Walking along 16th street in Khobar looking for a place to eat, we chanced upon ‘Food Inn Restaurant’ with a decent rating of 4.0 on @googlemaps. I was joined by @shareeka23 and @foodingmyselfaround and we decided we would try something new for a change. The restaurant advertises that it is a ‘Mughalai – Chinese –…
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Ordering an ice cream at ‘Branch Soft Serve‘ is not an easy task. The menu is in Arabic and the staff couldn’t explain the menu to us either. It would be great if they considered putting up an English menu but at the end of the day, the staff improvised and gave us samples to…
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With barely a few good ‘Family Friendly’ Kerala restaurant in Thoqbah, the opening of ‘Welcome Family Restaurant’ is quite welcome and necessary. Serving everything from the usual Porotta and beef to their special ‘Kappa Biriyani, we enjoyed our dine-in experience at this very new restaurant. There is not much of an ambience but the restaurant…
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My experience with Mexican cuisine is limited to hours spent watching ‘Food Network’, YouTube & Street Food series on Netflix. I haven’t had authentic Mexican food till date and the only Tacos, Quesadillas & Burritos I’ve ever consumed have been from fast food chains. I had been wanting to try a Mexican joint in Qatif…
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I had a very late introduction to Coffee, but I have made up for lost time and enjoy the current coffee scene that is taking over Saudi Arabia. Coffee is a great way to unwind after a long day at work, fun with friends or a drink that can give you that much needed push […]
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I do not know how best to describe Elma’s cakes. They are a product of her hard work and talent with the key ingredient being ‘Passion’. You have to passionate about what you do to build masterpieces like these and ‘The Oven Affairs’ cakes are all about it. I was invited to dinner at the…
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I have lost count on the number of times I’ve visited Nehari House in Al Khobar, but never managed to write about my experience on the blog. IT’S TIME TO CHANGE THAT. Over the last 7-8 years I have been a consistent patron, timing my visits during the winter months to enjoy what they are…
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There is a new bistro in town, but unlike the others @bistrozone operates without a dine-in restaurant. With more and more people preferring to stay indoors and order in, @bistrozone has made a calculated risk and offer ‘Order & Pickup’ and deliver through @hungerstation @carriageksa & @talabatksa. ‘Bistro Zone’ got in touch with me to…
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It was thanks to @nomanaksamia that we were invited to review @vanilleksa in the city of Al Khobar and joining us was @thefoodiemama.rin and @foodingmyselfaround. It had been a few months since I last saw them, no thanks to Covid-19. We were greeted by the Head Chef and author of his own book ‘The Islander…
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Instagram has helped a lot of people bring their expertise to the larger public and one such account that came to my attention recently was @aedaskitchen. What really caught my attention was her post on the ‘Friday Special’ – “Hyderabadi Chicken Biriyani’ that would be available for sale. I decided to place an order for…
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