A poor eating-experience and one we hope to forget about soon, one weekend lunchtime at the new extension of Abu Dhabi's Al Wahda Mall...
Fusion? Seems Umi Fusion has an outlet at Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai ... I hope that it is purely-Japanese in that outlet, as the meaning of fusion here is genuinely confused! Fusion in Umi Fusion-speak means Mediterranean, Chinese, Japanese and other dishes. It is NOT a fusion of different dishes on one plate - Just a mixed up menu.
Child-friendly? Not at all - One high-chair in the entire restaurant, and when asked for a "child-friendly cup", we got a plastic cup (The disposable type) with a sharp-lip that cut my daughter's lips. Outrageous!
I chose the Paella - I am not sure what mediterranean flavours and colour-profile was agreed upon by the Executive Chef and owners, but it certainly turned-out un-Paella like. Funny enough, it was probably the best of the 4 dishes our lunch-party chose (v the Chicken Rice, v the Hor-fun or Kuay Teow, and definitely v T's mackerel which was promptly returned to the kitchen!).
I am not sure what inspired us to order the Chicken Rice, but we did ... Chili was overly-spicy and without flavour, the chicken was dry ... and the rice? Plain ol' plain ol'!
Prices? Japanese
Edamame (18 AED), two
Japanese Kappa Maki Roll (aka Sushi - 29 AED each), my
Mediterranean Seafood with Chicken Paella (69 AED),
Japanese Saba Shioyaki (Wait a moment -
Isn't that the Mackerel which T sent back!!! 79 AED), and a
large bottle of local water at 12 AED. Looks like we got the Chicken Rice and Oyster-sauce-heavy-Hor fun "free".
On a positive side ... They accept
The Entertainer. This meal for 4 (4 adults + 4 children) came up to
236 AED, and note that this was WITH the Entertainer vouchers and T had sent back his mackerel!
As Edgar Allan Poe described in The Raven,
"Nevermore..."
