[cerberus]

help, does anyone know ANY decent places for mideastern cuisine, i mean like lebanese/syrian etc., not xinjiang or indian. craving a good plate of hummus and must get it soon! please!

[KnowItAll]

Before anyone says Habibi .. the last GeoExpat dinner there was a bit of a gastronomical misadventure. Avoid it. I think the women are just too shy and polite to admit it in public that the food was errr ...

Olive has good middle eastern food -- on the top to middle end (average about $200 / person).

[rani]

Zahra's is also pretty good.

[cerberus]

yo guys thanks. however, paying that much for wiping off hummus? yikes. the fun is haveing it canteen-style, not posh. where are these places tho, don't think i can much contain myself no more. olive? zahra's? location please. thx.

[KnowItAll]

canteen style you can try the place on Lyndhurst Terrace - Beyrouth

[KnowItAll]

Best kebabs .. .Ebeneezers in Wanchai -- next to Delanheys.

[Lammarite]

Originally Posted by KnowItAll

Best kebabs .. .Ebeneezers in Wanchai -- next to Delanheys.

Erm...maybe the best in Wanchai but I woudln't go any further than that!

The Arab/Lebanese/Middle Eastern food here is a sham of a mockery. Having lived in the Middle East for many moons I think I could safely say that any self respecting Arab would be disgusted at the quality and stingy portions you get here at such a high price. When we first got here we took a group of friends to habibi's as they all wanted to try the food we were missing. I was embarrassed at what we were given and we all ended up going to Pepperoni's afterwards to fillup- even after paying several hundred dollars each for the food.

To answer the initial question- I would advise you go to the supermarket and buy the raw ingredients of hommous and make it yourself- you will get change from a 20 dollar bill and have enough to sink a canoe.

[cerberus]

thx lammarite. it's true: HK restaurants has miserly portions for steep prices. no matter how many times i tell that to folks here they keep saying that it's good to eat less blah blah. anyway, i will try the leads provided.

[KnowItAll]

>> Erm...maybe the best in Wanchai but I woudln't go any further than that!

So whats the best in Hong Kong?

[Lammarite]

Not sure about the best in Hong Kong- as I'm a vegetarian I genarally don't eat them. There was a kebab place in Central that everyone raved about wasn't there? I think it's closed now though.

I was mainly referring to kebabs/schawarmas in places like Dubai where they are really fresh and cheap as oppposed to Ebeneezer's which are pretty run of the mill seing as you're paying around 40 dollars for it. I did see in City Super that you can buy frozen microwave kebabs- I don't think they'll be the best in Hong Kong!