Had a falafel here the other day and it was the worst falafel I ever had. It tasted like it was double fried/ burned. It was like they had old fried falafel in the frier and tried to rewarm it by frying it again. Yuck! read more

We wandered in here late in the afternoon hoping to snag a quick bite to eat while killing some time before commuting home and we were pleasantly surprised by how good everything was! Great outdoor seating, but I could see how it might get crowded on a weekend. Inside I didn't actually get a chance to look at, so I'm unsure about seating inside. The kebab was delicious and juicy, the rice was fluffy and buttery, and the pita bread was warm and fresh. Bottom line: quick service, good food, fair prices. Not a bad place to spend an hour or so! read more

I hadn't been to Silk Road in over a decade. A recent Groupon deal motivated me to return and I'm glad I did. My husband and I enjoyed the good service and good food. My only criticism was the hummus. It had nice texture: thick and creamy, but not enough flavor. It needed a lot more garlic. read more

Silk Road - Greek Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Family dinner on a weekend and experienced poor service and mediocre food. We were seated inside and had to ask several times for menus and a high chair. They threw a plate of naan down without saying a word and disappeared. The ambience was confusing with club like music pounding and another type of music emitting from the service area. Boxes were strewn in clear sight and random pieces of furniture throughout the entire restaurant looking like a dumping ground of side tables long forgotten. Once we got our food, we were basically on our own as no one bothered to checked on us again. It would be a different story if the food was compelling, but I've had my share of delicious koobideh having gone to school in OC that this place is just meh ... edible ... but definitely not worth returning! read more

I love this restaurant. It's fresh, satisfying, and delicious. Eric was so friendly and helpful. The service was amazing and you can taste the love put into the food. Amazing sauce with the pita bread! Tasty meats. Best Mediterranean food in town. read more

Well, if you like good service, don't go to this place. The food is good. The burger is really good, BUT, the service is horrible!! Every time we go there (4 times), one of us always has to get up to pay the check because our waiter always seems to go off and talk to another waiter and ignores us for the last half of or meal. So, the first few times we thought it was a fluke. Now, I could care less to go there again. It went above and beyond rude. read more

The moussaka is so yummy! The gyros are also great. The prices vary from inexpensive to expensive depending on what you get. The Happy hour is not great, but not horrible either. The happy hour is $5 per drink with a pretty limited drink menu, but you get free hummus to go along with it which is a plus. Also the patio is dog friendly! Good food and nice patio, four stars! read more

Silk Road - Moussaka - Greek Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

I've been coming here for years, and it never disappoints. Great food, friendly staff, and a decent price! Would highly recommend supporting this restaurant with takeout. We just recently got a large platter order for a party and it was a huge hit! read more

Ordered from this place and the food looks good on the pictures but once received it was not anything special to write about. Just ok.

I ate here on my last Birthday with my best friend. She had a salad and I hate a Pita they were delicious! Also the bread and oil they give you to snack on were fantastic. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a light lunch they don't want to walk away from overly-full. Their outdoor seating area was very clean and well kept; they even had heaters they turned on for us because it was freezing cold. read more

Silk Road - Outside Patio - Greek Near Me - Walnut Creek, California

Nice location but food is lazy. Too many options on the menu! Not well done. I ordered a calezon but it was doughy and burned on the top. The sauce was cold. The chicken was not good. The rest of the food was uninspired. The waiter was very nice so I left a tip. I'd fire the cook! send him back to Jack in the Box. read more

Great food. All day every day happy hour! The food is delicious. Came for happy hour with my family and ended up staying for dinner ordered chicken and kobideh kabob both were amazing. Highly recommended! read more

The pomegranate chicken is the best! That alone makes me come back. The hand made fresh pitta bread is beyond.

Other than Italian, I could live off Greek food for the rest of the life. It is always so fresh, flavorful and somehow "light" feeling. Silk Road is no exception starting with the complementary homemade flat bread, tabbuleh and hummus. When warm, the flat bread is addictive and perfect to wrap up all their tasty spreads and dips. I split the grilled garden vegetables and smoked salmon plate with my mom and everything was so good! The vegetables were seasoned, topped with feta cheese and a creamy garlic dressing. The smoked salmon was perfect and placed on a bed of tzatziki sauce. You could make you own smoked salmon wraps with the warm flat bread...so that made lunch even better! My father ordered the gyros sandwich which usually are of a good size, however, the gyros sandwich here is like the Mexican version of a super burrito! It's HUGE, probably the size of a sumo wrestlers forearm. Instead of a pita, they wrap it in the flat bread as well. Service was attentive and I would suggest sitting on the patio if the weather is nice out! We will be back! read more

All day every day happy house with $5 martinis? Need I say more? Outside of the happy hour (all day every day) which comes in with solid beverages (Did I mention $5 martinis?) they also have some solid dishes like their hummus and tabbouleh. Have been here several times for dinner. Has mostly been a positive experience. The pre meal flat bread is (usually) fresh/steaming hot and the dip is fantastic. I have had the gyro (for both lunch and dinner) and a pomegranate chicken (dinner). Both were fantastic. The gyro meat was perfect and definitely hit the spot. The chicken was also perfectly cooked and had some insanely good flavor. While tasty, the sides that came with the chicken seemed somewhat out of place. read more

Excellent place! The servers were extremely accommodating, and the food was great. Prices were so reasonable as well! A hidden gem!!

