Dyafa - Oakland

The restaurant was very busy for Sunday dinner, we waited a long time for the food, but it was worth the wait. Everything tasted delicious, seasonings are amazing, the service was very good and the place has a nice atmosphere.

I hardly write cripples, but I had to do it. what a great meal we had. everything was fresh and tasty and the service could not have been better. five of us mostly shared small tellers and one escape. we had cocktails to start and a wonderful Lebanese white wine to accompany our meal (given by the fabulous hostess.) everything was excellent!

Wonderful food and service. I'm Lebanese- and I so appreciated the combination of authenticity with the unexpected/special feeling of the dishes.

We sat the chef's counter and our server ended up being the bartender. His lack of service and competency as a server was palpable from the beginning. He didn't know much about the new tasting menu that was introduced and we had to ask to speak to someone else to get the full scoop on it. The sea bass cost an extra $5/person but this wasn't indicated on the menu. The entree actually came in before the appetizer Battata hara (spicy potatoes) because they had forgotten about it and we had to remind them about it. This was our 3rd time at Dyafa and I must say that this experience was so disappointing that this will most likely be the last. The food was average and a poor value for what we got.

Food over priced for quality. $17 for hummus with chunks of lamb fat not even fat on top. Very disappointing experience