Mendi House Restaurant

I cannot recommend this restaurant enough. From the atmosphere, to the decor, to the flavors of the foods. Everything is excellent. Never have I had such flavorful lamb chops and such tasteful condiments to go with it. These lamb chops were so good, I had to break them down and get every little bit of meat, fat, and cartilage. I highly recommend the lamb chops, not to mention the soup that I was served as an appetizer was absolutely marvelous.

I had a great experience at this place. The service was professional, friendly, and very welcoming from the moment I arrived. The staff were attentive and handled everything efficiently. The quality exceeded my expectations, and the overall atmosphere was clean and comfortable. I truly recommend this place and will definitely visit again.

The lamb soup tasted only like black pepper, their tea cup cracked when tea was poured and the meat was overcooked, dry and burnt. When all this was told to the server, they did nothing about it just stared at us each time. We even had to ask them to bring us a different cup for the tea. They weren’t apologetic or helpful at all. And the only thing that tasted okay were the fries and rice. Stuff that was offered (bread and hummus) was forgotten to be brought out. Just a really bad and disappointing experience.

The decor is wonderful, very relaxing atmosphere. Not sure about the plastic on the tables, though. Seems odd considering how nice the tables look without it and the lovely design of the rest of the place. Even the restrooms are nicely decorated. The booths will seat 6 and the tables from 6-20. Based on the amount of Arabic (I assume) that was spoken by other diners, and the looks of satisfaction on their faces, it seems quite popular with those who know the cuisine. Service is slow and disjointed. One person stopped to get my order just as I sat down. I asked for a few minutes to look at the menu but did request a glass of water. About 5 minutes later, a different person came by to take my order, then brought the drink. I inquired with him about the shawarma I saw advertised on the front door. It is not listed on the menu, no sandwiches are. He said they have them, so I ordered one and a fattoush. A note: if you have just two sizes of something, neither can - by definition - be medium. My fattoush arrived, along with some condiments. No idea what the condiments are for, never had them show up at any other place. I was able to finish it comfortably before the shawarma arrived. Awesome. The shawarma is probably the most flavorful I had around the Metro area. There was some delay getting my bill when I finished, too. After 5 minutes, I just headed to the front without it, I needed to get back to work.

It was my great pleasure to be at this restaurant. Thanks to my friend for recommending and hosting in this amazing place. The food was very tasty. The Mazbi Mendi was very tasty and the Chicken was well prepared. The salad quantity was very nice. Sheesh tauq was less in the quantity but taste was good. I loved the tandoori roti as well

Absolutely amazing experience! The Mendi was perfectly cooked — tender, flavorful, and infused with authentic Yemeni spices that make every bite unforgettable. The rice was fragrant and rich, and the portions were generous. The atmosphere feels warm and traditional, and the staff are friendly and welcoming. If you love real Middle Eastern food, this place is a must-try. Easily one of the best Yemeni Mendi spots around

We walked in in the atmosphere is very nice. We got a booth. It seemed like the staff was confused on who was gonna be our waiter and then it took a long time for the waiter to come. They had to go to the kitchen several times to find the person before they came out. The food ended up being good service was slow. One weird thing was the hostess staff and management staff stood behind the front counter and kind of stared at customers eating while you were enjoying your food and that felt kind of uncomfortable. The flavors were very good for both food and drinks.

Terrible, terrible,terrible. If i could out no stars i would..Please take the time to read this review. First of all the waitress came and asked us what we wanted, never once did she ask us what we would like to drink. Waited over 25 minutes just for her to bring the salad out, I ordered hummus and had to ask where it was after waiting over almost 30 minutes, the hummus was terrible. It wasn't even the right color had no taste. After waiting 1 hour for my food I finally asked for a water with the food, she never asked if my husband would like something to drink. When I asked what was taking so long for the food she assured me it was coming and it would need 10 more minutes because it was being cooked fresh. When I finally received it, it was cold to the touch the rice was very dry. Some other guy came to my table and asked me how was it I asked him to feel it. Cold to the touch. He apologized and said he would fix it ( he threw it in the microwave and added some burnt onions on top and brought it back to me. My husband had to wait another 15 mins for his food so as we are sitting there waiting for his food it finally came he ate a couple bites and said he was ready to go. I drove over 1 hour to come to this restaurant just to get some microwaved food.very disappointed 😞 . Note to the owner please train your staff better and if you dont have fresh food let the people know so they can order something else. $65 down the drain

