Excellent Mediterranean cuisine!! Food was absolutely top notch! Atmosphere is simple but could use a bit more updating.But back to the good food!! It’s with the drive to have the Shawermah!! The size of the plates were definitely large enough to share or just walk out with a full stomach!! Don’t be fooled by the surrounding buildings this is for sure a diamond in the rough!! You definitely need to try the food at Cafe Rakka!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shawermah on the Sajj, Falafel, Tandoori Chicken, Tabouli
Lindsay McClain
We were in the area and decided to stop by Cafe Rakka for dinner. It was absolutely delicious. My son and I shared the lamb shawarma entree with a side of hummus, the Pom bom drink, and a ma’moul cookie for dessert. The regular had just the right amount of spice, and we loved everything. The guys working were really friendly. 10/10 We’ll definitely be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David G. Zacharias
One of our favorite places in Hendersonville, absolutely delicious.
Food: 5
Service: 5
L Crawford
First time trying, it was an amazing experience. Food was phenomenal ? i was full and needed to stop eating but I couldn't. Little pricier than other Greek restaurants but it was delicious.
This is one of my local go to restaurants. They are so nice and friendly. The food is amazing. My favorite is the lamb burger. The entire menu is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Newsome
We always do takeout and order a few things to share family style so I've had 15-20 different things on the menu and I think the food is all fantastic. Lamb korma has been our favorite. Great vegan options as well.
Food: 5
Jake Gunter
Everything here is amazing and I recommended it. However, they have no policy against wild children throwing paper airplanes and hitting other customers. I understand bad parenting, but this business needs to fix this.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
JF
We visited early in the day just after opening. The young man behind the register seemed to be struggling to be ready to open. We were told that today was the first time that they had opened since the tornado came through a week before. We placed our order and sat to wait. The food came out in a timely fashion and was quite good. We had order a "house water" as a drink when we placed our order. We were told by the young man that he would bring it out. Each time he came to our table (first to clean it, them the silverware, then the two entrees) he would yell us that he was getting the water. Finally I walked up to the counter to tell him I would just buy a bottle of water instead. He then poured up the water and gave it to me. We had also ordered Baba Ghanoush but when I went to get the water, I asked about it and was told that I didn't order it. No apology given for his mistake of not hearing it when both my wife and I said it.In light of the recent storm damage to the area, and the fact that it may ha e just been a rough start to the day, we will give them another chance in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Norris Bodyz
Chicken always dry. My wife asked for extra cucumber and tomato for her salad and was just blatantly told, no. We can't add that to your salad. We asked it they were out of those items, and we were told they had the items but we're not allowed to add extra to the salad. This used to be a great place to eat. Over the last 6 months it has gone down hill terribly. Definitely would not recommend. It's also way overpriced for the quality of food they serve.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Logan Kimbrough
Cost way too much for microwave food( rice was clumpy and hard in spots like it is microwave bag rice or they cant cook ,?? Not sure.) and did t get my taboole$25 for 1 persons and the food looked very slopped on the plate like zero presentations. Not worth the price or my time again. I knew I should have just gone to the real gyros ( Heros!!)
I always make a point of visiting Cafe Rakka when I'm in Nashville on a work trip. Yesterday I was in the area and stopped by. I won't be doing that again. Extremely expensive for shopping mall food court quality that would have cost $10. I paid over $30 per meal (!!!) including tip and small side of hummus. The young ladies that served me were very nice. Very disappointing overall. I'll be going to Taziki's instead from now on.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Dellana Lashelle
I love this little place. It was a beautiful day to sit on the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken Hummus Bowl
Bill Cordrey
This place has incredibly good food. Had the hummus bowl with shredded lamb. Oh my goodness. You've got to try this... And the pomegranate tea...woo hoo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hummus and Pita
Gene P
Disappointed! This restuarant was highly recommended and it definitely didn't live up to what we were told. We are huge fans of middle eastern food and were looking forward to trying this place.The falafel was way overcooked and greasy. The "lamb" shawarma was tough and chewy and was most likely cheap mutton being passed off as lamb. The seasoning was ok. The staff was polite and friendly. I've had much better middle eastern food in inexpensive fast food places.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Debbie Orcutt
Waited an hour for food and instead of apologizing the girl at the cash register said I feel like an hour wait for food is normal. We ordered our food medium spice and it was so hot. Won’t be back.
