All in Mediterranean Flavors
I’m not prone to get excited about places that don’t spell their names properly, and no I’m not old fashioned - it’s just that gimmicks like that (that used be cool in say the 90’s) are pretty much played out. Anyhoo….
So out with the old and in with the new as they say and the addition of Raffles to the Palm is a power move that certainly raises the stakes. With that said and as a big fan of Raffles in Singapore, I was always going to venture back to this beautiful, opulent venue to see what’s been going on.
“Oh and the food will arrive when it’s ready”……. the famous last words of many a Dubai waiter after dutifully repeating your order. Dubai it seems never tires of rolling out a share concept.
We check out the brand new Grand Millennium Hotel in Business Bay and their freshly opened Beau Rivage Bistro for their Mediterranean inspired brunch. Located on the canal side of the property, Beau Rivage is this Five Star destinations’ Bistro which serves up mostly Mediterranean fare in humble and rustic surrounds.
Don’t you just love it when you discover a place that just gets it? Villamore is by no means the first or only water side venue that is pitched towards to the premium end of the scene but where others have either come across as too pretentious or not quite on point…
Since its 2015 inception Tom Aiken’s Pot’s Pans and Boards has been a solid performer, always reliably dishing up family friendly and reasonably priced Mediterraneanesque fare with a little British and French influence thrown in for a twist.
