Arabic cuisine: the best places to taste it in Cardiff
10 restaurant menus in Cardiff, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Very tasty Turkish breakfast. It was all beautifully presented and was absolutely delicious. We had the Big Breakfast for 2 and there was plenty of..."
Ayesha Ibrahim
"We had Turkish breakfast yesterday and it was really lovely and tasty breakfast. The staff are welcoming warm and friendly and the food is very..."
Leopard
"We had a great breakfast on last Sunday. We were full and happy all day as Turkish breakfast do! My favs were bread, rose jam, menemen, omlet, tea,..."
TeBesSu M
"Sen Bros has been taken over by the guy with glasses that worked at Sen BBQ down the road. You can really tell he's passionate about the dishes he..."
Steffan Cusano
"The best Turkish breakfast I have tried in Cardiff. Staff are nice, food was great. Happy to recommend. Hopefully see you again. Thank you..."
Ecmel Mehmetbeyoglu
"Don't be put off by the rather down at heel exterior, as inside they offer pretty good Turkish breakfast and lunch staples. Menemen with Sucuk was..."
Tim London (Soliciting Flavours)
"I’m a huge fan of Turkish cuisine. I've almost tried every single Turkish restaurant in town. I can confidently say this is the best by far when it..."
Bary Al
"Outstanding! I think the people now running this restaurant have moved from Sen BBQ just up the road. Everything was great - a small thing for sure,..."
R Fells
"I went there with my friends. We ordered Turkish breakfast, Sucuk, Menemen, Rose jam and Simit. All of them were very delicious. Place was so nice. I..."
Warangkana J
"I love Turkish food. In all honesty probably the best Turkish food I’ve ever had in UK. Amazing friendly service. Highly..."
"Been here a couple of times, once for breakfast and once for dinner. The food is absolutely delicious, and the staff are very friendly and welcoming...."
Kawtar El
"Beautiful food and service :)
Went to eat there with my mom,,
we were first served with a Moroccan tea which was really yummy.
The food was..."
Fran Belo
"The food was fresh, properly prepared and a great value for the price. I highly recommend it. The breakfast was equally as good. You will never find..."
Flex_As 002
"The food is good and the staff are friendly. Worth your visit especially for the moroccan..."
Assala Mihoubi
"The food is like home , delicious cook with care really enjoyed my time there . Perfect mixtures of Morocain and Italian..."
Mr Mohammed
"We booked here after seeing the excellent reviews on Google and were not disappointed. The food and service was amazing particularly the Moroccan..."
Beth Millar
"Amazing food, highly recommended. Especially their lamb chops really tasty...we all enjoyed the food.
The staff were welcoming and hospitable. Great..."
Awais shah
"Excellent food, great service. Authentic Moroccan food. Really good value for money, highly recommend and will definitely be back...."
His Lordship Kal33m
"The food was fantastic. I tried the lasagne and my friend had the moroccan soup, the food was super tasty, the service was 5 star also. Definitely..."
Ali Baba
"A very good place really as a Moroccan myself I really struggled to find Moroccan restaurants in the past but when I found Venezia I was impressed ,..."
arhlal amal
"Went there yesterday and the food was delicious, the margarita pizza was very delicious and reminds me of when I was in Rome, and the falafel wrap is..."
Juh De Oliveira
"Great food. Staff were very hospitable and welcoming. Thank you very much and best wishes for your..."
U A
"Had veg pasta and a virgin mojito (not so sure about the drink now) but both very good .. may be the mocktails are a bit expensive..."
oru malayali
"Been there few times, i really enjoyed the moroccan food, and the italian style pizza , will go back there..."
soukaina laarabi
"Very nice and friendly atmosphere. Food was outstanding definitely will recommend the..."
Annam Shah
"I been here a couple of times and the food is amazing, and the staff very welcoming and friendly.I..."
Khadija Chahid
"It’s amazing food and friendly service , and they are very clean.
100% we go..."
"Absolutely Delicious! And super-hot! Really can’t remember having a kebab I enjoyed as much.... Really Fabulous. Well Done guys, keep up the good..."
andrew murray
"Even though shop doesn't look to much of anything the chicken doner kebab I've been offered was best I have had for a quite while now! And bread and..."
Liudas D
"Friendly, clean, tasty.
Everything you want from a kebab.
Definitely recommend! Keep up the good work..."
Timothy Sharp
"Amazing food, everything homemade with a heart and passion! The best Kebab in Cardiff!!! Fantastic value for..."
Aneta Avenus
"Friendly and professional service...Definitely I'll come back for another home made..."
daniel grz
"best kebab in town, fresh salads, clean shop, highly..."
anna jurek
"I recommend this place. Very tasty food, friendly staff, nice..."
