3.5 stars
I've wanted to come to North Restaurant for a very, very long time and today was the day I finally gave it a visit! The inside matched the "old world" look of the outside - lots of wooden panels, wooden windows, upper levels (to give the restaurant a larger appearance) and a few trees. There was even live music! The overall ambiance was very intimate, almost romantic (especially if you ordered wine and were seated near the windows!). We were seated right next to the fish tank where it was really nice and secluded.
Food was very, very filling. I had the gheimeh bademjan. The lamb had a nice texture but had a "lamb" smell to it (the lamb almost smells like the smells from the barn it was from was carried all the way to the dish itself). The citrus from the dried lime helped to balance out the strong flavours of the lamb and sauces. The baba ghanoush was really good! We ended up taking some home.
Service was good but could be better. We waited for ages just to get the bill. Also, the cloth napkins had tiny pieces of fibre that ended up getting everywhere (all over my hair and dress). Other than being a bit inattentive towards the latter part of our visit, the staff checked up on us (which we appreciated) and made us feel very welcome here.