1902 Restaurant — International / Egyptian Fine Dining, Aswan
The 1902 Restaurant at the Old Cataract Hotel provides fine dining with legendary views in what is arguably the most historically resonant hotel in Egypt. Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile in this hotel; King Farouk of Egypt, Winston Churchill, and Princess Diana all stayed here. The dining room overlooks the Nile from a terrace that has been watching the river flow since 1899.
The cooking delivers international fine dining that honours the hotel’s Victorian grandeur: the Egyptian specialties alongside the international preparations that a hotel of this historical significance has been providing to its guests for over a century.
The wine programme is the most comprehensive in Aswan: the Old Cataract’s cellar reflects the hotel’s century of serving the world’s most distinguished guests.
1902 Restaurant is the Aswan restaurant for those who want to dine in the same room where Agatha Christie plotted, where Churchill breakfasted, and where the Nile has been visible from white tablecloths since before the Aswan Dam was built.
Best Occasion: Proposal
The Old Cataract Hotel, Nile views from white tablecloths since 1899, and a dining room where Agatha Christie wrote: 1902 provides a proposal setting of legendary historical grandeur.
Best Occasion: Birthday
The most historically resonant hotel in Aswan, legendary Nile views, and international fine dining: 1902 Restaurant provides a birthday dinner in a setting that history itself has endorsed.