Hummus Elijah — Restaurant in Makati

Hummus Elijah took our breath with one dish.

Location: The restaurant is located along a street filled with all sorts of restaurants so I suggest walking to the location as the streets can get really packed especially at night. It's hard to miss because of its vibrant green and orange signage.

Atmosphere/Interior: It's quite simple and humble with only a few seating so I suggest coming early. There's nothing too surprising about the interior, simply that what you see is what you get. You sit and dine, then get on your way.

Service: It was around lunch time when we got here and there were two employees serving the entire place. Personally, two on the floor was enough, except they were also manning the cash register so sometimes, they can't get to their other customers. It's not their fault since three employees would be too many during dead hours. They were still very quick to serve the customers and were accommodating to everyone's needs.

Food: We literally had only one dish, two orders of it. The Hummus with Falafel and Salad (P400), so two orders would make it P800. It was enough to serve 3-4 people. The pita bread was piping hot, fresh and very nice to the touch. The Hummus was creamy, mild but flavorful and the salad was simple pairing well to the overall dish or even on its own. The falafel had a crunchy outer shell, a bit gritty on the inside but amazing with the tahini. My suggestion is to use the pita bread as a vessel for the hummus, the salad, and the falafel so that it creates a sort of sandwich, thus becoming a new wonderful dish. An underdog dip is a green spicy paste that comes with the tahini on the side. They look harmless, but if you don't have a high spice tolerance like me, go easy on this as it can get real hot.

Overall, I'd come back to try all the other dishes because if one dish impressed me this much, I'm sure the others will too. Until...

The food was amazing no complaints. However, the security guard especial named Boston AP Jr is very unkind, unpolite,and very intimidating. Me and my friends are eating and they did not allowed us to put the chairs together even though theres not much people in the place and the place is empty. He also looks us like were doing something wrong. Its crazy made us feel uncomfortable and made our dining experience less enjoyable.

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Just a response to the response from Elijah. No, the place was not full, based on my recollection theres only about three tables occupied and yes, we are almost at the corner of the restaurant and were not blocking any passage to any customers, since theres no one occupying the table. Most of the tables are still empty thats why i was shocked by his response. I even told the security that we can just move if theres someone who will occupy the end table. Anyways, he seemed very unfriendly that night. Also, just a comment on what you have suggested, i would also humbly suggest for the staff to offer a bigger table if they see that more guest are coming (not the other way around or could work both ways). Anyways, i do not want anything bad happening to the security, but maybe just remind him to be more accommodating...

Wowsome food! This place is a treat. I was staying at City Garden Hotel, Makati. And was searching for breakfast restaurant. And found this little treasure.

If google would not have shown me this result based on my preference, I would have missed out on this super place and superb food.

Food: just awesome ! Everything was perfect and you would feel that you are having authentic food away from the origin place of this kinda food. Their cardamom coffee is a must try and if you get sweet tooth than please hsve turkish baklava. And please try shakshuk without giving it a miss.

Ambience: pretty old school iran Iranion joint type place. Very limited tables to sit and dine. But excellent options for different spices and small shopping. If you are looking for cooking for smithing by your self than this place will offer you variety of Indian spices as well.

Service: well informed staff about the menu is a big plus, especially when you are confused with their mouth watering menu. So had a great experience and fast service.

Pricing: ₹₹₹ not so expensive and easy on pocket. Approx 200 peso per pax can fill your tummy for good breakfast option

Overall: a must visit place if you are in Manila. Highly recommend this as an...