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• Average boring food at exorbitant prices

We decided to try this place out based on the all glowing reviews—what a giant mistake that was. Looking at the ho-hum menu and the outrageous price tags, we almost hightailed it out of there. Some examples: HK$80 for tabouleh, HK$80 for hummus, HK$85 for baba ganoush, and HK$110 for a simple kale salad. The most egregious of all were the dips: the mixed nut-based "wild thyme dip" for HK$120 and the "jalapeno dip" for a whopping HK$140. That's US$18 for a dip. Oh wait, if you really want to splurge, the "truffle hummus" can be had for HK$160. None of these cost anywhere that much to make. I don't care if they make me poop gold; that's highway robbery. But, not wanting to look bad, we stayed on and ordered light. I wanted mohamara but they didn't have it, so I went with hummus with red chili sauce for HK$90, which set us off to a poor start. It came in a small bowl topped with that "homemade" sauce, which I thought would be something special, but it tasted to me like some generic local chili sauce that had reminded me nothing of the cuisine they were trying to present. The hummus was silky smooth, but too tangy without much trace of tahini. It also came with one pathetic piece of pita bread that most likely came out of a bag, cut in half, thin, and cold. The other two dishes were slightly better. The falafel sliders (HK$90) that my partner ordered off their special menu came in three and, while not bad tasting, were too expensive for what they were. Our last dish was the classic mujadara (HK$120)—lentils and rice topped with supposedly crispy onions (which BTW should be caramelized, but whatever). Here it was just two sad, tiny pieces of dehydrated (?) onions that were neither crispy nor flavorful. To be fair, though, the rest was OK. The lentil rice was well-spiced, so was the cumin-scented tomato sauce (referred to as "red hot sauce" on the menu). Still, it was way too much money for a plate of beans and rice that I could easily whip up at home. Another thing I had issue with was the authenticity of this place. I've never seen western pastas on a middle-eastern restaurant's menu, let alone two different versions of mac and cheese starting at HK$120 no less. For what it's worth, throughout our meal, all the kitchen staff that I saw come and go were Chinese as well. Food was overall alright except for the hummus, but so grossly overpriced for what we got it's plain thievery. Needless to say we won't be back.