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Recommended Restaurants in Dubai by DF Members


Concord Most of us read a guide or two or three before arriving in Dubai. Each with a list of restaurants (written by 25 year olds or people without real jobs - believe you me I have friends who write for Fodors, lonely planet and Fromers - 4 different people - so I know). I think it would be a good idea for a list of "Recommended Restaurants" in Dubai. I know, some fool will tell me this belongs in "Dubai Guide". Well I don't think so. Lets give it a try. I can say I have never had a bad meal or complaint about Wamagama at the Crown Plaza - Sheik Sayed road. What say you?
noni manhattan grill..grand hyatt..always delicous Jeevan China Sea - obviously for chinese - clock tower roundabout Many would agree on this one :) xty I don't go to fancy restaurants much. Somehow I prefer regular restaurants or even street hawkers (if exist). Does it count? - Lemongrass (the restaurant or food stall at Ibn Battuta mall). Tasty Thai foods, even better than what I had when living in Bangkok. - Al Mallah restaurant (Dhiyafah road). Best shawarma sandwich in town. - Arz Lebanese restaurant (DIC etc). Tasty boneless chicken. I love Chinese food. But Chinese food in Dubai are all suck, so I can't recommend one. ^ian^ I like Hardy's burgers... they're the bomb. Concord

There you have it now. V-Man Al Damyati... its not a posh place but its tasty... Concord
what kind of food? V-Man Arabic asc_26 Restaurants at pyramid tent (back of wafi city), all kinds of food you can find there and the ambiance is very classy and comfy. I really like going to IV, i can wear slippers and just be comfy while having sumptous dinner. Nice also at hyatt regency roof top.

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asc_26 Charcoal chicken in any lebanese restaurants are very good also. Coops mmm i agree i looove lemongrass

Have you tried the place behind (sorta) lemongrass - i think it is called Lam Kwai Fong, or similar i quite like the food there.
Also if you like Malaysian, the first malaysia restaurant at the top of....sky tower (i think thats the one - next to Al Attar on SZR) is great - just simple food but really tasty! look4thebest I agree Sky Tower Malaysian is great!! I find the chinese food here a bit bland here also! But the Four seasons top of Rydges PLaza is great! :D Can't beat the crispy Duck pancakes and a few cold beers mmmm :D :D :D :D xty
Let's see if it's a real Chinese food, not Indian-Chinese or Filipino-Chinese food. No offense ;)
Some food stall in malls (Panda, Dragon, or whatever the name is), even they employ Chinese people, but still doesn't taste good.
Wait, I think I know, maybe because they don't contain pork oil or cooking wine ;) xty
Never tried that one. You're talking about the Lemongrass restaurant, not the food stall right? Will check out.
I heard from my friends that Malaysian restaurant also good. They serve also Indonesian food (which I usually buy from Singapore Deli in Karama). Will try sometimes. xty
What kind of food they serve at IV? And can we bring kids? I was thinking IV is some kind of resto-bar where no kids normally there.
Slippers rule! ;)
I don't like fancy restaurants. Food is not worth it with the price.
I hated when I was going to one of the restaruant in Madinat Jumeirah. Though I dress nicely and wear shoes, they don't allow kids. Concord
Sometimes kids and restaurants don't mix. Many parents could care less about inconveniencing the other patrons with unruly kids. Since they are used to their kids rantings they don't notice how disruptive they could be - after all the parents are out to have a good time and the heck with the rest of the people. Of course not all parents, but many.
When we go to a restaurant and they ask "smoking or non smoking?" we say "no kids" - sit us as far away from kids as possible. I think there are restaurants for kids and times to take kids to a restaurant. But dinner time (say past 8 pm) it is not for kids under 10! - except fast food joints. Concord DF Members "Recommendations" so far:
[color=red]Asian Cuisine[/color] – Wagamama [Concord – “I have never had a bad meal or complaint about Wamagama”] at the Crown Plaza - Sheik Sayed road.
[color=red]Steak House [/color]- Manhattan Grill [Noni – “always delicious”] at grand hyatt
[color=red]Chinese [/color]– China Sea - [Jeevan - “Many would agree on this one “] at clock tower roundabout.
