Al Andalus — Restaurant in Mexico City

This is the place to eat a Lebanese feast.

The PROS: -FOOD- you'll love it if you like Lebanese cuisine. I like almost everything. I recommend you to order various plates and share them. Don't order the Lebanese plate with taco falafel unless you eat a lot and are super hungry, otherwise you'll end up wasting too much food. My favorites are kepe bola, shanclish, taboule, jocoque seco, and falafel. The soft bread they give you is amazing. To drink you have to try the lemonade with mint, there's a Lassi version with jocoque that is also good (a bit milky). Oh and you should definitely try the desserts. You'll probably be super full by then, so you can at least try a small "dedo de novia" or a baklava (delicious pastries with nuts and honey/syrup). PRICES are pretty good for the quality and flavors. You pay around 250 MXN per person if you share and don't order alcoholic drinks. I know Lebanese people that say this is the best place to get Lebanese food.

The CONS The SERVICE is bad. They are more or less quick at the beginning. But I got the feeling that they always try to sell you more food. Plus they are not very attentive or nice. Once you finish your meal they take around 30 minutes or more to bring you coffee and dessert, and probably another 20 minutes to bring you the check. So you end up spending around 2.5 hours in the restaurant. If you pay with credit card you have to go to the cash register. Unfortunately, the cashier is quite rude. She gave us a hard time when 4 of us wanted to pay with credit card. I've visited Al-Andalus every December since 2015 and the service has always been bad. I hope they start reading reviews! The house is OLD and needs maintenance The area is not pretty. If you go by metro, you have to get down in Pino Suarez and walk around 10 minutes in packed streets that can be unsafe. It's also difficult to get there driving because there's a lot of traffic and probably not a lot of place to park.

But overall I recommend it, just be patient and get ready...

As it was Lebanese restaurant I was hoping they would have halal or kosher meat. I asked if they had when I arrived and the waiter didn't understand what I'd asked for and called another waiter over and I explained what it was. They both went off to enquire. The original waiter came back and said that they did have halal/kosher meat. I ordered a drink and looked thru the menu. Went I was ordering my food, the waiter advised that the meat can only be cooked in 3 different ways and that the price on the menu was not the price of the food. Another 2 waiters were just standing nearby, just watching. It felt like a freak show. I was dumbfounded. I felt that they were ripping me off so I just paid for the drink that I...

Lebanese food in an oasis upstairs from the hustle and bustle downstairs on level 1. As you walk by you will see the glimpse of the tranquility through the front door courtyard with nice curated plants. It’s such a juxtapose from the hustle of Centro. Enter the historic old house and walk upstairs into the dining area with elevated ceilings and well cross ventilation. If you really want to people watch find a table by a window. Expect a portable coat stand for civility to hang your backpack and coat before placing your order. There are vegetarian offerings and also a wide variety of dishes from salads to skewers and side dishes. It’s a healthy offering especially if you’ve had many heavy meals...