We have eaten at Silk Road over the years, and though we have also eaten at other Mediterranean restaurants as well, we always come back to Silk Road. The food is consistently good. The lamb kebab is cooked to perfection, and the chicken kebab is always moist. We also love the creamy hummus, and the baba ghanoush is tasty and complements the meals. Service is always friendly, and wait staff is always willing to bring extra bread or extra vinaigrette. Thank you, Silk Road! read more

Fantastic food at reasonable prices. My boyfriend and I stumbled upon this place when we were downtown after all of the other happy hours in the area had ended and we noticed that this place had $5 drinks all day. When we sat down we realized that the place is not a Chinese restaurant like we thought....I remember learning about the Silk Road in history class, but rather a Mediterranean place. The tabbouleh that they serve is delicious and we both got gyros which were yummy. We definitely had entree envy watching all of the food being delivered to other tables. They do a nice presentation with the food, and I thought the prices were reasonable, so I will definitely be back. read more

I rarely write bad reviews but feel compelled to say we had a terrible experience here. Rude owner, subpar food, bad cocktails, place isn't especially clean and played terrible, loud music. read more

I tried this place with a few friends Friday evening and it was great! The flatbread and spread they bring out are delicious. I tried the Pomegranate Chicken and it was cooked perfectly. Seasoned well, not too much sauce, and the skin had a nice slight crisp to it. Pomegranate Martini was good also. A little too sweet but delicious. read more

I decided to give this place another try and I hate myself for doing so! Ordered the Koubideh Kabob and it tasted like plastic! The rice was even soggy and gross...how can you possibly mess that up? Any monkey with a rice cooker can make decent basmati rice. read more

Friendly atmosfer great food highly rcomanded you feel at home you will not be disappointed if you host a guest

My BF and I have passed this place before on occasion because it didn't have what we "were looking for", but tonight I decided to try - let me tell you, this place is perfectly priced and delivers on their promise! The hummus is fresh and delicious and while the pita bread closely resembles naan, it's served warm and yummy and it's the perfect balance for the beyond scrumptious (and did I mention FRESH) hummus. Payam creates delectable happy hour cocktails ($5 all day - you can't beat that?!?!) and is a friendly and attentive server. I will be returning!! Thank you for a delightful experience, Silk Road! read more

Love mediterranean food, so what I can say? They are centrally located and I just go wild for their dips and bread! Servers are very unobtrusive and let you talk with your tablemates. read more

She and I met friends at 6 PM for dinner before a show. Wonderful warm evening and we sat outside. Service was fine. Pom cocktail sweet but OK. We both ordered the salmon which arrived in a reasonable time. The salmon was almost inedible. Very dry and tasteless. Normally I would send a meal like this back to the kitchen, however since we were guests and our friends seemed to enjoy their meals, I kept quiet. I have experienced this failure to properly cook food at many restaurants. Often the problem is there is no real cook and the stand-in is unable to do the job. Perhaps if we had shown up at 8 PM when a real cook was there, our salmon would have been crisp on the outside with moist fragrant flesh inside, I would not be writing this review and I might even go back there someday. read more

The natural inclination is to compare Silk Road to Pomegranate two blocks away. It's a debate that even reached our home - my wife prefers Pomegranate and I enjoy Silk Road more. But since my wife does not have a yelp account, all she can do is stand helpless as I write about Silk Road. (Mr. Burns voice: Excellent!). The filet mignon cabob was very good, plus you get a nice starter while you wait. Taking advantage of the outdoor seating on a beautiful day is always a plus. Service is not that great but not poor either. I must admit, the service at Pomegranate is a little better. read more

Mediocre. Slow service. Food was just OK. Overall disappointing. Go to Opa nearby for a much better overall experience.

