First of all, the owners of Muu get points for the name of the restaurant (even if it is borrowed from a steakhouse in Portugal). Secondly, they get points for their location – in the , meaning those of us who live in south Jerusalem (and why would you want to live anywhere else?) can easily get there. Thirdly, they get points for the food, which is very good.
Unfortunately, they lose points for the service, which was amateur and had too few wait staff to handle the customers. My foodie son and I waited ten minutes by the hostess sign at the entrance before anyone noticed us and told us to sit wherever we wanted. There are three areas – an outside area, a VIP room, and inside next to the half-open kitchen.
We chose to sit inside, and the welcoming modern design of the restaurant, including a pretend fire, caught our eye. Liran, the manager of the restaurant, helped us choose dishes that would showcase what the restaurant could do. He added that Muu is the only restaurant in the area with Mehadrin Yerushalayim .
We started with a citrus salad, (NIS 69) which was a large and refreshing serving of arugula, onion, kohlrabi, apple, cranberry, and citrus in a citrus vinaigrette. Next, we shared a beef fillet carpaccio (NIS 89) which was a generous portion of paper-thin filet mignon with toasted brioche, tartar sauce and confit garlic. We enjoyed it very much.
For main dishes, we shared the Muu Burger (NIS 79) which like all of their burgers, is made with meat ground in-house. T.