cold weather - hot soups

  It is the coldest   time of the year in Doha  .  The lowest   for this weekend   is 13 C  degree  .  Time   to    have some   hot soups  !  My reccommendation of hot soups from various  places in Doha .

Number  one -   I  have just  discovered this one a week   ago  when  I  longed  for a  home made style   broth . The  Ramen  Bowl   from   the  restaurant  called   The  Bowl   was  exactly   what   I wanted :  the base  was   home made bone broth with  some   soba noodles , shiitake mushrooms , vegetables , seaweed etc ,  healing  spices . I was  half recovered  after  I had it .  They  also  offer  Pho  Bowl .  I  might   try it next time when in need  of   some healing   soup . It was  rather  expensive  - QR 50  ...

Lulu hypermarket  offers excellent   soup in  takeaway cups . Only  five   rials per cup! I am a  fan  of  their hot and sour  soup  and  the   chicken  manjurian  broth .   Serving  can be  slow  though  the big masses   have not  discover  yet  this  gem .

Beef   dumpling  soup   from the Afrasiyab , the Uzbek   restaurant .I had  it  once   some times  ago . It was nice . It is around thirty   rials . They  also  offer lamb   soup cooked in clay pot .  That  sounds  exciting ! I might  try it  in the future .

  For seafood  soup   I would   recommend  the Red Lobster restaurant but they  dissapeared  from  Qatar . At least I can not find them . The Harbour   restaurant   used  to have   nice  seafood   soups  as well  but  I do not know  about  their   quality   nowadays . I met  Korean food  lovers  who are  raving  about the   Tofu   house 's  Korean soups.  They are too  spicy  to my taste . There  was a  time   when  Little  Yehaw   restaurant  used to offer  clear  soup  with dumplings  - which   was  excellent . Doha is changing  and  many places  even  international  brands  vanish . Some  French  cafes  offer  soup du jour  -  they  are OK  but not  that big deal .

I really like it in Doha . In the last two  years  the delivery  service  improved a  lot . Thanks  for  the drivers who  are serving us  in cold and hot  weather .

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Qatar National Day celebration - restaurants and hotel offers

Qatar National Day  -  December 18 is celebrated all over the country . The crowd is sometimes really too big - so some hotels got offers  for those who rather would celebrate in private .
 Not a bad idea - I think .

 Here are some of the offers .

Millennium Plaza Doha is a new hotel  with excellent reviews . Small kids eat for free .





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Golden Tulip also has excellent reviews
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if you are the type who likes to save then celebrate with a coupon from Qgrabs. !
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Watch the National Day Fireworks from the rooftop of Fraser Suits Hotel !

PERSIAN RESTAURANTS - Shater Abbas

Lamb for our weekend picnic lunch ? - we nearly got objected as we do not like it -but when we tasted with my daughter the dish called "riyash " which seemed to be some spicy grilled lamb chops -then we were more than satisfied .It was a half year ago .Then we decided that we have to visit once the Shater Abbas restaurant for we can learn more about the Persian cooking here .

We entered the restaurant and went up the badly designed steps . It was a large place with separated family section -and even with some totally separated compartments . The whole place had some retro touch -and suddenly I felt as I was with my father in a club's restaurant at Lake Balaton as a little girl.Some columns as decoration even added to this feeling with their metallic op-art style .The walls were tiled with yellowish pattern -which was imitating a Persian carpet on the wall .One or two of this pattern was OK but it was repeated too many times all around us and made me feel dizzy . The wooden partition was decorated with art-deco motifs .The tables were large and nice and the chairs as well -they made me feel I am at an elegant place .Then I had to face a large screen on which there was a football match on -and it made me feel as I was at a pub .
I had mixed feeling about the interior design .I thought that the original design was spoiled with some amateur's elements .What a pity !
We opted for the open buffet .The tables were nicely set .The selection of dishes was very big - two long tables were full of main dishes .
A smaller table was dedicated to the hors d'ouvres and salads .
I started with mutabal -which is my favourite anyway - but it was the best I have ever tasted .The baba ganough was also very good .I went on with some soup - the addas was wonderfully spiced and the classic mushroom soup was excellent .
As a main course I chose first some khorma with beef and bean - it was not my plate of khorma .... Then I opted for some chicken biryani -it was very plain - almost supermarket quality .The kofta with potato in tomato sauce was very good .
I was almost full when I ventured for some mashi -in tomato sauce .It was some stuffed green pepper or zuccini - and it was surprisingly similar to the Hungarian dish called "stuffed pepper" ,some spicy roasted chicken was also tasted by me -and I felt sorry that I had not discovered it earlier .
There were too many dishes - and most of them one can't even taste .
The selection of the dessert was too modest compared to the main course selection : some egg custard in oriental style ,baklava ,melon .
The buffet lunch was QR 55 for adults and QR 35 for children .As they did not offer any kids meal we had to pay that for our four year old .It is not fair price for a small kid - I think .Plus we had to pay 17 % service charges though nobody served us .
The toilets were nicely designed with red and white tiles -but badly maintained .The flush was not working and the floor was flooded with muddy water .There was a cleaner who had some tools very 'retro 'besides she had to clean the glasses at the drink bar and even she had to serve some water to the guests .
Most of the customers seemed to be Arabs and Persians .It was full on Friday.

