Le Chateau is a long-established restaurant near the Garden City-downtown border, reliable for well-executed Egyptian and Continental food in a setting that falls between neighbourhood restaurant and business lunch venue. The Egyptian dishes — grills, rice, and mezze — are well done and the portions generous. The air conditioning is reliable, which matters during Cairo summers.
The restaurant occupies the ground floor of an older building near the Nile, with the usual slightly formal atmosphere of a Cairo restaurant trying to serve both Egyptian and international guests. It's a good lunch option for visitors staying near Tahrir or the Egyptian Museum who want something better than hotel food without the full commitment of a dinner reservation.