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Dalston is not full of amazing places to dine but this place is your local Aladdin's cave! What an unlikely gem of a find to treasure and return to! The restaurant itself is a delightful egyptian themed affair which feels like a theatrical stage. You have a choice of tables down below , tables high above and tables inside golden orbs… ideal for large groups, family meals or an unusual date venue! The staff (some of which have been there for years) are polite, knowlegable, friendly and welcoming. The rude egyptian themed cocktail menu can still make them grin too! The food is fresh, well cooked, flavoursome and a feast for the eye as the chef Goran Tomic really knows what he is doing. The menu seems to change only with the availability of the local produce. The prices are hard to beat, you can have a 3 course meal with wine for £25 a head! Take a chance on this one and enjoy it!

This restaurant really is a lot of fun, and great for special occasions. Even if you're only celebrating the fact that it's a Thursday night, this restaurant is still a great place to go because you get really nice food here, and it's fairly inexpensive. The menu is interesting without being intimidating, and the portion sizes fill you up (two courses would suffice, although I can never turn down the desserts, which are all delicious). I've come back here again and again, and always request to sit somewhere else to experience the restaurant from all of its angles – my favourite place is the big urn (perfect for up to four people), although there are what I call tree-top tables (tables high up with their own individual staircases) and ship cabin tables (which do require some care when standing up…). There is also a larger table right over the bar. The one other thing to look out for is the décor in the toilets. Not necessarily for the faint-hearted, but fairly amusing.