Reviews for Happy Time Mediterranean Restaurant in El Cajon, CA

What an awesome experience!!! Out of this world chicken shawarma wrap deep fried, samosas, and a couple of salads. Food made to... order, not sitting around waiting for me to select it. Wonderful, helpful people making the food. Can't wait to go back!!! Read more

We just had dinner here this afternoon and it was fantastic! My wife got the beef shawarma bowl and I got a lamb wrap. Very... good. There were these purple fermented cabbage on the side of the salad were fantastic we asked the owner if we could get anextra and he gave us a whole to go container of them. Great place very friendly staff. We will be back! Read more

Wow! I must say this has to be some of the most delicious food I have ever eaten in my life. I?m not even exaggerating. Chicken... and Beef tikka plates both amazing. Hummus is the best out there flavor wise. I?m so glad me and the family finally tried thisplace. Will definitely be back. Thank you to the staff for the great food and service. Read more

The combinations of foods were really good. The bread was like a very large tortilla but the taste was very different than a... Mexican tortilla. It was good. I was a guest and came late after food was ordered, so I really don't know the name of thedishes I had. I recognized a cucumber type dressing/dip. That was really good. And the humus! Wow! That packed flavor! Lovedit! Had some lamb and chicken. I liked the chicken better than the lamb. The lamb had a mild flavor, almost could mistake itfor another meat, like a blend of lamb and beef...not really sure. We were the only dine-in patrons. From what I understood,most people order carry out. But there was plenty of seating to maintain social distancing. Read more

This afternoon my Arabic friend said, let me show u where to go for good Mediterranean food. We ended here. It's a darling... place. The owner is such a gentleman. The food was amazing!! For those who read my posts, u know I'm not a big meat eater. Butthis place is exactly why I would never be a vegetarian. These people know how to cook! The dish that was ordered was a Fiestasize combination of a variety of dishes. I dont know the names of them all but i know one was called Chicken Shwarma, and therewas chicken and beef kobab (not exactly sure what it was called). We also ordered French fries... um not the kind from McD. Thereal kind. And for dessert Baklava. The meat was so flavorful! Amazing tantalizing taste and wildly delish!!! ????????????Alsothe Lentil soup and the hummus was to die for!!! I could eat that hummus for days and days.???????????????????? I'm definitelytaking my family here to eat!!! It's a Happy Time at Happy Time. 4 people ate with extra to take home! Update 6/18/22 took myhubby and sister here to enjoy. So yummy. What a wonderful treat to come here and bring lots of leftovers for my children! Theyscared it all up. Nothing left! Read more

This is my go to place!! Consistently good and plentiful! The staff are very friendly and they recommend great dishes. I love... the decor also. You wont be disappointed! The garlic sauce!! My goodness! Update: went back. They wanted me to try their LentilSoup! It was the best lentil soup I've ever had! So well seasoned. Great flavor! So comforting. You can have a bowl for a mealand be fully satisfied. I highly recommend it. ? Read more

If you dine-in or out your food will come in to go containers which was sad, but the upside is easier to clean! I have to say I... most likely will not be coming back due to the quality and price. The price matches the best Lebanese and Mediterranean food inSan Diego which it doesn't not do in the preparation of the food. The baba ganoush was very lack luster in taste while thedolma was good for being vegetarian! The plates for the amount of food was a lot, but no amount can make up for quality and howthe food was prepared. Update September 19th 2021: I am going back through all my reviews of restaurants to be more stringentand to compete my due diligence of each. I have set forth three rules that all restaurant will need to follow to get a threestar rating. The three rules for restaurants is the keep it fresh, keep it clean, and keep it simple! Getting a four or fivestar will become harder, but not impossible! Why? Well, people rating poor restaurants as five stars when they are barely a twoor three is commonplace in Google Maps and I would like to fix this problem. Read more

I loved the food. Fresh and delicious. Owner and staff were very friendly and attentive. Wonderful customer service! Very clean... and beautiful sitting area. We had a combination plate between my husband and I. Loved every bite of chicken and beef. Bigportions. My son had the lamb shank plate, very big and delicious. The rice is fresh and tasty. We'll be back for my birthday.Plus the owner came out to make sure we were happy with our meals multiple times. They really were very attentive. I highlyrecommend their desert Kunafa! Read more