I didn't realize Flame and Skewer had a location downtown. We stopped in today to order a chicken kabob plate for myself and a mixed kabob (beef and chicken) plate for my husband. Food is good at all locations, the taste the same, but my dislike came for the portion of the chicken. We got short changed and only had 4 pieces when I swear it's more at other locations. Service was good, the purple haired girl who tends the front is nice and, just by asking if we want hot sauce goes above and beyond. Usually at other locations you have to ask for it. Restaurant was fairly busy but clean and well stocked. read more

Flame and skewers is consistently delicious and reliably perfect for years. I love their falafel options: plate, pita, and salad bowl. Their red hot sauce makes everything better and I cannot separate it from their meals. The salad dressing seems to be homemade and I could literally drink it if I could. Admittedly, I have taken shots of it in the little cups that were unused in my order and intended for their salads. Baklava can be a little wet but still delicious. I would give their baklava a 6/10 as a self proclaimed bakersfield baklava rater. As long as they are there, I will keep ordering take out from them periodically. My favorite Greek salad, my favorite dressing, and my favorite Mediterranean rice. I can go on raving but I will stop here. read more

We came here this afternoon and was pleasantly surprised by how spacious it was inside. The girl behind the register was nice, and it looked clean. We waited about 15 mins for our food so it wasn't bad at all. I will say I have visited the other locations for Flame and Skewers and this was my least favorite. It felt a little muggy indoors, I ordered a bowl to go and they forgot our garlic sauce (it's my favorite) so I was pretty disappointed. I also got a side of French fries and they were mushy and not crispy. Overall the food was good, but I think I'll continue to go to either of the other locations. read more

Flame & Skewers - Chicken shawarma bowl - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Used the app to order. Food at Flames is always on fire. The chicken shawarma bowl was flavorful. The tender chicken was seasoned perfectly and the rice was seasoned well. Topped with feta cheese, fresh cucumber and tomato salad and greens. The bowl was light but satisfyingly filling. read more

Flame & Skewers - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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I walked into this establishment at 7:50. The staff was mopping the floor. Just wanted to get some fries because I haven't ate all day. Soon as I walked in the gentleman who was mopping the floor said we are closed. I said oh I'm sorry and so I started to walk out and then he's like no no what do you want and I said well you said it was closed but your sign says that you close at 8 PM he goes OK we'll come back. What do you want and I'm like no it's fine, sir. It's not 8 o'clock, but you said you're closed. Almost every time I come to this establishment it's always some thing there service is horrible. They need to work on their customer service. read more

Flame & Skewers - They are not closed! - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Went in at 7:19. They stopped taking orders. Guess they were getting ready to close at 8. The guy then asked " well what do you want ? " with a bad attitude. Really bad service read more

First the dining room was cold enough to hang meat. Second they don't have lamb anymore. Finally we stood at the counter and the employee ignored us for about 10 minutes before we walked out. Never again. read more

Our kids love the kids bowl with rice and chicken shawarma. But they have to add the garlic sauce. I think it's about $.75 for a 1 ounce container which seems like too much. Their fattoush salad is one of my favorites and I didn't like hummus until I tried it here. I recently had a beef Shawarma plate with a side salad. I used all the ingredients to make a wrap and it was delicious! Service can be hit and miss but for the most part, it's great! The restaurant is always clean though awkward placement of tables. We always end up rearranging them to meet the needs of our party. read more

Flame & Skewers - Beef Shawarma plate- flavorful - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Went in today to pick up two shawarma wraps. The flavor was great but the wraps were lacking meat and contained bits and pieces of hard dry "scraps" Maybe, the timing played a role. It was a late lunch at 3 pm. I would have returned them had I had time. Had to get back to work. This was a very disappointing lunch. I have been a long time customer for many years but will certainly be looking for another Shawarma place. read more

We placed a pickup order and it was ready when we arrived. The order was complete. The food was authentic mediterranean and was delicious. Love it! Definitely recommend. read more

The food is always delicious but their cashier is super rude. Never even acknowledged me. Made me wait 5 minutes to order and didn't even say thank you. It was the girl with dark hair not the blonde. The blonde girl is super nice. They really need to consider hiring a nicer person to be the face of their business. read more

