Curiosity in the City by Cashmer Buenafe (2024)

Al Ghazal Golf Club, Terminal 2 Abu Dhabi, UAE

Are you a fan of churrascaria? Churrascaria cuisine is typically served rodízio style, where roving waiters serve the barbecued meats from large skewers directly onto the seated diners’ plates.

Let the meat lovers unite at Ola, by far the cheapest, bang for the buck churrascaria we have been to in the Emirates.

These guys won’t stop serving until you hit that flag up button to surrender. They serve good quality meat at a very affordable price.

The buffet costs Aed 149 which include 2 glass of bubbly alcoholic bevy (that was an add on for the occasion) and a variety of Brazilian favorites and other international cuisine. An absolute value for money!

Watch them play golf, listen to good music and let your children play at the playground while enjoying your scrumptious dinner.

For more information, check out 👇

Ola Brasil Churrasco Restaurant

Lane 438, Al Bahiya Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

A go to place to save yourself from the busy streets of Abu Dhabi or a quick farm to table lunch not too far away from Dubai.

I have always been a fan of places where it’s aesthetically beautiful and serves not only good food but also promotes sustainable type of living.

The Mazaraa Farm is equipped with a minimalist coffee shop, an all organic farm to table restaurant and a shop where they showcase all their produce.

It is highly recommended that you see the farm for yourself, give it an hour to explore and enjoy your slice of pizza or a cup of coffee after the tour.

For more information about The Mazaraa Farm please click the below link.

https://www.facebook.com/MazaraaShop/

https://www.instagram.com/mazaraashop/?hl=en

21 Feb – 9 March 2021

It’s about time to get out and show you what Lulu has in store for you!

LULU World Food 2021 to feature themed global cuisine kiosks

LuLu, the largest hypermarket chain in the region is launching its annual Food Food extravaganza, ‘Lulu World Food 2021’, a two-week festival starting from the 21st of February to the 9th of March 2021 featuring new and timeless food concepts, contests and celebrities.

Themed around cuisine from around the world, the festival highlights a wide variety of special offers and culinary delights inspired from global flavours and different cooking styles. This year, shoppers can expect Arabic, Thai, Pinoy, Mediterranean, Indian cuisine as well as host of dessert items.

Held across Lulu Hypermarket across the region, the food related delights will highlight vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, starter dishes, main course meals, desserts, fruit platters, bakery items and much more.

LuLu Group Executive Director Ashraf Ali M.A shared: “Our food festival is accompanied with innovative events and offers a great shopping ambience filled with culinary delights from around the world in one place. Shoppers can enjoy a wide range of international cuisine and food products that satisfies the lifestyle of both locals and expats at competitive prices.”

All Lulu Hypermarkets offer new concepts and cooking essentials such as condiments, packaged beverages, spices, sauces and Home Cook boxes with ready prepared ingredients and condiments.

Hot food and fresh fruits, vegetables and meat are always on the spotlight at affordable rates along with deli items, dairies, cereals, biscuits, and spreads.

To add to the cooking at home experience, Lulu Hypermarket also offers discounted kitchenware, appliances and dining accessories are all set to bring ease and comfort in your kitchen.

With over 201 stores operating worldwide, LuLu has continuously been exerting its greatest efforts to provide and sustain the supply of global products at the best rates. With the excellent combination of high-quality offerings and organised logistics system, LuLu remains to be the favourite shopping destination across the region when it comes to a broader selection of international products.

LULU HYPERMARKET, where the world comes to shop—is the top retailer in the Middle East and one of the most successful businesses worldwide. Serving more than 1,600,000 shopping patrons every day, it is the fastest growing retail chain across 10 countries that include the GCC, India, Egypt, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Founded in the early nineties, it has successfully expanded to different parts of the world and currently operates more than 201 stores with a staff force of 57,000.

An experience like no other!

I booked us a dinner for 2 at the At.mosphere – in Burj Khalifa ( World’s Tallest Building ). The experience was the best!

To Start, book here

http://www.atmosphereburjkhalifa.com/restaurant-menu.aspx

It will ask for your name, total number of guests, time slots and seating view. Totally recommend you to go for window view and book before sunset to see the amazing views of New Dubai and Dubai Mall Fountain.

Arrive before your scheduled time, wear appropriate attire and the concierge will guide you towards the elevator going up to 122nd floor. Take note of the terms and conditions. They do have minimum spend per person.

Few snaps we took during our At.mosphere experience.

Enjoy and Thank us later! 🙂

Have you heard of Worscht before? These are unique and authentic german sausages from Frankfurt, Germany served at Bestworscht in Town franchise in Dubai.

There are different flavors and level of spices to choose from. You have the freedom to follow what your tongue desires. Haha

#bedifferent I dare you try Level F and get back to me with how you feel. Was it good or did i just put you in a terrible situation??

What’s unique about their sausages are, these are sliced and topped with ketchup, cheese or mayo sprinkled with your chosen flavor of spices which can be combined by the way and served with fries and slice of bread on the side. Exactly how they do it in Germany.

It’s best eaten hot and make sure to go for fries with truffle mayo. It compensated the output of my burning tongue due to my curiosity in Spicy Level F hot sauce.

Bestworscht in Town currently have 3 branches – Al Seef, Business Bay & Jumeirah.

The photos were taken in Al Seef branch. Such a lovely place with heritage views.

Check them out on Instagram

Being a long time fan of Tresind, a multi awarded Indian fine dining restaurant in Dubai, it feels good to see they that they are expanding their horizons and opening its doors to all society classes.

