Alien Doner Turkish Eatery - Lake Forest | Halal Mediterranean Restaurant — Restaurant in Lake Forest

Flatbread really good. Falafel really good. However the guy that took my order said the chicken was shawarma chicken in the wrap I ordered. It wasn’t Sharma, it was Halal. No big deal but he disappeared or I would have reminded him. The menu says halal. But it was my first time so I asked questions. The chicken halal wrap was okay. The bread tasted processed. I expected something more authentic. I spent $45 on 2 wraps, 1 cheese flatbread , 2 sides of tahini, 2 falafels , a 2oz side of hummus and 2 drinks. When I asked the cook for a 2oz side of tahini. He said it was .95. I passed. So basically he doesn’t understand restaurant basics. I spent $45. That’s rubs me wrong, that he wanted to charge me. And pointed out that we already had a side with our falafel. No im sorry or just this once I can. Plus he wasn’t a very cheerful person like with a smile. He seemed grumpy. Attitude goes a long way. He now lost us as customers over a side of tahini. Maybe .35 his cost. Not a...

I eat in Glendale and Burbank regularly, where i can get falafel as authentic as it gets. So I have high expectations about my falafels. Barbonzai has good service, restaurant is clean, but the food left something to be desired. I had the falafel wrap. Took less than 10 minutes from the minute I ordered it. It has decent flavors, but the pickle they put in the wrap was overwhelming. The texture was mushy aside from the crunch of the vegetables, and it was relatively dry (lack of enough oil/sauce) The falafel itself appears to be baked versus fried, which is why it wasn't hot, and the wrap looked like a pre-made wheat wrap versus a pita. My best explanation is that this is probably what a falafel wrap would taste like if Subway came out with one. It was non offensive, non authentic, but unassuming and a decent meal. For $6.75 it's...

A great local spot, everything made to order.

I’ve been here twice and ordered the falafel bowl and tabbouleh both times. The tabbouleh is awesome - this is pretty much identical to mine so of course I would love it.

The first time I came, I got the spicy falafel; The second time I got the regular. Just based on those two visits, I would recommend the regular. The spicy wasn’t actually really spicy, and the patties were almost burnt. It tells you how good everything was that I still came back though.

Second visit I got the regular patties and I really really enjoyed the bowl. Every ingredient is fresh and delicious, tahini is great, and there’s a shaker of zataar for seasoning on the counter.

Great prices, great owner, great food. Big thumbs up. Gotta try one of the fresh made flatbreads or...