My Mom's Recipe Restaurant


My Mom’s Recipe restaurant offers traditional mouth-watering Jordanian food. Lunch consists on a buffet and dinner is a la carte. Their most famous dishes are their Mansaf and hummus. Mansaf is the favourite of most locals, it is made of lamb (or chicken) cooked with a delicious fermented yogurt sauce and served with rice. And Hummus, well… we all know hummus! They also have a wide selection of grills and salads. Their main dishes range from 8 to 12 JD.

The restaurant is big and suitable for groups, it has a breezy beautiful rooftop where you can sit and relax which happens to be cool even during hot summer days. Its rooms are tastefully decorated, filled with the traditional patterns of Jordan. At My Mom’s Recipe they offer live music that you can sit and listen to or you can dance along. Their staff members are known to be very welcoming and hospitable. It is conveniently located in the tourist area of Petra.

My mom's recipe Restaurant Petra