I really should make it a point to try new restaurants in Lucerne, especially when the food is as fantastic 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. read more