Archive for October 2017

Al Safadi Restaurant - Delightful Lebanese Cuisine

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 by Goan Girl 1 Comments A⁺ a^-

Going through Sheikh Zayed Road I have seen several restaurant but Al Safadi Restaurant always attracted me. It is my first time I tried Lebanese cuisine. As soon as you enter the restaurant, you can see the cooks preparing meal and then there is a very spacious seating space and they have two level of seating space and to enjoy winter in Dubai they have huge seating space out door.

This place is bright and full of life. You can see all nationalities visiting this place and I didn't expect so much crowd where people have to wait in queue, loved the atmosphere.

After having a look at a menu it was completely different then what I had experienced in past and I was so confused. They have different types of hummus, Salad, Barbeques, Shawarma, Dessert and many more things. The staff was very friendly and helped us a lot.

What We Tried There:

Hummus
Hummus Beiruty
Tabouleh
Fatoush
Chicken Cream Soup
Mixed Grilled
Seafood Shrimps
Cheese Kunafah
Bannana & Chocolate
Cocktail Juice
Avocado Juice
Sliced Fruit Cocktail

Starting with the famous Hummus which I had to try along with it we also chose Hummus Beiruty. Hummus, the main item is same but little of parsley and spices are added in Hummus Beiruty.

Hummus

Hummus Beiruty

Side by side they were also serving Arabic breads.

I have heard so much about this salads so it was a must try for me, we chose Fatoush and Tabouleh.

Fatoush salad is made from toasted or fried pieces of Arabic flat bread combined with mixed greens and other vegetables.

Fatoush

Tabouleh salad is made from tomatoes and parsley and seasoned with lemon juice. Both Salads were completely different and unique from each other. This was definitely a good start for us as we were trying it out for first time.

Tabouleh

As we needed more time to go through the menu we simply just ordered Chicken Cream Soup. When I first saw it, my first thought was " I can make better soup then this". But I was completely wrong and was happy to be wrong. The first spoon of soup as I tasted it just blown away, it was so creamy and amazingly tasty. Even though it didn't have any presentation it is definitely a #MustTry, I #HighlyRecommend to you because it have perfect toss of flavors.

Chicken Cream Soup

For main course we chose Mixed Grill, it had Grilled Meat, Shish Tawouk and Grilled Kafta.

Grilled Kafta was #MyFavorite, it is minced meat mixed with onion and parsley. I love the quantity.

Mixed Grill

Our second main was Seafood Shrimps which was totally bomb dish. I never thought other then Goan's any body else can make such delicious seafood. I #HighlyRecommend this to you.

Seafood Shrimp

For desserts we tried their Cheese Kunafah, I had heard lots about it so I wanted to know what is the hype all about. It is baked semolina pastry with cheese. It taste divine and was cheesy #LovedIt.

Cheese Kunafah

And Bannana & Chocolate, it was a normal chocolate spread on a bread with pieces of bannana on it.

Bannana & Chocolate

For drinks we tried their Avocado Juice which was very basic but had a thick consistency,

Avocado Juice

Cocktail Juice is a mixture of different fruit juices

Cocktail Juice

and Sliced Fruit Cocktail had pieces of fruits and little juice of each in it and was #MyFavorite.

Sliced Fruit Cocktail

Ratings: 8.5/10

XOXO

Nihan

Mumbaikar's - Street Style Fast Food

Friday, October 27, 2017 by Goan Girl 1 Comments A⁺ a^-

Mumbai is know as city of dreams. One can find everything from Bollywood to beaches, fashion to street style food. To get such Mumbai vibe is not difficult anymore; Mumbaikar's is a Maharastrian based food joint where you can totally enjoy the Mumbaiwala Mast vibe.

Mumbai!!! As soon as name pops up first thing is said it is fast city life but to keep one soul happy feeding the stomach is best way. This place have wall arts which describes Mumbai.

The place is bit small but the staff have huge smiles. The service is prompt and have comfortable environment with Bollywood music going on in the background.

What We Tried There:

Dahi Batata Puri
Vade Chicken
Crispy Chicken
Chicken Lollipop
Mango Lassi

As soon as I saw the chaat section I knew I had to get Dahi Batata Puri. I ordered it just for one simple reason because it is #MyFavorite.

