AMAZING my favorite restaurant in Boulder!! Hummus and babaganoush and baklava BEST EVER. Homemade grape leaves & tabbouleh - the flavors were incredible and blew me away. Home made by owner and her husband. Creamy subtly flavored - perfection in every sense of the word. The owner chef Manal Jarrar is a one woman show and is masterful with a spotless kitchen where you can watch from your seat. If you visit this part of Colorado you MUST eat here. The Tiramisu was homemade and was the lightest best tasting by far. You can feel the love and passion in everything her and her husband Saib do there. Beautiful inside with Arabic art, and feels like a cafe in Europe. Amazing Arabic coffee! I love this restaurant my all time favorite and I also made several catering orders for small parties at my home and a large fundraiser - everything was so delicious my friends all love the food. I can't wait to return and I 100% recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jose Daniel Bernal Rodriguez
Great food, great ambience, great service, strongly suggest this place.
betsy workman
The food was great, but the owner emotionally/verbally abuses the patrons, which is very jarring. I keep thinking about wanting to go get another piece of that tiramisu, but I probably never will due to the way we were treated. She is sabotaging her own business.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Heather Schneider
I’ve had Arabesque on my Colorado wishlist since moving here eight years ago and I finally got to go! I went with my aunt, who was visiting from California, and my son. The food was absolutely delicious. We shared the sampler plate, spinach pie, and baklava. Everything was so incredible that we ordered more baklava (plus tiramisu!) to take home.
Having visited Lebanon and Egypt multiple times in the last five years, I have a pretty high standard for Mediterranean food, and this was hands down the best I’ve had in the states in so long. The restaurant itself is cozy, welcoming, and charming. We loved the vibe!
Arabesque is truly a one-woman show, and the owner is remarkable. She’s the host, cook, server, and cashier all in one. She was so warm, passionate, strong and smart. I honestly don’t understand the negative reviews because we absolutely loved her.
My only suggestion is that she increases her pricing by 20-25% instead of adding automatic gratuity.
I recently visited with a friend of mine. The food was good, though I thought it was expensive for what it was. The most disappointing part was the service. We felt rushed and were basically kicked out. We started with an appetizer with the intent on ordering more food, but the server did not give us the opportunity. She asked us if we were all done, didn’t wait for us to respond and instead, took our appetizer plate and brought us the bill. It was lunch time and there was only one other table with customers. It all happened so fast and we were shocked and disappointed by the service. We ended up going someplace else because we were still hungry.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
T Deaver
Server/owner ruined my family outing by listening in on our conversation and butting in with unwanted negative feedback. If she really wanted to be 'helpful' and justify her automatic 20% tip, she'd have paid more attention to our empty water bottle than to our conversation. Food was fine but small portions for the price.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Simon Jones
owner was very short with us. will not be returning
Anna Clausi
Amazing food and such nice owners! One of my fav spots in boulder!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ana Mission
The fact that this place doesn’t have a 5 star rating is astounding to me. Absolutely phenomenal food, quaint euro vibe atmosphere and the owner is a super woman! I don’t know how she does it all! Seriously, don’t sleep on Arabesque it is absolutely Boulder’s best hidden gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Latif Rida
This restaurant has the most amazing mouth watering delicious homemade food I have ever tasted in Boulder! The owner is sweet and welcoming, it's beautiful inside and feels like Europe.
I ordered the hummus, house made grape leaves & tabbouleh - the flavors were incredible and blew me away. Amazing Arabic coffee! I can't wait to return to try the other dishes and baklava.
My all time favorite place to eat in Boulder - I 100% recommend!!!!
Love the restaurant! The owners always treat you as if you’re family and the food is always on point! Would recommend to anyone of my family and friends that stop by in the area. Drinks are also delicious as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Viktoria Manriquez
Very rude service, the worst I have ever experienced.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: French Press Coffee
Emmanuel Manriquez
The worst service and attention I have received in a cafe/restaurant in Boulder. Beyond offering good food, it should be accompanied by respectful behavior and attention.
Bret Linenfelser
I have been to the restaurant before and enjoyed the food and outside seating. My Son came into town so we went there for lunch. The owner was very curt when we walked inside and told us to go outside side and get a table and wait until she served two other tables. After 10 minutes we decided to leave since my Son needed to get back home. As we were walking away the owner said “what is the problem” and I responded by saying we realized we did not have enough time but would come back again. She respond by saying if we wanted fast food this was not the place. I said we did not want fast food and just did not have enough time. She then responded by saying why did we even bother stopping at her restaurant if we wanted fast food. I told the owner, again, we did not want fast food which then prompted her to say there is a Chipotle fast food chain down the street and that is where we should go. My family and I were totally stunned that an owner of a business would act like this, especially in front of other customers. This is totally unacceptable and unwarranted behavior. Unfortunate but seems to align with some other reviews.
A Clark
Absolutely amazing, fresh, home cooked food. Can’t wait to go back! Best food ever!
