Al Wadi Restaurant
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Found this place when we were wandering around looking for a quick breakfast. We met Baha, who was the host/waiter. Told him I was looking for a traditional dress to take pictures in Petra, he wanted to help. There was a beautiful one inside the restaurant, it was not for sale, but I was able to take pictures in it and it was amazing. The next day we came back and met Baha again, we told him we had to drive to the airport that same night and he gave us coffee for the long drive. Also he said that if something happened or if we needed some help to message him because it was late and he was worried about us. Well about 5minutes after we left the restaurant, a car almost crashed into us and our tire blew up! It was already very late and I messaged Baha. Baha came with his 2 brothers/coworkers straight from the restaurant and helped us right away! They basically saved us, because who knows how long we woulf have to wait without their help. I could not believe it and was so thankful for them. Not only is this a very nice restaurant with great food, but Baha genuinely caring and wanting to help us was above and beyond his job. Thank you so much for your hospitality friend, hope to come back again :) Definately visit this place and say hi to Baha.
L NL N
50
Al Wadi Restaurant is a great place in Wadi Masu to sample a taste of Jordanian hospitality. The service here was super friendly, and the item that impressed me most was the huge round of freshly-baked flatbread, which was thin yet crispy and chewy and reminded me of a bubbly naan. This went perfectly with the appetizers we ordered including the creamy hummus topped with olive oil, and the kibbeh, four little fritters made of bulgur stuffed with ground lamb meat. But the item on the menu that stood out to me as a “must-try” was the Camel Meat Kebab! These kebabs were made with ground camel meat mixed with herbs and spices, and the kebabs were super juicy and had a subtle flavor. The set of three kebabs were served with pita bread spread with tomato paste, onions, and herbs, along with grilled onions/tomatoes/peppers, a salad of chopped parsley and onions, and a tomato-based sauce on the side for dipping. Everything we had here was tasty, but the standouts for me were the fresh bread for its deliciousness and the camel meat for its sheer novelty.
David KwokDavid Kwok
10
Petra is Jordan’s leading tourism draw/sight, and without the doubt that would mean a portion of restaurants are designed to be “tourist traps” with high food prices in contrast to the average or standard pricing and portion sizes. Finding restaurants that have the average national standard prices can be easier through speaking with local residents or effective Google Maps research (which I had neither). Al Wadi Restaurant is one of them. The makloube is overpriced in Jordan standards and small. Other dishes seem to follow through with the overpriced prices too and portions that are less “Jordanian portion sizes” and more “small, Western portion sizes with high prices”. The makloube wasn’t stellar either - very average tasting and one of the least delicious makloube I had in Jordan in my years of living here. There is a vegetarian section that includes moussaka, makloube, al wadi speciality, gallayeh, and the standard mezze dishes. Tha taboon/tannour bread was good. The restaurant is located in one of the busy areas of Wadi Musa - that can be quite loud in the evenings, including when I had dinner there. There is both indoor (non-smoking) and outdoor (smoking) seating. The restaurant is very often frequented by tourists who aren’t very knowledgeable about food prices in Jordan too. Customer service is alright.
Lina WLina W
20
Best restaurant in Petra town, excellent quality of food, we tried 3 main dishes ( kufta with tahena, camel Kabab and mansaf) plus appetizers (humos and mutabal), overall all dishes were very very very delicious even the Mansaf, this is my first time to eat a lot of it and drink the mansaf sauce like a soup! Veery tasty, the Kabab and kufta were just excellent I can’t imagine nicer tastes, Mutabal with the hit thin bread is awesome. The experience itself of eating in this restaurant is great and rare chance for me, the food is fresh, taste is super, the place decoration and accessories inside deserve to be put as a next landmark stop after visiting Petra monuments 😍. Honestly, I didn’t expect this quality of food here, Mr. Khaled the supervisor of the restaurant is very friendly and lovely person he always ensure that we are satisfied every about 15 minutes. Thank you ALWADI restaurant, thank you Petra and big thanks to Jordan.
Mohammed AL-GhamdiMohammed AL-Ghamdi
00
In search of a good restaurant I came across the Al Wadi. The restaurant was well filled but I got a seat (for groups I would recommend a reservation). Since I am a vegetarian, I always try to find a restaurant that has authentic meatless menus. The food was fantastic and especially the fresh bread was first class. I was served by Baha Asri, an absolutely friendly waiter who recommended a typical Jordanian dish. Since I was sitting outside and it was getting a bit chilly, he even brought me a blanket so I wouldn't be cold during the meal. A great restaurant that I will definitely visit again. Typical Jordanian also what the people are concerned, just adorable. Thank you Baha Asri☺️
Nadia FreyNadia Frey
40
Food was good and the restaurant is well decorated, but the service was awful. We waited more than one hour for the first plates to come! And another hour to have the other ones. We ask four times for glasses (we had a bottle of water but no glasses) and they kept saying they will bring it right away but would leave without coming back. We finally stood up and grabbed glasses ourselves on the other side of the restaurant. People who arrived much later were served before us while they ordered the exact same things. Another table was so exasperated that they left without paying. Too bad, it seemed to have a good potential... maybe it was a bad day...
Jean Baptiste HallaireJean Baptiste Hallaire
10
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