What Are The Inexpensive Places To Dine Out In Dubai?

I am planning to visit Dubai for a couple of weeks. The only thing i can’t compromise is food. Since its a hub for global tourists and the rates are intimidating. But kindly suggest me any good inexpensive restaurants.

Dubai has a fantastic assortment of international-standard restaurants catering to all budgets and tastes. With a large expatriate community from the Sub Continent, it’s little wonder there are some truly world-class Indian restaurants among the top-billings.

As Dubai is a Muslim city, many restaurants, especially at the cheaper end of the market, are not licensed to serve alcohol. In contrast, restaurants in tourist and business hotels almost always serve alcohol.

The restaurants below have been classified into three pricing categories:
Expensive (over Dh500)
Moderate (Dh150 to Dh500)
Cheap (under Dh150)
These prices are for a three-course meal for one with a bottle of house wine or equivalent, including tax.

Sales tax at 10% is added to all bills. Service charges at 10 to 15% are also frequently added but, if they are not, a 10% tip is expected.

Expensive

Al Mahara
Making a fair stab at being the most expensive restaurant in Dubai, the Al Mahara often divides local opinion. Some say it is overpriced for what you get, but others swear by it, especially if someone else is paying. The experience begins with a three-minute mock submarine ride to the restaurant, located alongside a giant aquarium. This puts diners in the mood for savouring the high-quality seafood that has won the restaurant numerous awards, including the What’s On category for Best Seafood Restaurant in 2008.

Burj Al Arab Hotel, Jumeirah Beach
Tel: (04) 301 7600.
Website: www.burj-al-arab.com

Al Muntaha
Al Muntaha, meaning ‘The Ultimate’ or ‘The Top’, in Arabic, has the best location in Dubai, suspended 200m (656ft) above the Arabian Gulf, at the top of the Burj Al Arab hotel. Service is immaculate and the slanted glass windows give the restaurant the feel of a great ocean liner heading out to sea. Al Muntaha also delivers on the plate: try the roasted prime beef rib with mustard crust. Reaching the restaurant in one of the world’s fastest panoramic elevators is almost – but not quite – enough to put you off your dinner.

Burj Al Arab Hotel, Jumeirah Beach
Tel: (04) 301 7600.
Website: www.burj-al-arab.com

La Baie
This fine dining restaurant would not be out of place in a major European capital, with its mellow piano music, unfaltering service and elegant table settings. One of the most exotic starters is the marinated sturgeon carpaccio with caviar and yoghurt sauce, while a highlight among the mains (and rumoured to be the chef’s favourite) is the grilled hammour fish on a bed of green lentils.

Ritz Carlton Dubai, Jumeirah Beach
Tel: (04) 399 4000.
Website: www.ritzcarlton.com

Verre
Gordon Ramsay’s Dubai venture has proved a resounding success and is firmly established as the best place to eat in Dubai. The minimalist décor might not suit all tastes but the simple surrounds and the well thought-out lighting help focus deserved attention on the food. A nice touch is the chef’s specialities – tasty morsels of food that come between the impressive courses. Mains include ravioli of lobster, salmon with a fricassee of peas and horseradish or poached chicken on a bed of tagliatelle. The desserts are divine. The three-course lunch specials offer excellent value.

Hilton Dubai Creek, Beniyas Road
Tel: (04) 212 7551.
Website: www.gordonramsay.com/dubai

Moderate

Café Chic
Top quality ingredients, smooth service and a menu that cuts deftly between the classics and some daring variations make this is a top dining choice. Relax afterwards in the cigar bar for supreme decadence.

Le Méridien Hotel, Garhoud
Tel: (04) 217 0000.
Website: www.dubai.lemeridien.com

India Palace
The emphasis at this popular restaurant is on Rajasthani cooking backed up by themed décor and artefacts shipped in from the region. The open kitchen is a nice touch, as are the family booths upstairs, with privacy available at no extra charge. The excellent-value menu features starters such as lentil soup and prawn bisque with fresh vegetables, while mains include chicken and vegetarian kebabs and a range of delicately spiced curries. Alcohol is not available but the lassis (yogurt-based drink) are excellent, especially the unusual lassi seasoned with salt.

