Tarbosh Mediterranean Restaurant exceeded my expectations! The customer service was absolutely phenomenal everyone was attentive, friendly, and made me feel welcome. The atmosphere was great, very neat, and had a comfortable vibe that made dining enjoyable. The food was the highlight. The chicken shawarma plate, appetizers, beef + rice tasted incredibly fresh, full of flavor, and perfectly seasoned. Definitely a spot I'll be returning to and recommending to others! read more

I truly enjoy dining at Tarbosh! I think their food selection and quality is excellent, and the portions are always generous. The service is efficient; we always get seated immediately. Our server takes our order within 10 mins of seating us, and our ordered food gets delivered to our table pretty quickly as well. I visited this restaurant about 5 times and always had a positive experience. Recently, my family ordered the beef shawarma with rice, chicken shawarma sandwich, beef shawarma sandwich, and quzi (lamb with rice). Our server was Iman, and he is such a friendly fellow with kind customer service! The rice in all of the plates are very moist and flavorful. The lamb, beef shawarma, and chicken shawarma were incredibly tender and tasty. My favorite is the chicken shawarma; the chicken marinade is delicious and perfectly coats the chicken without being too excessive. On other occasions, my family ordered their tabbouleh salad, which is one of my favorite appetizers from Tarbosh. Usually, tabbouleh salad is not my favorite salad because it can be a bit salty and too acidic for me, but I think the tabbouleh salad at Tarbosh is very well-balanced in acidity. Also, the size of the salad is huge and perfectly sufficient for sharing among my family of 5. Their baba ghanoush is also very well made. We visited Tarbosh during their Sunday buffet hours. It was amazing!! They have a wide food selection of entries, and it was a great opportunity to try different foods. During the buffet hours, they have food items that are not listed on their regular menu. There is a soft eggplant dish that is delicious and well-seasoned; I didn't catch the name of it, but I learned that is only served during the buffet. Another unique item that is served during buffet is a soft, chewy cold dessert called Layali lubnan (which translates to "Lebanese nights.") It is a magical semolina cold pudding with hints of orange blossom/rose and topped with crushed pistachios. It has the stickiness/stretchiness of mochi. I honestly considered dining during the buffet hours just to eat some more of the Layali lubnan! In all, I highly recommend Tarbosh. Their food is delicious, their service is efficient, and their restaurant and restrooms are very clean. read more

It was an amazing experience. The staff was lovely and friendly and explained all the food. Thank you ladies! read more

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So delicious! Everything Iv gotten here is super fresh and tasty. Plus the portions are big for what you pay for. I often slip my meal so I can eat it for lunch and dinner. This is my favorite Mediterranean restaurant by far read more

Tarnish has a very friendly staff and the food is delicious. The restaurant looks fantastic. Had to take a dessert to go! Happy to come back! read more

We had breakfast today & food as well as service provided by Rita was excellent. Thanks for all the efforts done to serve the customers. read more

Excellent food and super generous. High quality cuisine. Was very surprised that such place exists. Courage to the owners! read more

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I've been here now twice because I saw them on the too good to go app. It's always a good deal and you get so much food. We love the ambiance of the restaurant itself too. Very clean and nicely decorated. The man at the counter was extremely friendly and gave us great service. After he gave us our order he told us about the morning and Sunday afternoon buffet, which we will be coming back for. $14.95 for a buffet is unheard of anymore and the flavors of the food we've tried are amazing so I can't wait to come check it out! read more

Breakfast open buffet was good! Restaurant has many items on this buffet. We all love it!

I ordered beef shawarma for the first time and it was horrible. The meat was very cold and the taste wasn't that good.

Amazing food! Amazing service! Both Sara and Nina were very hospitable and welcoming. Food was incrediblee!

The food was amazing, Sara was my waitress and she was very kind, the restaurant was brightly lit and clean.

