Great friendly service with lovely and reasonably priced vegetarian buffet!!…read moreYou can not go wrong!!

Really good vegetarian food. It's a buffet, but the staff interaction we had was very positive and…read morewere friendly. All the food felt fresh imo. I would have liked a little more spices in the vegetarian lentils and other creamy vege stuff.. but that's not going to stop me to grab a quick plate before commuting..

I really should make it a point to try new restaurants in Lucerne, especially when the food is as…read morefantastic as it is here. The menu was difficult to understand when it came to the platters (and I speak German, so it wasn't because of that) - did it come with baba ghanoush? Can you pick a variety of what you want? Anyway, the owner was super helpful in clarifying what was what, and very patient with us as we perused the menu. I finally got the beef platter - three different ways of cooking beef - plus hummus, eggplant hummus, falafel, and salad. The salad was so refreshing, with a light tasty sauce and really nice crackers. I wasn't impressed with the falafel - I tend to like mine a little bit crispier and with more taste than the one here. The hummus was pretty good, and the eggplant hummus was absolutely amazing. The beef was good too - there were small little beef pieces, which were chewy (there was one that was TOO chewy); there was one minced beef "sausage" that was a little spiced (I thought it was great and not at all spicy, but my mom thought it was quite spicy), and another minced beef "sausage" that wasn't spiced. The meats went well with the hummus.

From the owner: Libanesische Spezialitäten von bester Qualität…read more Die libanesische Küche gilt als die Feinschmeckerküche des Vorderen Orients. Sie gehört zu den gesündesten und ausgewogensten der Welt. Dank ihrer kulinarischen und ästhetischen Vielfalt erfreut sie sich sowohl bei Fleischliebhabern als auch bei Vegetariern grosser Beliebtheit und liegt auch bei umweltbewussten Geniessern voll im Trend. Für alle Speisen verwenden wir nur Zutaten von höchster Qualität.

What a great find! Delicious food, generous portions and courteous staff. Highly recommend!read more

My family came to Layaly Beirut for lunch after driving to Interlaken from Zurich to see the nearby…read morelakes. It was snowing outside and we were hungry after our drive, and we found that the food here was just what we needed to continue our trip. For a family of five we ordered three skewer platters (two chicken and one beef kebabs). Since we were particularly hungry, I think that we would have benefitted from ordering another plate or two (each plate came with two kebabs), but it was all delicious! We especially liked the bread that they provided, and I enjoyed the hummus and baba ghanoush as well. The meat was very tender and soft, and the wait staff was also very courteous. After a few days of eating European food, it was nice to just eat some chicken and rice. I won't be returning to Switzerland for a while, so I unfortunately won't be able to come back to Layaly Beirut, but I leave this review here so that others may try the tasty Lebanese cuisine served at this establishment.

Delicious lunch in a great location! I like the variety in the menu- we got a tasty sea bass entree…read moreand crispy chicken salad, and both were great. Also makes for great people watching as you are right by the river.

We ate at Opus last night and had Robert as our server. It was a wonderful experience- the service…read morewas perfect, the food great and the ambience was lovely. Highly recommend!

This was recommended by the hotel staff and what a great find. We would never think of fried…read morechicken while in Lucerne but so glad we stopped here. Best meal we had in this trip--not cheap but this almost convinced us that the Swiss are undeserving of their rep as having bland, expensive food. That's only half true--I mean it costs the equivalent of 10 buckets of KFC but oh so much better! The inside looked kinda like your grandma's dining room with that old timey vintage wooden stereo console. The food though and that yellow soul sauce were the highlights. Spicy, salty and fried to a perfect crispness, the chicken and potatoes went so well with their Aperol spritz. Dine outdoors for a perfect view of the bikers along these quiet side streets. Also, the WCs were stocked with various body sprays (I'm told Axe in the men's) and feminine products. Not entirely sure what that's about, but nice touch nonetheless.

OMG. Best chicken I have ever eaten. Had 1/2 a chicken with soul sauce. It was so incredible…read more Husband are the wings and fries. All of it was so so good Funky little place with very eclectic decor. Usually when you go into a place with a lot of things on the walls and hanging chandeliers and feathers- you see cob webs and some dust. This place was so clean! Will definitely go back and would highly suggest you give it a try! Hidden gem for sure.

