al romansiah - الرومانسية

we were looking for a restaurant in barsha and decided to have food in al romansiah, we ordered for chicken mandi.

first of all when we entered the restaurant the family area was very untidy and the waiter took long time to clean up. it seemed he had not interest with his work.

the chicken mandi we ordered was very unusual, it really did not taste like mandi, the rice was normal and the chicken was old and dried.

we were really disappointed with the food.

al romansiah has the tastiest mandi and madfoon i've had in dubai. the rice is flavorful and the meat is so juicy and tender. the soup, coffee, tea... all tasty. service is also great. this place has a great arabic seats on the floor, private and family rooms for dining, and the standard table. i salivate thinking about another meal here!!

i always order from romansiah the food is good but this time i was annoyed by intruders while dine in in barsha branch. please take care of them next time. too many of them. :(

very decent yemeni place, we ordered one meat maddoon and one chicken madfoon, and both were really tasty with the sauce that comes with it and the soup, but am a little upset because they forgot my bread which i really wanted to try, and also the price of meat madfoon is way higher than other places, and not for better quality, nevertheless i would still recommend this restaurant.

i was about to write a very positive on this, but some points make it little bit mix of positive and negative points.

i was planing to try a new restaurant for delivery,  i grabbed the list of restaurants from zomato to order online, my eyes caught this restaurant.

i ordered tikka chicken as well as fattoush.
i made a remark that i want the food to be delivered by 2.00.

the first positive point that by 1.30 the delivery guy called asking about the place and sharp 2.00 pm he was delivering the food into my office. 

next positive point is the way presenting the food, the photo shows, this is the first time a restaurant delivering to jafza giving the plastic sheet for table.
quantity of the food also is a positive point; additional hommos, small salad pot, additional dressing for the tikka and good packaging for them.

the negative point was the food is little bit cold (the tikka) but the taste was good...

it's good maybe next time the food can be little bit warmer and i will enjoy it with this good service.

ordered a chicken mandi from this restaurant yesterday via zomato online and got really disappointed by the way my order was handled. zomato estimated the delivery time to be around 45 minutes. so when one hour has passed. i called up the restaurant to follow-up on my order. the person on the other line could barely speak english. what i could gather from his words is that they are about to deliver it. 15 minutes later, i got a number of missed calls on my phone. turns out, it's the delivery man. those missed calls are basically his way of asking me to call his mobile because he doesn't know my address. in total, it took them an hour and a half to deliver my order. i am based in barsha 1 and so is the restaurant. the receipt that i got doesn't show my name and address on it. i don't understand the point of zomato asking for the delivery address when registering for an account when restaurants like these doesn't even bother using them. i normally use online ordering because it's supposed to by-pass the language barrier. as for the food? it's just regular, it doesn't standout. i had better from other restaurants in the area. will i order from this restaurant again? no.

this is my favourite when i'm craving for arabic food. the ambiance is great the service is quick and the food is good to. the bread is my favourite on the menu.

al romansiah is one of the better restaurants serving mandi and other traditional arabic dishes in the al-barsha area. it has a bright, airy seating area which includes majlis seating as well a separate family seating area, both of which are no doubt welcome (and often used) by regional locals.

the menu is as varied as it is authentic and includes many regional favourites like lamb liver kibdah, meat/chicken zurbiyan and even honey fattah to end your meal with. the traditional broth, served as a complementary starter at such restaurants, was rich and meaty in consistency and flavour. the rice was fluffy and fragrantly spiced, and the customary side of salsa was tart, tangy with just the right amount of chili heat. but the real star of the show was the super succulent, cotton tender lambs meat – omg!

whilst service was not the friendliest, it was attentive and fast. a measure of how genuinely good the food is at this restaurant was clearly highlighted by my two somalian guests, who showed their appreciation with a symphony of noises – before, during and after the meal – priceless.

situated at indeed a pertinent business place, but, the same precision should have been reflected in its taste and recipes, but couldn't. 

ambiance: 

let's start with the ambiance. ambiance was nice and cozy and the "majlis" part was nicely covered and kept. calling bell was also helpful to get things easier. nicely executed. 

service: 

spot on, patient, diligent, welcoming, and pleasant.  full marks.

food: 

here comes the core issue which actually precluded me to rate this restaurant better or even good. i ordered chicken zurbiyan and mix grill. 

chicken zurbiyan: if you are in love with arabic food and have eaten zurbiyan before then you must not approve, at all, this form of zurbiyan. i don't know from where they got this recipe as for me the rice must not be called zurbiyan rice at all ( i will not even call it mandi rice as well). there was a very strong flavor of cloves which although made the rices aromatic but emasculated the taste (whatever presented) of the dish. you can feel the  distasteful sensation produced by the excess of cloves (and possibly the cinnamon as well) in your mouth.  i am utterly disappointed with the cooking technique and method. in my humble opinion, this recipe requires revamping.

mix grill: 

i judge the grill with its juicy meat. i hereby solemnly proffer my opinion that the presented grill ( chicken kabab, mutton kabab, chicken and mutton tikka) was not at all  befit to be called juicy or tasty. the meat, both chicken and mutton, were dry and mutton tikka chunks were even little difficult to chew. i am also not at all happy with the presentation of grill as well. it was presented to us like a mix grill wrap (covered and surrounded by khuboos). 

hummus: 

it was good and its presence made me able to eat the grill items. 

tomato sauce (complimentary sauce serve with rice): 

excellent sauce. full marks. had this sauce (and hummus) not been presented the whole experience could have been horrendous. 

soup: fabulous in taste. it should be called the signature dish of this restaurant. 

bread: wow- looking bread. pleasant to eyes and tasteful to taste buds. a big portion of the bread was eaten with hummus and tomato sauce by us. 

qehwa: it was ok. nothing to talk much about it.

value of money: 

big no. there are number of restaurants serving mandi, madhbi, zurbiyan, grills, etc. with precision of taste and appropriate to pocket but this restaurant failed to impress me in both the aspects. 

i will not recommend this restaurant to anyone because of the aforesaid reasons.

this place was highly recommended to us by one of our other foodie friends. it looks more like a hidden gem.. for the quality of food, the place was more or less empty (at around 3 o clock on a friday).. very neat, beautiful decor and decent staff. the food was very good. we ordered 4 haneeth and 1 chicken stew with the yemeni bread.
there is a separate family section with a lot of privacy, unfortunately our group was much bigger than the rooms so we sat in the common area.

taste was so-so, and service was utter rubbish. there was no thought of convenience to the customers on food serving ! each item such as larger plates had to be asked for and not even available. dessert was served without any small plates even. disappointed to say the least.

nice restaurant, clean, tasty and friendly staff, the overall experience is good, i will recommend it to friend, the mandy is delisious snd meet is soft

this place has the best grilled fish i've tried ever ! the farsh with bread is more than great 🙏🏻! their mandi is not that good neither bad its just normal .. but the farsh fish is a must try ;)

tried ordering delivery only to find out at the end of my call that zomato cashless is not accepted for delivery.

i don't see how it is beneficial to use cashless for non-delivery.

won't be calling them again...

i love the culture in this restaurant. that you can sit on the floor in groups and have your meals is so nice. i love to have mosbyi mandhi. the grilled chicken is always very tasty and their spicy sauce makes it even better. its a very large portion so it's great value for money.