FAMISHED EXPLORER

This is one the the most classy and upmarket Emirati restaurant that I've come across in recent times.  It is located in the Denim district in Dubai Mall, and they invited me to try out their food.  As soon as you enter, you'll see the lovely decor - the chandeliers, the mirrors - it's glittery, though not tacky. They also have a customized stand for cutlery, as well as one for the menu which is on an iPad.  They got us the complimentary bread and the chickpeas while we decided what to order from their vast and tempting menu.  We started with the kashk badmejan . This is a paste of eggplant and chick peas mixed with saffron, onion, and kish. It is topped with crispy fried onion. I took one bite of this and totally loved it, but my friend didn't like it at all. I think you need to have a taste developed for this one, and then only you'll like it. The next item was the Pizza Mbahar Deyay . It wasn't exactly a pizza, but something like a calzo...

This is a European cafe in the Fashion Avenue of Dubai Mall. It is located besides the upmarket brands, and hence gives a classy feel. The best part about it are the views. You get an amazing view of the Dubai Fountain form here. They also have outside seating from where you can see it. They had introduced some new items on the menu and invited me to try it out.  The menu is really extensive, and especially it is on the iPad with the photos you feel tempted to order just about everything. I liked the interior too; it has a white and maroon theme.  We started with some drinks - the Passion Watermelon and the Pink Lemonade . Both of them were really nice and refreshing; I really liked the fruity taste that they had.  For starters, we had the Millionaire's heat . I can define this dish as dynamite lobster. It was similar to shrimp, but even better. It had the right amount of spice level to it, and a bit of crunchiness too. Another starter was the stuffed m...