Café Riche — Restaurant in Cairo

I rarely review but this restaurant was so bad I felt I had to write something. We went based on the Lonely Planet having marked it with a star and talked up it's neat historical colonial edge, well, the British empire has truly fallen on this place. My bf and I both agreed it was some of the worst food we have ever had, our "sauteed" vegitables were absolutely straight from a can and just reheated and maybe salted. I tried to order the lamb and they were out, as was the kebab, I finally got something similar and it was dripping in grease. Our painfully simple mains took over an hour to arrive (read an hour to open cans) despite only six other guests in the restaurant. The tablecloths were filthy with cigarette and stains, exhaust from the street poured in through cracked windows. Service was only prompt when picking up the cash left when paying the bill. Also, incredibly, there is a 10EGP per person cover fee tacked onto the bill just for the privilege of being in the restaurant. I could absolutely see how 100 years ago this place was neat, or ever maybe for a decade or so after independence but my bf and I both agree, after dozens of countries traveled and by no means a closed mind to food/experiences, this place was terrible and a street shawarma or even a hotel granola bar would have been immensely better. Lovely Planet, you've got to reassess this restaurant, we've lost faith in your...

Overrated, if you’re a tourist, my advice would be to not visit it cuz you’ll literally waste your time- saying this as a local- when we ordered cold drinks, they weren’t even cold to begin with and when we requested ice SEVERAL times the waiter eventually told us they don’t have ice(after dodging the request multiple times) because the machine isn’t working? And when we ordered coffee or any other hot drink the waiter said it’s not available because, again, the machine isn’t working and only Turkish coffee is available. We ordered vine leaves and they came like a decade later because the waiter forgot about it, and it tasted like a refrigerator. Not to mention it was only one person working. However the place had a somewhat vintage atmosphere which might’ve been the only reason we visited. But again the place isn’t even that big and it doesn’t deserve any of this fuss there are a million other places in Egypt that are better than this and deserve to be visited. Also the owners are probably cheap as hell cuz what are they even serving atp if everything isn’t available or isn’t working 🙄 ps: the unfriendly and rude owner that was sitting next to the door treating the staff as they were her peasants was our last straw; really...

This is café is anti-hijab in Egypt. Sunday 10/4/22 (Ramadan Time), I went to that place after 9.00 or so pm. I found that there are not many people and I thought it will be quiet. I sat there for a while, no waiter came to give the menu or ask what would I want to have, then two men came and the waiter came after them directly to hand them the menues, I asked them him I want a menue too and asked about the types of coffee they have, he said :"we only have one dark burned coffee, bitter like days, you can't stand it, if you like it strong I can bring it to you." I said :" are you making me to leave the place by saying the coffee is bitter like days?" He said " no, there is also have cuppocino.." . Then he left me again. I left the place too after Thanking them. The place serves beer and this is not clear on the door before we as hijabis in our own countries being exposed to such an experience! The opposite happened in the UK with me when I entered a restaurant with some friends, I selected a dish and the waiter recommended another because they cook it dish with wine. The tone and attitude were different in both situations. The café is not recommended at all for any muslim ,...