Review: Melenzane
The kind people over at Melenzane restaurant, invited us for a hush hush down low food review.
Before I get into that, let me just say that the owners were amazingly sweet and beyond wonderful, never met them before but I felt like I knew them long long time ago, people like them exist rarely. I could not believe that this restaurant is their creation. Meaning, Melenzane is not a franchise, its a kuwaiti creation, inspired by a Sicilian chef. I can not be any happier for them, they created a whole brand all by themselves, in my book, that is an event. They stayed with us, told us their story, but we are not sharing it with you, for now.
Design:
I know your waiting for the food review, hold your horses, lemme just highlight the many things I liked about the design. I loved the insanity, thats all im saying, simply because I can not go through the things that were exaplined to me, that master plan would take days, so, i’ll just blast you with pics.
I fell in love with the level of escapism this spot gave me. It took away work pressure almost immediately. Its probably the purple, gold, black glaze that took me into that space where everything was new and literally, upside down.
The atmosphere is calm accompanied by soft lighting, eased out surroundings so umm, pretty zexy.
Interesting fact, Melenzane means egg plant, that, in a way or another explains the purple color strong appearance in their design.
FOOD:
Call it Sicilian, call it Zexy Italian, I, however, call it soul food, thats what it is, its a mixture of *GASP* and “um um um, thats tasty, how did they do that ?” not one dish passed by without total satisfaction. I loved the food presentation, simple, white, home made feel with loads of elegance and grace.
Lets start with the free table dish
Tender, light and fresh.
The Mushroom soup and salads were perfection in plates.
Next comes the “LAWWWD HAVE MERCY ON ME” dishes:
That burger is to die for, we had to play “paper, scissor, stone” and win the last piece. Mouthwatering, GALORE !
OHH LAWWD WE BETTER PRAY before we get into that next dish of fine mushrooms cuz I have never thought that these little devils are that addictive, ohh ladies your gonna do the hair flip pose after this dish.
This mushroom funghi dish made me go KOKO in the brain, my brain cells were doing this
Eggplant with meat and tomato sauce, Im not a fan of eggplants at all, Abdullah, my friend, insisted I taste it, I did, I fell in love with it, hated him for having the last bite !
Extremely skeptical about the fish plate, so I looked at Fahad, my friend, and said you first, HAH! He went ahead and gave me the “OHH AHH” reaction, you know I had to hit him back, so I tasted it, and here is what I thought:
Velvety smooth, feels like chicken, slides, melts in the middle, crunchy on the sides, creamy in the mouth, TWO THUMBS UP !
Grab a look at more dishes here:
These dishes were mighty fine and delicious too.
Remember, this is a low key, semi soft opening, so If you’d like to go, make a reservation, the guys only cook diner for now so they’ll be open from 7-11 pm. Make haste !
p0ach’s New Favorite spot.
Contact:
97299288
AlBida, Shiik resort, Al-Remal.
“paper, scissor, stone”
LOL you can’t be serious. I love this blog for the comedic value I get out of it. It’s insane how globalized American pop culture is, and your blog is the perfect example. Here you are, fruitier than a pop-tart, fusing the “latest” American slang with your broken English. I really want to thank you for making my day at work that much better, with your “you gooo girlll”, oh and I really loved this one! ” ohh ladies your gonna do the hair flip pose after this dish” Pray tell, what exactly is the hair flip pose?
Keep those “fabulouthhhh” posts coming!
I heard of jealousy..But dude you’re the King of it. And um if you need comedy just download it. It’s free. Unless you don’t know how to use it since your English is so Classical, Perfect and 16-17th century you would so not understand Cyber Vocabulary!
Abdullah means a lot to a lot of people, which you probably wouldn’t understand cause you mean nothing to everyone, and when you diss him (by trying to be rottentomatoes.com/NYtimes critic wannabe) you’re ticking off many. And if you don’t care well that’s typical.
I wish I have seen this when you first wrote it. It would have been added to my “Comedic Value” to get to know you …NOT.
Get a life my friend and look up the word NICE.. It’s good education for you
And I love how Adbullah rose above it all and played along with you !
“paper, scissor, stone”
LOL you can’t be serious. I love this blog for the comedic value I get out of it. It’s insane how globalized American pop culture is, and your blog is the perfect example. Here you are, fruitier than a pop-tart, fusing the “latest” American slang with your broken English. I really want to thank you for making my day at work that much better, with your “you gooo girlll”, oh and I really loved this one! ” ohh ladies your gonna do the hair flip pose after this dish” Pray tell, what exactly is the hair flip pose?
Keep those “fabulouthhhh” posts coming!
Hey there, thanks for stopping by ;D
Yeah, im kind of KOKO in the brain when it comes to food and im super glad you found humor in what I typed.
Oh and the hair flip pose is when you eat something so good, you, women, tend to hold whats dear to your heart the most, your hair, so one hand has the fork while the other holds sides of your hair, your face ? eye popping with GASP mouth.
did I get there yet ?
Thank you for the kind words, it means alot, honestly.
broken english? sounds like a diss to me…..and fruitier than a pop-tart? the blog should be fun..but then again it is not a joke…..your comment was just really annoying to me….it didnt sound like praise at all….more like belittlement
I think annoying you was the aim darling.. you really are an idiot.
Rude too… think of your karma..
who the fuck are you? and what do you want? and excuse me….idiot? what the fuck does think of your karma mean? please think of what you are saying before you spout bullshit from your trap! people like you should not exist
cool it down.
Nora, you started it. Not nice.
thats harsh.. i mixed you up with QBS.. sorry.
God!
that looks great!
