Went late afternoon which was perfect because we had a warm welcome and superb service from our waiter. I had two appetizers and entree: the babaganoush, falafel and beyti kebab- outstanding taste and all freshly made. Mediterranean requires skill, they have it down to a science! Beyti, by the way, is ground beef and made like a meatball then made into a two long skewers wrapped all the way around in a soft pita like bread and drizzled in the most tastiest tomato sauce and side of yogurt. yum! Definitely try all three :) read more

Everything we tried was incredible. The best Mediterranean food We've had. We have traveled to Israel, Greece and Turkey. We started with the stuffed grape leaves w/cucumber dip. Yummmmy. He also started with a salad that was too big for one person, and a top sirloin Kabob. I enjoyed the Kale Salad with Chicken Swarma on top. Too much food to even try the desert. read more

Love to come here! Great owners and great food time and time again. Food is always cooked fresh and never disappoints. I even brought my family and they wanted to come back for more to take it back to NorCal with them. A definite must try if you love kabobs and Mediterranean food. read more

the dressing for the dishes was too sour. the colorful rice on cicken and lamb dishes has no flavor. the restroom was unplesant. it need remodel. mole on the wall and stain on floor and wall. read more

Pom & Olive - KALE SALAD - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Mediterranean places are always so hit and miss but this is a hidden gem, extremely friendly staff absolutely delectable menu. Service was top of the line; drinks arrived seconds after we sat down. Price was perfect . All in all for a first impression +++ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. read more

Pom & Olive - Absolutely delectable - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Great Mediterranean food! Our favorite in the area. Their hummus sampler is really good. We normally get their shwarma platters - both beef and chicken are so delicious. The ambiance is pretty casual. They give you pretty large portions, so we've never tried their desserts. The specialty drinks we had were great - highly recommend the Honey Cantaloupe. read more

Pom & Olive - Honey Cantaloupe and Cucumber Refresher - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I would NOT recommend this place. I ordered the chicken pita wrap and the chicken tasted like it was previously cooked and they just reheated the chicken, so the chicken was just hard and dry. We also ordered the beef shwarma and the beef lacked flavor. I don't see how they could be ranked so high. I was very disappointed with the quality of food. read more

Absolute best Mediterranean food in OC hands down! Beyti kabob is my favorite dish but I recommend anything on the menu. Excellent service everyone is so nice. Highly recommend the PITA FRIES, also a favorite of mine. Come here if you want a good meal and not expensive! read more

Really doesn't match up to the hype or photos, unfortunately. Less than average quality

Bad service. I've ordered takeaway a number of times and never have I ever received even a smile from the restaurant. I go here because it's closest Mediterranean food we have. read more

Pom & Olive has amazing quality and consistent food for affordable prices. The owners are really nice too! Try the lamb shawarma, koobideh kebab and the beyti kebab! Also the pita fries are amazing. Check this place out if you want great Mediterranean food! read more

Great Mediterranean restaurant. Fast and friendly service. Food is packed with flavor. Will definitely come back.

We went here before the fair so we didn't have to eat fair food...it was delicious! My husband gad a cauliflower plate and I had the falafel plate and we were both very pleased. Waiter was friendly and food came out quickly... read more

We ordered take ouys. The food was delicious and got ready super fast. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I recommend this place.

AMAZING. We love Mediterranean. This is the 2nd time we've eaten it. The first was in the restaurant, the 2nd was ordering it to be delivered. It was honestly just as great! The chicken kabob is a great go to. Comes with Mediterranean salad and choice of basmati or rice with lentils & raisins (yum!) the falafel and babaganoush are delish as well. Thanks Pom & olive! read more

Really good food, I had falafel, chicken pita, saffron ice crean and hummus. All very delicious, I had try other Mediterranean restaurants in the area, this is the best. read more

We just left dinner here and I am already excited to come back! The food was absolutely amazing, I highly recommend the pita fries as an appetizer. The falafel was flavorful and moist and I tried a few bites of my husbands chicken shawarma which was out of this world. The service was so hospitable and the food came so fast. We also loved the specialty refreshments! I'd give 6 stars if I could! read more

Recommended by my neighbors as quality food and reasonable prices. They were right. The food was delicious and the owners are wonderful. We shared the Lamb Shank and Salmon wrap. Both were outstanding. They are now open for limited in door service. Looking forward to dining in and another great meal. Thank you Sheila and Cash read more

Avoid coming after 8p. They want to wrap up. Although the varieties were great, we felt rushed and didn't enjoy the dining experience. Also, Felt like this was more of a lunch place. It's tucked next to a motel (Travelodge) and location isn't great.. bit industrial. Drinks were very watered down but spicy hummus and stuffed olives were good. read more

Lamb shank was best meal on menu!! So tender!! Our waitress was very nice and attentive. She went above and beyond to make our meal pleasurable. Didn't care for the beef schwarma, it was too dry. Filet mignon kabob was tough. read more

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Amazing restaurant! Refered by office express. Thank you for the great service and Amazon ng hummus :)

Came in for lunch on Sunday and the service was great! We checked in and got the pita fries and hummus! So yummy. I had the chicken shawarma wrap! It was $8.50 and came with a big salad! Definitely will come back! read more

This is our second time here and we had the chicken shish kebab, combination platter and the koobideh. Everything tasted awesome. They will also have pita fries for free if you check in. Personal service was awesome. Very reasonable prices that's hard to beat. Will definitely come back here again. Will be recommending Pom & Olive to my friends and family. read more

