Originally Posted by norsk (Post 9955096)

What is the deal with the sensitive stomachs of people living in Dubai?

One of my friends is terrified of eating anything in old Dubai, and complains of the squirts every time he eats any take-aways from anywhere.

Toughen up by eating some dodgy food. Get yourself an iron stomach! Much better life afterwards...:thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9958780)

Anyway sticking to the mainstream suits most people because it's easy and there are only a handful of horror stories compared to that of the folk who've been hunting round dirty restaurants in shit parts of cities. Interestingly, it does my head in when you speak to people and they talk non stop about all these local places they've been to eat and just end up sounding so incredibly patronising. Was that the best Indian / Thai / Chinese etc that you've ever eaten....or is it because is was 3 quid and a proper Indian served you it? I don't know.

But anyway, Ravi's in Satwa is decent (think we've all discussed before and it's Pakistani isn't it?) and there is a corner shop / cafe in Karama that sells the best shwarma that I've ever eaten. Can't remember the name but it had an orange sign.

Originally Posted by norsk (Post 9959114)

I completely agree with you! Some people just can't stop talking up where they've been and consistently describe the food as authentic and 'heavenly'. I don't care!! :frown:

I will eat anywhere (without making a big deal out of it) and if I was in Bur Dubai buying perfume (testers for a bargain don't you know :thumbsup:) or computer equipment and felt the pangs of hunger I would gladly try that little place most people would have avoided like the plague. I can count my bad experiences through time on one hand.

I have only two rules;

1. I will not eat from a place where the food is sat in dishes on display (disgusting!)
2. I will not eat if the restaurant is empty and actually the more people in it the better it is.

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9959177)

Amen to all of that.

Rule 1 agree
Rule 2 agree
Rule 3 - I won't eat somewhere that animals (dogs / cats) are wandering around the place.

Originally Posted by Bahtatboy (Post 9956017)

Agree with the above couple of posts. As soon as I hit a foreign city I try to work out where the locals eat (not so difficult)--ok, the big hotels usually have excellent food, but what's the point of being somewhere different if you eat the same food as you can eat everywhere else? (I did get serious food poisoning from eating in the street markets in Korea, though--but even that cloud had a silver lining in that it introduced me to acupuncture.)

Originally Posted by kittycat1 (Post 9959475)

this thread has taken a delightful turn- :sick:

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9959177)

Rule 3 - I won't eat somewhere that animals (dogs / cats) are wandering around the place.

Originally Posted by co durham boy (Post 9959197)

Rule 3 -What about if they're on the menu ?

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 9960285)

Never had the option to eat either of them. Not sure whether I would or not. I think I would, live once and all that.

Originally Posted by Paracletus (Post 9960142)

That is a bad rule. It should include monkeys at the breakfast buffet. But that's never stopped me.

Originally Posted by co durham boy (Post 9960316)

Had dog a few times in The Phillippines , tasted like shite to be honest , loads of small bones and a rancid tasting meat.

The Fillipino's reckon black dog tastes better, f**k knows how that works !