Sit back, relax and enjoy, as we take you to explore yet another cuisine of the world...This time its was the Yemenis cuisine in the city... The restaurant takes you back in time.... so Take a seat, Unwind and Step back in time⏳ ....As soon as we entered the restaurant, we were greeted by the staff and were directed to a private family seating area which was reserved for us. The restaurant also has the traditional setup where one can enjoy their meal sitting on the floor. (Really takes you back in time and the old tradition comes alive).The special spread included:- BESBAS traditional Yemeni sauces- CUT SALAD- FATOUSH (A mixture of fresh vegetables served with house dressing topped with crispy bread and drizzled with pomegranate).- MARAQ LAMB SOUP- GRILLED SEABREAM FISH (well done to petfection).- ZUROBIAN RICE (A unique rice full of aromatic flavors)- MANDI CHICKEN on beshawar rice and Kabsah rice Chicken was very juicy and placed on a bed of these flavored rice).- MATFOON MEAT in a banana leaf(served on rice, so succulent and very tasty).- MATFI SHRIMP (a smooth thick gravy, with lots of shrimps and served in a hot pot)- HANEETH ( Marinated in traditional spices, the meat pieces are cooked in tandoor).- MIX GRILL (minced mutton Kebab and Tikka with Chicken Bites).- MULAWAH BREAD- RATAB BREAD- HAMOOSDessert :KHUNAFA (Kunafa dough with a creamy cheese filling drizzled with sugar syrup).Each dish was very well presented, full of flavor and aromatic. The traditional Yemeni sauces on the sides blended in so well ... we loved the besmes sauce.... The staff are very friendly and are very quick with their service.Mr. Rafet has been very friendly and made our dining experience at the #besmesrestaurant a memorable one!..A 5/5 for :- Great ambience,- Delicious food,- Friendly staff,- Prompt service!
Very nice food. Delicious. Welcoming staff. Place is clean and comfortable. I was with a group 5 adults and 3 kids place booked for is was comfortable spacious. I will recommend to call in advance if you need for big group as they have limited tables
Worth trying, pretty good. The yoghurt based sauce needs to be less spicy. Prices are a bit high too.
Best restaurant I’ve been to in Abu Dhabi. They specialize in Yemenite and Gulf food but offer a few Persian BBQ dishes to boot.Very friendly service and a special shout out to my Egyptian homes, Mohammed. Very kind and I had a good conversation with him about his home country and how crazy the heat is in the UAE.Highly recommended.
The foods are good specially the haneeth and makhmoud.. the staffs are friendly and giving 👌good service
The food is really amazing and authentic yemeni. We always eat here everytime
It’s Eh,Everything is good except the prices and the portions. Their is better !
Clean and fresh food…. For family and friends 👍🏼
Food was excellent and delicious.. try specially the seafoods.
Food was excellent and delicious,staff was very polite and always attending..
The food is not bad.. 2 waiters Hassan and Hamid are good.. this was my impression during my first visit on Tuesday 20/042021.. My second visit was the next day Wednesday 21/04/2021 during iftar time.. I felt it was not the same service and not the same quality of food.. essentials which should be available on standard table in a restaurant were not there for example there was no tissue box.. as a customer I dont have to as for such things.. I realized that this restaurant is good when there is few numbers of customers.. I was happy on Tuesday but disappointed on Wednesday thats why instead of 4 stars and in order to be fair this restaurant doesnt deserve more than 3 stars which I gave..
Very clean and food is delicious, only limited number of tables are available so sometimes you have yo wait or sit on the groud area
Delicious foodCost is $$Wide family sitting areaGood serviceAlways busy dining
Best for arabic food lovers people also enjoy here with great variety
After ordering few dishes for our Office lunch party I got to know about this yemani restaurant. It was the dish called Haneedh (Meat marinated in yemeni spices and wrapped in banana leaf and grilled) which made me want to try more dishes from this restaurant. After few days I decided to go for a take away and ordered for Moqalqal which is a meat dish cooked with yemeni spices served with rice and also I had zurbiyan rice which was more flavorful. By the time I reached there Haneedh was sold out hence I need to visit the restaurant again to try it. Overaĺl a good choice of restaurant for meat lovers as the meat is served in generous amount and texture is fall of bone.
Food is goodDont order sea food
Good food taste.Restaurant staff attitude very nice.
Yemeni food. Delicious.. Good service
This place is lit.. Amazing Yemeni food.. Enjoy it everytime I visit.. Highly recommended guys..
Perfect Food Amazing Staff 💙
Such a nice place for Arabic food.Delicious caring staff.
Great tasting food at a good price
Nice food and nice bread
Authentic Yemeni Food and Good Environment
Chicken Madhby and Fatoush salad are so delicious 😋
Wallah... Yummy Arabic rice... try zurbian chicken/meat... all time favourite 😋
Their breakfast is nice 😋
One of the best Mandi restaurant in Abu Dhabi , very delicious Madbi Chicken are there.