Opposite Dubai Marine Hotel, Bur Dubai
Tel: (04) 286 9600.

Pierchic
Seafood-loving trendies are flocking to Pierchic, in the glamorous Madinat Jumeirah development, the place to be in Dubai at the moment. Located on a wooden pier, with views of the expansive Arabian Gulf, the venue is perfect for trying some local and international seafood dishes. Mains include the likes of poached Atlantic lobster with snow peas, enoki mushrooms and passion fruit dressing, or Arabian chilled seafood platter laced with Iranian caviar.

Al Qasr Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah
Tel: (04) 366 6730.
Website: www.madinatjumeirah.com

Cheap

Cactus Jacks
It may never win any culinary awards but Cactus Jacks seldom disappoints a hungry stomach. A Mexican theme for the décor includes Aztec fabrics and bright designs, as well as multicolour tiled pillars. The restaurant has a live DJ at weekends and things can turn quite wild after 2300, when the spicy Tex Mex food and the tequila kick in. Parties of eight diners or more receive a 30% discount on their bill.

Millennium Airport Hotel, Al Garhoud
Tel: (04) 282 3464.
Website: www.millenniumhotels.com

Deira City Centre Food Court
Of the many food courts that are dotted all around Dubai, this is one of the most popular. On sale is the full smorgasbord of international foods, with the only unifying feature being that all the stands are cheap. The most popular stands serve up simple Chinese and Indian specialities accompanied by boiled rice. They also have a play area for kids.

Deira City Centre Mall, Deira
Tel: (04) 295 1010.

Thattukada
The excellent South Indian restaurant at the Palm Beach Rotana Inn serves great-value food. Diners sit on long, wooden benches and are surrounded by film posters on the walls. The Kerala-influenced dishes include kappa erachi (tapioca and chicken curry) and karimeem porichathu (fish fry) and are guaranteed to fill diners up without breaking the bank.

Palm Beach Rotana Inn
Tel: (04) 393 1999.

Palm Island Dubai Financial Crisis

The Government of United Arab Emirate announced the reorganization of the Middle East, Dubai’s sovereign investment company Dubai World, and to seek 6-month delay in repayment of debt. Dubai is the UAE’s second-largest emirate, the Government has vigorously expanded last year for banks, real estate and transport sectors. The rapid expansion has caused it’s debt reached 80 billion U.S. dollars. But people long ago discovered that the huge infrastructure projects in Dubai and the Palm Island Dubai tourism resort areas are rushed project during the period of prosperity without proper planning, the so-call “building on sand”.

According to Dow Jones Newswires reported that the Dubai government’s debt toll of 80 billion U.S. dollars, including Dubai, the world’s 59 billion U.S. dollars of debt, of which over half of the debt held by the European banks, about 400 billion U.S. dollars. Credit Suisse analysts said that if these 400 million in loans in the loss of half of the European banks of the bad debt provision will likely increase 5%. Some analysts refer to Standard Chartered and HSBC last year to the UAE loans, one of the eight major foreign banks. Standard Chartered said that the right to review specific customers.

The global credit crisis, tumbled the property market, according to Deutsche Bank statistics, the Dubai property prices have plummeted by half since the peak in 2008, UBS report predicts will be dropped by another 30%, the level of returns in 2008 will take several years. Recent developments have shown signs of improvement open to foreign investors to buy residential property prices, the first three quarter rose 7%, but was still down 47% a year. Oil prices rebound this year, Dubai oil money, driven by the oil economy is slowly recovering, Standard Chartered Bank in Dubai predicted Dubai next year’s economic growth will contracted from 4% from 1% this year.

