situated at indeed a pertinent business place, but, the same precision should have been reflected in its taste and recipes, but couldn't.
ambiance:
let's start with the ambiance. ambiance was nice and cozy and the "majlis" part was nicely covered and kept. calling bell was also helpful to get things easier. nicely executed.
service:
spot on, patient, diligent, welcoming, and pleasant. full marks.
food:
here comes the core issue which actually precluded me to rate this restaurant better or even good. i ordered chicken zurbiyan and mix grill.
chicken zurbiyan: if you are in love with arabic food and have eaten zurbiyan before then you must not approve, at all, this form of zurbiyan. i don't know from where they got this recipe as for me the rice must not be called zurbiyan rice at all ( i will not even call it mandi rice as well). there was a very strong flavor of cloves which although made the rices aromatic but emasculated the taste (whatever presented) of the dish. you can feel the distasteful sensation produced by the excess of cloves (and possibly the cinnamon as well) in your mouth. i am utterly disappointed with the cooking technique and method. in my humble opinion, this recipe requires revamping.
mix grill:
i judge the grill with its juicy meat. i hereby solemnly proffer my opinion that the presented grill ( chicken kabab, mutton kabab, chicken and mutton tikka) was not at all befit to be called juicy or tasty. the meat, both chicken and mutton, were dry and mutton tikka chunks were even little difficult to chew. i am also not at all happy with the presentation of grill as well. it was presented to us like a mix grill wrap (covered and surrounded by khuboos).
hummus:
it wasgoodand its presence made me able to eat the grill items.
tomato sauce (complimentary sauce serve with rice):
excellent sauce. full marks. had this sauce (and hummus) not been presented the whole experience could have been horrendous.
soup: fabulous in taste. it should be called the signature dish of this restaurant.
bread: wow- looking bread. pleasant to eyes and tasteful to taste buds. a big portion of the bread was eaten with hummus and tomato sauce by us.
qehwa: it was ok. nothing to talk much about it.
value of money:
big no. there are number of restaurants serving mandi, madhbi, zurbiyan, grills, etc. with precision of taste and appropriate to pocket but this restaurant failed to impress me in both the aspects.
i will not recommend this restaurant to anyone because of the aforesaid reasons.