Sumac Cafe - Vancouver

This has quickly become one of my favourite neighbourhood eateries.

Blown away by the quality of the food. Had a beef wrap to go - found out it includes a huge potato salad.

Not going to lie, I was a little skeptical when I walked in and it was empty on a Thursday night but I stayed because of these yelp reviews! I'm really glad

Face it, there are a hundred places to eat in the west end. But the options for a causal meal is usually limited to fried fast food.Sumac is a refreshing change. The place is small with half a dozen tables and a counter where they assemble the dishes.It is Mediterranean but not Italian. The dishes are more middle eastern with fresh hummus, tzatziki sauces.The menu is small but I think that is fine. Better Greek salad compared to the Greek restaurants up the street on Davie.We ordered Beef kofta is basically Iranian style rolled meat, in a shape of sausage but not in a casing. Came with a nice salad, rice.Meatballs in tomatoes with saffron basmati rice and Greek salad was a variation on the meat with sauce.You order at the counter but if you are dining in, they will bring the food to you table.Friendly staff. Next time you are hungry and you want some fresh, casual food, try this little place.

We had pea and spinach soup and Mediterranean meatballs in a sauce wi salad and rice. I cannot speak highly enough of the quality of the food, the depth of flavour, the subtlety and deliciousness. This was a meal easily the equivalent of a high end, 5 star restaurant. Every single thing was made from scratch in the kitchen and the pride and love with which it was created was amply evident both in the food and in the passion with which its maker spoke to us when I thanked him for our meal. This is an absolute gem of a place and amazingly good value. Thank you!