Spice Island

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Spice Island

A huge, multi-cuisine buffet. Dhs169-289 (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

Spice Island

Dhs219(alcohol), Dhs149(softdrinks) Timings: Noon-3pm (Friday)

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From Time Out Dubai Eating Out 2009

The Spice Island brunch is what Dubai legends are made of. It’s not so much the quality of food that sets this buffet apart, as the sheer quantity of it.

There are tables dedicated to cuisines from every corner of the world, so should you want your English roast nestling up to a heaping fajita, then this is the place for you. While brunch is the restaurant’s most popular meal, the venue has a large buffet every night of the week.

Cheap prices and half price for kids make Spice Island a winner with families, while the all-inclusive drinks package makes this spot ever-popular with the twenty-something expat community.

While there is nothing really inspiring about the spread here (the mezze and curries are pretty standard), if your idea of a good time is filling up and boozing up, you could do a lot worse.

By Time Out Dubai staff
Time Out Dubai, 19 March 2009

• Previous reviews
  • 26 March,2008- reviewed by Jeremy Lawrence
  • 01 May,2002- reviewed by Carolyn Robb
  • 01 November,2001- reviewed by Time Out Dubai Staff

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Posted by: Minaka on 17 Nov ' 09 at 05:29

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

I had never been to Spice Island before but heard & read good reviews. so i was looking forward to dining there last night. But unfortunately i have to say the food was quite disappointing. except the arabic food & mongolian live cooking station with it's lobsters & prawns, i didnt enjoy any of the other cuisines - the food was very basic & nothing to talk about. the ambience was fine & service good. not sure if i went on a bad day!!

Posted by: Stelios Stipidis on 31 Aug ' 09 at 13:12

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

Huge choice, very good quality and great price

Posted by: Marc Foehr on 04 Aug ' 09 at 07:51

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

I was there with my family and it was really excellent, the 6 live cooking stations are so fantastic. And the food is so amazing.
If you visit once the Spice Island you will NEVER forget this fantastic evening. Thats 100% the best restaurant in the City!

Posted by: Florian Foehr on 04 Aug ' 09 at 07:46

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? Yes

I was there with my family and it was fantastic. There are 6 LIVE cooking stations and the food is really nice. I enoyed the evening and I will visit the Spice Island very very soon!!!
There also is a great atmosphere, you feeling will be great if you visit this restaurant.

Posted by: Tracey Newell on 19 May ' 09 at 09:05

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

I have a HUGE apology to make to Spice Island. I first visited on a Thursday evening for my husbands colleague's leaving do and I was less than impressed. In my opinion the food was poor and the service was worse! I even went as far as to advise others not to visit.

I went back last Friday for a brunch for a friends birthday and I couldn't have had a better day. The food was excellent - soooo much choice. The atmosphere was lively and happy and the service was fabulous. The Spectrum-on-one is our usual 'brunch' haunt but Speice Island is much, much better value and we will definately go back. Alot!

On our first visit, the leaving do comprised of at least 40 people, all thirsty expats and the staff just couldn't keep up. Who could?!

Spice Island - I am very, very sorry and I'll see you very, very soon xx

Posted by: Percy Veere on 23 Apr ' 09 at 18:38

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

An excellent place for brunch. I attended a work colleague's leaving do here and the service was fantastic. Food is truly an experience - I thoroughly enjoyed the whole brunch and will be taking my family to the Spice Island for a Brunch when they visit in the near future.

Good food, excellent attentive service, value for money, great atmosphere, cant fault it - a truly great place to visit,

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