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Al Bawadi Barcelona

Restaurant Bar Hookah bar Lebanese restaurant

Meze appetizers, salads & grill plates at an oasis-themed Lebanese place with a shisha bar. People often mention good, staff, delicious, restaurant, nice, service, amazing,


Address

Via Laietana, 59, Ciutat Vella, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

Website

www.instagram.com

Contact

+34 934 12 13 13

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (1.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 1 PM to 1:30 AM
  • Wednesday: 1 PM to 1:30 AM
  • Thursday: 1 PM to 1:30 AM
  • Friday: 1 PM to 1:30 AM
  • Saturday: 1 PM to 1:30 AM
  • Sunday: 1 PM to 1:30 AM
  • Monday: 1 PM to 1:30 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (22) staff (8) delicious (8) restaurant (7) nice (6) service (6) amazing (6)
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  • 1/5 valentina s. 2 years ago on Google
    do not go to this place , I went with my boyfriend and they totally discriminated us , they treated us very badly and they were very vocal about us being there. We were hugging ( like a normal couple) and the waitress told us to not do that there because “it is a family restaurant” , they need to understand that they are located in Barcelona Spain … they need to adapt to the culture were they are in ! The food was not even that good , no salt at all in the cooking ! They didn’t bring half of the order because “they forgot” . As a woman I felt so uncomfortable being there with all the talking and the looking of the staff. Horrible place , I do not recommend to go there . The staff did not wear mask … and the didn’t do social distancing . They are not following the covid rules.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 David D. 1 year ago on Google
    Disappointment. It is a big restaurant with nice decoration and nice screens, music and sound. The service is a bit slow despite the fact there were only six people at that time. Lebanese food and restaurants are mostly good, but the food here did not have much of a taste. I am not spoiled or anything, but at some point, I thought maybe I got Corona... 😃 I had the soup and some pastries. I did not risk main dish. Mostly, exceuting the chef, solves the problem, but I sense this is a symptom and the problem is management.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fakhar A. 2 years ago on Google
    Came here for dinner, it was nice experience. Food was really nice. Service and staff is friendly. If you wana eat good and tasty Lebanese food in Barcelona then this is the place. Also, if you looking for best seesha in Barca, Its the place!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marwan Al R. 6 years ago on Google
    Very good and delicious food. I really like it. You can see from our plates 😅. Worth to visit and have amazing Arabian cousin.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Xristos L. 1 year ago on Google
    We went there for beer and shisha, service was rude, they didn't have any menus for us so the prices weren't clear (maybe because we're tourists?).Prices seemed kinda expensive.Shisha mediocre to bad, another table next to us was disappointed as well but they stand up and left. Not recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Gennaro S. 2 years ago on Google
    I absolutely do not recommend this place !!! Rude and disrespectful staff, the waiter didn't even speak to us, not even for a "thank you" or a "goodbye", maybe they were too busy playing with each other or filtering with local girls. Nobody used the covid mask! Not recommended, especially for families
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 fedebenavides 2 years ago on Google
    Edit: I had to edit this review from a 5 stars to a 1 star because I had probably one of the worst experiences I have ever had in a restaurant and I couldn't advice people more to stay away from this place. First time I went there with my guy friends it was all good. Second time I went with my girlfriend a waiter scolded us for being close together, none of the staff were wearing masks and they didn't bring me the shisha that I ordered. Food the second visit was also not as good and overall it was a bad experience. If you're a person who's used to western culture I wouldn't go here because they are trying to put their rules on the guests which is simply ridiculous and unacceptable in my opinion. There's a lot of Arab places in Barcelona, don't come to this one.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tim S. 1 year ago on Google
    The lentil soup here is really good. Also the spinach stuffed pita and the Moroccan bean soup are good. The hummus had too much tahini in it for my taste. Also, we got charged 10 euros for a pot of tea, which seems way too high. The rest of the food was reasonably priced. Overall it was good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Omar B. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was good, but the service were poor. The hummus felt more like Tahina, and when pointed out nothing happened, also I ordered Veal sticks, they were a burned on the outside so kind of wasted the good taste of the meat. The rice was good, chicken tawook also good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maja D. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely yummy and flavourful food for reasonable prices. Great options for vegetarians too. Highly recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Engineer E. 11 months ago on Google
    The restaurant amazing with decent price. Ask for Alaa he is the best Servent

  • 1/5 Amitai S. 1 year ago on Google
    Don't eat the falafel. They re-heat it after they fried it who knows when. Only eat falafel where you can see it being prepared fresh from the mix in front of you.

