Who doesn’t love chicken wings? Okay, maybe chickens don’t…and maybe also hardcore vegetarians and vegans. But I think I’m safe in saying that almost everyone else does. My family and I love them – which is why I am quick to either visit or order from whatever pops up on my ‘wings radar’ – this … Continue reading Buffalo Wild Wings – MOE, Barsha
“Kimura-Ya could possibly be the best casual dining, authentic, izakaya-style Japanese restaurant in Dubai”. I wrote that in my review of their newly opened Business Bay branch in August 2020. And here we are in December of the same (fabulous) year and I find myself writing another review for a second newly opened restaurant, this … Continue reading Kimura-Ya – JBR
Bandar Bride Special Kabab is one of the last in a dying breed of old school Iranian eateries and kabab houses which once dotted the Deira and Bur Dubai culinary scenes. Affectionately known throughout the dwindling Iranian community as Aroos-e Bandar, this little-known cafeteria is hidden in the alleyway behind the CBD building on Baniyas … Continue reading Aroos-e Bandar – Baniyas
Food Park is one of those Jack-of-all-trades Indian cafeteria style restaurants which boasts a menu as voluminous as Encyclopedia Britannica and includes everything from curry to chowmein, from hotdogs to dosa – which I was there to have. Located in the Signature Building next door to Miracle Garden in Barsha South, it rubs shoulders with … Continue reading Food Park – Barsha South
The Polo & Equestrian Club on Al Qudra Road is one of the most underrated establishments in Dubai. Although it’s not much farther than any of the licensed Arabian Ranches venues like the Ranches Restaurant and Maison Mathis, or Studio City venues like Maine and the Irish Village, Polo Club restaurants and bars have been … Continue reading Sella – Dubai Studio City
Giornotte is the all-day dining restaurant at the swanky Ritz-Carlton in Abu Dhabi. Located a level down from the lobby, the restaurant is Mediterranean in look, feel and the cuisine it serves, be it with a distinct Middle Eastern influence. Understandably breakfast is an elaborate affair with several live cooking stations offering everything from pancakes … Continue reading Giornotte – Al Maqtaa, Abu Dhabi
Jelfar sounds like something out of Aladdin’s cave – a golden sword? a silver lantern? a precious gem? Yes, a gem. A hidden gem. Food bloggers, foodies and gluttonous adventurers alike dine at obscure wayside eateries, hole-in-the-walls, dumps, and dives in the hope of finding such hidden gems. Although I have slowed my pace in … Continue reading Jelfar Café – Neif
Roka is to Zuma what Robin is to Batman – sidekick, invariably yes, but a sidekick with a very distinct character of its own. Less pretentious than its more famous stablemate it definitely is, but Roka is still very much an upmarket Japanese Izakaya style robata restaurant and bar. Located on Level 1 of the … Continue reading Roka – Business Bay
I’m a 60’s baby who knows a thing or two about Purple Haze, Hendrix’s or the other kind; so it was no wonder that I was drawn like a moth to a flame to a restaurant called the White Haze. I was also so pissed off from my disappointing meal at CaliBurger (exactly opposite) that … Continue reading White Haze – Barsha
The two most common words from my previous reviews of CaliBurger’s now closed outlets in Umm Suqeim and Sheikh Zayed Road were In-N-Out and imitator. I also asked if it’s plucky or plain stupid to base one’s business model so blatantly on someone else’s. Yet here we are again with the same old wannabe story. … Continue reading CaliBurger – Barsha
