Al-Bader in Coventry

Super choice. Shared a big selection from the starters that were all vegan, though marked as vegetarian on the menu, so do ask.

Great options all around, vegan, veggie, meat.. You want it, they have it.... Great service, friendly staff and a fantastic place to stop in between visiting different parts of the city. We ordered the platter ( vegan) with hummus, moutabal, falafel, stuffed vine leaves, etc... and some extra sides of stuffed baby aubergine and fatoush... With mint tea.. FANTASTIC!!!! Great value, great food.!! If we lived closer we'd have this every week.. As it is, I may just make the 2 hour journey once a month to enjoy this fare.

Booked a table after reading a great review: was very disappointed: ordered drinks first they arrived after our main meal arrived, we had already eaten starters. Other customers who arrived after us received their drinks much quicker, ours weren't complex - 3 teas and a pepsi. Starters delicious. Mains very disappointing, 2 of us ordered the chicken with mushroom sauce, one with fries, the other with rice. The sauce tasted like Campbell's creamy mushroom soup and was a plate of beige - no salad garnish added - rather unappealing to the eye and palate. Main waiter surly and inattentive. Toilets awful. Stayed on their Google page they accepted cards - they don't, cash only. Tired decor and sexist drink options, errr hello we are an equal society. Had much better food in Coventry restaurants so we won't be back.

My family and I went there for lunch. The food was Amazing and very affordable compared to many restaurants we really enjoyed it. We will definitely visit it again.

Ordered takeaway from here for vegan, vegetarian and meat eating friends, and we were not disappointed. The food is outstanding! Next time we'll dine in.

The place is cool and the food was delicious and fresh in large portions. The waiter was excellent the whole time. We really had a wonderful evening dinner there. It is a great place to dine for any occasion. Thank you Al-Badar for a great experience.

We celebrated my colleagues Hen Do (17 of us) and the service was exceptional. Two young men served us for 3 hours (they did the work of many) and the food was so fresh with extremely large portions. If you are looking for somewhere unique with fantastic prices and service that makes you want to come back for me - then this is the place to be. Al Bader is in a league of its own - To be honest we can't wait to go back again. Coventry Hidden Gem

Excellent food, big portion sizes, freshly cooked and authentic. The staff are lovely as well and go out of the way to accommodate your needs and requests. Thank you for making my sisters birthday celebrations special went above and beyond with their service.

A warm welcome from the owner, a semi authentic decoration and what many would call hidden away and not easy to find i found that to be a plus sign, its tucked away and you are unlikely to get a large crowd or noise out or even passers by unless they are going to the restaurant. The food was fresh the lamb koftas were one of the juiciest iv had in a lebonese place for a while and the rice was refreshingly coloured yellow not boring white rice. The hummous we ordered was the spicy one but was more flavoured than spicy i think thats because im a massive spice lover. Over all the price was just right if anything average to most arab cuisines out there. Place was clean but more decoration could be added. Will definitly want to go back again. Thanks

The food was excellent, particularly the Moroccan lamb dishes. Friendly and good service and very good value

We were looking forward to trying this restaurant and came for lunch at 2, as soon as they opened. We were welcomed without fuss, made to feel like guests at a relative's house (the confident, relaxed cousin with a comfy sofa and delicious home cooking -type) and really enjoyed every minute of our stay. We tried lots of starters and were transported back to our travels to the middle East. The food is tasty and unfussingly authentic. The lamb tagine melted in the mouth without overwhelming you with richness and the selection of baklava and Turkish coffee were a great treat at the end of a lovely meal. We were full, but not overburdened, ready to explore more of this wonderful multicultural city!

Great service, food was amazing, especially their chicken wings and the chips were fried to perfection! Big portions and great prices. Must visit!

Excellent food and customer service. The quality of the food was really good and also reasonable prices. Would definitely recommend.

Never actually been for a sit down meal inside due to Covid but we had takeaway and it is absolutely delicious! Real value for money, enormous portion sizes and freshly cooked. Simply amazing

The idea was to order from outside so that we dont have to cook. so ..... We ordered the Prawn dish - A dish of £6.50, literally 6 sixes of prawn and Extremely Salty. It felt that the only sauce they had added was the peri peri sauce from Nandos. We ordered the Mixed grill- that hardly had any rice and chips in them. The lamb skewer was very SALTY again. Paid a total of £38.90 for hardly any food. Made some food at home again! Wont order from here- I wish I had chosen wisely to get it from another restaurant to avoid any further cooking.

Tagine was bland and tasteless with 1 slice of carrot and half a potato. Looked awful and tasted awful. Rang and complained and no apology or refund. £11.90

The food was REALLY bland, hardly any salt nor could you taste the apparent Moroccan spices. Food was very expensive for such poor quality. The atmosphere was so quiet and awkward it was really depressing. You would of thought it was going to be busy on a friday night but it was ghost town! Dont waste your money here

The food from here is really nice and has that homemade feel to it. The chicken hummus and moussaka are lovely but the prawn and squid dishes are made with the same generic sauce and did not taste good. Would definitely order again but get to know your staple dishes and stick to them when ordering I would say.

