This is allegedly the only halal spot in all of Buenos Aires. Being here for 3 weeks has definitely…read moremade me crave some meat. I was super excited to order from them on a Monday, only to realize that they are closed on Mondays. I ordered the day after. I got the beef shawarma and fries. There was plenty of meat in the shawarma but it was heavily salted. I wish there was more onions or tomatoes to cut through the salt. The fries were delicious, they have some sort of seasoning that I cannot pinpoint. I feel like it is curry powder...despite being an Arab establishment. That being said, everything was extremely oily and salty. I did do delivery which resulted in everything being a mess. The oil ripped through the bag and the meat was coming out of the shawarma as it unraveled. I do believe my experience could have been any better if I dined-in. I am super disappointed - I was hoping this spot would be my meat fix for my trip but I will not be reordering. I wish them luck and want for them to do better by better delivery packaging! Prices were fair!

This is a gem!!!! What a great restaurant in BA... a departure from your parrillas and pizza…read morejoints.. this is a taste of heaven.. wonderful hummus, shawarma and kebabs.. can't wait to return.. service is a bit slow, but they are attentive when called for.

We stopped by at 7.45pm (that is considered early) and were able to get a table right away. We got…read morethe babaghanoush, tabouleh salad, potato kebbe, kabob and Muhadra. And the food was so so so good!!! They are able to do half portions and we loved it so we could try even more. Do get their chilies on the side. They were so flavorful. Service was great and you could see a ton of locals here. Highly recommend this place!

I already want to go back! Loved the salad, hummus, and tabbouleh salad. Wasn't the biggest fan of…read morethe falafel (had some kind of peanut sauce)? Staff was very accommodating with a baby and offered a high chair. This place had a line and was packed by 8pm.

We're from Montreal so I feel like our baseline for Lebanese/Middle Eastern is pretty solid. We had…read morea wonderful meal at Al Árabe. Not only was the food super tasty and the portions generous, but the restaurant seems to be run by a wonderful family. This is totally the type of establishment that you want to be supporting. Staff were sharing hugs amongst themselves and with friends and family who were arriving for dinner. So nice to see. And yes the food is top notch. The chicken shawarma was excellently seasoned and the garlic sauce was totally on point with just the right hit of garlic. You won't be disappointed at Al Árabe. We certainly were not!

There are three locations which is good if you are in the mood for shawarma. I did delivery to my…read morehotel and the shawarma was wrapped nicely and tightly. The chicken was cooked well and the wrap was not drowning in sauce. Dropping a star because the fries had zero salt in them. I wish they threw in some napkins and ketchup as well.

A place I went to once before, during my search for great shawarma in the city. While the shawarma…read moreitself had been pretty good, albeit a bit different from most of the other versions I've tried, there was a distinct lack of service or warmth during the entire experience, and I'd simply never gone back. And, I have no way to know if we'd have had much the same experience had we not been with someone who has known the owners for forty years. There's still a certain level of not paying attention to the room (and, once again, we were the only people there during the lunch hour), and having to call to them to get someone to come over. But at the least, talkative and friendly when at the table this time around. The owners are from a small city of 25,000 people about 20 miles north of Damascus, Saidnaya, which is one of the most important Christian pilgrimage sites in all of Syria. The famed convent of Our Lady of Saidnaya was built in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian I. That's about as much as I know about it from a quick search. Hanan, the name of the wife half of the couple who own this place, means compassion or mercy in Arabic, and the husband's name is Hanna, the masculine version, meaning bliss or happiness. On to the food... starting with a selection of appetizers (with five of us at the table, we just went to town on small plates). Excellent hummus, not overly pureed, so it still has some texture, and flavored with lemon, garlic, tahini, and plenty of paprika. The pita breads are still a little commercial, but they're fresh, and served hot, and well made. A beautiful fresh tabbuleh salad, chock-ful of parsley, tomato, onion, and bulgur wheat and with a well balanced lemon and olive oil dressing. The star of the day, and what led to our second takeaway above, a simply stunning m'tabal, packed with smoky eggplant and well spiced. So, what's the "official" difference between the two? M'tabal is a puree of smoky grilled eggplant flavored with tahini, often (though not always) yogurt, and garlic. Babaganoush is more of a coarse mash of either baked or lightly grilled eggplant, therefore generally not smoky in flavor, and it's mixed with tomato and onion, and sometimes pomegranate molasses. No tahini, which seems to be one of the critical points of difference. Falafel are so often dense and/or dry, that much as I like their flavor, I'm almost always disappointed with them. These are light and juicy on the inside - I have no idea what they do differently, but I'm glad they do. They're also packed with flavor. And the second favorite of the day, raw kebbeh, ground beef and bulgur wheat with little seasoning, just freshly made and pretty much perfect. You can actually hear them grinding the meat to order when you make it, and they clearly pass it through the grinder at least a few times to get a silky, almost puree texture. So different from the versions I've had elsewhere it was like another dish. Nicely executed stuffed grape leaves, iabra, as they refer to them, filled with rice and meat. I'd say these were my least favorite dish on the table, but that's like saying my least favorite chocolate truffle in a box of exquisitely made ones. Spicy, garlicky kafta spiced with onion, parsley, and bell pepper, and glazed with pomegranate juice. Again, some of the best I've had. And, an unusual dish, a "specialty of the house", the ouzi, a phylo dough wrapped pocked of rice, beef, almonds, and pinenuts, baked to a crisp, golden brown. Well made bakhlava, but for me, just too perfumed with rosewater. And, because one of our number at the table is allergic to walnuts, they brought him a portion of imported halwah with fresh Iranian pistachios. A little dry, but great flavor. And, we finished off with a round of sweet, thick, Arab-style coffee, poured tableside. Overall? Pretty room. Service was, as I said, friendly and talkative, though I chalk some of that up to being with someone they knew, as they were still pretty inattentive except when called to the table. Food? As I said at the start, the best Middle Eastern food I've had in Buenos Aires, bar none. And, pretty inexpensive. All the appetizers and desserts run between 95-110 pesos, under $5, while the two main courses ran 160 pesos each, or a little under $7 each. All told, for five of us, with tip, we spent 2450 pesos, or $105 - $21 apiece. Can't beat that!

I'm not sure if all Arab food in Argentina is terrible or if it's just this place? If you're from…read morethe states you may be disappointed... The pita and hummus have a weird texture and consistency. The shawarma was okay but different from what you'd find in the US, and there's no option to have it over rice. :/ The place has no ambiance. It was totally quiet, no music and barely any people. I sat near the window and random people came in off the street to beg me for money and the waitress didn't even say anything to them. The forks and menu were dusty and gross. I couldn't wait to get out of there. It was just a bad experience. Oh and they charge you for the pita bread when you order hummus/tablouleh! :( :( :( * I ordered the hummus because of the great reviews here but it's literally the worst hummus I've ever tried. Very wet, pudding-like and lacks salt.

For a fast food kind of place this place is very good. Not pretentious meal at a reasonable price…read more I usually go out for fine dining or steak only but while traveling I prefer not to cook anything myself. Delicious baba ganoush and carne shawerma.

The food was good. We had hummus, babaganush , mashed peppers and grilled kibbes. . What I didn't…read morelike was that they dont care about the atmosphere. When we got there , arabic music was sounding and then they turned it off and restaurant was too quiet. We went there on a Wednesday night and only a couple of tables were occupied.

SHEESHA available !! For vegetarians : falafel sandwich is…read moregood, did not like the vegetarian moussaka! Decent baklava.

Service was excellent. Food was average. From the website,…read morewe were expecting a much bigger or fancier place than what it was... essentially a "hole in the wall".