FAMISHED EXPLORER

This is a nice restaurant located in Leva hotel and I was invited here to try out their food. It's not too big but has a nice ambience that feels upmarket.  We started with some mocktails. The berry based one was quite good, rest were average. For the appetisers, we started with Bang Bang Shrimp . It was crispy and nice. The pepper chicken were good too, although they could have been a been more moist. For the soups, I really liked their Malaysian Laksa soup . It was really creamy. The cream of mushroom was also flavourful as well as creamy. They've got some sushi too. The volcanic roll tasted great. The mango maki roll was good enough.  For mains, we had their chicken biryani which was quite good.  An interesting dish was the bunny chow . It is an African dish which seems like a bit of an Indian fusion. I can loosely define it as butter chicken served inside a stack of slice breads. If you're looking for something that has a classic Indian taste but a bit of a fusion...

 This is a Mexican restaurant located in Al Safa and they invited me to try out their food. It's located in an area which I never would have though has a nice restaurant.  The interiors are really nice. It's not too big, but feels cozy. They've kept the vibe casual. The place also serves alcohol. We started with some mocktails. I really loved the red trouble . It's got chilli, mint, raspberry, lime and soda. The raspberry and chilli combination was great. It might get a tad bit spicy for some, but worth trying if you like spicy stuff. The other mocktail was el dorado . It's got lemongrass, rosemary, lemon, elderflower, apple and soda. It has a flowery, yet tangy taste to it, and was quite good.  We munched on some nachos with guacamole as they got us our food. We started with their chicken wings . It had a nice flavour to it. I would have liked it a bit more spicy though.  Something really interesting was the snapper ceviche . It's a cold appetiser that's go...

We saw this place and wanted to go try it out for a light bite.  Public parking is easily available and wasn't difficult even on a weekend.  The place has a good feel to it.  They have a good variety of Turkish dishes. They have different kinds of shawerma too, and we ordered the regular chicken shawerma sandwich . It was a little bigger than most places and had a really good taste to it.  The other item that caught my attention was the Tobik . This is somewhat like a burger. We ordered the chicken one. I took a bite and it felt heavenly. It was hot and crispy and the stuffing tasted good too. It looks like a burger but has the texture of a shawerma. Definitely worth a try.  Last, but not the least, we ended our meal with a hot cup of Turkish tea.  The service was quick and we had a good experience overall.  Click here for delicious food and lovely places around Dubai.    

312 eatery is basically a burger place which serves some good food.  We started with the Bangin' buffalo chicken sandwich . They make the crispy chicken patty in a red sauce. The sandwich tasted saucy and nice.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Udit [Famished Explorer] (@uditss) on Mar 5, 2020 at 8:15am PST The other burger was the piping hot cheddar burger . While ordering this, the waitress told us that this is "super super super spicy". Since I love crazy spicy, I opted for it. This was really good, and it was spicy for a burger, but not something that I'd describe as really spicy. It did taste great.  The jalapeno poppers are one of my favourite sides. Have them while they're hot as the melted cheese starts to harden up soon and it won't taste as good then. Tasted nice with the ranch sauce on the side.  We had three pieces of chicken tenders too. These were quite nice, but perhaps a little smaller wou...

This is a cozy cafe located in the Galleria mall. It serves some interesting snacks along with a variety of beverages. I started with the Vietnamese Coffee . This was sweet owing to the fact that there was condensed milk in it. It had a nice taste and I liked it.  They recommended the rose falooda and this was really good. It had the basil seeds in it which I really like. The mutton keema meatballs hamsa sounded interesting and we had to give it a shot. It looked quite good when it was served. The flavour was not bad, but I really did not like the crunchy nuts which they had put in the meatballs. Also, the paratha which they gave along with it seemed under-cooked and became chewy soon.  Being a fan of butter chicken, I had to check out the butter chicken samosa . This too looked quite appealing when served but the taste of butter chicken wasn't prominent at all. The dish wasn't bad, but didn't live up to our expectations.  They've got different ki...