The Olives Branch - San Juan Capistrano

The Olives Branch is a wonderful restaurant tucked away in a small hidden plaza in San Juan Capistrano. My wife and I went on a Saturday night after receiving a post card in the mail about the restaurant. It wasn’t easy to find the place because our gps took us to the mission, and the road from the mission to the restaurant is closed. Once we got to the restaurant and made our way inside our waitress greeted us and took our drink order, the owner came by and introduced himself and informed us that everything was made at the restaurant, and that the recipes come from his families restaurant in Lebanon that has been open for over 30 years. It was nice to meet the owner who was very nice and accommodating. My wife and I started with the Cauliflower appetizer and Kibbie. The Kibbie was the best I have ever had and to my surprise the Cauliflower was superb perfectly seasoned and fried. For my entree I chose the Tawook Chicken and my wife the Beef Shawarma. Both were excellent, they both come with rice, hummus, grilled tomato, and soup or salad. The chicken comes with a garlic sauce that is amazing, and the beef shawarma came with a tahini sauce that went perfect with the meat. The service, food and feel of the restaurant was great. I really recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys middle eastern food.

We had dinner, food was excellent and the service was exceptional Manager of the restaurant was very professional and the server Fatima was the best with her great smile made us feel welcome . Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Unbelievable, Mediterranean food.... I have had a lot of different Mediterranean food very authentic food.Fatima was the best waitress. I love this placeThe Best #1

I came here for a food pickup and they said it would be ready at 5:23 we came right on time and had to wait 30 minutes while our food was sitting there on counter top and we gave the waitress with black hair our name for the order multiple times.

Service was great and the food is incredible. Ambience looks good as well, hookah bar, tv for sports, it's all here.