OPIA Lounge & Bar — Restaurant in Cairo

“OPIA” – It means the ambiguous intensity of looking someone in the eye. The place is a hidden gem located in the heart of the capital.

LOCATION

Located on the 36th floor of Ramses Hilton, the venue has the most exquisite view in town, a panoramic scene that exposes the true charm of Cairo. The circular site configuration consists of high tables in its upper part and lounges in its lower one. Overall, a luxurious spot where you can feel you are sitting among the clouds.

DÉCOR

A glamorous decoration fits the environment where a giant chandelier situated in the middle of the place to enrich the opulent comfort of the space. Giant windows are surrounding the area from floor to ceiling for astounding scenery. Both lounges and high tables are highly comfortable.

MENU

Menus are presented on iPads in a well visualized and organized digital books; one for the beverages and the other for the food. An exclusive introduction of molecular gastronomy and mixology has been recognized in both menus. The implementation of the spherification technique is exemplary in some recipes. Here are some selected benchmarks for the food (F) and beverages (B) there:

[ITEM] – [APPEARANCE] – [TASTE] – [CONSISTENCY] – [AROMA] – [ORIGINALITY] – {Score out of 10}

F: Shrimps bottarga – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 F: Octopus – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 9 F: Grilled calamari – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 F: Cheese board – 6 – 6 – 8 – 9 – 6 F: Angus beef fillet – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 * A highly recommended dish B: Sangria – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 – 10 * A highly recommended beverage B: Blue frog – 10 – 7 – 10 – 10 – 9 B: Digestive – 10 – 8 – 10 – 10 – 8

The mediterranean gastronomy in the venue is following the concept of “Quality over quantity” to provide a high-end recipes. It is well worth the money spent in any case.

STAFF

At first sight, the staff is working together as teamwork with their professional manager to provide the best service and to guarantee the guests satisfaction. Each individual is doing his job passionately.

Omar - A supervisor who is super friendly and he is always at your service. Yasser - A nice guy who is very effective in taking orders. Chef Ahmed EL Husseiny and Chef Peter – Expert chefs in creating authentic and molecular recipes. Alaa – A professional bartender Sakr – A polite and a...

The place is well located, the view is awesome, and the staff are quite friendly and helpful. It is fancy, though, so if you're planning on going there, make sure to have a reservation, and be prepared for a heafty cheque. Now, I started with the sour dough crackers and the mini bread buns with sweet chili sauce, both of which were nice. Then, I had the smoked salmon salad with balsamic vinegar, which was delicious. Next was the squid, which I wanted to try out of curiosity, but it was raw, that's how the meal is supposed to be but I didn't know, and I couldn't tolerate its texture and the way it felt and tasted in my mouth was all sorts of wrong. Luckily, however, they were kind and understanding enough and they didn't charge me for it! Again, that wasn't the chef's mistake, it was just my personal preference. Then came the medium rare steak, and it absolutely blew my mind, I could not have enough of it! Finally, the chocolate fondue was nice, but it was nothing special really. Overall, the experience was lovely and I totally...

Very very tuff and impolite staff and I don’t recommend the place to anyone. The place has nice view but the staff is really rude and they treat customers like trash. We called them once, they knew our number and we needed to call again for inquiries and they were not answering on purpose as when we called them right after from another number they immediately answered. Their behaviour was super disrespectful and they were literally saying “Didn’t I already answered you ? What do you want again ? What is the problem now ?” Although we called only once and until then, they had neither confirmed our reservation nor replied to us at all. I have never seen any owner treating customers in such a disrespectful way. The worst staff I have got...