Restaurant Ksara

tl;dr: simple place, simple food with spices and flavor. Tiny water bottles 😂

The place: red carpet, photos of Lebanon and paintings on the wall make up the decor of this cozy, small place of maybe 15-20 tables. You are greeted by a lovely spicy smell coming from the kitchen as you take a seat. Stone patterns on the wall give it a bit of a rustic feeling.

The food: mixed feelings. We got the Masa Classic appetizer mix with some pita and spreads like hummus, a tomato paste and others. Also includes falafel (quite crunchy and very good) and tabbouleh (salad made of parsley and tomato). The spreads were good, while tabbouleh is personally not for me because of the parsley. For main dishes I got the Firri (grilled quails) while fiancée got the Mischwi Mschakkal (mixed of grilled lamb and chicken with rice and salad). Hers was juicy and tasty. The quails had too many small bones and it was a bit difficult to eat (easier with your hands, also a nicer feeling). One of the bones tried to set up camp in my throat but was evicted by a sip of water from the tiniest bottle I’ve ever seen 🤣. As dessert, they offer baklava (delicate and not so sweet, very good) and Qishta, which they call Lebanese panna cota to make it easier for people but it’s actually a doughy coagulated milk thing which they scent with flower water. The taste is hard to describe other than doughy. The texture might be a bit strange for some. Honey goes well with it.

The service: no complaints about it, we got everything in a timely fashion and the server was nice.

Fiancée says: “tasty and simple” 👹 imma stop asking her