Stay in for a steak
DIFC restaurant Gaucho is next month launching Gaucho Anywhere — a take-away and delivery service for its Argentine dishes. Starting from August 17, Gaucho will be delivering starters, salads, steaks and side dishes. The catch — it’s only to diners based in Downtown and DIFC, although the restaurant “is already working on expanding [its] reach to more areas in the near future”. Visit www.gauchorestaurants.ae; there is no minimum spend or delivery charges. It’s something the restaurant, which also has locations in the UK and Asia, has already tested out in its Sloane outlet in the British capital.
“The gourmet take-away and delivery services were first launched in Gaucho Sloane, and the overwhelming response we received is what led us to bringing the concept to Dubai. With the rising list of outlets that provide take-away and delivery services, it was ideal that we are among the select first to provide the same with gourmet cuisine,” says Ross Butler, Gaucho’s director of international operations. Meanwhile, for those dining in-house, movie nights return on Mondays in August, kicking off with The Notebook on the 17th. The restaurant is currently having something of a facelift before it opens with Iris-run bar-lounge Indie on the upper level later this summer.
Call 04-4227898
Manhattan Grill is giving back 50 per cent
The steakhouse at the Grand Hyatt Dubai is rewarding diners until the end of September with a rebate on the a la carte menu. Those who spend a minimum of Dh100 receive a gift certificate worth half the value of the total bill to be used on the next visit (within two months). You can spend it on the likes of marble score 9+ Wagyu beef, Aberdeen Angus beef and other meats and seafood cooked over a wooden fire. Jazz duo Jae Franklin perform 8-11pm every Thursday and Friday. Call 04-3172223.
Porterhouse steak for two deal at BOA
Abu Dhabi steak fans with big appetites, listen up: BOA Steakhouse at the Eastern Mangroves Promenade, has a limited set menu for two with a 690g dry-aged porterhouse steak to share, two duo side dishes and two hours of unlimited red for Dh495. Get it from August 1-September 31, 7-10pm. Sides include baked potatoes with sour cream and chives, gratinated cauliflower cheese or steamed vegetables. Call 02-6411500.
There’s one more Peruvian restaurant in town
Do we need one more Peruvian restaurant in Dubai? The folks from Nawwara Lifestyle Choices say yes and are hoping you’ll be checking out their latest launch at the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai from the end of the month. Garden will be serving the South American nation’s most famous dishes including seafood ceviche and tiraditos prepared under Chef de Cuisine Edgar Hurtado. “Being Peruvian, I can affirm that we are all obsessed with our food — we are proud of it, long for it, and most all, love to share it. Peruvian food is here to thrive,” he said.
Nawwara Lifestyle Choices are the folks behind Square Nightclub, Garden Restaurant and the upcoming Park, an outdoor lounge. The Garden will be open 7pm-midnight on weekdays (until 1am on Thursdays and Fridays). Call 056-2240956.
The Act launches Brunch
Speaking of Peruvian food, The Act is going to be serving it more than ever before: The club, usually an after-dark special, is launching “The Brunch Club”, a Peruvian brunch in partnership with Love Parties. It starts on July 31, Dh450 for women and Dh550 for men. Music is by Benni.t and Danny Leese with deep house beats. Brunch is from 2-5pm, while the after-brunch party runs until 8pm. Call 04-3551116.
