Abu Dhabi Restaurants

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small quite cafee I like to sit there beside the window having my cofee with cinabon roll and reading the news paper.

Favorite Dish: cinabon cinnamon rolls Warm dough, filled with legendary Makara Cinnamon, topped with freshly cream cheese frosting.

Located in an A-shaped hut over the waters of the Gulf, Finz provides a pleasant maritime atmosphere for its clientele with views of the beach and blue water. The fish is fresh and deliciously prepared, and includes a large variety. There are non-seafood items for those who want. The restaurant is on the Beach Rotana Hotel complex and therefore serves alcohol and wine. If you are staying at the hotel, you could also charge the bill to your room. I have eaten at Finz on every visit to Abu Dhabi and both the food and service have been impeccable and consistent each occasion.

Favorite Dish: Baked Hamour (local fish)

Nestled between the restaurants and bars of the Emirates Palace is a very nice place to relax and listen to live music performed on the piano or other classical instruments. I wanted to relax and enjoy the music so sat down and ordered Green Tea. The Green Tea was served in a beautiful steel tea pot. I was surprised when the server served me some chocolates and pastries. I didn't recognize the pastry and tasted it, ummm.... heaven. The white pastry was very light and sweet. I felt a bit foolish when I asked the server what it was and that I had to bring some home to the lovely misses and the server informed me that it was a macaroon. It was the best macaroon I ever have had!

Favorite Dish: Macaroon and green tea. The macaroon melted in your mouth. The green tea energized you.

One of the best international breakfasts buffets in the world! This restaurant is located in the Emirates Palace Hotel and has seating inside or outside on the terrace overlooking the beach and marina.

The service is great and if you are fortunate enough to get Ernie as your waiter, the service is impeccable! The menu choices are outstanding, from beverages, to cereals, to breads, to eggs, meats, fruits, yogurts, etc. The coffee is good, the cappucino is good and juices are good. The juices that I tried included orange juice and grapefruit juice.

Being the best hotel in Abu Dhabi, if not UAE and the world, the hotel gets clientele from all over the world not even mentioning the most powerful local Emirati businessmen/politicians. While I stayed there, there was a South Korean embassy delegation, numerous British tourists and German tourists, etc. This restaurant had something for everybody including the German breakfasts favorites of cheese, meats, etc.; eggs benedict, egg station, waffle station, danish/muffins/croissants/strudels, miniature steaks, potatos, mushroom and tomatoes, hummous, salmon, etc. No pork though.

I don't know the price of the breakfast as it was included in my room rate. I would have to guess that it was well over $30/person. Very special restaurant!

Favorite Dish: Everything was fantastic! I especially liked the miniature steaks, cappucino, sweet pineapple, watermelon, strudels!

This is a bar/restaurant located in Al Ain Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. They have Karaoke, live music, and Filipino food (and beer). A trio plays live music for about 30 minutes than takes off for 30 minutes to rest and allow patrons to sing karaoke. Mostly pop music. The musicians are good. Food is not the best and watch out that they don't screw you with the prices. I ate here one night and ordered an item that was 35 AED but when the bill came they charged me 50 AED. They showed me another menu with the "new" prices. I showed them the discrepancy but they would not give in to their mistake and charged me with the higher price. Wow!

Favorite Dish: San Miguel beer.

Found this Filipino restaurant while looking for Gold Souq in Abu Dhabi. A lot of walking in the very hot weather gave me a strong urge for Halo Halo, an ice cream/ice dish containing macapuno (sweet coconut strips), nata de coco (cubed coconut gels), beans, ice cream and other treats in a sweet cream milk. Besides that, I was also missing my rice and Filipino food.

The restaurant was busy on a weekend night and the host was constantly taking orders on the phone. It took a while to get seated and much longer to get my order. I wasn't the only one and felt bad for the young Filipino family that couldn't wait any longer (an hour) to be served. It took an hour or more to get served but the adobo manok (chicken adobo) with rice was good and good proportion. The Halo Halo was the best I've ever had. I wanted to get another but thankfully had the discipline not to.

Favorite Dish: Halo Halo, served in a large chilled glass, lots of goodies topped off with a delicious scoop of ice cream!

I wanted to try to taste safe, local cuisine and happened upon Hatam Restaurant located on the third floor of Marina Mall, Abu Dhabi. A quick peak at the menu showed that this restaurant was reasonably priced.

I was pleased to see mostly locals in the restaurant but felt a little bare having gone in with khaki shorts and sandals. Nobody said anything and I don't think anyone had a problem with it but I regretted that I didn't have long pants on. However, I didn't let this ruin my meal which was memorable.

Favorite Dish: The fresh, hot pita with hummous was fantastic. I had a stew dish that contained lamb and it was fantastic. Proportions were good and the service was outstanding.

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For a traditional English pub atmosphere and good food visit the Captain's Arms. There's fish and chips on the menu and a good pint can be had. Outdoor seating is also available.

Favorite Dish: Fish and chips/bangers and mash - reminds me of home!