Afrah Mediterranean Restaurant and Pastries in Richardson - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

The very best Mediterranean restaurant experience I have ever had. We've been to many Mediterranean restaurants around the metroplex, but nothing this grand, or this good! The buffet is amazing, great selection, and because of the volume of people that come through here, the food is very fresh on the buffet. They also have more sweets than you can shake a stick at. Did not have the shawarma, but it looks so very good I'm going to have to come back and get some for lunch one day.

Tip is being forced to pay why this is not good service We wore 10 people we ordered food with $600.00 they forced me to put a tip of $100 why it goes to the employee witch I don’t believe it does be careful of all Biden fees you guys need to look at the receipt. Just want let you guys know.

Good service delicious food I never get disappointed when I choose to dine in. They the best argileh (Hukka).

Chicken shawarma was very authentic

They refused to serve breakfast at 12:00pm, although their menu states " breakfast menue is until 2pm" They force you to take tbe buffet by refusing to take orders for anything else.

Family and friends be aware of the service fee $100 I was really disappointed

It had been a few years since I’d eaten here, and was very pleased to find Afrah is still the highest quality buffet you’ll find in DFW. They have an incredible variety of Levantine cuisine. It’s worth every penny.

Family feast was good and lots of food for a 6-8 ppl.

The last time I visited this place was in 2021, at that time the food and the service was horrible, I decided to give it a visit today and i don’t regret it at all, The food was amazing and the service was excellent, Mahmoud was our server and he did an outstanding job, the five stars are for him :)

Brown Kunafa was really amazing! It’s worth the hype.

Mediterranean food, Lebanese style, I discover is an acquired taste. It took us a while to get a waiter, but once he started waiting on us, he was very friendly and attentive. The establishment seems to be well patronized. I am glad to have had the experience.

We had the most amazing waiter, Abdulsatta. He was amazing to us and was very chatty and polite.

They kept going to my husband instead of me even though they had to go around me to talk to him :/ that said, the food is ALWAYS amazing, fairly priced, and we love the hookah. We come here EVERY time we visit Dallas, which is at least quarterly.

Solid 5 stars for an all you can eat restaurant. Good variety of salads, meats and sides. The deserts were pretty good other than the vanilla one. It had a strange after taste. The atmosphere and decor were very nice especially in "garden" room. They also had good selection of ice cream and cookies but didn't try them.

I came to visit family from California and the first place i took my family to was straight to this restaurant after watching a tiktok about it, I wish these people the best and I'm being honest, the food in this place is a one out of ten, the chicken shawarma was so dry, the wrap was over tossed and crunchy in a bad way, nothing in the sandwich just the chicken, the add ons are served on the side in a small portion so you need to unwrap it to add it but it's so crunchy it breaks, I had shawarma all over the world in many countries never as bad as this, the bbq chicken kebabs are juicy fresh but absolutely no taste at all including the lamb kebabs so we had to add some salt so it can taste a little better، the bread they serve is amazing they make it fresh, the Lantus soup was just perfect, the hummus and baba gannouj is bad and I'm sorry to be this harsh, the lemon green drink was good, and the restaurant was clean and the staff ARE AMAZING PEOPLE, the restrooms are clean, the serive was THE BEST SERVICE I EVER EXPERIENCED IN ANY RESTAURANT... I gave it a one star because a place like this should master the making of these simple middle Eastern foods and the level they are on is bad.

The most authentic Lebanese food I’ve had since my Sittu passed away. There is nothing here that isn’t good. Everything is wonderful.

Beef Shawarma was very hard to chew, meat was very tough did not enjoy my sandwich at all, I felt i was eating a gristle sandwich. Management and chef should know better to offer unchewable meat in a shawarma, i would rather hear them saying we are out then offer low quality sandwich. I let the waiter know, he said he will inform the management.

This place is amazing! Every item on the buffet is absolute perfection. The display of foods consistently looks fresh and clean as if just offered for you! All items are clearly labeled if vegan or gluten free. Everything is so fresh and delicious. This is arguably the best middle eastern restaurant in DFW. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Don’t miss the dessert case on the way out…the baklava is legendary 🥰 My only complaint here is the beautiful floor is SOOOO slick that its dangerous. Scary to carry a tray from the buffet to table while navigating a hazardous floor!

Great middle eastern food (Lebanese style cuisine) located in downtown Richardson. They have the best falafel and kibbi, fabulous fresh baked bread to go with babaganoush (delicious eggplant dip). They also have many more great menu selections definitely worth checking out, along with a huge display of amazing pastries and ice cream.The location is spacious, inviting and casual and our server Lidia was welcoming and attentive. They serve a buffet during the week.

