Very delicious food! We got the lamb and it was one of the best we’ve had. Highly recommend and great portions, loved it! Our waitress was excellent and on top of everything. Wonderful restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taizoon Lokhandwala
Al Badawi delivers solid Middle Eastern food without any fuss. The hummus and baba ganoush are creamy and well seasoned, and the pita is fresh. Nothing mind blowing but it hits the spot. Portions are generous and the casual vibe with outdoor seating works on a nice day. Service is efficient though not especially warm. At thirty to fifty dollars per person it is fair for what you get. Do not expect a standout experience. Good for a reliable meal
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Asmaa S
LOVE this place. Delicious and authentic! Servers are very sweet and attentive. We always come here because the food is really good and we feel very taken care of!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kayleigh
Great spot - great food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
William Ruiz
Delicious food and wonderful service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
No Li
Best place to breakfast ! Especially outside such a nice setting & at night they have heaters. They give the best pita bread I ever tried especially as my first time trying middle eastern food! :)) def a place to check out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Chamol
Al Badawi was great. Thanks for hosting my friends and I for my birthday! My favorite dish was the Mixed Grill! Yum! I look forward to coming back. Great food, great service, good ambiance!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sanika P.
I had my birthday lunch here with friends - the food, service, and ambience were all amazing! We had such a wonderful time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Juman Doleh-Alomary
We came to check out the Albadawi restaurant due to their extensive menu of delicious dishes. Only to get pita bread that appears more like a tortilla and completely white and flat (pita bread usually has a bit of brown parts and puffy). We ordered falafel appetizers and the mixed grill plate. Both were ok. But tables around us seemed to enjoy other authentic dishes. The service was good, they were always checking on us. Disappointed that there were no middle eastern employees, in the kitchen or outside serving.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Angel Chabla
Hello everyone, I would like to address this to the actual owner of this establishment because frankly, I have had one of, if not the absolute worst time ever going out to eat in my entire life. I want to start off by also mentioning that I am a restaurant business owner here in NJ and my fiancé and I love going out to the city an this was no other ordinary day, until we came here. I was not going to write a review because I was given back my money for this horrific night; however, I felt like it needed to addressed because I was not the only one who complained about a possible discrimination and roach infestation of your establishment, I know that food, labor and YOUR reputation is on the line because I know that you also have another location in Brooklyn.
I will start off with mentioning that my fiancé and I were not badly dressed in any way, we always have some sort of activity of any kind whenever we go but the waiter (a taller gentlemen) eventually barely greeted himself and seated us at the very end of the restaurant, given the fact that there was nobody in the there, but we were optimistic because the restaurant went viral on Tiktok. The waiter then left the menus and didn't engage with us more I initially thought he was going to take care of us until another young lady came and took our order. The appetizer and drinks arrived and we weren't impressed much at all because even though the presentation was good, it lacked in its flavor, we did eat this with pita bread (what I wish we didn't) and some mint lemonade that we ordered. My fiancé ordered the Ouzi Chicken and I ordered the Kefta Kebab, again optimistic that we were going to enjoy our meal; until another gentleman arrived and the guy was either another influencer or reviewer but all of their attention was now toward to this gentlemen which we found strange (wait for it...) I also noticed that since this was a Palestinian Restaurant, it would have Middle Eastern employees throughout the kitchen and dining room but the entire team was hispanic but I did not make much about it until our entrees arrived. While the presentation was adequate, it was honestly the driest, and the most bland food that we have ever eaten in our lives. the chicken breast my fiancé ordered but so dry and unappealing and things only got bad to worse...
~Palestinian Food on Upper East Side- Come here from a rave review by an influencer. I'm not impressed. Foods are cold and not very fresh. Lambs are not well cooked so do other meats. I've tried many middle eastern restaurants before. Al Badawi is underwhelmed for me.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Kyle McCarthy
Wonderful mid-Eastern food presented in a variety of ceramics, with dips and pita, several types of meat, poultry and fish skewers, casseroles and salads. Very good service with dishes cooked to order. Food is so richly flavored, yet healthy and clean. Large portions. Loved the folksy decor with images of Jerusalem and the mural of Palestinian head scarf patterns. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mika S
The food here is delicious. I’ve been three times and it’s great every time. But the service is SLOW. The kitchen takes forever to get through orders and the servers don’t really pay attention to their tables unless you flag them down. Come here when you want a yummy meal and have a couple hours to spare.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Milad Toliyati
Well the food was pretty disgusting! Like for real disgusting. Promise you can’t continue after one bite!
