A very pleasant dining experience for both families and friends, small groups or large, Lumee, a Mediterranean-Middle Eastern restaurant in Alkhobar’s Corniche district, packs all the traditional flavors you want in a lively, welcoming atmosphere.
Walking in during Ramadan, you are greeted with the warm, familiar scent of Saudi coffee continuously passed around tables by staff.
The restaurant itself is quite large and busy, yet it sits at just the right sweet spot between homey and exciting. Its wooden structures, trinkets, and decor reflect a cultural theme that is felt in the menu as well.
Let’s start with the appetizers: My favorite was definitely the hummus with beef. The hummus was perfectly creamy and garlic-forward and the beef charred with flavor. I kept dipping my bread back in for this one.
Their Arabic bread was a highlight of the meal as well, thin with the right amount of crisp and softness.
