Aceituna is a Spanish word for olive, and considering the use of olives and olive oil in Mediterranean cuisine, it's a perfect name for Aceituna Cafe in Kendall Square. The restaurant features Lebanese and Mediterranean food hot and fast.The menu at Aceituna Cafe has lots of options, mostly under $10, ranging from pita roll-ups to heartier entrees with meat, rice and salad. The real deals, though, are in the vegetarian plate and the combo specials. The vegetarian plate has a choose-3 option ($7.79) and a choose-5 option ($9.79), although three choices provides plenty of food. Try the tabboule, predominantly made of finely chopped parsley and served in heaping scoops, or the falafel, large, crunchy, heavily spiced patties with a more chunky texture than at most falafel restaurants. Other choices include hummus, babaghannouge, rice with lentils, grape leaves, and couscous salad. If sandwiches are more your speed, try the combo specials, featuring fries, a soda, and a falafel roll-up ($7.25) or a chicken or beef shawarma roll-up ($8.75).
Aceituna Cafe is located at 605 West Kendall Street in Cambridge. Hours are Monday through Friday, 11am to 8pm.
Originally posted on Bostonist.
5 comments:
middle eastern food is such edible bliss. I like cafe algiers -their mergez are amazing!
Looks delicious! I've been meaning to ask you for a while... what kind of camera do you have? You can take pics really close up without losing clarity.
Yes, I do like Algiers, but more for the atmosphere. I've been meaning to review them forever!
Tammy, it's a Canon PowerShot A630. I love the Macro feature, which is the part I find most important - that's what allows for the closeups. Next time we meet up, we can talk cameras ;)
I eat at Aceituna for lunch every week or two. I haven't gotten their veggie combo plate in a while. mmmmmm.
Excellent, thanks Pam!!!
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