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cityweekend

For an exotic evening filled with Arabian fanfare, 1001 Nights is the place to go. With gilded ceilings, entertaining belly dancing and outdoor seating available, it's one of Beijing's most unique dining experiences. Specialties include lamb and chicken kebabs and spicy pita bread. The restaurant boasts many Middle Eastern expats as regular customers. Perfect for an exotic Arabian evening.

 

asya

I love this restaurant! Everything is super, food, music, dancers, nargila, atmosphere!

1 year, 11 months ago

piyaray

good food and atmosphere..... make you feel you are not in china and most important food is too good worth going 1000 times... or more

1 year, 9 months ago

dominic

This place has got a nice, kitch interior. However, when the performance is on it's simply too loud; also, the price is rather hefty.

 

1 year, 4 months ago

faridpk

A new 1001 nights restaurant will be open soon at No.6 chaoyang park road,chaoyang District,beijing

1 year, 4 months ago

elsiecakes

Must agree with Dominic, the music is kind of loud but the food is fantastically delicious. Our pita bread was warm and fresh, the kind that when you break it open, the steam comes out. The manager kept watch over us almost the entire time we ate, thus, our service was great. Will definitely be back!

 

1 year, 3 months ago

atlas

I went with a huge cavalcade of people on a Friday night – most definitely worth it. 1001 Nights fills the void in Middle Eastern cuisine here in the city: How can you argue with belly dancers offering impromptu grind sessions, rowdy embassy workers, hookah smoke and kickass hummus?

But I’d have to disagree with elsiecakes – the waitstaff were sub-par. Our poker-faced fuwuyuan could’ve taken a few cues from the resident dancers and lightened up a bit. Ordering another round of drinks was as cumbersome as I’d imagine getting the Muslim businessmen next to us to dig into a steaming plate of pork jiaozi.

 

1 year, 3 months ago

tomy

more nice restaurants in Beijing ---http://en.btd.com

1 year, 1 month ago

dezine

Been passing the 1001 Nites restaurant for more than a year now, atleast 10 times a week! But never actually went in and ate.

So after a REALLY FUBAR day dealing with the jing"ners; I decide to go to that place with a pretty friend of mine. and creep to the place, around midnite. (TBJ says its open till 2 am WITH belly dancing every nite!)

Upon arriving, we see a few heads sitting outside, but chose to be seated inside as it was cooler and less flies. Staring @ the menu for about 10 minute, I notice that the (Arab??) manager goes to the arab customers and helps them with the Menu / Order, but some new chinese fuwuyuan comes to our table, who doesnt know English and doesnt know the menu. I ask him to leave, and please ask the "waiguoren jingli" to come.

I am infomed that the "jingli" is "mang" and this time a waiter who can speak English comes, but has no clue whats what on the menu.

him - "This dish is red and spicy.." me - ummm.. I know that from the picture; but what IS IT? him - red, spicy and made with red spices and some soup. me - I give up, please get us .... this this this and this. and 2 Gin/Tonics please.......

10 minutes later the bread comes (1st, w/o anything else); and a fly walkin on it. then comes the "tonic shui" (which I THINK might have had a few drops of Gin?I am not sure though) in plastic glasses!

Anyways; food comes, minus 1 dish (which never was mentioned or came till the time we asked for the bill) and we start eating the food. 5 minutes later. (in the middle of a bite)

fuwuyuan comes and tell us we have to get up and go and sit outside! me - WTF? Why? waiter - We wash the floors on Monday's..and tonite is Monday. so please take your food outside, we are going to wash the floor now!!!

Dont they wash the floor on other 6 days of the week?? WTF

Moved outside, food sucked, no dancing, no service, cheque came before we asked for it (1:40 am - last order supposed to be @ 2 am). but I was informed that Cashier is not feeling well; and has to go home.

Meanwhile I see the "waiguoren manager" sitting with his colleagues and running to an Arab table to help THEM with their order/Menus.. but no one gave a flying fk about the OTHER laowais..

I went to the table where the manager was chatting wit his colleagues and was informed that all the staff is new here today (because the rest have gone to the new branch in Solana); and that yes, they clean the floors on Monday only.

I goto a foreign restaurant expecting a different level of service, from REAL foreigners!

Verdict - NEVER AGAIN !

 

12 months ago

willowtree

Went there yesterday, and we sat outside

The food wasn't bad, we agreed we like their fatush, but other than that .... the food were mediocore.

Thought they would have biryani and other middle eastern food but I would prefer more variety.

HOWEVER, the middleastern manager was really attentive and I'd give him credit for that.

11 months, 3 weeks ago

optiquezt

Food was mediocre. The service was alright. The belly dancing was a little skanky and distracting - not a great place to take a date.

Price was way too high.

 

11 months ago

dutchy

Wonder where all these peolpe eat normaly?! They sound a bit spoiled... Went here a couple of times, and was never disapointed. Yes music is sort of loud, and with the wrong waiter the ordering is hell. The food however is always good, and tasty. We always ended up with help of manager, which is always superb friendly and helpfull. With this nice 'end of summer' it's a great place to have lunch outside (if you don't mind the busy street). Will go to new branch soon too!

 

9 months, 2 weeks ago

nancywlt

like their pita bread and fatush!

 

7 months, 3 weeks ago

hongkonggirl

1001 nights experience as quite fine for us. We ordered some draft beer and kababs and rice and nans. The food arrived in time. There were some dancers- bit lewd but fine for boys .we were a group of 5 -some boys n some girls and we enjoyed our time as the waiters did not bother us much unlike other restaurants . we had 3 rounds of beer , more rounds of kababs and it was a good evening. the manager- a fat man was kind specially to us . sure we will go for a drink again sometime soon

 

6 months, 3 weeks ago

dnu05

I thought the food was quite good. and the atmosphere is fun and inviting. The belly dancing was great to watch and really set out that dinner from other less interesting places to eat. the prices were a little steep, but it was a great evening.

 

4 months, 4 weeks ago

boulette87

good food although quite greasy, but still very good. two downsides: the music of the shows was WAY too loud and the prices are on the high side. I would go back though, just not too often, for the sake of my ears and wallet!

 

1 day, 17 hours ago