Beit Al-Barakah restaurant — Restaurant in Maan

There’s a reason this place has all the gold stars. I’m going to say with confidence if you don’t eat here on your trip to Petra you will have missed out. We ate here twice in 3 days… because we just had to! The kids wanted to go back! The food. Wow. At first the menu looked small and I was tempted to go somewhere else but trust me it has everything and everything is amazing. The bread is home made in one of those cool ovens. They bring you so many apps for free and dessert! He even brought us the mint lemon drink to try for free (and we had to come back the next day for more of them). I also love the fact that they offer all of the traditional Jordanian food with the option of chicken if you aren’t a lamb fan (like me) but still want o try these amazing dishes. The service. Our waiter was from Egypt and we loved talking to him and hearing about how he came to Jordan and his family back home. He’s a gem and so kind. The reputation. As we were finishing dinner we had another group seated beside us. They were from the USA and were archeologists looking into a new dig site in Petra! I told them the food was amazing. They said “Oh we know. We have been here at least 10 times and come every time our work brings us here” Eat here. Don’t miss it. The Jordanian dishes are top notch. Order the green mint drink....

Beit Al-Barakah is one of the most hospitable restaurants I’ve visited during my travels. After sitting down and ordering from their short menu of Jordanian dishes, our waiter brought us a whole array of six appetizers on the house! There was a creamy hummus, motabal (eggplant tahini dip), fatoush (cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and pita chips with pomegranate dressing), tabbouleh (parsley, tomatoes, bulgur), a spicy and sour Armenian salad (chopped carrots, tomatoes, peppers, onions), and a sweet and spicy Bedouin salad (tomato and eggplant), and all of it was served with warm triangles of chewy pita bread. Shortly after came our order of mansaf, the Jordanian national dish of rice topped with tender lamb and slivered almonds, served with a thin, chewy shrak bread and a sauce made of aged yogurt on the side. The best part of the mansaf was the tender, meaty lamb paired with the rich, umami yogurt sauce, but honestly, I was happy enough with just the appetizers all on their own. And after our meal was done, our waiter brought us a cup of mint tea and a dessert pastry made of crispy phyllo dough wrapped around a filling of cheese, again on the house! Afterwards, we got to speak with the owner as well, and I was just so impressed by the staff’s friendliness...

The hubs and I deove south to visit Madaba, Mt. Nebo, Umm Ar-Rasas, and Kerak Castle, and finally reached our final destination for tonight at Wadi Musa. We saw some great reviews of this place and want to give this place a try. The food is a bit pricey, but perhaps it is because this town is a tourist destination. The restaurant was quite busy when we arrived, there were 5-6 tables seated down and enjoying their meal. We were promptly sat down, but the server forgot about us right after (we were not given a menu, nor tissue). After waiting for 5 mins we walked out to grab our own menu. After another 5 mins, we walked up to order, but the cashier insisted walking over to our table to take our order. The table doesn't have any napkins, so again we have to wait for them to come back with some napkins. The hubs and I were not that hungry so we just ordered a hummus (2JD) and a shawarma wrap (2JD) at 6:03pm. The orders arrived at 6:09pm. The hummus was ok. Didn't have the flavours I tasted from other restaurants. The shawarma was tasty, but after inspecting I noticed that they mixed fries into the wrap to fill it up and/or add flavour to it. Not a lot of meat. Overall, based on my experience, I think this place is not...