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Mombar

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25-22 Steinway St., Queens, NY 11103
nr. 25th Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-726-2356 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
7.1 out of 10

11 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: African/Moroccan

Photo by John Saponara

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Hours

Tue-Sun, 5pm-11pm; Mon, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

N, W at Astoria Blvd.

Prices

$7-$25

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

BYOB
Take-Out

Alcohol

BYOB
Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

An artist at heart, chef Moustafa El Sayed designed and built this sort of Alice-in-Arabian-Wonderland dedicated to Egyptian clay-pot cookery, where teacups protrude from walls, and tabletops double as canvases. And El Sayed is as creative with food as he is with paint and tile. Try the meze plate, or the egga, a sort of Egyptian frittata, and then move on to El Sayed’s raison d’être, the all-encompassing clay pot, which might be filled with stewed rabbit, lamb tajine, or chicken and olives. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Recommended Dishes

Sahara mix, $7; glazed duck with Egyptian molasses, $18; Egyptian style steak, $25

Reader Ratings

7.1

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Horrible

varickwt from 11233 | Posted on 4/5/09

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)


Food:	2
Service:	1

Décor:	1

Value:	1

The El Sayeds own both Mombar and the Kebab Cafe. While I never encountered rudeness here I did next door. Both places are in horrible condition and the food is extremely overpriced. His whole family was there for dinner and it...Read More

No Water?

GreekBrazilian from 11105 | Posted on 11/15/08

Overall Reader Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)


Food:	5
Service:	3

Décor:	9

Value:	3

Shock #1: We can only have bottled water and it costs $2.00 for the smallest Poland Spring plastic water bottle - unacceptable. Shock #2: Prices way too high, portions way too small for US standards. Shock #3: Annoying and aggressive customer...Read More

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