Hours
| Saturday | 10 AM–8:30 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–8:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 296 Lighthouse Ave Suite C, Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: (831) 215-1817
Website: https://internationalcafemonterey.com/
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Reviews
claire gaborne
Gloria the owner was such a breath of fresh air in the world today! Her restaurant feels like a cozy welcoming home.
The gyro sandwiches were so delicious. I highly recommend the hummus/babaganoush 10/10!!! Turkish coffee was a unique experience. We also enjoyed a fun game of mancala!
If you’re looking for a place that values community, delicious food, and supporting Palestine this is your place!
… moreThe gyro sandwiches were so delicious. I highly recommend the hummus/babaganoush 10/10!!! Turkish coffee was a unique experience. We also enjoyed a fun game of mancala!
If you’re looking for a place that values community, delicious food, and supporting Palestine this is your place!
Helen Bilyk
It feels like the best food in all of California. We’ve come here from Los Angeles three times already, and every time we visit, we know exactly where we’re going for dinner.
The food is absolutely incredible, the atmosphere is cozy and warm, and the owner truly captivates you with her kind, genuine smile. You can feel the heart and love behind everything they do.
Thank you so much. Highly recommend this place
… moreThe food is absolutely incredible, the atmosphere is cozy and warm, and the owner truly captivates you with her kind, genuine smile. You can feel the heart and love behind everything they do.
Thank you so much. Highly recommend this place
Salma Dixon
I decided to try this place because I’m a fan of Middle Eastern food. The restaurant itself is cozy, but the person behind the counter seemed clearly unhappy and rushed while taking our order—I didn’t see a smile once. I ordered the gyro plate, but the gyro meat was cut too thick and lacked flavor. Nothing tasted fresh as it should have. The tabbouleh salad was bland, and the dolma also lacked flavor. Unfortunately, I won’t be coming back.
… moreAlicia Beverage
Clean, friendly and the food was really tasty. I had a falafel (house made, not dry with nice seasoning) with fries that were fresh. I would come back for a casual bite. I’d like to try their Turkish coffee and the beautiful Turkish delight I spied in the case next time.
… moreJr Ortega
Food was great and atmosphere was very nice. First time here and it was a 5/5 right off the bat. Had the beef & lamb gyro plate and everything was delicious will come back again for sure! They also had Dubai Pistachio Chocolate & their Turkish Coffee was amazing. Great restaurant very welcoming and cozy.
… moreAlyssa Villalpando
Cute and cozy with REALLY good food! We walked in before closing and got a Gyro Plate and Veggie Plate. For the Gyro Plate – I loved that it included 2 Dolmas, they’re my favorite and at most places I usually have to pick between eating a meat option or veggie option so I was grateful I got a bit of both worlds at this place. The gyro meat was flavorful and cooked well, the tzatziki sauce was jam packed with good spices and the pita was nice and fluffy. The salad had just a smidge too much dressing for my taste but it’s not a deal breaker. The Veggie Plate was also delicious – moist and flavorful falafel and hummus and good tabouleh. My only comment is that the fridge for drinks was out of order, but maybe they’ll fix it soon. Overall, the atmosphere was quiet, welcoming, and the food was good and affordable.
… moreGalayna Wade
My favorite falafel place in town! The people here are always so sweet and lovely. They have great food, with large enough servings that I always have enough for another meal. They also have a fantastic selection of sweets.
If you used to go to the little lunch counter at the International Market down the street, these are the same people!
… moreIf you used to go to the little lunch counter at the International Market down the street, these are the same people!
M W (PikaPika)
This review is for weekend take out. Pics included to evidence food and sadly things are fresh but absolutely do not taste good. Anyways not sure if take out is the cause of how terrible things were but regardless I’m never coming back.
First, I’m very sorry to give this a 1/5 because the service is friendly and fast but the food is by far the most terrible I’ve ever had on the peninsula and close to the worst thing I ever put in my mouth. Zero flavor, over cooked, and just tastes wrong. I really want to be honest because the 5 star votes on here led me to believe this place was amazing but i feel completely misled.
