Restaurants. Hotels. Experiences
Did you know that there is a new drinks venue in The Beach JBR Dubai, where you can get a whole selection of organic tea? Some of us may affectionately know it as bubble tea, but this is something a little different. The team at PIMS, have curated their very own selection of tea-based drinks […]
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We love Afternoon Tea’s in Dubai. Delicate little finger sandwiches and cakes, prepared with lots of love by the culinary team. This Christmas, many lounges in hotels are doing a festive afternoon tea. We have done a little digging to put together a list of festive afternoon tea offers that you just might like. If […]
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Family Brunches is a staple in life with kids here in Dubai. It’s one fun thing to do – where mum and dad get to eat and drink and hopefully have a conversation with their friends, whilst kids are entertained. Some go so far as to have pool and beach access, or even kid’s club […]
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Mezzerie has launched a new family brunch, and boy have they gone above and beyond with the entertainment and spread. There are Disney character appearances, a magician, and so much more for the little ones. Guess what it’s called?*Drumroll*……. Introducing, Once Upon a Brunch 🙂 Here’s our review of Waldorf Astoria the Palm’s new Family […]
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I was sitting in a bar last night, telling two spanish mums about a really fun spanish brunch that I had gone for my birthday. The first guess? “Lola”? Haha! That has got to count for something, right? 🙂 We had such a great time last Saturday with our friends. Here’s what to expect, if […]
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Did you know that there is a Japanese fine-dining restaurant in Jumeirah Zabeel Saray? What used to be the Club Lounge, next to Imperium has been tastefully revamped into Tori Tori. We drove down the West Crescent in the Palm Jumeirah one Friday evening for a much awaited date night. An evening, to review their […]
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Doubletree by Hilton in Jumeirah Beach has reopened their pool area, and pool bar Areia in October 2023. It had always been a family favourite – the shaded lawn area, the beautiful infinity pool, and course – the convenient location being at the heart of Jumeirah Beach Residence area. We popped over in October to […]
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Did you know that Organic Foods and Cafe has a pretty awesome and healthy breakfast deal in the weekends? I met up with a dear friend to review the offer one morning, in September. The Greens branch it was in Emaar Business Park – close to home, and school. Here’s how our breakfast at Organic […]
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We got properly dressed up one Saturday in September, for a much anticipated double date with our dear friends. Sky Brunch at Attiko it was. I had been there just once – months ago, for drinks at sunset – so was excited to see what they had to offer for brunch. We contemplated walking, and […]
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October 2023 Update : This offer is currently on hold. Please have a look at Bubbly Breakfasts in Dubai Marina, JLT & The Palm for other options. If you woke up late in the weekend, and you want to have some bacon and eggs – don’t fret, The Cavendish at Voco Bonnington is serving their […]
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What time is too early for a glass of bubbly? 🙂 If you would like a glass of mimosa, maybe a bellini with your eggs benedict – here are a few breakfast spots where you can get free flow bubbly in the Dubai Marina end of town – to include JLT and the Palm. Word […]
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When was the last time you went to Boardwalk? It has been many many years, for us – lazy marina people. Did you know that Boardwalk offers a pizza-making activity for kids? I didn’t! We drove up to Dubai Creek Resort with the family one September weekend, to review their pizza-making activity, together with lunch […]
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Four Seasons Resort Dubai has introduced a new wellness offer, called ‘SereniTea’. Wouldn’t be too hard to guess what you get from the name right? We drove up to the Four Seasons one weekend in August to review the offer. Here’s our experience of SereniTea.
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The first of so many great family brunches – is Into the Jungle, put together by the one and only Family Brunch team. We returned to Giardino to review the very popular, always booked-out family brunch with the troupe – including my dear mum. High hopes, high expectations – as many friends have done this […]
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Going to theme parks just brings out the child in you, doesn’t it? Going to Legoland Hotel Dubai does the very same. Don’t know about you but as we drove towards the hotel, and seeing all the many child-size Lego figurines all over, I got so…so excited. Excited for our kids, excited for myself, and […]
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If you have been in Dubai for more than 5 years, chances are you have done the Fork and Cork brunch at some point or another. It’s Anantara the Palm’s big brunch. The last time we did this – we didn’t have any mini versions of ourselves at the table to attend to. It was […]
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Sunday Roast has always, from what I gather (and please forgive me if I am wrong) – a British thing. Whilst we both grew up in British colonised countries, we have never been a huge fan of just having roast beef and yorkshire puddings (again, please forgive me for saying this). I actually try my […]
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Have you been to Canary Club? Have you heard of them? We went once, many months ago for their brunch with the family and loved it. Our friends have done their ladies night as well (missed that one, unfortunately!) So when we were doing the business lunch round up we knew we had to reach […]
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If you have been here long enough, you would have heard of Candypant’s brunches from friends or social media. They’re famous for doing a good, fun brunch – one fit for celebrations. Every Saturday – Candypant’s does one at Akira Back called Brunch Refined. We went over to Akira Back early May with friends to […]
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Have you been to Mama Zonia, in Pier 7? Having been there for a ladies nights awhile back, we returned to Mama Zonia on a Friday afternoon early May, to review their business lunch offer. Here’s one to do, particularly if you work in Marina Plaza and surroundings, and looking for a nice business lunch […]
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