Welcome to another edition of Q’s Restaurant Review! So far, I have reviewed Gaucho Grill, Lenotre breakfast, Edu, and Zorba’s Greek Taverna. This time, I will go a different route, I will take the road less traveled by as Robert Frost would say. Actually its a route traveled frequently by many of Kuwait city dwellers. One of whom is bo_ghazi, who was kind enough to invite me for breakfast at one of his favorite breakfast spots there,
مطعم و مقهى السيد

This is a picture of the sign outside, to get a better idea of what to expect!

Waaait…..don’t leave! Please! This isn’t a joke….I REALLY am reviewing this place! Try to bare with me for a while! Anyway, when you get there, all of a sudden, مطعم كناري seems like a five star dining experience! But don’t be too harsh to judge it from its looks only.

I’m pretty sure none of you have been there before, and giving directions is a waste of time because its in small alley between two buildings near sa7at alsafat and soug almubarakiya.

When you go in, what you see is plastic chairs on some kind of bar table thingie on the wall which makes everywhere near the wall a seat. No other tables, and its bigger than you would first expect. Also, you dont get to see where they make the food, its covered in aluminium, which is for the best I’m sure. Its pretty plane, nothing fancy obviously, just white tiles everywhere and an old 7up fridge in one end.

All of that is fine, but the most distinctive thing about the whole place is the sink on the right as soon as you walk in! First of all, I like the position, and more importantly, I liked this sign on the mirror -

I love this sign!! This place scored alot of point because of this sign! You get the cool graphics and the funky fonts, but the best things about it are the surprise factor (noone would expect such a sign in such a place), and the beautiful message, which shows you that they are clean and care about noise pollution!

I regret not taking a picture of their menu, which is basically everything that has already been written on the main sign outside, فول ، حمص ، مسبحة ، قدسية. Sweet and simple, they’re specialists, so they stick to what they know!

We were in at 7:30 AM, bo_ghazi ordered 2 فول and 2 قدسية for us. The whole reason for the trip was for me to try the قدسية there. To get a detailed history of how and why this trip happened, read this.

First, the guy brought us each a plate with greens and onions and pickles and all that great stuff. Im sure the hygeine standard isnt 5 star hotel quality, but come on, thats part of the beauty of this place! You also get 2 big pieces of hot pita bread (libnaany)! The food came a couple of mins later, the foul was great! Have a piece of onion, then some pickles, and then smother a small piece of bread in the foul, and enjoy!! The qudsiya was also excellent! As for the drinks, you get a istakanat chay full of sugar, and a metal glass of water. The tea was wonderful!

The total came out to 2 KD I think for everything, which isnt bad at all!

Overall, I would definitely recommend this place! Its a hole-in-the-wall kind of place, and its delicious! You should go there with certain expectations, and you will get great foul and food of that kind. A word of caution, your stomach will be very active for 2 days after that meal, and I didnt eat anything else the whole day, it really fills u up!

If your a guy and looking for good old fashioned breakfast at the exact opposite end of the spectrum from LeNotre’s breakfast, then this is the palce for you!

Definitely recommended 83/100