Mediterranean Grill

First time here, and I absolutely love it! Came here for my friend’s 50^th. I had the shrimp Fra Diablo, it was perfect. Just the right amount of spice, the shrimp were done perfectly. My other friends had the wild mushroom ravioli, loved it, my other friend had the eggplant Lasagna, she absolutely loved it. My other friend had the salmon, lived it!:and my other friend and the burnt rice with stew was delicious! Great service and BYOB is a bonus! Highly recommend this place, has something for everyone!

I came with my wife and kids, they had good persian dishes but the prices were high in comparison with other high rate midditerean rest. Female waiter was nice and helpful but the manager gave me bad attiuted beacuse i have discussed him about the tip. I am the client and i am the one who should decied the tip.
Although i like midditerean food, i would’t visit this place anymore, two stars i think is enough.

Poor execution. Menu sounds fantastic but everything at the dinner table was bland. The tabouli salad was pretty good. The ingredients overall were fresh and the meat was high quality but everything seemed bland and not exciting.
Even the rice was disappointing.

Food is delish, plentiful and just a bit different from the other Mediterranean in the area. BYOB makes is reasonable and I’ve never had to wait for a table. Give it a try, especially if you’re headed to the Bryn Mawr Theater up the street.

This place is good, and the meat is very high quality. It is just a tiny bit greasy, and the prices are pretty high, but it is worth it because their kabobs are delicious. Just bring a lot of money with you when you come here.

Today, 3 friends and I went for lunch here. The hummus and pita that we started with was very tasty. Unfortunately, this was the highlight of the meal. Two of us ordered the falafel, which was really the worst falafel I’ve ever eaten. It was burnt and hard to eat. Another person got the eggplant, which was also burnt. The last person liked their meal — they got some sort of chicken dish — but I thought the price for that meal in particular ($ 20) was pretty unreasonable. I wouldn’t go back to this restaurant.

Excellent Persian BYOB in downtown Bryn Mawr. Lots of classic dishes, but try their specials: Persian meatballs, lamb stews, etc.
Inside has a nice décor and the staff is fairly attentive. Great place to go with friends and a couple bottles of wine.

Seriously, what are people thinking when they give this dump 3.5 stars? Went in for lunch, ordered spanikopeta appetizer, felafel wrap and grilled eggplant wrap. Simple, right? The app was definitely pre-​frozen and microwaved (giveaway: it was wrapped in a soggy puff pastry). Then there was a long delay, which the waitress attributed to the eggplant had become frozen and they had to go next door to the pizzeria they owned to get more. When it finally came out it was a soggy, disgusting mess. My wife’s felafel was also inedible… crumbly, tasteless, gross.
When I asked for the check from the waitress, with two fully uneaten wraps (minus one bite each) sitting on the table, I would have expected some comment, like «was something wrong with your lunch?» But… nothing, she averted her eyes like she didn’t want to know. So we paid and left, vowing to let fellow Unilocalers know: disregard the stars, this was the Worst. Place. Ever.

If you want the best Persian food around, this is the place. If you are looking for a gourmet food with the high quality ingredients, this is the place. The price is reasonable for the quality of food. I am very sensetive about the taste of low quality meat. My wife and I are regular customers and never had a bad experience in this restaurant.

What a horrifying establishment. We ordered the barg and the jujeh kabaab — the barg was incredibly dry and the jujeh was raw (yes, raw) on the inside. We also ordered the kuku, which was so salty it was inedible.
Service was rude and inefficient.
Also, truly over-​priced.

$ 9.00 for the worst felafel sandwich I’ve ever had! Even the pita was bad: tough and tasteless. The felafel itself was crunchy like sand and relatively unseasoned and dry. It fell out of the pita because it was crumbly and did not hold together. Maybe they forgot to cook it? or overcooked it? There were a couple of wilted strands of green (could that have been lettuce?), tiny bits of tomato, and a small plastic container of tahini (which did taste like tahini). Nothing else to reflect the prices on the menu. What a ripoff.

Went here for a take-​out lunch. Had the lamb shish kabob. For $ 20 I thought way overpriced and lacked something. Quantity of rice was overwhelming (perfectly cooked), meh grilled veggies (tomato and squash) but delicious lamb (6 oz?). Could have used tzatziki for a flavor kick.
In addition had the eggplant dip with pita. Kinda thicker than baba and it was cold not room temp but what was overwhelming was the terrible pita. It tasted like matza bread so dry and flavorless. I wanted to eat more eggplant but could not consume the pita, so I had nothing to eat it with.
I was going to give 3 stars but as I read my own review I realize I would not go back. I’ll try Zoe’s 2 blocks away.

If you like Persian you might want to try the kashkebodamjan, ghormeh sabzi the kebob was a little dry and the dugh was old. Top that off with some Persian saffron ice cream or paludeh. It’s been very good in the past, but not as good the past couple of times.

A little too oily, but really aromatic and delicious food. Quality of the meat is spectacular!
pricing is a bit high, but since there aren’t any other good persian restaurants that’s understandable.

We ended up here after unsuccessfully trying to find Gullifty’s Restaurant for an hour.
The Grill was not crowded when we went and honestly, the food was good. One of our party had salmon with tahini and mixed greens. I tasted the tahini and it was very very delish! Excellent in fact! Just the right amount of spice/​bite/​kick to it. And healthy. Fresh veggies…
I went with a Italian tuna wrap which I got with greens, diced tomatoes and diced red onions. Italian tuna does not have mayo, making it a more healthy choice for dinner.
I had a Pellingrino (lemon) for my beverage. I enjoyed it as this drink is not easily come by in most places.
I would call this place a healthy, not fast food, but a healthy choice for eating if you are in a hurry and don’t want full waiter service.
There is a private lot (shared with some other stores) for convenient parking.