Not Haneeth House anymore, maybe owner change, it is call Mendi House. Interior look the same but sign and name definitely different. If you want Yemeni food in metro Detroit, Sheeba or Yemen cafe is the most well known. But I want to give other Yemeni restaurant a try. Everything looks good, big portion, hot and fresh once it arrive. Haneeth, or other meat dish probably need more seasoning or spice. Kinda bland compare to Sheeba or Yemen Cafe. Strange thing is that if you order coffee or tea, you have to pay a different tab, because their cafe use a different account.

One of the best place to go for Middle Eastern foods. Definitely with the drive. The ambiance feels like you are Aladdin with Princess Jasmine. Service was beyond compared

Best food in town ! Very good service and fresh food . We'll definitely go again . Chicken mendi was sooo good . And love the fatoosh salad .

The food is amazing as well as the staff, love to dine in every single time and as well as the new setup looks amazing but not as good and authentic as the old one

Yemeni Brakefast! More like a brunch. As a vegetarian, Almost all the time I go to a Yemeni restaurant I order from the brakefast. I have been to few others locally. I found haneeth house to be little bit better and cleaner. The service was fast and friendly and the food was fresh. My favorite here so far. Fassolia - kidney beans cooked Yemeni style . Very good vegetarian option. Foowl- this is more of a thick curry kind of consistency. With their Tanoor bread. (It's very close to Indian tandoori Naan) They have a lot of egg options again from brakefast. Will be back to try them. This place is huge.. plenty of parking in front.

It's pure madness after work to park if it's busy at Papaya down the street. Seems always to be so busy there all of the time. I have mixed feelings about this place being where it is, because it took over one of my favorite Lebanese spots here on warren at Chase. However, I do really like Yemeni food and that's what's been here since last November. I got some carry out order. I got the chicken Fahsa, large and spicy and a large Mushakkal. I skipped the bread since it's extra and I don't prefer to eat it anyways. Seems rather cheap of them to not even give us the store bought bread when I spent over $34 for my carry out food. I also got a large house salad. The fatoosh is the house with pita chips. Once again it concerns me that they are in such a big place. I hope they are busy at lunch and after I leave. They're only two tables full while I was here. The guy that took my order said it shouldn't be long. It took about 20 minutes. Let's see how the food is, hoping it's outstanding, since I generally like and Yemeni food to be really savory and yummy. This parking lot and shopping center is an absolute zoo. It is an absolute pain to get in and out of this lot. It's after 6:30 PM. There was a line to get in the parking lot from the street when I came in at 6 PM. It was just as frustrating getting out of the parking lot as it was to get in. This is the first time I've come here after work and after 6 PM. I've only been in the parking lot at lunchtime before and it's never as crazy busy as it is after work hours. The chicken Fahsa and the Mushakkal were somewhat wrapped. They did put cellophane around it, but it still leaked out a bit. There's a lot of juice in both dishes. The salad container was packed full and had two dressings. I was happy to give me extra dressing, especially since I give you a lot of lettuce. It is mostly iceberg lettuce, some parsley, English cucumbers and tomatoes. The dressing was in bed and the salad was OK. The chicken Fahsa tasted good, they gave me a side of the hot salsa to add to it, as it's not I see it all. I did get a couple small pieces of bone in my first two bites, I'm treading lightly and carefully with every bite. I don't want to lose her crackin i'm treading lightly and carefully with every bite. I don't want chip or crack any teeth. Found a longer piece of bone and then a slightly bigger piece I'd bone and then several pieces of cartilage and chunks of gristle as I ate further into the stew. I felt like an archeologist finding so many fragments of bone in this stew. Do they butcher the chicken and toss it into the stew? Not cool. I could have easily chipped 4-5 of my teeth by now. Take a bit more care in preparing your meat before it goes into the stew. Don't haphazardly toss meat and bones into a dish. The Mushakkal tastes quite good and is packed with a lot of good vegetables. Both of the dishes are quite savory and delicious, minus the fragments of bone in my chicken fahsa. The hot salsa is good. I could eat it by itself or with some nacho chips.