Roaches came out my food box. Shut this place down.

Very attractive, great service, fast, delicious & clean place

I expected more, but nice anyway.

The person who served us was very rude and not polite. Talked to us in a very rude way and answered our questions in a very unprofessional way. Very unpleasant experience. We tried to be nice and asked is she is tired she answered in a very rude way. Never experienced poor disrespectful service like this.

The burgers here are FANTASTIC! Baklava is amazing too!

A buffet of Mediterranean cuisine. This restaurant also caters to vegetarians. I visited for lunch, but it was a bit expensive at over $20.

The buffet was terrible, very cheep food. Not worth the money

We went there with a group of friends from out of town, went for dinner. Looks like the place was run buy teenagers who were horsing around instead of paying any attention to customer service. We spent about $200, the food was cold and tasteless, we were charged for a sandwich that they "forgot" to make but failed to take of the bill according to them. Lousey customer service and horrible food in addition to getting over charged and a sorry excuse for a manager.

The food and hooka are always good (they just got better recently) , however the service and servers are so bad!! So bad we went there twice in one week and the bald guy was our waiter both times, he sit us bring the food and forget us that i had to get help from other waitresses to get drink and boxes to go and even pay my bill at the front desk! This guy been working there forever not sure why he acted this way with us even though the restaurant was empty both times.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Afrah Mediterranean Restaurant is nothing short of a culinary playground! The falafel? Crispier than your favorite sitcom's punchline. The spinach pie? So good Popeye himself would ditch the can for a slice. And let's talk about the lamb and beef shawarma – tender, juicy, and spiced to perfection. But wait, there's more! Just when you think your taste buds can't handle any more delight, they roll out their secret weapon: gelato. It's so creamy and flavorful, it could make an Italian grandma jealous. Afrah isn't just a meal; it's a delicious adventure. Bring your appetite – you'll need it to fully enjoy this gem!

Best Mediterranean food in North Texas! You have to experience the lunch buffet

This place was delightful. Shawarma was delicious as was the falafel. Service was quick and the building was lovely.

My family and I have being going to Afrah for over 15 years at least twice a month and we have never had a bad experience with their food or service. Their food is authentic and fresh always ,they make the best kabobs and shawarma , you must try their pies and Baklava and don’t forget the gelato.

It will always exceed your expectations in every aspect. The best lamb plate, the best shawarma, the best ice cream, the best pastries....

Best hummus best chicken best pita I miss the Irving location. Can we get one in Tarrant County??? Fort Worth or mid cities to be exact

Good food and friendly staff but they over charged me my order was $8 but was charged $10.10

This place used to have the best food. I can't say that now now they are super cheap under new management and choose to stock the pizzas on top of each other. in a box if you order two or more, I don't like that because unfortunately, it's separated by foil, which means the cheese is stuck to the foil and the pizza is an edible brought the pizza home sitting on the counter and lo and behold roach runs out of the box onto my counter, I do not have roaches in my home. I've never had roaches in my home and this is totally disgusting. I am so disappointed in this place for many reasons when the packaging which I complained about, and now to find out a roach in the Is utterly disgusting I'm certain they know that roaches are rats are within their premises yet they still service the food. I know that you never know what you're getting from any of these restaurants but actually see a roach run out of the food on my counter is utterly This is a place that I order from pretty regularly and the fact that I was prepping and have eaten some of the food. The health department should truly go out and search the it's in my best interest and everyone's best interest to call the health department to come and inspect. This is disgusting.!!

I would have given a Zero star. They chocolate mousse has got mold. Never ever going again there. Just disgusting.

Great lunch buffet choice! Their gyro meat and pita bread in particular are my favorites. Good choice for team lunch because there is so much space

Today is different. Everything was good. Especially the kunafah and the bread. Try to come in the weekdays .

Great place for kanfeh and baklava!

Some of the best shawarma & kabobs in DFW! The baba ganoush is incredible as well! Finish the meal with their tasty, sweet baklava!

I don't know about sweets, but food was mid and not spicy at all. Especially the shawarma, don't go their for food if your Pakistani, unless it's sweet

Love this restaurant. Definitely need to go for their lunch buffet, so you can eat more variety. I like the kabob chicken.

