Value wasn’t present for $112. The bland food was acceptable not great. We each had the complete dinner. Our pita was dried out hard, the grape leaves didn’t seem fresh and portions were small. 3 small micro pieces of lamb on my skewer. Chicken skewer was tender and adequate. The dancing was enjoyable 12-15 min then she returned for 5-7 minutes. .The atmosphere was horrible because for entire dinner the girl on next table cursed loudly and spoke loudly for everyone to hear her across the room all of her job problems as a nurse. We were subjected to her loud potty mouth all dinner long. F F F every other sentence and for a nurse I thought that was very unbecoming. We know everything about her now, we know all about her job troubles, her legal issues on her job and where she works, what she does on the job and we even know her job title. We got the scoop on her loud and clear, she ruined our dinner out. Rude intentional and desperate for attention. Behavior Not appropriate for a dinner venue.Upon making my reservation I asked the hostess who answered the phone that I’m asking for a nice quiet table. Ha! She assured me one. ☝️epic failure ? ! The tables are very close to each other which doesn’t bother me but the people to our side were so dominant of the space we really had a bad experience because of them. For this amount of money for some chick pea dip, eggplant dip, bulgar wheat salad, small ramekin containing few feta pieces and few olives with some skewers…… shouldn’t shove you into a sardine can. The tables should be eloquently placed with a few feet between them at minimum. Sometimes music was too loud.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Anthony Cruz
Absolutely had a amazing experience the food was very delicious enjoyed my haddock fillet and the hummus. We came here to celebrate our valentines weekend and my partner had a blast dancing with the belly dancer. Definitely made our nights I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hummus, House Salad
Khaled AlNahhal
Food: Overpriced, old rice, small portions, meat needs more spices.Service: very poor, the server was pushy and unprofessional.I wouldn’t come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sarah Hobaugh
Came from put of town. The food was superb, the place was beautiful and there was a belly dancer. That was a fun surprise! Parking lot was small and awkward.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Baba Ganoush
Amberlynn Carter
Cannot recommend this enough! Everyone should put this into their restaurant rotation! The food is top tier, the service is immaculate (even when they’re slammed), the management couldn’t be more visibly on top of everything, and the BELLY DANCING?!?! Omg! We came for our anniversary, but I would even get take out from here. Every aspect. Love. It.10/10 will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baba Ganoush
William
The service was prompt, the food was tasty and the belly dancer was talented and 9beautiful! We had a very pleasant evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Janet Jost
Not as good as it used to be so I was abit disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Brooke Vick
One of my favorite places to eat in Allentown. Everything I’ve ever eaten here is delicious, the family who runs the place and serves is so warm and kind, and the dining room is beautiful. This has become my birthday dinner spot every year (with several visits in between).
Went to alladin restaurant for our New Years celebration and haven’t had a great time like this in a while! The atmosphere is fantastic ! The food was phenomenal and having melaya the belly dancer was amazing. She knew how to involve the crowd and brought lots of smiles to peoples faces! We definitely will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kabob Combination
Jamal Husein
Worst food ever!We ordered the combo Kofta/ Kabab and Shawarma plates. The food was dry and cold and without any real flavor. Portions were really small but it did not matter because they were not edible. The rice was toped with beans (Why?) instead of just rice. The Kofta was smothered with salsa topping as if to hide the flavorless meet. The kabab came in a skewer holding exactly 3 small lamb pieces not enough to feed a child. The shawarma was worse. NO FLAVOR. This was by no mean authentic and does not represent the real middle eastern food, far cry from it.We mainly came for the belly dancing show and that was even worse! Not authentic belly dancing.True disappointment!
Worst food I have had in a while. Not real authentic food. Portions are way too small for the price. Belly dancer was ridiculously awful. Never come here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chinmoy Banerjee
We visited on a Tuesday night. There was no waiting. We ordered the “Lamp Chops” and the “Arnabit platter”. Both were
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops
Loyce Bergin
A favorite to visit everytime we're in the area. Good flavors, fast and friendly service.Vegetarian options: Varied and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hummus
Esin A.
Kebab with rice was kind of tasty, not like any kebab and rice I've had in any Middle Eastern restaurant. Turkish coffee tasted mediciney, baklava was dry. Hopefully it was just an off day. Ownership and employees were nice.
Nelle Saletta
We waited so long for someone to take our order till I went inside to get someone. All 3 servers were sitting on their phones. Service was terrible to say the least. We asked to hold our dinners till apps were done but no dinner came out with apps. When we left, 3 tables were still full of dirty dishes while the 3 servers working were in the back on their phones. Prob won’t go back.
