Yemen Café & Restaurant

Reviews

• BK

  Bill Kress

  Jan 3, 2026
  5.0
  Wow!! Terrific meal. Soup and salad (compliments of the house) were delicious. Favs bean appetizer was great. Lamb and 2 chicken entrees were perfect. Fresh baked flatbread kept in coming out to the table. Absolutely recommend eating here
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  zainab najeeb

  Dec 28, 2025
  1.0
  Worst restaurant experience! I was so excited to take my family (visiting from abroad) to a halal spot but I experienced the worst level of unprofessionalism. Our order was not put into the system and there was zero service or even an opportunity to ask the staff. After waiting for 45 mins I had to go to the counter and that’s when I found out that my order hasn’t been registered. I understand that such things happen but the level of nonchalance this error was met with is frankly unacceptable. Even after this we had to wait for another 25 mins and the food was average to put it nicely. Very sad to have had this experience. Honestly after such an experience I shouldn’t have had to pay but we received a full bill.
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  Brando Wears

  Dec 28, 2025
  1.0
  It was 25th Dec and it was fully packed, I ordered Lamb Haneeth that was 22.95$ on menu, they took 27 minutes to bring the order and it wasn’t even that good as other Yemni Resturents have, the lamb was not even tender, and at the end they charge me 43$ with a Diet Coke. My Personal Opinion is don’t Visit this restaurant specially in busy days and conform the bill before placing orders. It was a Poor Experience.
• CM

  coco moon

  Dec 27, 2025
  5.0
  First time trying Yemenese cuisine and never looked back! This place is an absolute gem! Would highly recommend the Fahsah and hope to come here again sometime soon!
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  Samir El

  Dec 16, 2025
  1.0
  Once Great, Now Deeply Disappointing 👎🏼 ! As a Yemeni who knows how real Yemeni food should taste, it honestly hurts to say this, but this restaurant is no longer what it used to be. It used to be one of the best and first Yemeni restaurants in NYC, but the quality has dropped so much that it barely resembles authentic Yemeni cuisine anymore. I went recently with my cousins, and we all felt so bad about the experience. Some of us couldn’t even eat the food, including me. For the high prices they are still charging, the flavors, freshness, and overall quality are just not acceptable. It really feels like they are living off their old name and reputation, especially with customers who don’t know what true Yemeni food is supposed to taste like. I’m not writing this to advertise anything, just to be honest and to protect the reputation of Yemeni cuisine, because this direction only harms it. I will do my best to reach out to the owners directly, because many of us would love to see this place return to its old standard. If you really want to experience authentic Yemeni food at this price point, I highly recommend Yemenat, the only Yemeni restaurant added to the Michelin list as one of the best in New York.

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