It’s a four-day weekend so grab the family and get out there and do something wonderful like dining at a fancy restaurant, spending a day at the beach, or grabbing a bargain in the mall. If you do stay home, then roll up your sleeves in the kitchen or read a great book… Abu Dhabi’s got it all!
words Derek Issacs
Thursday, 30th July
Go East in the West
Head to West Corniche Abu Dhabi to feast on the East at Hakkasan at Emirates Palace and sample the seasonal menu of Chinese delicacies between 29th July and 1st August. All your favourites are there of course, including dim sum platter, Peking duck, stir-fry black pepper rib-eye beef, not to mention some rather fabulous desserts.
Hakkasan, Emirates Palace, Corniche West. Contact 02 690 7739.
Throw Back Thursdays are back
We’ were so happy to hear this rather sophisticated hangout is back on Abu Dhabi’s going-out scene. But The Warehouse Wine & Tapas bar, located at the Pearl Rotana, Abu Dhabi, is not just about le weekend. Oh no, there’s a lot going on all week long, and Thursdays are no different. From 4pm onwards, throw back Thursdays sees a rather handsome 50% discount on selected bottles of grapes!
The Warehouse Wine & Tapas bar, Pearl Rotana Capital Centre, Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street, near ADNEC. 4pm – 1am. Contact: 02-307 5552 or email: warehouse.pearl@rotana.com
Dive right in!
You already know hotel pools are back and entering the big splash is Emirates Palace, which recently announced that it’s relaunching its day pass-deal for all UAE residents. So on the first day of the four-day break, grab the kids, not forgetting the bucket and spades, and head down to the hotel’s pristine white sands that stretch no less than 1.3km. Or you could lounge around the two huge pools while the kids burn their energy playing in the waterpark. Weekday passes start from AED 295 for adults, with AED 10 resort credit and AED 150 per child from four to 20 with AED 50 resort credit. At Weeeknds, it’ll cost you starting from AED 390 for adults and AED 195 for children aged from four to 20. Kids under four go free.
Emirates Palace, West Corniche. The beach is open daily from 7am to sunset. For more information, visit Emirates Palace
The heat’s on in the kitchen
If you do decide to stay home this Eid, and many of us will do, then join the masses who during Lockdown were forced to discover new skills or hone old ones. While some flexed their muscles to become at-home gym bunnies, others donned their aprons and headed for the kitchen to practise their home-cooking fare on a captive audience. Meanwhile, the experts over at Waitrose were scouring the Web to find out what you were rustling up the most and came up with some rvealing kitchen trends, resulting in this nifty list of five lockdown food favourites and yes, banana bread and cheese scones do rear their tasty little heads in these fairly easy-to-do recipes.
This is just Peru (*groan)
COYA Abu Dhabi is the capital’s go-to spot for all things Peru and now has rolled out a set a specially curated set lunch menu for just AED 110. You’ll get a choice of two appetisers, including Croquetas de Lubina (Chilean sea bass croquettes, red chilli); Ceviche de Dorada Clasica (Sea bream, red onions, sweet potato, choclo); and Maki Roll de Aguacate (Shiitake, aji limo, avocado, quinoa, black sesame). Also included is a choice of one main dish featuring Pollo a la Parrilla (Corn fed chicken, aji panca, coriander). You will be able to order more but you’ll have to pay more too. Set Lunch: Sunday to Thursday . Chef’s Signature Selection: Saturday noon to 3:30pm
COYA,Four Seasons at The Galleria on Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi.
Contact: 02 306 7000.
Friday, 31st July
This is no ordinary affair
The Extraordinary Dusit Brunch is Back! The long wait is over! Tuck into flavours from around the globe, marvel at the live cooking and carving stations, and the feast of dishes from the award-winning kitchens of Benjarong Thai Restaurant and Namak by renowned celebrity Chef Kunal Kapur. From 12nn, a welcome drink awaits at Orchid Lounge, compliments of Dusit Thani. Sip on that famed English drink made from juniper berries or a glass of Italian bubbly to start off your feast. AED 270 with unlimited soft beverages, AED 400 pwith unlimited house beverages, AED 90 for children aged seven to 12, free for kids aged six and below.
