Formosa Chinese Restaurant

This is probably the worst Chinese I have ever eaten in , the owner is obviously a golf fan and has decorated the venue with golf memorabilia, he sat watching who came in and what they ate. The tables are covered in cactus, who knows why and the food all tastes the same , oils and not much flavor . It's like a sports bar that thinks it's the 1980s . I would not recommend the food or the ambiance.

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! ❤️

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.

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🙏🏻❤️.

They have Veggie spring rolls. They definitely need more flavor. But the sweet and sour sauce added that for me. The spot itself is a bit hard to find but the people were kind.

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!

Out of every Chinese cuisine restaurant I have dined at throughout my life living in Amman, Jordan, I have finally stumbled upon a restaurant that does fried rice right…in Aqaba. I ordered the steamed vegetable dumplings, formosa sauce with tofu and vegetables, vegetable fried rice. I liked everything apart from the vegetable dumplings which I found was bland with only spinach and tiny bits of mushrooms. The dumplings were paired three types of dipping sauce: soy sauce with chilli slices, sweet sauce and chilli oil. The tofu was mainly soy sauce base with some sweetness. They label their dishes, “spicy”, vegetarian or vegan”, “signature dishes”. Seating is mostly indoors and non-smoking. Quite tight space. There is only one round table with the spinning plate. Also provided were complimentary cabbage and pickled vegetables.

After trying a lot of local food we wanted to try something else so we pick Formosa. It was not easy to find but we fortunately did. The staff was friendly and the menus are lovely made. You also get a menus with pictures. They also have draft beer but expensive (4,5 JD). The complementary starters (cucumber and cabbage) are very delicious. So are the steamed dumplings. But the veggies Nudeln were a bit cold and the fish filets with BBQ sauce was only ok. It was also a bit too cold in the restaurant where we sat.