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    Petra Cafe

    3.9 (307 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Lily V.

    Our family's go to place for a gyro in the east bay. The 9inch gyro is the best. Quick easy tasty!!

    Gyros?
    Jay B.

    I've gone here often. Mostly for gyros. This one was the worst. Big chunks of meat instead of thin slices. Not very friendly either.

    Shane S.

    I recently went to Petra Cafe. I spent six weeks backpacking in the Middle East including Jordan, Egypt, Israel, and Turkey. My favorite place I visited was Jordan due to the hospitality of the people. Surprisingly Petra Cafe seems to be more influenced by Greek cuisine than Jordanian cuisine. In any event enjoyed my time here. Petra Cafe is a hole in the wall with a few tables indoors and some outdoors. Service was friendly enough. Not too many vegan items on the menu except some sides, falafel sandwich, and opted to go with the Greek Platter. I had it customized vegan by leaving out the Tzatziki and getting more eggplant salad. It was quite alright. I was dining in and they gave me a to go styrofoam container. One room for improvement would be to have better to go wares and would have been nice to have a proper plate when dining in. The food was quite alright. Another room for improvement would be to add more vegan options on the menu.

    my favorite east bay eat!
    Alaric S.

    love coming to petra cafe to get a lamb wrap! the lamb was seasoned well and wrap piping hot! service was good, and quick ambiance is this cafe in orinda square next to the theatres!

    Got takeout from this small café and ordered a chicken wrap with garlic fries and a gyros dinner, along with their spicy sauce. The food is always tasty, and the spicy sauce was a great complement. Portions were smaller than our last order, but we still enjoyed everything. We'll be back for another quick and flavorful Greek meal.

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    Courtney A.

    I wish there were an updated menu posted somewhere but for starters, a little on the pricey side My order was.... -Troy salad: chicken was super dry and unfortunately burnt. No, it was not charred chicken meat - it was burnt burnt. -Gyro salad: gyro meat was also super dry -Tzatziki: pretty good, missing the chunks of cucumber in it though -Side of grilled vegetables: exactly what you would expect and I'm so glad they were executed well. Unfortunately, I don't have a raving review to give them. If the price point were better there are definitely things I could rave about but $50 for this stings. Salads had minimal substance to them (poorly chopped vegetables, dry feta, not a lot of variety). For the price point, I unfortunately have to knock down the rating

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    Food was great and it was a funky little cafe. Service was fast. Also, it's in a cute neighborhood.

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    Their Troy chicken salad is perfect. Light and healthy which is hard to find in Orinda

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    One of the best lamb gyros in town ! Definitely recommend to all my co workers ! Staff is very friendly and respectful!

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    Revisited this old favorite. Flavors are still SPOT on. Very attentive service. Lovely to try again.

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