Ordered for a delivery. Driver must have got lost as food arrived just luke warm and late. It was well cooked but very bland, not what was expected. No spice tasted in the meal, should have gone to the local chip shop.

Ordered via just eat. Great food, delivered promptly. One of my favourite restaurants; great to eat in or get takeaway.

Loved the joint. Food was better than advertised. The stuff was very friendly. Definitely coming back

I really enjoyed my early evening meal with friends here whilst staying in Coventry. There was a good variety of authentic arabic food, though no alcohol. I would have liked a beer with my meal but it did not spoil my enjoyment of the food. It may be an issue for some diners. Very reasonably priced and good sized portions. Pleasant and efficient staff.

Always good, always in time. Amazing food.... really amazing and nice people too.

First time I’ve ordered from her, and I’ll definitely be ordering again the food was nicely packaged, arrived hot, not the ice cream, that was cold 😉 and was delish 😋

Amazing food & the mushroom sauce is so good. I will definitely be ordering again

Love love love there food good portion sizes and nice flavours

Excellent food for a price reasonable for the quality. Ordered twice now and it’s been great both times. Thanks!

i have ordered the polo saffron twice from this place .. it says on menu it comes with asparagus but both times i did not see any asparagus ..but the dish tasted nice

Food was decent, with good portions, would recommend and will definitely use again.

first time ordering from hear the food not pipping hot, great portion sizes, I would say on dishes neads to go into detail about what in some of them . As i like to try things so need information on them esp the ingredients in them and if they had say peppers in them can they be taken out? will order again from hear

Fabulous food. Arrived early. Presented beautifully and tasted even better! First time ordering from here; will definitely use again.

Lovely food, wanted to try something different and this hit the spot.

I found plastic bag in my food ((

I've been to the restaurant once, and ordered a delivery three times and they just keep impressing me and my husband. Will definitely order again and recommend it to all my friends ♥️

This restaurant never fails with quality, taste, and speedy deliveries. There are so many things to choose, and i have sampled lots of their menu and would recommend it all. Super tasty, great portions, piping hot, friendly swift delivery ! Perfect ! Thanks Al Bader ! A*****

I've never eaten here before, but the food was so good! The order came early, the food was the perfect temperature and well presented. Would definitely recommend and will order again.

Awesome food....Great portions..piping hot.. and quick delivery. Difficult to say which is the tastiest on the menu.. but the shish taok is soooooo tasty, as is the hummus beiruty, the stuffed flatbread, the shawarma, the halloumi... i could go on.. but seriously.. fantastic food , great service !

The food from this restaurant was so delicious. Great flavours, arrived still hot, generous portions, this place really knows how to make food! They were also super nice, called to say they ran out of one of the dishes and gave a replacement. Couldn't be happier and looking forward to when I'm in Coventry again to order from them. 100% recommended.

They delivered to my door( some do not as I live in a high rise block). They even rang to tell me they were coming and the name of the driver. Great service

Fabulous food, fabulous service as always!

I visited here with my wife in January this year and we were not disappointed. The service is really good and the waiters are very attentive to the needs of diners. The food came after a reasonable wait and was delicious with a genuinely amazing taste of the middle East. Highly recommended!

Didn't come with cutlery. Noticed that info only after delivery(

I never ever write a review but when you order hallomi cheese and they say is coming with tomatoes and olive oil you don’t put instead cucumber and lettuce and no olive oil I just doesn’t work and I think on the beef you should have a option how much should be cooked or not ?

Delivery was fast which was good. I wouldn’t order from here. For me the food was poor quality for Lebanese food and over priced for what you pay. The sharwma was very bad. The worst I ever eaten. Was disappointed has I like Lebanese food. Lack of taste.

Good food but I got delivered something else than what I ordered...

very very very poorly services, very rude customer services, not recommended to anybody

Chicken was nice as was the rice and hummus. Lamb and mince very tough

Best Arabian food in Coventry.

Lovely and fresh food,my favourite take away

Food was amazing as usual thanks!

Paid 7,50 for mousaka was not even mousaka,a lot of salads and a little bit meat..

Unfortunately didn’t enjoy this food at all. I pulled out so many bones it was ridiculous. About a quarter of the meal was bones. Supposed to be chicken breast, couscous and veg but I had chicken thighs/legs and so many small bones!

Food is good but the service is really poor. Every single time we ask for extra Toum sauce and the spicy green sauce but they either get it wrong or ignore it. This time the two Shish Taouks we ordered came with no sauces at all despite asking for extra of the usual sauces provided! Really getting tired of this now.

Food was outstanding, be definitely order again 👍🏻

Always excellent, to sit in or take away.

I’ve been ordering from here for several years now, the food is consistently good and the delivery drivers are polite and pleasant. They were a little bit late with my most recent order, but they kept me informed and it wasn’t a problem. Recommended.

I have been a regular customer for quite a long time and unfortunately I have noticed the quality of food is going down. The food is bland, the portions are getting smaller, the garlic sauce dip is clearly diluted and tastes more like water. Such a shame as I used to love this takeaway. Apparently it is time to say goodbye. Doesn’t feel like value for money anymore.