First I was actually tempted to throw out everything and get a mcds after this…and know that I never waste food and am not a huge mcds fan.
Secondly, what I was eating…
Avgolemono – 0/5 absolutely inedible sour mess. Chicken is way over cooked and tastes like they dumped a vat of cheap lemon juice in the broth. Broth is sour, flavorless and dull.
Beef schwarma – 1/5 super dry, super over cooked, super gristly and barely any real flavor.
Hummus – 2/5 flavorless, and swimming in way too much oil that is also flavorless. I have a jar of tahini in the back of my fridge that is jam packed with toasted sesame flavor and they obviously did not use that.
Baba ganoush – 3/5 okay, smokey and standard. Nothing to write home about
Tabbouhle – 3.5/5 normal and fresh
Pita – 3.5/5 decent but obviously store bought
Dolma – 4/5 decent enough but not outstanding
Beans -4/5 sadly the best thing from today but it’s literally like canned pork and beans without the pork fat and huge beans instead
The above sounds unkind but again it takes a genuine lack of passion and talent to make fresh ingredients taste this bad and bland. And if I made this in my own kitchen I would be horrified and ashamed to serve it to anyone.
So a recap that the food wasn’t just terrible, it wasn’t cheap, it wasn’t worth the time struggling with difficult parking and is definitely not worth the 5 star rating.
On this I’m not sure how they’ll survive in Monterey with real restaurants around them. But I decided to post this review to be fair and to reflect the ugly truth: you should eat elsewhere.
It’s not doing places that are legitimately good, like epsilon, dametras restaurant, and petras any justice to be nice to places like this as their own ratings are lower than International Cafe.
On this please rate for **food** people because you cannot eat customer service.
… moreFirst, I’m very sorry to give this a 1/5 because the service is friendly and fast but the food is by far the most terrible I’ve ever had on the peninsula and close to the worst thing I ever put in my mouth. Zero flavor, over cooked, and just tastes wrong. I really want to be honest because the 5 star votes on here led me to believe this place was amazing but i feel completely misled.
First I was actually tempted to throw out everything and get a mcds after this…and know that I never waste food and am not a huge mcds fan.
Secondly, what I was eating…
Avgolemono – 0/5 absolutely inedible sour mess. Chicken is way over cooked and tastes like they dumped a vat of cheap lemon juice in the broth. Broth is sour, flavorless and dull.
Beef schwarma – 1/5 super dry, super over cooked, super gristly and barely any real flavor.
Hummus – 2/5 flavorless, and swimming in way too much oil that is also flavorless. I have a jar of tahini in the back of my fridge that is jam packed with toasted sesame flavor and they obviously did not use that.
Baba ganoush – 3/5 okay, smokey and standard. Nothing to write home about
Tabbouhle – 3.5/5 normal and fresh
Pita – 3.5/5 decent but obviously store bought
Dolma – 4/5 decent enough but not outstanding
Beans -4/5 sadly the best thing from today but it’s literally like canned pork and beans without the pork fat and huge beans instead
The above sounds unkind but again it takes a genuine lack of passion and talent to make fresh ingredients taste this bad and bland. And if I made this in my own kitchen I would be horrified and ashamed to serve it to anyone.
So a recap that the food wasn’t just terrible, it wasn’t cheap, it wasn’t worth the time struggling with difficult parking and is definitely not worth the 5 star rating.
On this I’m not sure how they’ll survive in Monterey with real restaurants around them. But I decided to post this review to be fair and to reflect the ugly truth: you should eat elsewhere.
It’s not doing places that are legitimately good, like epsilon, dametras restaurant, and petras any justice to be nice to places like this as their own ratings are lower than International Cafe.
On this please rate for **food** people because you cannot eat customer service.
Tommy Gaerlan
One of the best stops we’ve made in Monterey! Food was so good, Gloria made us feel at home and was so warm to us. The “Shutdown Meal Deal” is a steal of a price for a pair. Love their community oriented attitude towards their service, we’ll absolutely be back each time we’re in Monterey!
… moreR A
Excellent place to experience Turkish and Arabic cuisine. Excellent authentic service. Reasonable prices. Highly recommend,
… more