By the time I write this review, this branch of the Barbeque Nation franchise will have received in excess of 5,700 votes, and nearly 2,700 raving, 4+ reviews; more than double the highest number I’ve even seen for any restaurant in the UAE. Interestingly it is identical in concept to the darling of the Indian … Continue reading Rock on!
Mamagoto (http://www.mamagoto.in/) has been one of the most pleasant surprises of this Calcutta trip of mine. It’s the home-grown (Indian) take on casual pan Asian cuisine, very much in the same mould as Wagamama, Busaba Eathai and our own Jumeirah’s Noodle House, only it’s funkier, more colourful, more fun. I loved the graphic, playful interior … Continue reading Hello MamaGoto!
Flurys is a Kolkata landmark, an institution. And I hear it’s a decent bakery and dessert parlour too. As a restaurant, specifically where breakfast is concerned, it leaves much to be desired. Expecting so much from the endless reviews and recommendations, my father’s more than anyone’s (although not Indian, he spent ‘the best years of … Continue reading Runny eggs on Park Street
Belad Al Sham is a newly opened Syrian restaurant in the (also newly opened) Avenues Shopping Complex on Umm Suqeim Road, Barsha 2. It’s kinda hard to find because Avenues is not exactly known as yet. Find Al-Housh Traditional Kitchen, itself a hidden gem (but that is for another blog post), and turn into Avenues … Continue reading New kid on the block
Rajdhani, once the undisputed thali kings of Dubai, have re-opened – yeay! And like their spanking new premises in Karama, their staff, management, even their hugely talented culinary team are all new, flown fresh out from India. The new place does not have any of the character of the original in Rolli street; it’s new, … Continue reading The Thali Kings Are Back
Sai Dham is one of the better vegetarian thali restaurants in Dubai. And as reviewer after reviewer has mentioned, it is well decorated too; rustic being on of the most common words used to describe it. Sai Baba fans and followers will feel right at home here as there are paintings of him all over … Continue reading Thali in Oud Metha
I don’t know how I’ve missed Aaraamam in all my years of coming to Karama for my weekend South Indian breakfast…um, indulgence. Located on the corner of the Belhasa building beside Sheik Hamdan Colony in very heart of Karama, with a BIG sign above the entrance, it’s kinda hard to miss. Hmm. The truth is … Continue reading Brekkie in Karama
After taking my reservation, the voice on the phone explained how to find the place, ‘Look for an old, red London telephone booth outside the Atrium as you enter Habtoor City from SZR’, he said, ‘and you’ll have found The Rose & Crown’. I don’t know why but I felt right at home as I … Continue reading The Best Fish & Chips I’ve had in Dubai.
Operation: Falafel has opened at the (still to open) Ribbon in Motor City. And it’s a big, swanky branch already pulsing with the hustle and bustle one would expect from a far more established player, not from (as they are) new kids on the block. Is Motor City so deprived of good eateries? Maybe. Yeah. … Continue reading Operation: Falafel opens at the Ribbon
My family and I have been fans of the original Pantry Café in al-Safa since it first opened. So we were quite excited to be going to their (not so) new branch in Bay Square. The al-Safa original was always going to a hard act to follow and it was clear from the hodgepodge interior … Continue reading Pantry Cafe 2.0