Ania Bem
"Food is absolutely amazing, very yummy and amazing..."
"Pretty good meal here, unfortunately they'd sold out of the dishes we wanted to try.
Half a chicken was great, good flavour with crispy skin.
Lamb..."
Paul Bobo
"Tried Omani Food for the first time and very pleased with my decision. Very high quality food, fresh and tasty. Atmosphere and ambience are ideal for..."
R K
"Amazing! Good price and very delicious food! My friend told me the seabass is the best in Cardiff, and she is right! So tasty. I strongly recommend..."
Yi Zhou (Joy)
"I would love to recommend this halal Omani Resturant. All good food we had. People are nice and environment was very clean. Best was Omani Coffee..."
Furqan Zafar
"The most delicious Omani dishes in the UK. We tried different dishes and they are all very delicious. They taste like local Omani food you eat in..."
Sulaiman Al-Balushi
"As you can see an empty plate and that's how it should be! The lamb shewa was one the tastiest dishes I've tried in Cardiff! The lamb was slow cooked..."
Sayem Ahmed
"Super duper delicious grilled whole seabass served with rice and salad. Excellent service, very kind waiter catered to my request for extra salad and..."
Yiran
"This is the only restaurant that serves various Omani traditional dishes and meals in Cardiff and maybe in UK. Once you step inside, you feel like..."
al9awwaf
"Delicious cuisine and friendly staff. Excellent service. It was a great..."
Fayez Alshammari
"We ordered a half lamb from this restaurant as 7 of us we attended. I have to say that the lamb was an outstanding for all of us. The service was..."
Hakim Dhibi
"By far the best arabic and Halal resturant in Cardiff and in the whole of the UK
We had the Seabass which was very delightful and very well cooked
Dr..."
Pass 4 Sure
"I have been to this place several times and it's never disappointed me with the quality of food and service. Sea bass, Karak tea, and Shawa are their..."
Khalifa Al Hatmi
"Went with friends, some of the dishes were presented beautifully. Seabass with kabsa! Lamb shema with briyani rice, everyone forgot to take pics as..."
Papia Roy
"Really delicious food and different flavours to other local restaurants with similar..."
Asim Iqbal
"Amazing food and welcoming hospitality !
Some might force themselves to be put off by the setup, being mediocre by contemporary standards but walk in..."
Z K
"A hidden gem on City Road. If you want authentic Omani cuisine don’t bother going anywhere else. Staff and the service at the restaurant was 10/10...."
Usman Iqbal
"Amazing!
Perfectly cooked meat, rich seasoning, huge portions, good price and nice staff.
I wish places were open for indoor eating.
Will definitely..."
Naim Qamhia
"Al Wali Restaurant is one of the most distinguished restaurants in the city of Cardiff and is distinguished by Omani cooking. I felt like I am in..."
"Regularly visit here, customer service is great and there is a wide choice of sweets. Love that they also do fresh juices. Some of the desserts I..."
Aisha Ahmad
"Great assortment and selection of Arabic sweets/desserts and ice creams.
Wide variety of juices available.
Lastly, their karak Tea is amazing.
Nice..."
Hassan abdul rashid
"I loved trying the booza ice cream with pistachios and the baklava however one large pierce of baklava and one portion of ice cream came to over £10..."
I B
"Al-sham Middle Eastern sweet dessert is a delightful treat that is sure to satisfy your sweet tooth. With its combination of rich, syrupy sweetness..."
Owen Komar
"We went for our 1st visit to this establishment. Pleasantly surprised very impressed by the selection of deserts available. My wife had a coffee..."
Pete Jackson
"The pastry is really good, loved the pistacchio ones. Arabic coffee was pretty aromatic, also different. In my opinion just a bit pricey, but would..."
Alba Rodriguez
"This shop makes sweets, cakes and everything, the staff are friendly, they have all the Arabic sweets 🇸🇾 💯
🇬🇧 Aliraqi..."
Sajad Alhusseini
"I went into AL SHAM today as my son was treating me to a box of delicious cakes and baklava. This is my favouite shop. Its a beautiful shop,..."
caroline johansson
"You must try Kunafa nicely treat by the staffs ,lovely..."
sooraj kichu
"Delicious Arabic Coffee and a huge range of Baklava made on the..."
Mark Adams
"I’ve been here a couple times for their Kunafeh and Baklava. I have tried other places in Cardiff for these desserts but none of them are as good..."
Sarah Fuad
"Nice dessert shop with lots of different choices on baklava &..."
Shaba Ali
"Wow, this place is amazing. Friendly staff authentic flavour and fresh. Visiting from Birmingham, glad I came across this..."
yassir iqbal
"I love this place, been here many times already. The best kunafeh and baklava I’ve ever had and I plan to try their other sweets too in the future...."
