Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Ali Baba

Address:  59 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1NT    [google maps]
Telephone:  01223 369 696
Opening hours:  12:00-15:00, 18:00-23:00 Monday-Sunday

Type:  Lebanese.
Posh or common:  Common.
Take-it-away:  Yes, the front is a kebab shop.

Lavoratoire Garniers:  Clean but shabby.
Number of tables:  A few.
Clientele:  Arabs and people from the University and pissed people getting a kebab. 

Could I take my parents?:  Sort of.
Would I return?:  Yes.
Service:  Great. 

Price for a main course:  9.50-13.00 GBP.
Portion size:  Massive, I got 6 lamb chops.
Menu choice:  17 starters (8 vegetarian), 15 mains (2 vegetarian).

Good
:  I like food like this.  Everything is chargrilled and the meat is beautiful.

Bad:  I'd use this as a take-it-away rather than a restaurant.  It's a bit too gritty for restaurant prices.  There was a lack of sauces, with everything.  It's meat, rice and salad: so quite dry.  I asked for the kebab sauces with mine.

You need to bring your own alcohol and you can only pay with cash.