Kabset Zir Restaurant - مطعم كبسة زر — Restaurant in Ras Beirut

We were craving rice yesterday and drove from Soor to give this place a try. The waittress was very friendly and we were seated immediately. We asked about the difference between the bo5ari and the biryani and were told the biryani was a bit spicy and the bo5ari was not. We ordered half a charcoal chicken dish with biryani rice, a large lamb biryani, a small rice sandwich, and 4 cucumber yogurt. The sandwich came first. It was toasted and tasted very good, but the rice tasted strangely sour. The yogurt came next and it was some of the worst I’ve ever had. It literally had no flavor but bland yogurt and cucumber. The 2 rice dishes came last and they came with the 3 sauces- a mild tomato sauce, a spicy tomato sauce, and a “biryani” sauce which I believe was supposed to be raita but completely missed the mark. The food artived warm, not hot. The biryani had a hint of spices and was a little bit spicy, but it also had a strange sour taste. The charcoal chicken was very good, and the lamb was very tender but the lamb portion for the “large” plate was extremely small! It’s also a bit overpriced I mean you are basically eating rice, why does a rice dish...

I have planned an event . Unfortunately, the owner "seemed" like a nice guy. However, after planning and having him agree to multiple points, he then claims not knowing in the last minute and requesting extra money. I was very stressed by ppl and me and didn't care as i only wanted to enjoy our time, so i paid him the extra requested money. After i said i wanted to leave a certain amount of money as tips, he then claimed that those money are not what's left so i had to even add more for the tips not even knowing if they will reach the employees due to the trust issues i then had with him. as for the employees, they were very gentle, caring, and supportive. The food was good (kabse is always good), not superb tho. The fattet batenjen was very creative. The place is not well maintained and it was very cold. He also transforms the usd to lbp at a high rate and give the receipt in LBP and then transforms it AGAIN to USD at a lower LBP rate to make sure he also wins from this situation. Not recommended, especially for tourists, as they will definitely loose...

Nice food. I had the chicken and two rice combo. Preferred the more orange rice of the two.

Very nice food.

Clean delicious overall.

The waiter Omar I think his name was and a girl before him were just so great.

I was the last person in the restaurant. I think in its heyday it would have been a real buzz but the restaurant was quiet for a Friday night.

They also have a nice rice pudding desert if you like Kheer or rice pudding. (A similar Indian Dish).

One thing I didn’t like is you have to go up a very dark and not so great lift. A bit scary at night if it’s just one person or if you’re new or a woman. However it is on Main Street and not a big deal. You can take spiral...