[color=red]Chinese[/color] - 4 seasons @ Rydges Plaza [Look4theBest - "the Four seasons top of Rydges PLaza is great! Can't beat the crispy Duck pancakes and a few cold beers']
[color=red]Thai[/color] - Lemongrass (XTY - “Tasty Thai foods, even better than what I had when living in Bangkok”] at the restaurant or food stall at Ibn Battuta mall.
[color=red]Lebanese [/color]-Al Mallah restaurant [XTY -. “Best shawarma sandwich in town”] at Dhiyafah road.
[color=red]Lebanese[/color] - Arz Lebanese restaurant [XTY – “Tasty boneless chicken”] at DIC etc.
[color=red]Burgers [/color]– Hardy’s [Ian “I like Hardy's burgers... they're the bomb”] at all over the place.
[color=red]Arabic -[/color] Al Damyati [V-Man – “ its not a posh place but its tasty”]...
[color=red]? [/color]IV [ASC-26 “I really like going to IV, i can wear slippers and just be comfy while having sumptous dinner”]…?
[color=red]Malaysian[/color] – Sky Tower Malasyan [Coops “is great - just simple food but really tasty!”] the first malaysia restaurant at the top of....sky tower (i think thats the one - next to Al Attar on SZR). [look4thebest – “I agree Sky Tower Malaysian is great!!”] Coops Don't forget the Chinese place behind Lemongrass - Lam(?) Kwai Fong , not like food court chinese at all!
Next door to this place is the Fish Basket (opp ENOC Building) - a great lebanese seafood place, you pick the type of seafood you want and then ask them to cook it how you like.
Oh i also like noodle house - recently opened up in DCC, but i think they have one in the emitates towers and at the madinat - i wouldnt call it chinese, cuz it is a bit of a mix of different types of asian. But the fresh juice/tea drinks are great and there are heaps to try!
Sorry to ramble on....i like food :)
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[color=red]Irish Village [/color] and some restaurants inside the compound but its crowded nowadays cos of tennis event. :( Unknown Devil Nawab - Only for Chicken Biryani and nothing else (In Jumeirah and Burdubai Al ain centre) Khazana - Just beside Cyclone(owned by famous Indian Chef Sanjeev Kapoor) The Revolving Restaurant in Hyatt Regency Deira beside Hamriya Fish Market and Gould Souq. Forgot the Actual name asc_26
+100 I've been there. :oops: Very Nice. Concord
So what's the name? asc_26
AL DAWAR...very nice there. It's a revolving roof top restaurant at Hyatt Regency. fayz I don't know if it is the same chain as the one in Ibn Battuta but Lan Kwai Fung behind Lamcy Plaza is my favourite for chinese. What I'm really craving in Dubai is Vietnames I need a nice big bowl of Pho and some Vietnamese coffee if anyone has suggestions. xty
So...?
What kind of food they serve at IV? And can we bring kids? I was thinking IV is some kind of resto-bar where no kids normally there. asc_26
You can bring kids but not for dinner. There are restuarants (that serve asian, south american dishes, arabic and etc) inside the compound other than the Irish Pub. There's Costa Coffee shop also. Check the place with your wife first. Concord
I'm taking IV off the list as it is not a restaurant! Its a place with restaurants. If there is a particular restaurant in there that you recommend then lets put it in. Otherwise we would just simply say "Deira" or "Marina" or "Bur Dubai", etc. and it won't be of much help.
I really thought "IV" was the name of a restaurant [roman numeral "4" or some initial] :oops: :oops: Concord xty
Looks like a fun place. Will definitely go there. Need to check on the map. It's somewhere near airport, right? Any exact direction (e.g. from City Center or Garhoud bridge)?

I really thought so. I knew it's Irish Village. I thought it's like an Irish bar/resto-bar.
Restaurants complex also can be found behind Heritage Village, creek-side. Nice place especially at night, but haven't tried to dine there yet. asc_26
You are mean Conc. I am going to IV either tonight or friday night, i will make sure to list down all the names of the restuarants there instead of generalising them as one "IV". hmm..there's sushi there also. IV is actually most expats' preferred hang out. :oops:
Just like in pyramid (in one building so many good restuarants), i can't remember all the restaurants' name, but i know they serve good food there plus ambiance. The other night, we went to Carter & there's(Spanish resto bar) & you can exit from seville's going to ginseng/planet hollywood.