Their lamb haneeth is amazing. It's fall of the bone meat that has just the right amount of flavor. If you want haneeth go to this place. I wouldn't recommend any other dishes besides their speciality tho. The usually kabobs and stuff aren't that great. The service is fast and good and the atmosphere is nice.

This restaurant changed to Mandi House. Food was not good and the service was very bad. waiter got the main dishes first, then the Salad and the fries in the end. on top of that, they charge for glass of normal water. Expensive too. Not recommended.

I found Haneeth House based on the Yelp reviews and a coupon that they ended up not taking. Probably my own fault because I dont eat rice and other carbs, but I ordered the lamb plate at the servers suggestion. The lamb was falling off the bone but was a little bland for me, but I like my food HOT and SPICY. That's not what I got. It was my first time trying Yemeni food and I think I was also expecting something more like Lebanese food. Overall, the service was good, the food was good (just bland for my taste), I ordered a salad - that was good and tasty. I would go back to give it another chance if I was back in town, but there are tons of middle eastern food places to try, so it may be a while. I also noticed, while Im thinking about it, that they added a $3 (over 10%) gratuity to the bill. Maybe they thought I would miss it and that I would add a full additional tip to the bill. That was ok, I added some more money to the tip (only $2) because the food and service was good. I usually would not do that - kinda irritates me when people decide to add their own tip. Jeez, I shouldn't have thought about it, kinda irritated now. Oh well.

Waitress was weak with poor service Fahsa was below average..too spicy Menu was outdated and did not have the food it contained Food was meh I've had better Yemeni food in my life

This was our first time to Haneeth House and we were pleasantly surprised. We generally like Lebanese food more so than Yemeni, and luckily they have both. We had the creamy, garlic chicken and the boneless BBQ and both were very good. We ordered Fattoush salads as our sides and probably would go with the soup next time. The salads were large but just not as good as you get at most other Mediterranean restaurants. The rice is excellent. Overall, we really enjoyed our dinners and the service was excellent as well. Nice place.

The Food was fantastic and spicy good. My daughter hates that so she ordered chicken nuggets, plain rice and bread Ok, she had to eat that! Luckily I got to eat tasty dishes such as haneeth, shafoot, salta and fahsa. I really enjoyed the food here. Not so much the ambience. Haneeth is in the old Ajami restaurant and they didn't do much to the interior to make the space their own. At least not yet. I would love if they draped some fabrics from the ceiling to give a khaimah (tent) feel! (hint hint) Anyway, the food was great, but that's not the only part of a dining experience. We sat at one of the booths that are up on the platform that goes around the perimeter of the dining room. It's about 6" higher than the rest of the dining area. But whomever installed that didn't properly support the floor and it's just not solid; the incredible vibrations when the staff or customers pass your table makes everything on the table vibrate. Additionally, the booths are half circles and cozy, but each sectional is made of two cushions, so if four people are at the booth, two of those people share a cushion. This is important because every single move you make is shared with the person on your cushion. And maybe this is understood between adults and they sit still. But I shared my seat with my daughter who fidgets, and moves her weight back and forth from one position to another. I was so distracted from being literally bounced up and down on the bench from my daughters movements, and the glasses on the table shaking and silverware clanking from the vibrations of the staff each time they walked by. Ok yes, you may have guessed I'm super sensitive, and perhaps this won't be noticed by many people, but oh my god, if I go there again I will sit at a table on the floor instead. It was super annoying and it continued through the entire meal. I'm still rating this place 4/5 stars cuz the food was great, each employee I met was super friendly, approachable and helpful, and the cooks/chefs were efficient but damn, they should have supported the flooring better, and poked holes in the vinyl booth benches to let the air out! I felt like I was on a 3D ride at Universal. Grrrrrr!

