Dubai Restaurant Reviews By FooDiva
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Does Rare ‘enchant and engage’?
Share your commentsWhilst I have been publishing restaurant reviews on this website for over 13 years, reviews from today onwards will be housed on my Substack newsletter. You can still use this website as your first port of call...
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Can Ena become more than a ONE-hit wonder?
1 commentAvgolemono. A traditional Greek egg and lemon soup. It may not sound particularly appealing, but if cooked correctly, it is. Trust me. This chicken-infused rice broth, whisked with eggs and the juice of freshly squeezed lemons is pure...
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Hell’s Kitchen Dubai: dining hell or not?
6 commentsI wasn’t looking forward to lunch at Gordon Ramsay’s latest Dubai restaurant opening, Hell’s Kitchen at Caesars Palace Bluewaters island. In my mind I had painted a picture of dining hell – a garish, kitsch Las Vegas concept...
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Is a table worth bagging at the new Hakkasan Dubai?
Share your commentsI tried three times over the last month to book a table at modern Cantonese restaurant import Hakkasan, which recently relocated from Jumeirah Emirates Towers to Atlantis The Palm Dubai. On all three...
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Hotel Cartagena: does a fictional story enhance the dining experience?
2 commentsHotel Cartagena is not a hotel, as I thought when the first email landed in my inbox a couple of months ago. But it is IN a hotel. A new Latino restaurant...
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The Fish House: a restaurant with a twist
Share your commentsThe Fish House does exactly what it says on the tin, or in today’s world, the tin is social media. A contemporary fish restaurant is championing locally sourced seafood where possible, with a cooking style that has just enough of a twist to make the food intriguing. Don't expect your average Lebanese-style...
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Masti: the first licensed restaurant at La Mer
Share your commentsThe new al fresco Meraas development in Dubai, La Mer, has opened its first licensed restaurant. Masti, which translates to ‘fun and mischief’, is another new ‘Indian restaurant’ for...
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Cuisinero Uno: a chef-owned concept in Dubai with a monthly rotating menu
Share your commentsWe have a new restaurant in Dubai with a menu that rotates monthly according to seasonality and availability of produce. A first for this emirate? Well, if the majority of dishes do change,
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Is Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera a tourist trap?
5 commentsChef Sean Connolly you might ask, as did I…who is he? I only came across this Yorkshire expat when I ate in one of his Sydney restaurants, The Morrison, a no-frills gastro-pub and oyster bar last December. He’s made his name in...
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