Restaurants near Chavez Ravine Arboretum

Great time. Great minds. Service was impeccable. However I will say the Chilean sea bath was a little bit on the cold side.

Food was excellent, service was great, overall a lovely experience.

Highly recommend this place! I’ve been here so many times because the small plates are well priced and always delicious. I would pay more if they charged more because the food is that good. This is my favorite mediterranean restaurant in LA. We had the glazed pork, sea bass, brussels sprouts, mac and cheese, lamb hummus, and “the best cake”. The lamb hummus with pita was to die for and the cake is my favorite gluten free dairy free way to end any meal. Best. Cake. Ever. We’re still talking about this meal days later. The silverlake location is definitely the most beautiful one and the biggest with its multiple levels of seating within the trees.

The farm cheese is the best at Bavel. My husband and I also love the baba ghanoush (we always need an extra order of fried pita). The grilled dates have a nice kick to it and it was nice to eat a savory date for once. The lamb rack is always cooked to perfection. Our friend always orders the 26 oz ribeye and finishes it during dinner and my husband and I can see why. Nothing at Bavel disappointed us. I would recommend the cashew ice cream bar over the apple prune cake, but you really can't go wrong with either. It was a great dinner! Also every cheese and milk is pasteurized so despite being 6 months pregnant, I could eat everything!

Great service, friendly staff, very good mix of flavors and use of ingredients, red peas and rice 👍 Wish they'll be able to bring back the smoked country ham, more game dishes. Thank you Chef Brian, Manny, Abe, Joe. Thank you to Rodney, Star (congrats!!! 😉🙏🙏), and Jessica. A+