Their shawarma is especially tasty, but all their food is good. Service is timely and food hot even though it was takeout.

I've been at Yasmine's cafe several times now and every time it's been Phenomenal, nice service. Good choice of soft drinks, nice decor. I got the gyro and it was delicious I don't think I've ever had one that good. I would definitely recommend! Stay safe everyone! read more

I was really looking forward to the chicken shwarma and the garlic sauce. The portions were generous and the salad was delicious. Unfortunately that garlic sauce tasted more like garlic ranch. It wasn't bad but wasn't the wow I was lead to believe. The real star for me was the Baklava. So yummy. Pricing was very reasonable and the food was tasty. read more

Stopped here for halal food Happy that we stopped here We had great Mediterranean dishes People who work here are so polite Helped us with directions to find good place to sleep and mechanics shop to change oil read more

The lamb shish kabob sandwiches are amazing. I ordered them 20mins in advance and they were being freshly packed as I walked in to pick them up. This is definitely a go to spot if contemplating grabbing some food in Albuquerque! read more

Casual atmosphere. A slightly different take on Mediterranean food. Very convenient to UNM & surrounding areas. Yummy food and truly caring service. I will definitely be back. read more

I've had gyros and Mediterranean food in 7 states and counting and I drinking love Yasmine's. It was delicious and that meat cone twirls so beautifully in sight! I'm so excited for the plandemic to be over so I can get the full experience of this awesome cafe. read more

Courteous and helpful staff. I tried fish and chips and Santa Fe chicken. Very delicious and flavourful.

The best Mediterranean I've found In Albuquerque. It's also priced fairly and tastes fresh/handmade.

Best halal food in all of the 505!! I always go in for my lunch break from school for the gyro or chicken sandwich. The family owned business is making honest money. Delicious food for a great price!!! read more

Yasmine's Cafe - Gyros and fries. With yummy hot sauce and ketchup. - Mediterranean Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This place is fantastic! The grilled kabob plate is amazing and the shawarma is well flavored. The sides are amazing and the bread is fresh and warm. Please do yourself a favor and come here right now!!! read more

The food was great, lots of it and tasty. My only complaint is that they knew it would be delivered to a hotel and the didn't include utensils, napkins or even a straw read more

This is an authentic and friendly place with a lot of good food -- a variety of Greek dishes. I ordered on line and it was ready quickly. Delicious baba ganoush -- an eggplant spread, better than hummus IMHO and not always on the menu at other Greek restaurants. The chicken kabob and spanakopita were also very good. read more

It's Covid time. We ordered from Yasmine's to help keep them in business, if that works. You'd think their attention to detail would abound. SORRY. My partner ordered a Vegetarian Plate. The description listed a made fresh pita, IT WAS FORGOTTEN! Grrrr... in the order where it says special requests, I asked for olives on the side of my Large Greek Salad, which was nothing to rave about, the olives were in it! I expected more. There are better Greek restaurants in that area. Restaurants, who are now ONLY take-out, need to step it up. Your food should be the best it's ever been before you place it in a carry out container, and make sure all the pieces are included. read more

I love this place! Went for the first time, a small local restaurant. The food was amazing! Bread freshly made and best hummus I've ever had

Easily my favorite spot for Mediterranean food. I always order a gyro and dolmas, both of which are absolutely delicious and filling. I've never actually eaten in the restaurant, but the food tastes amazing even when it's to-go or for delivery, which for me says a lot about the quality of the food. I always recommend this place to my international visitors who are looking for food from home and for a variety of halal options. read more

Absolutely the best Lebanese food in Albuquerque.

