Sholay: review

Cuisine: Pakistani/Indian
Price:?
Food: ***
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: off Olaya Street (close to the computer souq, by the Holiday Inn)

This is an OK place for Pakistani food with some dishes being good and the rest so-so.
This is a clean place with an attentive staff. The seating is in one dimly-lit open hall, with movable screens that can be used [...]

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Red Onion: review

Cuisine: Pakistani/Indian
Price:?
Food: ****
Presentation:****
Cleanliness: ****
Location: Olaya Street (south of Makkah Rd, opposite Tooti Beiruti)

This is a great place for Pakistani bbqed food. We went there twice in the past week with different groups and their food was excellent.
This is a cleaner place than many others with an attentive staff and ok setup. It does not have [...]

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Don’t panic but don’t stay calm either!

Usually when the gas in the car drops below a quarter I start nagging about getting it filled. It’s our usual ritual and works well. Hubby always complains that I should not panic and there is plenty of gas. I always respond that it’s better to be careful.
On our last road trip between Makkah and [...]

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Najd Village: review

Cuisine: traditional Saudi
Price: $$$
Food: ****
Presentation:*****
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Takhasussi St

This place is hard to find on Takhusussi St because their sign is rather small and even though the words are in English they blend into the background. The experience on the inside makes up for the exterior inadequacy!
Note: this place is open to families on Fridays ONLY. [...]

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Golden Palace: review

Cuisine: Chinese
Price: $$$
Food: ****
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ****
Location: off Musa bin Nusayr street (turn right from Olaya St onto Musa bin Nusayr St, and make first right)

We went out to this restaurant with a colleague who had been here previously. The place is family friendly and nice-casual.
The interior is nice, with a small water pond and bridge inside [...]

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Abu Kamal: review

Cuisine: generic Arab
Price: $$$
Food: ***
Presentation: ***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Thalatheen Street

This has been a consistently good experience, both for dining in as well as for delivery.
They have good sized portions and the food tastes good. The service is polite and friendly. The place is always clean. Some people consider this a slightly pricey place given the type [...]

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Copper Chandni: review

Cuisine: Indian
Price: $$$$
Food: ****
Presentation:****
Cleanliness: ****
Location: Thahliah Street

We went to this place because the exterior is quite attractive and because the name is rather illogical (what is copper moonlight anyway?). It’s a great find!
The atmosphere and the food at this restaurant were very good. The food was quite authentic! We ordered everything spicy and it really [...]

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Bohsali: review

Cuisine: generic Arab
Price: $$$
Food: **
Presentation: ***
Cleanliness: *****
Location: King Abdullah Rd

We tried out Bohsali Restaurant on King Abdullah Rd the other day. Nothing to write home about. The restaurant itself was quite nice looking on the inside- clean, shiny marble floors, nice lanterns etc however the food itself left a lot to be desired.
The fish was [...]

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Assaraya: review

Cuisine: Turkish
Price: $$$
Food: **
Presentation: **
Cleanliness: **
Location: Thalatheen Street

We recently went to the Turkish restaurant on Thalatheen St. All the reviews we had seen of the place stated that it’s really good. Our experience was very different.
The place was dumpy, the chairs rickety, the curtains for the family cubicles were dirty and dusty, the cutlery was [...]

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