Ravioli - Dhs 62, Carluccio's Dubai Mall

Ravioli - Dhs 62

Ravioli - Homemade delicate ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta, served in the traditional way with butter and sage.

Ravioli at Carluccio's doesn't taste great as the looks. Too bland to be an adventurous italian dish. I could only taste butter and nothing more. If you want to have a good ravioli you should visit Romano's instead. Worst part after paying Dhs 62, lesser taste and your still hungry! Too little a portion.  

Him with his Giraffe from Carluccio's

  One of the unique part of carluccio's was that they had a dedicated staff to entertain children. You ask her about the menu she wouldn't know but you ask her to make an animal out of a balloon she can.

Parmesan Cheese - seeing if anything would add to it's bland taste

Stuffed secret - ricotto and spinach

Ravioli - Dhs 62, Carluccio's Dubai Mall

Ravioli - Dhs 62

Ravioli - Homemade delicate ravioli filled with spinach and ricotta, served in the traditional way with butter and sage.

Ravioli at Carluccio's doesn't taste great as the looks. Too bland to be an adventurous italian dish. I could only taste butter and nothing more. If you want to have a good ravioli you should visit Romano's instead. Worst part after paying Dhs 62, lesser taste and your still hungry! Too little a portion.  

Him with his Giraffe from Carluccio's

  One of the unique part of carluccio's was that they had a dedicated staff to entertain children. You ask her about the menu she wouldn't know but you ask her to make an animal out of a balloon she can.

Parmesan Cheese - seeing if anything would add to it's bland taste

Stuffed secret - ricotto and spinach

Free Minibon worth Dhs 10 for everyone today at Cinnabon Dubai!

Yes friends. Today is the minibon day. Cinnabon is giving away free Minibons on behalf of their 25th anniversary. Would you want to have one? I just got mine so I've taken some shots for you to decide :) 

Click here to get the offer.

My Minibon gift pack

Minibon - Dhs 10

How I normally end up buying a Cinnabon? At most times it's the fresh warm inviting smell when you pass by it. