Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva

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  Ting Irie: is everything all right?

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  I have been waiting for a new home-grown Jamaican restaurant concept, Ting Irie, to get its alcohol licence, but nearly four months into opening, it’s sadly for some, still, booze-free. So...

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  It’s more than just meat and fish

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  Whether you prefer mezze, tapas, pintxo, cicchetti or petisco, the concept of small dishes served sharing style is the same across southern Europe. And that’s what a new casual Mediterranean

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  Totora: it’s all about that waitress

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  I am dining in a new Peruvian restaurant in Dubai (yes another one) at DIFC (yes…again). There’s no sign of any Peruvian waiters or Spanish-speaking staff for that matter...

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  JB’s Gastropub: does it do exactly what it says on the tin?

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  The word ‘gastropub’ is often misused to superficially glam up pub fare, without really making any effort to differentiate with the menu and...

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  Mayta: better late than never?

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  18 months ago Dubai had no dedicated Peruvian restaurants (unless you count supper club The Act). Coya opened in December 2014, followed a few months later by The Garden, and now...

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  Is Shimmers On The Beach more than just the setting?

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  When I shortlist Dubai restaurants to review, I typically prioritise based on one or more of the following qualities. A concept that is home-grown (even though I love my celeb chef...

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  Does Joey’s serve an honest slice of Greece?

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  When a restaurant brands itself as a ‘Greek Taverna’ you would be correct in assuming the menu is all-Greek, but no, at new Dubai opening, Joey’s Greek Taverna, it is interspersed with dishes...

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  Is Forty Four Bistro worth a meal?

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  A French acquaintance mentions that a Belgian-owned French bistro has opened in the Warwick hotel on the Sheikh Zayed. And it's not one I have heard of. I do love reviewing restaurants that open quietly without...

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  Does a new fusion restaurant in Dubai play out well?

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  The pedigree is promising. A new home-grown restaurant opens in Dubai that goes by the appealing name of Play. The chef patron is Reif Othman...

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