The place looks really nice. The backyard is very beautiful. The staff are welcoming. The food is good. There aren’t many options though and it’s considered pricey for the portions. Loved that everything is environmental friendly! There’s a very cute cat around!

If you're trying to decide if it's worth a visit - just look how long each review here is and how many different people decided to take the time to write a thorough review. This is special. They create a significant experience. I wouldn't miss it and can't wait to visit again. We love food, we love it even more when it's seasonal, local and traditional, and we can't help ourselves when we hear the stories behind the food, the farming and the people. This is exactly what Rakan and the innovative chef Sara do in Carob House, and what Rakan and Abdu do in Carob farm. What a special experience! Rakan, the person behind all this, is a fascinating man, that decided to switch up his career to create something he believes in and fight climate change with a sustainable and economical model for food production. He spended so much time with us, before, during and after our meal, explaining every little detail behind the place, the rational and the food. He gave us the feeling that he has all the time in the world even though it was a rush hour in the weekend, and he somehow manages to give this exact feeling to every guest. Before the great dinner we had here we visited Carob Farm, where Abdu gave us a super-interesting tour. He explained about the unique farming approach they use there, how important are biodiversity and symbiotic relationships between different plants, and how they plan to plant food-forests across Jordan. This tour made our dinner even more delicious! If all this is not enough - know that they also collaborate with local artisanals and actively promote the preservation of traditional old cooking methods. I could write a lot more about this place, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Make your visit to Madaba unforgettable and visit them. It's worth it. Oh, and no matter how full you are - do not miss the Carob ice cream for dessert! Rakan, Abdu and Sara - thank you so much from all four of us 🙏

Very nice restaurant, everything looks new and neat and clean. Dishes are well presented as well. However unfortunately that's it. The dishes we ordered looked nice but the taste was a big disappointment. I had the lamb with hummus, the others the stuffed eggplants, lentils soup and hummus. The food seemed to be prepared well in advance and just heated up and seasoned with olive oil before being served. Apart from the lentil soup, the dishes weren't really tasty. Service could be improved as well. A smile doesn't cost much, and a waiter starting to take away dishes from the table passing with his arm in front of you while you're still eating is not what you would expect from this kind of restaurant. Summary: if you're looking for a fancy restaurant with nice plates for your Instagram this place is perfect. If you'd like some tasty food however, you'll be disappointed.

This was a half day event where we visited Carob farms and then went to Carob house for dinner. In short what an experience it was, woww is the understatement of the decade. The reason is that with everyone following high tech, Carob farms and house follow the simple ancient way in which heirloom seeds with sustainable farming practices using old world techniques produce food that will make you and your small community around you self relent and self sufficient. The call is simple, stop relying on mass farmed food and go back to farming to safeguard your future... It was an antuxlimax to technology and a climax to old world practices that should be followed on a small community basis, what a beautiful solution for autonomy for us citizens in Jordan and the whole world. Now the food... Again what a lovely experience the food was brought in from community farms and the chef made them dazzle. The setting in the Carob house was amazing and although still a soft opening but the food was great, the menu was based on what was available and tasted amazing... Call Mr. Rakan Mehyar and have a lovely time. Can't wait for Carob farms and house to go into full swing. It is great people who have a clear vision that going back is the way forward.

Beautiful experience! High quality food with authentic middle eastern flavors with a Jordanian flare. Love that zero waste is maintained! Can't wait to try the farm experience

Outstanding food and service. The Braised lamb hummus and the Carob House Root Salad are a must try! Excellent food and nice garden

Can’t recommend this place enough. Not only is it a local brand supporting the local community it’s actually really good and unique. You can never beat having the passion of the owner coming through each and every dish. Keep up the good work

The place is really nice and cozy, the food was delicious and the staff are friendly. Rakan took the time to go through the menu with us which was very nice of him. My only constructive feedback, while the food was delivered with care it took longer than expected and some items are over priced.

After landing in Jordan, we stopped by the town of Madaba and were looking for somewhere to break bread and man was this place awesome! The atmosphere was unreal and the relaxed ambience was exactly what we needed while on vacation. The service was excellent and the food was all made in house, fresh. I ordered the brazed lamb and it literally came off the bone 😋 Appetizers and dessert were also great and this is a place worth going to, especially if you have a group as the portion sizes are meant for sharing.

Being a former restaurant owner for 20 years, I think I know what I’m talking about when I dine in one. Carob House is a must visit, I highly recommend it. Healthy delicious food, beautiful friendly atmosphere and staff, the dessert yum yum yum out of this world. I’ll be back again. Thank you Rakan!

Wow - what a fantastic lunch! Stylish place, great team and the concept of the menu is outstanding! Absolutely recommended! 👍👍👍👍👍

Our last dinner in Jordan for my wife and I couldn't have been more satisfactory and tantalising. We came here based on reviews, and the food we had the chance to taste went beyond our expectations. Jordanian cuisine with a twist of creativity with a surprising combination of ingredients. We loved every dish we had. Staff was helpful as well as a mine of information for explaining the ratio behind their approach. We would recommend this place hands down. Don't expect it to be on te cheap size but the food deserves every single cent.

