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Ammos: slick service devoid of overt upselling
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Overt upselling in a restaurant (or anywhere for that matter) is a tremendous turn off. No one likes to smell the sell. The diner has wisened up and can spot when a waiter tries to upsell a more...
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Le Frenchy: is good food alone enough to make me return?
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If you like 'French' fare with a side order of loud R&B tunes, and don’t mind dining in an empty restaurant, then by all means, pay new Dubai opening, Le Frenchy...
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La Carnita Dubai: do first impressions always count?
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When I call a new casual Mexican restaurant just open in Dubai, La Carnita, on a Friday, for an evening reservation, the hostess advises that only a 7 to 9pm slot is available. A booking strategy or is...
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Does Rüya successfully reimagine Turkish cuisine?
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Set on a waterfront terrace in Grosvenor House, Rüya is an elegant Turkish restaurant and lounge recently opened in Dubai Marina. The menu is playful, paying homage to what Rüya calls traditional Anatolian cuisine...
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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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How genuine is Bistro des Arts in Dubai?
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I happen upon a new Dubai restaurant on Instagram with many raving about its French authenticity. For once a restaurant opens here so quietly, without any of the usual PR onslaught...
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Is Jason Atherton’s Marina Social the new favourite in town?
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To much relief, my disappointment with imported concepts and chain restaurants in Dubai turned out to be...
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Meet Jason Atherton as he returns to Dubai with his own restaurant
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He came, he saw, he conquered. And he left. But he’s back in Dubai now. The Sheffield-born chef Jason Atherton, who turns 44 next week, first arrived in Dubai in 2001 with Angela Hartnett to...
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The enigma of Asia Asia
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As George Orwell didn’t quite write in what’s likely his most misused quote, "all restaurant reviews are subjective, but some are more subjective than others." What any individual diner thinks about Asia Asia in Dubai...
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