Masal Cafe & Lounge

This place speaks to my soul. I walk in & feel like I’ve just entered my abuelas home, it’s very welcoming, very comfortable, & feels like a home away from home. The hospitality is unmatched, the food is fresh, tasty & presented nicely, the waterfront view is calming, the bathrooms are clean & accessible. The atmosphere has a way of relaxing your nervous system & helping you smile if you’ve had a rough day! Please pay them a visit & you won’t be disappointed! Tell them Ray sent you(they don’t know me by name, yet but it’d be fun to see their facial expressions 😂)

If you are a person of color I wouldn’t recommend coming here. I ordered mash and salmon. They came out with rice and salmon. I asked why was I given rice he said he didn’t have potatoes. Then the server started serving other people baked potatoes. When I questioned why he said they didn’t have potatoes when they are serving baked potatoes, he said mashed potatoes have potatoes, milk, salt, and pepper. My table has salt and Pepper and other people were having coffee with milk on the side. The refusal to change my order for their mistake, lying about not having potatoes because they didn’t want to take accountability for their mistake is what granted them a one star rating. Then he started serving other tables mash. I am extremely confused. I don’t know if it’s because I am the only person of color here, and everyone else was white. It just didn’t make any sense to me. I guess if you aren’t white you can’t get what you ordered, or your order corrected. Then proceeded to wash potatoes in front of my face. If I could give 0 I would!

The worst experience I’ve had in a while. The waiter forgot half of our orders. Forgot utensils. Brought us water 15 minutes after ordering. Every omelette was soaked in butter and the avocado toast was made with the supermarket guacamole.

Simple English version: "I went to this place for the first time with my family. When we entered, I noticed a bad smell. We still sat down, but no one came to take our order. There was only one waiter. Even though there were not many people, we waited a long time. After about 30 minutes, he came and took our order. The food, the place, the dishes, and the service were not good.

We waited so long for our food on 1/19/26 after waiting a long time to have our order taken. No bread, water nothing during this long wait for our food. My friend got fish - it was ridiculous how small this fish was. My dumplings were good but warm, not hot. The bill for 2 people came to $107.00. - they included the tip after poor service. We will never go there again

One of the best halal spots I have been and has become my favorite place to go to. The food is unbelievable good. The potato kinish is amazing. The setting is pretty reasonable. The prices are very fair compare to other expensive places. I have to give it a 5 star. The staff is very friendly. You can’t say anything bad about it to be honest

This place is great for breakfast or coffee. I brought my students there for breakfast and everybody was happy. The service is fast and friendly. Prices are very reasonable and omelets portions are large enough to fill you till lunch. Their Turkish tea and coffee are great also.