QD's

Location is everything at QD’s Reviews

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From Time Out Dubai Eating Out 2009

Location is everything at QD’s. The food rarely raises itself above acceptable, the service can be inattentive and standoffish, and the resident DJ has been known to succumb to the occasional bout of verbal diarrhoea. But – and it’s a big one – the bar’s evocative setting on the banks of the creek always overrides any nagging concerns.

The best time to visit is around twilight when wafts of shisha curl through the evening air while dhows chug by. Elementary food items such as a quattro stagioni pizza and the calzone provide fuel for a lingering few hours with friends.

QD’s closes in the summer months, when the idea of dining alfresco is one rarely harboured in even the most addled mind. But, when the weather is kinder, you’ll struggle to find a much better hangout in the city.

By Time Out Dubai staff
Time Out Dubai,

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  • Location: Deira, Dubai
  • Tel: 04 295 6000
  • Travel: Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club
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  • Users voted this restaurant most suitable for: Romantic

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Posted by: Kaushik Gopal on 02 Mar ' 12 at 07:21
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been a regular for years...amazing place with great service, food and the best shisha in town...a must go for anyone in dubai!

Posted by: djamel39 on 04 May ' 11 at 20:10
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

Posted by: Pat Barron on 17 Nov ' 09 at 14:49
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  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

It is the best place to be in the evening, the food, staff and the view are all great, we went 5 nights out of 7, be back in Feb 2010

Posted by: Carolyn Porter on 22 Apr ' 09 at 07:26
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  • Best for: Romantic
  • Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

I think this is one of the best outside venues in Dubai, my friends and i love the ambiance, food and the DJ plays a really good veriety of chill out music...

We will be back...

Posted by: Mark Reeves on 10 Apr ' 09 at 06:19

I cannot really rate it as I was refused entry last night - for wearing sandals! Is this an expat discrimination fight back?

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