Hotel Montefiore

The true essence of a boutique hotel. It is located in beautifully renovated 1900's house. Everything is decorated tastefully to the smallest detail. The restaurant is exceptional. The location is in a mixed residential and business area, not very practical for the average visitor. As of 2025, the nearby streets are undergoing massive infrastructure works - that's less attractive.

The food itself was actually very good but the service was not, the waitress was over extended to say the least and the main course arrived before we had finished starters. A very confusing menu didn’t help. The place is also very noisy - great for a tech crowd out for a celebration dinner but if you want to talk to your dining companions, forget it. Disappointing, especially considering the price.

First for the bad: There's no place for a car or cab to stop next to it, its in the middle of the street and while we disembarked we stopped the whole street traffic. The place itself was nice, elegant but not very elevated design. The air condition was bad, I was sweating buckets. We got a sit in a well lit corner. We came early, after an hour or so the restaurant was full to the brim and very very loud, so loud we couldn't hear each other while talking. Service was great. I was with 2 elderly women(one blind the other couldn't almost walk using a cane, and the staff helped us with them and also helped us get to the cab when we left. As of the food it was all served in beautiful arrangements ,even the bread and butter served in the start were special, butter on a cold black ivory stone slab and the bread was hot in a form of mini baguettes. I ordered the foie gras ,which was great though I've never been in a restaurant where foie gras, wasn't great... my partners ate calamari ,which was cooked well, shrimps were ok as well, though the salad they were served with was full with coriander which wasn't agreeable with the diner and my mom had asparagus with whipped cheese, which she said was great, only the asparagus wasn't pealed so she had to spit the cover each steam she ate.. Main courses my partner ate calamari again, this one was even better than the first one and the first Calamari dish in my life I would have personally order and enjoy. I had a pork chop with bacon and cheese.it was nothing special but was cooked well, and the sweet sauce complimented it well.it was served with mash potato which were whipped with butter and tasted heavenly. my mom had fish with sides, it wasn't something to call home about. Just decent. Our friend ate Fillet stake which was amazing. This in my eyes was one of the best dishes of the day.it came with something that was made of pepper and potato's ,it was actually unpleasant everyone agreed on that. For desert I hate chocolate mousse, with whipped cream, again nothing special it was made well, and server in silver dining wear making it feel a bit fancy and special. My mom and her friend ate Crêpes Suzette which again was a decent dessert, nothing special. We went out with 1064 shekel for the bill(which is very cheap for a fine dining restaurant ,than again it had many faults so the bill reflected my experience well and thus it was agreeable) I had also a beer which was ok, from bottle they don't have Draught beer.

Amazing place! The atmosphere perfectly matched the food. The flavors were spot on and delicious. Highly recommend the tortellini, the goose breast, and the crêpe Suzette. Thank you for the wonderful experience!