On King Street in Jerusalem, close to many important institutions, there’s this Sephardic Restaurant called Meuchas. The place is popular among locals because this is probably the most convenient place to eat. It’s a decent restaurant with good prices. Business lunch from 42NIS.
Location
Meuchas is 6 minutes walk to the Prime Minister’s house, the place is CENTRAL! The Knesset used to be on this street. Jewish Agency and JNF buildings are around.
I like the moustache. It’s a sephardic restaurant though! (Don’t be confused… just saying!)
It looks IKEA? Very cozy!
I love these windows. I love the set up!
This is a restaurant proudly serving kosher food! Good for Torah keeping Jews!
Menu and Dishes
The prices are surprsingly low. But the actual serving size is small. Maybe that’s not a bad thing since business people probably only need a venue to meet. Food probably isn’t the priority.
On the page, you can find “Business Lunch” up till No.47.
- Main Dish (choose 1) : Schinitzel , Vegetarian Couscous, Fish Cutlets in Spicy Tomato Sauce, Meatballs, Grilled Chicken Breast, Grilled St.Peter’s Fish
- Side Dishes (choose 2)：Rice, Sour Rice, Lima Beans, String beans, Okra, Green Peas, French Fries, Baked Potato, Mejadra, Arab Style Salad
We ate these :
- No. 3 Hummus 30 NIS
- No.16 Moussaka 45 NIS
- No.44 Fillet Steak 110 NIS
- Business Lunch) Grilled Chicken Breast 49 NIS
- Business Lunch) Grilled St.Peter’s Fish 49 NIS
No. 3 Hummus 30 NIS, with mushroom! I like it!
No.16 Moussaka 45 NIS, I thought Moussaka always comes with minced meat. But in Israel it is eggplant and tomato. I was shocked.
No.44 Fillet Steak 110 NIS, why would this be $30? It’s about 150g….
Someone else order the same thing but comes in different presentation. I think it’s better to order some other dishes….
Business Lunch) Grilled Chicken Breast 49 NIS, this is much better in value! It’s nicely grilled. (If you are not picky) (But definitely not half good as Amir’s)
Business Lunch) Grilled St.Peter’s Fish 49 NIS. Why is it fried though? But I think it’s good for value? St.Peter’s fish I had in Tiberias cost 70NIS.
So… somehow the bill was about 100NIS per person. But if you stick to business lunch, it’s in the mid-range. Tips is 10% to the bill. But the waiter here was strange, he sat down next to me when ordering meals, and he kept forgetting who ordered what. And I said “You should tip me!” and then he said “sure!”
Final Verdict
Nice decor with average food. If you need a quiet place for business meeting, it could be an option. Business lunch for 50NIS is good! Though the serving is small.
