Beyond a solitary wall-mounted life buoy, the correlation with the ill-fated liner is as mysterious as the Italian menu items. Middle Eastern dishes include fried kibbeh, sambousak, chicken and lamb shish, kofte and vine leaves; all serviceable if not quite as fine as some in the neighbourhood. Wood-fired pizzas are good and baroque desserts in tall glasses are colourful concoctions of cream, avocado, fruit, honey, nuts and kashta. The corner smoking room where patrons puff on flavoured tobacco through hookahs is a scene that will transport you to the casbah, while cardamom-scented Arabian coffee to finish is essential.