The food is not good and the price is high so bad experience
Very nice and clean,food is delacious and staff are friendly
Perfect food and service.
It’s one of the best yemani foods Restaurant in Abudhabi city but this branch only not all branches have same taste
Great service and food
Try to order haneeth meal u wont regret
Lvly ambience , food is too good and service also grt
Highly Recommended Restaurant, food very delicious. Mainly they serve Yamani food
Haneeth is always unavailable. Their dates fatta used to be delicious.
Very nice place to be
The food is amazing their special the madbi with rice . .
Very local experience , might surprise you , BUT ...The food was to die for!!!! Huge portions , the lamb was melting in my mouth , everything was amazing. And very affordable . Very happy I was taken there.
Good Yemeni restaurant
We had Mathbi meat and chicken with side dishe Salta which wasnt great taste and not up to expectation comparing to other Yemenis restaurants serving same meals
I had breakfast amazing bread really nice, the price for the hot tea and karak little bit high. Recommended
Mandi is good taste and family restaurant
I tried the Zurobian, a dish with rice and Chicken. It was good and tasty.
Best Madfon lamb in Abu Dhabi
Delicious food 😋
The Real taste of Yemen ..
This is a branch of this chain of Yemeni restaurants. Good decor. Food portions are generous. Food quality is above average. Wide range of Yemeni Cuisine available all day (many other Yemeni restaurants have different dishes for different times). Price is higher than the standard for Yemeni restaurants. This branch is clean and spacious and has table and floor dining options. Yemeni bread is baked fresh, available all day and is delicious. Side servings are tastier than standard. Its worth a try.
Good food but high price
Good to go
Best place for Yemeni food in Abu Dhabi
Overrated and pricy. I tasted much better mandi for the half the price.
Excellent quality and clean food
By far one of my favorite restaurants to visit. The food and service is always incredible.
The Food was excellent 👌
Yummy food
Nothing like a good mandi! Tried some of the other dishes too on our friends recommendation and glad we did. (pssst nice ice cream shop further along)
Food is good, sandwiches are bad, normal atmosphere
Excellent service and beautiful food. However the explanation of the dishes weren’t as accurate. I’ll have to go back again to try again.
Delicious
Delicious , good quality as well.
Excellent service and food. Would love to come back over here regularly to eat their delicious foods.
Great mandi and traditional gulf cuisine.Done simply and done well.Reasonable delivery times and huge portions!
Delicious Authentic Yemeni Cuisine and particularly the breakfast which is devine. Good Experience. Service could be better but not bad. Would definitely visit again. Thanks for reading.
Famous for Serving Yemeni cousin like Mandi, Mathbi and Grilled Meats.
Best Magbous in AbuDhabi.. take away is recommended
This place offers great food. prices are reasonable and food quality is great. waiting time is average but the place gets busy during lunch time
Just average food yet overpriced.
The best Arabic food in AD the staff so much nice and perfect price for the quantity I love this place
Its a good place for Madfoon and mandi at old airport road.The Zorbian meat is super soft.
Good
Great Yemeni food, and enough seating areas comparing to Happy Yemen
Just delicious.. the complimentary meat soup, food, and tea, wouldve given 5 if the chicken was a little more done (just make sure to tell them you want it very well done), and if they served more vegies on the side. One of the special things I dont find in many mamdi places is that they serve different rice flavors depending on the cooking type, many other places just serve one or two type of rice.Havent tried dessert yet.
One of the better places for authentic Yemeni taste. Just dont step in late hours
Tried the Chicken Madghout and the Anari chicken along with Fattoush and Hummus. The Madghout was absolutely amazing and the Chicken Anari was definitely something I have never had before and I loved it. The Fattoush was on point and the hummus was just average. Nice place for a nice comfortable lunch or dinner for sure.Ambience: This place has an amazing atmosphere, plenty seating and nice place to chill.Service: The service is slow but I think it is worth the wait. The staff is great though.Food: The food was great. Everything tasted amazing and so flavourful. Nothing about it is not-to-like.Location: The location is perfect. Easy access and lots of parking.Recommendations: Definitely will be going back here for some more of the amazing experience.
Excellent food and very good service
Good place for eating but not that tastygood staff
A good selection of Yemeni and UAE cuisine. Clean place with parking available. They serve one of the best meat preparations in town and also they are famous for their sweats
I had a chance to try BesBas breakfast in the friday morning sometime ago and now almost every week im going friday to have a very tasty breakfast of Kebdah with eggs and slice of freshly baked arabic bread. Very tasty and cheap price. Highly reccomend to all. So far this is the most tasty Yemeni cousin I had ever tasted. I like the restaurant atmosphere, the gentle staff and the good quality. I definitely recommending this restaurant for others to try it. Im planning to revisit it again soon.
Truly one of the most delicious meals you could taste in Abu Dhabi .. If you are a meat lover try meat madfoon.
Laham madfoon is so tasty...