Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gourmet restaurants
English answer:
restaurants serving well-prepared, highest quality food
English term
Egypt
gourmet restaurants
Jun 22, 2010 14:27: Sabine Akabayov, PhD changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Bashiqa, writeaway, Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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restaurants serving well-prepared, highest quality food
Here is a website with concise definitions of gourmet food and gourmet restaurants:
http://gourmetfood.about.com/od/glossary/g/gourmetdef.htm
- Gourmet food is of the highest quality and flavor, prepared well and presented in an artful manner.
- A gourmet restaurant is one considered to serve the highest quality food.
Here is another nice website with definitions:
http://www.answers.com/topic/gourmet
2. Gourmet food is that which is of the highest quality, perfectly prepared and artfully presented.
3. A gourmet restaurant is one that serves well-prepared, high-quality food.
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Ildiko Santana
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Sheila Wilson
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Phong Le
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Thank you, Phong Le!
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restaurants serving very sophisticated dishes
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John Detre
: I believe gourmet is a euphemism for "expensive"
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Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian 
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Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
restaurants with gourmet food
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5 Jun 2010 ... Supermarkets mimic restaurants with gourmet food. By Michael Hill The Associated Press Originally published: June 05. 2010 3:01AM ...
www.thedailytimes.com/article/.../306059982
France
Cultural heritage, visual arts, food
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English
gourmet restaurants
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British Diana
: see my Discussion entry
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writeaway
: see my discussion entry too
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Michele Johnson
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Ildiko Santana
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True, but no question was posed. How is one meant to respond?
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Discussion
Hopefully, the "3 gourmet restaurants" at the resort mentioned in Elsayed Fayed's question are authentically gourmet. It sure seems like an interesting place to visit. :-)
http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2010/03/a-gourmet-burger...
Thus all the answers using the word "gourmet" are correct. Please do not circumscribe the word, it is an accepted term which conjures up the required image in most people's minds.
In the English language, it has assumed adjective function in many compound terms, which does not change the fact. (I suggest looking it up in a FR-EN dictionary.)
It is sometimes easier for non-native speakers to understand what other non-natives may find difficult, and I am trying to help Elsayed as best I can.
Not sure as to whether wildly criticizing discussion entries (in your case preferably mine, it seems) does much to help.