This place would be 5 stars if it was for the service. The waiter sucks every single time, we're even complained to upper management but maybe he's related to them

After carefully reading reviews and hearing many things about this place, I decided to come here with my parents. This place is coming together slowly. Yes it was a previous Lebanese restaurant and will be remodeled to Yemeni perfection, so give them a break if you're heading in there any time in the next 2 weeks or so. Going on, the food. Complimentary fresh bread at every table. I had the Lamb Haneeth because why get anything else when going to a place that's known for that. And a very easy 5/5. Falling off the bone delicious. I had the shoulder part and that's my favorite! The Haneeth came with a bed of rice(amazing rice with raisins and almonds)and a choice of soup or salad. I chose the soup and they had the options of Marag, Lentil or Chicken Lemon Rice. Assuming the Chicken Lemon Rice soup is creamy as it should be, I ordered that and that was nothing more than a 0/5. It's not creamy. Looks like a bunch of things thrown together and flavor is not good. That needs a whole new recipe! But again, they're still figuring things out and I hope they're taking people recommendations. I also tried the Marag and that was a 4/5. The salad was very well 5/5. And the Sahawig(Yemeni Salsa) paired perfectly to the rice and Haneeth. Service was alright, not very attentive. Our waitress was kind of slow and there was only 2 other tables. Im very nice about service even if it's bad. I've had years in customer service experience as well as waiting experience. 3/5 Overall, I'm still going to give them a 5 star rating because that's how good the Haneeth was. Really. This is definitely up there with one of my favorite Haneeth. After my mother's of course! :) (mom i know you're reading this)

I ordered there plain foul (fava beans) for the first time today and to say I was impressed would be an understatement, it was top notch and definitely will coming back again, and too add there service was very good

Just visited this place with my Dad. It was our first experience trying Yemenis food. The food was delicious,made to prefection, service was really good. The place spotless and every one friendly. The only thing is over priced especially for such a neighborhood. Good luck guys, all the best. Keep up the good work.

My family and I were craving some good Yemeni food. We heard about this new place that just opened from a friend of mine so we decided to give it it a try and we're sure glad we did. We had the roasted lamb which was so flavorful and tender, it was falling off the bones. We also had the rice which was made with basmati rice (most restaurants don't use this type of rice because it's more expensive) and it was perfect. The salad was really fresh and had the perfect balance of dressing. We ended this epic meal with some adeni tea (chai with milk and spiced with cloves). We were so impressed with the dinner we decided to order Yemeni foul (fava beans) and fasoolia for breakfast to go 2 days later and we all loved it, even the kids couldn't get enough. The spices were on point. Everything we've tried so far has been so great we can't wait to try more items on the menu.

Haneeth House has amazing food, atmosphere and excellent customer service. Definitely a place to enjoy for many years for a true authentic experience.

Great restaurant for dining in but terrible carry out. Six tiny pieces of overcooked meat with a quart of rice and hummus-$28. Make reservations to dine in.

Yemeni food is great! I like spicy food so this worked for me. Just need to work on better packaging takeout. Employees were nice too.

This place has came a long way from where it was at a year ago, and to be quite honest this is one of my top 3 restaurants in Dearborn. I ordered the Platter for 4, Hummus w/ Lamb, Lamb Soup, and Shafoot (Yogurt Salad). And May I tell you it was the most absolutely amazing. The lamb was tender and flavorful, the rice was cooked to perfection, the potato stew that came with the rice was flavorful, and the lamb soup was addicting. Best food I've had in a Minute BYFAR. I wish we have this in Massachusetts but sadly we don't. My waiter was very knowledgeable, knew our taste, assured us that we'll be happy and satisfied, and he was right. He was fast and efficient. Thank you Bassam!

