The owner, Haim Cohen, came to fame many decades ago when he was the chef for a restaurant named "Keren", one of the best (if not THE best) restaurants in Tel Aviv at that time. Later he, and his partner (Irit Shenkar) opened Dixie, in...a different location from the current one, in Tel Aviv. I was happily and fortunately a customer of both. (If I remember correctly the partners opened a third restaurant later on).
Keren is closed for more than a decade, and many years ago Dixie moved to its current location which was no longer convenient for me, and so when I had a chance for an evening visit with a once-a-month dining companion, I had great anticipation.
The restaurant, in its original location, was one of the first to stay open 24 hours. It is clean, in a spacious setting, and so when I walked in, my positive thoughts were reinforced. I was further impressed that there are different menus for different times of the day, and that each menu has many selections.
We ordered two appetizers to share, each of us had a different hamburger as a main course, and we shared one dessert. As such I ate or tasted 4 items. I am so sorry to say that my expectations were dashed. The food was presented nicely, but the taste was nothing to brag about. The two appetisers were particularly not good. The dessert we could argue about. It was not to my taste. My beer was fine, as was my companion's coke.
The service was interesting. The serving staff did everything we asked willingly and well. However to get their attention in the first place, we would have done well to have a megaphone. Regarding price or value, we could possibly argue. I didn't think it was too much out of line, but you might be able to convince me they added a few shekels to the cost of each portion because of Haim Cohen's fame.More
