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Which a la carte restaurants are worth visiting at an Egyptian resort?

Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 2 days ago

TL;DR

The Italian restaurant is praised for octopus and mozzarella; the seafood restaurant shines at breakfast. Ultra all-inclusive is recommended for daily a la carte access.

What the community said

At the glass-walled seafood restaurant, a meal costs $8 per person and includes seafood soup, vegetable salad, grilled fish, calamari rings, shrimp, and drinks.

2 days ago Glass seafood restaurant — $8/person

At the seafood restaurant, guests tried octopus soup, grilled salmon and tuna salad; dessert was described as unremarkable.

2 days ago Seafood restaurant — octopus soup, salmon

The Cleopatra restaurant serves pizza at lunch, and in the evening offers spaghetti with shrimp in a sauce similar to the Italian restaurant's.

2 days ago Cleopatra restaurant — pizza and shrimp spaghetti

The resort hosts themed dinner nights with different cuisines — e.g. a Spanish night featuring paella and octopus, followed by a Greek night the next day.

2 days ago Themed nights — Spanish/Greek cuisine

The Italian restaurant's menu may differ from versions posted online. You can walk in and ask for the menu without a reservation.

2 days ago Italian restaurant — no reservation needed

The Italian restaurant serves octopus as a hot dish with mashed potatoes — tender and well-prepared. The Caprese salad with fresh mozzarella is also highly recommended.

2 days ago Octopus + Caprese — Italian restaurant

The seafood restaurant excels at breakfast: scrambled eggs with bacon, cheese platters including blue cheese, fresh-squeezed orange juice with no wait, pancakes, and a wide variety of egg dishes — more options than the main buffet.

2 days ago Seafood restaurant — breakfast

The seafood restaurant is solid for lunch and dinner across most dishes, with the exception of salads. Service is excellent.

2 days ago Seafood restaurant — lunch/dinner

Ultra all-inclusive is recommended so you can eat at a la carte restaurants every day. The main buffet restaurant is described as cafeteria-style with queues and limited variety.

2 days ago Ultra all-inclusive — daily a la carte access

The Italian restaurant's lunch menu included: vegetable soup with beans, peas, corn, cauliflower, carrots and pasta; tomato with cheese; steak or chicken; pasta with three shrimp; and pizza (better at lunch than dinner).

2 days ago Italian restaurant — sample lunch menu