Cafe Yafa Natick

Cozy little cafe serving shockingly good Mediterranean food. We are huge kebab + rice fans and boy this didn't disappoint. We are so used to lamb kebabs being too firm but this lamb was perfectly cooked - juicy and tender. The spices used on the meat + veggies in the combo dinner were scrumptious. You get these cute little roasted peppers mixed in with the rice, a delicious salad, and fresh made hummus. Everything was incredible. The combo meal fed us both for dinner and lunch the next day. Great for the price too! I can't wait to come back.

Everything is so fresh, prepared to order and so tasty! Must tries: Spinach feta croissant, chef’s vegan plate, and baked eggplant. Best hummus ever! Moe, the owner, is so nice, and such a talented chef!

The warmth of the owner and the delicious food that he serves will definitely get us back for a second visit - and we drove from the South Shore!

I had the kufta plate, with added falafel, while my wife had the vegetarian plate.

Everything was so fresh and delicious! We’ve tried their falafel wrap, baba ganoush, hummus, tabbouleh, mixed grill and fattoush salad. None of them disappoints my taste buds. My favorite was the baba ganoush and chicken kabab! Would recommend it to anyone looking for a healthy but satisfying meal.

We stopped here for lunch - what a lucky surprise. The salad was super fresh with lovely olives and sauce, my husband’s chicken kabob sandwich was grilled and crispy and delicious. Divine thick black coffee after with perfect baklava fingers. The owner is friendly and kind. You can’t do better!

Not many veggie/vegan foods places in the area. Picked up the vegan plate (see pic). The food was excellent. Good flavor. Large portions. Would try again.

Really great food and even better service! I tried the chicken shawarma wrap and chicken kabob wrap, both were excellent. I also had the vegetarian grape leaves which were nice. Everything was a good portion size and tasted fresh. Except for the french fries, which were a large portion, perfectly crispy and seasoned!

The service was even better than the food, can’t wait to come back and try more.

Amazing cafe! Server/the boss was super hospitable and nice. Food was really tasty and ingredients tasted high quality. Menu options are healthy - great for lunch break during work, post gym workout, or just to hangout and catch up with friends. There’s bar seating that looks good to study or work remotely. Overall, great place and definitely recommend checking out to support a local business.

Having recently moved to the area, we were looking for good, halal restaurants and chanced upon Cafe Yafa. Not only was the food exceptionally delicious (the best kebabs we’ve ever had!), the owner was incredibly kind. Our takeout order was missing an item and he drove all the way to us to drop it off as well as a complimentary item. Cafe Yafa is our favorite Mediterranean restaurant in the area! Highly recommend 🙂

I cannot recommend this place enough to my friends at nearby Wellesley College. I absolutely love the beef/lamb shawermah and of course, the yafa fries with cheese. Their iced caramel macchiato is perfectly sweet and on the cheaper side in comparison to other cafes in the area. The last time I ordered, I also tried the rice pudding and baklava fingers which were phenomenal. Do yourselves a favor and stop by!

We ordered the chicken shawarma, the food is fresh and tasty

Incredible food, wonderful ambiance, and amazing people! You can't go wrong with any of the traditional dishes and they have really nice vegetarian options for some of our family too. I was also really impressed with how impeccably clean and organized everything is; you can tell significant attention and care is put in, which is such a nice change from most places these days.

My new favorite restaurant in the area. I am a foodie, and their shawarma, hummus is some of the best I have ever had. The owner is super friendly and generous, you get a lot of meat for the price. Looking forward to going back soon and try the whole menu.

I stopped in to get some take out. Service was great, the man behind the counter who I think was the owner was very kind and welcoming. I got the chicken kabob app, hummus, cheesy fries, and beef/lamb shawarma sandwich. Everything was super fresh and flavorful. My boyfriend and I both agreed that the chicken kabobs were our favorite. I will definitely be back to try more stuff off the menu.

I've ordered takeout from here several times and have never been disappointed! We especially enjoy the chicken kebabs and the baked eggplant. The hummus and the rice are also very good. You can't go wrong here!

Cute cafe with great middle eastern food and a terrific coffee bar. The owner is so friendly and accommodating and the food is all made fresh to order. I really liked the kofta especially, and the shawarma salads were delicious. Highly recommend.

Cute place with delicious food! My shaverma was super good! Fresh meat and perfect combination! Everything tasted very good.

The owner is super kind, generous, and shared so much. The kofte kebabs were the best and a little spicy. The hummus was topped with the most beautiful green Palestinian olive oil. The mixed platter was overflowing with meat and the baklava was on point. Fully halal.

Incredible! We went here tonight and everything was the best we’ve ever had from the baba ghanoush and tzatziki to the chicken kabob plate and baklava!! Beyond perfect seasoning with extremely fresh food! To top it off, every worker was super kind, professional, and very welcoming. Go order your meal today, it’ll be your favorite :)

Yafa is in a little, tidy strip mall right off the westbound side of Route 9. It is easy to miss, but it is worth discovering for super fresh Mediterranean food. I love a good salad and had a delicious, fresh Greek salad. It is served in a clear plastic clamshell bowl, which is most places means it was prepared in advance, but at Yafa the salad had clearly been freshly chopped. It was dressed with a delicious, light lemony vinaigrette. Altogether top notch. We also had beef swarma served over rice, also delicious, well spiced and served with hummus and pita bread. Again the food is presented to takeout containers, though we ate indoors. This is entirely due to the fact that takeout is obviously a big part of their business.

The seating is comfortable, and the shop is very clean and cheerful. They have a good display of olives, olive oil, pepper sauce, sumac, etc imported from Palestine.

There is plenty of parking