Forte Mediterranean Bistro

Very Bad. Over pieced and poor food. Portions are small and the kabobs are dry. I can find better pita bread at trader joes. If you want Mediterranean food, go to Bahar restaurant.

They don’t answer their phones. How to expect customers to order food? I have tried on three different days each time for more than 30 mins and the line is always busy.

5 stars because i simply have no complaints. It’s a beautiful, modern restaurant! I had the Gyro w/​fries special. I have never had a Gyro in my life and this was a great introduction! It was delicious! I usually don’t like cucumbers but, i feel the cucumbers accented the meat and wrap very nicely in flavor. Fries are great too, they feel and taste healthier than other fries. Not so greasy! Overall such a pleasant experience with the place i definitely want more! I want to try the juices!

This place is amazing!!! Their food is fresh and beautiful! Their fresh juices are amazing! I’m always excited to come and eat here :) We’ve only received the friendliest of service and they are happy to refill our pita bread (my kids and I love it!).

This place is horrible. I was wondering why no one was in there and now I know. I ordered the chicken lunch special. Price was great but that was about it. The rice was very salty, the salad had a dressing that was obviously from a bottle, and the chicken was just yak, I swear it had salmonella. I asked to be cooked more as it seemed uncooked and had a very savory taste. They were polite and cooked it more and gave it back. It had a lot of saffron which is fine but the chicken was still very savory almost like right when it turns bad. I love Mediterranean food and I go to lots of authentic Greek, Persian and Mediterranean restaurants and this one was a huge disappointment. I really hope I don’t get sick tonight

Owners care about health of customers and offer good tasting and healthy food. If you are in area check it ouy

I was wrong about this place the food is fresh and excellent. Yes the menu is small and they could add a few new (especially side) items to it but the food is fantastic.

Really wanted to love this place but the food was average at the best. The salad with the chicken kabob REALLY disappointed! Iceberg salad thrown together with a few cubes of tomatoes and cucumbers with some sort of average dressing…
I liked their hummus but even than you only received a few pieces of bread with it so half of it was left behind.

One of our favorite restaurants in Ladera Ranch!!! Great Mediterranean food!!! Love their Lemon garlic chicken Kabob and Filet served with Basmati Rice and Vegies! Excellent service. Highly recommended!!! Great for the entire family!!! Service was perfect and both ladies are absolutely wonderful! Extremely sweet and friendly!!! Awesome tasting food! Open for Breakfast, Lunch as well. 5 Plus Stars!

LOVE this place! Recently discovered it a few months ago and we’ve been coming back ever since. Great food. Always fresh. Relaxing environment. Very kind staff.
Foods to try:
Gyro Sandwich
Hummus with Pita Bread (appetizer)
Spicy Chicken Kabob
Lemon Chicken Kabob
Orange Lemonade
We’re still trying more new foods on the menu. Will report back as we try them! So far, we haven’t tried anything we didn’t like! We NEVER leave disappointed! A++

It was a bit awkward while ordering. The women who was working the cashier wasn’t the most helpful. The food was average. There isn’t anything special about it. In my opinion, the cost is too high for what we are getting which is 5 pieces of chicken on a bed of rice with some over salted vegetables. Probably won’t be returning anytime soon.

Average, middle of the road. I’ve been back a few times and it’s been pretty good every time. Would easily recommend it.
Biggest downside is cost.

This place is nice, clean and a bit pricey, but the food is really good.
The hostess/​server wasn’t too friendly but she might have had a bad day, I will go back and perhaps revise my rate.

The place itself is modern contemporary styles with quartz countertops and nice wood tiled floors. Things looked clean, but not busy at all either.
Service. Hard to tell. You order at counter and they bring you food. Again, it wasn’t busy at all so it was hard to tell.
Food. Seems healthy but far from authentic. All their sauces were over poweringly vinegar based. Appropriate if you are having one of their salads. Taziki sauce was horrible. Tasted like mayo. I’ve had better from bulk containers at restaurant depot. Small portions.
Unfortunately this place is like the wood tiled floors. Sleek and pleasing to the eye, but not the real deal. Some have written reviews saying their ginger lemonade is great. I came here looking for a Mediterranean chicken wrap though. Didn’t find what I was looking for.

