Coconut Grove

Mid-priced Indian restaurant in Satwa 10 Reviews

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From Time Out Dubai Eating Out 2008

On a good night it’s one of the best budget joints in town, with fine southern Indian and Sri Lankan cuisine matched by sterling service. Catch it when it’s off its game, however, and you’ll run into a different beast entirely – the snarling waiters and average food making for a relentlessly unpleasant dining experience.

Nevertheless, with reliable attributes such as a line in cheap bottled beer and some of the best views in Dubai counteracting its schizophrenic tendencies, the restaurant remains well worth the risk.

Stand-outs include a tikka masala laden with juicy chunks of hammour and a tangy aubergine dish that goes by the tounge-twisting moniker of kathrikai kara kozhambu. Staples such as naans and pilau rice come enormously proportioned, ensuring appetites are suitably sated.

So while its unpredictability counts against it, there remain plenty of reasons to give this lottery of a restaurant a spin.

By Time Out Dubai Staff

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Posted by: Memson Barnes on 06 Nov ' 09 at 12:00

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Have visited the coconut grove Dubai many times. The restaurant area is huge and spacious. It attracts a great crowd on the weekends and even also in other days. If you relish authentic South Indian cuisine, COCONUT GROVE is the place for you... FOOD IS REALY FANTASTIC

Posted by: suresh puannasseril on 30 Aug ' 09 at 07:45

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

godd food and ambience

Posted by: t on 15 May ' 09 at 16:33

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Posted by: chris barrister on 18 Mar ' 09 at 20:31

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

its a decent restaurant , but u cant sample it time n again. Out of no choice u can go here.

Posted by: murli on 17 Mar ' 09 at 19:47

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

If its big group where u can be a bit noisy then its fine. For small group I would not recommend this restaurant

Posted by: Juliette on 17 Mar ' 09 at 11:08

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Fabulous food ( a bit slow though). Book in advance and get a table by the window for a great view of the hussle and bustle below.

Posted by: David on 21 Oct ' 08 at 00:00

I am not sure who you are, but you are clearly delusional. Ravis is massively overhyped and constantly underdelivers. Yes, it's cheap, and edible, but so is KFC. Coconut Grove is something truly exciting. It may not look much, but close your eyes, and we are talking ambrosia as spices, rich gravy and the freshest ingredients collide in the sensory equivalent of the big bang. It's simple sensory physics. Where is your tongue, man.

Posted by: Hungry in Dubai on 20 Oct ' 08 at 00:00

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Food is good but I think David is rating this a little bit too much. A good Indian restaurant but you can't class it along with Gazebo, India Palace, The Bombay and Indego. Have to say it loses points for ambience. Leave this hotel and walk p the road to Ravis to really sample good southeast asian foods.

Posted by: David on 20 Oct ' 08 at 00:00

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

I agree. Absolutely brilliant south indian food. very casual, all about the food - which is first class nosh. I found the staff brilliant and very helpful, although they do always give you the starter menu when you arrive, rather than the full menu. A man of my appetite needs the full menu. Would recommend this thoroughly. One of my favourite places in Dubai.

Posted by: David on 20 Oct ' 08 at 00:00

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• Best for: Family friendly
• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

This is undoubtedly the best indian restaurant in Dubai. The crab curry is superb, and worth getting fat for. Totally recommended.

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