AMAZING my favorite restaurant in Boulder!! Hummus and babaganoush and baklava BEST EVER. Homemade grape leaves & tabbouleh - the flavors were incredible and blew me away. Home made by owner and her husband. Creamy subtly flavored - perfection in every sense of the word. The owner chef Manal Jarrar is a one woman show and is masterful with a spotless kitchen where you can watch from your seat. If you visit this part of Colorado you MUST eat here. The Tiramisu was homemade and was the lightest best tasting by far. You can feel the love and passion in everything her and her husband Saib do there. Beautiful inside with Arabic art, and feels like a cafe in Europe. Amazing Arabic coffee! I love this restaurant my all time favorite and I also made several catering orders for small parties at my home and a large fundraiser - everything was so delicious my friends all love the food. I can't wait to return and I 100% recommend!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, great ambience, great service, strongly suggest this place.
The food was great, but the owner emotionally/verbally abuses the patrons, which is very jarring. I keep thinking about wanting to go get another piece of that tiramisu, but I probably never will due to the way we were treated. She is sabotaging her own business.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
I’ve had Arabesque on my Colorado wishlist since moving here eight years ago and I finally got to go! I went with my aunt, who was visiting from California, and my son. The food was absolutely delicious. We shared the sampler plate, spinach pie, and baklava. Everything was so incredible that we ordered more baklava (plus tiramisu!) to take home.
Having visited Lebanon and Egypt multiple times in the last five years, I have a pretty high standard for Mediterranean food, and this was hands down the best I’ve had in the states in so long. The restaurant itself is cozy, welcoming, and charming. We loved the vibe!
Arabesque is truly a one-woman show, and the owner is remarkable. She’s the host, cook, server, and cashier all in one. She was so warm, passionate, strong and smart. I honestly don’t understand the negative reviews because we absolutely loved her.
My only suggestion is that she increases her pricing by 20-25% instead of adding automatic gratuity.
I cant wait to bring my husband and family!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Shawarma Wrap, Baklava, Hummus, Hummus Ghanuj Plate, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Tabbouleh, Mid-East Sampler Platter
I recently visited with a friend of mine. The food was good, though I thought it was expensive for what it was. The most disappointing part was the service. We felt rushed and were basically kicked out. We started with an appetizer with the intent on ordering more food, but the server did not give us the opportunity. She asked us if we were all done, didn’t wait for us to respond and instead, took our appetizer plate and brought us the bill. It was lunch time and there was only one other table with customers. It all happened so fast and we were shocked and disappointed by the service. We ended up going someplace else because we were still hungry.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Server/owner ruined my family outing by listening in on our conversation and butting in with unwanted negative feedback. If she really wanted to be 'helpful' and justify her automatic 20% tip, she'd have paid more attention to our empty water bottle than to our conversation. Food was fine but small portions for the price.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
owner was very short with us. will not be returning
Amazing food and such nice owners! One of my fav spots in boulder!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The fact that this place doesn’t have a 5 star rating is astounding to me. Absolutely phenomenal food, quaint euro vibe atmosphere and the owner is a super woman! I don’t know how she does it all! Seriously, don’t sleep on Arabesque it is absolutely Boulder’s best hidden gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant has the most amazing mouth watering delicious homemade food I have ever tasted in Boulder! The owner is sweet and welcoming, it's beautiful inside and feels like Europe.
I ordered the hummus, house made grape leaves & tabbouleh - the flavors were incredible and blew me away. Amazing Arabic coffee!
I can't wait to return to try the other dishes and baklava.
My all time favorite place to eat in Boulder - I 100% recommend!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Love the restaurant! The owners always treat you as if you’re family and the food is always on point! Would recommend to anyone of my family and friends that stop by in the area. Drinks are also delicious as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very rude service, the worst I have ever experienced.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: French Press Coffee
The worst service and attention I have received in a cafe/restaurant in Boulder. Beyond offering good food, it should be accompanied by respectful behavior and attention.
I have been to the restaurant before and enjoyed the food and outside seating. My Son came into town so we went there for lunch. The owner was very curt when we walked inside and told us to go outside side and get a table and wait until she served two other tables. After 10 minutes we decided to leave since my Son needed to get back home. As we were walking away the owner said “what is the problem” and I responded by saying we realized we did not have enough time but would come back again. She respond by saying if we wanted fast food this was not the place. I said we did not want fast food and just did not have enough time. She then responded by saying why did we even bother stopping at her restaurant if we wanted fast food. I told the owner, again, we did not want fast food which then prompted her to say there is a Chipotle fast food chain down the street and that is where we should go. My family and I were totally stunned that an owner of a business would act like this, especially in front of other customers. This is totally unacceptable and unwarranted behavior. Unfortunate but seems to align with some other reviews.
Absolutely amazing, fresh, home cooked food. Can’t wait to go back! Best food ever!
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