Marouche Review
Mint tea is so refreshing. As it happened I was just thinking about a nice cuppa when I spotted Marouche on Cochrane Street. Marouche is a new Lebanese restaurant and wine bar that opened about a month ago, and, since it was about seven o’clock anyway I decided it was time for dinner.
There are a couple of tables right by the door but since I’d been walking I rather fancied a spot of air con.
The whole restaurant is open fronted which gives it a relaxed feel. The pump of Lebanese pop music works well with the accordian player outside Ivan the Kozak and the general bustle of people going up and down the steps. It all combines to give a totally unplanned, but rather charming souk-like atmosphere.
The mint tea ($35) was produced and I turned my attention to the menu.
There is, of course a full range of dips including hummus and babaganough, salads with goats cheese and an interesting range of mezze. It would be be quite possible to just order a selection of dips and mezze and not bother with a main course at all. I was already hankering after a lamb shwarma ($150) so choosing the starter was no easy matter.
In the end I settled on the home made Soujok ($75). These are small sausages made with minced beef and served with tomatoes in an olive oil based sauce. And they are delicious. I ordered extra pitta bread to mop up the oil.
The waitress went off to put some fresh boiling water on the tea and returned with both tea and shwarma. The shwarma consisted of a generous serving of sliced lamb with a fresh green salad. It was good, the lamb was lean and tasty, but the soujok was always going to be a hard act to follow.
Baklava is the only dessert available but a serving does include four different types, walnut, pistachio, almond and cashew.
Posted: October 20th, 2006 under Central, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Reviews, Soho.
Comment from Salma El Agizy
Time May 24, 2010 at 00:09
Would you please send me the address of the Marouche Reveiw Restaurant in Hong Kong and is it a Lebanese Restaurant and I need to also know the hours the restaurant is open and if we need to make a reservation. Thank you