Enab is a Lebanese restaurant located in a slightly hidden spot in City Walk. We heard a lot of talk about how this restaurant is so amazing and how the Dubai branch is much better than the Beirut branch.
Once we got there, we noticed that the decoration was brilliant, it felt so homey and comfy; especially the seats we were given. Since we went for a birthday, we occupied a large table to seat 8 hungry people ready to order.
My friend and I decided to order hummous from the cold mezze section, potato cubes from the hot mezza section and a 350g mixed grill for our main course.
The hummous and the potato cubes came first. The potato cubes did not taste at all like it should, it wasn’t spicy like it should be and it was lacking in lemon and salt. We were not at all impressed by that. As for the hummous, we were given the bowl but without any bread. We called the waiter and asked if the hummous came with bread to which he replied with a yes and went on to find some for us. He came back with a basket of bread so I tried to grab the basket but he wouldn’t let go then he asked us to take the bread from the basket because they’re not allowed to give it. We looked at each other then at him and asked him where he expected us to place the bread. A friend of ours gave us his extra plate and we had to pile a tower of bread; the guy did not even have any shame at how he handled everything.
The mixed grill was also quite disappointing; one kebab, five pieces of chicken cubes and five pieces of lamb cubes. I didn’t like the chicken at all, it was lacking in flavour which made it very difficult to eat. It was insanely ridiculous for AED 68. We were still hungry by the time we finished our meal.
The whole experience was a disappointment, the one in Lebanon must have been really bad for people to think this was better.
Plus the waiters were rude at times and were barely helpful. Reem Al Bawadi definitely trumps this restaurant. Hopefully with more months of experience here, the better they become.
Featured Image Credit: (CityWalk.ae Photo)
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