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Ila is one of the restaurants located in the newly opened Al Seef mall along the creek. Walk about five minutes from the parking, and you'll find this restaurant. The weather was ideal for sitting outside, and the lovely views of the creek made it even better.  The staff is friendly and attentive, and guided us to a table.  We started with a plate of f alafel . It was served with tahina sauce on the side. It was hot and crunchy, and I could get a good flavor. Then we had the foul with tahini . Usually the fava beans are kept whole, but these were partially crushed, and made into a thick paste, then topped with tahini and served with hot bread. It tasted a bit different that what I was expecting, but certainly not bad. For the beverages, we had a Turkish coffee . This one was served in a very artistic cup, and with a piece of baklava on the side. It tasted good, but moreover, I really found the presentation to be fantastic. I had the pink lemonade . Initially...

Zaroob is a well known name among Arabic restaurants. I've been to their other outlets and the food was good.  As soon as we entered, I noticed that the staff is friendly. One of my friend was vegetarian and she wanted to check if they've got enough choice of vegetarian food. The staff was glad to help and explained all the items that are available in vegetarian.  We started off with hummus and a stuffed falafel, along with a lemonade.  The hummus tasted really good, and the quantity was good too. Zaroob being Zaroob , they get their hummus right.  This stuffed falafel came along with tahina sauce, and khaboos, parsley, and pickled radish. When you have it all together, it tastes great; a tad bit dry though.  The lemonade was served in a nice mason jar.  They had foul (chick peas) too; and one of the dishes is foul jar . The name looked interesting. They actually serve this in a jar. It looks like some dish served during the olden days....