I haven't had their chicken shawarma in a while...the portions have changed a lot. Before I ordered I looked over and it looked like the chicken left over on the rotisserie was skin and bones. Lol. That should have been a warning to me but it has been a while since I partook. I tried to order the wrap and after she sold me two bowls of chicken, I figured out I just wanted the wrap. They made me a wrap with my two bowls of chicken and the chicken was really cold and dry. It took buying two portions of chicken to make the size chicken shawarma I remembered...it just wasn't as appetizing like I remember. read more

I was talking about how I love this place with people and everyone was talking about how they don't go because of the rude girl at the counter. I've experienced it too. I went to yelp and google reviews and saw so many people complaining about the rude woman at the counter. You guys really need to change that. You are loosing so much business. read more

The food was great! But don't expect any good customer service. This was my first time here. No one welcomed me in like a hello. The two ladies at the front look like they were in a bad mood. I placed my order. She handed me a receipt. They called my number and I picked up my to go order and no one acknowledged your presence for being a customer at this establishment. read more

Woman at the cashier was rude. Acted like she was in a complete rush. Had no time to help. Ended up with the order not how I wanted because she had no time to help. Disappointed with lack of customer service. read more

Everything is perfect I love my experience over there and it's really good food and good customer service and good location. There is parking available tables globy specially the one in California Avenue you have to try it guys. read more

Go here quite often, but they definitely could use some customer service training. As I waited for my order, I watched the cashier scrolling through her phone for a good 10+ minutes while there were two orders up. The gentleman waiting had to ask her if those were his orders, which seemed to bother that she was interrupted. It sucks cause family owned and they hire within so they get away with everything they're not supposed to be doing. Please train your employees on customer service! read more

The food is great. The customer service is horrible. At first I thought it may have just been a bad day but every time I come the women working (blonde girl & middle eastern lady) are never welcoming. They don't acknowledge you, they prefer to wait for an order to be done then to greet you and take your order. And y'all expect tips? It's clear by other reviews that this happens to a lot of people as well & also clear that these people don't care to change their ways. read more

This is one of my favorite places for a quick lunch. It's a simple menu and all of the options taste great. I always try their new menu items. Even when they are busy my food never takes longer than ten minutes. The staff is pleasant and the food is consistently good. The only negative thing I can say is that some times the dining area has boxes in it. This may have been due to construction or inventory, but as of my latest visit this was not a problem. read more

Not a huge fan of these ones but honestly it was pretty delicious. The rice pilaf is full of flavor and the chicken was juicy. Although I have to say my favorite part was the baklava! Sooooo tasty!!! Would come back just for that! read more

Flame & Skewers - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Food is always consistent and fresh. Service has always been great and helpful when we make any adjustments.

Always get their lunch special great food great taste and great desserts must try , need to try this if you're considering lunch order early and pick up things. It gets extremely busy unless you're gonna dine in and have more than an hour. read more

Flame & Skewers - Very tasty chicken and delicious salads - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I have never had Mediterranean food before. It was worth going. Beef kabobs on a bed of rice with fries and a salad. But you cannot forget the pita. All in all the food was delicious. The salad was so fresh and crispy. With a vinegar dressing on the tomatoes and cucumbers, it stood out by itself. The fries were crispy and hot. I am talking burn your tongue hot. Excellent . The rice was a bright yellow with great flavor. It was not sticky or hard. The rice was cooked to perfection. The pita bread was warm and soft. Easy to make four small sandwiches, which I did. The beef, what can I say. The four chunks of beef were not on a skewer. But that's okay. They made their way to my belly. They were DELICIOUS ! Perfectly medium rare. Tender and juicy. There were almost no photos. The only thing I did not like was it was very crowded and hectic. I highly recommend this restaurant. The food is good, the people nicer. read more

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Food was excellent I had a catering order with them for 10 people we had plenty of food they even supplied the serving utensils Got a gathering? Give these folks a call read more

Very bad experience on Saturday november 22nd around 1 me and my husband regularly go to this location and have never had any issues its been about 6 months since we last visited the new cashier names started with a P was very very rude and dismissive while taking out order she was busy on her phone come to find out she was getting a doordash order we asked to dine and and were given our good to go even tho our ticket said for her and we were the only table in there at the time very dissatisfied will not be back to this location peta bread was hard as a rock and meat tasted old very annoyed to spend $45 on nasty food read more

Order was ready on time and correctly made. Food was delicious. Provided really good service as well. Place was spacious and clean.

