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The Sea View Hotel is full of dubious charms. Not least because the sea view actually refers to the giant industrial complex that is Port Rashid across the street. Finding the aquatic-themed club is also a top quality backstreet bar experience. The bar is located out through the back of the lobby, through the service area and kitchens, and then up the fire escape and in through another back door. If you can live with the fact every song from the talented Filipino band will be an ’80s MOR anthem, and ignore the attentions of certain sections of the clientele, you can enjoy the experience for what it is – unpretentious, shabbily-dressed fun.

By Time Out Dubai staff
Time Out Dubai, 2 November 2008

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    Location: Seaview Hotel, Bur Dubai, Dubai
  • Tel: 04 355 8080
  • Travel: Al Mina Road
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  • Users voted this bar/club most suitable for: Live music
Posted by: James on 02 Jul ' 09 at 04:42
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  • Best for: Live music
  • Would you go back to this bar/club? Yes

Best female singer (the bass player) and male lead guitarist I have listened to in ten years in Dubai. Definitely a backstreet bar but well worth a listen. The small venue is over crowded on Thursdays so unless you love the elbow to elbow crowd another night you will enjoy the music more. This place is what we remember as one of the reasons we stay in Dubai.

Posted by: Jim on 25 Jun ' 09 at 12:32
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  • Would you go back to this bar/club? Yes

Best band in Dubai!! The service too is first class

Posted by: Glenn on 06 May ' 09 at 08:36
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  • Best for: Live music
  • Would you go back to this bar/club? Yes

Surprised that you guys finally reviewed this after years of this being a well kept secret, hidden away from the trendy and poseur places. The hole-in-the-wall ambiance (including the walk through the back of the hotel) is well worth it. The music (not really MOR but 70's metal, Guns 'n' Roses, etc) is the reason to come (the female bass player/singer is worthwhile to hear/watch). The DJ between sets is almost anti-climactic. The second set (usually around midnight) is usually the best. Actually one of the things I miss about Dubai the most !!! (I'll leave out any further memories that may get me in trouble.)

Posted by: marvic on 20 Jan ' 09 at 12:09
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  • Would you go back to this bar/club? Yes

Posted by: marvic on 20 Jan ' 09 at 12:08
  • Best for: Live music
  • Would you go back to this bar/club? Yes

70s & 80s Rock & Roll all night

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