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The food at Abou Tarek consisted of a mixture of small pasta noodles,rice,lentils and spice in a bowl. They brought small bowls of chickpeas, crispy fried onions and a yummy tomato sauce to add to the dish - really good. The place was clean and air conditioned. And I agree that Anthony Bourdain can be a bit too adventuresome for my tastes - but this place he suggested was great. The restaurant is also only about one block from the museum - don't know it I had mentioned that earlier.

Yes, Marie-Claude I do remember name of restaurant - it was a fast food Egyptian restaurant which was profiled on Anthony Bourdain's TV show. The restaurant was "Abou Tarak". The guide Kareem again suggested Hard Rock or the Hilton Restaurant but we insisted on trying Abou Tarak -- everyone on tour loved it - it was an experience and it was quick- and like I mentioned - we bought lunch for both the guide and drive and I think it came to about $11.00.

We also went on two tours with Ramses while on the Oceania Insignia in August 2009- half day out of Alexandria with a group of five people and a full day to Cairo with the same five. Both tours were excellent and all five of us were very happy. The guide in Alexandria was excellent - 28yrs.old, very good english and super informative. His name was Mohammed Yousef. He even treated us to some delicious mango juice. The guide in Cairo was also excellent - his name was Kareem. WOW, so much information. We had emailed Ramses about a restaurant we saw on the food network and that's where they took us. Very close to the museum - so we wasted no time. Lunch for six people cost approximately $11.00. Drivers for both days were also excellent. Tour was perfect - we would highly recommend them.