for food that it's still 10 Mins until food is ready ur guest could wait! It's already 8 o'clock "why the food isn't ready hours before that?" Didn't allow the pizza to be taken out to kids also. While serving slowly we needed food out fast & servers were yelling at the whole family who ever wanted to help to get the line moving. Passing at least less than 100 guest they run out of food just taking out 1 pan each every 30 Mins. How 300 guest order became that little amount of food? They ripped off the groom and than adding another 100 worth of guest plate to feed people. The 300 guest food plate looked more like for 100 guest. And taking out water & drinks the servers barley took out and tells the guest come for water bitches! With a Horrible attitude. It was the worse experience I've ever dealt with by far. 2 pan salad, 2hummus, 2 rice, 2 chicken -2 beef kebobs for 300 guest? Unbelievable. More to say but we will just keep it as it is. read more

Don't listen to the weird review below, this place is quite good and run by decent humans. I arrived before they opened (oops! Sorry) when heading to the airport and they seated and fed me quick. Food was good! read more

It's really good place. The food is really good everybody there is so friendly, beautiful customer service they give a lot of discounts and you can tell the meat is fresh. I really recommend this place and it's my favorite spot now read more

Palms Mediterranean - Combination & chicken, Shawarma platter - Mediterranean Near Me - Oakland, California

The food was excellent. I had a Greek salad and it was so fresh it was if they just went out and gathered all the ingredients from the garden. The Dolmas with yogurt dip was excellent as well as pita bread and hummus. Husband & son had a beef shawarma wrap & chicken shawarma wrap. The service very personable, we were brought black Turkish tea before our meal that was not bitter and did not even require sugar. We had Baklava & more tea after our meal. It was all perfect. The restaurant was clean and had an open air feeling as space was bright & decor very simple. read more

Abdul was super helpful and the food was delicious! Thanks for a wonderful meal. The bean platter was amazing!

I had the beef kabob platter it was delicious I def would recommend to anyone in the area

The food here is legit. Just opened, but I believe the grand opening is officially November. Place is clean, lots of space, and food is authentic. Staff we incredibly friendly and helpful. This 'Anonymous' in the reviews comes off as a complete Karen and probably has a lot of "bad experiences" with everyone in the service industry. read more