Little Petra in Cambridge

Finally been tonight. Great food!

Easily the best restaurant in Cambridge. The food is always delicious and the service is top notch.

Amazing (+cheap) food and service! Visited Little Petra a few times and their service never disappoints, staff are very efficient. Highly recommend the Hummus, Grilled Sea Bass & Dessert! Even if you were to randomly pick something off the menu, it will definitely be good 😊

The food was great and the ambience was nice.

Food here was absolutely incredible! Really delicious. The restaurant is really popular so it was very busy. We recommend pre-booking. There was also a time limit. We were able to bring leftover food away. Service was good and food arrived promptly

*Incredible food*, excellent, speedy service, inviting atmosphere, lovely staff, tons of gluten free options, reasonable prices, will recommend, will come back, an absolute gem.

Very delicious food Portions are very big

Amazing food Helpful staff Amd amazing atmosphere. Highly recommend

We loved it Definitely coming back.

Every think is fresh We recommend the Mixed meze Lamb shank Shish taouk And dont forget to try the leomn and mint fresh juse.

Yesterday we visited little better and it was one of our best experience we had it in UK Thw staff are very friendly.

We did not have a reservation on a Friday evening(not recommended). They were still able to squeeze us in. They said ONE HOUR ONLY! For that one hour we got a window table! They were extremely polite when reminding us of the time limit. Our food was exceptional. Thank you

When the food came it looked absolutely amazing but unfortunately it lacked so much flavour. I ordered the mixed meze and the chicken livers and my husband got the slow cooked lamb. Everything was super bland and inedible. The best part was the seasoned chips. Service was top notch. It’s a shame we paid £48 for a meal that was hardly eaten.

Service was good, food came out pretty quick, i ordered the marinated lamb and my wife ordered mixed meze and chicken livers. Food was very bland we tried to eat as much as we could but couldn't, very disappointing as it did look great. Best thing were the seasoned fries.

Very nice restaurant and very nice and friendly staff

I had a short but a very fulfilling dining experience with the Arabic/jordanian cuisine of mussaka & lamb at this lovely themed restaurant. The food was very authentic, non spicy with big portions for even one person, very hospitable staff and impromptu service, highly recommend!!!

Great food, but there are too many tables for the floor area leading to jostling and irritation.

Great food, lively vibe, friendly staff and 10% off if you pay cash!!!

Picked to ho to this beautiful Arabic restaurant on a Tuesday night...walked in and the place is kicking! What an atmosphere! Then we order and the food was outstanding! Also the Jordanian house wine is fantastic ...a great venue and well deserved awards...I hope you open others in other cities soon! Lincoln would be nice please too!! 😍

I came here without booking. Big mistake! Definitely book! This place is popular for good reason and always busy! When I came back, with booked table, I was overwhelmed by how good the food was. Delightful staff, lovely relaxed atmosphere, but my god, the food. The food!! If you like colours, flavours and textures, you can't do better than this. I had marinated lamb tongue and I am a bit upset I can't eat it every day until I die.

A really pleasant dining experience. Great hosts and generous portions at very reasonable prices. A drinks menu which includes Jordanian wine and Lebanese beer, and knowledgeable staff who are quick to answer any questions.

Went for the first time last night, lovely, highly recommend 👌

Food was excellent. Large portion and lots of choice

Very nice Jordanian restaurant, the vegetarian falafel burger was very tasty and the portions are very large and varied. Clear recommendation.

Nice portions, very tasty food, friendly service. Hummus could do with a little less tahini but that’s really nit picking. Will definitely be back!

A great rating and the fact that it’s a Jordanian restaurant - a cuisine I’ve had very little of - motivated me to take my family here during a Cambridge trip. Unfortunately this restaurant failed me. The chicken liver was bland and disappointing. The khubz was supermarket quality. The yakhannah and mousakkan were ok but scant in meat portions. I was ready to give them a 4-star review until we had dessert : basbousa and kunafah. And those were unforgivable. Cold, straight out of the fridge. And the kunafah didn’t have the authentic cheese but some lousy soft cheese knockoff, possibly labneh. And the basbousa was crumbly old. The service was fine, nothing to praise about. The atmosphere was not special, but buzzing. The bill was hard for me to pay after that disappointment. They should do much better to justify the current rating they have online.

