Jamila

Need quick advise: what places for eating AND drinking are there in the Dubai Marina?
ANything remotely child friendly? (age 7 & 9, and not mine)

Thanks,
J

Jellybean

Johnny Rocket....great fun

Palm Tree

Hey Jamila, long time no hear! Any place is good, just dump the kids by the water fountain and get them soaking wet!

Face81

try the rupee room........ gr8 place. leave the kids as baskin robbins while u enjoy a decent meal. LOL

Jellybean

I am sure there is an oxymoron in there somewhere Face....enjoy yourself, without alcohol and with a 7 & 9 year old

Face81

u cud always chain the wee ones to one of the floating pontoons.

TA5

Jamila, although I haven't eaten at all the restaurants, i have eaten at most and heard good things about the others. Royal Orchid is excellent, and Toscana is good as well (the pizza at least). The food at chadelier (shisha bar) is ok but alot of it is weird (result not related to choice). The seafood restaurant (Blues?) is interesting, you pick fresh seafood from a 'market' in the restaurant and they cook it for you in any of 4 or 5 ways. With kids johnny rockets might be the way to go.

Unfortunately there is no alcohol served at any of the restaurants. I have always been surprised that 'special legislation' was not put in place to allow this, as emaar is part owned by the government, and as the marina is dead center in 'expatland' these places would be much more popular, the only night they seem to get any business is friday. I usually just order room service (delivery) and eat in my apt where i can have a few beers with dinner.

Jellybean

What a load of McCrap TA5

I wouldn't take kids to a bloody shisha bar...fish restaurant even if it is fresh. Kids Jonny Rockets.

Dubai Marina is the dead center of "expatland" wtf are you on about? It's the arse end of nowhere, yeah maybe in a few years but at the moment it is a pinnacle of concrete and little else. PLUS no alcohol I'm afraid no expats

sassy

Good morning JB... I didnt know there was toscana at the marina but I have heard alcohol will be arriving soon....

Palm Tree

JB, are you ok? You are only repeating what TA5 was on about.

TA5

Yea, i'm confused too. Pretty much nothing she said made much sense. I never suggested taking kids to a shisha bar, if she could try to read the whole post i specifically wrote 'with kids, johnny rockets might be the way to go'. And in saying 'expatland' i am referring to it, along with the villa communities, being geared towards expat ownership, might i remind you that you are an expat, and where do you live? You need to calm down.

Sassy, alcohol soon? That would really be great. There is already a liquour store there which opened relatively recently, it would be great if you could get a beer at some of those places, they are really quite nice.

Palm Tree

Yeah, you would know that wouldn't you? I know how hard Ramadan gets to you.

Next time, when you are in Dubai Marina, just walk a little further than the fountain and you might just spot a few places that you didn't know existed, just like Toscana.LOL. I know, it's hard to keep your eyes off the charming guys there, maybe that's why you can't remember seeing anything else. It seems like a great dating spot for teenagers. I love observing them and just wonder when police will start interfering. :scared:

Jellybean

Silly I was talking McCrap just like you!!!

Palm Tree

Hehehe. PMSL. Best one so far out of all the Mcshit!

TA5

This whole board is mcshit, my post was probably the first informative post in weeks.