In Kuwait, Mais Alghanim is considered as one of the leading Arabic and Lebanese cuisine restaurants. Its location alone on Gulf road, with a view of the beach side has been engraved within every person’s mind. Since 1953, generations carry their Mais memories of childhood days, of yummy grills and the tastiest Lebanese classics, until this very day, Mais Alghanim continues to thrive. But as classical as Mais can be, they are introducing modernity within their new signature menu. Available for a limited time and only at their dine-in locations. Prepare for a menu filled with various infusions that turn classical dishes into modern ones, and a dining experience that you’ll never forget.
We’ve luckily had the joyous experience to try out a taste of modernism, where the Modern Signatures Menu and the original are set side- by-side at Mais. Now, as we’re almost all aware, that typical hot or cold mezze items can be quite fulfilling. The new menu, however, introduces unique infusions, star ting with salads and appetizers instead.
The Modern Signatures menu offers three salads, a Kale Fattoush, Date Avocado Salad, and Cauliflower Tabbouleh. Living up to its name, the use of Kale as an ingredient that’s been added to your usual Fattoush, comes to life with an irresistible pomegranate molasses dressing.
While the Date Avocado dressing will take you on a journey of mixed flavors, as you see the drizzle dressing of date molasses on top of lettuce, fresh dates, avocados and almonds. Lastly, have you ever tried grated cauliflower on Tabbouleh? Well, we can honestly say you won’t be disappointed.
From the appetizers, we tried the Greek Moussaka Roll, a known and traditional dish within the region. The Roll includes grilled eggplants, tomato sauce, Bolognese stuffing, Italian mixed cheese and white sauce. We loved how all the ingredients within this dish bring together flavors from different continents around the world. We also sampled the Baked Stuffed Onions and these were bursting with flavor. Another appetizer that was almost completely transformed, was the Quinoa Vine Leaves. The usual vine leaves are stuffed with rice and sometimes meat, but the one on Mais Alghanim’s Signatures Menu is stuffed with quinoa, feta, and topped with a yogurt drizzle. Perfect for those of us looking for a lighter alternative to the usual rice-stuffed vine leaves, this dish is also suitable for vegetarians.
Another delicious surprise on the menu also included two types of Hummus. We know a lot of people who absolutely love mixing their daily dose of protein with hummus. Mais not only tapped in on that thought, but they’ve also given us Hummus Chicken Shawarma in one bowl, that was eventually emptied out, as well as the Hummus Meat Shawarma, which was equally light and simply delicious.
If you’re a fan of Potato cubes, but with a major kick of spiciness, then definitely go for the Skillet Buffalo Chicken. It comes with the addition of mushrooms, buffalo sauce, and ranch dressing, a real explosion of heat and sauces! We doubled up on this order because we loved it so much.
The main courses of the Modern Signatures Menu offers diners a rice festival! Here, you can choose from Kefta Tajine, Thai Green Chicken Curry, to Chicken Tikka, and so much more. For seafood lovers, you can take your pick of either grilled Olive Lemon Salmon fillet, with homemade potato wedges and grilled vegetable skewers, or shrimps cooked with masala gravy and a lovely portion of saffron rice to mix it all in one bite.
The Kefta Tajine was our favorite out of the main course, as it was rich with texture and spices, as a tajine should be! For meat lovers, opt for the tajine, or the Beef San Marco which serves up tender beef slices, with tomato sauce, and hearty vegetable rice, For a lighter main course, the Chicken Tikka Masala was as lovely as its prior masala. Mixing them all with a round of rice in the middle is the perfect fulfilling main course you’d like.
Finally, for dessert, as much as we were filled with all of the delicious items of the new Modern Signatures Menu, the Vermicelli Pistachio Kunafa is truly worth piling on those extra pounds. The melted cheese with pistachio extremely satisfied our sweet, and multiple, sugary cravings. Plus, the Opera cake is as classic as its delicate textures. Both options are not to be missed!
The Modern Signatures menu at Mais Alghanim opted for a mixture of international flavors, from Fattoush, Hummus, to Curry, Masala, and Kunafa. It’s applicable to any customer’s taste that would like to take a journey around the world, with unique and nostalgic flavors. So, make sure you don’t miss out, take a ride to the Gulf Road, and land at Mais Alghanim.
Mais Alghanim is located on the Gulf Road near the Kuwait Towers (2225 1155) and Spoons Mall, Mahboula. For more information, follow @Maisalghanim on Instagram.
