What is the food like at all-inclusive hotels in Egypt?

Meat and fish dishes are frequently not tasty (one guest estimated around 90% of the time). On the plus side, the self-serve vegetable cutting station was appreciated — vegetables are fresh and don't sit around once cut.

A charcoal grill station operates outdoors and is easy to miss — guests who overlook it often complain that eggs are absent from the main buffet. This is where poached eggs, omelettes, fried eggs, breakfast pizza, grilled items, and dinner pasta are made. Worth going outside at every meal.

The variety becomes apparent when reading the labels on each dish: the round table can feature squid in sauce, octopus in sauce, and seafood paella. The grill menu did not repeat once over 6 days, at either lunch or dinner. There are restaurants in multiple locations (at the cascade and to the left of reception), but the food is the same; only the main restaurant adds a grill.

Current summer fruit selection includes melon, grapes, figs, apples, peaches, and grapefruit — noticeably more varied than the sparse off-season offering.

Arriving at dinner opening time gives the best sense of abundance — by mid-dinner some trays empty out and aren't refilled quickly. Food is unpretentious but manageable: all kinds of side dishes, real mashed potato (not powdered), boiled and roasted vegetables, pasta made to order. Meat options include duck, grilled chicken, and meatballs (called 'frikadelki' — taste better than they look). Fish is an acquired taste. Sushi is token. Plenty of sweets including Turkish ones — notably good. Fruit selection is sparse out of season. There's a diet corner with boiled vegetables and poached chicken breast, plus a kids' corner with nuggets, mash, and vegetables. Bean-to-cup coffee machines serve decent coffee.

Breakfast features salmon and poached eggs. Pork products such as bacon are absent from the menu entirely.

Desserts and pastries are not served at lunch or dinner in the main restaurant — only fruit is offered. Sweets are available only in the evening at a separate venue (Sweet Home), which during the day serves pastries only, without cakes.

Queues vary by meal: breakfast has none, lunch has short ones, but dinner requires waiting — especially at live-cooking stations serving meat and pasta.

Some guests report stomach problems even when eating cautiously — sticking to soups, simple grilled dishes, and avoiding salads and iced drinks. This was enough to put some guests off returning.

Breakfasts are generally well-regarded: there's always a soup station, pastries, Nutella, a wide fruit selection, and meat. Fish is less common, and seafood appears mainly in local dumpling-style dishes — not typically served at breakfast.

The food overall can be underwhelming — even guests who aren't picky sometimes find nothing appetising. This is a common complaint about Egyptian all-inclusive hotels.

Lunch and dinner typically feature up to 5 types of meat. With some effort, it's possible to put together a balanced diet from what's available. Breakfast always includes fried eggs and pancakes, though queues at hot stations can be long — some guests opt for boiled eggs to skip the wait.