Comments on: Al-Rifai Kofta

By: Nile Pharo

Nile Pharo — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:43:03 +0000

Guys,
you ve been to places which are popular on forums and Travl websites.Always ask locals
However, in egypt there are finest food you can ever eat,but if you want the best, you have to pay for it….If you want to eat best “kabab & Kofta” go to “Kababgi” restaurant at intercontinental hotel downtown cairo…best fish “Rossini” and “ElBorg” and “Fish Market”…best Steak @ JW marriot….if you want to pay average,you will get average food…if you need a specific dish please drop mail a mail and I will try to help as much as I can

By: UmmAliyah

UmmAliyah — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:17:46 +0000

You give up too easily. The best food you will find is not at a restaurant, but at the home of the natives. I was there for 2 months in 2008 and I have many Egyptian friends in America; when you go to their homes it is a feast to be enjoyed. You’ve been given an inaccurate view.

Also, Kofta and Kabab are two different things. Did you try shawarma? And why are you ordering a burger and pizza in Egypt? Hello, try the local cuisine. I’ve been to India and Egypt; the Western dishes are always altered to suit the tastes of the natives.

And as far as the outside stand and everyone getting sick, is this your first travel overseas? We Westerners expect everywhere else to be just like us, when in fact Most places are not like us.

Did you try Kushari? I had it twice while I was there, once in Alexandria and once in Cairo and loved it both times.

By: moose

moose — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:17:12 +0000

man you guys don’t know how to eat the best place to eat is balbaa which is in alexanderia and also kofta is not the same as kabab just so you know and also you didn’t eat at any of the good places in egypt. rifa3i is really good but its location discourgaes people that is why most people get it delivered plus you gut straight up meat from rifa3i not kofta… also try karnivore a lot of different types of meat.

By: nyx

nyx — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:33:30 +0000

Update: Just saw the video on youtube.com. Thanks to one of the contributors above for posting that link! I can’t understand, speak or write Arabic for nuts but I got the point!
DAMN… is it true? One of ‘em actually slaughtered a mule and passed it as beef? Jeez… Egypt’s gotta change geographically / demographically; more so on the likes of China, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand or Philippines!!

By: nyx

nyx — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:21:56 +0000

Welcome to EEGHIBT! ROFL! WTF were you even thinking dude!??!! I mean for for the love of God why dont you just get your rear to a supermarket pick up a damn box of Ritz Crackers with some Kraft cheese. You obviously can’t go wrong there mate!! Well.. maybe you could… if Ritz and Kraft are being manufactured in Egypt!
Lighter side note: Eeghibt vary beeg cantry! Gooz Fooz wiz Kofta and Kosh(e)ri! LMAO!

By: Musaed

Musaed — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:45:34 +0000

“In the end out of 4 of us I was the only one who decided to risk it and eat”

LOL

By: AbdulKareem

AbdulKareem — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:16:06 +0000

“LOL dog poop on grass.”

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, that made my day :D:D

-Kiki

By: BoBader

BoBader — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:06:01 +0000

I am very careful when it comes to meat (especially beef and lamb). The only food I liked in Egypt was seafood and that was not in Cairo.

In my opinion, the best food in the Middle East is in Lebanon. Even in Lebanon I don’t eat meat just anywhere. If I don’t know the owner personally I won’t eat meat there.

By: suspic

suspic — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:55:36 +0000

LOL dog poop on grass.

By: sfsa78

sfsa78 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:29:08 +0000

coffers..
that’s exactly why I dont go to Egypt anymore.
once my food poisoning got so bad I was delerious, talking to myself and to pictures on the Walls of our flat. LOL my temp was sky high, nearly died… Food poisoning is basicaly blood poisoning. You’re body will reject the bad/poisoned food so that it protects your blood from being poisoned from degesting the “food”. In my case my blood was poisoned and I got a couple of injections.
Not once have I been to Egypt without getting food poisoning.
Yuck!! They say lebanon has the same problem but on a smaller scale.
I rather stick to London for christmas and newyears, European alps for febuary skiing, and the USA for summer hols.

By: mm hmm

mm hmm — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:22:20 +0000

seriously though… koshari!

By: Bin 3amo

Bin 3amo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:57:42 +0000

Correction — Ferakh — I meant 7amam!