Machneyuda

Amazing restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere. Loud! But oh, so much fun! Led with the atmosphere, dancing, and singing employees and patrons, but the food was delicious! (understatement) Never had Calamari like that!

We had the salad with herbs, grapes, croutons and labneh followed by the mackerel, the chicken liver on mashed potatoes and finally the honey cake with toffee and ice cream. Food was very good but the best part was the service. We sat at the bar and were welcomed by two super friendly bartenders who gave us free shots (they were drinking with us too). They also played my song on request. Fun atmosphere.

The place is packed and had a wonderful atmosphere. The hostess was kind and even accommodated us about 15 minutes earlier than our reservation.

Food:
Starters were great, really both delecisous and well presented. So highly recommend them as all we ordered was good.

Sadly this doesn't follow through to the main courses which were a mess.

Fish was extremely salted to a point that all you could taste was saltiness and not the fish.

Spicy pasta was oily and greasy. The flavour was heavily overshadowed by oil taste.

The brisket was the only main course which was nice. And probably worth a taste.

Drinks:

Cocktails and the G&T were simply bad.
Even when asking to use higher tier of Gin the end result was not great.

Service:

The service was bad not because the waiters weren't helpful, but simply due to the fact there were like only 3 of them for a whole 2 floors. Which causes long wait times, missed orders and various mischiefs. To their credits the waiters tried their best.

I guess we just expected a bit better from what supposed to be the best food in town.

Absolutely delicious! Great vibe and good music too. We had about 7-8 dishes shared for 3 and they were fantastic. Authentic and full of flavor.

This restaurants is suppose to be the best restaurant to visit in Jerusalem. We did a reservation weeks before. When we got the the place they wanted to give us seats at the bar. We ask for a table as the reservations was made and they gave us the worst table on the restaurant. All the way to the back with no view and really tight. Since it was late we had no other option and we stay.

Food was not good. The host was not nice. The service inside was better.

These kind of restaurants if they want to survive for long time they should take care of their customers.

As someone who grew up in Jerusalem and lived there half her life, it's amazing to me to see how my beloved shuk (farmers market) advanced and elevated in the area of fine dining. Machneyuda is a wonderful gourmet restaurant in the shuk. The food is fantastic. The service is quick and friendly. They have their own delicious beer. The prices are very high, as expected, but they're worth it. Great atmosphere, music, and colorful decor. The seabass was yummy, just too plain for my partner (in comparison to his bold dish of interior parts), and the baked starters were really good. It's a very "happening" place, so if you want to sit and talk - go somewhere else. Overall, a great experience!

Delicious!
Yes, it is a bit pricey, but it is good value for money at the same time (for 3 courses for two people we paid ca. 550 ILS, and we didn't pick the most expensive stuff, we didn't drink alcohol).

I tried chicken livers, offal stew, and calamari. My wife a bit less orthodox ;P (mushroom risotto, green salad with dressing, home made bread and tarte).
Every single one was fantastic, was worth eating and served in a colourful way.

We were seated at a bar, and the girl serving us was exactly as attentive as we wanted.
Despite we didn't order any cocktails, we saw her making real magic.
Also the open kitchen is a show worth watching.

We would recommend upfront reservation, especially in the evening.

Fully deserved five stars.