Mince, The Waterway, CAI.

SimpleIndividual
Aug 23, 2018
2 min read

One of the very last restaurants I stopped by at in Cairo before I left ✈️ for home 🏠 . Mince was another recommendation made by my #hostfamily (love you guys and sending #besos to you all 😘) and I took my #hostsister out for a #🍔 and actually ordered 2 🍔 🍔 because my first #ultimeltwas #superfly 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼. My first #juicylucy wasn’t so great though 🙁 i love 🧀 and this #burger was labelled as #cheesy but it had only one slice of #cheese in it 🤨🤨. The untimelt (not pictured above because I was so hungry I #nommeditall in less than 2 bites 😊😊) was #delicious and #cheesy. Funny enough, the order doesn’t come with 🍟 but coleslaw. Their coleslaw (came with the burger) was light and fresh. Perhaps the best coleslaw I had. This place was very Brooklyn too with the tin plates and it’s whole vibe 🌃 🇺🇸 🍔 🍔

Ordered #sweetpotatofries with #loadednachos for us and they’re both absolute heaven in your mouth! 😋😋 🍟 The nachos were fresh, so were all the toppings. They also gave a generous amount and I felt very full but had to finish the nachos because I’m against #foodwaste. The fries were also very light and didn’t feel oily and tasted crispy- which is just how I like them ☺️

Topped it all off with a 🍋 mint smoothie- delicious 😋 but hated the block of ice in the middle 🤨 (sensitive teeth here 😬) Overall: 8/10. I loved the proportions, food and atmosphere. The 2 points were taken off for the service. I didn’t like the service at all 🙅🏻‍♀️ the staff seemed bored of serving even though the place wasn’t full and packed (as we went in the afternoon rather than at night to avoid crowds). It took them ages to come over so I can ask for my cheque even through 3 of them gave me a nod when they noticed I was asking. I paid 320 EGP (about £13) for the 2 burgers, sides and smoothie. I think that was a bargain- like I said food is very cheap here in Egypt, in comparison to the UK. I also didn’t like the paper mat, the blotting paper under the food, and the plastic gloves they gave us. I chose to give back the gloves, and was glad the waiter was fine with it- as I’ve been finding it quite awkward in Egypt that whenever I ask for no straw, no napkins, no plastic/ paper in general, it turns to an investigation about why I don’t want to 🙃🙃 even when I explain my #zerowastelifestyle I still end up with questions 😅