More than a month since we came to Cairo and though we have dined out on a number of occasions, it has been exclusively at restaurants serving Indian cuisine. But eating Indian food in Cairo is not what a true gourmand would do. We love trying out different cuisines and different restaurants and hence we decided to venture out for non-Indian food. We chose Charwoods on Gamat-al Dawal Street. We cannot be as adventurous and just go out to any restaurant/ eating joint that takes our fancy because as vegetarians, our choice is severely limited.
The entry to Charwoods is quite unassuming and you are likely to miss it, if you are not looking for it. The interiors are done up in very pleasing warm shades and the ambience is extremely cozy. The menu is written on blackboards inside the restaurant and you just walk up to the board nearest to you and decide on your dish for the day. Alternatively, there is a lovely lady there who is extremely helpful and cheery and guides you through what the restuarant has to offer and also makes excellent recommendations. Will be sure to ask for her name the next time I go there. This is what I liked the best about the place because sometimes the best vegetarian dishes in a predominantly “meat place” is what the chef improvises and puts before you. We started with cream of broccoli soup and cream of tomato soup. The broccoli soup was absolutely divine. We followed it up with a scrumptious wood oven pizza. We really wanted to try the apple tart but we were stuffed and would not have been able to do justice to the tart. A word of advice-go easy on the complimentary bread and salad that they serve at the start…if you want to sample their desserts too. There are a couple of more pizzas which the vegetarians can choose from. Apart from pizzas, you can also have a dish of grilled vegetables served with baked potatoes and French fries.
The entry to Charwoods is quite unassuming and you are likely to miss it, if you are not looking for it. The interiors are done up in very pleasing warm shades and the ambience is extremely cozy. The menu is written on blackboards inside the restaurant and you just walk up to the board nearest to you and decide on your dish for the day. Alternatively, there is a lovely lady there who is extremely helpful and cheery and guides you through what the restuarant has to offer and also makes excellent recommendations. Will be sure to ask for her name the next time I go there. This is what I liked the best about the place because sometimes the best vegetarian dishes in a predominantly “meat place” is what the chef improvises and puts before you. We started with cream of broccoli soup and cream of tomato soup. The broccoli soup was absolutely divine. We followed it up with a scrumptious wood oven pizza. We really wanted to try the apple tart but we were stuffed and would not have been able to do justice to the tart. A word of advice-go easy on the complimentary bread and salad that they serve at the start…if you want to sample their desserts too. There are a couple of more pizzas which the vegetarians can choose from. Apart from pizzas, you can also have a dish of grilled vegetables served with baked potatoes and French fries.
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