Overall Rating
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8.5 / 10
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Studio Masr, caught my attention with the well rated reviews about the cuisines and the perfect location. It is another unique restaurant offering authentic Middle Eastern cuisine in the Box Park. In particular, studio Masr serves traditional Egyptian and Turkish mezze platters at affordable prices with fine ambience. The outlet is well decored inside-out with sufficient indoor and outdoor seating. The menu incorporates authentic signature dishes with the Middle Eastern flavors.
I visited Studio Masr along with my family on an auspicious occasion. And i must say, the family dinner at this beautiful outlet made the occasion even lively. We decided to sit indoors. Traditional Arabic lamps were hanging in every corner of the ceiling and the walls of the outlet had vintage textures all throughout, with snippets from Egyptian movies and plays. The staffs were quite friendly and had a pleasant approach to all our queries about the menu. We started off with some hot bowls of soups. The server mentioned that the best selling soups were the Creamy Chicken soup and Creamy Tomato soup which were priced at Aed 12 and Aed 15. The soups were creamy and rich with less salt. For cold appetizers we ordered one portion of Hummus-Metabel-Raheb and two portions of Taboulah-Fattoush each worth Aed 15 and Aed 13. We also ordered two portions of our favorite Hummus with meat and pine nuts priced at Aed 25; the hummus was creamy and ingredients had the perfect blend. The server insisted to order a speciality salad from the menu. We ordered a Roka Tandory Chicken. The salad was served in a huge bowl which had slices of marinated chicken with a tangy dressing, olive oil and lemon as the seasoning for the dish. The salad was priced at Aed 25. From among the oriental specialities, we ordered the Chicken Mansaf worth Aed 42. The taste of this dish was very bland with hardly any spices. For the mains, we ordered a Studio Masr Shawaya grill set worth Aed 119. This was sufficient only for 4 persons. The grill set had a variety of kebabs and chicken pieces. We also ordered a plate of Shish tawouk named as Bent el Akaber and grilled chicken named as Leabet el Set. These dishes had crispy french fries and grilled vegetables on the sides. For meat main dishes we ordered, Grilled lamb kebab served with oriental rice, grilled vegetables and french fries. The meat and chicken pieces were well cooked and juicy; very delicious indeed. We also loved the freshly baked Arabic breads that were unlimited. To sum up; a great dinner on a great evening. |