Freej Soeleh
I was checking out Safat when I found a post by Intlxpatr talking about a Kuwaiti restaurant located next to Marina Mall. She had posted a bunch of pictures and the place looked really interesting and since it was on the same street as my house I decided to pass by and try it.
I have no clue how I never noticed this place before but even if I had I don’t think I would have thought much of it since from the outside it looks pretty average. Once you walk inside though you’re suddenly transformed into an old Kuwaiti city. The private cabins are actually little old Kuwaiti houses and to get to a cabin you have to walk through small narrow corridors, kinda like the old tight streets between the houses.
The menu is full of Kuwaiti dishes as you can expect, I ended up ordering hummus for starters followed by mourabian (yellow rice with shrimps on top) for my main course. The hummus was fine, the bread was weird, kinda like crepes but it was good. My main course also wasn’t bad at all and for KD2.500 was pretty cheap for the quantity. I prefer Oum Habbibs mourabian but that’s also nearly twice as expensive and located all the way in Kuwait City while this place is just minutes from my house.
Nothing I had tonight was wow but the place is an experience and I still have a ton of stuff to try on their menu. Prices are VERY cheap and you can actually check out most of the menu in Intlxpatr’s post. I passed by around 9:30 and the place was pretty packed. Overall it was a good experience and will definitely pass by again. They are located on the same street as Marina Mall, opposite Kwik Kopy, first floor, entrance is from the back next to the red truck (motor hamar).
To check out a lot more pictures of Freej Soeleh check out Intlxpatr’s post by clicking [Here]
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1. Ali | January 11th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
bl 3afyaa
2. .grg | January 12th, 2009 at 12:11 am
i love this place, their hamoor is the best ive ever had, and its definatly the place i take friends that visit w8 to.
3. mo3ath | January 12th, 2009 at 12:36 am
as i remember its 24 hour
“majboos” is great there :)
4. zaydoun | January 12th, 2009 at 1:03 am
It’s been around for a while, and I hear the food is good… never been as I never felt the need to. I can eat all that and more at mom’s house :-)
5. atif | January 12th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Shrimp Biryani is the BEST . . . so you really enjoyed all the “KUWATIAN FODDS” huh?
6. Isaac | January 12th, 2009 at 9:58 am
I’m surprised you didn’t describe it as “so so”..
That picture of the Mrabyan doesn’t seem too intriguing. I’d second zaydoun and say I’d prefer it at mom’s.
7. Desert Girl | January 12th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Awesome tashreeba and they always serve gaymat. The service sucks, but the prices and the food are worth it (especially for those without our mommies close by!)
I have heard that there is another restaurant in Fahaheel called Freej 3gaab (Bedouin version). Haven’t tried them yet.
I’m just waiting for a restaurant that will serve machboos dhub or mashwi gerbowah. tee hee
8. Holla | January 12th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Soeleh looks french LOL.
9. fahad | January 12th, 2009 at 10:56 am
try machboos dijaj and la7am u wont regret its far the best dishes of this restaurant and im sure you will love it.
10. Qaiss | January 12th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
They should include in the menu, 200 fils for tasamom “food posioning”:P . The place is unclean and many of my friends got food poisining from their.
11. ahmad | January 12th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
the same architecture did the same restaurant at al jahra.. Even though it sounds far its good to check out.. Its called
slaiyel al jahra
12. Stafa | January 12th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Their chicken majboos is amazing!!!
13. Nobu | January 12th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Like zaydoun said. If you are Kuwaiti, you probably have that kind of food at home. However, I think it would be useful if they do catering for parties. Do they?
14. BooDii | January 13th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Try Machboos Chicken. Its TASTY !!!
15. Intlxpatr | January 13th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I had like 1,000 extra stats, Mark, once you referred to my blog in this post. LLOOLL, I had no idea you were so influential. :-) Thank you.
16. nyx | January 13th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Mark, Mark.. hoooo boy Mark! You hit the spot mate! This place is I think the best when it comes to authentic Kuwaiti food apart from other rip off restaurants serving food of the same ‘Genre’..
You should have tingled and tantalized your taste buds with the Chicken Majboos… for your selection of Shrimp Majboos you should have eventually graduated later on after savoring the Meat and Chicken Majboos.. nonetheless am glad this restaurant made it to “your list” of “MUST HAVE’S”!
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