Formosa Chinese Restaurant

So, as tradition we tried this Chinese food restaurant as we have to try 1 in every city we visit. Generally, the food was ok, because we were very hungry, but the portions were very small and overall not great food. It was not crazy priced so for what you get I can understand. The beers/bar prices are very good if you want to pop in for a few quick drinks, however if you like traditional food, this is not the place to go.

The food is ok but not the duck dish . Fried banana was very average, I expected much better ones as it didn’t come golden but brownish which indicates that oil was not fresh . I’d suggest to refreshen the interiors as it looks too old .

Our first night in Aqaba and we decided to have Chinese food for dinner. We sat on the upstairs balcony overlooking the interior section of the complex. There was a strong breeze, but it was warm and felt nice. If you don’t mind this, I would recommend sitting outside too. After being seated and taking our order they brought out pickled cabbage and some sort of pickled cucumber along with a sampling of sauces. I tried the pickled items which were surprisingly good. The cabbage was a bit sweet. Both had a nice crunch. We also got chicken fried noodles and ginger beef. These were good too, although the chicken fried noodles was a bit bland so we used the chili oil to spice it up and it was much better. The dishes don’t come with rice, so be sure to order that as a side if you want it. The restaurant feel is sort of like a hole in the wall, but don’t let that scare you away from trying it. The servers were friendly and attentive and the food is good. The price is also good. I’d come back.

Wanted to give this place a quick shout out. Wife told me it was the best Chinese food in Jordan - she’s probably right! Family went twice in 3 days in Aqaba, delicious……

We are a family that is incredibly passionate about culture and the arts, especially delicious Chinese cuisine. Our love for this type of food has led us to learn some of its tasty recipes at home. Today, we had a unique experience as we visited a real Chinese restaurant for the very first time! 🍜✨ The experience was truly wonderful; we enjoyed the delightful food and the excellent service provided by the staff, making our visit a memorable moment! 🎉🥢

Fabulous Chinese cuisine, authentic with a perfect splash of Arabic influence. The fried calamari, chicken balls and dumplings are top notch, and the owner and the chef import their sauce from china! Drinks in the bar are delicious, the bartender is very friendly and the vibe is great. 100% recommend checking Formosa out!

Hands down best Chinese spot in Aqaba and to me it beats the spots that are in Amman too! The owner is the most welcoming guy ever I genuinely have so much respect for him🙏🏻. The food itself surprises me everytime I'm there it has original flavour, what I'd recommend the most is their fried rice, the spicy fried shrimps, definitely the meat dumplings as for the seafood soup it wasn't my favourite but my sister liked it. The decor is rly rly nice and they also play good music. In general I highly recommend🙏🏻❤️.

Wow wow wow wow wow! Authentic Chinese food in Jordan?! I would have never expected it and certainly didn't expect the beef noodle soup (紅燒牛肉麵) to be one of the best I've ever had! I'm from Los Angeles and would consider myself a connoisseur of 紅燒牛肉麵. I didn't even have anything close to as delicious in Taiwan except for the one I had at the airport priority lounge before I left! Bravo!!! My number one favorite is still from Bull Demon King (BDK), but this one at least doesn't burn your face off and has the right level of spicyness and a wonderful deep flavor in the soup that's difficult to achieve! Normally it's supposed to be served with lamb at this restaurant, but sadly they ran out of that so I didn't get to try that version. Either way, everything we ordered on the menu was fantastic, easy to read in several languages, and served with a smile! There was even a picture book so people could just point and order what they wanted! It's like they thought of everything! That's only the beginning! The rest of the food we had was fantastic also! We learned that the owners: • grow their own bok choy • get their sauces from Asia • speak 5 languages • also own a dive shop • serve food at all their hours of opening (perfect for us hungry tourists) • serve alcohol (even during Ramadan, which is super hard to find across the country) • have a great bar upstairs with a terrace, pool table (complete with local pool sharks), darts, and a karaoke room that had great ventilation!!!!!!! We had an absolutely wonderful time there and stayed from 5 PM till 1 AM getting to know the family's owners who ensured everyone who came was having a wonderful time! I surprisingly even got to practice more of my elementary Mandarin! Service was absolutely impeccable and if I could, I wish I could import this whole place back home with me to the San Francisco area because goodness knows the Taiwanese food isn't nearly as good there!! Can't recommend people go anywhere else more than this hidden gem! I almost never eat Chinese food outside of America or China if I can help it when I'm traveling and I'm soooooooo happy we made an exception to discover this wonderful surprise! I rarely leave reviews, but I'm more than happy to write this one so that they keep getting more business and recognition! I'll be raving about it to everyone I know and definitely plan to be back when I return to Jordan someday! 頭號! 不得了! 真的非常好! ❤️