La Goulette

I didn’t eat Mediterranean food for the first 30 years of my life (I know, I know…) but I’m making up for lost time with this place.
This place is hands-​down one of my favorite delivery spots (and restaurants, period) in Williamsburg. The price is very fair, the food is really consistent, the delivery is fast (and I live 10+ blocks away) and the quality is spot-​on. My only complaint is the early closing time, but hey, get home and be with your family. Can’t be mad at that.
I always order the chicken kebab or chicken shawarma plate, which is a huge plate of food for $ 14. The chunks or shavings of well-​seasoned (not shy on the salt/​seasoning, but that’s a good thing) chicken are always super quality (no gristle, fat, etc. — I’m particular) and the portion is not lacking. Laid over a bed of seriously tasty basmati rice, this all goes side-​by-​side with a generous portion of Mediterranean salad (which I don’t honestly eat besides the cucumber and onion, but my girlfriend says it’s really good so I trust it is).
It’s worth it to get an extra side of harissa (not too hot, but has some spice) and tahini sauce (50 cents each, no biggie) — they are excellent, too. I always get tabbouleh (which is really good, always fresh, never a day old or soaked in lemon to disguise the age) on the side, which runs a little expensive ($ 5 for small, $ 8 for large) but it’s kinda a must. Hummus is good as well, but again runs a little expensive ($ 4
TIP: The portion is enough for a dinner and a lunch if you are a portioner. I’m not, but I sometimes order extra chicken (shwarma or kebob chunks, you choose) for an extra $ 4 and save a meal for the next day.

Awesome casual spot if you’re looking for something healthy, filling, and under $ 15.
You order at the cash register and then sit down while they call your name. I came here on a Sunday at 1pm and it wasn’t crowded at all. There’s a lot of seating in the back
I ordered the falafel plate and it came with rice and salad all for $ 12. It was so beautiful and REALLY FILLING. I could only eat half of it! If you’re not that hungry, I think you can share this with someone and order a side of fries or something else.
My friend ordered the cauliflower and artichoke plate and it looked awesome. Also really large portion.
We shared mint tea, which was only $ 4. It came in a pot with two glasses to share and was enough for two servings each.
Overall highly recommend!

La Goulette is the port of Tunis, which is the capital of Tunisia, in case you were wondering (I googled it when I went home).
This is a Tunisian Mediterranean place, and it serves up some really good Middle Eastern food. So yes, think of falafels, hummus, tabbouleh, shwarma, baba ganoush, baklava, etc.
After a vigorous hot yoga class at the newly opened Modo Yoga in Billyburg, we were all pretty hungry and a friend suggested this place. What a great suggestion!
The interior is casual, there is no table service here, you order your food, pick it up and then choose a place to sit and enjoy! I really loved all the pics of Tunisia on the wall and enjoyed the Arabic music playing overhead. It brings me back to a time and place that I am so fond of…
I ordered the veggie mix ($ 12) which comes with falafel, tabbouleh, hummus, baba ganoush and a side of pita. Falafels were big in size, crisp and so delicious. Hummus was solid. Tabbouleh was very fresh and excellent. My friend’s ordered a falafel sandwich, grilled chicken platter and the kale avocado salad. Everything here was fresh, tasty and pretty healthy. Portions are also pretty big, so good enough to share or to have the next day also as a second meal. We all also shared some baklava, which is heavenly. I would be interested to try to the kunafa on my next visit.
Staff here were very helpful and attentive. The woman at the register tried to offer me cutlery, a lid for my food to take home and a plastic bag. There is a water jug at the front. Bathroom and dining area very clean.
Great place for casual dining that served up great Middle Eastern food. I’ll be sure to come back next time I am in the hood!