The fattoush salad was inedible unfortunately as was just swimming in balsamic, massive puddles of it and leaking out the box. Rest of the food was tasty as usual but not as good as usual. Think just an off time, I love this restaurant usually.

Another absolutely stunning meal...best take out just eat meal there is out there!! Top ratef recommendations!! Just brilliant!

I couldn't use student discount using my account.

Nice food and on time delivery. However we received an aubergine type curry in sauce instead of a moussaka which we’d ordered

Everything was totally delicious. the kids tried and loved new things. Hot and fresh and delicious. thank you

Absolutely fabulous, will definitely be ordering again!! A real taste sensation, thank you!

Bought a take-away wrap at this restaurant - absolutely delicious! Warm with lots of flavour. I bought the one with pieces of lamb for £4. It was well wrapped so I managed to eat it without dropping anything.

Food arrived right on time, was all hot and all tasted great!

Outstanding food quality. The neat melted in your mouth, litteraly falling off the bone! Proper hummus too. Tasty beautiful, the must!

I really love this place. One of the best restaurants in Coventry. Great service every time. Thank you guys.

the lamb shank is amazing in this restaurant and the quantity is very big. the order was delivered just on time and was hot.

fasssssssssst delivery and great food quality.

food was delivered on time and the taste was delicious. outstanding restaurant

don’t think anymore go ahead and order from this restaurant and enjoy the delicious food

six stars deserves. best restaurant in town

food delivered on time, hot and delicious. great restaurant, highly recommended

the food was received hot and tasty. also the delivery time was fast. Best restaurant in Coventry, highly recommended

food was delicious and arrived just on time. definitely will order again

great and the best quality restaurant in Coventry. recommend choice.

I like the food they have good quality of food and the delivery was on time. definitely will order again from them

The food was cold and the quantity is different to as that of eat-in.

I came at lunch on a Thursday with colleagues. The food was alright and as I expected. The service was poor. The chap serving did not come across as welcoming at all. It took 10 minutes to get our order taken and even then we were not offered drinks. Food took about 20 minutes to arrive which is fine however for a lunch, we expected it to be quicker (also we were the only table in). There was no music or atmosphere. It was dead silent. Probably would not return however I would not avoid the place though.

Ok for a first time try, i do think the meat needs abit more flavour in though.

This restaurant serves very special food. I work away from home most of the time and have to depend on food of the restaurants almost always and I really want to rate this as one of my very favourite. Please give a try and I'm sure you will be very pleased with the quality and the efforts they put on the product they deliver to make you happy.

The food was absolutely wonderful , surely I will try different menu after this . Thanks !

Reasonably priced, good service, delicious food (a lot of lamb) and genuine surroundings. Tucked away in a corner.

Particularly recommend the houmous and the chicken rice. The service is also great! The best Lebanese in Coventry

Mezze libanaises excellentes. Le service est rapide et le prix modeste. Ne pas rater ce restaurant qui est central mais un peu en retrait. À recommander !!!

Quality food. Nice to have something different. Food took less than an hour to arrive. Very good.

excellent food and brilliant fast service. will use again thank you.

The amount of food received at home is way less than the amount served in the restaurant.

The food was really nice and came in a timely manner. Would order again

Very disappointed to be writing this review as we have ordered from this place many times before and loved the food each time. However, this time the standards of the restaurant fell way below what you would expect. The food arrived on time. The platter we ordered (the same platter we always order) was really horrible. We were so shocked as we were reallh looking forward to it and had never tasted it like this before. The full chicken tasted old and overcooked which made it very dry. It also gave off a horrible smell (the kind of smell which tells you the chicken is gone off or was cooked after being in the fridge for over two or three days). The shawarma meat was moist but also tasted old. Maybe this was because it was in the same plate as the full chicken? Who knows! The boneless chicken thighs were in the same The rice and kebab were edible but mediocre at best and not the kind of food we'd usually expect from these guys. Bitterly bitterly dissapointed! We even called the restaurant straight away and explained how bad the food was. But the person we spoke to made no attempt to help and kept repeating the chicken was fresh and there was nothing wrong with it. We mentioned we weren't looking for our money back but they were welcome to come and try the food as it was still on our table and we would simply throw it all away. The restaurant staff member didn't care and just kept saying the food was fresh again so we ended the call and ended up going to KFC instead! What a waste of around £36-37 that was!

Ordered king prawns only had 4 prawns. Orders halloumi cheese had about 4 tiny pieces wouldn’t recommend ordering from this place.

very consistent with the food quality.

Amazing food all the time, which cannot be faulted! Best Lebanese in Coventry. the chicken shish with mushroom sauce was sublime!

Delicious food will definitely order again!

Great service as usual... quality food... nice driver, who delivered my order in 20 minutes. Just perfect. Thank you guys.

always order from here and the food just gets better and better 👌👌👌👌 10/10

Really enjoyed the food, although the prawns were over cooked.

Excellent good but the lamb shank was without any bread!

Lovely food will definitely order again

Amazing taste,i realy love this food🤗