Cairo Egypt Restaurants Spice Up the Menu With Live Entertainment
Dining in Lebanon is a group affair, with heaping plates of food, friends and family, and conversation. At Ahlein, the JW Marriott Hotel Cairo's Lebanese restaurant, guests are welcome ("ahlein" in Arabic) to take part in this tradition.
The Lebanese chef at our Cairo, Egypt hotel has taken great care to create an extensive menu highlighting the finest Lebanese cuisine. Guests are welcomed with a complimentary basket of green vegetables, olive paste and fresh-baked Arabic bread. Start your meal with Ahlein's signature appetizer, steamed sea bass covered with tahina-garlic, herb sauce and walnuts, served cold, or pick and choose from the Mezzah Trolley, featuring cold and hot mezzah including shanaklish (whipped cottage cheese), makdous (spicy baby eggplants stuffed with walnuts) and spinach sambousek (dough filled with spinach).
Vegetarians and meat-eaters will both be satisfied with Ahlein's main courses. A succulent roasted lamb leg comes with rice mixed with minced meat and nuts, while the hearty mixed vegetable tagine offers a taste of tradition. The Ahlein Mixed Grill is heaven for meat-lovers, offering char-grilled koftah, kebab, lamb chop and marinated chicken. The menu also features poultry, seafood and soups. No other luxury hotels in Cairo, Egypt will feed you better. Be sure to leave room for a traditional dessert such as othmanlya (vermicelli stuffed with cream), baklawa or layaly Lebanon (pudding topped with cream, bananas, dates and honey).
Food isn't the only highlight at Cairo Heliopolis hotels, and at Ahlein, diners can enjoy live music nightly from 8:30pm to 12:30am, and a belly dancer every Tuesday, Saturday and Thursday from 10 to 11pm.
The JW Marriott offers a number of Cairo hotel deals, such as Dine Around the World. The package, available through December 31, 2011, includes daily breakfast at our Mirage Cafe and daily dinner, letting you sample the world's cuisines one night at a time. To explore our restaurants, from menus to photos, or to book your next stay, visit the hotel website at www.jwmarriottcairo.com .