Mezze Restaurant — Restaurant in Elephantine Island

We recently visited Egypt for about 10 days including a stop at this restaurant. We had been in Egypt for three or four days by this point, and were a bit more familiar with the cuisine and dining experiences. That being said, this particular restaurant impressed us even more. The venue was Exquisite, overlooking the Nile River. We came in early evening, and the waiter and service were superb. We chose a couple of local dishes, which were prepared to perfection. The amount of food was astronomical, we actually saved it for two more meals after this dining experience. Our time in Egypt encouraged us to utilize the hotel experiences. This again followed this trend, and they provided local flavor and dishes, exquisite Egyptian service, and yet still provided a high quality dining ambiance as well. I would highly recommend stopping at this restaurant if visiting as one. It is definitely worth the 5-minute boat ride to the middle...

I give this three stars because the restaurant is not where Google indicates, which is in the OLD Movenpick but the restaurant is actually in the NEW Movenpick that is way further.

Google needs to update the location. We were staying outside the hotel at a guest house on Elephantine Island and got so lost following google directions. We ended up asking a local whom showed us the back way by Ibiza restaurant to get into the hotel. To make matters worse, we then had to go through a gate with security who thought we were trespassing. Following that, we had to ask a staff who then told us Mezze is in the new hotel and we were going to wrong direction.

Not great for getting to the restaurant if you are not staying at the Movenpick.

Food and service was...

First red flag, we were the only ones in the restaurant. The food was incredibly average, even below average compared to all the delicious authentic food we’ve had in Egypt. The service was very slow and the communication difficult. The waiter didn’t understand my order ( the fried fish dish ) and I got some mildly satisfying fish and chips instead. The stuffed pigeon was entirely made of rice with very few meat, with a side of, you guessed it: rice, and the seafood platter got cold after a few minutes. There aren’t any physical menus, you have to go to the website instead. Overall quite a bad experience, would definitely...