We ended up here by a stroke of luck --- the restaurant we were aiming for wasn't open for dinner…read moreyet, and after a round of overstuffed pitas at the Pittaria, I don't see how it could have compared. The owner is really the centerpiece of the place --- friendly, conversant in several languages, and happy to tell how he followed the girl of his dreams to Switzerland 30+ years ago. (The only other staff member we met has an annoying affinity for loud vacuum cleaners). Rolling in post-hike on a Saturday, the owner mentioned he was out of several fillings; in particular, the eggplant-and-peppers Betenjan that grabbed my eye first wasn't available. That turned out to be fine, as the standards he did have were excellent. Our group ended up with a mix of lamb Shish Kebab, veggie Falafel, and simple Hummus. All were heavily laden with extras --- veggies, lettuce, a sweet chutney that nicely complemented the main flavors, and hot sauce to order. The hummus and falafel options are variations on a theme --- either a large scoop of hummus and two falafel balls, or 6+ falafel balls and a small dollop of hummus. The lamb in the shish kebab is in large, tender chunks, and nicely roasted. The bread is much more substantial than many pitas --- more of a crusty roll, but so filled with goodies that the ratios are still right. Drinks are fairly standard --- a few beers and sodas, boxed Ayran yogurt drink, and a giant urn of oddly spiced tea by the glass. Definitely a must-eat for a day around Solothurn.

This place seems to be very popular with locals. We came for a very early dinner (around 4:30) and…read moresaw that most of the tables had reservation cards, so it was likely fully booked for the evening. We had the Tajine Kefta with fries and a small Mezze plate with Hummus, Baba Ganoush, Falafel, and Taboulé. The Kefta was moist with a loose texture. It was a little bit spicy and had generous amount of tomato sauce. The hummus and falafel were the weaker of the two mezze items. The hummus is a bit chunky (not super smooth or fluffy). The falafel came with Tzaziki (super creamy and very garlicy). They had good texture, but not super crunchy and crispy on the outside. The Baba Ganoush was really flavorful, deep, fresh, with good texture (smooth with some chunks of eggplant). The taboule was also really fresh tasting and moist. The service here was also notably great. Servers were super helpful and kind. Their bathroom was also quite nice.

Ok. We went there tonight. Read the reviews. Bluntly. You must not have many restaurants that can…read moreserve similar cuisine. I had the Kafka dish, basically lacking in spices and really with a tomato sauce would have been something a college student could have made for ten dollars for four people! My wife ordered vegetable couscous. Couscous( dry) with some sticks of carrots and zucchini. Keep in mind, we have to pay $34 CDN for EACH of these meals. If it wasn't for the beer and the feel to the place....1/2 a star would have been it. Ps. The bar was busy! Yes. I've downgraded to one star. The important part. My Kafka dish was not made fresh or had been sitting so long that it started to have the fat congeal. When I took the fancy cover off my dish when it arrived...a skin had formed over the whole dish and the edges had solid fat forming.

This is a great place with excellent food. The servers were kind and took time to explain the…read morevarious dishes. We ate out on the lovely patio. We had a shared platter with a wonderful variety of food.

Im a huge fan of "arabian" Food. i was at several places in my hometown Zurich so far…read more Today we tried out Damas for lunch. the place is really nice. small Restaurant, lovely designed. a lot of arabian decor. really cool. We tried both the grill plate. it Comes with humus, baba ghanoush, kind of taboule and green salat. As "topping" you can choose between different meats. we choose chicken. as a startet you can either choose a soup or a salad. i took the lentil soup. nothing Special, but nice. The salad of my friend was ok too. The main course was pretty good. chicken was full-flavoured and juicy, humus etc was very tasty. And for CHF 23 as a lunch menu, one can say nothing. pretty good Price for Zurich. taken all together. it is definitively worth a visit. i will come back!

Cash-only joint with a small menu. Otherwise, the food is super-tasty! Just make sure to bring cash…read more(yeah, in 2021...)

Again... one of those 4.5 star reviews that I can't, in good conscience, give only a 4 but it's not…read morequite perfect either. In any case, we were in Aarau for a design show and having never really explored the city before, we were wandering around, hungry, and ended up in the Altstatt where we happened to round a corner and saw the sign for Al Ahram. Aha! Sadly, it's really tiny inside and it was completely full. So, we ordered and then sat outside and watched the people go by. Our decision to split one of their falafel platters turned out to be have been a good choice. One each would have been way too much food. Their falafel is quite obviously homemade and was some of the best that I've ever had. The Platter comes with various sauces, etc., all of which was scraped clean by the time we finished. The reason for that is because it was really good and we didn't want to waste any. If they had any dessert, ala middle-eastern fair, I missed it. Aside from that, I can't complain about anything and don't want to. We'll definitely be back!

this is a delightfully relaxing place to serve yourself, and east I. one of many different micro…read moreenvironments of bar table, cushioned chair, armchair or outside picnic table surrounded by potted shrubs ( and the only plants in the area), all for less than CHF 30 per person.

Looking for a dinner spot with fresh food, we loved this vegetarian restaurant. The food is classy…read morebuffet style with diverse, creative food explained with signs in German and English. At the register, the price is set by how much your plate weighs. They sell drinks and wine too. The space itself is huge with two levels of seating in a beautiful space. There's even a kids area with games and books!