A small and concise post this week folks, for a small and concise Dubai brunch.
As the whether takes a turn for the better in late October/early November we were inundated with visitors. Two of these, the lovely Emily and Daniel voiced a last minute request to experience a Dubai Friday brunch at 11pm on Thursday evening.
We started frantically calling around and obviously everywhere was booked up, however we were able to secure a table for Splendido @ The Ritz Carlton in the Marina.
The Ritz Carlton is of course a lovely setting, Splendido Friday brunch is a mostly Italian brunch and there are 3 all inclusive package options available.
- Vintage champagne at 695AED (£115)
- House wines, beers and spirits at 375AED (approx £65)
- Soft drinks at 275AED (£45)
I've quite fancied this brunch for a while now and as only the boys would be drinking we weren't in the mood for a big boozy, raucous affair. Instead we wanted something a bit quieter and more refined - which is exactly what we got.
Mains are a selection of hot dishes, grilled meats and live cooking kebab and fresh pasta stations we sampled most dishes and all were very good.
For desert there was a live crepe station and buffet selections of Italian classics like tiramisu, panacotta plus assorted cakes, tarts, macaroons, dognuts and a chocolate fondu fountain.
What this brunch lacks in size it more than makes up for in quality, I think this is Splendidio's USP in the Dubai brunch scene. Many Dubai brunches tend to go the other way - they have vast choice and look amazing but tend to disappointing on the actual food quality front, whereas every morsel we ate at Splendidio was of the best quality.
We would especially recommend this brunch for a quieter more demure Dubai brunch experience as Splendidio proves that even in Dubai less, can sometimes be more.
As the whether takes a turn for the better in late October/early November we were inundated with visitors. Two of these, the lovely Emily and Daniel voiced a last minute request to experience a Dubai Friday brunch at 11pm on Thursday evening.
We started frantically calling around and obviously everywhere was booked up, however we were able to secure a table for Splendido @ The Ritz Carlton in the Marina.
- Vintage champagne at 695AED (£115)
- House wines, beers and spirits at 375AED (approx £65)
- Soft drinks at 275AED (£45)
I've quite fancied this brunch for a while now and as only the boys would be drinking we weren't in the mood for a big boozy, raucous affair. Instead we wanted something a bit quieter and more refined - which is exactly what we got.
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| Excellent Sushi |
We'd pushed for outside seating as we'd heard they have a pretty terrace but were told they only had inside seating, it was a very late booking so fair enough.
However, when we arrived at Splendido there was only two occupied tables outside out of about twenty. We enquired again about the chance of an outside table and where told sorry, no.
Inside was elegant but pretty empty as well, it's not a large room that was only a quarter full so it felt a bit echoy.
We started at the Sushi station, which is a modest selection positioned by the restaurant entrance. I have to say the one down side to this brunch was the layout of the stations some of which were a bit awkward.
That said, the sushi and sashimi quality was amazing, by far the best I've had at a brunch.
Small, fresh, firmly rolled pieces that burst with flavour, rather than the chewy, flavourless, whacking great chunks you usually get at brunch. There was one lightly tempura splashed California roll which literally made eye's roll back in my head it was so good!
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| Johan knocking back some oysters |
A lovely touch was a harpist who played throughout brunch, a young musician with a great repertoire ranging from classical to Adele done on the harp, ace!
Each station was of a similar vein - a small but incredibly fresh and tasty selection, the seafood was great as was the Italian meats (pork included), cheeses, breads, salads and anti-pasto selections.
As an hour passed we noticed that no-one had arrived to claim all the empty outside tables so we asked again if we could move outside, this time they moved us.
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| Finally re-seated outside much nicer |
This was a small annoyance and my only criticism of this brunch. I don't know what their table policy is, whether they save outside tables on the off chance of hotel residences wanting them or what. However, seeing as we were actually there and so many outside tables were free, I feel we should have been accommodated at our first request. Especially seeing as those same outside tables remained empty throughout the duration of brunch, aside from the table issue service was very good.
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| Fabulous Anti-pasto |
What this brunch lacks in size it more than makes up for in quality, I think this is Splendidio's USP in the Dubai brunch scene. Many Dubai brunches tend to go the other way - they have vast choice and look amazing but tend to disappointing on the actual food quality front, whereas every morsel we ate at Splendidio was of the best quality.
We would especially recommend this brunch for a quieter more demure Dubai brunch experience as Splendidio proves that even in Dubai less, can sometimes be more.
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| Dubai Brunch proved too much for Daniel |
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