I absolutely LOVE this place. We just had the beef and the chicken wraps. There's enough left over for lunch tomorrow. The falafel is amazing and I could literally live off the pickles and the garlic sauce that comes with it. We've had food delivered several times and have never been disappointed. YUM!! read more

The BEST middle eastern food in the entire ABQ area! I've tried most if not all other middle eastern restaurants and this is by far the most authentic, tasty, and even affordable. You can take my word for authentic as I come from a middle eastern background and my family makes the same food they do back home. The service is great as they are very efficient and attentive. When I go I usually get the chicken shawarma wrap or the gyro and you can't go wrong with either! Make sure to ask for some extra garlic to add to the taste. Next time I go I'll try the kabob plates. Well deserved 5 stars! read more

I was very pleased with the taste the quality the amount of food I received great place to visit

No, no, no. Pita was ice cold, also not what I would call a pita. I've made Pita from scratch, it ain't that hard. All the meat was overcooked and chewy. Worst Mediterranean food I've ever had read more

Delicious GYROS & they have outdoor seating, which was nice as we were just traveling thru Albuquerque.

This place never ceases to amaze me! I usually get the lamb shwarma entree and it is delicious. The veggies are always fresh and crisp and the lamb is to die for. The rice and the yogurt sauce they serve with it completes the meal as well as the fresh pita they wrap in foil to keep warm. Their customer service is also fantastic and they always make me feel welcome. I look forward to returning here soon! read more

Stopped in for lunch. I had the Gyro combo and an iced tea, and my niece had chicken shawarma platter. We started with dolmas. It was my niece's first dolma and she loved it. They were good. The atmosphere is kitschy and cool, the employees are pretty nice. I didn't love the iced tea, but the food was great. It's a nice atmosphere. Close to the university, if you want a tasty meal at a reasonable price. read more

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The food is absolutely delicious!! Chicken is so flavorful. The food is very fresh! We have never had a bad experience at Yasmines. Thank you for selling high quality food that you can feel good about eating! read more

Just wow. This felt like the most authentic ethnic meal I've had since I've been in Albuquerque. I got a restaurants.com deal where we needed to spend a minimum of $30 total but had a $15 gift card so basically I paid 5 bucks for $15 gift card and had to spend $15 more. Worth every damn penny. We got a few different appetizers and 2 entrees and were not at all disappointed. We took most of it home and had it for dinner later. The service was good, staff was nice, and it started getting packeddddd soon after we got there (around noon on a Saturday). We'll definitely be back soon. read more

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This was a tasty restaurant. I am not overly familiar with this type of food but I went simple and had a gyro. The bread was soft and the portions healthy. This is a good place for a quick bite. read more

This place had wonderful food! Very fresh, obviously made by hand dolmas, airy crispy falafel, tahini heavy hummus, sheet cake like spanikopita and very tender meat. The desserts were nice and the Turkish coffee had just the right amount of cardamom. Place was clean, service fast and food was delicious. read more

yummy yummy in my tummy. would definitely eat there again. baklawa was very tasty too. read more

Yasmine's Cafe - Gyro Plate - Mediterranean Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I loved the food here it is good. Mom is big fan of the tabbouleh salad and I get the chicken shawarma.

The absolute best chicken shawarma I've ever had in my entire life. If I could eat here everyday I would. The staff is friendly and make sure you are taken care of. Love this place!!! read more

Picked up some chicken soup for my hubby's son who was under the weather. Great soup. Hearty and very flavorful. Thanks Yasmine's

I ordered the chicken shawarma wrap, side rice, falafel, and baklava. Loved the wrap and baklava! However, fries and falafel were stale and cold. I did order for take out, but a 5minute drive shouldn't be able to make the food become this stale and cold by the time I eat it.. I would give this place a 5 star review if their food was hot. Great potential, unfortunately need better work flow in the kitchen. read more

Food and service is fantastic every time!! Definitely 5 star restaurant and everything is made fresh.

