Located in Halo Square on Liyuan Road, Horus Restaurant is a rare Arabic restaurant in Shenzhen, HORUS Horus is the patron god of the pharaohs in ancient Egyptian mythology, and Horus Restaurant is an Arabic restaurant specializing in Egyptian cuisine.
Both chefs are from Egypt, and most of the dishes are authentic Egyptian. The Egyptian diet incorporates some of the characteristics of Levantine and Arabic cuisine, and likes to eat Levantine dishes such as hummus and shawarma, while the meal is rich in spices commonly used in Arabic cuisine such as cardamom, fennel, bay leaf, dill, cinnamon, and cloves.
For the appetizer, you can order a hummus, HORUS boils and mashes the chickpeas, adds olive oil, white sesame paste, lemon juice and a variety of spices to make a puree, which tastes soft and delicate, and has a rich and full bean flavor, in addition to eating alone, it can also be mixed with lamb or chicken.
Barbecue is an important part of Egyptian cuisine, and Horus Restaurant has an equally wide selection of grilled meats. Lamb and chicken, with a small amount of seafood, are prepared by grilling whole meat with a variety of grills, steaks and skewers, as well as shawarma grilled meat by cutting the meat into small pieces, mixing salads, hummus, pickled radishes and anti-Bagua and other ingredients, and then wrapping it in scones or burritos. However, most mutton will have a certain fishy smell, so those who mind should choose carefully.
Staple dishes include a variety of common dishes such as scones, Arabic bisani, macaroni, and authentic Kushari mixed Egyptian rice. Kushali is commonly known as Egyptian fried vermicelli, which is a mixture of noodles, black lentils, chickpeas and dried onions, and is usually served with tomato sauce or red pepper, or topped with garlic or vinegar. If you are a diner with the purpose of trying the first, you can also order authentic Egyptian dishes such as goat milk cheese, Egyptian king's dish with mutton, and ancient Egyptian fried lamb liver.
The décor of Horus Restaurant is full of Egyptian style, the walls are surrounded by pyramid murals, and there are various pharaoh and Cleopatra motifs on the back of each chair, which is bright and luxurious, and the colorful glass lamps are even more exotic, so that customers can immediately know that the restaurant focuses on Egyptian cuisine even if they don't look at the menu. The waiters in the restaurant are all Chinese, although the service is considerate, but obviously the training is not enough, and they basically know nothing about the dishes, and the professionalism is relatively lacking.