Abu Dhabi – The Top 10 Cities To Travel in 2010

Abu Dhabi

Sadiyaat Island

For a time period of the decade or so, Dubai continuously overshadowed its neighboring estates by attracting the largest amount of tourists and visitors from all over the world. It seem to be like the magnetism and charisma area that the majority of visitors that visit UAE didn’t even know the names of other estates, let alone visiting them. Slowly but surely other estates are catching up gradually, and not surprisingly Abu Dhabi is the first one to get there. Recently, the well-known travel info portal Lonely Planet has compiled a record of top ten cities to travel in 2010 and Abu Dhabi’s name is included in the record. What’s the special attributes that makes Abu Dhabi include in the record with other well known cities like Kyoto, Lecce, Charleston, Vancouver or Singapore? Let’s take a look.

Abu Dhabi is the capital of UAE

Al Sowwah Island
Abu Dhabi is the capital of United Arab Emirates (and most of you may thought it was Dubai … Eh?) With all of its oil reserves along with a visionary ruler like Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi is rapidly developing a world class infrastructure to lure in tourists.

The emirate is now having a lot of huge developments under construction. Among them are Sadiyaat Island, Al Sowwah Island, Yas Island, museums, highways, parks, hotels, zoos, and also shopping malls. Following with the footsteps of Dubai (although experiencing from its mistakes), Abu Dhabi has utilized a more careful approach. Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (established in 2004) has set their goal to attract over 3 million visitors annually by 2015. The objective doesn’t seem far fetched, given the type of finances they have obtained.

abu dhabi grand prix

Abu Dhabi has got plenty to offer to the tourists arriving at this vibrant city, which range from first rate golf courses to skiing facility, from scuba diving to ice skating. Besides, Abu Dhabi is well-known for its cultural activities; you’ll discover all sorts of events including art exhibitions, conventional music and folk dances. Emirates Palace, Beach Rotana Hotel and Hilton Baynunah are among the most well-known hotels in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi has just hosted Formula One Grand Prix, and also the 5.5 km long track is set to host for even more events. ADTA is preparing to build as much as 17,000 new hotel rooms prior to the end of 2015.

Noteworthy Projects in Abu Dhabi

Other noteworthy projects consist of the expansion of Abu Dhabi International Airport (which is currently the second busiest airport of UAE), Khalifa City, Mussafah, Corniche and Town Centre. At the moment, vacationers may or may not agree with the Lonely Planet ratings by include Abu Dhabi as one of the top 10 cities to travel in 2010, but if every thing goes according to the plan, Abu Dhabi is going to be one of the world’s top tourist locations by 2015.

Lindsey Williams Was Right in Dubai Real Estate Crisis

* Pastor Lindsey Williams on the Alex Jones display (18 Feb). He gives us his most recent update on what the Illuminati elite is preparing for that world for that following 1-2 years.

* Pastor Williams :

- Dubai is going to be a ghost town

- Oil prices will hover at or below US$50/barrel for the next 1-1.5 years. US states’ tax revenue have plunged 75% simply because with the drop in oil cost from US$147 to under US$40/barrel.

- Middle East oil generating nations are falling into bankruptcies.

- This crisis created through the Satanic Illuminati elite will not just have an effect on America and the Center East. It is really a planned worldwide bankruptcy.

- Eastern Europe is in deep trouble and falling into bankruptcy.

- Russia is going to be hit hard but will rise from the ashes as a a lot higher power.

- America will collapse into chaos, hyper-inflation, food shortages, riots …. and will take numerous many years to recover from this crisis.

- When the USD collapses, American’s is going to be taking a wheel barrow of USD to buy a loaf of bread. Americans will beg the ruling elite for a new currency. The Illuminati elite currently has this new currency planned and awaiting implementation.

- We will see a new worldwide economic and monetary order. The strategy is to bankrupt the whole world and buy up assets about the inexpensive. The Illuminati is driving the world towards a one World Government ruled by them.

* Will we see worldwide enslavement and ’666′ in our life time? It is obtaining alot closer.

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