Beijing - Chinese restaurant near Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi

Located: Near Madinat Zayed
Tel: +971 2 621 0708
GPS:
N 24° 28' 51.6"
E 54° 21' 53.8"

We order the same dishes at Beijing (Not far from ShoeMart / about 0.5 km from the Gold Souk - Madinat Zayed) many times ... Tofu with fish slices in a Hotpot ... and 3-cup chicken cooked in a lot of gravy.

We order the Stir-fried beans with Garlic nearly every time we visit Beijing ... its perfect!

Beijing can do spicey too if you really want some FIRE ... Mongolian lamb (Very tender, but I found the spices a little bit odd, and very hot!) ... and Beef in Hot Oil with Szechuan Peppercorns, which I loved!

We also ordered some less adventurous dishes - Beijing fried rice, and special dumplings (Similar to wor tip). Thanks to RF for recommending the latter :-)

ps - Beijing has a number of high-chairs, best to stick to the ground-floor if you have a child with you. There are stairs which lead up to the 1st floor as well.

Create your own Pasta - The One, Khalidiyah

This furniture shop, with a nice cafe upstairs, at The One in Khalidiyah is an eatery which we frequent at least once every 2 months. Ooops, just realised I hadn't previously reviewed the food here :-)

Located: Intersection of Zayed the 1st and 32nd. Adjacent to Bo Concept and same row as the BMW showroom.
Tel: +971 2 681 6500

Where can one get the best mushroom soup ... possibly anywhere in the world? :-) Try the one at ... The One! Its a nice service innovation, that they would split it up into 2 nice portions for you, if you wanted to share the 26 AED serving.


They have an interesting "Create your own pasta" dish - For 36 or 38 AED, you can pick your own pasta, and ingredients ... Here are our creations this weekend :-)


Just to add - Service is good, its very child friendly, there's even a lift to take you from the ground-floor furniture showroom to the restaurant ... but the carrot cake is simply mediocre. Enjoy :-)

Marmalade, Bangsar Village 2 - Child friendly!

One lazy afternoon in BV2 :-)

Add: Marmalade @ Lot 1F-18, 1st Floor, Bangsar Village II, 2 Jalan Telawi 1, Bangsar Baru, KL
Tel: +603 2282 8301

A modern classic ... Lotus Elise (I think this is a Series 1, 1996-2001?), as seen from Marmalade ... Looking down at Jalan Telawi, Bangsar.


Previous tasting opportunity: Cupcakes back in 2007
Decent food ... good juices ... Nice childrens' meals ... but best thing is the dedicated play area and sitting area for parents in a quiet corner of the restaurant ... Bravo!

Porkilicious breakfast and Coffee at Antipodean, Bangsar

Add: Antipodean Cafe - 20, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar, KL
Tel: +603 2282 0411


Worth the wait ... this place gets packed at the weekends!
Baby and child-friendly ... Check out the little corner they have for the kids to play, well done Antipodean!


The coffee here is to die for :-)


Our choice of breakfasts did not dissapoint ... Best overall breakies joint in town, quite possibly (But you gotta put up with the crowds!).

Fit For 2 - Cafe opposite Kiz Sports, BV2 Bangsar

Add: Lot 3F-1B, Third Floor, Bangsar Village II - 2 Jalan Telawi 1, Bangsar, KL
Tel: +603 2287 5001
Located: Within the "Fit For Two Fitness Services" studio, opposite Kiz Sports.

Delicious, and very healthy bread ... or a "full english" for yours truly!


Or, take the local options ... Roti Jala is only RM$10 or RM$11, served with a spicy curry! We like the Nasi Lemak here too!


CoffeX means a quality cuppa brew :-)


ps - Not only is this place uber-child friendly with a great play-area that includes a play-kitchen, with staff that love kids, but it serves healthy and delicious food too!

Certo - Good italian at Souk Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi

Even though its been the longest time since I last did a food review, it doesn't mean that I haven't been eating-out :-) Been meeting new friends, been busy with work ... and best of all, family!

Here's our first visit to Certo, which turned out to be a really fun evening with OK and DL :-)

Located: Souk Qaryat Al Beri, at the "3 bridges" area of Abu Dhabi. Its located in between Fairmont/Traders and Shangri-La.
Tel: +971 2 558 1161

Best thing about Italian restaurants (besides pasta!) ... definitely the bread. Nice!


Lots of seafood on the night ... Seafood platter, with half-baked lobster, and a delicious sea-bass too.


Lobster pasta anyone? Yummmms!


Veal Ossobucco ... Tender, delicious and lovely mediterranean style veges and potatoes alongside.


Would we return? Yes, good food, good service and nice ambience though I do question how it won a "Time Out Abu Dhabi" romantic-category award. Its more a family restaurant for me!

ps - Yes, its on the Entertainer (Buy one, get one free - I have started a new tag/label now for restaurants which have this offer in UAE). We had 6 Peronis between us, along with a plate of fries for V, and we only paid 125 AED (Roughly RM$100) per person.

We love Toki - Best Japanese in Abu Dhabi

Located: Ground floor, near the car park, Hilton Abu Dhabi
Tel: +971 2 681 4151
Other reviews: Toki compared with Wasabi

Tamago - Our amuse bouche.


The mains ... Best dish on the menu we reckon, the black cod in miso.


MIL and I had saba fish ... and beef.


bbbbG had two portions of Cha Soba. Delicious!


All the hot ocha one can drink ... We like!


Oops ... here are the piccies of our wafu salad (I think its wafu!), and really good miso soup too.


Something cool to end our lunch-meal, butterscotch ice-cream.


ps - Toki at the Hilton has a bit of a reputation for being expensive, but don't believe all that ... For 60-80 AED per person (or RM$50-60), for the set-lunch menu, which includes a salad + soup + chawanmushi (or, cha soba), a mains course, and either ice-cream or a coffee ... We think its brilliant value for really good Japanese food, in a nice setting, with great service.

Prego - Favourite Italian in Abu Dhabi

Heh heh ... Thanks to J for my Birthday Margerita :-)


Add: Prego, Beach Rotana, Abu Dhabi
Located: Beside Abu Dhabi Mall, Tourist Club Area (TCA)
Tel: +971 2 697 9000
Previous visit: Reviewed here

Pasta .... cooked al dante to perfection.


And my choice ... Risotto frutti di Mare :-)


Light and refreshing ... Peroni on the left. On the right, what looks like a kopi, ooops cappucino, is really a nice Tiramisu!

Back to IKEA Yas Island for dinner

Where in Abu Dhabi can one have a meal in a nice environment, with minimal of fuss :-) IKEA at Yas of course! It also happens to be very child-friendly.

Our meal one night cost ... 56 AED or RM$45.


Swedish meatballs with gravy and cranberry jam ... So goooood!
And, the vegetarian selection, a simple Penne with Spinach. Good too!