Steakhouse

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  A review of a new steakhouse, Three Cuts. With a self-explanatory “concept”.

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  A staggering 95% of you voted for my new header-style format that I had proposed for my restaurant reviews, which brings great joy to the organisational freak in me.

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  Does Rare ‘enchant and engage’?

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  Whilst I have been publishing restaurant reviews on this website for over 13 years, reviews from today onwards will be housed on my Substack newsletter. You can still use this website as your first port of call...

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  Would I return to Pan-Asian steakhouse Matagi?

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  “Cold sea. Cold earth winds. Fire sea. Fire earth. Hot bowl earthenware pots. Master meat cuts. Sprouts greens. Happy happy joy joy.” All these terms are bizarre menu headers. Going by the selection of dishes, cold and fire...

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  Is Beefbar worth the high price point?

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  Here comes every vegetarian’s worst nightmare – a new Dubai restaurant by the name of Beefbar. Located in DIFC's Al Fattan Currency House, Beefbar is tucked away in a cosy corner on the podium level and strategically located next to sister restaurant, Crazy Fish - both have replaced Cle...

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  Is Sean Connolly at Dubai Opera a tourist trap?

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  Chef Sean Connolly you might ask, as did I…who is he? I only came across this Yorkshire expat when I ate in one of his Sydney restaurants, The Morrison, a no-frills gastro-pub and oyster bar last December. He’s made his name in...

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  Is Butcher & Still a cut above?

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  The dining scene on Abu Dhabi's Maryah Island is hotting up as a steady stream of restaurants open their doors. Butcher & Still at the Four Seasons unleashed its 1940s Chicago-style...

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  No reason to hide

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  As American expats, my dining partner and I have been looking forward to dining at The Hide, a self-billed ‘American meatery’ at Al Qasr, Madinat Jumeirah that has replaced MJ’s steakhouse. Outfitted in a modern ‘Wild West’ fashion (think lots of...

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  Out at the other Rib Room

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  So, here I am reviewing the Rib Room for FooDiva…"But wait, Man in the White Hat", I hear you thinking (don't worry about my mind-reading powers), "the Rib Room at Jumeirah Emirates Towers has been open since 2011...

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  Nusr-Et – an expensive cut of steak in Dubai

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  When the rumour mill started that Nusr-Et was set to open a restaurant in Dubai (at the Four Seasons), I couldn’t understand the appeal of a steakhouse import from Turkey. Don’t get me...

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