Iman Sulaiman
"Best baklava, always fresh, friendly..."
Lauren Jones
"Friendly staff, great service, authentic taste. There are endless options of baklava, I ended up trying 4 different ones, I really enjoyed each. The..."
Abdullah Alatawi
"The baklava at Al-Sham is the best we have eaten even including on travels to Turkey and Greece. Everything is fresh and appetising and the staff..."
Sarah Bischoff
"This is our second visit and each time never fails to disappoint, the cakes and baklava are so fresh and taste out this world and the staff are so..."
"So 2 excellent courses, 1 poor course, friendly service and a buzzing atmosphere; all in all it added up to an excellent meal. Next time I’ll just..."
Gourmet Gorro
"Delicious food, very reasonably priced, super friendly staff, love it!
Highly recommend sharing a load of mezze with mates, washed down with..."
LucyLeg
"We actually only came here for a drink and I'm so glad we did. For just under a fiver I got the most amazing cocktail. Margarita on the rocks it was..."
Jamie M.
"Judging by the reviews none of the others have tried the food but have tried the amazing cocktails. I have had a chance to sample the food and i must..."
Josh W.
"Not to be confused with the frankly addictive La Mina baguette shop on Albany Road, this Lebanese/Mediterranean restaurant is equally fantastic. The..."
Adam K.
"went there last night and had 9 of the mezza dishes between 3 of us, also tried the lebanese wine, friendly and we will go..."
araldite
"Been here a couple of times, its located in a student area, without the student prices however. It's really good food, they do lebanese food- but..."
aligibbs
"It was our 1st time at Mina restaurant and we went there for a celebration. The staff were polite, warm and welcoming. Service was great. The food..."
Sifani Hassen
"Absolutely incredible meal my husband and I had here. We ordered a large selection of hot and cold starters. Everything was so fresh and bursting..."
Jess
"I recommend this restaurant highly! The food is charcoal grilled and tastes absolutely amazing. The lamb and chicken on skewers is melt in the mouth..."
Darran Clement
"We ate there last night. I recommend booking ahead. We saw a couple turned away as they were full.
The food was delicious and the staff couldn't be..."
Ben Evans
"Brilliant food and very friendly and quick service. I've been to a few middle Eastern restaurants and this is definitely one of the best. The kibba..."
A Bradley
"If u like Lebanese food this place is beautiful the food was fresh and great portions tasty and well made . Well worth a visit we will b..."
JEFF JONES
"Delicious food and excellent service.
It was our first visit to Mina restaurant last night. It was the best meal we had in Cardiff so far. Everything..."
Jan Barrett
"Would have given 5* if the place was a bit cooler. Food was great, taste and proportion. But environment was hot and gloomy. Couldn't enjoy the tasty..."
Mosses Gonsalves
"A true hidden treasure in Cathays. A spontaneous visit after a word of mouth recommendation from another local business and it did truly live up to..."
Georgina Hill
"Do not miss out on this amazing Lebanese restaurant- the staff are very friendly and the food was just divine. All our dishes were full of flavour..."
Carla Ellis
"lovely decorations in the restaurant! the server was very helpful and accommodating. amazing food...."
Seren Louise
"Amazing taste of the food.
If you want Labanese cuisine in cardiff, this is best place as per my views after assessment of all others I have tried...."
Umer Farooq
"Amazing vegan and vegetarian options… recommend getting lots of plates and sharing..."
Tanya
"8/10 tasty mezze. A table of three…we ordered, humous, bread, falafel and batata harra. All were very tasty. Being a big fan of humous, the humous..."
Nirali Patel
"If there was more stars they should have them !!!
The food and service was amazing
I would highly recommend this place
The lamb chops was so good I..."
Maurice Keohane
"Beautiful family Lebanese restaurant in Cardiff. Nice atmosphere with beautiful Lebanese music and lovely food. Good value for money..."
Natasha Lobanova
"Amazing food, fantastic service and Lebanese wine matched perfectly. Try the Arabic coffee- a lovely experience. Could not fault the whole..."
Claire Lockley
"Excellent choice for fresh authentic foods. Great atmosphere and fab..."
Seven Irving
"Amazing food, choice and selection. All very fresh, clean and flavourful. Service was friendly and..."
"Great food, generous portions, fair prices with nhs discount and delivery. I've gotta give credit where it's due - we really enjoyed it and the..."
Matthew Wilkinson
"Been ordering from here for a while now. The food always tastes fresh and the delivery is quick, the curries are never watered down and have a lovely..."
Call Me Cutting
"I ordered take away from here for the first time this week, and was really impressed with how great the food was. The meat was really good quality..."
