Jerusalem Garden Café - Mediterranean restaurant in Asheville - 78 Patton Ave, USA

This was my first time eating this kind of food and let me tell you, it was amazing!! The service was exceptional. We got the kabob platter and every meat was tender, juicy and flavorful. The salads on the side were so refreshing and just bursting with flavor. The baklava was also really good. I didnt care for the falafel as much, but that was just me. Everything else was delicious. We ate around 1 and it was not busy. Highly recommend!

Nice place to grab food. I’d recommend heading to the back of the restaurant if you want a quieter dinning experience. The front is nice too but you get more street noise. We had the lamb gyro with salad and the falafel gyro with potatoes. Everything was excellent and the portions are large so come hungry! Restrooms were clean and the server was good.

We visited recently on a Saturday, approximately 1:00pm, and this place was busy, but we got seated right away. This was our second choice for "brunch" location, but we're very glad we visited! We shared the lamb shawarma bowl and an order of falafel. My wife also had a pomegranate soda that was subtle but flavorful. The shawarma bowl included hummus, roasted cauliflower with a tahini/citrus sauce, flavorful rice, pita bread, and the shawarma itself. It was all immensely flavorful. Especially surprising was the roasted cauliflower, it was amazing! The falafel seemed a tad less flavorful than others we've had in the past, but was still well cooked, with a soft interior. The sauce given with it was thicker than other places, which I liked, and gave a nice contrast with the texture of the falafel itself. The staff we interacted with - especially our server - were friendly and offered to answer any questions. Service was fast and accurate, even though it was really busy in there. The only very slight downside was the arrangement of some of the seating. We were sat at a low table where the only seating was a bench along one side, so my wife and I had to sort of sit half on and half off the bench to look at each other and share food. That, and we were basically staring right at the two customers seated very closely right across from us, which was slightly awkward. But for sure we would go back and we're glad our first choice had so much of a wait this afternoon that we made our way here!

Loved this place. My husband and I split the Muhamarah (red pepper spread, thick) with pita; we’d get it again, vegetarian platter, and an order of falafel. The falafel were beautifully crispy on the outside and had excellent flavor. The tahini salad was delicious. I’m typically not a fan of babaghanoush because of the smoke flavor but this had a very light smokiness.

A MUST anytime you visit Asheville! I always bring friends here whenever they are in town! This place has it all incredible food, fun and lively atmosphere, and the best service you can get! The plates are large so it’s fun to bring a group and share because you will want to sample everything, you can not go wrong with whatever you order.

The food is amazing and stands on its own. The hummus is some of the best I’ve ever had. The vegan kibbeh and the felafel are also absolutely delicious. Service is a little off. We sat on the porch and struggled to get our server to come out. Server seemed to be in a bad mood and wasn’t very helpful or friendly. Shame, cause the food is there, just the service isn’t.

Delicious food! We've finally been able to try this place out and I can't wait to go back already. They have amazing beef/lamb shawarma and chicken shawarma and a chill laid back atmosphere. Definitely recommend 🥰

Amazing time here! Our waiter was super attentive and very friendly!!! We dined at the very back since we were a party of 6. The service was extremely fast and the food was SO good! I got the salmon bowl. The portions were pretty good considering the price and the quality was really good! The salmon was cooked so nicely and the sauce on top of the cauliflower was divine! We really enjoyed our appetizers which came quickly and then we also were entertained by this wonderful dancer who was so kind and warm and talented!!! Overall, would recommend this restaurant to anyone!! Would go back. Vegan friendly options too :) however I would advise to go early since it tends to get crowded as the night progresses!