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 This is an Asian restaurant in Oud Metha where I was invited to try out the food. It has a nice décor with an Oriental feel to it. We went for an early dinner on a weekday and it was quite empty. By the time we were getting done, the place had almost got full. We started with the chicken satay which was served with peanut sauce. It tasted good although it had a flavour of coconut to it which I wish was mentioned beforehand. The next appetiser was the fish in honey chilli mustard . It tasted really delicious although it was a different than expected and also looked different from the picture in the menu.  We were expecting it to be something like this: Whereas it had a semi-gravy to it and had a bit of a creamy texture too. For the mains, we had the Thai lemongrass rice with chicken. This tasted great; the flavour of lemongrass could have been more prominent though. I could taste the flavour in only some of the bites. The other item dish we had was the prawn Pad Thai . This ...

 This is a multi-cuisine restaurant; they serve Indian as well as Chinese and Fillipino cuisine. I was invited to try out the food here. We started with the lemon coriander soup . It was a bit more lemony than usual, but quite nice.  For starters, we had the paneer chilly which was really good. The paneer was soft and tasted great.  The chilly chicken was average though. The chicken was a bit hard.  You should definitely try the seafood bucket . They pour it on the table and everyone can dig in and have it there. The spices and marination was simply delicious.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Udit 📷 [Famished Explorer] (@uditss) Then we had some grilled chicken . It was made well and had a nice flavour to it. I also liked the hammour fillet which was made with very little spices, yet tasted really good. We ended our meal with the gajar halwa . The consistency as well as the flavour was spot on.

This is a newly opened Asian restaurant in JLT, and I was invited here to try out the food.  It is a small outlet which has limited seating for about 5-8 people, so I'd rather recommend a delivery. For our beverages, we started with a fresh orange juice and a watermelon juice , both of which were quite good.  Then we moved on to the soup. We had the chicken tom kha . It was a bit thicker than usual. The taste was good though.  For the appetisers, we had a prawn cake . Not too many places have this so we were looking forward to it. The quantity is really good. The taste wasn't bad but it could have had some more flavour.  The chicken siu mai were really good though and we had it along with the spicy sauces that they served.  For the mains, we ordered a Nasi goreng . This one was just average; I'd say I've had better.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Udit 📷 [Famished Explorer] (@uditss) The fish in blackbean sauce ...

 This is a delivery outlet with some interesting food options. They offered to send me some food for a review. The food was nicely packed and arrived on time. For the appetisers, we had the veg spring roll . A lot of places this is just average, but I really liked this one. The filling was nice and flavourful. They also have combos and I ordered the starter + bowl combo.  For my starter I chose the lemongrass shrimp dumpling in chilli lime soy sauce . The dumplings were delicious and the sauce really added some flavour to it.  For the bowl, it was the kung pao chicken . I wouldn't say it was the best, but it was certainly very good. We had it along with rice.  Last but not the least, we had the pad thai noodles . The quantity was really good. It could have had some more vegetables though.  Click here for interesting places around Dubai.

We were passing by this area and decided to stop here for some Chinese.  Started with some dynamite chicken which was flavourful. It wasn't as spicy as expected though but was good. Next we had the lamb burnt chilli . This had some really good flavour to it. I really liked the chilli in this, and the texture of the lamb was good too.  For the mains, we had the chicken pot rice . The flavour in this was bland for our liking. We were expecting something a bit more flavourful.  The staff is attentive and courteous.  There is a wide variety of items on the menu. 

This is a newly started Chinese restaurant that also serves some nice dishes from other Asian countries. The interiors are done up really well, with a bit of an earthy feel to it. The decor feels nice and cozy. I was invited to try out the food here.  I saw pad Thai on the menu and just couldn't wait to order by the time we decided what else to have. We ordered the one with prawn. It was really delicious. The noodles, bean sprouts, chilli flakes...it was heavenly.  They have some nice salads too and recommended us the panna pineapple salad . It is a sweet and tangy pineapple salad. I'm not a salad person but this did taste interesting.  The other salad was the Chinese coleslaw . This is more crunchy and has less sauces than regular coleslaw. I really liked the crunchy texture that it had to it.  I wanted something spicy next, and ordered for the Sichuan wontons . You can choose how spicy you want it, and I asked for the traditional spicy one. Th...