Stopped in this place today with the sister. Decor has a lot to be desired but do not judge them on that. Menu is filled with plentiful choices including small plates, salads and entrees. Service is friendly and efficient and menu prices are very reasonable. I ordered the Mediterranean salad with beef and the sister had the chicken shawarma entree. The waiter arrived with huge plates of fresh ingredients. The beef and chicken were still hot from the spit. Everything was delicious and so fresh looking and tasting. The restaurant had 7 tables filled during the lunch hour and I'm hoping they are SRO during dinner it was that good. A must for anyone who enjoys tasty Mediterranean food done right. read more

Excellent grilled lamb chops with salad and delicious rice. They give you like 5 small chops so you can save some for later. This is our favorite dish. Looked like he puts on his mask only when customers are present. Saw another worker wrapping flatware without one. read more

I tried this restaurant before COVID and did not like it. The kabobs seemed microwaved and there was a lot of runny grease on the plate. There are many better Mediterranean options in the area. read more

The food is excellent and the staff , owners, are attentive and swarming to make sure you lack nothing. I personally love Mediterranean food and the rice kabob salad combo is to die for. Fresh ice tea everyday ie not cloudy instant but brewed. Best of all the price. If you are sick and tired of paying 150 bucks a plate for second class Newport food, try Pom&Olive. I eat there now as a regular lunch menu great too. read more

Pom & Olive... You did not disappoint. We had the appetizer sampler with all the hummus and some dolmidas and samosas and stuffed olives. And we also had the cauliflower salad. This place was an amazing spot for lunch. We finished our meal with an amazing hot tea and turkish coffee. We will be back and gladly tell everyone we know. Looking for mediterranean good eats... Look no further Pom & Olive for the win! read more

Bomb food. My boyfriend and I ate this food yesterday for dinner and it was amazing. The portions are HUGE and the price is pretty decent. The place looks kinda fancy inside but it was so dead, which was weird because they have such fabulous reviews here. You get some free pita fries for checking in on yelp which was awesome. I suppose the only bad thing about this place are the two women I dealt with yesterday. They were not friendly at all. I don't know if they were having a bad day or what, but they were speaking to each other in their language and hardly even acknowledged me. They did not even tell me my total, instead just took my debt card and charged it. I didn't get an itemized receipt or anything. Pretty weird to be honest. Food was great though, but makes sense why it was dead inside the customer service was terrible. read more

This place is amazing! It's like going on vacation- the food is killer, so is the service, great vibe and the prices are unbelievable for quality of food you get. This is a great spot. Come here. Thank you, Sheila and Cash! This place is a solid restaurant. Eat here. read more

Not good! We ordered lamb kabob which didn't taste like lamb! It was probably too old. Koobideh was dry and tasteless. Salad was old and tasted bad. only Cornish hen kebab was okay! We left most of our food as it wasn't really edible. Will not go back! read more

My friend and I arrived at Pom and Olive after a long day by the beach. We were hungry and in the mood for satisfying middle eastern food. We're both very picky when it comes to authentic food. The restaurant was warm, inviting, with a fancy aesthetic that still felt small enough to remind you of family owned places. The owner immediately welcomed us and helped us pick some items off the menu. We were fasting, and so added one more appetizer! We were so overwhelmed by the variety of the menu, and the quality of the flavors. We tried the chicken Shawerma, hummus sticks, garlic potatoes, Samosas, and found every single dish satisfying. We were thankful to discover this gem and I'm definitely planning on returning! read more

So good, delicious! We got the combination starter platter and the combination plate, both are really good. Gets you a taste of Mediterranean food. If you are staying at the Ayres Hotel it's a short walking distance to this deliciousness. read more

What a great choice we made coming to Pom & Olive. A quiet place with great food. We started off with cheese borek, looks like an egg roll but stuffed with feta cheese and is served with a slightly sweet dipping sauce. Heidi ordered the chicken shawarma plate and got the combo dinner, chicken and beef shawarma with falafels. We were very pleased with the the food and the service. I ended dinner with a baklava, oh so delicious. We were very surprised at how affordable our dinner was. We will comeback next time we are near John Wayne airport! read more

The food and drinks at Pom & Olive was delicious and the service was even better. It looks to be owned by a husband and wife who were so accommodating. We have a small child & they were nice enough to seat us in a room by ourselves since our little one was a bit rambunctious. Would highly recommend. read more

The food was amazing there! The service was amazing the waiter was really nice and calm. I got the Steak roll with the Mediterranean salad! The only thing I didn't like was it was in the same complex where the Travelodge was but no big deal! read more

Pom & Olive - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Pom and Olive was great. Service I got from one of the ladies made my day. Food was what I expected, decent. And the price was great. But the service is what sets this place apart from the rest. read more

Came here for lunch and I'm so happy I did. Everyone is very friendly. Two people helped to serve us, Duc and I didn't catch the other guy's name but both were awesome! We had the chicken shawarma plate and the lamb shawarma. They we're both great, lots of food. Don't forget to use your help check in for the pita fries- delicious! read more

Really nice sit-down place with a lunch menu that does not break your wallet. I had a nice gyro sandwich plate at $8 and my buddy had the kabob plate for $10. Check in and get the pita fries with hummus, well worth trying! read more

My absolute favorite Mediterranean food!!! I always look forward to coming here, the owners are very welcoming and engage with their customer all the time! The Vietnamese coffee is also so delicious read more

Pom & Olive - Mediterranean Near Me - Costa Mesa, California