  • 4/5 Zahra R. 10 months ago on Google
    Very delicious food! I liked all of it. The only thing I didn’t like was that people were smoking shisha inside!

  • 5/5 andrew Y. 10 months ago on Google
    Service was amazing, our server Alaa was very welcoming and accommodating. We had the kofta and it was delicious and so was the reyesh. Some of the best food we had in Spain.

  • 5/5 Jeremy .. 10 months ago on Google
    Delicious vegan food! We had veggie plate and tagine - both supremely delicious. Live music and friendly staff!

  • 5/5 Lorenzo 4 months ago on Google
    Amazing food, service and atmosphere. The atmosphere is calm and there are people smoking shisha and chatting to each other. I had a beer and the tajine with lamb and it was delicious. The lamb was so soft that it would melt in the mouth. I went back 3 days after and the waiter remembered me. He was very welcoming. If you go on a Saturday you should book in advance because it's full. The price is reasonable, I got: - tagine - agua - cerveza - mouhalla - baklawa - coffe And I paid 35€

  • 5/5 Abdulaziz A. 7 months ago on Google
    Good very restaurant and food is so delicious

  • 5/5 Elin A. 9 months ago on Google
    The food was good and the atmosphere in the restaurant was amazing. The waiter Alaa was really nice and his service was excellent.

  • 5/5 Jennifer P. 3 months ago on Google New
    Highly recommend the knafeh - perfection! All the other food also quite delicious

  • 5/5 Abdulla A. 11 months ago on Google
    Amazing service, Hareera soup is THE BEST in the world 😆 and thanks to the lady “Lobna” she is amazing 🙏🏽

  • 5/5 Hatem T. 1 year ago on Google
    The food and shisha very nice but the chairs are not comfortable had a good time watching fifa World Cup

  • 5/5 Aimee C. 1 year ago on Google
    This place was such an amazing and unexpected find! I'm so happy we decided to go there instead of other plans on a whim. Loads of vegan/veggie options and all the food was delicious! The staff were very friendly and I think everything was pretty reasonably priced :)

  • 5/5 Saad A. 1 year ago on Google
    Good and frish food with full of options. Sheesha aleso is good. Staff are frindly and kind

  • 1/5 Desiree L. 1 year ago on Google
    If I could give zero stars, I would. This restaurant poisoned me tonight. When ordering I told the waiter that I am allergic to onion and asked for everything without onion. Upon receiving our food I asked to confirm that nothing contained onion and I was given a positive response. Ten minutes later I was sick in the bathroom because there was in fact onion in the food we were given. Do not recommend. Will never return.

  • 5/5 Aldo Lauria S. 5 years ago on Google
    Large place. Was nearly empty because we came at low time. Staff attentive. Lamb kebabs were very good with good dressing and kibbeh also good (but my family makes good ones so they have competition). The spinach cheese on flat bread was new to us (can't remember the name...see photo) and out of this world....very very good. Wish they had Lebanese wine but this is Spain after all. Prices were reasonable.

  • 5/5 Ayman E. 2 years ago on Google
    Great services, workers are friendly (Murad). I highly recommend it

  • 5/5 CAMAROG9 2 years ago on Google
    Came from US - late to town and they were open - don't get the pizza. We were staying down the road. My wife had a sampler platter (I believe it was lamb) and her dinner was DELICIOUS. I had pizza - not such a good idea and not their specialty. We went back and I had a sampler platter with chicken and it was excellent. The staff was very attentive and friendly. We (as Americans) did not realize that tipping was not a normal practice and of course we tipped. We were treated like royalty! Please - if you go - try something new to you. Don't get the pizza.

  • 5/5 Rhys S. 2 years ago on Google
    Sensational food, we had the platter and was blown away. Restaurant is clean and amazingly decorated. Picture is for 2 people


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout

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