Yafa - Monte Verde St, Carmel

We had an anniversary dinner here; it was really good, and the flavors were slightly unusual. Apparently, they earned a Michelin star a couple of years ago. We had the lamb ravioli, and the Mama's Kofta (that was my favorite) and a grilled pear salad, which was good. The mint tea was excellent, too. The atmosphere was good, with stained glass lamps. It did get crowded by 7:30. We arrived early and got a table without a reservation. That wouldn't have happened later in the evening. Dietary restrictions: The meat is halal! A d you can request gluten free pasta; they make all their pasta by hand. Parking: You have to park on the street; it's difficult to find parking. We walked from our hotel, which was only 5 minutes.

Excellent place to dine in or take out. Reservations are welcome but not mandatory. It is a bit on an expensive side when it comes to meal prices but decent portions and good food choices make one of the favourite place while arround the area.

I recommend it, the food is very good but you have to make a reservation

Great food and very pleasant staff, the funny thing was that it has Greek decor with Arabic names for the dishes from various countries definitely worth trying though as the food didn't disappoint at all.

I definitely loved how friendly the waiters were and the whole set up. My party and I were looking forward to specialty kebabs.. unfortunately none of the plates came with our tabbouleh salad when it clearly states on the menu. The chicken kebab was room temperature not even warm. I was so disappointed and expected more. Another thing that was such a turn off as much as I love pets this is an enclosed space. The fact that there are dogs in the restaurant where people are eating wasn't pleasant. We were hoping for a relaxing dinner not dogs barking and dog hair falling on my wine. I could only imagine what I didn't see flying on our food.