Ka3kaya — Restaurant in Ras Beirut

My family and I ate here our first night in Beirut. The restaurant has a really nice ambiance, with comfy chairs and couches, Christmas lights string up for the holidays, lanterns, and a colorfully decorated interior. The patio area is covered so you can eat 'outside' comfortably. Everything was tasty and reasonably priced. I had a cheese sandwich which came with fresh mint and cucumbers to put in it, and it was delicious eaten that way. My kids had mini round tuna and crab sandwiches which they liked, and my husband got a large crab sandwich that the kids wound up eating half of. The labneh we ordered was tasty, and the meal came with a small plate of olives as well. Overall a delicious and authentic meal in a cozy, enjoyable environment. And, the kids fell asleep on the couch we were sitting on after the meal because they were so tired from traveling - I was very glad to have chosen a spot...

Extremely overpriced as we paid 1/3 of the price for shisha in nearby places (few buildings away). We thought It might have been a tourist price range as we are not from here originally. The shisha was also not so good and lost flavour very quickly compare to many others that we have tried around the town. When the moment came to pay, they charged us a rate of 800 for $1 which is completely wrong. We have been to a minimum of 6 currency exchange offices in the same day and the minimum we have seen was 970 for $1. And they put their menu in $usd so we have been scam even if we did have Lebanese pounds. I would say the experience there has been very unfortunate and uncomfortable. I don’t love untruthful business. I do...

Not my favorite type of place. I had an hour to kill in Hamra and I grabbed a book and sat there. People were smoking arguileh, the music is loud and annoying. I ordered a Nespresso and tried to focus on my book. A few minutes later the waitress comes with a small bottle of water and puts it on my table. I naievly thought that they offer all tables a bottle of water but I didn't open it. When the bill came, I was charged 2'500 LBP for a bottle of water I did not order. I told the waitress I didn't order that and I didn't use it so why am I charged for it and she just gave me a weird look and told me ok just don't pay for it and left. Not...