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Margherita

gouraud Street, Beirut, Lebanon
961 1 560 480
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Ranked #52 of 344 restaurants in Beirut
4.0 of 5 stars 80 Reviews
Price range: €19 - €58
Cuisines: Italian
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
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Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
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Sydney
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14 reviews 14 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Surprisingly good pizza”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

We ate at this restaurant twice during our recent visit to Beirut. We didn't try anything other than pizza because the pizza was the star! Great scorched puffy crusts, softer in the middle, not overloaded with toppings. Perfect size portions. We didn't experience any issues at all with the service. On both visits they were very busy, but accommodating and... More

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Beirut, Lebanon
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4 reviews 4 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
“Italian !”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2013

Maybe my favourrite italian place in Lebanon. For seafood lovers, a "Margherita Mare" branch is open in the old souk of Jounieh; in a nice antique neighbourhood boarding the sea, you will enjoy the freshly made pasta along with some prawns :)

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See 3 more reviews by Ange S for Beirut
Wellington, New Zealand
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30 reviews 30 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Rude....”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2013

I'd agree with the review that described (some of) the staff as rude. Our experience was on a quiet evening just after Christmas. The restaurant was about a third full and we asked for a table just for drinks as we'd had dinner elsewhere. We were shown by a friendly waiter to a small table with stools opposite the bar... More

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See 4 more reviews by DaveHealy for Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
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50 reviews 50 reviews
39 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“best pizzeria in Beirut”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2013

Amazing!!!this pizzeria is amazing!!!the food is great,and the service is very fast.the pizza are to die for.if what you want is the best pizza place in Lebanon I would recommend this place.

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See 20 more reviews by maleksadi for Beirut
Beirut
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11 reviews 11 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
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“Lovely service”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

I went for lunch with family, arrived starving so the guy was really cute to set us a table in less than expected waiting time (he said first come back in half hr:P). The waiter was really lovely, calm, knows the menu very well. However i found it weird they don't get bread basket and condiments at the table.We ordered... More

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See 8 more reviews by HARBeirut for Beirut
Beirut
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47 reviews 47 reviews
23 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Loved the food”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2013

Went to Margherita for a friend's birthday. It's a small place but very crowdy thus very noisy. However the atmosphere was good and food was excellent. I loved my pizza.

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See 32 more reviews by BeirutDiva for Beirut
Beirut
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52 reviews 52 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
“Hygiene??????”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2013

The outlet in ABC Mall is relatively new but should be approached with caution. I ordered a take away.After the pizza was out of the oven, before putting it in a box, the person handling the pizza had his bare hands all over the pizza trying to take off tiny burnt parts from top of the pizza. When pointed out... More

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PizzeriaMargherita, Guest Relations Manager at Margherita, responded to this review
27 February 2013

Dear Fhsu K, We sincerely apologize for the bad experience you faced in Margherita ABC . Please, send us your contact details to experience@pizzeriamargherita.com We appreciate your feedback and we'd like to ask you more details concerning your review. Thank you!!! More

Beirut, Lebanon
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Simply rude”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2013

Called to make a dinner reservation: Host: Margherita bon soir. Me: Hi, I'd like to make a dinner reservation please. Host: I don't have any [Hangs up]. Besides being incredibly rude, it would have been a good idea to ask when I intended to reserve for - in this case, you would've found out it was for tomorrow and you... More

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PizzeriaMargherita, Guest Relations Manager at Margherita, responded to this review
20 February 2013

Dear Mike, We sincerely apologize for the bad experience you faced. We appreciate it if you could mail us your contact details to experience@pizzeriamargherita.com so that we can contact you. Thank you! More

New York City, New York
Top Contributor
58 reviews 58 reviews
42 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“The best pizza in Beirut, hands down”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2013

If you're looking for the closest thing to a real "Napoli" pizza experience, this is it. And their lemon risotto is the best I've ever had, and I've tried that everywhere I can. Definitely worth making it a point to come here.

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See 4 more reviews by TheSamSolomon for Beirut
Washington DC, District of Columbia
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22 reviews 22 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Good experience.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2013

Went to the Achrafieh ABC location. Extremely friendly staff and the food was actually good. Would go back.

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