( مطعم البوادي ) AlBawadi Restaurant & Café — Restaurant in Dubai

I give a 4 because can't give a 3.5.

I used to be a regular at the erstwhile Reem Al Bawadi- ordering for delivery in 2019 I think about 40 out of 52 weeks. It was a staple order of hummus with pine seeds, warm bread and falafel. Sometimes a chicken shawarma.

I stopped ordering before the place shut down as the call center which took the orders had become a nightmare.

Received a call in September this year telling me that the restaurant had reopened with a new (shortened) name and different management but had no delivery.

I waited until today (3 months) to order. To compare I replicated my earlier staples: hummus with pine seeds, warm bread, falafel and chicken shawarma.

As I write this have had the first 3.

Overall The hummus tastes good but the quantity is way lower than earlier and it is very expensive for the quantity. Taste as I said is good.

The falafel tastes okay. A bit soft. Needs to be a bit more crunchy. Price is decent.

Chicken shawarma- can't comment about the taste as yet but the pricing is very expensive. Or maybe I was used to the much cheaper pricing of RAB. Either ways I think overall pricing could be relooked.

Delivery was pretty quick and the person came along with a card machine/mobile POS- very...

Al Bawadi,a middle eastern restaurant and cafe located at Al Safa (Sheikh Zayed Road) is a casual dining and shisha spot.

We chose to sit on the outdoor terrace during the evening as the weather was lovely.Their interiors are rich and traditional.We were served with our shisha and fruit juices first.Al bawadi cocktail was my choice of drink,whereas my partner chose a fresh blend of pomegranate,pineapple and orange.

We kick started our Lebanese journey with some freshly baked breads,fattoush and moutabal with walnuts.We highly recommend their rich and creamy moutabal with walnuts.We also enjoyed our fresh and large bowl of fattoush.For mains we had their mixed grill,which was highly recommended by our waiter and it didn't disappoint.It was juicy,smokey and generous in portion.Loved their Arayes too.For dessert we had kunafa.Freshly baked kunafa was crispy and perfect.We paired it with some hot moroccan tea.

We had a lovely time at Al Bawadi.We enjoyed our shisha and food.Service was...

Al Bawadi restaurant is more than just a typical dine in restaurant.

They organize a Karaoke night every Thursday. For all music lovers and singers you can pay them a visit and enjoy a great karaoke night with great food and shisha.

They also host Ladies Night every Monday where the ladies can claim free sheesha! Woohoo. Do not miss this ladies

Al Bawadi is located at Sheikh Zayed Road. A prime location for all great restaurants.

They have quite a diverse food menu. Options from authentic Arabic breakfast like Mofaraket Potato to great dinner options such as Majbos Chicken. We started with Cream soup. Moved to Hommos, Moutabal and Ghanouj for starters. In salads we had Fatouch and Taboulah. Other dishes included battata hera, kebab and Cheese sambosa. For main course we had We their Margarita Pizza, Alfredo Pasta and Majbos Chicken.

We ordered Pan Kiwi Sheesha which was surprisingly great and paired really well with their Arabic Live Music every day!

A great...