Never eating here. I have not eaten there ever, but I had a less than five minute HORRIBLE experience with an attempt to apply there for a job in the kitchen. I don't care how good the food is if you're sexist! read more

No fork, no spoon, no utensil, even though I ordered 3 dishes. Also ignored request for hot sauce

Best food I had while I was staying in Walnut Creek for a month. Satisfied my deep craving for Mediterranean food one afternoon while I working at the library. The portions are large, service is friendly, and the prices are low. read more

This place is one of my absolute favorite places to eat. The customer service is unparalleled, the fresh pita and hummus is to die for, everything I've had on the menu has been delicious. They really take care of you here, and will go out of their way to make sure your experience exceeds expectations. read more

Love eating such amazing Mediterranean food. Healthy vegan options, good music and the vibe is quite pleasurable. Happy hour options and I must give a shout out to our server Erick who is amazing and thank you for your kind service. Great selection of alcohol and other beverages. read more

I came here after reading all of the great reviews. I ordered the falafel sandwich, smoked salmon and the gyro calzone. I loved the gyro calzone! The meat was delicious and I would get it again. The falafel sandwich was a little too dry for me. Overall the food was good, but service could have been better! Took forever to get water when it wasn't busy in the restaurant and we had to ask multiple times for a water refill. Our server seemed like he was in a bad mood from the beginning, but at least our food was good. read more

Absolutely terrible. Horrible service and terrible food. Our pita bread was burnt to start off the meal. I ordered the pesto chicken and found out when they brought out my plate that they were out of pesto so the cook just made me something else. It would've been appropriate for them to ask me if I wanted something else since they didn't have what I wanted, but they clearly don't have the experience to do that, so they just made up my mind for me. That was a bummer since the meal was disgusting. My boyfriend ordered the pomegranate chicken, which was both burnt and dry. Positively disappointing experience. Save your time and money and go elsewhere. Walnut Creek has plenty of other restaurants that are actually worth your patronage. read more

Our 1st time here and what a delight! Took hubby out for some Birthday lunch and discovered this delicious place that was recommended. We ordered the combination appetizers, pomegranate martinis, he had the Lamb, I had the Greek Salad with chicken...everything...good and fresh. They also serve a dipping sauce with pita to start. What a lunch that would lead us into not requiring any dinner. We had a great time. The owner came by to check on us, and low and behold the owner of this place is related to our normal go to place for Greek Food. Don't get me wrong...the other place is delish too! Enjoy read more

Was looking for a place for a casual dinner with an East Coast visitor and , thanks to other yelp reviewers, decided to try Silk Road. Must say, it was hard to find since the sunshades in the front of the patio have no name on them at all. Going by the street number, found a sandwich board on the sidewalk and walked in. We were a little early and sat on the patio with the fountain gurgling. Service was prompt and we ordered their $5 pomegranate martinis - light, not sweet. The warm pita bread and herbed dipping sauce arrived next and was very flavorful. I had the tilapia, prepared with lemon caper sauce and my friend had the lamb shanks. We both asked for rice instead of potatoes and that was no problem. Generous portions with freshly steamed veggie medley and everything was delicious. In fact, we liked it so much, we brought 4 friends back with us the next night. We ordered a combo appetizer patter to share (dolmas, tabboleh, hummus, eggplant) and we wiped it clean with the continuous supply of warm pita. Our party ordered pork tenderloin(2), lamb kebabs, filet mignon and lamb shanks(2).. Everyone enjoyed their entrees (and those pom martinis). Food was served quickly and efficiently, water was topped off without asking, we lingered and were never rushed. Meal with tax, tip included, 2 rounds of martinis and appetizers, came to about $32 a person. This was a great find. They have an all day $5 menu with appetizers and drinks. You could easily make a meal out of appetizers and maybe a salad for very little cash and walk away quite happy. I am looking forward to going back and trying more of the menu. In addition to the usual Greek/Mediterranean entrees, they have pasta and pizzas, and entrée salads. Not fancy surroundings but very good food. Try it and you will be back. read more

Hi, I went for dinner the other night to Silk Road in Walnut Creek, and am appalled by their lack of safety and health for customers. I not longer want to eat here ever again. We were eating dinner, and a large gust of wind blew in these curtains which shattered about 8 glasses on the tables, and scattered glass all over everyone that was seated in their outside dining room. The owner, who was also the waiter serving us, barely even cared! He offered no one who was eating to recook their meals, even though I was afraid that pieces of glass had flown into my dinner. I could see pieces of glass all the way on the other side of the room. He just swept the glass underneath a table in the dining and into the sidewalk on the street. I couldn't believe my eyes. I do not trust their standards for consumers health and do not ever want to eat there again. read more

reviewing for my friend's parents experience: ** pen cap found in sauce ** cocktails served halfway filled ** waiter jokes with half assed apologies ** not comped for any meal or drink. read more

Happy hour all day for cocktails and some appetizers. The staff was very friendly and our dishes were as wonderful. I ordered the Pomegranate Chicken while my friend had the Chicken Kabobs. The chicken was very juicy and had a burst of flavor with every bite. read more

I just found out about this place's happy hour and I take back everything I wrote earlier. Pretty much the happy hour is 24/7 and when you order a drink you get free hummus and tabbouleh along with the free pita and olive oil. That's practically a free meal by any broke persons standards. I am willing to forget about the excessive garlic and lame hot sauce. Also, you can sit outside anytime here because they provide ample heat lamps on their outdoor patio! Yay! read more