The decor is nice, stepping into the place makes you feel like you've landed in the middle of an Arabian Nights story. Lots of proper table seating available downstairs, a more chill-out atmosphere upstairs with seating on the floor. The outdoor area upstairs has some carpets and looks really great to chill out at but I was going to eat and a table was definitely necessary.
Just when you think my photo-taking is improving, here come some really bad photos... Maybe the fan was blowing really hard or something, but I just could NOT take a good photo here. Ended up with a whole bunch of really blurry photos... Sorry about the strain on your eyes, guys ;)
Of course I had to order the Bread Basket $4+ and for the dips we had Hummus and Babaganoush (Eggplant) $2+. The pita bread was too hard - should have been popped into the oven for a few minutes at least... and the Babaganoush was much tastier than the Hummus. Don't you just love the word babaganoush? :D
And of course I have to try the kebabs here so we ordered the Kofta Kebab $7+ ... the meat was pretty dry - think it might have been overcooked or something? But the salad was really good, we ate it all up :)
The Chicken Wings $5.50+ look kinda spicy in the pictures right? But they were not spicy at all! They were a bit tasteless actually, so it has to be eaten with the chilli sauce...And wash it all down with a refreshing glass of Lime Ice Granitas $5.50+ - perfect in hot weather!
If I come back here, it'll be just to have drinks and to chill out... It's open 24 hours - for people who want to smoke sheeshas at 3am in the morning maybe? But they don't serve alcohol here.
Oh, and take note : they have recently started charging a "membership fee" of $1+ per person if you sit upstairs. Didn't even realise it till I looked at the bill the next day... called them to ask and apparently this was recently implemented. I don't really mind paying, but the staff should have at least mentioned it when we were heading upstairs.
Samar Cafe
60 Kandahar Street
Tel : 6398 0530
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