Dahi Batata Puri

We asked the waiter for the specialty of the restaurant and he suggested us to try out their Vade Chicken. It is their own creation, the vade is made of mix grain flour which was yummy and tasted very different. The curry served along with it was similar to butter chicken but with Mumbai touch. This was our #DishOfTheDay and I #HighlyRecommend.

Vade Chicken

I wanted to satisfy my spicy taste buds, we chose Crispy Chicken and Chicken Lollipop to give it a try. In Mumbai the street side food stalls make this kinda food amazing better then any restaurants.

Crispy Chicken had amazing flavours of spice which definetely will tantalize your taste buds. The crispiness and the spice made the amazing combination.

Crispy Chicken

Chicken Lollipop on other hand had a cute little Tangdi with the special sauce which is to #DieFor.

Chicken Lollipop

If you want to have pleasure of street style food in Mumbai then this two dishes are #MustTry.

Lastly we had Mango Lassi as our show stopper drink.

Mango Lassi

They completely justify their restaurant name and reminds of Mumbai street style food. Definitely worth visiting this place.

Ratings: 7.5/10

XOXO

Nihan

Prax's - Perfect toss of flavors from Shanghai

Monday, October 23, 2017 by Goan Girl 0 Comments A⁺ a^-

Prax's is a restaurant which serves Chinese cuisines all the way from vibrant city of Shanghai. They serve very bold and unique flavors. They allow customers to create their own dish by choosing their own favorite flavors which appeals to them. All ingredients are fresh and everything is freshly made.

Prax's is located on the main highway of Jumeirah. Parking can be little issue because it is on the highway so parking can be full most of the time, but after one round of search we luckily got the parking right in front of the restaurant. It is very small place with limited seating area but they have nicely managed their space with bar stools to dine inside and few tables outside.

After having a quick look at the menu we placed our ordered. Till the time it arrived we spent our time watching the live cooking station. It was really interesting to see how they mix the flavor together. The best part of the cooking was they washed their dishes after cooking each dish. I also noticed that their are more numbers of online deliveries and take away. The packaging of food is very efficient so that there are no fall outs and in the same way dine in customers are also served. The staff is very warm which makes you comfortable.

What We Tried There:

Chicken Sui Mai Dimsums
Black pepper Chicken
Go Freestyle Noodles - Make your own combination
Date and Caramel Pudding

After having a good look at the menu for starters we first decided to have Chicken Sui Mai Dimsums. I had to try it out because Chinese cuisine make them delicious and their side dips are impeccable. They were really yummy and has to be one of #MyFavorites. It had 3 dimsums and 2 dips, out of which spicy dip had bold flavors, combination of both dimsum and spicy dip was absolute divine.

Chicken Sui Mai Dimsums

For main course we ordered Black Pepper Chicken, it was an egg noodles tossed with fresh vegetables like broccoli, green peppers, cabbage, spring onions mixed with bok choy sauce. It wasn't that spicy but you can get the taste of black pepper just a hint.

Black Pepper Chicken

For second main dish we wanted to mix match the things that is to Go Freestyle. So we chose the Egg noodles as the base and added proteins to it in form of chicken. We added Mixed peppers, corn, mushrooms and roasted cashews with sweet and sour sauce. This combination is amazingly and delicious, I #HighlyRecommend to try this out.

Go Freestyle Noodles

Even though we were full I really couldn't pass through their dessert section because it had some unique flavors which I had never tried. We tried their Date and Caramel Pudding which was definitely absolute divine. It was the perfect end for our meal, it was light on stomach and had perfect amount of sweetness. It is #MustTry and you definitely you will need more after having one cup.

Date and Caramel Pudding

Ratings: 9/10

XOXO

Nihan

The Coffee Club - Where Will I Meet You?

Thursday, October 19, 2017 by Goan Girl 0 Comments A⁺ a^-

During weekdays its difficult to get time for own self and treat your soul with delicious comfort food. My favorite "Me Time" is to either go for long drive or to have good coffee.

While browsing I came across The Coffee Club and I decided to give it a try just because it is situated on one of my favorite road Jumeirah, I love watching the super cars, classic cars and the customized bikes.