There's also, ThaiShi - they serve Thailand, Chinese and Vietnamese food- im not sure with vietnamese. I will memorise the menu when i go there again.
too much an assignment for myself to do. :shock: asc_26
Ian and nick can give you the right direction and bushra as well? Its infront of emirates aviation or welcare hospital in garhoud. Most taxis know the place. Concord
I think the point here is to recommend good restaurants. A list of restaurants is useless as there are counteless lists. It is unlikely that every restaurant at the Irish Vilalge is good all the time. I can't think of one myself. Although the Cellar has some good entres in its brunch menu. Bleakus Sea Shell Cafeteria is good stuff fayz Wicked I love Sea Shell, for AED 5 they have the best juices. oh and just to clear things up Irish village is a bar/resto, I've heard mixed review about their bangers and mash (never personally tried it as it contains pork) but their fish and chips rock. For me I don't consider it child friendly and not a place for a meal but like the atmosphere there. The place with the restaurants is next door, it is called Century village, there are sushi, Italian, Arabic, etc. restaurants there. That is not the IV asc, two completely separate venues. Century village is a nice place for a meal and is family friendly. Cross Garhoud towards Deira just before the city centre exit you’ll see a right turn, I think there is a Chili’s there, take that side road and follow it around. Coops
Concord - dont forget to add the Fish Basket to the list - it is located behind lemongrass asc_26
But they're all in one compound only, which i call IV hehehe. If IV is full, i can cross to other side without even going outside the compound. :oops: Bleakus Oh yeah, for the best seafood stuff, gotta try it at "Golden Fork" Concord
Where is it! Concord
I will :oops: Bleakus
there is one on your way to garhoud bridge, at the emarat petrol station Coops
Thanks! :D xty Conc, I think we need to make some kind of template for it:
Restaurant name:
Location:
Type of food:
Recommended dish:
Recommended by:
- name, "quote"
- name, "quote"
 Concord
Good idea, except for the fav dish (puts pressure on people) but anyone is free to include it in their quote. see below. Concord Recommendations from DF Members so far (in alphabetical order by cuisine type):
[color=red]Arabic [/color]
[color=blue] Name: Al Damyati[/color]
Location: ?
Recommended by: V-Man. Quote: “ its not a posh place but its tasty”. Editorial note: the word “tasty” is the real word not a censor’s change - same applies below.

[color=red]Asian Cuisine [/color]
[color=blue]Name: Wagamama [/color]
Location: At Crown Plaza – ground floor Sheik Zayed Road – can see from SZR.
Recommended by: Concord Quote: “I have never had a bad meal or complaint there”
[color=blue] Name: Noodle House[/color]
Location: recently opened up in DCC, emitates towers and at the madinat
Recommended by: Coops. Quote: “i wouldnt call it chinese, cuz it is a bit of a mix of different types of asian. But the fresh juice/tea drinks are great and there are heaps to try!”
[color=red]Burgers[/color]
[color=blue]Name: Hardy’s[/color]
Location: All over Dubai
Recommended by: Ian. Quote: “I like Hardy's burgers... they're the bomb”
[color=red]Chinese[/color]
[color=blue]Name: China Sea [/color]
Location: At clock tower roundabout
Recommended by: Jeevan. Quote: “Many would agree on this one “
[color=blue]Name: 4 seasons[/color] [might have a name!]
Location: at Rydges Plaza
Recommended by: Look4thebest. Quote: "the Four seasons top of Rydges PLaza is great! Can't beat the crispy Duck pancakes and a few cold beers”
[color=blue]Name: -Lan Kwai Fung [/color]
Location; Behind Lamcy Plaza
Recommended by: Fayz. Quote: - "I don't know if it is the same chain as the one in Ibn Battuta but Lan Kwai Fung behind Lamcy Plaza is my favourite for chinese’
[color=red]Indian [/color]
[color=blue]Name:Nawab [/color]
Location: In Jumeirah and Burdubai Al ain centre
Recommended by: unknown devil. Quote: "Only for Chicken Biryani and nothing else”
N[color=blue]ame: Khazana[/color]
Location: Just beside Cyclone
Reocommended by: unknown devil. Quote. "owned by famous Indian Chef Sanjeev Kapoor)"
[color=red]Lebanese [/color]
[color=blue]Name: Al Mallah[/color]
Location: at Dhiyafah road
Recommended by: XTY. Quote: “Best shawarma sandwich in town”
[color=blue]Name: Arz[/color]
Location: At DIC
Recommended by: XTY. Quote: “Tasty boneless chicken”
[color=red]Malaysian[/color]
[color=blue]Name: Sky Tower Malasyan [/color]
Location: Top of Sky tower (the first malasyan restaurant there –next to Al Attar)
Recommended by; Coops. Quote: “is great - just simple food but really tasty!”
