Abo Ali - Cardiff

Lebanese, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Abo Ali

Abo Ali
3.7 / 5 (8621 reviews)

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Abo Ali's restaurant, located in South Wales, has received mixed reviews. While some customers have complained of uncooked, stale food, cold atmosphere, and rude service, others have praised the delicious BBQ, kebabs, and generous portions. Returning customers appreciate the outstanding service, variety of quality foods, and affordable prices. The warm and inviting ambiance, along with perfectly cooked dishes like grilled chicken, have also been highlighted positively. Despite some negative feedback, many visitors highly recommend Abo Ali's for a satisfying dining experience with generous portions and excellent service.

Last update: 17.01.2026 from: Zahoor

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★ 3.7 / 5 from 8621 reviews
carly-dawes
10.10.2024

My fave place. Food is excellent, service is great and bossman is the best :

ju-liang-trigg
10.10.2024

I have been going to Abo Ali for years and before that I went to the owners previous restaurant. His food is fantastic and he is always friendly and accommodating when I visit. Definitely in my top 3 restaurants on City rd. There is a reason why this restaurant hasn’t changed hands or closed as so many others have done on city rd and that’s because he managed keep his customers happy with great food and service!

aga-gn
10.10.2024

Great food, fast service and delicious dessert. Lovely atmosphere in the restaurant too, friendly owners.

zahoor-ali-vine63
08.09.2025

Food was freezing cold, served with stone cold Naan bread and when I asked for a fresh one they put it in microwave and brought it back, when I asked can you please give me a fresh one he said very rudely that our oven is not working, when we were leaving and I mentioned that the food was freezing cold then he was denying it, and said it’s only our people who comes and complain and I don’t want our people to come to my restaurant, I tried to make a video of what he said but he won’t repeat it, the worse experience I ever had in restaurant If there was a negative review option available I would given minus ten,

shayan-ali-mushroom7
08.09.2025

We just had a some lamb kofta, lamb skewer , chicken kofta, some nan bread milks shake.lamb kofta was stone hard, nan bread is also hard , banana milk shake was like a water was very bad smell in the chicken donner and poor customer service aswell only rice and salad was ok , will not recommend to someone who want to have a dinner and waste 50 pound , will never ever go back again.

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At 616, you'll find the stop Cathays, from which you also have access to the public transportation.

The restaurant also takes credit cards from the common providers for payment.

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