{"id":5975,"date":"2019-12-26T07:25:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T07:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2023-03-23T20:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T20:16:24","slug":"mantaray-tel-aviv-israel-amazing-food-great-atmosphere-and-location-but-youll-never-guess-who-was-behind-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/mantaray-tel-aviv-israel-amazing-food-great-atmosphere-and-location-but-youll-never-guess-who-was-behind-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Mantaray, Tel-Aviv, Israel – Amazing Food, Great Atmosphere and Location – But you’ll never guess who was behind me!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a belated blog post and a story about a trip I made in December 2019 to Israel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m told that Tel Aviv is one of the most expensive cities in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We went to Israel over the Christmas break for a wedding. in December 2019. Who would have guessed the weather would be awful with a storm that would flood the roads and winds of biblical proportions! But hey, this is Israel, where anything is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway, we had dinner with friends at Mataray located on the beachfront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The restaurant was pleasant enough, with attentive service and a broad menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We chose a couple of dishes from the Mezze starters, followed by the best Sea Bass I have ever tasted! It was just excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But whilst I was eating, I noticed men moving around the restaurant, checking and observing everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suddenly the chair behind me moved back, and the gentleman rose and made his way to the toilets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As he returned to his table my friend said look who it is, Ehoud Barak, former Prime Minister of Israel between 1999 and 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It would seem that I have dined with one of the most highly decorated soldiers in Israels’ history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read all about him here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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