Mombar

Egyptian restaurant Mombar in NYC

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- Really great food. Home cooked. The chef is your server. Allow for extra time, but well worth it. Try the lamb.

- Don’t walk, run to Mombar ! A cute restaurant by a native Egyptian from Alexandria.

Be aware food is made to order. Please be patient. Lots of vegetarian options to choose from. Decor and ambiance is 10/10.

- I want to recommend this place, but I don't want anyone to find it. It's a gem of a place. My GF and I were lucky enough to have the whole place to ourselves one Saturday. He had no written menu, but the photos here are pretty accurate. Nice man. Fun to talk to. Great atmosphere and food.

- It was recommended by many & the raving reviews, I had to try it., 1st the restaurant is blast from the past for me, Egyptian music & the decorations, you really feel it’s Authentic, even the unorganized look made it even more authentic. Now the food, 1st there’s no menu, he memorized the menus & tells us with a heavy accent which is great as an Egyptian myself. Appetizers are great, very delicious liver & fool or foul (either way it’s delicious) the main course was not up to par at all, we were the 1st table to sit but then when started to get busy things went down really quick. Tajeen is not tajeen, it’s frozen vegetables with a couple pieces of chicken, wasn’t good at all….AT ALL, even the lamb shank was horrible. the conclusion is, unorganized almost unsanitary looking kitchen produced mediocre food way overpriced on a strip in Astoria that full of very competitive places with a lot better food & a lot better prices, I will not go there again.

- Mombar is a true hidden gem in NYC. This “hole in the wall” restaurant will make you feel as if you’ve walked into the owners home. The small 6 table establishment is filled with weird knickknacks with little cohesion but it’s what gives this place incredible character.

The food is absolutely incredible! The owner/chef/waiter/host has his menu memorized and happily announces each item to you. If you can keep up, you’re in for a real treat. We had the beet salad, hummus, kushari, chicken tajine and beef shank. All of it was incredibly tasty and tender. If I could give this place more than 5 stars, I would. It has quickly been placed in my top 5 places in all of NYC.