Great food! Slow service and preparation takes a whole, but the food is excellent.

Really great value and interesting menu. Service was quick. Unique food that you may not find elsewhere.

Nice middle Eastern food. Good service

Really lovely experience. Stumbled across this gem of a restaurant whilst visiting Cambridge yesterday and so glad we did. The service was wonderful and the food amazing. Really good value too.

Stopped in for a mixed mezze, which was great! Friendly service, would come back.

Favourite restaurant in Cambridge 😊order the hummus!!!! Have visited many times and food is always brilliant!! Never had a bad meal, always take friends here and new people visiting Cambridge. Would recommend ordering lots of the cold and small plates to share. I’m a small eater so find the main meals big enough for 2 to share.

The food tasted absolutely amazing so many options to choose great staff and quick service

Ensure reservations before you go Amazing food 👍👍

Really nice food amazing service the music is fantastic. It’s just beautiful Middle East night the best restaurant in Cambridge will definitely be coming back.

They’re opening hours are incorrect

We discovered this gem when staying in Cambridge. Arriving at 6.30 to find the restaurant already packed - we knew it was going to be special and it was. The staff were attentive but discreet and we were quickly served with drinks. We shared a Kibbeh Maklieh for a starter then both had the Lamb Moussaka which was packed with lamb and vegetables slowly and beautifully cooked. Both excellent. We plan to return next time we are in Cambridge, thank you!

Great restaurant. Great to try something different.

My favourite restaurant in Cambridge. Incredible food, gorgeous atmosphere (especially PM), and the service is lovely. I recommend everything! However the hummus with lamb and the sea bass are two of my faves.

Service was a slow but understandable because it was a busy Friday. We were quite excited for the food but it was below average and quite blend.

Fab service and so friendly. The portions are huge!

Great vegetarian dishes, food is super fresh, generous portions, and definitely try the soft drinks!

Good food👍, good atmosphere, good service, good for children also because they have a choice of food and drinks too😊. You will be welcomed with lots of smiles no pressure

Taste 9/10 I got the Lamb Moussaka, the lamb is so tender and tasty 11/10 easily, the taste of the moussaka itself is also great, the rice is okay 7/10 and the bread is not my fav 6/10; Portion with price 7.5/10; Service 7.5/10 the food is fast but no wifi provided for customers, nothing special; Cleanness 10/10; vibe 9/10 songs are nice, the pictures are lovely, the atmosphere is spacious.

Amazing, authentic food and large portion sizes

Had the mixed schwarma and some baba ganouj, the food was amazing. Everyone at the table was very impressed with their meals.

We ordered a takeaway from here as our first meal when we moved in to Cambridge. We came to pick it up a little ready and they had it all wrapped up and ready to go, and they were very friendly. We had the moussaka and the tabbouleh - we ordered extra bread (not realising we were given bread, lovely fragrant rice and pickled veg anyway) so now we have loads! It’s so nice we’re going to freeze the excess and use it with future meals. Everything is so flavourful and hearty and it tastes like a home cooked meal. It made us feel comforted, we will definitely be returning to sample their other dishes. Thank you!

Such a great place for a tasty meal. We always end up ordering a mix of appetizers and mains to share as a family. Food is always great, portions are awesome, service is attentive.

Love this place. It's all good but can particularly recommend the chicken livers 😋

Amazing food , very nice value Helpful staff •

Food is decent but expensive, and the service is not great.

Great Food. You can’t go wrong.