I love the food here and I come at least once a month but today I had a not so great experience. I walked in no lines great it's going to be a in and out day I walk to the front get greated but that about it I stand for at least 2 mins nothing the two blonde girls just talking amongst each other about their order of Starbucks they are about to place. They finally take my order and I asked to be charge for two extra garlic sauces and on if them mocks me and says Sauces ? And giggles and gets her vape and starts smoking in a food establishment? Not sure who they are but they are putting a bad name to the restaurant. The cashiers name was Annika . read more

Flame and skewers has the best falafel. It's always crispy and filled with herbs. Good prices and a friendly staff 10/10.

Wow have they lowered the standards since opening. My employer bought from here today and it was not good. Paying close to 20$ a person you would think the meat would be decent quality but it's far from that. Meat has got to be the lowest quality has fat all throughout the meat. The vegetables if you call onion and tomato and hot pepper a side of veggies were all burnt and soggy. The only thing worth eating was the hummus and pita bread. Oh and they can't even put what you paid for in the bag. Someone had to go back to this location to get what they hadn't put in the bag. They didn't even apologize for not putting in what you paid for. Will inform our employers of this and hopefully they won't order from here again or get gift certificates for here. My employer spent a lot of money here, hopefully not again read more

Flame & Skewers - Chicken Shawarma Plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This is the closest Flame & Skewers to my in-laws house. We usually get the chicken shawarma sandwiches. The last few times coming to this particular Fame & Skewers we weren't very impressed. The pitas seemed stale and they are getting very stingy with the pickles but heavy handed with the sauce. The Flame & Skewers on Coffee Rd is much better as is the one on California Ave. there are hardly any tables in this Flame & Skewers and it looked like most of their orders were now take out, so if your eating there expect a long wait! It looks like they are still remodeling this place too for quite a long time now. I guess we are better off driving further for a better experience and better food and service! read more

Usually good not tonight. Called in order pick up asked to repeat order. Made sure we were on the same page.. Nope, order was incorrect. Shame on me for not checking.. I get home and realized we were charged for items we didn't receive. I called and the lady was rude asked what I wanted. I told her I only wanted the wrong righted. She asked again what I wanted (rude) I reexplained my plight. I went back to receive the amazing fries I ordered. She chastised the kid behind the counter for effing up. I apologized for the inconvenience they created. Good night right?? Wrong no extra pickles no chicken in the salad.. I've been coming here since 2006 losing a long time customer. I tipped 20% for poor service on a take out order most don't. I don't need an award but cmon. read more

Flame & Skewers - Asked for extra pickles got extra lettuce I think.. - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Just got home with my order of a steak shawarma wrap and a falafel wrap. The falafel wrap had lettuce, pickles, tomatoes etc. just like the photos on their website. The steak wrap had just meat and a little hummus on a pita, as if someone wrapped, it after it was partially made. Very dry and disappointing. read more

Flame & Skewers - Steak on pita - no other ingredients. Dry and disappointing. - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

This franchise must be cursed to be located in areas with horrible parking, but out of the three locations I've been to, the one on 24th probably has the best parking- though that's not saying much. I've never been disappointed by this place food-wise though. The beef and chicken are excellent as is the pita bread, hummus, fries, garden salad... that lemon dressing is to die for! I would give 5 stars but I give 4 because lately, it seems that the portions are getting smaller while the prices are getting higher... not a good sign! read more

Went to check out Flame & Skewers for lunch, and I was pretty impressed! I had their chicken and beef kabob plate! It came with rice, grilled veggies, hummus, pita bread, and a side salad. Their bowls are pretty customizable when it comes to the meats. Note that if you decide to get two kinds of meat, they will charge you extra for "double meat" but you dont really get double the amount of meat. I think you only get double the amount of meat if you only order one meat, so just keep that in mind. Per usual, customizing your plate can add up! Their flavor on the chicken and beef kabobs were really tasty! My mom is not a fan of Mediterranean food, and she actually enjoyed the flavors from here! The rice was cooked nicely. I do wish they grilled the veggies a little more though. The side salad brought a nice touch of freshness to the meal. The plate is definitely a bigger portion, so you can always split it into two meals, so I guess the price isn't too bad! The customer service was great! I came during lunch time, so there was a little bit of a line but the service went by super quick! You can also order through their website for pick up! read more

