Where's good in Dubai these days?
Aug 20th 2007, 11:27 am
#31
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Re: Where's good in Dubai these days?
you still can't go wrong with the Madinat, Jambase is usually really busy on a Thursday night...Trilogy is still the best club (although better when the rooftop bar is open in the winter!).
Worth checking out Apres in Mall of the Emirates - it's a bar/restaurant overlooking the ski slopes...
Then there's Zinc in the Crowne Plaza, and a new bar in the same hotel called iZe which I haven't tried, but is meant to be ok...
If you want steak, Rib Room in Emirates Towers is fab...and you could go to Vus for drinks before/after...the Agency winebar is there too, plus Scarletts if you're looking for trolly dollies...
If you're here for a Friday brunch, Yalumba at Le Meridien do a great Bollinger (or similar, they may have changed the brand) brunch, big party atmosphere there, and good food...
Hope that helps!
MM, xx
Worth checking out Apres in Mall of the Emirates - it's a bar/restaurant overlooking the ski slopes...
Then there's Zinc in the Crowne Plaza, and a new bar in the same hotel called iZe which I haven't tried, but is meant to be ok...
If you want steak, Rib Room in Emirates Towers is fab...and you could go to Vus for drinks before/after...the Agency winebar is there too, plus Scarletts if you're looking for trolly dollies...
If you're here for a Friday brunch, Yalumba at Le Meridien do a great Bollinger (or similar, they may have changed the brand) brunch, big party atmosphere there, and good food...
Hope that helps!
MM, xx
Any views on Cooz in the Grand Hyatt? And Andiamo, their Italian?
I like the sound of Scarletts, but am likely to be restricted to looking AT the trolley dollies, as opposed to FOR them!
Aug 20th 2007, 11:30 am
#32
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Re: Where's good in Dubai these days?
Cheers MM, Clearly you are well-versed in exactly the type of info I required. Good to know you get out & about!
Any views on Cooz in the Grand Hyatt? And Andiamo, their Italian?
I like the sound of Scarletts, but am likely to be restricted to looking AT the trolley dollies, as opposed to FOR them!
Any views on Cooz in the Grand Hyatt? And Andiamo, their Italian?
I like the sound of Scarletts, but am likely to be restricted to looking AT the trolley dollies, as opposed to FOR them!
Aug 20th 2007, 1:46 pm
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Re: Where's good in Dubai these days?
Aug 20th 2007, 2:51 pm
#44
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Re: Where's good in Dubai these days?
This Friday 24th August, I'm back in Chi Club with more 80's classics than you can throw a Rubik's Cube at!
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Aug 20th 2007, 2:56 pm
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Re: Where's good in Dubai these days?
Grand Hyatt? Andiamo is OK but watch out for the German (I think) chef behind the buffet counter - he treats the food as his own, and gets very uppity if he thinks you're taking too much.
Cooz is an overpriced bar lacking in atmosphere, with a limited range of beverages. It does food, but that's prepared in kitchens so far away that you need Han Solo's Millenium Falcon to get it to your table even half-warm...... apart from all that, it's a great bar.
You didn't mention whether you will be accompanied on your Dubai visit. If you have your wife or girlfriend with you, it would be great to try the bar at the York Hotel in downtown Bur Dubai. You could say to her something like 'I'm taking you to a place where you'll really feel like you belong'.
Then we can all come and visit you in hospital the following day, and get to know you better.
Cooz is an overpriced bar lacking in atmosphere, with a limited range of beverages. It does food, but that's prepared in kitchens so far away that you need Han Solo's Millenium Falcon to get it to your table even half-warm...... apart from all that, it's a great bar.
You didn't mention whether you will be accompanied on your Dubai visit. If you have your wife or girlfriend with you, it would be great to try the bar at the York Hotel in downtown Bur Dubai. You could say to her something like 'I'm taking you to a place where you'll really feel like you belong'.
Then we can all come and visit you in hospital the following day, and get to know you better.