commander

ive been to yalumba about 20 times, used to be good, now its 430AED and the food was not that great.

i guess we dont like it now as we have our kids and it is full of pissheads!!

so if its you and some lads, its prob a good shout

Spugsy

2 mates, one 3- year old single lass, 1 30 year old single lad, both like a good old drink but also nice food and a view would be good as they are both new to dubai, so beach or something int he background, burj or summat would be good.

Spugsy

kids??

oh crikey.

littlejimmy

I would bloody well hope a 3-year-old is single...

NorthernLad

We used to go to Al Qasr when friends visited, but recently went to Mina Salam and preferred it there.

I still like Yalumba once in a while, we were there in March, it was packed and good atmosphere.

Roadking

Usually best to take a pack, just in case.

Why is it that, when 90 people get swine fever, everyone wants to wear a mask.

yet when 1 million people have AIDS, no-one wants to wear a condom?

Madam Medusa

spugsy, brunch really depends on what you're looking for...

if it's office party style/not bothered about the food, then yalumba is the place, there's dancing on the tables and it then moves on to happy hour...the fairmont is very stuffy, and its only usp is moet, but they stop serving really early, 3pm, and i believe it's 500 or even 550 dhs...

we were always biggest fans of mina al salaam, but it had gone off the last time we were there...tried al qasr two weeks ago instead and it's been revamped and was genuinely amazing...every sort of food you could think of in cooking stations dotted across the three restaurants and outside...plus mojito/margherita/bloody mary/brandy/beer stations...with prosecco and wine beer served at the tables, it's 495 though so not cheap...

the girls at work like the dubai yacht club, which is meant to have amazing seafood plus a roast, booze included, and then it moves into 2-4-1 drinks in happy hour...haven't been myself mind you...

alternatively, waxys/dubliners/double deckers/nelsons all apparently do good lads type brunches, nelsons is meant to be good, don't know whether anyone on here has been...

MM, xx

Spugsy

Ah thought I could rely on you!

Mrs Spugsy likes a bit of luxury, especially food and drinkwise, her mate would love that, me and Big Lee will be happy with a roast and loads of booze (sound like a premiership footballer, heh),

thing is not sure I can ask them to spend £100 on 4 hours boozing, no matter how good the drink is.

moto111

Whilst it doesn't have the view, Certo at Radisson SAS in media city is a great brunch (if you like italian), its really laid back and they serve you everthing off the menu. I think its 210 for the bubbly one, 195 for wine & beer etc, and the Icon Bar opposite has happy hour(s) from 4pm to 7pm with the sports bar upstairs. Its relatively close to the madinat so you could go there afterwards for more bars/views, and is also close to Barasti

Whichever one you choose for your first brunch - enjoy...

Spugsy

HEELLLOOOOO MOTO!

moto111

Like I haven't heard that one before

Spugsy

Oinkment?

pauldxb

1.5 / 2 hours
you meet them at Festival City
Yes yo get protective stuff tempreture is ok i did it early April though
350AED

seraphnina

What about the gravy?

Roadking

Hard to keep in the dish on the quads.