BritishReform Social & GrillFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
Reform Social & Grill
The Lakes, Dubai
Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.
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We compared 11 venues against the brief. 3 researched picks made the cut.
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For a big groups booking, start with Reform Social & Grill for lakeside garden and proper pub atmosphere, Dai Pai Dong for excellent dim sum and Cantonese barbecue and Almayass for Lebanese-Armenian specialities. Every restaurant shown here has enough editorial research to earn its place; the wider directory is kept separate.
Tables built for passing plates, competing conversations and the friend who is always twenty minutes late.
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BritishReform Social & GrillPlate Snob PickHot right now
Reform Social & Grill
The Lakes, Dubai
Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.
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BritishReform Social & GrillFeatured restaurantPlate Snob PickHot right now
Reform Social & Grill
The Lakes, Dubai
Dubai’s original British gastropub, with breakfast from 8am, a lakeside garden, proper pub classics and a packed weekly diary.
ChineseDai Pai DongFeatured restaurantDai Pai Dong
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Rosewood Abu Dhabi's polished take on a Cantonese street market, with dim sum, roasted meats and hand-pulled noodles.
Lebanese-ArmenianAlmayassAlmayass
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
A Lebanese-Armenian favourite at The Galleria serving generous mezze, charcoal grills and family-style comfort.
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