Restaurants. Hotels. Experiences
Let’s begin by stating the obvious. This is not a new hotel. It’s officially 25 years old. In any part of the world, this is considered relatively new, but in Dubai – there are a few words that we can use to describe it – but the nice one to pick for an editorial piece […]
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Hilton at the Palm have launched a family brunch earlier this year – and boy oh boy did they do a fabulous job. We drove to the Palm Jumeirah with the family at the end of October to review the brunch, and see what the fuss is all about. It’s been all over social media […]
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Ramadan Kareem, to all those fasting over this holy month. With so many iftar spreads organised in and around Dubai – it’s hard to decide which one to go to, isn’t it? We had the opportunity to review the iftar at Gastro Kitchen in Doubletree by Hilton JBR. Here’s what we loved about the iftar […]
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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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UPDATE : The Gastro Kitchen Brunch is no longer on. See : Best Family Brunches in Dubai for other options The weather is heating up, isn’t it? Good time to do a brunch with pool access, don’t you think? Doubletree Hilton in JBR have recently relaunched their much loved Gastro Kitchen brunch. We returned one […]
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The beach area next to Jones the Grocer was under construction for a very long time. We were wondering – what’s going on? Say hello to Zing, Hilton Palm Jumeirah’s own Beach Bar, to add to a number of other restaurants in its property. We went over to the Hilton end of January to review […]
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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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September 2023 Update : Please note that Mango Tree Thai Bistro is currently closed. We returned with the family on a Wednesday night to review the BBQ Night at Mango Tree Thai Bistro. This was early May, and surprisingly it was so nice and cool to sit outside in their terrace. For one evening, we […]
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September 2023 Update : Please note that Mango Tree Thai Bistro is currently closed. A family-friendly brunch down in our neighbourhood here in the marina? And it’s pocket-friendly as well? Where? Mango Tree Thai Bistro at the Hilton. To be exact it’s in JBR. Happy to pop in on a Friday afternoon to review the […]
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Did you know that Wavebreaker has a playground right next to it on the sand? And they serve drinks as well? And, it’s got a baby swing? Ha, the little things that get parents excited these days 😉 Here’s a run-through of the happy hour deal at Wavebreaker – Hilton Dubai Jumeirah, which we had […]
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Having spent a week in Sicily in April didn’t stop us from heading over to BiCE for iftar. You could never say no to good italian food. BiCE has been around ever since we moved over here back in 2012, and I’m sure it was around even before that. There’s a reason why restaurants “survive” […]
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I haven’t organised a group brunch for a long time….last one was end of last year – City Brunch at the new Westin (which wasn’t all that great, that I couldn’t be bothered writing about it..). So few weeks ago when a friend was organising his birthday brunch, I thought I’ll put my hand up and […]
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I get excited when it comes to Japanese food. Back home, we go to my favourite yakitori bar for a skewer or two with a ice cold glass of umeshu, and frequent the many izakaya bars scattered around town. When we moved to Dubai, I was somewhat disappointed that though there are quite a few […]
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Oct 2014 update – Hot Latin Night is now moved to Ocacti. I’ve never been there before so no blog post to accompany it. You can check it out yourself and let me know What an unexpected evening 🙂
Read MoreTues night was Pure Sky’s “Think Pink Ladies Night” hosted by Lipsy. Note that it’s not in the main Hilton Hotel building, but where the residences are i.e entrance is next to Tim Horton’s. R and I went, dragged G along (who wanted to go home 2 seconds upon stepping in because there was no […]
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Definitely, the best, Asian fusion, that we have had. Being of asian backgrounds ourselves, we’ve never really wanted to go for Asian fusion because, a) authentic asian food it always, better (and cheaper) and b) half the stuff we can cook it at home, anyway! Now we’ve definitely had our minds changed after an amazing […]
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Jul 2014 Update – Note that Rocco Forte Hotel is now called Hilton Capital Grand Abu Dhabi. Home from another weekend rendezvous 😉 When we first booked our night at Rocco Forte, we were (as always) a bit sceptical of how it’ll turn out. As you get into Abu Dhabi City from Dubai, you’ll pass […]
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