360 Kuwait: I just had to!!
*Throws confetti in the air* ! Ya happy people!? Yeeey! Another mall to spend the money that we barely make be6ala3an el 3ein or even worse, spend it stuffing our faces! 360 is opened now! Email shots, Facebook messages, status updates and BB alerts! All that for a round mall that has “gardens” indoors.
The structure is different since it’s round and it is huge especially the basement where they have Toys R Us (My favorite spot in 360 for the time being). they’ve got some new brands in there which will not appeal to the mass and it’s clear that they want it to be posh-y but seeing the amount of traffic and the type of crowd, I sit here devastated thinking what will become of this mall in a couple months ahead. I remember when Souq Sharq was the “IT” back in the days and I still like it because it’s easy to navigate – stroll through and for us women, comfort while shopping is very essential. I mean we go through our own circles as in we are very random and we need a straight strip of shops on each side :D ! I think it will be much nicer with the cafes located in the center of the mall are operational with the fountain and all the modern decor and I do pray to god they figure out a plan to avoid traffic jams!
So yeah, we walked around a bit after barely finding a parking spot for the car in the street AND WE GOT A TICKET FOR THAT! We tried Zahr El Laimon which was a total failure! Toys R Us was fun to walk in as well as Caribou which is the best thing in 360 besides B+F opening soon there! :)
Why was Zahr El Laimon not a positive experience to us?! Well everything was working fine with the fattoush and the spicy potatoes cubes and the juice. I liked the theme and the way they served the dishes – juices but I was so tempted to order shawerma cuz everyone else around us did! We get the dish and the first thing I ask for is ketchup and guess what!? they don’t serve it! :o How could they!!! I only eat everything WITH ketchup! Skip ketchup and let me try to describe the shawerma meat: it’s not shawerma first of all I think they call it 2awerma – chunks of meat which was hard to chew and the whole sandwich needed taheena and tomatoes fa that was X-ed on the spot! The grills were tasteless – needed salt and KETCHUP and again I need to mention that the meat shoqaf were hard to chew. Problem was that we got the main course after almost 35 minutes and that was after we inquired about the order and even worse, the waitress goes like: “They forgot about it” :$ ! Okkkk! We could have simply left as we made an early judgement based on the shawerma taste but I insisted and all I can say is it could be much much much better!
Excuse me for the bad quality of pics taken by my E71
laser wall inside
This is actually very cute and soothing to look at – real plants
Virgin Mary :p
Fattoush and cubed spicy potatoes were good at Zahr El Laimon
Mixed grills platter was not what I expected at all
July 7th, 2009 at
Zahr il Laymoon sat us at a table that was really dirty
Table next to us was a family whose screaming boys were residing underneath the table instead of over it
and then the waiter simply comes and tells us that if we want to sit and order… we must not expect our dishes to arrive before 35 minutes… o inna ma badna in3athebkom… bema3na akhar y3ni get up and leave we won’t service u anything o u have been warned
so we did just that… i was angry… if ur not ready to open o u have no food in ur kitchen then don’t open. Perioud!!!!
Umph
July 7th, 2009 at
Thank you for your review! We are planning to stop by Zahr El Laimon this week to give it a try. Now, I know what to say away from or at least try different things on the menu :)
July 7th, 2009 at
We were not told that the food will take that much time so we were like “hit us with shawerma” bas I insisted! Maybe cuz it’s newly opened?!
July 7th, 2009 at
i actually loved zahr ilaymon lol its just like cafe blanc .. inas athwaq lol :)
i had lunch and dinner there LOL (2 different days ;p) and the shawarma la7am and diyay were gd in my opinion
July 7th, 2009 at
Sounds… interesting.
Is 360 worth the visit or is it no different to the exclusive malls in Kuwait so far?
July 8th, 2009 at
Maybe they did not expect this load of people on their first days. I will let you know of our experience … en shaa’a Allah :)
What about that Indian restaurant (right behind Zahr El Laimon) spice bar? It has the same owner; did anyone give it a try?
July 8th, 2009 at
ENOUGH malls! I just get sick when I hear about a new shopping center opening in Kuwait. What’s there to be proud of and all happy about? concerete everywhere. The same damned stores in every mall.
I can go on and on about how we must spend our money on improving the country..but I’ll stop here and leave the raving for you :P
July 8th, 2009 at
I thought it looks like Cafe Blanc too
July 9th, 2009 at
I can’t believe my eyes, another lady that does have distaste for concrete malls.Other than moi that is.
July 9th, 2009 at
I like malls and shopping however, I do not think our lives should revolve around spending all the money we make in’em ! Also, I like spacious malls with multiple activities like Dubai malls for instance .. you can never get bored
July 10th, 2009 at
oh yummm! I wanna try that restaurant! Chika! your pictures are usually clearer than this! Mobile?
July 11th, 2009 at
Where ever you go, FOOD is always in your plans :p
July 12th, 2009 at
I love Ketchup..
July 15th, 2009 at
Wow ! i must visit, want to see what is the reason Marina Mall looks so devastated with even lesser crowd :P
July 22nd, 2009 at
loove loove looooove ur intro ;P
July 22nd, 2009 at
whats going on here
July 25th, 2009 at
Hi,
Go to http://www.blog.com.kw and try it out and tell me what do you think about it, it’s a new idea for everyone in Kuwait to post any topic in Text or Video, they call it Micro-blogging.
It would be nice if you blog about it :)
Thanks,
Ali
August 3rd, 2009 at
Wheeeerrreeee aaaarrreee yoOoooouuuu ? :I
شكلها يا بتتغدى يا بتتعشى لووووووووول
August 19th, 2009 at
U missed the gardens and the fountains outside. They are real treat to the eyes. One of best combinations of greenery and architecture.