Value wasn’t present for $112. The bland food was acceptable not great. We each had the complete dinner. Our pita was dried out hard, the grape leaves didn’t seem fresh and portions were small. 3 small micro pieces of lamb on my skewer. Chicken skewer was tender and adequate. The dancing was enjoyable 12-15 min then she returned for 5-7 minutes. .The atmosphere was horrible because for entire dinner the girl on next table cursed loudly and spoke loudly for everyone to hear her across the room all of her job problems as a nurse. We were subjected to her loud potty mouth all dinner long. F F F every other sentence and for a nurse I thought that was very unbecoming. We know everything about her now, we know all about her job troubles, her legal issues on her job and where she works, what she does on the job and we even know her job title. We got the scoop on her loud and clear, she ruined our dinner out. Rude intentional and desperate for attention. Behavior Not appropriate for a dinner venue.Upon making my reservation I asked the hostess who answered the phone that I’m asking for a nice quiet table. Ha! She assured me one. ☝️epic failure ? ! The tables are very close to each other which doesn’t bother me but the people to our side were so dominant of the space we really had a bad experience because of them. For this amount of money for some chick pea dip, eggplant dip, bulgar wheat salad, small ramekin containing few feta pieces and few olives with some skewers…… shouldn’t shove you into a sardine can. The tables should be eloquently placed with a few feet between them at minimum. Sometimes music was too loud.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 4
Absolutely had a amazing experience the food was very delicious enjoyed my haddock fillet and the hummus. We came here to celebrate our valentines weekend and my partner had a blast dancing with the belly dancer. Definitely made our nights I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hummus, House Salad
Food: Overpriced, old rice, small portions, meat needs more spices.Service: very poor, the server was pushy and unprofessional.I wouldn’t come back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Came from put of town. The food was superb, the place was beautiful and there was a belly dancer. That was a fun surprise! Parking lot was small and awkward.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Baba Ganoush
Cannot recommend this enough! Everyone should put this into their restaurant rotation! The food is top tier, the service is immaculate (even when they’re slammed), the management couldn’t be more visibly on top of everything, and the BELLY DANCING?!?! Omg! We came for our anniversary, but I would even get take out from here. Every aspect. Love. It.10/10 will be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baba Ganoush
The service was prompt, the food was tasty and the belly dancer was talented and 9beautiful! We had a very pleasant evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Not as good as it used to be so I was abit disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
One of my favorite places to eat in Allentown. Everything I’ve ever eaten here is delicious, the family who runs the place and serves is so warm and kind, and the dining room is beautiful. This has become my birthday dinner spot every year (with several visits in between).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Falafel Platter, Hummus, Arnabit Platter, Shawarma
Went to alladin restaurant for our New Years celebration and haven’t had a great time like this in a while! The atmosphere is fantastic ! The food was phenomenal and having melaya the belly dancer was amazing. She knew how to involve the crowd and brought lots of smiles to peoples faces! We definitely will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kabob Combination
Worst food ever!We ordered the combo Kofta/ Kabab and Shawarma plates. The food was dry and cold and without any real flavor. Portions were really small but it did not matter because they were not edible. The rice was toped with beans (Why?) instead of just rice. The Kofta was smothered with salsa topping as if to hide the flavorless meet. The kabab came in a skewer holding exactly 3 small lamb pieces not enough to feed a child. The shawarma was worse. NO FLAVOR. This was by no mean authentic and does not represent the real middle eastern food, far cry from it.We mainly came for the belly dancing show and that was even worse! Not authentic belly dancing.True disappointment!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
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Worst food I have had in a while. Not real authentic food. Portions are way too small for the price. Belly dancer was ridiculously awful. Never come here.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We visited on a Tuesday night. There was no waiting. We ordered the “Lamp Chops” and the “Arnabit platter”. Both were
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb Chops
A favorite to visit everytime we're in the area. Good flavors, fast and friendly service.Vegetarian options: Varied and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hummus
Kebab with rice was kind of tasty, not like any kebab and rice I've had in any Middle Eastern restaurant. Turkish coffee tasted mediciney, baklava was dry. Hopefully it was just an off day. Ownership and employees were nice.
We waited so long for someone to take our order till I went inside to get someone. All 3 servers were sitting on their phones. Service was terrible to say the least. We asked to hold our dinners till apps were done but no dinner came out with apps. When we left, 3 tables were still full of dirty dishes while the 3 servers working were in the back on their phones. Prob won’t go back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1