Mazina

A quiet spot with vacant service and lifeless mains 9 Reviews

Meal Deal

Sunday carvery

A family-sized feast of roast meats and a selection of vegetables, including roast potatoes and bubble and squeak. Dhs185 per person Timings: 6.30pm-11pm (Sunday)

Mazina’s bouillabaisse night

A weekly special of this traditional fish stew, which originates from the city of Marseille in France. Dhs185 Timings: 6.30pm-11pm (Saturday)

Generation creation brunch

Dads and kids are invited to roll up their sleeves for pancake-making fun at the Mazina Generation Creation Saturday Family Brunch. There’s a menu of international favourites and plenty of entertainment for kids of all ages. Dhs195 (food only), half price for children aged six-12, free for under sixes Timings: 12.30pm-3.30pm (Saturday)

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Mazina is a passable, if clumsily-staffed restaurant serving a limited menu of inoffensive fare from both the East and West. Upon entering the dining area, the whirr of extractor fans, lack of background music and abundance of empty counters make the place feel more akin to an extravagantly decorated food court, and despite a consistently meagre flow of customers, the service is agonisingly slow. Opt for the salad bar buffet to avoid being disappointed by the starters, and fill up, because when it comes to mains there’s little to look forward to. The duck breast is anaemic-looking, under-seasoned and unexciting, and having been left to rest too long, the Australian tenderloin will likely arrive tepid and somewhat shrivelled – an all-too-apt description for the establishment as a whole.

By Time Out Dubai staff
Time Out Dubai, 22 March 2012

• Previous reviews
  • 11 August,2011- reviewed by Time Out Dubai Staff
  • 24 March,2011- reviewed by Time Out Dubai staff
  • 05 April,2010- reviewed by Time Out Dubai staff
  • 22 February,2010- reviewed by Daisy Carrington
  • 16 November,2009- reviewed by Daisy Carrington

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User reviews:

Posted by: Sam shaw on 04 Jan ' 12 at 14:38

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

I feel like I am to write this review purely on the decision of just receiving a follow up text from the mazina saying,"thank you for patronising (spelt wrong) Mazina,we look forward to have you dine with us again!"
Now if it's not bad enough that I made a formal complaint to the man who appeared to be in charge,they have the arrogance to try and wind me up further,leading me to now publicly slate their unprofessionalism!!!!
In brief we were greeted politely but by no means friendly! Every request we had seemed to come with a lot of persuasion from us and not followed up efficiently. Our main came before our starter,which we had waited for 30 mins for! It was cucumber sushi !!!!(must have been waiting for the cucumbers to grow!)
After paying a ridiculous price for an average wine (that no body came to pour all the way through the bottle)I decided to complain. The waiter apologised and offered us free desserts(which we wouldn't have ordered anyway) so we told them that we would prefer the price of the desserts deducted from the bill as we had waited 20 mins for our empty main plates to be removed (they were still there when we left the table to ask for the bill)at which point we were told they can't do that they can only compensate in food value!!!!
After some unpleasant exchange between us we walked out feeling like we had paid massively over what our night deserved and angry at the rudeness of the manager. I wouldn't have made this complaint had the text not been sent to my phone not 24 hrs later telling me I was "patronizing"(well educated manager I see!!!!)

Posted by: Arthur Dell on 07 Aug ' 11 at 08:43

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Not a very positive experience. The atmosphere gives a feeling of a typical hotel-style buffet-restaurant designed for quantity not quality. The drinks were about AED120 for a double, and while the service was very good, it didn't quite make up for their prices.

Posted by: Disappointed Guest on 06 Aug ' 11 at 14:09

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

We booked a table at Mazina, but when we arrived we felt the atmosphere lacking. We decided to have a drink at the bar, seeing that we are there. What a shock we had when we received the bill for our drinks! AED60 for a single Bacardi Black and Pepsi and AED50 for single Whisky & Soda.
This is more expensive than Buddha Bar!! What are they thinking?!?!

Posted by: Roger Thorne on 31 Jul ' 11 at 06:24

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

Sorry- they have great serice and the food is very good - but 39aed for a warm bottle beer and 50aed for a small wine - for a brunch ! Sorry but I will not be coming back - there was 16 of us - 16 will not be coming back

Posted by: jane on 02 May ' 11 at 06:33

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

My frined and I had an excellent evenng meal there in January 2011. Food plentiful, very tasty, well presented Staff very efficient. Will go back when we are there in June

Posted by: Sally-Anne Gerull on 24 Mar ' 10 at 02:53

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• Best for: Business lunch
• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

Completely agree with TO review, entree and main food pretty bland and not that great but dessert fantastic. Also they dont give 15% for timeout card members ONLY 10% - in the end we were too tired to wait around to speak to management-but either time out needs to change their website special offers or the restaurant needs to know what they are meant to offer

Posted by: joun on 28 Feb ' 10 at 19:49

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

I loved this restaurant and the food its one of the best places I have eaten for a long time, the dessert and bread are really the strong point with a very friendly and tallented pastry chef from england no doubt. maybe he is a class above the rest of the chefs in the hotel, but still the other chefs turned on a good show with some very tatsy food.

Posted by: Jammie on 22 Feb ' 10 at 13:16

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

A great atmosphere and a splendid selection of food for all taste

Posted by: Sophie on 28 Nov ' 09 at 12:21

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes