Babylon Cafe

While waiting for my lawyer to come into his office i went for a walk on Maple st. I saw Babylon so i went in. I ordered taboule salad then i ordered lamb chops for entree! It came w 8 lamb chops veggies a side salad and rice. They are. Ot side salads! It's a large dinner plate! Also served with home made bread and pita! Amazing!!!!!! There was enough food for 3 people!!! Washed it down w a mint ice tea! The waitress was very nice and attendtive! Bathroom was very clean!I highly recommend this place! Delicious!!!! I shall be back when i return to Nawlins!!!!

Diannah L- Phoenix, AZ

This restaurant justifies 5 stars with excellent service (friendly, attentive and efficient), absolutely delicious food in large portions, food that had many in-house made elements such as sauces and breads, decent prices and a charming atmosphere. There is nothing that I could think about to give critical feedback for my experience here (or any previous dining experience) Friday night.

My husband and I each got Lebanese tea to drink which was delicious. We started with falafel- which was served with house made pesto and two house made tahini sauces. The falafel was very moist on the inside and crunchy on the outside, and had wonderful flavor, as did each sauce. I got a Babylon platter which had gyro meat, grape leaves, hummus, kibby, salad, and rice- it was amazing! The gyro meat was wonderful. My husband got the gyro burrito, which is a dish unique to Babylon. They put beans, rice, jalapeños, sour cream, tomatoes and your choice of meat in a flour tortilla- you taste the Latin and the Mediterranean elements. So interesting and it was delicious! We also got both pita bread and their house made bread. The house made bread is outstanding. Overall, there was no bite of food that either of us dislike- go try them if you haven't already!

It's no secret that I love Mediterranean food and I am slowly trying every Mediterranean restaurant in the New Orleans area.

I stopped into Babylon Cafe for dinner and it was a fairly slow night. This is a "no frills" type of place, hence the "cafe" title, but I like the murals on the wall and the staff is friendly. I got an order of the beef shawarma which came with a side salad and yellow jasmine rice. I got hummus on the side, because it doesn't come with the dish.

The dish was a bit expensive at $17, but the serving was huge- easily enough food for two people to share and I had a ton of leftovers. The shawarma was tender, well spiced and delicious. The salad was perfect and fresh. And then there was the rice- what was in this rice?? This rice might be the best yellow jasmine rice I have ever had. I'm usually not a big fan of rice in dishes like this, because I find it a bit dry, but I couldn't get enough of it here.

I was disappointed in the hummus- for some reason it just lacked flavor to me. I usually like to spread the hummus on my meat (am I the only one?) and I didn't do that here because I almost felt as if it would have taken away from the flavor of the meat. I was also disappointed that it cost $2 or $3 for a side of hummus when I felt it really should have been included with the meal, especially considering the meal was $17.

Service was fantastic and the waitress was great about refilling drinks and checking on us regularly. I would return, but Babylon wouldn't be my first stop for Mediterranean.

Really excellent food! Everything we had was delicious. The falafel appetizer was well seasoned and they were moist inside, whereas a lot of places dry them out. They came with a nice pesto sauce and two variations of tahini. The gyro burrito really hit the spot and my wife thoroughly enjoyed the Babylon combo plate. You get tones of food and the prices are decent. The Lebanese iced tea was also good and has free refills. There house made bread is awesome as well!

After giving up meat for Lent, I've been on the hunt for vegetarian options in the city. Babylon has plenty of options for vegetarians and meat eaters alike!

We went in around lunchtime and the place was completely empty. I really enjoyed the murals and artwork on the walls. Our waitress was friendly and the service was quick. We ordered the vegetarian sampler, which comes with hummus, baba ghanoush, grape leaves, tabbouleh... The tabbouleh was so great!! I felt instantly healthier after eating it. Super fresh and flavorful. The grape leaves weren't decent, definitely not my favorite. The falafel was delicious.

I would really like to come back and try some of their meat plates. Overall, you get a good portion of food for a good price. The ambiance of the restaurant is very casual, I wouldn't come here for a special occasion or a nice date. I could see myself ordering takeout from here. Not my favorite place in the city for Greek food, but will remain in my regular rotation.

We have frequented Babylon Cafe for years and went again the other night. We ordered our usual-- Babylon Platter ($15.99) and Hummus with Lamb Plate ($16.99).

We were used to being served bread/pita and our salads first...but they never came out.

Our entrees were served-- The Babylon Platter had rice with it but no salad and my Hummus and Lamb Plate was just that, hummus and lamb with no rice or salad. The menu clearly states under Entrees, that they are all served with rice and salad.

We asked our waiter about the rice and salad and he was super defensive and said that certain entrees were not served with salad and we had picked those entrees. Um. Ok.

We showed him the menu, which clearly states that entrees all come with rice and salad. He walked away shaking his head at us saying he didn't control the menu and that it had changed.

He finally brought us out old pita that had been reheated multiple times and my side of rice. No salads were had and no yummy bread, which we had asked for.

We asked to speak to a manager but he said there was no one there. He came back with a manager's phone number.

It was more the attitude than not getting a dumb salad that made us upset. A salad is pretty much a free kitchen item. Just serve me one, the menu says it's included, and even if it didn't--just do it. It's just lettuce. Or bring me out a Baklava for god's sake to make up for your secret menu change that was not mentioned to anyone.

He eventually came back and changed his tune--everything was comped. Whhhaaat?! After all of that and the bad attitude?! We didn't ask for anything to be comped but appreciated the final gesture, as it was way more than we wanted...

I mean I just wanted a dang salad!

I think we will give Babylon Cafe a break. It was more of a headache than a nice casual night out.

I agree with the other reviews.. The food and prices here are awesome, but the atmosphere is definitely lacking. It is my favorite place for Mediterranean food in NOLA though. I've eaten there and gotten it as take out as well. It's just as good eating it at home.

They have excellent Hummus. I recommend getting the homemade bread instead of the pita bread. Their Gyro on the homemade bread is delicious. The meat is tender and that bread....I don't know how they make it, but it is sooo good! Skip the pita bread all together. I also like the vegetarian plate. It comes with Hummus, Tabbouleh, Falafel, Baba Ganoush and bread. It is very filling.

It's a quaint little place in a really cool area on Maple St. After dinner you can follow up with coffee or tea at Starbucks or PJ's which are both right next door.

The chef might need some better knife skills but he certainly shouldn't quit his day job.

Just as the Kabob isn't a Kabob, here, Gyro isn't thin shavings of meat, but rather chunks. Perhaps in the sandwich it is different but on the Gyro plate, I got a pile of cubed Gyro meat (+ tomatoes and onions) with bread and 2 sides (not a Gyro wrap which I had hoped for).

Slices, cubes, triangles, octagons...who cares when the food still taste great!

I definitely enjoyed eating here. At first we were going to eat at Lebanon's but they weren't serving gyros so I'm glad we decided to come here. We were the only customers at the time but that was okay. The inside is beautiful murals and middle eastern paintings from local NO artists. The gyros do not cost a lot either. They are wrapped tight and full of flavor. The only downside is you have to buy your Greek feta salad and hummus and pita bread seperate. They do however have wheat pita and wheat pita wraps for the gyro. This place was very good and I definitely would come back next time I'm in the area and I want some good Greek food.

I love this place. Since moving to New Orleans, this has been my go to place for middle Eastern food.

The home made bread, mint tea, stuffed grape leaves, kafta platter and chicken shawarma are all things that have been delicious. The place really delivers on their promise for good middle eastern food ( unlike Lebanon cafe on Carrollton).

Plus, the wait staff has always been very friendly and the place itself is super cute! Well done guys, this is a quality establishment, better than some of the other overrated places like Lebanon cafe.