This place has the best salads. I have gone a number of times and each time is great. They have humans as an appetizer… fantastic!
Everything is fresh and has so much taste.
The restaurant is very clean and the temperature is perfect. I am so glad there is a nice restaurant with healthy food in Ladera Ranch.

Most amazing food great service such modern spot… the ginger lemonade is to die for I’m so glad I found this place I had lunch here earlier and had to bring my boyfriend for dinner
Must try the gyro and spicy kabob
I definitely recommend forte Mediterranean Bistro to all

Great service and reasonable prices. Order at the counter and they bring it out to you. The portions are rather small. The food tastes healthy and light (homemade with minimal seasoning)
Ordered the falafel appetizer which comes with 4 oval shaped breaded falafel patties that looked like chicken nuggets and tasted like nothing really. It was interesting to say the least & I wouldn’t get it again. (I like the falafel at panini café)
The combination chicken and filet platter had 4 pieces of chicken and 4 pieces of filet chunks. It was definitely light and fresh. In need of some flavor so I added sauce. I’m glad they don’t heavily season it so that I that I can choose my own sauce but it still lacked something. The meats were a little dry too.
Option of 2 sides from salad, rice or vegetables. Opted for rice (jasmine white rice) & vegetables (2 tiny onion pieces, squash, zucchini, 1 piece of grilled tomatoes). Very basic and nothing really stood out good or bad but at least it tasted healthy.
There are 3 sauces you can try; red pepper (slightly spicy), taziki (yogurt based) cilantro (oily)
Overall not impressed by the flavor or lack there of on the food but I could taste the authenticity and homemade freshness. I’d try something different if I were to go back or was in the area and craving Mediterranean food. (I wouldn’t go out of my way to eat here though)

Yes, finally some good food!
Fresh kabobs and salads. Really great food, even better service and a great fresh and healthy option.
I would recommend their chicken breast kebab (don’t worry, its ultra juicy and yummy). The salads are my personal favorite. I’ve tried their quinoa salad (a healthy take on tabbouleh), the yogurt salad and greek salad. All are super fresh and light, and honestly make eating healthy super easy.
I would recommend trying their juices and plates. They have a salmon plate I have yet to try, but I am eager! They have interesting and healthy options on their appetizer and sides menu that I would definitely try.
I hope Forte is here to stay! I am a fan!

We had lunch catered from here today, and I really really enjoyed it! Here’s what I had today:
Falafel — so good. I’m usually not a huge fan of falafel, but I really liked it here, especially dipped in the delicious tahini sauce.
Cool Cucumber Salad — so fresh and tasty. Lots of cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions, feta & olives (which I picked out b/​c I’m not a fan of olives). I actually ate this salad without the dressing that it comes with b/​c it’s that good by itself. Actually I also used the tahini sauce. Love that sauce.
Chicken Kabob — has a really nice grilled flavor to it. Tender pieces of meat. Loved this one.
Filet Mignon — this was just okay. I usually love steak, but this was quite dry and chewy. I would totally just go for the chicken kabob next time.
Hummus — this was also just okay. I think it needs a bit more flavor. Maybe I’m just used to more flavorful hummus.
Really looking forward to my next meal from here. My co-​workers really like the gyros. will have to try that next!

Great new addition in Ladera Ranch. I tried the gyro plate ($ 9.99) which was a generous amount of gyro meat, plus rice and a side salad. Very good. We also tried the Orange Sunset juice. My wife’s comment, «It’s nice to eat when everything tastes so fresh.» The kids agreed.
We will come back.
Note: they have a kids menu as well.
(For locals: it’s next to Jerry’s Dogs).