James Cheetham
"I first ordered a meal here last week (I thought I would try somewhere different from my normal restaurant) and I got to say it’s the best take..."
Daniel C
"Having been on the search for a decent curry round Canton for the last 2 years, this is the best by some distance. Great quality meat, properly..."
Rob Aston
"Absolutely amazing food. The ordering area is very well presented and the idea of a large window to view your food being prepared is absolute genius...."
Carl Poole
"Tried out the new Nishrath Kitchen a few times now. All I can say is that the food is delicious. Staff are pleasant and food order was accurate and..."
F Sama
"Delicious food. Quick delivery and warm food most importantly. Restaurant was very generous, after ordering I realised I forgotten to order poppadoms..."
D K
"I switched curry houses as my usual went downhill and I'm glad I found this one. Great flavours and loads of meat which is hard to find, real..."
Jason Hall
"After the recent new ownership and re furb. I must say this has become my most favourite Indian takeaway. Food is always warm and on time. Staff are..."
"Best Yemeni cuisine restaurant in Cardiff. Authentic Yemeni Mandhi. Lamb mandhi was so nice. Done and take away options are there. They have majlis..."
Dr Saheer Anaesthesia
"Great food and atmosphere. Friendly staff. We were just looking for a nice place and noticed this place was really busy. Not tried Yemeni food..."
Eddie Fisher
"Nice Yemeni restaurant, friendly staff, nice atmosphere, the food is very very delicious. Anthem on the portions are huge.
Unfortunately, most of the..."
Meshaal S
"If you are looking for an authentic Arabic cuisine experience, Hardramowt is no doubt worth a visit. Their signature dish Mandi is a must try,..."
Noman Zahoor JanJua
"One of the best Arab restaurants in town! Amazing ambience, large dining area including Majlis seating, generously gigantic food portions, amazing..."
Aravind Anil
"Our first visit to this restaurant and I am bit disappointed. We tried seabass, lamb and chicken mandi. I won't recommend seabass makbaza, as it's..."
Amalumol George
"If you like Mandi. This is the best place to have around cardiff. A single plate of mandi serves two people, The quantity and taste was fulfilling..."
Naveen Vidyadharan
"Well that was just incredible. Lamb Mandi was out of this world, seabass was great. Loved the soup and the consommé which were complimentary. Karak..."
Paul Bobo
"Good mandhi especially the Lamb one, great portion for the price. Affordable, The Soup at begining was not good enough, but the mandhi and meat was..."
Mohammed Rashid
"Good food but there are some room for improvements in hygiene and..."
Matthew Davies
"The most apt description for the food here is hearty. Doesn't feel at all heavy and I highly recommend the..."
Naveen Absar Uddin
"After moving to UK, it is the first time I am having mandi which is very different from what we get in India. More than mutton mandi their oven lamb..."
Neil Jacob
"Best mandi/beriany in Wales, probably uk... Owner super friendly and he is very welcoming, maybe staff need work harder to get to his level of..."
"The best shawarma in all uk,very testy , fresh and clean 😋I like it..."
Essa Khorshid
"The best shawarma in town! I love this place. Bread made before your eyes. Generous, delectable portions. Low prices. Cash only, but high..."
Emily Brewer Miceli
"Amazing food so nice shawarma laziz
I’m coming to cardiff for holiday . I’m from Liverpool. Good service and good..."
Lvin ahmed
"omg wow wow wow i have been looking for the best kebab shop for ages and i have finally found it the price is far too cheap in my opinion compared to..."
andy man
"Better the second visit. Bread properly cooked. No card accepted though, can get busy. Seating available. Olives in salad and grilled tomato..."
Alex Travels
"Good varieties of wrap and sandwiches. You will get both lamb and chicken shawarma wrap, which are very cost effective. We like the grill chicken..."
Suhaib Abdul
"Food quality and quantity is insanely decent. Huge portions, super tasty food. Will be back..."
Sol Whiteley
"My very first of many shwarma and my last shwarma till today was from a small stall owned by a Lebanese, close to the Hotel Salam in Yanbu Saudi..."
Alan Hopwood
"Excellent Restaurant!! Best shawarma good price in Cardiff:)..."
"Excellent food, fresh salad mmmm 😋 would recommend to..."
tara jones
"Shwarma is incredible and so is the atmosphere, great place with great food also the tea bangs..."
Daanyaal Fadra
"Excellent restaurant!!! The staff always helpful and quite polite! Recommended! Incredibly low prices and really good..."
Venetia S (Venice)
"Wow... Absolutely amazing place. First of all this is halal place and offer best lamb and chicken showarma in the city. Secondly their tea is very..."
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