Happy Fish — Restaurant in Jerusalem

We reserved for 4 adults to eat at Happy Fish the evening before Pesach ( Passover) so the restaurant was already Kosher for Pesach. We chose the restaurant because we all wanted fish and we could walk to it. We ate inside because it was a cool evening but there is a lovely large outdoor area overlooking the Mamilla Mall. The restaurant is very clean, tastefully decorated, upscale casual, room for large groups.We ate in a side room with a lot of sound reverberation so normal conversation produced a lot of noise. The menu was fairly limited and expensive. One fish dish Branzino was not availabke that night. The waitress put 2 rolls on the table for 4 people. These are pesachdich rolls, usually made with potato flour. Perhaps they had a limited quantity but we had to request 2 more rolls. The few dips served with the rolls again were very sparse in qantity and not tasty which is very unusual for a restaurant in Israel. We ordered a grilled Bass, oven baked sea bream and grilled salmon. Sides with the entree were french fries, sweet potato or green salad vinaigrette. The salmon was undercooked. The other orders of fish were good size, fresh but not inspiring in taste. Service was fair, the waitress seemed inexperienced and rushed even though we reserved early(6:45pm) as the room filled up quickly. We all agreed the company was worth getting together but the meal mediocre for the price. Perhaps it was a hard day for the restaurant having just changed over to being "Kosher for Pesach" to give them the benefit of the doubt, but we have had much better fish dishes in other restaurants in Israel that are not " specifically" fish restaurants. Summary: Needs improvement, poor value for money, but very nice setting. Might have been an off day because of Passover holiday starting...

We unfortunately went on a Tuesday evening when apparently they have a live singer playing a bouzouki & singing, obviously, Greek music. I don't love it, but I wouldn't have minded so much if it weren't so freaking loud that you could hear it all the way in the Mamilla apartments across the street.... I love music, but when you want fine dining, it means being able to hear conversation at your own table! Secondly, we waited a good 10 to 15 minutes for a table even though we had a reservation. Food : not enough salad options in my opinion, at all. Food is good- though of the numerous mezes put out with the main I ordered, very few were truly good and not enough were worthy of being accompanied by the good frena bread... My main dish was very good (grilled fish) but was presented /plated looking very lonely on a bare plate with only 2 mini grilled peppers. Service was very attentive & pleasant. Desserts were delicious & generous. Overpriced, but since it's a hotel restaurant (Mamilla Hotel) I suppose they feel justified. I don't feel the...

I have eaten many times here and the food is always tasty and great quality. Menu is small so usually indication to great chef and ingredients fresh. I called for reservation and the service is top. The waiters are always nice and know the little things that make the restaurant a higher class. Besides the fish i recommend the sicilian pasta. Just delicious. Also the lemon pie is awesome. The interior decor is nice and outside area is also very thoughtfully designed. I recommend the bridge so you can see all the people below walking on mamilla road. Fun to watch. Although in the winter its less comfortable because of low temperatures. Also it is connected to mamilla hotel so one can enter from hotel straight into restaurant or from...