Recommended by: look4thebest. Quote: “I agree Sky Tower Malaysian is great!!"
[color=red]Seafood:[/color]
[color=blue]Name Sea Shell Cafeteria [/color]
Location: ?
Recommended by; Bleakus. Quote: “good stuff”
Recommended by: Fayz. Quote: “Wicked I love Sea Shell, for AED 5 they have the best juices”
[color=blue]Name: Fish Basket [/color]
Location: (opp ENOC Building) ??
Recommended by: Coops. Quote: “a great lebanese seafood place, you pick the type of seafood you want and then ask them to cook it how you like”
[color=red]Steak House [/color]
[color=blue]Name: Manhattan Grill[/color]
Location: At Grand Hyatt
Recommended By: Noni. Quote: “always delicious”
[color=red]Thai[/color]
[color=blue]Name - Lemongrass[/color]
Location: at the restaurant or food stall at Ibn Battuta mall.
Recommended by: XTY. Quote: “Tasty Thai foods, even better than what I had when living in Bangkok”]
[color=red]Vietnamese[/color]
[No recommendations Fayz needs "a nice big bowl of Pho and some Vietnamese coffee"] Unknown Devil
Yes thats the right name. I payed per person 180 dhs when I took five people with me. 180 dhs was for buffet. You can even have a menu card if u like. But in the buffet drinks are not included even water. as in soft drinks or hard drinks. The restaurant takes 1hr and 45 minutes to take a full round. Smokers can sit right beside the window and non smokers on top. And yeah the food is amazing. My total bill came up to 1700 something for 5 people as the drinks, the buffet and obviously service charge. Bleakus dude, the sea food part, i mention "Golden Fork" not Sea Shell Cafeteria Concord I dun reed engrish too gud but I read this from you:

It must be the adrenaline before your paint ball game this afternoon. Hey, can you outfit my Glock 34 for paint ball? Bleakus
think you can dude, we just have to remove the real bullets in them
yeah your right, my english has been crap lately ;) dubaimisfit
Nope. Last night we stumbled on the NoodlePot at the food lane (whatever that fancy car roaring street is called, the one in Jumeira) - with my Cantonese friend - met the manager - original Chinese - go check it out.
Somewhere on the other side of the street there's a Thai restaurant - awesome, but I forgot the name so 4give me. dubaimisfit
AAh! There's a place many people forgot because it's kind of old and outdated (if anything in Dubai can be "old") - it's the JW Marriott Deira.
Great interior looks like from the 20's with huge play area for kids and great food court with Chinese, Indian, Sushi, - there's even a German restaurant - Hofbrauhaus. asc_26 Pier Chic
Unique, chic and romantic ever!
This is the restaurant for seafood lover. It is located at the Madinat Jumeirah off the beach in front Qasr Hotel. You can access the restaurant by walking along the wooden pier (awesome underwater lights). While dine seated above the waves, you’ll have an excellent view of Burj Al Arab, Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Madinat Jumeirah. The bar is like ice cubes (changing color & glowing at night).
I like their crab cakes with salad for starters. Salmon steak is mouthwatering! It’s up-market restaurant plus the friendly and very helpful staff – they’ll make you feel at ease.
If you are celebrating anniversaries, rekindle your relationship or you (for the gentlemen) simply want a “YES” from a lady, then bring her to Pier Chic. MaaaD Anyone has good recommendations for Mexican food ? I have been to Cactus Jack in Millinuem hotel and Maria Bonita in Um Suqiuem .. but nothing impressive .. xty
I like the chicken nachos of Mex Chic Inn in Ibn Battuta or Lamcy Plaza food courts.
