Name: Al Tarboosh Restaurant
Price range: $$$
Rating: 3.5

Description

Al Tarboosh is an established Syrian and Lebanese restaurant in Fujairah city, known as a budget-friendly sit-down for Levantine cooking with daily rotating specials and a steady local following. The dining room is modest and the ambience runs cool under strong air conditioning - a light layer of clothing is sensible in the hot months. The grill section and the bread service are the menu's strengths. Freshly baked Arabic bread arrives warm, and the shawarma, mixed grills and kebabs are dependable orders. The mezze line - hummus, tabbouleh, moutabal - holds up well as a starter. A daily hot dish adds variety for regulars, and prices stay well below the city's hotel restaurants. The honest caveat is service. Language can be a genuine barrier during busier sittings, and floor staff work better with takeaway orders than complex dining-in requests. The takeaway shawarma is what regulars most often return for, and the home or office delivery runs quickly and dependably. Dine in for the grills when the room is quiet; rely on takeaway when in doubt. Value for money is strong in both cases.

Guest Reviews

3.6

Very Good

10 reviews

jeddahg3.0

3 months ago

We returned to this restaurant having had a great meal and service- I would have given it four or five stars. chicken and rice- great humus and tuboullah. The second time it was like Fawlty towers. We ordered two meals- my husbands came we waited a bit- asked where mine was- and told it was coming. Suggested husband ate before I did. He finished the meal- I munched on humus- still no food for me ( and there were only two other tables occupied! ) the waitress then explained the wrong food had been made- chicken instead of fish. It finally arrived when we had about decided to leave. I took one bite- it was truly inedible and totally salty ( i had not ordered salt fish- which i have in the middle east- it was much more salty) So we immediately asked for the bill and told the waitress the food was too salty and could not eat it. ( about 2 minutes after it arrived and after waiting about 30 minutes for it! She came with the bill - and then asked us if we wanted it wrapped for take away! Clearly not having understood that we were complaining- did not seem to think it was strange that the whole meal was untouched! Went to desk to pay- and complained and asked for manager- the staff just kept repeating too salty- looking at each other etc like a comedy sketch. I then said food was bad- making it clear- ( husband by now embarrassed!) they then proceeded to take full amount of food! Not even an apology. Man at door- who spoke reasonable English seemed concerned we were not happy- but said welcome back soon! We do go back regularly for the take away Schwarma - but would advise not to eat there unless you adopt tip below TIP- if meal is bad or problem- complain immediately - do NOT pay- be careful not to be too British! Communication is a problem- language issues in English- so straight away. I saw a Lebanese friend one- ( I was embarrassed) call the waiter over demand he took it away immediately- look of disdain on her face- rude and aggressive in Arabic. they certainly jumped and produced a better meal and were bowing and scraping!) TAKE YOUR ARABIC PHRASE BOOK! TIp 2- take a cardigan and warm clothes the AC is freezing. I kept nipping out side to warm up! Value Service Food

Dr_Ramadan4.0

3 months ago

If you less budget and you want to eat reasonable and good food, I may recommend you to go to Al Tarboosh restaurant. It delivers food with syrian flavor. they have every day a special type of food. Review collected in partnership with this restaurant

You-traveller4.0

3 months ago

Whenever I have visitors or guests, I prefer to go to Tarboosh. Good ambience and good food at reasonable rate. Only negative point is staff don't speak good English.