Very odd that you have to go to the till to pay, only to be presented with a touch screen showing 10%, 15%, 25% tipping options. I acted on auto pilot but it’s very sneaky of them to ask for a tip without providing us with the printed bill. Won’t be going back for this reason

If you want to get very disappointed it is right place to go!! If you think you will get there nice grilled food like usually Mediterranean meats are well deliciously grilled then well this not food you get in Little Petra. Before going there I checked menu if livers are served there/ me and my friend we are chicken livers lovers. Yes the had livers but despite on the menu card it says grilled- they are firstly cooked ( which makes them dry and crumbly and sort of grainy). Tbh Chicken and Lamb shawarma felt also like meat is first cooked then spiced but for sure not grilled as at least some bits would be crunchy. We raised liver issues with waiters and manager but they said they don’t chat grill here - as you’d expect in Jordan restaurant. I neve eaten cooked liver before when it says on the menu grilled. Service wasn’t great either and as you see from replay to complains here they don’t really care! If you want nice Mediterranean food there are better options in Cambridge that this bland meats- eating sald saved me. We took ale meats home and gave to pets as no use of that restaurant

Excellent. Very kind folks, great food and top service

Not impressed. Maybe because we went on a busy Saturday, but the overall experience was disappointing. We had a reservation and appeared to got the worst seat in an area best described as a broom closet. The acoustics so bad I could barely heard my wife. The first waiter was super polite but halfway in his welcoming got shuffled away by a colleague. The starters were mixed. The lamb&hummus was awesome. The chicken liver totally overcooked and bone dry. The mains (both lamb dishes) were cold, blend, totally overcooked and zero flavor. It felt it was made hours ago and left to stew. The pita bread was served in a plastic bag. I guess this keeps the bread moist, but unappealing. After we got our dinner the staff was nowhere to been seen. So no second glass of wine I reckon. At the bill there was a mandatory tip of either 15%, 20% or 25%. I really wanted to like this place. But maybe a weekday is a better option

We just stopped in for a lunch with the kids. We were welcomed in and they found a nice spot to accommodate us with a double buggy. We ordered falafel and mixed meze. They brought out some little complementary bites with tzatziki while we waited. The food came out with salad and pickles. We loved it and we'll be back.

There is only one vegan option on the mains but it is soooo tasty. I had the moussaka which is not greek moussaka. I'm definitely coming back to try some starters. The portion was reasonable, it came with rice and naan. The staff was nice and very quick. I had someone who didn't understand English very well. My drink m never came to the table. The music was a bit loud to take a call.

3 of us went for dinner on Saturday evening. Food was excellent as was the service. When the bill arrived I honestly thought they made a mistake. Excellent food at an excellent price !!!

I had a really good service from little Petra. Lovely food and lovely staff. Shout-out to hawrah. Absolutely amazing experience.

I came from the US to visit my friends and we’ve decided to dine at this place during lunch hours. The food took about 20 min to come out and made us a little nervous since we were on a little time crunch, but that wasn’t an issue for us. I brought butter beer from London and was hoping to enjoy it with our meal, but the manager was quite rude to us about putting the drinks away. We wouldn’t have had any issues with putting the drinks away had the man asked nicely. His tone was quite upfront and aggressive. I asked the female server to surprise me with a dish and it came out quite unique/interesting and had salvaged the experience for me.

I recommend it 5 stars for the cuisine, service and environment, less so. Excellent food, unfortunately the service is not at the level of the food despite the courtesy of the waiters. Water is brought by the glass, no carafe or bottle. The place is noisy and I don't recommend the table under the cash register or those around the entrance door.

Very accommodating despite the restaurant being full and fully booked, great food and very friendly staff. All together a paradise. Gladly again 👍

Lovely meal, very reasonable and great service as usual.

Overrated. Not bad, but nothing fancy.