Best restaurant in Dearborn, I love their Fahsa. I eat almost every week from there and the food is always delicious and good quality. The staff are friendly and welcoming. Bassam is the best, he always goes abovd and beyond to make us feel welcomed .

I'm excited for Haneeth House, and can't wait to try the next dish! I had the roasted lamb, and it was tender like butter... looking forward to having a dine-in experience so I can try the salta served in Yemeni stoneware. Update- the chicken escalope is a must! The mushroom sauce is like no other!

The lamb haneeth had no real flavor, considering it's the namesake, i was expecting better. I like the lamb haneeth at Sheeba more.

I'm giving a four-star but all honesty I'm just being super nice, the food was OK needs work, but service was great, atmosphere felt really good. I don't see myself going back here unless maybe they change up the recipes.

Ok I went in with already low expectations bc I had heard not so good things. Chose to try it bc other places didn't open till noon. Got the cheese manaeesh, Fasooliyah, and la7m seghar. The cheese bread was basically extremely stale bread w slices of cheese not even melted. We peeled off the cheese and put it on soft bread. The rest was ok, not super flavorful. Verdict: ok. Try again? Maybe, depends on if there are other options. Recommend? Not so much. There are way better Yemeni restaurants and this was overpriced for the quantity and quality. Also they are very inconsistent from what I've heard from my family ordering.

I noticed this place in my area and had heard some really good things so I decided to give it a try. My friend and I had the Haneeth since it's named after it, and it was so delicious and tender. Literally didn't need a knife- it fell right off the bone. The hummus and salad were really good as well. But the kicker was some yemeni tea that was very unique and refreshing. Almost like a chai latte without the coffee!! The staff was super helpful as well. In fact, I actually ended up making a large order for a friends pot luck this weekend and everyone loved it! (Especially me since I didn't have to cook lol) And the manager- Ali - was so kind, he even helped me pack up my car. Great food, great service. That's what will keep me coming back.

Amazing ethnic Yemeni dinner. Proportions were beyond generous and the flavors just explode with every bite. I had the meat haneeth with fahsa and soaked the freshly baked bread into the boiling cauldron. I couldn't help but feel as though i was back 500 years savouring one of the finest dishes thst the locals of yemen would make for their esteemed guests.

This is an incredibly tasty food place, I had the lamb Haneeth and humus, the Haneeth came with a great salad and the humus came with freshly baked bread. Simply said best food ever. Ever since I had their food every time I feel hungry I only think of their food. The lamb is incredible, the humus is the best in town the salad is perfect, their food is magic. Their service is above average and can get much better.

Excellent service and excellent food. We had very good experience dining in and using them for catering. Definitely give them a try...

Having tried some of the best Yemeni restaurants in the area, I can attest that Haneeth House is definitely up there in terms of quality. Their slowly roasted lamb seasoned with Yemeni spices is very tender and full of flavor. This is the go to place for authentic Yemeni Haneeth. I have eaten here three times since it opened and have found nothing but great service and prices well below most restaurants with similar menus in the area. Definitely recommend others to try it.

It seems like a new Yemeni spot has been opening up every couple months in Dearborn, but I'm not complaining! Came in for dinner after hearing good things about this place. We ordered the fahsah and the lamb haneeth with rice as that is our go to order at other Yemeni places. Both were solid but a little bland for my taste, compared to the Yemeni restaurants in the area. While I was hoping for more flavorful food, I will say that everyone else I was with seemed to really enjoy it. I'd be willing to go back and try other dishes, but after my first visit I have to say I was a little underwhelmed.

I won a gift certificate for this restaurant and a friend and I went. Suffice it to say - neither of us recommend nor will we return. It started with the water. I asked the server to take it back and put fresh water in it with ice. It came back with ice barely covering the top of the water. Then I ordered one meal and he came back and told me they didn't have it. Then I wanted iced tea. They didn't have that. I also had their fahsa. Let me stop here and reiterate. Neither of us will go back.

Remarkable food with great service. I had the lamb Haneeth and chicken Haneeth, as well as their Fatah, fahsah, sabaya, and their Adeni tea. This is a place I will definitely come back here. It's definitely a great place for friends and family.

