I am Lebanese. this food is freaking awesome!! Delicious, cheap, and the owners and waiters are…read morevery nice. I love the warakish and the vegetarian platter. Everything is authentic and good.

Habibi Lebnen, you really are my habibi. I'd been in Spain all summer long and was seriously…read moremissing some good Arabic food. After several bad run-ins with what passes as hummus in Spain, I knew the only place to get my fix would be from a Middle Eastern restaurant. Luckily, this place was around the corner from my hostel, making it both conveniently located AND delicious. WIN. I ordered the shawerma plate with a mango juice and mmmmmm. SO SO good. The meat was a tad more well done than I would have liked but otherwise the plate was perfection. The portion was incredibly generous but it didn't stop me from finishing the plate...that's how good it was. Service was very efficient, especially by Spanish standards but overall no complaints. I'd come back in a second!

Don't usually give negative reviews, but our experience deserves it. We made the mistake (eight of…read moreus) of making reservations to this place. I'm sure the experience is much better if you don't do that, and perhaps look more local than we did. Anyway, our table of eight arrived and was ignored a good long while, giving us plenty of time to peruse the menu and choose our dishes. When the waitress finally came, she informed us that the only menu choice available to us was the "menu del dia", which is easily the most expensive item on the menu. Having worked in food service, I understand that there are lots of reasons a restaurant would adopt this policy, and all of them benefit the restaurant and not the customer. One of our party members, a Spaniard, spoke at length with the waitress and then the manager, but finally we were denied the freedom to choose items from the menu that sounded good to us, personally. We walked out and no one tried to stop us. Probably I will return to try the food, because it does look good and the decor and ambiance are just lovely. I will not make a reservation, and I hope that you don't either.

You can eat ANYTIME here! My friend and I totally forgot about the whole Madrilenos eat late thing,…read moreso it was 6:30pm and no restaurant was serving dinner until 8:30. After roaming the streets, I saw this place. Looks like no big deal on the out side, but it was surprisingly great! I got the hummus and chicken shawarma. Delicious! It's not expensive and again, they serve food at ALL HOURS lol!

One of the workers here tried to scam me!! The tea might be alright but I wouldn't dare risk coming…read moreback to a place with such disrespectful staff. Better off looking somewhere else

Fantastic tajin and hummus. Great service. Really cheap -- I think Menu del Dia was 6 euros!read more

Al Fakher flavor. Decent Hoookah. Friendly owner. Fair price 8-14€…read moreNot the best shisha I've ever had but not terrible. They use quick lights as charcoal. No backgammon... they really should get it

Hands down my favourite restaurant in the world. Amazing food, prices, and atmosphere. I almost…read morehesitate to write this review because I don't want more people to find out about this place, but I owe it to them. When I tell you I went here 3-5 times a week I'm not exaggerating. The tajin de polla con calabasa is spectacular and a must have. Crema de berenjena is amazing, honestly you can't go wrong here. Literally the BEST food for an AMAZING price.

We missed our flight to Morocco (seriously), so we decided to look for the next best thing. It was…read morea bit of a hike from our hotel, and my wife kept asking if we were going the right way. The area was mostly deserted, and located in a community with Chinese and Mexican restaurants. The streets were steep, and not the best for my wife's heels. The entrance belies the rest of the neighborhood, but it gives a clue to what's inside. The interior is gorgeous. North African music weaves a lively tune to provide the perfect backdrop. We opened with hummus, which had the silky quality you expect, and a beautiful presentation. The flavor was very chickpea-forward, but something tasted different from the hummus I've enjoyed in Dearborn (which has the world's largest concentration of middle easterners outside the Middle East). Then, I realized it: there was no detectable garlic, and no salt. Salt is available upon request, though. The pita served with the hummus is the flat pocket type, not the puffy baked type. Not bad, but nothing special. The tagine is a conical clay cooking vessel used in North African cooking. An order of tagine means you will get a dish prepared and served in such a vessel. Well flavors may differ someone, one thing is assured: the food inside will be succulent and fall-off-the-bone. The lamb tagine was slightly sweet due to the raisins used in the preparation, and the large amount of carrots. It was served on a bed of couscous. The chicken tagine was less sweet, and served with peas and smaller chunks of carrots. The beef tagine played a bit like steak and potatoes. All of them were very tasty, though they did need a little bit of salt. While the lamb was served with couscous underneath, chicken did not have any sort of grain so we ordered rice. Wow, was this a great idea. The rice was seasoned with ras el hanout, which was exploding with flavor. This worked beautifully with all three of the above. Drink selections are limited, but we were honestly happy that they served alcohol at all. Prices are not bad, with most dishes costing around 19€. Our waiter was fast and friendly, and he was happy to call us a cab when it was time to leave. I advise taking a taxi there, too, unless you have some high quality footwear. I can't imagine doing better in Madrid if you want an authentic experience with Moroccan food.

First time in Madrid and used Yelp to find a restaurant nearby. Aladino was close by and the…read morereviews were dated but good. We decided to give it a try. The food was very good but the caveat is that there is a 27 euro minimum per person charge. With a main course, drink and dessert the minimum charge wasn't an issue. I would recommend this restaurant.