Overrated, bland food and awful service. Visited here a few weeks ago with a friend and had a rubbish experience overall. No redeeming features. Waited ages to be served. We ended up having to flag down a staff member to take our order. The food I ordered was missing some items (I ordered the Labneh which should have included black olives and mint and was missing both). The chicken kofte tasted like it had been microwaved, and the fries were dry and overdone. Even the bread tasted like it had been bought at a nearby shop. Nothing tasted remotely flavoursome or authentic and the waiting staff were rude and annoying; interrupting us midway through the dessert and tea, with the waitress attempting to take away my friend's hot chocolate before she had even finished it! When we did ask for the bill, the waitress said 'ok' and then disappeared. When we flagged down another staff member, we were told we needed to pay at the till. Not sure why the waitress couldn't have told us this in the first place. The guy at the till was lacking in manners (much like the rest of the staff) which topped off a disappointing visit. If you're looking for somewhere with a good taste of the Mediterranean then you'd be best off visiting The Olive Grove, Efes, Bedouin, or Al Casbah. Basically, anywhere but here, unless you enjoy throwing money away on bland food and awful service.

We ate here as we were visiting Cambridge for the day. Must say I was very disappointed with the food quality, I ordered a chicken shawarma and my husband ordered the marinated lamb. The food was dry, cold, and didn’t have much flavour at all. The service was polite. For dessert we ordered Kunafe and it was not nice at all. It left a bitter aftertaste. We’ve eaten at many Middle Eastern restaurants and this was unfortunately not a great dining experience.

I have had one of the best Lovely family meal at Little Petra on Hills Road Cambridge on Thursday evening. Although he was fully booked ,the owner managed to find a table for me and the family which was much appreciated 💐. Very tasty food, great atmosphere, competent staff, very friendly owner, and quick and efficient service. mango crush juice, orange juice and lemon & mint drinks. Absolutely 😍 phenomenal. Thank you so much for your service ❤️ 🙏

When we came for dinner this evening, they said we would have to wait between an hour and 40 minutes. We said thank you. Then, as we were leaving to go somewhere else, they made us sit somewhere else. Then the waiter came again and said, "Can I take you to the next table for 2 people? Another customer will come here." We were 3 people. We stated that we would be there and chose to leave the restaurant. Frankly, the attitude was not nice. I do not think we will come again.

Lovely food, very friendly, efficient staff. Great value for money.

Lovely food, great customer service especially from the front of house staff.

Delicious samosas, cheese fingers, chicken shawarma and baklava

Authentic Jordanian food in the heart of Cambridge - 10 min walk from the Central train station Very friendly staff!

Taste of Jordan… Big portion with reasonable price. Fresh bread with hummus, different varieties of dips, very yummy 😋 Turkish coffee also extraordinary, full of nuts favorite. 🤗

Very good Jordanian foods with good portions and amazing price. Fantastic meze, lamb shank was great marinated chicken was good too. Would love to try other menus next time too. Service was quite horrible, was not busy time yet only 1 staff was being attentive out of 5 who were just chilling and talking to each other even when we try to call them and make an eye contact, seriously disappointed of slow service, looks like they just don’t want to work at all.

Great food and friendly service. Skip the starters as the mains are huge! Highly recommend the chicken fatteh. It was a bit weird to see the servers at times just standing there, still, looking at diners. Regardless, overall great experience.

Only concern was that the plate was not quite big enough for the huge amount of excellent food! :)

Lovely food, great atmosphere and very friendly staff. We will be back !

Today I had the mixed grill and a Bedouin tea. The mixed grill was incredible value for money, it almost felt like a Man Vs Food challenge and didn't compromise on taste. The Bedouin tea, once a little sugar was added, reminded me of my trip to Jordan and drinking tea with the Bedouins. The gentleman on the till was friendly and welcoming and even gave me some small sweet bites to take away as I had to rush to leave due to commitments. Next time I'm in Cambridge, I'll definitely revisit.

Everything was super the food very nice the waiter helpful and the owner was generous with us , and we got free dessert when we finished our amazing meal.1000\10000

Food tastes bad Poor service attitude

I haven’t had food like this in my whole live I really enjoyed it and I recommend it for everyone the lamb chops was amazing and the meze absolutely lovely

Very rude owner. Never known anything like it and I never give 1 star reviews.

