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I enjoy coming back to a place I have tried several times and enjoyed. With every visit comes a different experience, some of which are good and others end up being a bit disappointing. Kahwet Leila is one such place I have enjoyed several times... but this time, although the food was acceptable, a few other things I encountered during my last visit, left me a bit disappointed, especially coming from a brand like Leila.
- Salatet Al Kahwet
- Mezzet Al Kahwet
- Hoes served Mezze
- Batata
- Fatteh w bayd
- Kaak and clubs
- Grills and platters
- Beverages
- Spirits
- Narguileh
- Hummus was full of taste and flavors.
- A mixed labneh with vegetables platter lacked taste and consistency. The labneh used is too dull and close to being disgusting.
- The stuffed vine leaves had a pleasant texture and a strong lemony feel.
- The tabboule was crunchy fresh vegetables are tasty.
- The moutabal was very good.
- Fattouch was well seasoned, fresh and crunchy.
- Goat cheese served in an oval plate with vegetables were good. Two round molds of white cheese, thick and condensed are worth trying.
- Falafel are good if only they were less salted; I enjoyed their thickness, freshness and crunchiness.
- Liver bites are marinated in lemon juice are moist and tender.
- Fatteh; I've definitely had much better in town.
- The eggplant oil is felt in every bite while the garlic in the hummus numbs all your taste buds.
- Makanek are good, juicy, lemony and tasty.
- Cheese rolls are better called sunflower oil rolls; they don't even look appetizing to be tasted. I'm confident they have an oil issue; the potato cubes are soaked in oil. I even spent the rest of lunch with a headache because of their intense garlic smell.
- Finishing the appetizers, or the selection of mezze, grilled meat platters landed on the table. Every portion contains one single Kafta finger, four pieces of meat, four pieces of chicken tawouk and a handful of tomatoes, corn and sliced potatoes. What is supposed to be a portion for four or six people can only satisfy a 3 year old child. The Kafta is too oily and had too much parsley in it while the meat is tender but not tasty; It felt cheap. Let's say that this plate is too commercial and looks too stingy.
- The club sandwich is an interesting innovation: Exactly like a normal club, Kahwet Layla's is produced the original way only replacing French bread with Kaak. Three layers of thin and crunchy Kaak are filled with iceberg lettuce, ham, pickles, eggs, tomatoes, a thick slice of grilled chicken and mayonnaise... Lots of it. The only thing I remember is the mayonnaise and eggs that keep an unpleasant aftertaste around. Innovative? maybe. Tasty? I don't think so.
- Food is freshly produced. You can feel it in every bite
- Labneh is extremely bad. Not up to the standard of the place
- What are those ugly black speakers doing here? If you have an event at night, install them at night. We are not obliged to have them in our faces all day long
- Smoking inside? Why? You have a terrace any smoker can use why kill us and our children inside? You have the chance and privilege of having two separate spaces, why be an outlaw? SHAME!
- Service is rough and lacks manners and any form of subtlety and style. I was pushed over many times dodging a knife from here and a plate of fries from there. How much will it cost to make everyone smile? A bit of training on savoir vivre and the art of serving is needed. I especially love how a waiter approaches the table and shouts out loud:"El Pepsi la Meen?"