Ali Baba`s Kitchen in Newbury Park

Stopped in while driving north through California, and stopped for a bite. Awesome food, wonderful coffee and tea. Planning our next trip already.

Great delicious food. I couldn't be happier, I never knew this was I'm my neighborhood.

Delicious, authentic food that is super fresh! I recommend everything on the menu, but especially the falafel, mint tea, shawarma, and Turkish coffee. Baba's Kitchen is a lovely, family-owned business. They are good people. The murals add to the charm. I can go for dinner in the Middle East without leaving California. Thank you Baba's Kitchen!

mediterranean food, mmm, awesome. It was so tasty. I had a cousin come into town and she asked me to go back here. Food is like a place in Baltimore I loved.

Nice location for Mediterranean food. I love eating here. The service was very sociable and kind. Prices are appropriate for the quality.

Was recommended by friends many times before. Great tasting food and their spicy habanero sauce is the best with humus and pita. I finally asked them to sell me the sauce to take home.

This place is amazing. Went in right before closing the owner was very accommodating and made fresh food. Will definitely refer to others .

Cooks have not been wearing masks at all! Don't eat here!

The food is good and the staff is nice. But the portions are not big enough for the prices. The prices just seem so good... Then you see why. For $50 2 adults and a child were still hungry and had to do a drive thru. Unacceptable.

I prefer this restaurant a lot. there is a unique spirit. The meals are superb. the service is effective and the stuff is professional. The price is decent. extremely recommend.

i highly reccomend very good middle eastern food!!!

Awesome place. The staff are all so friendly and nice. And the food is amazing. All their kabobs are cooked just right, not under nor over-cooked... their salmon kabob is the best. I usually pick up food for lunch at work and this place is definitely one of my choices every week.

Ali Baba's is one of our favorite Newbury Park restaurants. The owner and staff are friendly, and the food is delicious. Full of flavors, fresh ingredients. The hummus is the best I've ever had.

Nice spot in Newbury Park for Mediterranean food. The people that work in the restaurant are nice this was my first experience at Baba's. Apparently short for Alibaba

Good food. Price is okay. Nice and quaint

Great service. Everyone was really nice and the food was very good. Fresh and homemade. First time and very happy. The humus was the best I’ve ever had ❤️

I have known the owner of this restaurant since he was at his previous location. He also owns a second restaurant in Oak Park, and his brother owns a restaurant in Simi Valley. When he is on the premises and cooking, I would give his restaurant 4 stars. But when he is not there, the quality falls off noticeably. The last time I saw him, he was mentioning that it's hard to keep the quality up with two restaurants, and he's not completely succeeding.

Excellent food! I love the all the shawarma here, especially salmon and chicken. Terrific lentil soup. Best hummus I've ever had from any restaurant. Even the side salad and vegetables are on point. One of the few places without alcohol that I go out of my way for, lol. Bottom line: as long as you have functional taste buds, you'll be glad you went!

Love this spot. Terrific staff and service. The salmon shawarma is brilliant.

I came here after seeing all these good reviews. Honestly I left disappointed. We ordered the chicken and steak kebab plates and they were both too salty. The chicken was kind of dry. The steaks were better. I like the fact that they give a good amount of grilled veggies. They also gave us salad but it was too drenched in dressing I couldn't eat more than a couple bites. Rice was good.

This is hands down the best Mediterranean food in a 30 mile radius. The beef shawarma is one of the best I've ever had. It's flavorful and always cooked perfectly. The hummus is amazing, and the vegetarian options are great. They have really, really good homemade hot sauce. The staff and owner are very nice. Wonderful to see this place thrive and doing well!

Very good authentic food and fair prices...great Turkish coffee

Great little place to have in NP! A little hole in the wall, but good food and lots of vegan / vegetarian options.

Good food, but factor in the delay when you plan out...

We discovered this restaurant in the previous location, before they moved here about 13 years ago. Lynnie ordered the salmon every time and I always order the lamb curry. We always split the two meals between us. Both meals turn out to be consistently the same, SUPERFINE. The owner is the chef and he is on top of his craft. The food is Mediterranean and the only cooking that maybe more delicious is Hungarian.

