FAMISHED EXPLORER

Kona grill is a restaurant that has newly opened at Al Seef. This is the first outlet outside the Americas and they invited me to try it out. The staff is really courteous and attentive and were happy to have us over.  I was really impressed with the interiors from the moment I stepped in. They are sitting downstairs as well as upstairs; the alcoholic drinks though are served only upstairs. They have seating is indoors as well as outdoors, and the outdoors would be a very good option if the weather permits especially since you get a lovely view of the Dubai creek.  We started with their mocktails, one of which was the Blueberry sage soda . It contains Blueberry, sage, and Ginger beer. The other one was a raspberry based mocktail which was newly introduced. This was ice blended, and both of them tasted really refreshing.  Apart from American they also have some Sushi. I was told that their Chef used to work at Nobu in Atlantis for a few years. They've got qu...

This is a fantastic restaurant nestled in one of the lanes in Karama. I hadn't quite heard about it before; it isn't all that popular among food bloggers for some reason. One day a friend and I was just thinking what to have and we thought of having Korean food. I searched online and this one popped up near us. I never knew there was an authentic Korean restaurant in Karama. Yes, it's authentic.  As soon as we stepped in, it didn't feel like a restaurant at all. It felt somewhat like a lobby / waiting area of an hotel. We went to the counter and said we'd like a table for two. He told us to wait while he said he'll go and check which room is available. We waited. Wait, a "room"?!  There was a room available and he showed us to one. There was a table and four chairs in there. Wow. This was something really interesting. Usually restaurants just have partitions / shacks, but this place has proper doors.  The waiter gave us the menu and told us to r...