12 Best Mediterranean Restaurants near Shrewsbury

“Finally, we made it to this lovely Mediterranean restaurant! We took our friends and had a wonderful time there. The food is just incredible, ingredients feel so high-quality, we love the family style arrangements and everyone is so friendly. There’s no doubt that will be back very soon again. Be sure to try everything on the menu we highly recommend Kibbe, their dessert is another surprise too. The restaurant is so clean and we love the atmosphere!“

“Went for first time 3/3/24 and caught the end of the brunch buffet around 4pm. The food was flavorful, fresh, and overall excellent. Something for everyone in that buffet -it's not overly seasoned, and they had several deserts that use natural sweeteners (like dates and figs) with no added sugar. They keep the food areas very well attended and clean. I will be back again and again, what a great find!“

“I have such a mixed review - short story is the food was absolutely incredible but the service and the way they billed us are my complaints. I never write reviews but this was such an interesting experience that I felt the need to share. Got multiple apps, entrees and desserts amongst the party of 4 that I came with. We were greeted pleasantly by the hostesses who were lovely and quickly visited by our server but when we needed another minute to choose drinks, we didn’t se him again for maybe 15 min or more. This same pattern continued throughout the entire experience, the best example of the poor service was the end of the meal that left us sitting at the table, leftovers boxed and bagged as well as even desserts that we got “to go” bagged and sitting on the table and we waited about 20 min before we finally flagged someone down to ask if we could please receive our bill so we could pay and leave which I found odd. But the MOST odd and interesting piece of information to share is that even with as much food as we got and as large as our bill was which you can see in the photo, we were CHARGED extra for not paying with cash. This is a seemingly high-end and pricey place so that was really off putting and surprising to all of us. On top of the poor service and how long we had to wait to get anything going, getting an upcharge for using a credit card was the cherry on top. HOWEVER, it’s worth mentioning again and it deserves further detail how incredible the food was. Seemed very authentic, incredibly flavorful and such great dishes that I already miss and the desserts were also delicious. Pictured meal is the vegetarian entree of stuffed tomato/pepper with the side choice of their beans. Other members got the cod, octopus and gyro and loved them.Vegetarian options: Only one entree for vegetarian options but a ton of the small plates/apps and the one entree was amazing“

“Outstanding food! This place is an absolute gem, and the guy working the counter is patient and helpful. It looks super sketchy from the outside and the strip mall is one of the bleakest places ever, but man, the FOOD! It's truly amazing, and we'll absolutely be back!“

“Easy to find specific ingredients you may not find in traditional grocery store. Bakery items are delicious as well as the prepackage goods (tabouleh tzatziki hummus) I cant leave without a piece of spanikopita, cheese boat or sambouski. Reliable for years past and I’m sure years to come.“

“I go here as much as I can and the food is amazing every time. it’s the best shawarma I’m the city. On top of the food being good the customer service and willingness to go above and beyond every single time I order is what makes me go back again and again. My order is never wrong and even when I order on grub hub all the instructions are followed EVERY TIME. good food, good customer service and consistency 10/10“

“I Give Aladdin 5 stars for several reasons! I have ate there and ordered food over a dozen times and each and every time the food is fresh and is the best authentic Iraqi food I have ever eaten! The owner is such a nice guy and has always went out of his way to be polite and accommodating in anyway!“

“I drove from boston. 2.5 hours at 4pm on Friday + 1 hr trip back . picked up the some of the best bread I've had in years .. a feast for 30 people . worth every penny, and will make that drive again in a heart beat. you can call it tandorri bread, Palestinian bread, irani bread or iraqi bread. The beast bread for Palestinian M'Sakhan . special thanks to the wonderfull Iraqi lady that helped me with my order. Thank you.“

“Great experience. Conveniently located in the center of the town. Fresh authentic flavors. Welcoming owners. The menu is clear and the ordering system is easy. I always look forward to eating at this place with my family. The portions are huge and kids love to share their food with each other.“

“We just did catering for Persian New Year for 120 guests, and everything went super well! The food was amazing and everyone loved it! The delivery experience was sweet and the owners did every efforts to make this seamless and easy! They even added some bread without charging us! Definitely go there for dine in experience and order food for your events! 5 star!Vegetarian options: Mirzaghasemi“

“The ambience is excellent for a large group or an intimate dinner experience. Spacious, comfortable seating. The dining room staff was excellent. Being Lebanese my standards are high when it comes to Middle Eastern food. The hummus was excellent! The baba ghanoush was good but I'm not certain if they use jarred grilled eggplant or fresh, personally I thought it may have been jarred. I ordered the chicken Shawarma salad. I was a little disappointed when I received it as it was not chicken Shawarma. Even people who aren't Lebanese know what Shawarma is, especially in Worcester, the competition is high! This was chicken kebab on salad. (I wish I read the reviews before ordering as someone else stated the same). I reminded myself that if Shawarma wasn't on the menu I would've ordered the chicken kebab anyways and looked past it, however if that was the only thing I had ordered I would've been highly disappointed. The excellent dining service made up for the rude bar staff and unfortunately I feel it needs to be mentioned. I approached the bar and was asking who I was with if they wanted a drink. The bartender (blonde older woman with glasses) said she was busy, and I could completely understand just wanted to make sure she came back to me - but then she told me I could wait until I was seated at my table and order with my waitress. We sat in the bar for another 15 minutes, and even after she wasn't busy she didn't offer to serve me a drink. She served other people drinks right next to me who were with us but she clearly couldn't swallow her pride and ask if I would like a drink. I was in the restaurant for 30 minutes before I finally got a drink as I followed the instructions and waited to be seated and ordered through the waitress. I'm not the type to speak up and make a scene, but the bartender clearly needs customer service training. I didn't let any of the negative things ruin my evening. Everyone loved their dinner, also pictured is the lamb chops and Shrimp. I wish them much success as their business grows, and hope that my feedback can be useful.“

“This place was fun for a Friday night. It was not packed but it was a cool crowd of folks that liked to sing and have fun. Drinks were delicious and reasonably priced. Can't wait to go back! 4 stars for atmosphere because I didn't find the AC to the end of the night“