The food here was hella good! I came all the way from Queens to this place, and I was not disappointed at all. The veggie plates are a must, you better get it when you come here, I mean it. Plus, them Tunisian fries were heaven to the taste buds. Get two orders my darlings. But the servings are HUGE. If you’re getting a platter, I suggest sharing it with another, save your cash. I liked how they serve the mint tea in a small kettle, and it’s 4 dollars for 4 servings, which is pretty cheap. But I really wished they had iced mint tea, because every arab restaurant should have that, I guess they failed to get the memo on that. Also, a quick mention, the water here is free.
With all that said, I gotta say I liked the ambiance of this place more than the food. The décor, the wooden tables, the tea being served in an arab fashion, and to add the perfect finishing touch, the arabic music playing. Yeah, them arabic songs playing were kinda old, that owner got old ass CDs, but if you’re a Middle Eastern restaurant you better be playing arabic music!
I was gonna give this place four stars, because the guy working there, I guess the owner (I will NOT give a description), was screaming at his employees in arabic, and I was like da fuck? Bitch, calm down. Sure, other customers don’t know what you’re screaming in arabic, but I do, and I don’t like your tone sir. Be a bit more kinder to your workers. You lucky I decided to be nice, and give this place five stars.
All in all, you should come here for sure!

How can I start my review, when I have so much to say. I am simply in ahhhh with the service I received either from the order or the manager. Bottom line this was was amazzzziingggg!!! I loved loved it !! I am not a person to write reviews; however, this one deserves all the it all.
The hummus was the best I’ve ever had. I have been all over and this place just is above them all. The taste of the food is freshness all the way. The portions are reasonable and so is the price.
I am just speechless and looking forward to going back.

This is seriously the best lunch in the neighborhood. I’ve been coming here since moving to the south side in April, and aside from the fact that the food is INSANE, the people are like family.
I have never had a bad meal, and it’s always prepared with care from super fresh ingredients. I really can’t say enough good things. No idea what the secret family recipes are, but I tell no less than a person a day that La Goulette has the best Kale Salad in the history of Kale Salads. Order it. With chicken. It will change your life.
Love this restaurant. So delicious!

went for early dinner, absolutely great food, pita was to die for and I loved how the falafel was chopped in to slices almost.
the cauliflower and artichoke is great, flavorful yet lightened up with the yogurt.
the only thing was the baklava was way too sweet and salty, like way… too.
after all a great experience and would go again sometime.

They deserve 5 stars:
1. Fresh, yummy.
2. I believe their falafels are vegan. Unless you add smth of course
3. Nice staff, friendly.
4. Clean and a lot of space.
But mainly — FALAFELS! I live in east village and there is one pretty well know falafel place there, I don’t know who is better, honestly. But absolutely to go place. Ate there 2 nights in a row. Decadent:)

Very informal place, where you order at the cash register and wait for your dish to be prepared… no table service.
Hummus: good and thick.
Mixed grill: a huge platter of different meat options over plain rice, with a refreshing simple salad to the side.
The quality of the meat is mediocre, and the recipes very basic. However, they prepare rich comfort middle eastern dishes for affordable prices. Filling.

This place is as good as it gets for take out or quick bite. I would eat here 3 times a week if I lived closer, but do take out once a week.
Shalaffel platter is real. Everything is amazing and it’s actually very beautiful food. Five stars well deserved.

Reda and the rest of the staff here make the best and freshest falafel in all of Brooklyn. The service and quality of the food is on point. This Mediterranean find is definitely delicious for a casual lunch or dinner.

Absolutely love this place. The staff is amazing, the food was wonderful and it was a perfect low key type of place. Downside? They close at ten pm. Came here last night with a bunch of friends, one was very drunk so I apologize to the staff for him being an idiot. The sandwiches were AMAZING, huge and require a fork to eat. We got the La Goulette special which was any sandwich with fries, got 3 Sha-​lafel (falafel and shawarma together) specials, 1 falafel sandwich and 1 cauliflower and artichoke sandwich. Out of seven people, two are vegan and they LOVED it. The rest of us who are fell in love too. Will definitely be back!

