Thiptara 13 Comments
The prawns are paunchy, the squid is satisfying and the mussels are pert and full of flavour at this visually stunning Thai restaurant beside the Burj Dubai.
This restaurant is definitely romantic. The staff are helpful and friendly, the ambiance is spot on and if you are seated outdoors ( which I recommend) you have the full experience of the musical fountains of Dubai Mall. The food is average, I've had much nicer/authentic food for less than a 1/3 of the price I paid here which ended up close to 750 AED without drinks or tips!!! But for first timers the location is a must-try if you can spare the change - therefore I would only return with new comers to Dubai.
Extremely disappointing. Right from the confusion on our booking....to the service and the food....all of that was extremely disappointing and bad experience. Fountains were good but one cant hear the music....wish the restaurant could have syncronised with their internal music system. Overall we left with not a great feeling.
very disappointing! food is acceptable but not amazing for the price you pay. For the seafood set menu you pay 350dhs (just food) each and portions are quite small. Tiny pieces of fruits offered as a dessert were very hard and tasteless.
We were expecting that from previous reviews, so we were ready to enjoy just the ambience and the view. Outside terrace is quiet small, if you sit close to this amazing fire balls outside the terrace it gets quite hot even on a cool night. The fountains you can not enjoy because you dont get a full view of them and you can not hear the music accompanied them. All you can hear is the loud splashes of water, which gets quite annoying at the end. So you get much better view from the restaurants closer to dubai mall with more reasonable prices. At the end we paid 1700 dhs for 4 people with just one bottle of wine! Well overpriced even for Dubai standards. Will not reccommend it to anybody!
As the write-up says, the décor, grounds and surroundings are amazing. We had a table on the terrace which gave beautiful views of the Dubai Fountain, although the music of the restaurant drowned out that accompanying the "performance".
The food was good but not as amazing as you'd expect for the price. We ended up paying just short of 600EAD for a three course meal, 2 bottles of sparkling water and one glass of wine.
The service on the other hand was poor. The staff were lovely, but seemed overworked and inefficient - at times too fast (they asked us three times if we were ready to order within 5 minutes of having the menus) and at others far too slow (we had to wait 20 minutes for the bill, and when prompted, they had forgotten all about it).
All in all, I'd recommend that people try it once, as a treat, for the setting, but I won't go back to eat. There is a bar called FAI in the same pavilion building, which will let you see the same stuff but for less cost!
Very very disappointing!! View is nice, but food and drinks were way below average. Service was sloppy, clumsy (waitress dropped a spoon in food while serving and just giggled) and slow. Too expensive for what you get. Know much better Thai restaurants in Dubai where you will get value for money. Would not recommend it to anybody.
beautiful decor, great ambience...dancing fountains outside make it more amazing...service is a little slow....but overall a great experinence...a MUST VISIT for all....
AMAZING!! The fountains outside just make it even more unreal!! A MUST visit for everyone!
definitely one of the best restaurant and service in Dubai. The location is amazing....
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