Tiki Hula Hula Brunch @ Trader Vic’s Hilton Dubai Jumeirah

A dear friend was organising his birthday do with the troupe, and Trader Vic’s was the spot. Tiki Hula Hula Brunch it’s called – happening every Saturday at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah. They had been there just a few weeks prior and loved it so much for the food and party vibe that he decided to […]

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Pan-asian delights @ Nonya Dubai, Taj JLT Dubai

We took the folks over to the Taj one afternoon mid-May to review the newly opened Nonya over dinner. I had found out about the venue on socials ; apparently it had ‘Malaysian and Singaporean influences’. Possibly the first time I’ve seen a fine dining joint specifically mention this in their social blurp. We got […]

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Sushi Saturdays @ Asia Asia, Pier 7 Dubai

*2022 Update : This offer is currently called Sushi Sundays. For a lot of us who only gets the chance to do our dates on Saturdays when the nanny is back in – here is a good one to try if you like your sushi and dim sum. Particularly for those who live in the […]

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Street Food Night @ Sui Mui, Westin Mina Seyahi Dubai

Sui Mui – this is the revamped of what used to be Spice Emporium in The Westin Mina Seyahi. We’ve been to Sui Mui a couple of times now since it opened last year – it’s always our go-to with the family and friends, after a day spent at the beach. We returned last Wednesday […]

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Dim Sum Yum @ Maiden Shanghai, Five Palm Jumeirah

The big 40. Not me – not yet anyways, hee hee. I was looking for a spot for the husband’s birthday do, and it was going to have to be karaoke. A bit of googling and Maiden Shanghai popped up as one of the few places in Dubai that has a karaoke room. Well, one […]

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Authentic Yum Cha found in Dubai @ Peacock Restaurant, Sheraton JBR

I’m happy to say that we’ve found a reasonably priced yum cha experience, close enough to what I’ll call authentic. Still not perfect…. but close enough. Some restaurants try to do its best, but without the pork factor, you can never really bring out the authenticity of yum cha. That’s me looking at a lot […]

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Unlimited Tasting Night @ Shanghai Chic Movenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Dubai

Our relationship with this place has had its ups and downs over the last few years. I’ve lost count how many times we’ve been back here, sometimes with groups of friends, with family, and the occasional schoolnight date – just the two of us 🙂 I waited a long time to do a proper post […]

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Yum Cha @ Ba Restaurant and Lounge

Aiyo. *Palm to forehead* Dilemma. I really like Fairmont. We’ve stayed there twice now. It is a beautiful hotel on the Palm, with gorgeous views of the marina. Their breakfast spread is great, service had been in our past experience top-notch and it’s just one of those hotels I will recommend you stay in. Their […]

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Cocktails and Dim Sum @ Ba Lounge

When our friends were here in Dubai, they bought trays of dim sum from Carrefour to bring back to Doha. G decided to buy some of these as well to try out, and the har gaus and siew mais was actually, not too bad….:) So, whilst we were in the ‘omg-I-miss-dim-sum’ mood, I received an email […]

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Beachcombers Weekend Brunch @ Jumeirah Beach Hotel

Entertainer Fine Dining doesn’t actually have too many bubbly brunch options. Good thing is, the website sometimes gives you Member Offers and we just so happened to see Beachcombers being one of the few on promotion. Yippee!

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Theme Nights @ Beachcombers, Jumeirah Beach Hotel

Random school night. Didn’t know where to go. Opened up the HSBC Entertainer Book and the few places that we could possibly get on the GPS (without getting lost driving all over Dubai) was Jumeirah Beach Hotel. So we thought – why  not? Ha! Beachcombers has a Pan-asian Buffet Theme every Wednesday night. It’s all-you-can-eat […]

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Evening Buffet @ Saffron, Atlantis

Hmm. Saffron if you’re reading this I’m very sorry for what I’m about to say. Just an amateur review from a newbie in Dubai. (Please scroll down for a 2013 update on Saffron 😉 ) Well we went here on a Friday night few weeks ago now. I had high expectations, as this was going […]

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