Thiptara - Restaurant Award Highly Commended

Expensive Thai next to the Burj Dubai 7 Reviews

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From Time Out Dubai Eating Out 2009

A swift walk across The Palace hotel’s surprisingly breathtaking grounds leads you to Thiptara. Meaning, ‘The magic at the water’ in Thai, the restaurant is situated overlooking the hotel’s pool, at the base of the mighty Burj Dubai.

Of course, the dishes’ price tags are equally awe-inspiring – unless you go for the economical set menu, at around Dhs250 per person. Lay down the gauntlet, and plate after bowl will arrive – fortunately filled with increasingly satisfying fare, including some sensational Bangkok-style seafood and particularly delicious khao niew mamaung (mango and sticky rice.

As well as the view outside (and the random balls of fire that flicker in the windows), the design inside is extremely impressive, with dark wood and high ceilings, as well as modish furniture and soothing Thai sounds. Recommended.

By Time Out Dubai staff
Time Out Dubai, 30 March 2009

• Previous reviews
  • 26 March,2008- reviewed by Jeremy Lawrence
  • 08 January,2008- reviewed by James Brennan

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Posted by: nellya on 20 Nov ' 09 at 11:39

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• Would you go back to this restaurant? No

very disappointing! food is acceptable but not amazing for the price you pay. For the seafood set menu you pay 350dhs (just food) each and portions are quite small. Tiny pieces of fruits offered as a dessert were very hard and tasteless.
We were expecting that from previous reviews, so we were ready to enjoy just the ambience and the view. Outside terrace is quiet small, if you sit close to this amazing fire balls outside the terrace it gets quite hot even on a cool night. The fountains you can not enjoy because you dont get a full view of them and you can not hear the music accompanied them. All you can hear is the loud splashes of water, which gets quite annoying at the end. So you get much better view from the restaurants closer to dubai mall with more reasonable prices. At the end we paid 1700 dhs for 4 people with just one bottle of wine! Well overpriced even for Dubai standards. Will not reccommend it to anybody!

Posted by: Kitty on 18 Nov ' 09 at 08:26

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

As the write-up says, the décor, grounds and surroundings are amazing. We had a table on the terrace which gave beautiful views of the Dubai Fountain, although the music of the restaurant drowned out that accompanying the "performance".
The food was good but not as amazing as you'd expect for the price. We ended up paying just short of 600EAD for a three course meal, 2 bottles of sparkling water and one glass of wine.
The service on the other hand was poor. The staff were lovely, but seemed overworked and inefficient - at times too fast (they asked us three times if we were ready to order within 5 minutes of having the menus) and at others far too slow (we had to wait 20 minutes for the bill, and when prompted, they had forgotten all about it).
All in all, I'd recommend that people try it once, as a treat, for the setting, but I won't go back to eat. There is a bar called FAI in the same pavilion building, which will let you see the same stuff but for less cost!

Posted by: Monique on 16 Oct ' 09 at 10:26

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

Very very disappointing!! View is nice, but food and drinks were way below average. Service was sloppy, clumsy (waitress dropped a spoon in food while serving and just giggled) and slow. Too expensive for what you get. Know much better Thai restaurants in Dubai where you will get value for money. Would not recommend it to anybody.

Posted by: Prasenjit on 23 Sep ' 09 at 07:00

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

beautiful decor, great ambience...dancing fountains outside make it more amazing...service is a little slow....but overall a great experinence...a MUST VISIT for all....

Posted by: Kat on 11 Apr ' 09 at 20:03

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

AMAZING!! The fountains outside just make it even more unreal!! A MUST visit for everyone!

Posted by: katherine on 16 Mar ' 09 at 07:12

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

Posted by: katherine on 15 Mar ' 09 at 17:13

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

definitely one of the best restaurant and service in Dubai. The location is amazing....

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