This was our first time at Tarbosh, and it definitely won't be our last! From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere was welcoming, clean, and cozy. The staff was incredibly friendly, especially the manager (whose name I unfortunately didn't catch). He went out of his way to walk us through the menu, made us feel right at home, and even brought us complimentary tea to enjoy while we waited. We ordered the Tarbosh Mini Combo to share among the three of us, along with the Beef Shawarma Fries--both of which were flavorful, generous, and beautifully presented. Each meal came with a small salad, and we also ordered an extra side salad, which was fresh and nicely balanced. The portions were so large we ended up taking food home! As a lovely surprise, the manager also brought us a sample of one of their desserts, and it was absolutely delicious--just the right sweet finish to a great meal. Overall, Tarbosh delivered excellent food, warm hospitality, and a genuinely pleasant dining experience. We're already planning to come back for their Sunday brunch. Highly recommend! read more

Food, staff, presentation, and the service were great Reeta was the lady helping us with our order today and she was super friendly and flexible with the changes in our order we alway come here for their great shawerma but this time everything was different, the presentation of the plates and the different juice was top notch. I will continue coming as well as all of my family and friends Temperature in the restaurant was prefect despite it being a super sunny day outside read more

I had the Manakish Special with cheese and chicken shawarma for $8.99. The crust or baked dough underneath was quite good. The makakish came with a very good amount of cheese, but the issue I had was with the chicken shawarma. It not only need more seasoning, but it was simply dry. It definitely could of been more tender and juicy. Actually, it should of been. Service should be more attentive too, and I would recommend they give there menus a good wipe down from time to time. It was a little on the greasy side. They also need to fix the menu board because half of it was not working. read more

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I have family in Lebanon and go all the time. this food taste just like it. Finally, a place that's perfect. The service was great! So sweet, prompt and helpful. Mmmm the ambiance the music I knew. love it. The place is so clean! read more

Amazing and quick service! Spacious and comfortable with a welcoming ambiance. The food was delicious (good variety), I ordered the lamb shank (Quzi) with rice and okra soup, and an order of the stuffed grape leaves. Iced mint tea was very referencing as well. I was really impressed by how quick the service was given the fact I went in past 10 at night. Everything was fresh and full of flavor. The meat was so tender and juicy. Definitely recommend. read more

Amazing food and entertainment highly recommend them. We had the buffet and it was delicious variety of selection and deserts

best food in el cajon. Im eating here every day. you should come visit here. Mediterranean food

Food very delicious and fresh and very clean also people are friendly and very good service.

Very convenient stay open till 2am. Food is good and give many options. Their frequent special offers are really good. I like the Sapanikh pastry the most. read more

My husband and I drove an hour to try this place after seeing it on social media. We arrived, were immediately greeted and asked to take a seat and brought a menu. The server didn't return for quite a while, we saw there was a large party that was being served. I began having second thoughts after 15mins watching all the attention was given to the larger party and our order had not being taken. A second table arrived, their order was taken first, the server came to our table after bringing part of the second table's order. We placed our order for cold, hot appetizers plus an entree and water. We never even got the water or food after waiting another 20mins for a total of 40mins. We arrived 10-15min before 12 noon and walked out at 12:30pm after not getting served even the water. If they'd atleast brought over some bread, the cold appetizers (hummus/tabouli) or acknowledge us while we waited would have been different. My husband left a review on google, management replied basically accusing him of lying which really convinced us to NOT give them a second chance. I gave the time and day, Wednesday June 17th between 11:45ish thru 12:30pm you have security cameras, show the video where we were served, prove us wrong. My husband wore a yellow shirt, I a dark pink top. There are other reviews that also have issue with service. If a large party, to go orders and 3-4 other tables nearly cripple a restaurant in the middle of the day on a Wednesday, they need to either manage their time better or more staff is needed to accommodate patrons. I saw two young women and a man who came out periodically to deliver food to the large party's tables. Except for that large party the restaurant was nearly half empty. read more

Amazing service and food was delicious and great Arab culture. Also the workers and waiters/waitresses were kinda and patient.