Excellent Mediterranean cuisine!! Food was absolutely top notch! Atmosphere is simple but could use a bit more updating.But back to the good food!! It’s with the drive to have the Shawermah!! The size of the plates were definitely large enough to share or just walk out with a full stomach!! Don’t be fooled by the surrounding buildings this is for sure a diamond in the rough!! You definitely need to try the food at Cafe Rakka!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shawermah on the Sajj, Falafel, Tandoori Chicken, Tabouli
We were in the area and decided to stop by Cafe Rakka for dinner. It was absolutely delicious. My son and I shared the lamb shawarma entree with a side of hummus, the Pom bom drink, and a ma’moul cookie for dessert. The regular had just the right amount of spice, and we loved everything. The guys working were really friendly. 10/10 We’ll definitely be back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of our favorite places in Hendersonville, absolutely delicious.
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time trying, it was an amazing experience. Food was phenomenal ? i was full and needed to stop eating but I couldn't. Little pricier than other Greek restaurants but it was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken Hummus Bowl, Hummus and Pita, Lamb Biryani
This is one of my local go to restaurants. They are so nice and friendly. The food is amazing. My favorite is the lamb burger. The entire menu is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We always do takeout and order a few things to share family style so I've had 15-20 different things on the menu and I think the food is all fantastic. Lamb korma has been our favorite. Great vegan options as well.
Food: 5
Everything here is amazing and I recommended it. However, they have no policy against wild children throwing paper airplanes and hitting other customers. I understand bad parenting, but this business needs to fix this.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
We visited early in the day just after opening. The young man behind the register seemed to be struggling to be ready to open. We were told that today was the first time that they had opened since the tornado came through a week before. We placed our order and sat to wait. The food came out in a timely fashion and was quite good. We had order a "house water" as a drink when we placed our order. We were told by the young man that he would bring it out. Each time he came to our table (first to clean it, them the silverware, then the two entrees) he would yell us that he was getting the water. Finally I walked up to the counter to tell him I would just buy a bottle of water instead. He then poured up the water and gave it to me. We had also ordered Baba Ghanoush but when I went to get the water, I asked about it and was told that I didn't order it. No apology given for his mistake of not hearing it when both my wife and I said it.In light of the recent storm damage to the area, and the fact that it may ha e just been a rough start to the day, we will give them another chance in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Chicken always dry. My wife asked for extra cucumber and tomato for her salad and was just blatantly told, no. We can't add that to your salad. We asked it they were out of those items, and we were told they had the items but we're not allowed to add extra to the salad. This used to be a great place to eat. Over the last 6 months it has gone down hill terribly. Definitely would not recommend. It's also way overpriced for the quality of food they serve.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Cost way too much for microwave food( rice was clumpy and hard in spots like it is microwave bag rice or they cant cook ,?? Not sure.) and did t get my taboole$25 for 1 persons and the food looked very slopped on the plate like zero presentations. Not worth the price or my time again. I knew I should have just gone to the real gyros ( Heros!!)
Food: 2
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
I always make a point of visiting Cafe Rakka when I'm in Nashville on a work trip. Yesterday I was in the area and stopped by. I won't be doing that again. Extremely expensive for shopping mall food court quality that would have cost $10. I paid over $30 per meal (!!!) including tip and small side of hummus. The young ladies that served me were very nice. Very disappointing overall. I'll be going to Taziki's instead from now on.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
I love this little place. It was a beautiful day to sit on the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken Hummus Bowl
This place has incredibly good food. Had the hummus bowl with shredded lamb. Oh my goodness. You've got to try this... And the pomegranate tea...woo hoo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Hummus and Pita
Disappointed! This restuarant was highly recommended and it definitely didn't live up to what we were told. We are huge fans of middle eastern food and were looking forward to trying this place.The falafel was way overcooked and greasy. The "lamb" shawarma was tough and chewy and was most likely cheap mutton being passed off as lamb. The seasoning was ok. The staff was polite and friendly. I've had much better middle eastern food in inexpensive fast food places.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Waited an hour for food and instead of apologizing the girl at the cash register said I feel like an hour wait for food is normal. We ordered our food medium spice and it was so hot. Won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Lamb Biryani