Coffee Club is an Australian coffee chain with a variety of dining options like salads, sandwiches, pasta and many more. Coffee Club maintains their individual kitchen in every outlet and the food is served fresh and hot. They have spacious seating arrangement indoor as well as outdoor. I love their quantity and quality of food which they provide for price. The staff welcomes you nicely with greetings and also help you choose the items according to your liking.

What We Tried There:

Crème Brûlée Frappés
Chicken Schnitzel with Italian Slaw
Famous Coconut Hotcakes
Signature Iced Coffee

Starting of with their drinks they have huge variety to choose from be it hot beverages or cold beverages. It was really difficult to choose, finally we decided to go with Crème Brûlèe Frappés. We chose it because of the picture shown in menu. It had caramel mixed with ice cream and topped with whipped cream and cornflakes. It was really something unique and definitely a #MustTry.

Creme Brulee Frappes

For mains we wanted something that will satisfy both our taste buds. The staff suggested us to go with Chicken Schnitzel with Italian Slaw. It was really one of the good suggestions we had got. It had amazingly done crispy chicken breast with lot of green veggies, it totally balanced out the food. It was really healthy with no oil in it. It is #HighlyRecommended and totally #InstaWorthy.

Chicken Schnitzel with Italian Slaw

Then we decided to have something sweet because they had so many varieties of it and I love pancakes, we chose their Famous Coconut Hotcakes. It was not a easy choice to choose from because it did have some of my favorite pancakes and I wanted to try something new. Famous Coconut Hotcakes was nice and fluffy with delicious caramelized banana and cashew nuts as garnish.

Famous Coconut Hotcakes

It will be unfair if I didn't try the coffee here because it is their main forte. We decided to try their Signature Iced Coffee, it was just the way we like it. We didn't have anything to complain about.

Signature Iced Coffee

You can visit this place any time of the day to try out comfort food. It is a bit expensive as compared to other cafes but it's worth it.

Ratings: 8.5/10

XOXO

Nihan

Rajdhani - King of Unlimited Thali

Sunday, October 15, 2017 by Goan Girl 0 Comments A⁺ a^-

Have you ever thought of getting buffet service and getting food in your plate without standing in a queue?

Hmm!!! But it is not difficult anymore. Rajdhani is a perfect place where we get pure vegetarian "Unlimited Thali", a mixture of Gujarati and Rajasthani food with more than Ten dishes. I was invited by the management to enjoy their festive season Diwali thali.

Rajdhani is located in Karama and can be easily spotted, parking can be little issue but I was lucky enough to get parking right in front of the restaurant. As soon as you enter you will notice the variety of sweets and they also have take away service for sweets which can gifted or enjoyed at home.

The space is very bright, spacious, cozy atmosphere and the beautiful smiles on the staff which makes you more comfortable. Tables are already set with their thali. I had a feel that I belong to royal mughal family because staff came up to us with fancy ancient jug with hot water and fancy collector to wash our hands.

Next amazing thing was staff waiting in a line just to fill our plates. They have everything sorted from starters to chaat, different vegetables and curries, rotis, rice and desserts.

Firstly we were served Chaas which was very tasty and a good start. It just had right amount of flavors in it. Next everything started filling up and we were just amazed with the variety of food served. For salads they had Desi Channa Salad and for Farsan (Starter) they had Paneer Khaman Dhokla, Mini Samosa and Corn Masala Sev Puri.

The specialty of the day and #MyFavorite was Daal Baati with Churma, I could eat it all day that was really delicious.

For the vegetable mains we were served Paneer Do Pyaaaz, Valor Muthiya, Aloo Tomato and Chole Punjabi. Among all this vegetable dishes #MyFavorite was Valor Muthiya, it had complete different taste and I had tried it for the first time, it really stood out for me.

For Dal Kadhi we were served with Rajasthani Tikha Dal, Mithi Dal and Rajwadi Kadhi.

In Indian breads we had different variety i.e Phulka, Gajar Puri, Makai Rotla and Methi Thepla. Makai Rotla was something new for me, staff poured ghee and added little jaggery on it. In Rice they also had Rajputana Khichdi and Kismis Cashew pulao.

Lastly in desserts they had Badam Halwa, Motichoor Ladoo and Kesar Malpua with Pista Rabdi. I can visit this place just to have Malpua with Rabdi. It is #MustTry if you ever visit Rajdhani.