Reviews for Aromas Cafe and Catering in Charlottesville, VA

The BEST of everything: food, service, atmosphere, prices! Everyone is so attentive, caring, and will make you feel like family.... You can taste the love and authenticity they pour into each dish. Plenty of delicious and filling/satisfying vegan options! Myfavorite restaurant in town! Read more

Talk about a hidden gem! In a city with some pretty lovely places for lunch this place stands out. Attentive and helpful staff... - for anyone with food allergies I cannot recommend enough. For the rest of us lucky folks who can eat anything - I was veryhappy with everything I had - I just wanted to note they care and ASK about food allergies as opposed to the diner having tobring it up. A little bit off the beaten path but look for the signs and if all else fails head to the Forestry Dept and whenentering hang a left! Read more

A clean and modern space tucked away in the Dept of Forestry building, and worth the short drive! They have an excellent, fresh,... made to order Mediterranean menu table served by prompt, friendly staff. I had the lamb sausage sandwich and never had lambtaken to that level. I can't describe it, you need to try it! My wife had the sampler and we finished with baklava. Alldelicious! Read more

I loved the lamb sausage and lentils served with pita bread, but I would happily eat any of their dishes. It is a gem of a... restaurant. Read more

Ever since the new owner took over a few years back I am ecstatic of how open and honest the staff is. You see them working... hard, you see the front of house staff hustling, and don’t even get me started on the food. Oy vay is an understatement of howgood it is. Read more

The service was wonderful! The food was yummy. The atmosphere is vibrant and spacious. They were very helpful and accommodating.... Although it is not easy to get a filling meal if you're gluten and dairy free, as I am. Read more

What a lovely surprise to find this pleasant lunch spot in the Department of Forestry building. The service was extra attentive,... and the food was excellent. My felafel salad had felafel that had the perfect amount of crunch on the outside and a delicatelyseasoned center. I would definitely recommend a trip to Aromas. Read more

Just terrible. You walk in and are immediately put at ease by the very charismatic owner - you order some things, he makes... suggestions and is very attentive, very chatty, always talking a lot. The food takes a long time to come. It is pretty good, butalso a bit too expensive all things considered. Then the bill comes and it is egregious. The house special the owner"suggested" was $10 more than anything listed on the menu. The entire receipt is itemized and every drink, every dish has thesame name "SPECIAL" and the price next to it. The owner suddenly switches to being absent and then extremely rude when you tryto talk to him about the receipt. He does not help with figuring out what each item ordered was. He says they do not do separatechecks. This guy is a crook. He pulls you in, is very chatty and over the top and tricks you into ordering a very expensivemeal, creates a receipt system that makes it difficult to realize just how much he screwed you over, and then suddenly is quiteangry and doesn't talk anymore or disappears. Read more