Sahara Restaurant Cafe

2 Coming back with a friend for some Lebanese dishes :) The Arayess is a new favorite. Lovely grilled flatbread with sourced minced lamb. Hummus is smooth and aromatic. Borek is cute and tasty with tahini, but it doesn’t seem to contain much feta. I’m also trying the Foul Mudamas for the first time— it is very filling as a starter and also more lemony than expected. Sea bass is as beautiful as the one I had last time. Tender and juicy under the crispy grilled skin. Chicken Shawarma also tastes good. The deserts are of course heavenly. The Ma’amoul has a delightful fig/date filling. One of the baklawas have a special creamy/milky taste. Absolutely love the music playlist <3 —— A homely corner to escape to the land of tasty food and hospitality. Service is attentive and organized, and meals arrives super fast and despite our large group. Lentil soup is warmly spiced, a great start for Iftar. Somehow lamb shank wasn’t mentioned among the recommended lamb dishes (mixed, kofta, meshwi, signature) 🤔. I was 100% planning to get meat but ordered the “fresh-from-the-day” grilled fish instead. It was awesome indeed. 🐟 A whole fish, not a fillet as in many European restaurants. The skin is beautifully charred and crispy; and the flesh is not dried out. The charcoal grilling level is exemplified here, more than the meat dishes perhaps. (And maybe that’s why they are more proud of grills than stews.) I had been regretting not staying longer for the fish restaurant in old Jaffa last summer. Now I don’t have to think about that anymore. 😌 Cambridge is not close to the sea, but you can trust the Lebanese restaurant for handling fish. Instantly transported me to the warm Eastern Mediterranean coast. Rice is aromatic and fluffy. It’s hard to not finish the huge plate. The Lebanese salad is refreshing, especially toward the bottom where all the lemon juice goes. Perhaps I can ask for a less oil option. Znoud El Sit is not too sweet, and the cream filling is soft and slightly bouncy. Ramadan Kareem :)

Everything is great about this restaurant, great food,service, atmosphere. Food is so fresh and tasty, we ordered 5 kinds of food and they all were delicious we couldn't decide which one was the most delicious one 😋 I think if you choose any food you won't be disappointed. the price is so reasonable for the amount of food 👌 and staff are friendly and kind.