For table reservations, contact 02 6988137 or e-mail reservation.table@dusit.com
This brunch is Buddha-ful
Multiple sharing-style dishes from different countries and cities of
the Pacific region, free-flowing bubbly (If that’s what you want), fabulous service, electro-ethnic rhythms (Not unlike this beauty), and magnificent views. It’s the perfect mix every Friday: Day Brunch from 1pm to 4pm or the Night Brunch starting from 7pm. AED 325 including soft drinks; AED 450 including house beverages; AED 525 for premium beverages. NOTE: Reservations are mandatory due to limited capacity.
Buddha-Bar Beach, The St Regis Saadiyat Island Resort. For bookings, contact 02 498 8888 or email restaurant.saadiyat@stregis.com or Reservations.Saadiyat@stregis.com
It’s all ooh la la at Shangri-La
It’s time to heave yourself off the sofa and head out into the world again. And what better place than to head to the rather splendid Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi this Eid! This fabulous hotel (check out the view) recently relaunched its brunch at the stylish Sofra where you get to tuck into the restaurant’s signature seafood three-tier platter, seared prawn and quinoa salad, a seasonal wellness sushi platter and beetroot and spinach salad. Then there’s the sharing main. You and one other also get to choose a vegetarian combination of veg lasagne, grilled mushrooms, asparagus and seasonal veg, and a “from the sea” selection of grilled sea bass fillet, grilled squid, pan-fried Asian shrimp and seafood paella.
Shangri-La Hotel Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi, AED 179 per person with soft drinks, AED 379 with bubbly, every Friday from 1pm to 4pm. Contact: 02 509 8630 reservations.slad@shangri-la.com
Bordom-busters for kids
The school summer recess has been going for a good few weeks and now it’s the Eid break, and we bet you’re getting rather tired of the ‘I’m bored!’ refrain by now. But this edutainment platform by our friends over at Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) is going to kick the word ‘boredom’ right up the you know where! For kids of all ages, it’s jam-packed with enrichment programmes, competitions, edutainment exercises, academic support, and physical and wellbeing challenges across four learning pillars: STEM and Innovation; Enrichment; Arts, Culture & Languages; and Physical Education and Wellbeing.
If you feel your kids would benefit from this (And of course they would), then find out more at activityplatform.ae
Saturday, 1st August
Buckle up and hold tight!
Yas Island attractions are back just in time for Eid and it’s the perfect time to enjoy them. Head over to experience Ferrari World, Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi and CLYMB Abu Dhabi but remember it’s not for the faint hearted! Online booking is a must for all, including annual passholders, to make sure that the limited capacity of 30% is adhered to across the theme parks and CLYMB. Guests are being advised to download the smartphone apps for each park to make it an entirely contactless experience when they visit.
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi daily from 11am to 8pm;
CLYMB daily from 11am to 9pm.Visit Yas Island
Sunday, 2nd August
Start a new chapter
It’s chill time and the sofa’s beckoning so turn the pages of a great book. We reccommend the latest book of Emirati author Sheikha Salama Bint Hazza Al Nayhan, who recently penned The Horse, The Saluki & The Falcon. Paying homage to her homeland the book, which is a collection of quotes that aim to shed light on the positivity of the universe and on the silver linings of the life we lead during a period of growing uncertainty globally, is the author’s fifth book for children. The Horse, The Saluki & The Falcon is now available for purchase and download in electronic format on Sheikha Salama Bint Hazza
Travel through the ages
Qasr Al Hosn is open to visitors once again, so head down there and discover the history of Abu Dhabi’s oldest and most significant building, holding the city’s first permanent structure; the watchtower. Built around the 1790’s, the commanding structure overlooked the costal trade routes and protected the growing settlement established on the island..Saftey measures are firmly in place so there’s no need to worry! There’s also 50% off tickets if you use your Fazaa card.
Open daily 9am to 7pm except Fridays, 2pm to 7pm. For more infirmation, visit: Qasr Al Hosn
Shoppers of the world unite
Shopportunities await at this massive summer shopping festival taking place in Abu Dhabi at the moment. There are no less than 3,500 retailers in malls across Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafra taking part in Unbox Amazing – a shopping campaign that runs until 31st August 2020. Shop and you’ll find fabulous promotions across stores, and discounts of up to 80%, as well as a series of Shop & Win rewards and prize giveaways. The Shop & Win promotion, which is contactless, automatically enters eligible Visa cardholders (from four participating banks) who spend AED 200 or more (in participating outlets) into prize draws held throughout the campaign. Boy, have you seen the prizes? There are loads of tech products to Mercedes-Benz cars, no less.
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