Pachanga

Came again the very next Tuesday and brought my brother along for the experience. He works for the Hyatt and was impressed. The food tasted even better this time. I did try the sweets this time apart from repeating some of the meat dishes. The chicken is very soft. Enjoyed it very much.
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Dr. Raji Mathew
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, August 22, 2010

One of the most rewarding dinners. The Churassco night, which is every Tuesday, includes a buffet salad, churassco as the mains and buffet dessert accomapnied with a brazilian cocktail all for Dhs.175.

The salad buffet is a meal in itself and includes crab cake, pork ribs, salmon, 2 kinds of sausages, short ribs, mix seafood, tuna, greens and bread. This was a meal in itself. What followed was punishment. The Churassco as mains involved the waiter, bringing one by one, skewers of different meat dishes to your table and shaving it off. The first was rib eye, then lamb chops, beef, chicken and sirloin. In between this, breaded tapioca, french fries and mushrooms were served on separate plates and pepper sauce was brought along for the meat. Last to be brought was roasted pineapple. The process would start all over again depending on your choice of dish till the guests have had enough. I barely got through the first round. I was stuffed and beat. Boxed with food. The Brazilain cocktail drink which tasted somewhat like a mojito with crushed ice went well with the food. I feasted on the desert buffet with my eyes. Most were regular fare. Pinacolada cake was new and I was tempted but finally decided to leave it for another day.

Having reached just before 11 pm there were no more than a couple of guests at the start who too left after some time. Ricardo, the waiter was great. Didn't see the Venezuelan chef but I did pass my compliments to him.

Faults: The pepper sauce was brought midway of the Churassco onslaught. Should have come at the start. The size of the salt dispensed by the salt dispenser were too big as even one bit would be overpowering in taste. Should dispense finer salt. As a personal choice the crab cake and tapioca would have been better if it had not been breaded.

After dinner, you could sit at the Cuban bar within the restaurant for a drink or go out and sit in the balcony and enjoy a smoke. You can't smoke in the bar. I headed for the Bice Skybar at the 10th floor where I rounded of the evening with a cigar and a Singapore sling.
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Dr. Raji Mathew
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, August 04, 2010