I’m gotta try it.
Hey there, thanks for dropping by, and yes ITS amazing, loved loved loved the food.
Looks tiny and intimate, with yummy food, amazing funky decor, my kinda place;p
incredible,,can’t wait to try it out !
I want to know your review when you do. We were an AWW mode the whole time
3salah ewafghom inshalah, i was their gabl cham yom o their food was wonderful and the atmosphere was amazing, sure not to forget the MUSIC ;*
agreed, big time !
I always lv and totally support creativity and the courage it takes to create something new and different (specially creative kuwaitis). May god bless them with success. I lv Italian food and the dishes pictures look mouth watering and divine. I just didn’t feel the atmosphere!! A bit cold for my taste, I prefer cozy. I will totally go soon
am a sucker for kuwaitie creativity 
You SOOO get me with the creative kuwaitis concept, it warms my mean black heart when I see their success.
contrary to what you say, I think, you’ll love how cozy it is when you hit the spot
Aaah, definitely up their with one of the best restaurants in Kuwait.
The burger was beyond mouthwatering, it melts in one’s mouth!
Aside from all the dishes, the the sauces were crazy, I swear I could’ve eaten the sauces without the actual food.
I can’t wait for their grand opening, it’s going to be a hot spot for sure.
Agreed x 1,000,000
I loved our faces when the salads cames, me you and milf killed the meatballs hahahah ! nasties !
Quite literally the only Kuwaiti owned restaurant with original elements in it. Sad that Kuwait’s innovation scene is a copy paste fest but these guys are refreshing.
My only gripe is the cliched Italian sounding name. Chaos or Anarchy or perhaps Avant’Garde even would have been more fitting I think.
Hey there Fuzzy, thanks for dropping by ;D
I get your concept with the copy paste line, your so right and your right where the money is.
About the name, I find it musical, it reminds me of the first time I heard Christina Aguleira’s name, it was hard to learn but stayed forever. LOOOOL your funny
definitely going this weekend!
Maze, you’ll love it, take your friends with you ;D
Love it ! Must go there this weekend
Thanks p0ach.
Anytime lil miss wise ;P
hmm…i see some people choose some blogs to just vent their anger out for no reason!!
lol!! i’ll definately try the mushroom funghi dish 
Nice review..i like the interiors ..cant wait to try their food out..hopefully this weekend!!
Hahaha I see and get what ur saying, ur too sweet but its ok, no worries ;P
Oh and u better pass them by with friends
The most thing that i love about Kuwait is it’s creativity in the food industry. This restuarant is out of this world you can’t get more creative than that! Great presentation of the food as well….Definitely visiting soonnnnn….
Farah, let me know how it goes with you, yes ?
Very appealing
It is ;D
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The “upside down” purple chair :heart:
enshallah i’ll try it
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yes you are my friends, shahadty majro7a fekom ,bas all i can say, ur trying to do something great! im so happy for you .. good luck million times.
proud of you guys:D
Went there the other day and it was superb, superb superb, THANK YOU p0ach !
superb decoration! retro yet modern and new..
hows the wonderful owner?
I want to thank the wonderful owners for their wonderful hospitality, they were very kind and sweet!
Now on to the food…MOUTHWATERING!!! Every dish they got us was better than the one before! I still dreams of their mini burgers and the mushroom soup! :p
Cant wait to go again when they officially open!
Best of luck! :lapar
The best spot in Kuwait till now .. wow so creative , good luck to both owners for the hard work they put in it ,, :*
yesterday i went there, the food is amazing thank you 3bdallah very much for this post
and good luck for the chef.
1000 + 600 3afya :”D
Dude, I like your blog. But it’d look even better if you cleaned up some of the simple spelling errors. It’s a little ridiculous that you still confuse “your” with “you’re” and so on.
looking forward for the openinig update us plz
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Thanx Abdullah for the great review on Melenzane. You did the place justice.
You’re totally right about the place! It is mouthwatering unbelievably delicious and the owners and staff make it even more welcoming. I love how you talked about the design and it’s even exciting when they guys talk about it.
Can’t wait to go back there ..Maybe I’ll bump into you my friend
BTW I check your blog more than once a day…I bet just like a lot of people here. That just emphasizes on how great it is !! Keep it up my friend ..You’re my number one Blog Celebrity
Awatif, thats soo soo soo soo sweet of you, I have no words really, your too kind, this comment made my day.
Bless you !
Bless you back …. and I meant every word ..You are my #1 Blog Celebrity !!
Keep it up
OOH WOW love the pictureeeeees!! the interior the food all look so gooood! shakla the eggplant with meet and tomato sauce *THUMBS UP*.. and the scallopini too… hmmm
Thanks p0ach!!;D can’t wait to try it
hello people, i think most of u dont know that they are officialy open lunch and dinner , i went there , thanks abdullah it was a really good experiance
I’ve tried Melenzane for a good 4 days in a row and it’s remarkably well.
Food is extremely delicious. I sincerely admire his taste in design as well – the “upside-down” furniture notion is exquisite.
Their concept of hospitality, generosity and courtesy is utterly genuine and inspirational.
Also, Chef+Co-Owner Mohammed is exceedingly friendly, polite and undoubtedly respectful – tremendous guy.
Good luck o 3asa Allah ywafighom.
Ambience 5/5
Food 5/5 (including their limited edition chocolate pudding!)
Design 5/5
Seating 5/5
I can assure you this restaurant, it’s one of the best restaurants with a italy food in the region, through decor shop and even colors selected art and creativity, and the images of dishes offered here look like it’s very tasty, with best wishes for you and successful .
Forward guys