Very delicious food and quick service the lamb haneeth and the chicken haneeth were amazing and the servers were very helpful

I had heard from a friend that there was a new Turkish restaurant in the Detroit area. We were taking friend M out for her birthday and thought we would try it. Couldn't find the Turkish place via Yelp but the Haneeth House, a Yemenese-Mediterranean place on the west side in Dearborn is new and had good reviews so we thought we would give it a shot. It was an excellent choice. Very clean, well-lit, comfortable booths with friendly service and outstanding food. My wife and I had the Haneeth platter for two which was lamb and chicken, rice pilaf and a Yemense soup. Our dining partners had a chicken dish and a lamb stew. Everything was outstanding and plentiful. we have an entire meal leftover and we didn't even get the soup since my wife has an issue with coriander which was in the soup. I highly recommend this as a dining spot or for carryout. The restaurant dining area is quite large and looks to be designed for large receptions, but along the windowed front wall, there is a string of large comfortable booths. The only downside is they do not serve alcohol which is to be expected in a Hallal Yemesese restaurant. I had a strawberry smoothie which was excellent.

The food was very delicious, and the staffs are always friendly every time I go there . My favorite dish is the lamb Haneeth , the meat was very tender and fresh . I strongly recommend this place and try their Fahsa with lamb I believe you can also have it with tuna if you like .

I went there yesterday, I tried their Haneeth, and honestly, it's the best Haneeth I've ever eaten. Their fahsa was also amazing! I recommend you go there for great Yemeni food!

Would definitely recommend if you looking for something new .This is my first time having Yemeni food and I wanted to try something authentic so I had the Lamb Mandi. It was the most tender lamb I've ever had and the rice was incredibly flavorful. Can't wait to try the rest of the stuff on the menu!

Terrible terrible terrible service. Took about an hour to get our food. Never came back after taking our order. Had to get up 3 different time to get our soup, more water, and to see where our food was.

Amazing food!!!!! They have the best Yemeni food in town, they are very very generous I couldn't finish my meal, the Bread was delicious and the soup I think it's called marak or marag it's unbelievable! Everything was on point

I'm totally here for the authentic Yemeni vibes! I really like this place. The Sabaya is good and I know how hard that is to make. I also really like the lamb Haneeth, I just ordered some a few days ago and it did not disappoint.

The food was so good and tasty,, the people where great! The restaurant was very clean.

A yelp helped find and I could not have been happier. We were immediately greeted by the friendly staff and given a table. Having never had Yemeni cuisine ordering was an adventure. We ordered the lamb entree and a chicken curry plate for the main course. For an appetizer we had a lamb at stew with flat bread. All the food came out quickly and all of a sudden we were looking for table space to accommodate all the food we had ordered. The servings are more than generous and carry out boxes would certainly be needed. Some of the flavors were familiar and other new. But I can say that all was wonderful. If you want to try something new and go home satisfied give this place a shot.

When you walk in still looks like alajami they just added a few touches. Id say the menu is easy to read and it includes the ingredients. Our server was nice she likes to keep a conversation going that is for sure. We ordered the fassoulia and the chicken galaba with hoummas, the oven bread, and tea. First off id like to say when you are opening a restaurant, you open it with confidence and the mindset to compete because you are in Dearborn which has many yemeni restaurants and middle eastern restaurants. The fassoulia was horrible it honestly had no flavor, the chai was cold, the chicken galaba said it was cooked with yemeni spices i did not taste any yemeni spices in it. The bread after it gets cold it gets hard, not chewy or soft like other places. We waited a while for the tea and the food that they claim is cooked to order but has no flavor their sawahiq was the only thing that was good but it lacked salt. When it came to lunch we tried the haneeth, i honestly am at a loss of words because i really expected a lot from this restaurant. But i will stick to my usual place yemen cafe or food at home that is cooked better than this place. If you want to attract customers and charge them prices that are high show me your food is worth it, makes it stand out from other restaurants this was worse than Sheba.