See other review !

WOK OF FAME
It was dizzying mixture of styles . The restaurant is a typical Chinese one .Dark wooden tables -yellow china plates - junk plastic vine leaves .Our waiter was Indian .The mall itself is in Venetian style .
It is located on a bridge over the canal - this way one can watch the Canal street with gondolas .
It was a Friday afternoon and it was packed with Far Eastern looking people .We waited too much -more than half an hour for our sizzling chicken . Our children became fussy .it was not really kids friendly .
The chicken itself was good but not very special .I had already far better sizzling at the Great Wall - at the Center .The size of the meal was very large . Actually it was enough for three persons .It was not expensive around 20 rial .
My fried noodles was disappointing . I expected some kind of Asian noodles -but what i got it was something like tagliatelle in soy sauce .
I recommend it for people without kids - having plenty of time to wait - and prefering the huge meals over the gourmet one .

Che Bello ! Romano Macaroni Grill

I have a stomach ache after eating the kids menu''s pasta with cheese . It was very heavy:in thick cheese sauce there was some floating pasta .My child refused to eat it at once . I had some salad and sandwiches - it was good - not fantastic .The service was excellent . The tables are covered with white sheets of paper - our waiter introduced himself and wrote his name on the paper with a chalk .We laughed and liked the idea .Kids were given a magazine and some chalks to color .It was excellent still they are coloring .The white sheet was also attractive I saw others as discovering the artist in themselves and are drawing on the table .So did we .Waiting for the meals was fun .Besides the chalks we got a round bread and some olive oil .It was oven fresh and tasty .If only they gave some water cheaper ! One bottle of water was 10 rial ! The waiters were wearing extravagant ties .Each of them different ones .For we can recognize our one .
The kids meal came with a drink with extra fillings and an ice cream - vanilla one in chocolate sauce - it was excellent .
Lovely place .Little bit pricey : a kids menu was 18 rial , the sandwiches with salad 29 rial .

NEW RESTAURANTS IN DOHA

La Veranda restaurant + cafe
The largest food court in Qatar .
Location : to the back of Ramada Plaza Hotel
tel: 4411919

private chambers for families
there is a lounge for ladies only

Le Central
Italian ,Japanese + international cooking
location " La Cigale Hotel
tel:

Irish Harp pub , restaurant
location : Sheraton Hotel
tel :974.485.4449

Krispy Kreme for doughnut fans
it opens 1 st February in the villagio

CHe bello

Pizza Places in Qatar

• Pizza Places in Qatar It might be useful to know : Biella cafe-pizzeria -ristorante 4677731 the Mall D- ring road + City Center il rustico ristorante italiano 4385444 rydges hotel al-bida the italian job - ramada hotel c ring road 4281428 papa johns -food center ,al khor + Al Emadi Building, along Ras Abu Abboud, Old Salata Contact Number: 4662161 sbarro - Al Emadi complex ,B ring road tel :4440401 +Royal plaza top floor tel:4477763 + Center point mall .Jawaan street 4477780 yellow cab - Tv roundabout 4888310 Lo Spaguetto -behind the royal plaza tel:4341601 Pizza Express - Villaggio Mall , City Center mall , top floor 4839595 Pizza Hut - American Pizza Ramada Junction 4657744 ,4657733 Pizza Inn tel 4443596 4783357 4817576 PizzeriaFresh Pizza/PastasDoha Marriott Gulf Hotel4432432 Porcine Italian Ritz-Carlton 4848000 Il Foro Romano Ristorante location :Hyatt Plaza tel:4581111 Ristretto location : Villaggio Mall tel:4507208 Romano's Macaroni Grill location : Villaggio Mall tel 451 75 85 Domino's Pizza Location Al Nasser Street and Rass Abou Aboud Street Contact Number: 4340000 My list is not full .A week ago I tasted Sbaro's pizza and it had very fresh ,Mediterranean flavour - I would recommend that to everyone .  

LE PAIN QUOTODIENNE that IS A CAFE- RESTAURANT IN Doha Villagio mall .Friday morning we went to the Aspire Zone playground with the kids .We planned also a breakfast after inside the Villagio.
To our greatest shock most of the buffets were closed -not serving breakfast . Le pain quotodienne was open .We had to wait around 15 minutes for a croissant and a mochacino and a little bottle of Fanta .The hot drinks were served in bowls and the food came on a chopping board .Everything is" organic" there -so every thing is expensive .It is O.K.when about the food . But what makes a little bottle of Fanta cost 8 rial there ?
I saw some British families happy with the place .
I would not choose this cafe as " my daily bread " even if I could afford it .To my taste this place was plain , boring and overpriced .

OUR DAILY BREAD, by Annika
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