A Capella having the same quality, the same taste, a fun and interactive concept offering Tapas and Specialty Alcoholic Mixes Catering to wanderers of The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah will bring you to different places.

The menu is a passport to a taste of different countries served on your table.

Overlooking Atlantis with future views of dancing fountain, this will be definitely a good spot for dates and chill out nights with colleagues.

Master Mixologist Sherin John, showcased his bartending talents when we visited. Playful, delicious, pleasing in the eyes and most of all moderate alcohol content.

For more information and table bookings

A Cappella Website

To check the prices and our zomato review please click on the link below.

A Cappella

There are a lot of ways to freshen up during summer in the sandpit. Drinking Mojitos, Ice Cold Water and of course Milk Shakes! And nothing beats Dubai for its luxurious title so why settle for regular when you can have Premium?!

Cold Stone Creamery famous for its Premium Ice Creams served the way you want it, now has Premium Shakes in 9 different flavors.

Milk and Cookies

Oh Fudge

Lotus Treat

Red Velvet Cheesecake

Pistachio

Peanut Butter Coffee

Oh my kitkat

Chocolate Hazelnut

Very Berry

Comes in 3 sizes Kids, Regular and Large.

Premium shakes are available in all Cold Stone Creamery Branches.

So hype up and feed yourself with loads of love and sugary goodness from Cold Stone Creamery Shakes. You deserve nothing Regular, but Premium!

Location: The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah

Avail of 10% when you order from

https://order.chatfood.io/hook-cook-seafood-restaurant/

The first thing that comes to my mind whenever I remember a well served dining experience at Hook & Cook is their Coconut Pie! I swear, I haven’t tasted the most authentic coconut pie anywhere in the UAE except from Hook & Cook.

Rewind to the appetizers, we had Bang Bang (dynamite shrimp) & Baked Brie. Baked Brie immediately became my favorite! The combination of Cheese, Jam, and freshly baked crunchy Crust in my mouth was definitely something I will never forget. I’m salivating as I speak.

Forward to the Mains, we had Crab Relleno, Crusted Grilled Salmon & Risotto and Hammour in Butter Curry, believe me, the quality and freshness of the Seafood is undeniably Top Notch!

Indoor and Outdoor Seating is Available with well designed interiors. Shisha and Alcoholic bevies are served when required.

The Pointe is located at Palm Jumeirah with stunning views of Atlantis and soon will have its own dancing fountain too.

Ample parking is available and they offer Free Shuttle Buses that picks and drops in selected hotels at these following areas:

Tecom

Jumeirah Lake Towers

Al Barsha

The Palm Monorail is operational in 2 stops at the moment and will soon open its doors to The Pointe Visitors.

For more information visit http://thepointe.ae/en

Intimate – yes that’s what we look for in celebrating a special occasion. And again Yes, Yuraku is the Best Place for that!

We have booked a VIP room for 10 and ordered BBQ Set Non Alcoholic Package plus HotPot or Shabu Shabu. All Packages comes with 3 Hours Karaoke use but we got lucky they added an hour free (always use ur charms in bargaining).

BBQ Set Package includes: AED 760

• 3 Pork Belly (they serve it raw)
• 2 Ebi Mayo
• 1 Fried Platter
• 2 Grilled Half Dry Squid
• 1 Yakisoba
• 1 Pitcher of Soda or Iced Tea
• 3 Hours Karaoke

Hot Pot AED 79

Seafood Pancake AED 55

Beer AED 128/Pitcher

It was an interactive and fun experience, the foods were delicious and so fresh we had to cook it ourselves. Which makes it even more fun while dancing along to a friend’s terrible voice (Thank God we are friends, if not he is probably kicked out of the room).

It’s best to book for the VIP rooms in advance and make sure they know ur occasion for a little surprise. Don’t get me wrong here, the restaurant accepts walk-ins for small groups too.

Okay, so what better way to end a celebration? A Toast! for a freshness of love that may always remain…

Bonus Tip:The restaurant is known to have the largest selection of Sake in Dubai so it’s just right to give one of their Sake’s a shot.

Our Rating:

• Food = CCCC
• Location = CCC
• Price = CCCC
• Service = CCCC

Curiosity Unlocked!

Yuraku Website

Zomato

One thing that we always look forward to in winter is BBQ time!!

Our Curiosity led us to Dar Al Mashakeek, an 8 seater Emirati BBQ restaurant in Ajman. Following the map they uploaded on Instagram http://instagram.com/almashakeek drove us to a rough road deserted place but the Hungry C’s as usual, will find the way to feed the growling stomach.

Despite getting lost we managed to arrive 15 mins before the closing time. The staff willingly assisted us and extended extra 30 minutes of their precious time to serve our hungry-bbq craving palate. We ordered all the Meshkak available on the menu. Not having any idea on how it will taste like.

• Meshkak Chicken Aed 5
• Meshkak Meat Aed 6
• Meshkak Shrimp Aed 7
• Meshkak Squid Aed 6
• Meshkak Sausage Aed 4

Though they do have the Delivery and Takeaway option, its still best to eat there and gear up for it. As we’re 100% sure, you’ll bring home the bacon when you leave. The BBQ smell got us hungry as crazy and biting those smokey, tangy, hot and fresh of the grill kebabs got us crazy even more!It was a first Meshkak for us, and it did not disappoint us at all. Though the trip i’d say was difficult at first but it was all worth it.

Bonus Tip: They serve Raw Meshkaks per kilo at a very affordable price and on the same road you will find a good and safe camping spot. So we are rating the location 4C’s!

Our Rating:

• Food = CCCC
• Location = CCCC
• Price= CCCC
• Service= CCC

Curiosity 🔓 Unlocked!