Golden Lobster: review

Cuisine: Seafood
Price:***
Food: *****
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location:  Between King Fahd and Olaya streets. Take the exit off King Fahd towards Dr Sulaiman Habib hospital. Turn into the side lane as though you are going to the hospital. Continue down three blocks, the restaurant is on your right, opposite Paris [...]

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Tokyo- review

Cuisine: Japanese
Price:***
Food: *****
Presentation:**
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Oruba (between King AbdulAziz and Olaya, very close to King AbdulAziz Rd)

This is a GREAT sushi restaurant where one needs reservations to get a table on the weekends.
This is the first sushi I have had in Riyadh that actually used sushi-grade fish. The difference in flavor is noticeable. The sets were [...]

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Furusato- review

Cuisine: Japanese
Price:***
Food: **
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Tahlia

This is an average Japanese restaurant with a French alter-identity.
There are no cubicles and the eatery features an open area with tables. One chooses to sit upstairs or downstairs depending on the cuisine that one wants.
The sushi was okay, nothing exceptional. The grilled seafood plate and the french cuisine was also [...]

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Zyng- review

Cuisine: Asian fusion
Price:***
Food: ***
Presentation:*****
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Tahlia St

This business casual eatery has decent food and BEAUTIFUL presentation.
We tried their 3 course meals and were able to select our choice of appetizers, entrees, dessert and drinks from their menu for a reasonable price. The selections include Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese food.
The quantities were good, but not [...]

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Shiraz- review

Cuisine: Persian
Price:***
Food: ****
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Abdullah bin Salman Road (left at first traffic left on Tahlia – between Olaya Rd and AbdulAziz bin Musayd Road- towards Sulaymaniya)

This is a nice, business casual Persian restaurant with really great service.
The family section is upstairs and has both individual cabins as well as a small open seating area.
The appetizers [...]

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Al- Shurfa – review

Cuisine: Seafood/Persian
Price:***
Food: ***
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Makkah Road (on the left, going east, towards the Ring Rd, before it becomes Khurais Rd)

This is a good, casual seafood restaurant with semi-outside seating for families.
The seafood restaurant is upstairs and the grill section is downstairs. The first view when one goes upstairs is rather nice- it’s a high ceiling [...]

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Ammouneh: review

Cuisine: Lebanese
Price:***
Food: ****
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Thalatheen (?) between King Fahd and Takhasussi

This is a good Lebanese restaurant with tasty food and non-interesting decor.
We tried an assortment of appetizers and ended up being too full to finish our meals. Our meal included  hummus Beiruti, yummy hummus with meat, good fried chicken liver (I am not a huge [...]

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Pizza Amore: review

Cuisine: Italian
Price:****
Food: ****
Presentation:****
Cleanliness: ****
Location: Tahlia St

This is a nice, upscale eatery with consistently good food and interesting decor. The environment is good for business entertaining or a “date”. The food presentation is excellent.
We have eaten at this restaurant several times now, each time trying something new. All the food has been consistently good. The appetizers, [...]

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Chili’s: review

Cuisine: American
Price:***
Food: ***
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Tahlia St

Chili’s is the same across the globe- if you like it one place you’ll like it in every other. The service in riyadh however leaves a lot to be desired.
We have been here to Chili’s several times now and consistently we get poor service. There is no lack of wait [...]

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Fuddruckers: review

Cuisine: American
Price:***
Food: **
Presentation:***
Cleanliness: ***
Location: Takhasussi St

This was not a particularly good experience in terms of atmosphere or food.
There is nothing special about the decor or the atmosphere that would compel a person to come back.
The food was not very good- most things were rather tasteless and was not a memorable experience in any way. This [...]

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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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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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leftovers

leftover turkey…

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