Carob is exceptional in just about every way. The food, the ambiance, and the service – everything at Carob House has been masterfully designed , Carob is a farm-to -table experience where the menu is influenced by the Mediterranean Cuisine, each dish on the menu uses local, sustainable, and healthy ingredients by sourcing from their Farm, or other local farms. We had a shared table experience at Carob, and all the guests could not use enough superlatives “fantastic”, “Phenomenal”, and “amazing” are thrown out in nearly every dish we had. A must try, the Muhammara sourdough Toast and the Carob Ice-cream

Absolutely loved it. What a surprise to find such an organic farm to table concept restaurant in Jordan. The people here are so genuine and lovely. The food is out of the world with a contemporary heritage theme. A must visit and worth the drive to Madaba. Highly recommended!

Fantastic food and service all around. All food is locally produced in the Carob Farms. The Some of the best Arabian fusion cuisine I ever tried.

I had the most enchanting evening at Carob House! The romantic ambiance created the perfect backdrop for a memorable dining experience. The waitstaff was not only incredibly helpful but also delightfully sweet, enhancing the overall atmosphere. The presence of alcohol added an extra layer of sophistication to the evening. Now, onto the main event - the braised lamb with plums. It was nothing short of phenomenal, a burst of flavors that left me craving more. The Carob root salad was delicious, but be warned, it's so satisfying it might fill you up quickly! As for the eggplant fatteh, it was good but didn't quite reach the same heights as the other dishes. Overall, Carob House is a hidden gem with a truly romantic setting, excellent service, and standout dishes like the braised lamb that make it a must-visit.

After a long day of visiting various sites from Amman to Jerash all the way to Madaba, we were looking for a nice meal and relaxing place. After passing several typocal turistic restaurants around town, we knew this is not the place for us, and my wife dig through the web suggestions and we went straighy to Carob. This was a lightning strike in all senses. We got in when it was completely empty and with great music in the background it was just the place I needed at the moment. Great and welcoming young and skilled waiters attended us quickly and brought water and prepared our table in an instance. We ordered the most amazing hummus with lamb, and we have never eaten anything like it in any oriental restaurant around the many countiries in the region (or anywhere else). They served the fantastic carob sauce along with the great olive oil and amazinh pita bread. I could eat that hummus for the rest of my life. After our main courses arrived, lamb in orange sauce and lamb in plum sauce we sat in awe. These were really generous portions which you will never see in any fancy high end restaurants. Food was A-ma-zing!!! We were full but could not resist to order some sweets (in form of) carob brownie with icecream and theis Carob baclava which were not only so tasteful but also arranged with a lot of style and class (just like every portion we ordered). We followed the meal with fantastic Jordanian merlot and ended the evening with few shots of espresso so we can drive further our way towards the dead sea. I will use any other opportunity whenever return to Jordan to come back and repeat this amazing experience. Must repeat again that hummus was a Out of World class

We are still waiting for the the lamb. We ordered a mix of Jordan dishes with meat and salad. We just received a lot of red cabbage. I would like to add that their humus is very good, one of the best one we tried in Jordan but unfortunately the main dishes we not good.

Incredible food, incredible service, incredible venue. Everything was a 10/10 from the moment we walked in until leaving. A very unique menu with unique flavor combinations which are executed flawlessly. The entire restaurant concept of sustainability and farm to table is something that is refreshing to see and I hope more restaurants jump on this trend! Can't thank the team enough for an incredible experience.

This is a review for the Carob Farm and Carob House, because I was lucky enough to visit both last week, and to witness farm to table in action. Where to start with such a special experience... "Farm to fork" : the aspirational promise of weaving a golden thread from sustainable, ethical farming to fresh and healthy dining. Rakan's hearty labour of love bridging a regenerated and restored family farm with his 'cozy chic' restaurant in Madaba is Next Level Inspiring... It is a celebration of life, pulled into life through stubborn hard work. Rakan spent months during COVID on a deep dive into soil nutrition, seeking ways to revive dry and dusty soil, degraded by years of chemical agriculture. He now nurtures a permaculture garden, woven with new forest cover to moisten and feed the soil. His little Eden is now 5 times more productive than neighbouring, chemical dependant farms. The educational farm tour ("for survival not for leisure") begins with an invitation to feel the soil 'before' and 'after' Rakan's journey, comparing arid dusty soil, with richer, moist earth! Next, we follow Rajan's Odyssey of experimentation, weaving reading and review, with hands on practice, and a daily ritual of discussions with local farmers. We see the permaculture mounds in action; learn about the 'chicken tractor' which moves chickens around the farm so they can happily spread their nutrient rich poo; touch and smell incredibly rich compost. The pinnacle is to witness the system of harvesting the slim ration of rain which blesses the land only 2 or 3 times per year. We learn the spell of Slow, Spread and Soak! And then... we head from Carob Farms مزارع الخروب to Carob House بيت الخروب restaurant, to enjoy one of the best meals of our lives! The food was absolutely fantastic. So, so delicious. It is honestly no exaggeration that this was one of the most memorable meals of my life. It was gastronomically, intellectually and spiritually delicious and filling. Carob is Farm to Fork for a livable future. A great day in great company, 🏡👍😎❤️ with rich lessons and new friendships to fertilize our own work, and take to plant back home. 🙏🙏🙏

Not only the best dining experience in all of Jordan, but also the most inspiring one. Meeting and discussing with Rakan (the owner) about (his) holistic approach to sustainable farm-to-table community and permaculture (you can google it) was captivating. A highly recommended visit for anyone looking for good, healthy and sustainably produced food, with great local wines and cosy atmosphere. Thank you Rakan for making our world a better place for all - present and future generations.