However last time I went there somehow the taste was different (not as good as earlier). Change of chef? Hopefully it was only on that day. MAC
maria bonita (now also at the greens) is apparenlty the closes to "real" mexican food (although served by phillipinos and cooked by indians). I've heard that from a few mexican pilots. The absolute worse is the one at the marina! ^ian^
But MAC... I thought you've never been to Dubai!!!! MAC
i thought he meant this one :oops: :oops: :oops:
anyway, people always confuse me wid others. many times they just yell hey "big' but i am just regular mac so i ignored them. asif.ahmed
Hi
If you are looking for the list of "Recommended Restaurants" in dubai the the best thing to do is to search in yellow pages UAE,which lists out the best and cheap hotels and restaurants . dawnage Asha's at Wafi is a brilliant Indian - the prawny dish with cheesy stuff is nomnomnom. I'd recommend China Club for Chinese, it has a really extensive menu of lovely, lovely things. For International I'd recommend Teatro for atmosphere and The Cellar for being able to order everything on the menu for a set price. They have to roll me out of there, but I'm a happy barrel. I'll keep thinking on this... eating out is one of my favourite discussion topics. xty For authentic Chinese food, go to Lam Kwai Fong or Spring Bamboo, near Lamcy/American Hospital. The one in Dragon Mart also taste Ok. For Indonesian food, there are 4 restaurants in Dubai (all in Karama) and 2 in Abu Dhabi (all near Abu Dhabi mall). dodot Maybe i'll try the Chinese food in China Club. Chinese foods are great! Mexican food and Italian food would be nice too. Where can i find nice Mexican food and Italian food? And do anyone know where to find Indonesian food? It's delicious and spicy! I love it so much. dodot Ohh, okay. Must try the Indonesian food there. :) And could anyone tell me where to eat buffet with cheap prices and good food? I would love to eat buffet when my budget is low there. dawnage
There are quite a few Italians about. One I liked that springs to mind was in the Emirates Towers - I think it's called Mosaico. xty
Let me know if you need the location of Indonesian restaurants and type of foods you like.
Buffet for which kind of food? Looks like you like (spicy) Asian foods, so there you go:
For Indonesian, I'm not sure if they still serve buffet on weekend in Mutiara restaurant (opp Centrepoint/Spinneys on Trade Centre Road, Karama).
For Pakistani, there's Al Ibrahimi in Karama.
For Indian, there's one in SZR (between interchange 2 & 3, on the same line of car showrooms).
For Thai, on some days at Baitong restaurant in Karama. Christofer My two favorites: Frankie's in Oasis beach towers, Dubai marina. Nice atmosphere, good food. Not as designish as other Dubai restaurants, more cozy. Miyako in Hyatt Regency, great teppanyaki, love the live cooking tables! I am a bit spoiled since I worked in this business for six years and I am pretty much fed up with all the designed places in Dubai where neither service or knowledge is up to standards...but they do charge you a huge pile of money. Hopefully this changes now and the pricing levels will adjust with the changed market. anaqvi86 Asha's at Wafi city has got to be the best Indian Restraunt ever!!! If you're into buffet Al Mona at Madinat Jumeira is the best buffet I have been able to find....its just phenominal!! And if you want a sit down american restraunt....NOTHING LIKE TGI FRIDAYS!! mckenzie i have been told if you would like to find places to eat try Christofer
Unfortunately TGI Fridays (which use to be a nice place to go a casual evening) is more like a Mcdonals in this country. Not a restaurant. Chocoholic The best ushi I ever had was at Bentoya! THe little buildings next to the Dusit DUbai, the one with Sketchers in the bottom, Bentoya is round the back - awsome - love it! anaqvi86
[quote="Christofer"]Unfortunately TGI Fridays (which use to be a nice place to go a casual evening) is more like a Mcdonals in this country. Not a restaurant.[/quote}
First of all...Mcdonalds is also a restaraunt...its called a fast food restaraunt and TGI's any where in the world is the same....i mean i was in Dubai around a month ago and ate at Friday's back then...and its the same as any sit down american restraunt is anywhere else in the world....minus the booz! Christofer
Except the fact that Fridays originaly is a bar, with tables you can sit and drink and eat at if you want. And this is how you find it everywhere excpet for here.
Don't take me wrong, I like the food there, but it is more of a shopping lunch fast food joint than the bar it is supposed to be around here. saeedz28 great info people If am think about Italian then Don Carlion Metropolitan Hotel SZR ma ma mi ya jhbsnoopy i like lemon grass in IBN Batuta senorita gazeebo...just love the food 2.3 Evo 8 Mmmm, now I'm hungry.



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