Service: Poor. I worked for the State Department and used my language skills and pointed out a translation error on the menu. The waiter was a late 20s dirty blonde who proceeded to [demeaningly] sarcastically tell me to think about it again and ‘you’re wrong in a few’ words in front of all my classmates. I told her to go ask the restaurant owner – she never did.
Price: $$$$ Two of the most important factors for a ME restaurant that helps you base its value: lean meat and fresh green salads (including appetizers also known as MEZZA). Most ME put a lot of labor into making meat (ie marinated, spiced, cooked carefully).This restaurant gives you a kubideh, a jujeh beaf slice with a pitiful half tomato and a little squash (unlike the tomato was only boiled, not grilled) for @$ 22! $ 4 extra for a pitiful amount of hummus, at most three tablespoons, for four dollars. No side of salad with that, just a lot of white basmati rice (like loading up on pasta at Italian restaurants).
Food: The food itself was pretty bland for Persian food. Most of the flavor was straight salt and the fat from the beef itself. No condiments were provided and the ones you’d find at ME restaurants (ie Sumac) was not available upon request
In essence your meat and lean green to dollar and service + ratio is low with this one. A lot of upper class Main Line people eat here thinking it’s a ‘Greek’ restaurant but it’s not. People want authentic cuisines and if you can’t acknowledge your own culture, ie Iranian, that’s a fundamental flaw.
–A finance student in the area. This is below par value. I’m pretty forgiving and would try a restaurant three times before a review but two very intentional sub par trips made me really think they won’t change

I should have known not to go when it was classified as ‘greek’ food as opposed to what it really is ‘Iranian’ food. Why not be proud of serving Iranian food? Not sure… anyhow, we decided to go anyway because it is one of the few places in the greater Philadelphia area serving Iranian food. Having just returned from New York where I spent the past few months I had high hopes. There are several Iranian restaurants in NYC that serve great iranian food at reasonable prices (my favorite being Ravagh).
We went in at 8 prior to them closing to 9pm. Does this mean we should be served food that is clearly not fresh? we ordered 2 appetizers: tahdig with gheimeh on top and kashk bademjan. I specifically asked our waitress if they were fresh or microwaved. She assured me it was fresh. Clearly that was far from the truth.
Our tahdig arrived– STALE and chewy as opposed to crispy and fresh. I refused to take a second bite. it was clearly not even close to being fresh– i am just hoping it was from the same day. Then the kashk bademjan was served cold. I usually have had it hot. Wasn’t sure if it had not been reheated properly or they just serve theirs cold.
We shared a platter with two kabobs and rice. The red meat was not very good– chewy and smelly. None of this would have mattered if the prices were reasonable but for what they served they were charging a lot of money so you do expect to be paying for at least quality if nothing else.
A disappointing experience. I was hoping to find a nice iranian place to dine in the city. No wonder it was empty. Guess we will drive back to New York whenever craving persian kabobs.

Nice ambiance with wonderful Mediterranean food. It is near to the Bryn Mawr film institute.
Me and my friend weren’t hungry, when we went there. So, we ordered for an appetizer sampler and baklawa sampler. The appetizer sampler was pretty good. It came with hummus, yogurt, falafel, stuffed grape leaves and falafel. That was a decent deal. I loved the grilled eggplant on the platter.
Baklawa sampler was also not bad. Overall, a good experience. The service could be better. Will visit again.

Without hesitation, I would put the Mediterranean Grill in the ‘Ouch’ category. Let’s discuss everything, starting with the food.
The question, ‘How hard is it to cook a kebab?’ was answered. Apparently, it’s very difficult. My party sampled the tuna (labeled seafood special), beef, and chicken variations on a theme. The kitchen was able to manage one point of consistency; all the meat was Dreadfully overcooked (the tuna especially, was sadistically broiled into submission). The Hummus tasted like wallpaper paste, with absolutely no spice. I was also not able to stomach more than a few mouthfuls of rice. I couldn’t tell if it was rendered in fat, oil, or butter, but the result would have been the same… greasy rice. Who serves greasy rice?
Moving on to the lovely décor. We are on the main line, yes? ‘Hello, McFly… anybody home?’ When I think ‘Main Line’ or Mediterranean fare, I think luxury and decadence. This restaurant, however, reminded me more of an unloved child who was forced to wear old faded clothes to school. The rugs were worn through like the poor child’s corduroys. The chairs were too small for a grown man, like the child’s extra medium shirt. The ‘Art’ on the wall was chosen by an Iranian Stevie Wonder.
How was the service. Let me say this. There are a few phrases I don’t want to hear when I’m dining out. Among them, «Ahmadinejad is really misunderstood» certainly makes the top ten. I thought it to be fairly inappropriate subject matter for the staff to be openly discussing in the front of the house. It also seemed as if many of the staff members had a rather tenuous grasp on the English language.
Let’s recap. Food: F Décor F Service D — Lest I be misunderstood like the Grill’s dear friend, Mahmoud, let me be perfectly plain. I will never visit this cultural black hole again, and I would encourage any God fearing man to take the same caution.

First off, I am the person that is about to upload a picture of the filet minon shish kabob.
Second, I have been eating mediterranean food for a loooooong time, and so my review is kinda a big deal.
I had tabbouleh, a mix of appetizers (spinach pie, hummus, and falafel), all DELISH.
So, what’s my point? This place was really f’in good. I can’t wait to go here again. The service was good, the restaurant was pretty and clean, and the meal was fresh and flavorful!
Yay!!!