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Beirut’s $150 Dinner: Is It Worth It? Kind Of…
Let me preface this by saying it’s actually $167 per person when you tack on tax.
I visited the new omakase spot Mayha in Mar Mikhael last night with three of my nearest and dearest. Omakase is a Japanese tradition of letting the chef take the lead and make whatever he feels like for you.
When we reserved, we were asked if we had any allergies and had our credit card details recorded because they have a strict (50%) penalty if you fail to cancel before 24-hours. We were a party of four and I wasn’t about to lose out on $300 so I’ll take this opportunity to apologize to my friends for harassing them during the days leading up to dinner, “but like…you’re SURE you’re coming?”
Mayha seats 12 people around chef Dawid Uszynski table. It’s quiet and uncomfortable at first, but the staff is friendly and helps set the tone.
We started with a small…(smooool) cup of broth soup which was delicious and the courses rolled along over the next two hours: squid topped with osetra caviar, tuna with herbs, three slivers of fish cooked in broth, around an inch block of 48-day dry aged heavenly melt-in-your-mouth wagyu beef topped with (I think) horseradish, a hearty egg and seafood stew, three pieces of sushi, and a scoop of rose flavored ice cream.
The food is exceptional, very nicely prepared and of incredible quality. Though we were nowhere near stuffed and there were many jokes about shou wein bedna net3asha? it was a great experience and a good opportunity for us to definitely not over eat.
The bill ended up being around $200 a person because of our bottle of sake.
I’m not a food critic and I didn’t take photos because my phone is having a bad hair day (grossly broken). I know it was tasty food, I’m comparing it to some meals I’ve had at Michelin star restaurants and the price point isn’t sitting so well with me, but it is a fantastic experience that you should try should you stumble upon $200 that you absolutely do not need.
I visited the new omakase spot Mayha in Mar Mikhael last night with three of my nearest and dearest. Omakase is a Japanese tradition of letting the chef take the lead and make whatever he feels like for you.
When we reserved, we were asked if we had any allergies and had our credit card details recorded because they have a strict (50%) penalty if you fail to cancel before 24-hours. We were a party of four and I wasn’t about to lose out on $300 so I’ll take this opportunity to apologize to my friends for harassing them during the days leading up to dinner, “but like…you’re SURE you’re coming?”
Mayha seats 12 people around chef Dawid Uszynski table. It’s quiet and uncomfortable at first, but the staff is friendly and helps set the tone.
We started with a small…(smooool) cup of broth soup which was delicious and the courses rolled along over the next two hours: squid topped with osetra caviar, tuna with herbs, three slivers of fish cooked in broth, around an inch block of 48-day dry aged heavenly melt-in-your-mouth wagyu beef topped with (I think) horseradish, a hearty egg and seafood stew, three pieces of sushi, and a scoop of rose flavored ice cream.
The food is exceptional, very nicely prepared and of incredible quality. Though we were nowhere near stuffed and there were many jokes about shou wein bedna net3asha? it was a great experience and a good opportunity for us to definitely not over eat.
The bill ended up being around $200 a person because of our bottle of sake.
I’m not a food critic and I didn’t take photos because my phone is having a bad hair day (grossly broken). I know it was tasty food, I’m comparing it to some meals I’ve had at Michelin star restaurants and the price point isn’t sitting so well with me, but it is a fantastic experience that you should try should you stumble upon $200 that you absolutely do not need.