li beirut - conrad abu dhabi etihad towers

everthings is great humus,babaganush and bbq dolmas is normal!!
if you want test aslan foot you must go to li beirut...... ..................

great lebanese food on the pricey side. i had a mixed bbq grill which was nice. the mvp was really the desert which was decadent and amazing !

it was my first time trying lebanese food and i can say the experience was quiet unique..everything right from the host was exceptional..some of food we ordered was quiet new to me but i loved everything.rita our waiter was soo sweet and amazing ..additionally we got a complimentary cake for my god mother’s birthday which was the sweetest…will definitely visit again..good job guy ..keep it up 👌👌

i stumbled across this fine place while doing some shopping at etihad towers and decided to walk in (luckily with no reservations) and have dinner with a friend. this restaurant offers spacious, luxurious interior seating areas and outdoor seating areas that offers beautiful views of the capital.

when it came to staff attendance, advice, attitude, i have no complains. they were professionals. as for as the food is concerned, the quality, the taste and the portions, again, flawless.

this is a luxury fine dining venue suitable (after being there for a private dining experience) for a corporate function, or simply, for you to enjoy with a loved one, an intimate/ romantic dining experience that will be memorable. i would strongly advice reservations to be made, especially for a large group or for some specific arrangements to be made if you're having a special occasion with a special someone.

*ladies: do take your men to this place $$$.

on two occasions, li beirut impressed me to the highest extents. the luxury, the atmosphere and the food offered will transform any night of the week from ordinary, to magical.

with a spread of almost 12 different dishes, we enjoyed a sumptuous spread of iftar delivered to our doorstep.

the quantity was great enough and each dish was authentically prepared.

we loved our experience and the box of fresh kanafeh took our hearts away!

overall we would like to rate 5/5
- for food delivered on time
- taste, quality and quantity of the food
- packaging used for delivery

shishlek kebab before 5 years ago 5.0 now 3.2 .. kebab 4.2 .. waraq enab 3.7 .. humus with meet 3.0 .. staff 5.0
price for quality now it’s expensive..

we had a wonderful dinner on li beirut. we ordered chef signature mezza selection - very minimalistic very delicious variety of 4, then we got seafood mixed grill and arabic mixed grill. everything was very delicious, very attentive staff.
i would give 5* if portions were bigger or prices lower, too expensive for such small portions.

elegant ambiance, great food, lovely staff.
i can say that i had good dining experience.
quality of food is superb. staffs are very accomodating.

the arabian (lebanese) cuisine restaurant i tried during our stay in the hotel. ambience was standard with little arabian touch, has a separate section for alcohol. staff was good and always ready to help. being not much familiar with lebanese cuisine, we take staff help and it done the magic. hot mezzah( starters): falafel and chargrilled chicken wings: falafel was amazing and best one we ever had- with sesame sauce. main course- we thought of trying core traditional after yummy starters- shish tawook: chicken grilled to perfection but could have been softer like chicken wings😌. second dish was atrayes - meat(lamb) cooked with lots of nuts and arabic spices baked in bread. this was the most amazing and must try😍. finally desserts- arabic pistachio ice cream - good could have been better. and umal ali- this one i love to try and whenever i go for arabic food, can't resist this one. i was happy this was one of the best umal ali i had. 😋

i visited li beruit one day on ramadan for their iftar.
i was greeted with smiles and a very hospitable staff. the table was already set with the cold mezze starters. hummus, tabouleh, fattoush to name a few of my favorites. next round was the lentil soup which was refreshing with a hint of lime. quickly so, the hot mezze was placed on the table, i enjoyed the meat kibbeh's.

service was quiet fast and very efficient throughout my time at li beruit. the iftar was a set menu, we had to choose three main courses out of an option of a few classic middle eastern dishes.

main course was the lamb hares, mixed grill platter and chicken served with potatoes in a sauce. the meat in all dishes were tender, however it lacked the essence of arabic flavoring. i found my overall main course experience rather bland. i wanted the cold and hot mezze options back on the table at that point.

desserts were also middle eastern favorites, umm ali and kunafa. the kunafa was a little dry and the cheese was too tough.

to be very honest, i expected much more for the price of the iftar. there were iftars priced the same or less that would have delivered tastier food. not very impressed!
however, kudos to the staff.

li beirut is a classy lebanese restaurant. try sitting ob the terrace with a view on the swimming pool and the sea. even if it’s not the best mezzeh in town, the food is still great!

the ambiance was fantastic, the services given by their staff were excellent (special mention to mr. rawad, he's so accommodating). the food was delicious and they were generous as well with the servings (but the hummous wasn't that amazing unlike the other dishes). the musician entertained us very well, he was so talented! i would highly recommend this restaurant to my friends and family

this restaurant is the embodiment of being cheap especially with the quantity of their food, overpriced for no reason, the chef was a snob, and the only good part about this restaurant is that they good bread. never go there!

the interior is quite elegant, a bit of a mix of a modern burlesque style with a touch of middle eastern style. with lots of dark red colors.

the ambience a bit stiff, never the less they do have some live music, a guitarist playing the oud/arabic guitar in the back ground. which it’s fairly nice but a bit depressing as by the choice of songs. oum kalthoum. sure a classic, classical music. but yet not what pulls up your mood on a friday night. would have been nicer with something “a notch” more lively.
or so i would have expected at a lebanese restaurant.

food was good, very nice starters and main courses. but nothing over average. on the other hand the presentation of the dishes was fabulous. one can definitely see the attention in to detail and creativity of the chef. absolutely stunning!!!

service... what can i say?!? .... unfortunately very lousy. no initiative to ask one what we would like to drink wile waiting for others to join our table. not before neither after. not either was there a presentation given to the dishes wile serving them. in my opinion that’s a must specially when there is so many different mezze arriving, (kind of wanna know what i am eating).
never the less... wile asking, them-self didn’t seem to know what they were giving us. on one specific dish some one did ask the waiter if it was a slice of truffle decorating the plate. the answer was: yes, sure! no!
i feel that the staff should be more trained on their menu, and if they do doubt....a sincere answer would have been much more appreciated. he did not even bother to double check with the kitchen and comeback to us.

furthermore around 22:45 the waitresses started pulling up plates, cutlery and linens right behind us for our tables next serving. and switching on bright lights at 23:15. the massage was pretty clear!
is it check o’clock?!?!

what can i say... all in all we had a good time and every one was happy. but question is?!? would i go back?! i don’t think so. would i recommend it?! not really. atmosphere plays a big roll, and certainly do service too. it all has to kind of blend in together. no matter how beautiful the plates were, or good the food. it all should go hand in hand.

update: maybe it was just an off day, but my favorite lebanese restaurant was sub par. the meat was ok and the service was ok. not the wow experience i had on my previous 3 visits. hope it was just a one off bad day.
why this place isn't rated higher is a real surprise to me. the service was very attentive, polite, helpful and welcoming.
the food was off the charts. all our starters were good and they were a real treat for our friends from out of town as they really got to sample a few arabic dishes.
the traditional arabic main courses were like i have never had before. the most succulent kebabs and another dish of thinly sliced grilled beef. my favorite was the grilled lamb cubes.
we also had the grilled sea bass from the chef's special selection. this was lovely as well but had a very european flare to it and was not very arabic.
the ambience was lovely with a nice view over the pool and beach.
lovely evening will be back soon.