So good! My favorites are the hummus and chicken shawarma and the gyro plates! The fresh baked pita bread goes spectacularly with them as well! The baklava and a Turkish coffee for dessert is an amazing way to finish the meal! read more

I'm pretty sure that was the best gyro I've ever consumed. It's kind of consuming me at the moment, actually. I just checked in on the ol' tummy, you know, gave it a little test drive, just to be sure it hadn't stretched out or grown in size recently. Nope. Same limitations, only so much I can shove in there. Dammit. As I lie here digesting, I digress: Yasmine's is gooooood. I really liked what Clayton said, I have Foreign Flavor Bias (FFB), I automatically add a star to international fare simply because it dares to stretch our culinary norms. And really, gyro isn't foreign to me whatsoever; growing up in the Midwest, gyro was a "safe" alternative to almighty beef; Yasmine's gyro is my hero. Over the years (I ain't tellin' how many), increasingly complex and challenging mediterranean fare has quietly crept into the mainstream American dining lexicon. Praise Allah, it's about time. While I waited to order, I noted four men in thobes who were clearly feeling blessed to eat something from the homeland. And baby, I'll remember Yasmine the next time I want a fix. I'll dream of her baba ghanough, felafel and chicken shawerma, The hummus was my second fave, they absolutely do not pull punches with the spicy layer of green stuff across the top, prepare for fire. And the plates were rather massive, enough for seconds and possibly thirds. Salads left a little to be desired, but that's to be expected. Overall, this is a great choice around UNM/CNM. read more

This place is always consistent and delicious. I love the Santa Fe chicken plate and the falafel sandwich. The big windows and Turkish coffee make this place comfortable to eat in and the portions and sauces are enough and always there when I take it to go. Thank you!! read more

I've been to Yasmine's about 3 times. I like getting takeout from there. Their lamb is delicious. Big tender chunks served up with rice and salad. Their kabobs come with a delicious garlic sauce that I could seriously bathe in. I know that might be gross...but it's that good! Try the pita and hummus for an appetizer. Yasmine's is serious when it comes to great food. read more

I'm biased in favor of restaurants that aren't New Mexican, Mexican, or standard American food in that I feel sometimes that my desire to enjoy a variety of foods and always have an array of options at my fingertips compels me to be kinder to restaurants serving cuisine from far away places. Actually, I may just be biased. Ask me if I care. I don't. But I do care that I reconcile my own pleasure in finding that Albuquerque is so wonderfully culturally diverse with my belief that I should deliver an honest and fair review of any establishment. Hence, I'll go ahead and say this place started off with five stars for serving middle eastern cuisine and for being owned and operated by people from the Middle East, but lost a whole star for their lamb shawarma. This isn't to say their shawarma was bad, as the white sauce alone could make almost any sandwich, but I was a bit bummed out by the lamb. In truth, when I think lamb and Middle Eastern, I think of the most seasoned piece of meat the world's ever beheld plus a tenderness that only non-food comparisons could achieve. But here, I found myself chewing too much fat, seeking out in each bite a flavor of long lost middle eastern restaurants I've been to in other cities, and thinking maybe this place was a one-hittter-and-quitter. But then I tried my wife's chicken shawarma. Se llama redemption. True story. All that tenderness and flavor I was seeking in my lamb was all along right there in my wife's sandwich. One bite of hers and I was then able to appreciate the bread, which the owners purport to be pita but it really seems like the bread from a torta having made love to pita and birthing a handsome bastard child. It was unique but still quite good. Add to this some good fries and a $15 bill and I was ready forgive this place for the disappointing lamb. Thus the four star rating. read more

Finally a great Mediterranean restaurant in ABQ! We had the gyros with fries and the chicken kebab over rice with a very fresh side salad. The pitas were fluffy and light and the gyro meat tasted more like the Turkish version (kebap) to me, which was great because I prefer that to the Greek. The tzaziki wasn't the watered down version you get at so many places, but a deliciously thick concoction, full of fresh cucumber and garlic! We also had a delightful substance called garlic sauce, which I can only assume was invented for the Gods on Olympus! Make sure you get a portion on the side for fry dipping! The staff was extremely friendly and went out of their way to make sure we had everything we needed! Can't wait to come back and try out some of the other dishes! read more