Best Contemporary European

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The Montgomerie Golf Club’s contemporary European restaurant has a decidedly Asian swing. But non-golfers will be delighted to hear that at Nineteen, excellent food, great service and a relaxing and informal atmosphere are all par for the course.

By Will Milner
Time Out Dubai, 9 March 2009

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Posted by: Thomas Norberg on 05 Mar ' 10 at 15:46

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Stunning views, very refined. Great brunch.

Posted by: Mark on 27 Feb ' 10 at 15:06

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

What have they done to Nineteen?
What, not so long ago, used to be one of the best, and smartest, brunches (that includes the Saturday carvery) is now mediocre, at best.
The food choice is uninspiring compared to our previous visits (gone are the great salad and seafood selections, the variety of cheeses and the yummy puddings)
There seems to be no dress code anymore. (thongs, shorts and tattoos are now acceptable).
One of the delights of brunch at Nineteen used to be going back to try the wonderful variety of food - those days have gone as you can now get the whole selection on one, small, plate.
The new Rotisserie (second hand from another Address restaurant, so the staff said) kept falling apart!
We got the impression the management are trying to save money or whoever is now running Nineteen doesn't know what is available eslewhere in Dubai
Great shame but we won't be going back in a hurry

Posted by: Sarah on 26 Jan ' 10 at 12:29

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• Best for: Brunch served
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Posted by: Nadine Rahal on 21 Nov ' 09 at 06:32

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

We had some guests over and we wanted to take them to one of the best brunches in Dubai, since they've already been to Al Qasr and we wanted something less extravagant, we thought Nineteen would be our best choice, and what a choice. It was the most DISSAPOINTING brunch we've ever been to:
- The food variety was at its minimal: 3 types of cheese, a salad bar with the basics, 4 different main menus each smaller than the other (we actually had to order 2 main menus to satisfy our appetite)
- One our guests was allergic to dairy products so we asked his steak fillet to come with French fries rather than buttery mash, but oh no the chef couldn't pull any other form of potatoes but the mash, and what a mash...TGI Friday's does it better.
- Only serving 2 types of alcohol
- The desert buffet was ok but again little variety in even smaller portions.

All in all extremely disappointing experience, of course the decor was very nice and the view amazing, but you don't go to a restaurant for the decor nor the view, you go there for the food.
For a restaurant that has won 4 Time Out Awards for its brunch, we honestly couldn't see the reason!

Posted by: Athena on 18 Mar ' 09 at 13:59

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

I hope they win and with the brunch too!

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