My Random Ramblings: Eating Out in Saudi - First encounter @ Subway Al- Fanateer

In Saudi, public places are normally segregated into single only and families areas. That applies even when it comes to eating out at any restaurants.

They also separated entrance door for male only and families eating area. Each family is then ushered to our own respective eating space/area. Some restaurant have small compartments to segregate each family whilst the other segregate by putting curtains/ blinds. When it comes to ordering at the counters, only male occupants are allowed to order whilst for families, waiters shall be coming to each and every segregated places for each families to take orders, send food or replenishing our new orders. They do not have a bell system but the waiters will be mingling around the outside of the families cubicles waiting to be 'summoned'.

This is actually my 1st encounter of eating out in the public in Saudi which was 3 months ago. We bought our food at Subway at Fanateer area. At first we wanted to dine in, but since the Fanateer beach is nearly, we decided to take away all the food.

I will share our first experience of dining in at Saudi restaurant in my other post.