It has a fairly extensive menu, and I would recommend going all out and having a traditional mezze, there are three set mezze's on the menu.  As I am vegetarian my dining partner (who is not) and I went for the vegetarian mezze but I have been reliably informed by many non-vegetarian friends that the range of food is great for them too.  Getting back to the meal, and believe me you will want to, a mezze is basically a selection of a few starters and main courses - you can either have it served the traditional Lebanese way which is all at once or have the starters served together first, and then the main courses. It is a slightly less scary way although I have known people who have gone to pay after they'd only had the starters not realising that the main courses were still to come!

For starters in the vegetarian mezze you get Hummus, Baba Ganoush (a type of aubergine dip), Tabbouleh (a tomato, onion, burghol and parsley salad), stuffed vine leaves and mushrooms cooked in garlic, lemon and butter, and all served with pitta bread.  The Hummus and Baba Ganoush are extremely tasty - let's put it this way, they barely resemble the dips you buy in the supermarket masquerading as these.  The vine leaves have a very strong flavour.  The Tabbouleh is lovely and fresh on the palate but the piece de resistance are the fabulous mushrooms, which are almost orgasmic (I did say almost!).  It would be fair to say the five starters are all tasty and well worth eating.  Our server then asked us did we want a small break before our main courses which we gratefully accepted.

The main courses were Fatayer (filo pastries some filled with spinach and others with vegetables), Falafel (deep-fried chickpea patties) and Maghmour (steamed chick peas cooked in a rich tomato sauce topped with aubergine) these three dishes are served with yummy Lebanese potatoes and rice.  You will be doing very well to get through all the food but it is well worth it.

If you have any room left there are a selection of desserts including traditional Lebanese desserts such as Baklawa and Hallawa.  Most of these are very rich, yet tasty, but there are slightly more traditional Western desserts too, such as Meringue. 

The selection of Lebanese wines available do compliment the meal well.

If you are brave enough to venture to The Cedar Tree it is worthy of a visit.  It is a thoroughly enjoyable culinary experience all around, as not only is the food great but the staff are extremely friendly and always on hand if anyone looks too confused whilst staring at the menu. 

One piece of advice - go on an empty stomach.

The Cedar Tree, 11a St. Andrews Street, Dublin 2
Ph: (01) 6772121