Verre review by Anon
We went here on the last night of our honeymoon on our stopover in Dubai - we were staying at the Burj Al Arab and thought the Verre restaurant was much more reasonably priced - and we'd both read Gordons autobiography on the beach...!
We were a litte disappointed on arrival - for atmosphere and decor it is probably one of the worst hotel restaurants Ive been to - very average and we were a little sad that there was no buzz about the place on our last special night.
However that said, the food was fabulous - my husband took the 8 course taster menu (which I kept stealing) and it was soooo good. Dont have any complaints about the food at all.
The service was great - I can see how other tables were getting frustrated - but for some reason we were lucky to have a very attentive team and they took great care in explaining the courses to us.
Extra special treat came at the end - despite not taking coffee - they brought us the petit fours and the macarons beautifully presented on a plate with mini copper pots with Congratulations written in chocolate sauce on the plate. We were really touched at the thoughtfulness (despite the spelling of Congratulations being appaulingly wrong...!)
All in all - a good restaurant to try Gordons food but it is definitely missing the personality and charm of his London establishments and does feel like a money-spinning after-thought to his collection of eateries.
Monday, September 17, 2007
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