I’m really excited I found this fast and affordable Mediterranean food within blocks of my apartment. I’m always looking for places that offer healthy options that I can pickup on the way home.
I wanted a healthy salad but I have a slight guilty pleasure for falafels so I decided to go with the kale and avocado salad + a side of falafels w/​tahini.
I had to wait a rather long time for what I thought was a basic to-​go order, but I wasn’t in any rush and the falafels were definitely worth it. I was, however, a little disappointed with the kale salad. There was no warning on the menu that it was going to be drenched in dressing or else I would have asked for it on the side. I should have asked but nonetheless a to-​go salad should always have dressing on the side in my opinion to keep the salad fresh and crisp, instead of wet and and soggy.
I will definitely be returning for the falafels, but I did learn my lesson — always ask for dressing on the side and maybe stick with the typical Mediterranean salads.

Stopped in for lunch. I got the chicken shawarma plate and my boyfriend got chicken shawarma sandwich with a side of baba ghanoush. Everything was delicious! It takes some time to get the food so skip it if you’re in a hurry.
The plate included chicken on top of seasoned rice with sauces on top with a side of salad. The portion is big– I could’ve made two meals out of it but I was really hungry and ate it all

This place is always so good. I only took off a star because there were 2 times out of 20 when I received a nasty attitude from one of the younger guys that work there.
I suggest however the chicken escalope plate, green smoothie, & falafel plate.

Went here on a Monday night with my sister. We were the only customers dining in, but it looked like people were ordering takeout and picking up.
We ordered the Mixed grilled plate served over hummus, and a side of babaganoush. They were both served with baskets of warm pita bread.
Everything was really flavorful. My only complaint would be that I wish there was more meat, considering the plate was $ 16. I feel like I ate more hummus than anything. (Maybe I felt like that because my sister was greedy with the meat…)
This place is great for casual lunch/​dinner. I love interactive food so it would be a great place for a first date imo. I didn’t get the baklava there but definitely want to try it next time.

This place was pretty great. Good food, good prices, super friendly service.
The Tunisian veggie plate is delicious and big. The carrot salad is tastier than you’d expect!

This café has some of the best middle eastern food I have ever tasted! I order the kale avocado salad with chicken at least once/​week. The dressing alone is amazing but the salad is simple and healthy. Their falafel and shawarmas are excellent. Hummus and baba ganoush are very creamy. Pita is soft and warm. Oh! and their La Goulette spicy sauce for the French fries is DIVINE!
The owners, Millie and Karim, are super friendly, as well as the other staff members.

I had been craving Mediterranean food for quite a while so this was a big night for me. After seeing the pic on Unilocal,I had to order the Tunisian hand cut french fries. Best part of the meal. The fries are crispy and the sauce is divine.
I can never settle on one thing when I eat Mediterranean food, so I usually go for the veggie mix with different dips. Good move on my part. I received a portion of each of the most popular veggie items. I just can’t pick a favorite.
My boyfriend wanted me to pick something for him so I ordered the chicken shawarma over cauliflower & artichoke. He said it was wonderful.
A lot of food for a good price. As far as Mediterranean food goes, it is one of the best tasting I’ve tried.

Came here on a rainy Saturday and almost walked out because of the bright blue paint on the wall and cafeteria style presentation. But upon looking at the chalkboard full of Tunisian delicacies my stomach and gut told me to stay. Well more my stomach than my gut.
I ordered the lamb kofta plate. The portions are massive so come here hungry! The plate includes the meat, rice and salad. The kofta was flavorful and light unlike most kofta I’ve had. Most kofta is greasy but here it is not. The rice is nice and light. The salad was mediocre at best but didn’t taste bad so I continued eating it.
I ordered a piece of baklava for desert which was so good I wanted to order another piece. Its very fresh, full of pistachios and just enough sweetness from the sugar syrup. Not too much syrup which destroys it. I had the baklava accompanied with their Arabic mint tea. SO good and highly recommended. For 4 bucks you get a huge teapot full of tea. Which filled 8 cups.
The service here is awesome and friendly. The guys who work here are so kind and friendly. Always a good sign of good management. Keep up the good work guys!
I would definitely come back here and try the falafel over hummus which looked amazing! Can’t wait to come back.