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Orilla, Dubai restaurant review. “A glamourous night out in Jumeirah Village Triangle, but with room to grow.”
Uninvited Opinion. An opulent 27th-floor Mediterranean restaurant brings music and much-needed joie de vivre to Jumeirah Village Triangle, but not…
Apr 23
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Lowe, Al Barari, Dubai – Restaurant Revisited
“I am glad you ordered…” — returning to Lowe, where the best dishes are often the ones you didn’t mean to choose.
Apr 9
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MOLI by Shi, Dubai Hills - Restaurant Revisited.
Uninvited Opinion: I was teased with the promise of endless corporate frivolity. It never happened. MOLI by Shi comes close.
Mar 12
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TaoXiang Taiwan Hotpot, Dubai restaurant review. "Fortune favours the brave in International City."
Uninvited Opinion. TaoXiang Taiwan Hotpot is big on flavour and reminds us that some of Dubai’s best meals are not in obvious places.
Feb 19
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Kraken, Dubai restaurant review: "There is Real Skill Beneath the Theatre".
Pull back the maximalism to discover Kraken’s familiar tricks, but it does not want for ambition. Dive deeper and, perhaps, the best is yet to come.
Feb 11
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Middle Child, Dubai restaurant review: “Calm Cooking, Loud Opinions and a Bistro Caught in the Noise.”
The food is good. Sometimes very good, but the noise around Middle Child is hard to swallow.
Jan 28
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Hashmi Barbeque, Dubai restaurant review. "Where nyama choma meets the tandoor."
Uninvited Opinion. Elbows-on-the-table casual and finger-suckingly good. You’ll need to be rolled out the door.
Jan 8
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Osip, Bruton: restaurant review. “The food is lost-for-words good.”
Osip steps into its better self with confidence and aplomb, going from local-produce champion to a world-class restaurant in waiting, but one thing…
Jan 4
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Amused Bouche 02
Bite-sized if not biting commentary. In this issue, disappointment and delight in Dubai and the UK, and one of the best meals to ever pass these lips.
Dec 21, 2025
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Restaurant Fiz, Singapore: restaurant review. "It makes me want to walk the Earth."
Chef Hafizzul's refined plating of Nusantaran dining thoughtfully presents this region's heritage plate by plate.
Dec 10, 2025
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Lolla, Singapore. “It’s a deliciously good time.”
Uninvited Opinion. Lolla’s easy-going spirit and capable, crowd-pleasing dishes just delighted me. It is a neighbourhood restaurant for which I had to…
Nov 12, 2025
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Al Muntaha, Dubai. Restaurant review.
Sharper cooking, gentler décor, lunch is the move here.
Oct 31, 2025
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