I was out on a night photo shoot at Arab street (just to play with my camera before it gets all rusty) and chanced upon a Middle Eastern restaurant that is among the shop houses along Arab street. Business is good to an extent that the restaurant took up another shop house space across the road just for the extra dining area. I decided to be adventurous and was rewarded with a delightful Middle Eastern food experience in Cafe le Caire.

I was seated in the carpeted section where every one sat on cushions laid on the carpets. Cafe le Caire provides the Hookah Shisha pipes to customers who's interested in the "healthier" form of smoking that originates from Middle East. There's a choice of different fruit/herb mixture for the smoke.

I was recommended the .............

Shish Kebab - The chunks of lamb were seasoned with spices and were skewered and then charcoal grilled. Two dips were provided with the dish. One of them is chilli sauce and the other, a tasty white colored bean based dip. The lamb with the spices tasted marvelous. It's no wonder my wife told me that she had eaten shish kebab in Egypt when she hardly touches lamb, if she can help it. I guess the spices did its magic. Else, the raw smell of lamb can be sometimes quite overwhelming. The potato wedges were made just right. The potato was still soft when I sank my teeth into it.

At first, the waiter recommended Harissa (a Yemeni recipe cooked with lamb and white wheat) and Hummus (a mix of chickpea and tahini, sesame paste). Although I would like to try them, I doubt that I can finish them. So I declined. I guess they'll have to be saved for another occasion.

The Khusry tea that was recommended in the menu was nothing spectacular.

I'll be back at Cafe le Caire for more food.............

For more photos and details, see:
http://4-the-love-of-food.blogspot.com/2008/09/cafe-le-caire-al-majlis-middle-eastern_17.html