Beirut Restaurant — Restaurant in Doha

Beirut Restaurant, Mshreib.

A few months back, I bobbed into Beirut Restaurant, grabbed a meal to go, and promptly forgot about it—like the ending of a Netflix series I swore I’d finish. It was fine. Not offensive. Just… food.

Fast forward to last week: I catch Mark Wiens on TV looking like he’s just tasted heaven in hummus form. He’s at Beirut Restaurant, wide-eyed and nodding like a dashboard bobblehead, while a local foodie drowns everything in olive oil and chilli. Naturally, I think, “Have I missed something?” So, I head back and this time, I sit in. Big commitment.

The food came out in five minutes—suspiciously fast, like they knew I was coming or Mark was filming from a hidden booth.

I ordered: • Falafel sandwich (5QR) • Fatteh hummous (20QR) • Musabaha (11QR, small) • Foul (11QR, small) • Tea (2QR – because hydration is important when your meal is 60% olive oil)

Verdict:

The fatteh hummous? Loaded. More stacked than my inbox on a Monday morning. Definitely outshines Arabesq and Huda. Kaaking might still reign supreme, but this one’s coming for the crown. Would order again and tell my grandkids about it.

The musabaha was like a hug from a chickpea in a winter coat—warm, tasty, and very heavy. I ate half and briefly considered a nap.

The foul? Elevated by the addition of chilli and a crunchy side onion. Big up to Mark for that power move. I’m a changed person.

Then there’s the falafel sandwich. Look—Mark made it look like a divine revelation. I bit in expecting fireworks. What I got was… falafel. As a veggie, I want to love it. But let’s be honest—it’s the tofu of the Middle East. I respect it more than I enjoy it.

Service? Top-notch. The staff were absolute legends—friendly, knowledgeable, and probably now convinced I’m a food critic (which I am, but only on Google Maps and in group chats).

Would I go again? Yes. Would I bring my own bottle of olive oil like a seasoned local? Absolutely not....

This place really ought to have more competition in Doha, but it does what it does very well: hummus, falafel, fool and the side dishes to go with it. It's a family run institution which has been running for like 60 years or something (look at the pictures on the wall to prove it).

The pastries they make are decent enough, but not the best in Doha. Try to squeeze in really early when they're not too busy and make sure not to over order. You can also sometimes find out about things not on the menu if you ask (for example, you can get some garlic mixed in with your hummus) but also they've never had brown bread or ayran yogurt. A pity. Everything else is excellent though, and although this is the only restaurant of its kind in Doha (Qatar?), I would say it could stand on its own two feet in Amman or Beirut, where such establishments are much...

We went to this restaurant yesterday as we saw it in documentary movie by DW Channel , we were very excited to try their signature falafel and traditional Lebanese food but it was very disappointing visit, We ordered foul, meat with hummus, flafel , water and pepsi . The waiter came back after approximately 10 min with foul , meat with hummus green olive, red onion and water . Their was no bread to eat food with it , we asked him to bring bread and pepsi and we waited for another 7 minute’s then he came with the bread only Then we waited for another 10 min and remained him to bring pepsi 2 times but the response was very slow. After that my husband got mad and cancelled flafel and we left the restaurant . Food taste wasn’t special at all and we...