Choosing where to go for Iftar can be quite a daunting task, especially when you’re ravenous and you’ve got an enormous variety of options to choose from. So in order to make it a little easier, Guides will pick five restaurants across Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah for you to choose from, everyday throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Sahtain!
QD’s Ramadan Tent
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Menu highlights Iftar buffet including cold and hot mezze, shorbat addas, salad bar, Ouzi station, Middle Eastern main courses, dessert along with special juices, tea and coffee
Location Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club Cost Dh150 per head; Dh65 per child between the ages of six and 12; Special rates available for groups of 15 and above Timings Sunset to 9pm Phone 04 295 6000 Website
Clé Dubai
Cuisine Contemporary Middle Eastern
Menu highlights Ayran (minted yoghurt drink), Kousa and vine leaves in hot yoghurt, Malouf’s Ouzi (young lamb stuffed with nut and cinnamon rice), haloumy baked with figs, katayef (Lebanese pancakes filled with orange clotted cream)
Location Al Fattan Currency House, DIFC Cost Dh180 per head TimingsSunset to 9:30pm Phone 04 352 5150 Website
Constellation Ballroom
Cuisine Arabian, International and Asian
Menu highlights Buffet featuring an extensive selection of seasonal favourites, Arabic flavours, and international dishes with an Asian flair, including a variety of sweets and deserts, complemented by refreshing Ramadan juices. An extensive array of shisha flavours, are to be enjoyed at Shades, from 8pm onwards as well.
Location The Address Dubai Marina Cost Dh190 per person inclusive of juices, coffee & tea; Dh250 including Shisha at Shades Timings Sunset to 11pmPhone 04 436 7777
Name Pizzaro Ristorante
Cuisine Italian
Menu highlightsSet menu inclusive of two soups, salads, two types of pizza or pasta, two different desserts and any two soft drinks
Location Al Majaz 2, SharjahCostDh70 per personTimings Sunset to 12.00amPhone +971 6 552 1122 Website
Layali Al Hilmiya tent
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Menu highlights Hot and cold mezzes, fateer, saj and desserts including achtaliyeh, kunafa and katayef, with Ramadan juices and teas. Children are well catered for with an attractive children’s buffet.
Location Le Royal Meridien Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Street Cost Dh149 per personTimings Sunset to 8pm Phone 800101101