Cedars Cafe

Not a great night to review this restaurant as I think either a cold or flu was starting, but it was good food. I thought the grape leaves were ok, but were a little mushy. The talapia entrée was fresh and came with salad and rice. The Kebab platter was 5 pieces of lamb on rice with salad. Both the salads lacked much taste on the dressing, which is my only real complaint about the whole meal.
Plenty of parking in the strip mall lot and they take all plastic, and it’s BYO.

The food is fresh and made to order! Can’t beat that. The salads are always crisp and you’ll never find those rotten lettuce pieces you usually find in salads at restaurants. They have a very nice menu. The hummus is so yummy! I usually get the shawarma chicken and my husband likes the lamb. We have tried the chicken tawook as well! The portion sizes are good and the plate is nutritionally balanced. My favorite salad (well, one of my favorites :)) is the fattoush salad which comes with a nutty dressing. It’s also a great place to get dessert and the meal you eat will allow for plenty room to have a little sweetness after your meal without feeling guilty or overfilled.

Authentic Lebanese food, very fresh and deliciously seasoned. Owner and his family is very friendly and food came out promptly. We had the freshest and most delicious Baklava we have ever had in US!

Food menu is very impressive, especially since the middle eastern influence is there. Fast and friendly staff

Our favorite place to eat. Quality food. Great service. Highly recommend for a nice mediterrean food

We’ve dined at the Cedars Café many times. The Lebanese food is authentic, prepared fresh, and of course, delicious. The atmosphere is welcoming, with Lebanese music softly playing in the background. The people are genuinely warm and friendly, and the space is clean and comfortable. My favorite meal is the vegetarian platter; my Irish husband likes the lamb kabobs and the kafta. We both love the tabouli. I make it occasionally, but it’s work intensive, so we order it every time we go to Cedars.
I saw a negative review in which the reviewer said, «nothing authentic about this middle eastern cuisine.» Seriously? Well, I AM Lebanese, and I can vouch for the authenticity of this restaurant’s offerings. Go. You’ll want to go again, and again …

This is a class act. Classic Lebanese dishes done with heart and soul. Everything beyond fresh – I don’t even know how they get those vegetables so crisp year-​round. Wondeful hospitality and and an impeccably clean space.

Mislead by Unilocal reviews to this place. Rice was bland and honestly, nothing authentic about this middle eastern cuisine. I was happy that they let me buy pita bread by the bag. Guess I will go the city for the best middle eastern food around. What a dream come true it would be if it was right near home.

Really like this place and especially that they take time and prepare food from scratch. I love their vegetarian platter, chicken schwarma (prob misspelled it:)) sandwich or platter. It’s clean, spacious, Lebanese music on the background and service friendly. One of my regular spots to eat in the area. Wish pita would be better.

The beef and lamb shawarma was outstanding. Good portions. Decent amount of traffic for a weekday in the Great Valley area but not packed. Menu items for lunch options somewhat limited.

Been coming since they first opened which has been around 4 years I believe. We go usually around once or twice or week and I can say that over the 500 meals I’ve had here that it’s been reliable

We are in town for a visit and stopped by this gem. In a small strip mall area (Westgate Plaza), doesn’t really stand out but the food was great! My husband and I had the The Trio for the appetizer, he had the Schwarma combo and I had the Chicken Tawook. The trio was lovely– we enjoyed 2÷3− wasn’t particularly thrilled about the stuffed grape leaves, but the hummus was amazing! According to my husband, Schwarma was good lean meats, well seasoned and complemented with the given sauces. I enjoyed the chicken pieces– not too charred and the salad was lightly drizzled with a vinaigrette (yum)! The waitress was very welcoming and the service was great! :)

The falafel was dry. The fries weren’t seasoned. The baklava was meh.

Authentic, gem of a place.
Cedars Café serves the real-​deal Lebanese cuisine in a comfortable and friendly environment. There are a few other ethnic/​specialty eateries in the same shopping center, such as a popular BBQ joint and a Thai restaurant. My favorite spot, however, is Cedars Café.
Here are some highlights:
— Super friendly owner, who checks on each table personally — he goes the extra step to make sure you feel welcomed (as an aside, I notice this in Middle Eastern restaurants)
— Hummus is creamy goodness — I get mine sans extra olive oil, so I can enjoy the purity of the chickpea ingredients
— Grapes leaves, Kibbeh, and Falafel are all stand out for the vegetarians
— Chicken Schwarma and Lamb dishes are great for the omnivores — the chicken schwarma, in particular, is excellently marinated, served with a garlic dipping sauce, and comes atop a bed of fragrant rice with a lightly dressed salad and the aforementioned stellar hummus to boot
Free refills, absurdly low prices, you can’t get better than this. Even the appetizers are served with extras such as pickled vegetables, which shows a devotion to the customer experience and harkening to the flavors/​textures of Lebanese cuisine.
Oh, for the Middle Eastern neophytes, they have a lamb gyro with french fries lunch special that is an easy first step.

This is my first time here and it was amazing. It’s a small place with limited seating but that didn’t bother me. There were not a whole lot of people here but that might be because it’s chilly out today and expected to snow.
I was hungry though and had the falafel sandwich and hummus. It was delicious that I’m still devouring on the remnants of what’s left of my hummus. The flavors here are amazing.
Service here is also not bad but I can see how it can get difficult if there’s a crowd. It didn’t affect me today and so I’ll be leaving happy.

Excellent food… I would kill for the baklava… I was lucky to have had choclate baklava 2 years ago
.still hoping they get it bk on menu… nice ambience… good staff… kudos!!!

This is definitely my favorite restaurant in the area. My family and I come here a lot and everything is always delicious, especially the shawarma and the garlic paste served with it. The staff is very friendly too. Can’t wait to go back.

This place is fantastic. I went last night for the first time and I was very impressed. I had the Trio App as my dinner. It came with Hummus, Stuffed Grape Leaves, and Falafel. The hummus was great. It wasn’t watery like I’ve had at other places. Grape leaves were awesome. I’d never had falafel until last night and I was amazed. I’m kicking myself now because it took me so long to try falafel. I went back today for lunch with a co-​worker. I had the falafel sandwich. It was rolled in pita and stayed together nicely. The combo of flavors in the sandwich were delicious. This place is on my way home from work. I can see myself stopping frequently for take-​out. It’s a BYOB, which is always a plus.

A group of seven hungry hikers from the Chester County Trail Club arrived at 8 pm after hiking at Valley Forge. Several of us seek vegan food, so we need to find restaurants that know what they’re doing in that respect.
We had reservations and we ordered from the menu. Most of us had some version of the mixed appetizer plate or the larger mixed dinner plate. The service was prompt and friendly, the atmosphere low-​keyed, clean and comfortable.
Everything – stuffed grape leaves, felafel, hummus, baba ghanouj – was very nicely done and they even serve pickled turnip as a garnish; love that touch!
The staff is kind and confident when responding to vegan questions (such as: «No yogurt in your tahini sauce, is there?» Because some places do add it).
To sum it all up: Vegans will feel comfortable here and the food is satisfying, delicious and fresh even in the final hour before closing time. Everyone in our party agreed that we’d enjoy coming here again.
Look for the ‘Staples’ sign to easily find Cedars.

It’s gotta be authentic Middle Eastern cuisine, they don’t serve gyro. The Pita sandwiches are a perfectly rolled size and tightness for ease of eating.
Their tabouleh has a nice character too, with tomatoes as the chief ingredient followed by parsley and then Bulgar wheat, I hate when bulgar is the first ingredient at other places.