Sahara 34 Arabic Turkish Food - Matawan

The kofta kabab at this restaurant has greatly improved. I had tried it a few times last year and was not impressed, but recently they changed the recipe and it was delicious. I am giving it 4 stars because it is a bit pricey and the portion size could be larger.

The food was amazing and the portions were very generous. The prices were great! We had a variety of dishes including mixed appetizers, kofta dinner, salmon dinner, eggplant moussaka, and a spinach pie platter.

I ordered 2 Falafel appetizers and a vegetarian plate. I was informed it would take 30 minutes, this was an online order, I thought 30 minutes for Falafel was a bit long, but figured I 'd wait. When I entered the Grocery store darkened restaurant almost 40 minutes later, the lady cashier knew my order right away. She said just a minute, and disappeared into the backroom. This is when I thought I was either being pranked or had somehow become part of a Seinfeld episode. I stood there at the cash register for the next 25 minutes, alone, well almost alone. Not one worker or person from Sahara 34 was to be found. In that time though, 2 shoppers came in and asked me about prices and could I ring them up on the cash register. I explained that I did not work there. They left the products they were going to purchase and I left never even having a sniff of a Falafel. I must say, Sahara 34, was an excellent name choice, because I never felt so deserted in my entire life at an establishment that I think, may serve food. The absolute worst.

Wonderful food. Moreover, I was extremely impressed by service recently. We ordered pita and hummus, and they accidentally forgot to include the pita in the order that was delivered. When I called about it, the owner immediately got in her car and delivered it to us. Can't say that would happen in many places!

Poor customer service, misplaced orders, and the menu items aren't fresh...even when one of the owners denies it. Not worth it.