Sharing honest reviews of food and travel, with tips on how to enjoy the luxuries UAE has to offer without breaking your wallet
I was this close on leaving, standing in the heat, trying to get in touch with the team. 7 times, I rang – my 3-year old with me, impatient and hungry. The main door was close, there were men working away and when I asked the first time – they signaled for me to turn […]
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If you’re getting bored of the usual English Breakfast dishes, how about give Mexican a try? Look I am no expert and will not start pretending to be one. Sadly, I have never been to Mexico so I’ll leave the ‘Was it authentic?’ review to those who know better. This, is a brief review of […]
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Tuesday Night. Drinks. A few bites. Good view. Not too far from the marina. Don’t want to spend more than say, 60 AED. Try Folly at Souk Madinat Jumeirah.
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The Beach Grill is Address Beach Resort’s pool and beachside restaurant. It’s what Palm Avenue is to Waldorf, Seagrill is to Fairmont, Plaj is to Zabeel Saray. It’s basically where you’ll take your kids to dine after an afternoon by the family pool – and guess what? As an in-house guest, kids under 7 dine […]
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About time they joined the breakfast club, don’t you think? Say hello to Koko Bay, which really doesn’t need an introduction. Yes, it’s that famous bali-inspired restaurant in Palm West Beach with amazing views of the marina, that hammock, that swing. I can imagine their start-up committee sitting around a table going – how do […]
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Ramadan Kareem, all. Last week we returned to Huqqa in Dubai Mall with the family to review their iftar set menu. The girls were quite excited, not so much about the amazing Turkish food that they serve but about the Ipads they have in the restaurants. Priorities ay, kids these days.
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Tasked with finding a spot for lunch with friends, I google-searched “Business lunch Dubai” and ended up going through a whole list of restaurants here. A few phone calls to various venues – some were fully booked for two weeks (that restaurant with the famous swing) – I ended up with Roka as it was […]
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We have always wanted to bring the little ones to the Burj. Having always done Atmosphere Lounge over sunset when we had family and guests over, we had the impression that kids were not allowed up to Level 123 of the Burj Khalifa. I checked, and realised hey – you could bring under 5 year […]
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