Underwhelming Basbousa — expected more

I was looking forward to Basbousa here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The deeply savoury and spiced character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with fenugreek seeds or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

koshari is considered the national dish representing the multicultural influence on Egyptian cooking. The a traditional Egyptian koshari shop setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. Egyptian Stella beer was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.