Flame & Skewers - Chicken and Beef Kabob Plate! - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

me and my colleague (Marites) at work ordered from them thru doordash but store sending a wrong food choices! Instead of 2 beef sharwarma and 2 chicken shawarma, they send 4chicken shawarma! We called them to replace it but staff requested us to bring it back the food they send wrongly and picked it up there. also, theyre expecting us to eat by hand as no utensils given! We are working at the hospital at that time, thats why we ordered thru doordash! Staff even mentioned to return it later but give it back the food to them! Meaning we have to skip lunch and suffered to wait til 6pm because of their mistakes! And we have to collect it there either, poor customer service!! We will definitely not to order from you guys, we will pass the message to everybody here! read more

This is an update from my last review. I've been back here few times and I have not had any bad experience since then. Good "clean" food, good staff and right price. My go to food is their Greek Salad or double protein plate that I usually split with my husband. They renovated their restaurant during the pandemic so the decor has been updated. They keep the place clean and staff are friendly. read more

Great location I like coming to this establishment. The food is amazing and the staff crew are pleasant as well. Keep up the good work.

Tonight I ordered in, I was looking for something healthy but also delicious. I had multiple people over so we had a rather large order though I didn't get a picture of everything. We ordered the beef and chicken Shwarma bowls, and beef and chicken shwarma salads, some sides of pita and humus, falafel and sauce and a chicken shwarma kids meal. First off everything was great. The hot food arrived hot and the salads were packed separately from its meat in order to keep the salads as fresh as possible and not a wilted mess. The food tasted fresh, well seasoned and perfectly made. The chicken and beef were perfectly cooked, tender and well seasoned without being salty or over bearing. The flavors in the bowl blended perfectly. The chick pea salad that comes on the bowl is my favorite part of the meal. The portions were large and we were able to share our portions and have a little left over. The price is a little high but it was nice to be able to eat food that wasn't drenched in oil. Sometimes quality food cost more. I would recommend this to anyone who is over junk fried food and needs to have a nice healthy delicious meal. read more

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While not particularly exciting, the dishes at Flame & Skewers were tasty. I was dining with unadventurous eaters, and this was not too far outside their comfort zone. The girl at the cash register enthusiastically, if a bit loudly, explained the menu and popular options, but she was friendly and patient. This is along the lines of other "build your own" fast casual restaurants. Choices of dishes include a plate (meat with three sides), salad, wrap, or bowl. You then select your meat: chicken, falafel, beef, lamb, or lula (a mix of beef and lamb, if I recall correctly). They have kid's meals available. I went with the bowl, which included lettuce, garbanzo beans, a sort of chopped veggie salad, and rice (which I left off). My meat was the lula kabob. It was yummy and satisfying, with the best part being the garbanzo/veggie salad. Other members of my party reported the falafel as delicious, hummus and pita as fine, and chicken as decent. So again, it was good, if un-exhilarating. They have self-serve pickled cucumbers, peppers, and beets available by the drink fountain. The cucumbers are seasoned differently than traditional dill, but good. The peppers were quite spicy, and I particularly enjoyed the beets. I believe baklava was the only dessert available. The restaurant was a little dirty, and it seemed most customers were just picking up orders to go. Prices are average at $7-$10 for a dish. read more

Flame & Skewers - Free sides: pickled beets, hot peppers, pickles - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Amazing and fresh! We stumbled on this gem and were super impressed. Definitely recommend the flamin fries which are crinkle cut fries topped with a spicy garlic sauce and a generous sprinkle of feta *warning-this is definitely spicy hot* we balanced it out a bit with some tzatziki which took the awesomeness to a whole other level! The falafel was flavorful and crispy and we added a little garlic sauce....so yum! I was so full I didn't have the opportunity to sample the Shwarma but I can't imagine it being under fantastic! read more

Flame & Skewers - Flamin Fries, half a falafel wrap, and half a beef Shwarma wrap - Mediterranean Near Me - Bakersfield, California