Hadramout Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

Came here on Christmas day with family. I called beforehand to make sure they're open and was told they open 365 days a year (i think it's also 24hr)! We stopped here for dinner before heading further into Dyker Heights in Brooklyn to see the Christmas lights.

Undecided about the Yemen Cafe next door and Hadramout from my online research, we decided to walk up and see. Yemen Cafe had a line waiting to be seated and it was only 5pm... so we decided to go with Hadramout which had a few tables occupied but still definitely had seats available. I think we got to seat ourselves then the waiter came to give us menus.

The four of us ordered a medium maza platter from the old appetizers list which included humus, ghanoush, falafel, and salad. The fried cauliflower was supposed to come with it too but they were out. A lamb ghallaba with bread, and aqda chicken. Because some of us weren't that hungry yet, we didn't order an entree each and shared everything.

It was nice to start with the salad and a lamb soup. Then the maza platter came which was really impressive. What I really loved was the rashoosh (tandori bread) which was HUGE! Basically the four of us shared one and had a hard time finishing it. Some parts of it were crispy but it also had a good bite and was chewy. Reminded me very much so of a lao bing (烙餅) if you're Chinese and know what that is. I think we're supposed to eat with the spread and also our meat dishes so that's what we did. Ate the hadramout bread with everything that was on the table. The cubed lamb was a bit dry and not seasoned well but the chicken was good and was basically a stewed chicken with vegetables (eggplant, potato, etc).

Definitely liked the baba ghanoush with the bread the most out of this meal and interested in trying yemeni cuisine again in the near future. If you're gluten free, you can get the meat dishes over rice :)

Only giving it a three stars because a couple of things we wanted to order off of the menu they did not have available, the lamb was disappointing. Also, although our server was friendly, later part of the meal the restaurant got packed and they didn't really have the capacity to serve every table adequately. I would round it up another 1/2 star because the bread was so cool for my first time exploring...

You got a party at home or guests over? Order a few plates here.

Want to try something new? Order here!

Want to experience a different culture? Try dining in this spot.

Though I love this place i left 2 stars for a reason:

No one answers the phone when I call, The waiters or pretty okay. But the food SLAPS harder than my mom when I've done something bad. The slap you get once you take a bite out of their food is just 😍. I Sincerely enjoy the heck out of this food. Sweet Jesus this food is probably some of the best Yemeni food I've had in such a long time.

I always order the lamb shanks and the meat is just so soft and tender, it literally falls off the bone for God's sake.

Now it doesn't excuse the service, the food just makes the service TOLERABLE.

Before you my dear reader decide not to go with this place, the qualm I have is that they never pick up their phone so it's always a hassle to order big orders in advance.

They prepare the food fresh, the only problem is, is that if you order a lot in person it'll take ages for you to start eating if you need to bring the food back home to accommodate your guests. It'd be 4 stars if yall would pick up the phone. If I order and you pick up the phone on a consistent basis I'll definitely change my rating to 4 stars.

The waiters like I said are pretty okay, if you're coming here to experience a welcoming atmosphere with enthusiastic service you're 100% not going to get that here. It feels like the waiter is just doing their job (which they practically are) and they just want you to get your order and finish.

I'm well aware that the restaurant business is extremely taxing and difficult however it is imperative that your customers also feel accommodated. Bad service and good food still wouldn't keep reocurring customers. I personally come back because the food is just too good.

Personally I'm nitpicking but if the restaurant had every con I listed here fixed, easily 5 stars in my not so qualified book lol.

In summation, if you want good food, this is the place. If you want good food and good service you probably won't...

YEMEN 🇾🇪 Eat the World NYC review: If you have never been to Yemen, at the very southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Hadramout might not be familiar in your vocabulary. While currently the region of the same name (often spelled Hadhramaut) now encompasses over half of the nation, when the restaurant opened in 1996 it simply referred to one large province in the eastern part of the country. This area remains very low density but of high value because of its oil production, and like many parts of Yemen it contains people and cultures that would love to see less power wielded centrally from the capital.

New York City has a diverse Yemeni and Yemeni American population, with all ranges of folks fleeing the troubled country in recent years joining an already established community. A younger second generation mostly raised here now fluidly coexists, but for those from the namesake eastern province or with ties to it, the promise of back home must be a strong calling.

A recent stop here with a group of five rewarded us a night with a full house of Yemenis coming for their iftar meal. This special dinner, eaten after sundown during the holy month of Ramadan, is not only a way to gain strength after a day of fasting, but looked forward to by practicers of the faith for its time of community and celebration. Those outside the faith often perceive this practice of fasting called sawm, as hardship, and while it does take willpower and determination many Muslims look forward to this most holy of months in the...