Walked here for dessert after lunch at the botanic garden. Our party of 3 adults, 2 toddlers were seated in the middle of the restaurant (1 baby in pram). Staff declined us a different seat when we asked as they said it’s reserved for a party of ten although the restaurant was very quiet and plenty of seating was available. Waiter took our order of 3 kunafa and one baklava from the dessert menu. The manager came to our table after 5 minutes and said their policy is that they do not serve just dessert, and we could only order if we took it away. He had no regard for us and seemed uncaring in the slightest that we had young children with us. I don’t know if this is a new management but I recall going to Little Petra on mill Road, I was able to order 1 single kunafa and eat in. I don’t know what’s changed but their quality of service has dropped immensely and the manager was not apologetic at all, practically kicking us out, not caring that we have very young children with us. I personally was especially disappointed as I had recommended this place to my family who were with me at the time, visiting from London. I will never go here again and will certainly not be recommending it to anyone I know.

The owner or waiter of the restaurant treats the Saudi people in a racist and ugly way. Are these restaurants in European countries ???????

I visited the restaurant earlier this month based on a friend’s good review. She said the dessert was really good and as we happened to be passing at around 5pm in the afternoon we decided to stop for tea and dessert. Upon entering we were greeted and given a table in a corner even though there were plenty of empty seats and tables. We were told there was a party of ten arriving shortly and were asked to put our buggies aside. We then waited a long time for someone to serve us. I asked for a menu and the waitress didn’t know what I meant. Then another waitress came and took our order. We ordered teas, baklava and water. Another five or ten mins passed. The manager came and told us that they cannot serve us dessert because we’re not paying for a meal. He refused to serve us and asked us to leave. He was not apologetic at all. Really rude staff and rubbish service overall.

Amazing service, delicious food and ambience. Very reasonable and value for money.

Great great food. Portions are enormous though!! My advice is just to do a main course or lots of little plates don't do both!!

Went out for dinner last night and the food was incredible, staff there are all really lovely. I asked to swap a drink I hadn’t tried before because I just wasn’t too keen on it with my meal (it was very sweet and thick, if I’d just had it by itself I’m sure I would’ve enjoyed it) and they swapped it out for me without a problem at all. Definitely will be coming back, the variety of options is incredible and the price point is perfect.

Greeted us like old friends and served a meal fit for a king with excellent service, great quality and unbelievable value for money. Absolutely superb.

This restaurant is right around the corner from where I stayed during a brief (and unplanned) trip to Cambridge. The host recommended I check it out, and boy am I glad I paid attention. I have celiac and am intolerant of most peppers. Lots of gluten free options indicated on menu, waitress was very helpful in making a decision. I ended up getting the marinated chicken plate and scraped the dang thing clean- so incredibly delicious and filling. Flavors are excellent, it’s beautiful to look at, and I am finally full after many sad celiac travel meals 😂 Will return to Cambridge just to eat here!

My new favourite local restaurant. A variety of yummiliciousness!

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Exceptional in every way. A group of 16 arrived without a reservation and they found a place for us efficiently. The incredible food. Very very generous portions. Impeccable service. We had a great dinner for less than 20 pounds. When I return to Cambridge it will be a mandatory stop.

I have been here a few times- it’s always excellent. Today we took the kids and my 9 year old declared it “the best meal of his life” 😂😆👍🙌 enjoy

Had a nice meal early evening at the beginning of June. Food was lovely and decently price for Cambridge. It's a little out of the centre but worth a little trek. Was quiet which contributed to the atmosphere. Service was a little slow considering the small number of tables that were in use.

I love this restaurant and come back here every time I want to introduce someone to Cambridge. Thank you to David and to the team and the chefs - genuinely beautiful food and lovely lovely staff. Highly recommend!

David fitted us in despite a booking which was unconfirmed. Excellent service and lovely people.

Good food as usual. David has been amazing for us when sorting out orders and various requests! 🥳🥳🥳

Great prices and incredibly good portions everything is fresh and delicious