130 July 2013 www.bahrainthismonth.com CUCINA ITALIANA Full Service Cucina Italiana, located in Juffair, brings together the most renowned parts of Italian culture — food and art, to make diners feel as if they have been transported to this beautiful European country. From an alfresco patio to a quaint trattoria and a fine dining and lounge bar area, Cucina offers many styles at one venue. The finest Italian cuisine is prepared with only the freshest and finest hand-picked ingredients. Enjoy a delicious dish of pasta, the tastiest wood-fired pizza, desserts, a wide selection of beverages and, of course, a quality cup of coffee. Cucina even has monthly cooking classes to show you exactly how the chefs prepare the dishes on their menu. Ramadan hours During the Holy Month, the restaurant will be open from 6pm to 3am. A highlight of this period has to be the free home delivery service, which can deliver your favourite Italian food to your doorstep as fresh and hot as if it were served directly to your table at the restaurant itself. E Call 17 001-317. Ponderosa Ramadan offers During Ramadan, Ponderosa Steakhouse, part of the Bahrain Family Leisure group as well, will feature a traditional Ramadan buffet priced at just BD5.5 per person. The restaurant will be open from 6pm to 3am; in addition, children are invited to a special Gergaoon celebration at 7pm on 22 July. E Call 17 580-552. Bursting with flavour aptly describes not only the food but also the ambience at this popular Italian eatery. AL ARISHA LEBANESE RESTAURANT A Standout Pearl Al Arisha Lebanese Restaurant has been going strong in Um Al Hassam for 17 years, yet many of us probably have not heard of this quiet success story. Established in 1995 by a then 22-year-old proud Bahraini, Maha Al Mahmood is probably one of the Kingdom’s first female restaurant entrepreneurs. Supported by her father, famed for Al Mahmood stores in Manama, Maha still presides over the success of the restaurant and travels to Lebanon regularly to source the finest ingredients and spices for the restaurant. “The success of Al Arisha is down to being able to find a chef skilled in the art of Lebanese cuisine coupled with our commitment to the freshness of our menu,” says Maha. The menu offers Lebanese food from different areas of this Mediterranean country, including old-time favourites such as asafeer — whole baby birds. You can feast as well on makanek and soujok — fresh sausages — and shanklesh, a cheese used for salads handmade by nuns. The attention to detail throughout the restaurant shows the depth of care Maha and her team have for their customers. Tablecloths are of the finest quality, and decorative elements, such as salt and pepper shakers, vases and relish trays, are handmade Awali pottery. Fittingly, your bill is delivered in a hand-crafted wooden case. With indoor and outdoor dining areas, Al Arisha is a perfect venue for Ramadan dining, opening after Iftar until 2am. E Call 17 725-414. There is nothing more pleasant than a surprise; when that comes in the form of a longstanding restaurant you have not previously experienced, it’s even more delicious. Maha Al Mahmood diningramadanfeature
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