Ashwini Nerkar, Aug 2024

Delicious Lebanese food, especially Falafel, was very delicious ? overall food was great with a friendly atmosphere..

LongEr, Oct 2023

This restaurant has over 900 reviews here, with an impressive 4.5-star rating. What's even more fascinating is that the owner of this establishment is from Liban, making it a Lebanese-style restaurant.

This place doesn't have an English menu, but the waitstaff is very friendly and welcoming. However, I still hope that local French-speaking diners, who understand the cuisine, would provide more professional insights when writing reviews. This could include details about the ingredients, cooking techniques, seasonings, culinary traditions, and suggested pairings, instead of the current assortment of useless comments. It's surprising that there are no professional food critics here. Even simple translations of the menu would be more informative than the generic "good food."

?Mixed Grill Platter (beef stick, chicken stick, beef ball stick, and beef pie)

I've named this dish based on food ingredients. This dish reminds me of the wonderful times I spent in Turkey. Grilled skewers, accompanied by pita bread, rice, and side dishes, form the foundation of Turkish cuisine. Although I don't find the combination of rice and pita, both acting as primary carbohydrates, entirely logical. For carnivores, the meat portion is a bit on the lean side, and there's an abundance of rice. Typically, I'd find it odd to mix yellow noodles and white rice noodles in a dish such as Hokkien mee, but this Levantine-style food did it seamlessly. The size of the beef skewers falls between the typical Turkish and Chinese kebabs. It would be the optimal choice for carnivores if only skewers could be ordered alone. Unfortunately, the dish comes with rice by default. The sides of hummus, parsley salad, and yogurt with olive oil are classic Lebanese accompaniments, and while they might be called sides in Western cuisine, the locals refer to them as condiments. The purpose of the thin bread that comes with the meal becomes clear when you see it as a sauce holder.

?Beef Pies

Achieving such thin pies is somewhat unfortunate as it can make them dry, taking away from the beef's aroma. If you've had Xinjiang-style meat pies before, you'd probably know what a beef pie should be like: tender, juicy, and encased in a crispy pastry that bursts with flavor when you bite into it. A pie, in itself, could be considered a main course, but here, the beef pie is served with rice, essentially combining one main dish with another. A bit perplexing, I must say.

Eating at this restaurant doesn't raise concerns about accidental pork consumption, making it very accommodating for non-pork eaters. The careful consideration of dish pairings reflects the chef's thoughtfulness, especially the combination of onions and arugula salad, which significantly reduces the heaviness of the meat on the stomach. However, it's important to note that the quantity of meat is relatively low, and the greasiness hasn't reached an overwhelming level. If a large 300g steak replaced the skewers and rice, the combination would be more reasonable.

Overall, it was a good meal, and this was my first time trying Lebanese-style cuisine. I'd give it top marks.

Francis Dolarhyde, May 2023

A lovely meal at Le Cèdre on a bustling Friday evening at the restaurant, mostly populated by locals so always a good sign. The waiter was very nice particularly with our limited French, the food was bountiful, very tasty and well presented and the Lebanese white wine was also very nice. The total cost with wine was reasonable for all we had. Just wish we had room for desserts which looked great onother tables but we were too full!! We had a lovely evening and would recommend to others

Kyle Stenseth, Aug 2022

So delicious! The food was excellent and the staff was all super friendly. We got the dish where you get 4 kinds of meats and a second dish where you get 10 kinds of vegetarian dishes. When you sit outside you also get a nice view of the city walls. Would come again for sure.

David Heiberger, Jun 2023

This place was criminally quiet for lunch, which worked out well for our large group. Excellent, friendly service and even better food. If you need a break from break from French food, you cannot go wrong here. This was legitimately some of the best Middle Eastern food I've had anywhere.

We had a lot of great meals on this trip, and this is the only place I've felt compelled to write a review of while sitting at the table sipping my espresso after my meal.

Incredible.