Bab Al-Yemen is a Yemeni restaurant at 132 Clare Road in Cardiff’s Grangetown district. Its compact menu centres on substantial meat, rice and bread based meals rather than a long list of unrelated dishes. The restaurant serves lunch and dinner and also makes its food available for takeaway and delivery.
Chicken appears in several preparations, including marinated chicken finished in a clay oven and whole or half roasted birds cooked with herbs and spices. Lamb choices include borma, made with herbs and spices and served with lamb soup, as well as fahsah, where pieces of lamb are cooked with tomato, onion and coriander. Seasoned tandoor fish offers an alternative to the meat dishes.
Many main dishes are served with vegetable curry, salad and a choice of rice, spaghetti or bread, turning a single order into a complete meal. Saltah combines lamb mince with tomato, houlba, egg and fresh coriander, while accompaniments include cucumber yoghurt and a green chilli, tomato, garlic and lemon relish. The format is well suited to diners who want to share several plates and breads across the table.
Desserts continue the Yemeni focus with combinations of chapati, honey and fruit. Fattah tammer uses dates, while masoub and fattah mooze bring banana into the mixture, with tea, coffee and ayran among the drinks. Bab Al-Yemen offers a direct introduction to the warming stews, roasted meats, rice and sweet bread dishes associated with Yemeni everyday dining.
Address: 132 Clare Road, Cardiff CF11 6RU, United Kingdom
Bab Al-Yemen Grangetown Menu
Starters
Soup of The Day
Hummus
Falafel
Salad Harah
(Hot) Arabic Salad
Foul Moudames
Boiled broad beans cooked with garlic, tomatoes & spices. Served with bread
Fassolia
Beans cooked with garlic, tomatoes & spices. Served with bread
Eggs
Scrambled eggs with tomatoes & onion. Served with bread
Fassolia & Eggs
Lamb Liver
Cooked in the pan with tomatoes, onion & spices Served with bread
Ogda Chicken
Boneless chicken cooked with spices & tomato paste. Served with bread
Lamb Soughar
Cubes of lamb fillet stir fried with tomato, onion, vegetable, garlic & seasonings. Served with bread
Mince Meat
Mince meat cooked with onions, tomatoes, spices & herbs Served with bread
Traditional Dishes
Borma Lamb
Lamb cooked with herbs & spices served with lamb soup Served with vegetable curry, salad, sauce & choice of rice spaghetti or bread
Haneed Lamb
Lamb marinated with herbs, spices & onion Served with vegetable curry, salad, sauce & choice of rice, spaghetti or bread
Whole Roasted Chicken
Whole chicken cooked with herbs & spices Served with vegetable curry, salad, sauce & choice of rice, spaghetti or bread
Half Roasted Chicken
Half chicken cooked with herbs & spices. Served with vegetable curry, salad, sauce & choice of rice, spaghetti or bread
Saltah
Lamb mince cooked in tomato sauce, houlba, egg & fresh coriander. Served with bread
Fahsah
Lamb pieces cooked in tomato sauce, onions & fresh coriander. Served with bread
Lamb Mandi
Steamed lamb cooked with herbs & spices. Served with vegetable curry, salad, sauce & choice of rice, spaghetti or bread
Chicken Mandi
Half chicken special marinated steamed in the oven finished in a clay oven Served with vegetable curry, salad, sauce & choice of rice, spaghetti or bread
Rice & Vegetable Curry
Spaghetti & Mince Meat
Tandoor Fish
Daily orice start from 11.00 pounds. Seasoned & fried. Served with vegetable curry, salad, sauce & choice of rice, spaghetti or bread
Extras
Small Chips
Large Chips
Houlba
Mustard, fresh coriander, green chilli, spring onion & garlic
Zahaouek
Green chilli, tomatoes, fresh coriander, garlic & lemon
Zahaouek with Cheese
Feta cheese, green chilli, tomatoes, fresh coriander, garlic & lemon
Zabadi Bill Khiyar
Yoghurt with cucumber
Yemeni Naan
Tandoor cooked with Yemeni style
Special Meal Deals
Platter 1
For 2 people. Whole grilled chicken, Vegetable curry, Rice or chips or half & half, Zahaouek, Salad, 1x Nan bread & 2x Cans of drink
Platter 2
For 3 people. Whole grilled chicken, Haneed lamb, Vegetable curry, Rice or chips or half & half, Salad, Sauce, 2x Nan bread & 3x Cans of drink
Platter 3
For 4 people. 2x Lamb Mandi, Whole grilled chicken, Vegetable curry, Rice or chips or half & half, Salad, Sauce, 2x Nan bread & 1.5ltr Bottle drink
Special Meal Deals — Dabeha
Half Lamb Dabeha
Whole Lamb Dabeha
Desserts
Fattah Tammer
Dates, chapatti, honey, olive oil & sesame oil
Fattah Mooze
Banana, chapatti, honey, olive oil & sesame oil
Masoub
Banana, chapatti, honey, cream, olive oil & sesame oil