Lebanese bites for dinner

I just discovered a very nice Lebanese restaurant in 13a Small Street, Bristol, called Mezze Palace. Although our intention was to have some Chinese food, we found ourselves going down the stairs to the rythm of some background Lebanese music.

The restaurant, located at the basement, has a cavernous layout with curved ceilling and no windows. It was possibly a wine cellar before and even though the description could suggest it was a cold place, the restaurant was so cosy that we didn't even think of going back to the Chinese restaurant next door, which was actually our first intention. Instead, we sat down in one of the nicely decorated tables and we instantly had one of the waiters welcoming us. 

It took us short to choose what we wanted. There is a dinner option which includes a variety of starters, a main of our choice and a tea for just 10.99 pounds. There are a couple of mains you cannot choose in this option, but there are enough main dishes to find your favourite.

It took them just 10 minutes to serve the starters with pitta bread. They were 8 different starters in a plate. The hummus had a natural chickpea flavour and the baba ganoush was simply perfect. The salad in the centre was also great and the rest of the starters was OK. I didn't really like the taste of the black thing, which I cannot remember how it is called. LOL

20 minutes later, our main dish arrived. They were four of lamb mince meat, with some roasted tomatoes and kebab sauce accompanied with Lebanese rice to share. I was not able to finish the whole thing as I am not a big eater in dinner time. My friend, on the other side, finished the whole plate like a big boy. So, it was enough food quantity for a normal eater.

The mint tea arrived, which for my surprise, was actual mint tea, with natural mint leaves. It was a simply amazing tea.

It was a fantastic dinner, we didn't leave the restaurant being hungry (which is something you always worry about). The restaurant is very attractive, with great service who were often checking if everything was OK. Something else I always pay attention are the toilets, and specially the toilets in this restaurant are very nice. When we arrived, it was a very quiet night; just 8-10 tables were full. However, when we left a big group of around 20 friends arrived and the place became a bit noisy. 

MORE INFO

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Mezze Palace Lebanese Cuisine

13a Small Street, Bristol
BS1 1DE

Opening hours:

Mon-Sun: 12-3pm & 6-11pm

Offers:

4.99 Lunch

9.99 Dinner

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MezzePalace