We are from Chicago and wanted to host a dinner for newly weds and their family. Initially a bit skeptical but kudos to the team especially Hesham, Ali. Everyone was amazing and service was outstanding from beginning to the end. Food was delicious and staff were cordial. Would 100% recommend this place if you are looking for good ambience, mouth watering halal food and great staff to fit your needs.

Meats were cooked to perfection. Service was impeccable. It's great to bring a friend or family here.

Really good restaurant tons of food and lots of deserts and wide verity of food

The food is always amazing. Staff is always attentive. Buffet is a must!

A classy hole in the wall. This place had the entire experience, from appetizer to dessert. Multitudes of options, variety of prices. Also, they freshly bake their Pita bread here!!!

We've eaten here multiple times and always enjoy the food here. The gyro plate is consistently good. The fried cauliflower is excellent as are the kebabs and kafta. Service is always pretty fast and the restaurant is always clean.

The BEST Lebanese Restaurant around Texas ✨️

Way underrated. Great guys and food and drinks!

Leak from AC or fire suppression system dripping on seat and they kept trying to put people there. Good food and nice accommodations. Been going since it was in that tiny place sorta in the current locations parking lot. Skip the other Arabic buffets and come here

Food was great, prices were high, atmosphere was ok

This is the BEST Mediterranean food I have ever had! The portion are big and so delicious! We ordered the Gyro plates and the whole family loved them. Fragrant, tender, juicy, delicious and the pita bread was out of this world! Our server was friendly and kind… we were there for late lunch around 3 pm and they had a few tables busy. I would come back for sure. I would go to Arlington to my other favorite Mediterranean but this place has everything! You have to come check them out. I would give them 100 stars if I could. Thank you guys for delicious food and amazing environment and so much kindness during my visit. Zeki was the best! Ask for him when you come!

I like their Kunafa and it’s priced reasonably.

My go to order here is the shawarma here. It's pretty good. I tried the gyro last time in, and it was good too. One of the better Mediterranean restaurants in Richardson.

My best middle eastern spot in Dallas.

I should have taken pictures of the food, but I was too hungry. I was with my Mom and my oldest kidlet (young adult). We ordered the Afrah sampler (for 4 - we're still eating leftovers), a chicken kebab dinner, and a gyro. We got a fattoush salad as a side. The chicken was so delicious and juicy. The salad is not the boring normal salad, and it's packed with flavor. The gyro was excellent. I love grape leaves, and these were done incredibly. Falafel was crispy outside, flavorful inside. The hummus and baba ganoush are to DIE for. And definitely leave room for dessert! We were salivating at the counter as we were leaving. We each got a piece of harissa - and although we were about to explode, we ate it and vowed to come back and *start* with dessert next time. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for the fabulous meal and amazing service!!!

This place is usually on their A game. Today, the service and the food were lacking. The cheerful vibe was not there. Idk, maybe we just came in on an "off" day.

Great experience. Crazy how everything is made in house.. so fresh. Love every moment here. Staff friendly and professional

I tried their chicken and beef shawarma today, and they tasted nothing like chicken or beef shawarma 🤢. The beef is so dry, and the chicken got no taste at all. They stuff the chicken shawarma with soggy fries to the point where i thought i'm eating a fries sandwich. The fries got more tadte than the chicken, which is not right! I also tried their buffet before and i'd give it the same review because of how dry and tasteless their meat is. Would never recommend it...

The worst customer service and management I have ever seen . My mom and my aunts went there to have breakfast and I showed up 30 minutes after them just to pick them up to go to the airport. They changed me a full buffet. I never order or touched anything. Horrible Horrible

I recently got my order delivered and it was Uber eats. It’s usually wonderful. This time te French fries were old. Sorry for complaining. Lol

Best Chicken Swarma Sandwich. Hands down. I travel from Irving to get sandwiches here.

Food was excellent. Their special bread and the burger was juicy. They hold up to their standard. Their fries were good.

One of my favorite restaurants in richardson. Great ratio quality-price

It has so lousy service, is high-priced, and does not have good food quality.

I ordered a beef shawarma sandwich, waiter brought shawarma with no sauce/ tahini in it completly dry wrapped in a pita bread that was atleast three days old. I returned it & they still charged me $9.00 for a returned shawarma. Their explanation was drink is $4.00 & fries are $5.00. Drink & Fries cost is $4.00 when ordered with a shawarma sandwich. They made me pay extra $5.00 for them dropping the ball and spoiling my dinner by serving me trash food & ruined our wedding aniversary

Beautiful dining hall. When you go in you walk past a mouth watering desert display case. They offer a classic eastern Mediterranean fare and the biggest is top class.. The wait staff are very attentive, professional and friendly. You have the option of eating inside the restaurant or on a large patio next to the street. There are ample vegetarian options and the facilities are handicap friendly.

