Reviews

Overall Total Score
4.7 out of 5
Outstanding | 8842 reviews

What User likes about Wally's Cafe:
Wally’s Café in Emeryville offers authentic Lebanese cuisine through its friendly staff. What was most surprised to us was how delicious the Baklava was!!! It's fluffy, nutty, fragrant, but not oily! With the meat comb you can choose two options of meat. We have the beef and pomegranate chicken. Very delicate and tasteful! The lentil soup was a bit too salty, so we didn't finish it. The hummus and the falafel were al... View all feedback. What Marty W doesn't like about Wally's Cafe:
My first visit. I came based on 4.7 star reviews. Portions were ample but lamb skewers were tough and rice pilaf was dry and bland, maybe only seasoned with a bit of turmeric. Side salad with tomatoes was ample and well dressed. View all feedback.

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Google
4.6 ★ from 859 reviews
lisa
18.01.2024 - 11:29

Delicious! I adore this restaurant! I have been dining here for over 20 years and it never fails to impress.

Hayley
18.01.2024 - 11:29

I had an incredible experience at this restaurant! I entered on a rainy day and was welcomed with a warm smile, a friendly greeting, and a delicious complimenta...

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Mathew
18.01.2024 - 11:29

I absolutely love this restaurant in the East Bay! Make sure to order the chicken shawarma and pomegranate chicken - they are delicious!

AD
18.01.2024 - 11:29

Hidden gem, looks like an unremarkable tiny diner. So much character though, with delicious food!

Tina
18.01.2024 - 11:29

Amazing food and nice people. So happy to find the neighborhood joint!

Aggregated
5.0 ★ from 5 reviews
Little
18.07.2023 - 06:04

Wally’s cafe in Emeryville provides authentic Lebanese cuisine by their friendly staff. What surprised us most was how tasty the Baklava was!!! It’s fluffy, nut...

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Cisco
18.07.2023 - 06:04

While we were in the neighborhood we were craving for shawarma so we heard about Wally's Cafe from family. We ordered online because we were told about the lack...

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Chris
18.07.2023 - 06:04

Lentil soup was complimentary and was excellent! My chicken shawarma was fresh, and tasty. Sat in the patio area with some other nice customers. Friendly servic...

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Roy
18.07.2023 - 06:04

Amazing food with large portions. We got the chicken liver plate and came with a delicious spicy garlic sauce for the liver. The platter was enough to feed two....

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Mohammed
18.07.2023 - 06:04

Super Mediterranean dishes. I tried gyro plater and lentil soup

Menulist
4.8 ★ from 5 reviews

Wally’s Café in Emeryville offers authentic Lebanese cuisine through its friendly staff. What was most surprised to us was how delicious the Baklava was!!! It's...

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The best. Always. The place is tiny with only a few seats, but you can dine next to the bar as long as you order something from the bar, which is convenient bec...

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I love this restaurant. The service is always super friendly, my food is always hot when I receive it and I love that they give me a small lentil soup with each...

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I love to get the combo plate and I usually get the pomegranate chicken and either shrimp kabob or a lamb kebab and it is absolutely wonderful and it comes with...

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While we were in the neighborhood, we were looking for Shawarma, so we heard from Wally's Cafe from the family. We ordered online because we were told about the...

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doordash
4.8 ★ from 5 reviews
Astrid
12.01.2024 - 15:33

I loooove Wallys. I had their delicious kebabs in 2016 and its by far one of my top favorite restaurants. The food is always fresh and tasty. I love their lenti...

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Dave
12.01.2024 - 15:33

I have been goin to Wallys for over 15 years. Its like a home spot. Goin back to bein served by Wally himself. No kinder, better place, No better food. Solid se...

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Gilbert
12.01.2024 - 15:33

This was my first time ordering from Wallys, and will DEFINITELY not be my last! The food was very tasty!! The pilaf rice was so flavorful and on point!

Sean
12.01.2024 - 15:33

Shrimp Salad sometimes is excellent, 70% of the time. Other times the lettuce is little wilted and doesnt seem as fresh or seasoned . Also sometime the shrimp i...

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Michael
12.01.2024 - 15:33

I normally annoyed when warm food is dumped on cold salad but Wallys is close by and the Chicken Salad meat was still warm and lettuce was slightly wilted but i...

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5.0 ★ from 28 reviews
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4.4 ★ from 43 reviews
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