Iftar at (the) Al Nasr Tent

I now know that the chef for the Al Nasr Iftar is Egyptian, but he was trained in the culinary arts at a school established by the Brits for the chefs at their military camps in Egypt, so the cuisine is Anglo-Arabic (or Anglo-Egyptian). They have marketed their iftars only in the Arabic venues. And no one came (except for me).

The manager said that most Muslims prefer to celebrate iftar at home, and the Gulf News did a poll in which 80% of respondents said they always had iftar at home. But I've seen packed iftars at other restaurants where the prices were higher and the food was strictly Arabic.

I cannot (and did not) see Arabs flocking to a venue with Grouper Veronica, Waldorf Salad, Mutton with Mint Sauce, and pudding with English custard. One would think that an Anglo-Arabic iftar must be marketed to ex-pat English, not to Arabs.

But the Al Nasr Club did not feel that way, so, for this entire Ramadan, they had a single customer: me.