What I ordered vs What I got 😂

Good food. Popular place on Sunday lunch so was crowded but good.

Went for lunch with 2 people on a Saturday. Friendly service and generous servings. Food came out hot and delicious. The mine limeade is very refreshing and Gyro Sandwich was amazing. Be sure to ask for a side of Garlic Sauce that goes great with everything. We will definitely be back again.

The food was good. I had the jalapeño cheese burger. Other family members had hammas and flat bread, salad and desserts.

This is an update to my last review. The food and service are what I remember from the original Afrah that was across the parking lot. It felt like there was a rough period post COVID, but the quality of food and service were top notch. Abdul was very friendly and had great suggestions. The shwarma combo, falafel, and baklava were fantastic. My wife and I come here every year to celebrate the anniversary of our first date.

Amazing food and great service!

Best hooka with top notch Mediterranean food

Really loved it. We need more cultured places like this in Dalles to spice eats up!!!

Delicious food 😋, Afrah the real joy. Highly recommend. We enjoyed the food and the ambiance.

Waiting from last 40 mins for the order. No response yet

We stopped by for takeout shawarma. Really enjoyed the beef shawarma it came with tahnini sauce inside which complimented the meat texture. I wish the chicken shawarma had some garlic sauce it was a bit dry. The falafel sandwich was also good, fresh green falafel but it could be more crispy.

Amazing food. Good ambience. Good service.

Got the kafta plate and chicken plate. Rice is plain but kafta is very flavorful. Highlight recommend. Unfortunately the grape leaves was not that good, small sizes and not the right flavor. HIGHLY recommend kibhli, SO good!

Nice, will be honest it is nothing incredibly crazy. Got the sampler and it was good but there was basically no filling inside their grape leaves. Also tried their chicken shwarma plate and kofta plate. Chicken was amazing and nice size platter. Kofta tasted a but weird but bad. Their kabsa rice is good. Everything was pretty expensive to be honest, apparently 25 a kofta plate is “cheap”

sat there for an hour and didn’t get a single serve, never coming back.

When this place, first open, it was great now it’s a run of the mill Lebanese restaurant with okay food, small portions, high prices. Service is good, desserts, drinks, and hookah are a nice touch. Eating in is exponentially better than take out. My favorite meal is a chicken kabob sandwich/shawarma both with no pickles + an akawi cheese pie, extra crispy so it’s not too runny.

Nice place, for me the food is a little “bland”, otherwise everything is fine

Ordered lamb chops. It was dry and I don’t think it was marinated enough before grilling. Portion size was small for the price.

This is our favorite restaurant. We are regular customers here. We came in for dinner on Sunday night. My husband ordered the gyro and me the vegetarian platter. My husband is very sick with food poisoning. He has had a fever, nausea, vomiting, and a headache. I have a headache. This is very disappointing to know that you are serving customers spoiled and unsanitary food. I do not think we will be coming back here after this. Nobody should be getting sick from eating at a restaurant. This shows that your standards have gone down hill and you don’t care what you are serving people.

I was invited to this restaurant by some friends. The food was good and the service was excellent. I look forward to coming back.

Food was good and service was excellent.

The kunafa was awesome! It was delicious to the last piece! Thank you!

Great food and service, went for the Ramadan buffet and in-spite being busy, the severs were friendly and nice

Good buffet food, ate too much!

Service was good, but the food had me a bit disappointed. Will have the cheese pie again, but the rice and the meats were not quite as expected. There is potential.

This was my first visit and the entire experience was amazing!!!! The staff was accommodating for our large group. They were patient with our questions and waiting for us to make decisions. I have nothing negative to say about the absolutely amazing restaurant. The baked items were so fantastic.

Extremely delicious, portions are small-ish, extremely Expensive, gets extremely busy, hard to get staff to service.

10/10 experience. Food was delicious and affordable, very fresh and intentionally crafted. Pictures don’t do justice to how tasty everything was! There was a wait but for sure worth it.

Excellent meal !!! Everything is super delicious, the freshly made bread. Exquisite 😋

Hmmmm. This place used to be much better! I mean don't get me wrong they still have awesome servers, but the food quality for the price is just not justifiable.

Place is the best Lebanese food in town. Everything is fresh and made in-house. You can definitely tell the heart and soul is put into this food.