With a rather elegant dining room, tables draped with cloths and upholstered chairs, this restaurant is a cut above the norm in a region of utilitarian dining. The menu focuses on grilled meat and filling rice dishes, and a range of mezze bring some distinctive Middle Eastern flavours to the largely Egyptian fare.
River Nile Restaurant
Hajar Mountains
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