that's going to be brief.
Foodwise that place is terrible. Everything I had there last night was not even close to authentic Middle Eastern food. I think it was for the first time in my life I did not finish a bowl of salad. Well, it happened there. Hummus was stale and sour (no, not from real lemon juice), it had some olive oil on it, which wasn't bad, but you would expect a wee bit more. The veg spinach dish was not far from a Chinese stir-fry. The only thing I enjoyed was bread. Oh, and baklava was only baklava the top 5 millimeters. I will never go back there, even if someone offered me a gratis dinner.

In my opinion the food is fine, decor is fun and the show in the evening is great. But the service ruins everything.

I went to dinner with a few friends and we ordered two glasses of water along with our meal, which no one seemed to want to bring to us. Asking about the glasses of water throughout our meal to at least 4 different waiters and waitresses, we still could not get anyone to care enough to bring them. We finally stopped a waiter and explained for a few minutes, to really get the waiter motivated to bring our water. By this time we were already completely finished eating. On top of that, a Corona that we ordered had clearly gone bad and we were unable to exchange it, we still had to pay for a bad bear that was undrinkable.
At the end of the meal when we were trying to pay the bill, even with over 4 waiters in a room with only 4 tables occupied, no one bothered to come to our table. We were ignored for over half and hour.

And yes, I know service is generally mediocre in China, I have had my fair share of experiences being here for almost 4 years and I do not expect high-class service (or anything near that). But when you go to a place like 1001 Nights, with their prices, show, etc., I really expect to have decent, average service and to not be ignored by every single waiter and waitress. I would rather not visit 1001 Nights again, there are other places to get good food and fun entertainment without the hassle.

As a huge Mediterranean/Middle Eastern foodie, I was so excited to come here, especially after reading great reviews of this place. Wish I had gone to Rumi instead. Walked in, and heard the blaring music, and then totally deterred by the belly dancer shimmying over toward our table. Awkward. Dinnertime was periodically interrupted by the blasting music and belly dancers whose skill varied greatly, though none of them were really that good. The food portions were disappointing, and nothing really tasted THAT good, except for the wide variety of desserts in the back of the menu. Service was fine, though the creepy old men ogling us from nearby were not. Disappointed, and will definitely not be recommending this place to anyone. I have no idea why it's popular among Beijinger readers... maybe I just ordered the wrong dish? Except I tried three of them (from friends' plates) and all were pretty lackluster. Oh well.

The food is typical, i like the way of their serving, furthermore you can enjoy their live performance on the spot, i would say it is quite interactive. One of my friend even went on the stage with the danser:)

If you have a bounch of friends, you can go there.

1001 nights

took you to the real 1001 nights food time so you feel your self as an old time Sultan with memory of the great stories ..

If you like food you will enjoy this style...

Even if it's just ground chickpeas and parsley, it's always worth it to try their falafel and hummus dishes. And sit outside on a nice day watching people from all walks of life passing by, I like to enjoy this modern part of Beijing in this way.

We have been eating here for quite a long time now but on the last 2 visits we all felt that the quality of bbq is not like before.

I think the management should look into this.

Tried once with my girl. Like the manager and dancing more than food.
The meet big umbrella looks nice but I don't have that kinda meat dish any more. Worth a try for slim and young definitely
Soup is nice. Veg is nice. I would put my own prejudice on judging them. I think the dish is made easy as all their countries' dishes as the flour , the meat and veg are all not as complicated prepared as in other countries. Short cut but preserving natural flavors.

Be there for sure if you are fond of dancing girls with very good face and body ( some are fat, some are thin, but very good tempo , sexy too )

I gave 4 stars.

It could have been the best bet in Sanlitun area provided they can reduce their sound level.

The Arabian settings are well done.

The draft beer made us comfortable as it was served quickly.
The kebabs were good.The music was too loud for us, so we shifted out . But it was chilly and we winded up much earlier than we would have otherwise had it been pleasant music inside or pleasant weather outside.
The wait staff or the manager was good to us.