Breakfast at Burj Al Arab
Oh boy was I excited to have breakfast here!
I had stayed at this hotel a decade ago, and hadn't been here since then until this day when we decided to come here for breakfast with some colleagues.
The restaurant that we dined at is called Sahn Eddar. They have various set menus to choose from. All of these include a juice of your choice as well as a tea/coffee.
There's a continental breakfast which is for AED 220. This includes a breakfast stand which has some mixed fruits, smoked salmon with caviar, a few types of cheese. I really like the cold cuts of the smoked salmon; the caviar along with it tasted premium. The fruits were also fresh and juicy.
On the side you also get toasted bread along with jams and marmalade as well as some Danish pastries.
We also had the Indian breakfast which is for AED 310. This one includes a breakfast stand, and for your mains you can choose the North Indian or the South Indian option.
The stand had some pretty good samosas along with mint chutney.
It also had dahi wada which tasted just about okay, and fresh fruits. It also had ras malai which did taste good and was mildly sweet, but I was confused as to why do they bring it in the breakfast stand which is brought first, as this dish is usually had for dessert.
One of us chose the South Indian platter. This had idli, utappam, and uggani along with sambar and various chutneys. The uggani was something that I was having for the first time and I didn't like it all that much. The idli and the utappam were good enough though.
For the other set menu, we chose the North Indian platter. This one had Aloo paratha, poha, and poori with chana masala. This was served with yoghurt and a lot of pickle. The aloo parathas were thick and the stuffing was the yellow-ish potato sabji which I liked.
The poha was less than acceptable. It lacked flavour and was dry too.
The puri and the chana masala were not too bad, but I was certainly expecting more.
They gave a huge quantity of pickle in this platter. It was as much as the amount of the chana masala and I was wondering if it is some gravy initially, but no, it indeed was pickle. I wonder who in their right mind would serve that much pickle.
The ambience is pretty good, and it goes without saying that the seating area feels premium; although it isn't exactly like a restaurant (with a door that you enter through), but more like an open coffee shop that you would usually find in the lobby of a hotel.
You should go there if you want to dine in a luxurious hotel, but are okay to overlook the food part a bit.
Follow me on Instagram to know about great places and food in Dubai.
I had stayed at this hotel a decade ago, and hadn't been here since then until this day when we decided to come here for breakfast with some colleagues.
The restaurant that we dined at is called Sahn Eddar. They have various set menus to choose from. All of these include a juice of your choice as well as a tea/coffee.
There's a continental breakfast which is for AED 220. This includes a breakfast stand which has some mixed fruits, smoked salmon with caviar, a few types of cheese. I really like the cold cuts of the smoked salmon; the caviar along with it tasted premium. The fruits were also fresh and juicy.
On the side you also get toasted bread along with jams and marmalade as well as some Danish pastries.
We also had the Indian breakfast which is for AED 310. This one includes a breakfast stand, and for your mains you can choose the North Indian or the South Indian option.
The stand had some pretty good samosas along with mint chutney.
It also had dahi wada which tasted just about okay, and fresh fruits. It also had ras malai which did taste good and was mildly sweet, but I was confused as to why do they bring it in the breakfast stand which is brought first, as this dish is usually had for dessert.
One of us chose the South Indian platter. This had idli, utappam, and uggani along with sambar and various chutneys. The uggani was something that I was having for the first time and I didn't like it all that much. The idli and the utappam were good enough though.
For the other set menu, we chose the North Indian platter. This one had Aloo paratha, poha, and poori with chana masala. This was served with yoghurt and a lot of pickle. The aloo parathas were thick and the stuffing was the yellow-ish potato sabji which I liked.
The poha was less than acceptable. It lacked flavour and was dry too.
The puri and the chana masala were not too bad, but I was certainly expecting more.
They gave a huge quantity of pickle in this platter. It was as much as the amount of the chana masala and I was wondering if it is some gravy initially, but no, it indeed was pickle. I wonder who in their right mind would serve that much pickle.
The ambience is pretty good, and it goes without saying that the seating area feels premium; although it isn't exactly like a restaurant (with a door that you enter through), but more like an open coffee shop that you would usually find in the lobby of a hotel.
You should go there if you want to dine in a luxurious hotel, but are okay to overlook the food part a bit.
Follow me on Instagram to know about great places and food in Dubai.
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