Very delicious food! We got the lamb and it was one of the best we’ve had. Highly recommend and great portions, loved it! Our waitress was excellent and on top of everything. Wonderful restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Al Badawi delivers solid Middle Eastern food without any fuss. The hummus and baba ganoush are creamy and well seasoned, and the pita is fresh. Nothing mind blowing but it hits the spot. Portions are generous and the casual vibe with outdoor seating works on a nice day. Service is efficient though not especially warm. At thirty to fifty dollars per person it is fair for what you get. Do not expect a standout experience. Good for a reliable meal
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
LOVE this place. Delicious and authentic! Servers are very sweet and attentive. We always come here because the food is really good and we feel very taken care of!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great spot - great food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food and wonderful service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best place to breakfast ! Especially outside such a nice setting & at night they have heaters. They give the best pita bread I ever tried especially as my first time trying middle eastern food! :)) def a place to check out!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Al Badawi was great. Thanks for hosting my friends and I for my birthday! My favorite dish was the Mixed Grill! Yum! I look forward to coming back. Great food, great service, good ambiance!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had my birthday lunch here with friends - the food, service, and ambience were all amazing! We had such a wonderful time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We came to check out the Albadawi restaurant due to their extensive menu of delicious dishes. Only to get pita bread that appears more like a tortilla and completely white and flat (pita bread usually has a bit of brown parts and puffy). We ordered falafel appetizers and the mixed grill plate. Both were ok. But tables around us seemed to enjoy other authentic dishes. The service was good, they were always checking on us. Disappointed that there were no middle eastern employees, in the kitchen or outside serving.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Hello everyone, I would like to address this to the actual owner of this establishment because frankly, I have had one of, if not the absolute worst time ever going out to eat in my entire life. I want to start off by also mentioning that I am a restaurant business owner here in NJ and my fiancé and I love going out to the city an this was no other ordinary day, until we came here. I was not going to write a review because I was given back my money for this horrific night; however, I felt like it needed to addressed because I was not the only one who complained about a possible discrimination and roach infestation of your establishment, I know that food, labor and YOUR reputation is on the line because I know that you also have another location in Brooklyn.
I will start off with mentioning that my fiancé and I were not badly dressed in any way, we always have some sort of activity of any kind whenever we go but the waiter (a taller gentlemen) eventually barely greeted himself and seated us at the very end of the restaurant, given the fact that there was nobody in the there, but we were optimistic because the restaurant went viral on Tiktok. The waiter then left the menus and didn't engage with us more I initially thought he was going to take care of us until another young lady came and took our order. The appetizer and drinks arrived and we weren't impressed much at all because even though the presentation was good, it lacked in its flavor, we did eat this with pita bread (what I wish we didn't) and some mint lemonade that we ordered. My fiancé ordered the Ouzi Chicken and I ordered the Kefta Kebab, again optimistic that we were going to enjoy our meal; until another gentleman arrived and the guy was either another influencer or reviewer but all of their attention was now toward to this gentlemen which we found strange (wait for it...) I also noticed that since this was a Palestinian Restaurant, it would have Middle Eastern employees throughout the kitchen and dining room but the entire team was hispanic but I did not make much about it until our entrees arrived. While the presentation was adequate, it was honestly the driest, and the most bland food that we have ever eaten in our lives. the chicken breast my fiancé ordered but so dry and unappealing and things only got bad to worse...
PART 2 because this deserves two parts.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Unbelievable 😍
~Palestinian Food on Upper East Side-
Come here from a rave review by an influencer. I'm not impressed. Foods are cold and not very fresh. Lambs are not well cooked so do other meats. I've tried many middle eastern restaurants before. Al Badawi is underwhelmed for me.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Wonderful mid-Eastern food presented in a variety of ceramics, with dips and pita, several types of meat, poultry and fish skewers, casseroles and salads. Very good service with dishes cooked to order. Food is so richly flavored, yet healthy and clean. Large portions. Loved the folksy decor with images of Jerusalem and the mural of Palestinian head scarf patterns. Will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food here is delicious. I’ve been three times and it’s great every time. But the service is SLOW. The kitchen takes forever to get through orders and the servers don’t really pay attention to their tables unless you flag them down. Come here when you want a yummy meal and have a couple hours to spare.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Well the food was pretty disgusting! Like for real disgusting. Promise you can’t continue after one bite!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
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