Israel Hayom features 12 recently opened restaurants across Israel, including Benjamin Bistro in Hod Hasharon and Cafe Margo by Chef Ohad Levy in Petah Tikva.
A nice place with pleasant atmosphere. There is a nice choice of food and quality is good. No exceptional dishes on the menu. Team was attentive ans tried to assist as much as possible. Prices are average and reasonable. Ample parking in the evening hours
High-quality ingredients and good taste throughout the menu. The dishes were well prepared and flavorful, but they all shared a very similar style and presentation, which made the overall experience feel a bit repetitive.
5.0
This restaurant is a find. The facility is elegant, with low lighting, nice music and candle-lit tables. It has a French atmosphere, with large mirrors on the walls, and a central bar. In addition, the food is very good. The menu features burgers, of which they are justifiably proud, but also has dishes that are less common, and suggest the tradition of the French brasserie.
It's always nice to start with a cocktail. We had the Margaux Coldad, a pleasant rum drink with only rum in common with the Pina Colada.
We shared four starters: the charred eggplant carpaccio, an unusual and tasty dish. It needs bread in my opinion, but luckily, we were recommended to also order the charcoal-grilled focaccia, which made an excellent pairing. The other two starters were the colorful cherry tomato salad, and the chicken liver terrine. The tomato salad was a very colorful centerpiece on the table, with a simple dressing of olive oil and sea salt. We kept it on the table even after the first course was cleared.
The chicken liver terrine caught my eye on the menu from the moment I entered the restaurant. It is a dish that you see only in the best French restaurants in Israel. There were two generous slices of liver pate, a dab of red onion jam, and four half slices of toasted white bread. The pate was eminently spreadable and very tasty. I could only wish for more toast and jam, as the amount of pate was easily shareable. This is a rare dish, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The staff strongly encouraged me to choose the hamburger as my main course. I thought this was a strange choice for a restaurant with so many French-style offerings, but they were clearly proud of their aged-beef hamburger. Their pride is fully justified: the hamburger is large and juicy. Order it medium rare, as they recommend.
My wife had the pasta dish they recommended, the Limoncello Tagliolini. The pasta is made in house, and was served in lemony sauce that my wife loved. The sauce is a vegan creation suitable for a kosher meaty restaurant, but I was also completely fooled by the dairy flavor and consistency. We both would recommend this dish.
The service was excellent. They considerately gave us time to finish the large first course, and brought out the main courses together after a suitable interval.
I enjoyed the restaurant and the meal. I'm sure you will too.
By the way, we had a large meal, with a cocktail, four starters and two main. A very nice meal with a shared starter and two mains should come in at about NIS 300, and would be well worth the visit.
3.0
The atmosphere was pleasant and inviting. The food was well-prepared and satisfying, though the menu selection was pretty limited. We were disappointed with the wine selection, which primarily featured lower-range options at a high price per glass.
5.0
Probably one of the bet meat in Israel.
Amazing brasserie. French style. Very good service , amazing food and atmosphere.