By far the best hummus I have ever eaten. The falafel plate is my favorite, everything is freshly made to order. I love this place!

Consistently good food, whatever we order. I'm particularly fond of the chicken. The falafel is the real deal and reminds me of years spent it the Middle East.

Amazing taste of Middle East right in the heart of Newbury Park. Best Falafels in town.

Halal food Reasonable price

Awesome food!

All right, yay! Hurray. Good job, guys. Let's just not come in tomorrow. Let's just take a day. Have you ever tried shawarma? There's a shawarma joint about two blocks from here. I don't know what it is, but I want to try it.

Friendly service, food was disgusting. Rice was clumpy, unevenly flavored. The chicken shawarma was over cooked, dry, and had a plastic-like texture. The Hummus was the worst I’ve ever had. My money was wasted and my appetite lost.

I just experienced one of the best Mediteranean meals I think I've ever had here. Can't wait to come back for seconds!

Amazing food..

Great food great service 👍

This place is fuego, most places make Arabic food too oily but this place is the exception. Everything feels fresh. If you're still deciding where to eat stop deciding, go here! The food and service is excellent.

This place is better than mama hummus a bit farther away...you get more food here. Felafel tastes great! $1 piece.

Great food. Quick service. Small restaurant. Good price.

Tried the stuffed salmon fillet, it was perfect! Super tasty and good service

It may appear to be a humble place, but the food and service are first rate! This is my favorite Mediterranean restaurant.

Bad service, girl forgot gave me spoon, tube for drink, soup was warm not hot, shawarma is not shawarma, it is like taco, falling apart. Improve your service. I can remove review, just improve everything. All food are not tasty. I been not happy after my visit.

Lamb kabobs

So fresh and delicious!I had the chicken shawarma salad, my female travel companion had the chicken kabab. Her dish came with rice, vegetables and salad. We got pita & dolmas on the side. Dolmas were filled with rice, they weren't old tasting or lived in the fridge, dry. Very generous portions.Ordered the Turkish coffee, they give a full pot. Very friendly staff. The restaurant space was kinda petite, but cozy. Definitely will return.

Had the shrimp kabob and it was amazing! Will definitely return when I'm in Thousand Oaks

We just went to this restaurant thinking it's the same nice place 2 years ago and was very disappointed.ordered roasted leg of lamb and it was like boiled lamb did not look roasted at all.if you want to see and eat a real roasted lamb check out kisomos restaurant in steaveston Richmond BC.Go on line check the website and see roasted lamb.what you see in that photo what you get.But this place will not try again.dissopointedBut the the young lady who work there as a server really sweet.

Falafel gyro is the best in town

Good Mediterranean food is difficult to find without driving a distance. My late husband and l frequented Baba's a lot. Never disappointed once, food was always fresh and cooked on premise #1 in all of The Conjo

Great local place for some excellent Mediterranean food. We had a craving for some and the drive into the valley was just too daunting and Google search did not disappoint. The falafels were seasons just right and fried to perfection, crunchy on the outside, soft and moist on the inside. The beef shwarma was up to par, the hummus tasted great, and the warm pita kept coming. But the lamb kebob, it is obvious they knew exactly how to cook it. It's tender, juicy, not gamy at all. I rarely eat lamb because a lot of places simply cant prepare it right, Baba's Kitechen does an excellent job and based on this first visit, I look forward to going back again to try out some of their other offerings on the menu.

I love the food here. The owner is the best cook ever. There are 2 restaurants and he works at both of them at different days. Today my daughter and I ate at the Newbury Park one and I wish the owner was working today. His tabouli is chopped fine, today was large and chunky, didn't like. Pita sandwiches are good, hummus is always good there. I just love Kalil's cooking, he's the best cook.

Great falafels! Downright amazing. I wish I lived closer so I get them more often. Great service and the owners is very friendly and amazing in the kitchen. If you're in the area, try it out!