Very good food, and very good customer service the experience was a 10/10 , and I would visit again for sure read more

Tarbosh Mediterranean Restaurant - Very good food, 10/10 experience - Mediterranean Near Me - El Cajon, California

One of the best place to go eat and have party there we had a party at this place we were around 75 people. The service was amazing. The Food I cannot even tell you how good was warm. Their customer service amazing everyone it was friendly. They helped us a lot. This is my first time doing a party at a place that Food was good everything was on time and I cannot wait to do more parties there I highly recommended you should try their kebab and their salads. read more

Great food and service at Tarbosh! Will definitely be back for the chicken shawarma and manaeesh

ten out of ten shawerma so good amazing service. Really reccomend that for manaqeeshh too

Great food and friendly staff. The chicken schwarma is SO good!!! Place is really clean and nice.

Great service & delicious food. The platters are pretty big. Ambiance is chilled, spacious and clean restroom. read more

Tarbosh Mediterranean Restaurant - Skewer Chicken Tikka & rice! - Mediterranean Near Me - El Cajon, California

If I can give 0 stars I would. 2 years ago prices were good. Recently I ordered 3 chicken tikka skewers and 3 beef tikka skewers. It came out to $60!! Absolutely absurd. I tried cancelling the beef tikka when I got there since the price shocked me, and they said they couldn't since it's already being made. The owner offered me 10% off, but it only knocked the price down 4 dollars max. This place changed owners multiple times, I'm surprised to still see customers dining here. They won't even explain the total price of your order to you over the phone when ordering to-go, just to get you to come in and get stuck with paying. This place really changed for the worst, I'm sorry to say. read more

Do not use them with the TooGoodToGo app, they do not give you what you order. We ordered three items. They left one out of the order and on the kebab meat orders it only contained rice and peppers. Total rip off. The two workers were both rude (however, I did notice that they were friendly to the patrons that were of their same culture). read more

Most pleasant experience, the hummus, labne, tzatziki are amazing. My personal favorite was the kibbeh so crispy in the outside, flavorful it was just, amazing. The kebab, shawarma amzing and the rice so good!!! Definitely coming back soon. Service was amazing too. read more

it was the best food I've had. Service was great and they were all very nice. I recommend you go there as often as you can. I also recommend also to get the chicken Shawarma. read more

We held a birthday party for my son and placed a large catering order one day in advance. I paid for enough food to serve 30 people, but on the day of the event only enough food for about 15 people was delivered. It was disappointing and embarrassing. I called the manager right away. Instead of taking responsibility, he took advantage of the stutation to have me on the spot, he tried to convince me the portions were correct and blamed the employee who took the order for not explaining it properly. I had confirmed the quantities when ordering and paid for them in full, so this explanation did not match what was delivered. After further discussion, he agreed to send another tray, but it arrived about an hour and a half later. By then, several guests had already left without eating, which put me in a very awkward position as a host. Overall, the service was unprofessional, the order accuracy was poor, and the complaint was handled badly. I would not trust them again for event catering. read more

Had the breakfast buffet and it was a nice atmosphere with good seating. Rita was a great server and took care of us from top to bottom.

Had breakfast and Rita was an amazing server and took care of us. Excellent service. Definitely would recommend her.

I went to this store twice, once for falafel and another time for shawarma and all I have to say is it was absolutely delicious! I met one of the staff I believe her name was Noor and she was so sweet, amazing costumer service. The place is really clean and organized, great for gatherings or any occasion. I highly recommend if you are looking for a new place to try out! Very reasonable and great prices as well! read more

Chicken Shawarma Sandwich was amazing. Really loved the food and staff was friendly. The restaurant has TV's all around displaying their cuisine. Would definitely come back read more

Best manaeesh in all of America. No exaggeration. I'm Arabic and it's very authentic.

Amazing food loved the sandwiches and the kebob is real good. Got the meal for 3 and it was such a good value! Would recommend. There's also a waffle shop inside called happy waffle - we tried the waffle with Nutella strawberries kiwi banana, amazing! read more

Tarbosh Mediterranean Restaurant - Waffle - Mediterranean Near Me - El Cajon, California

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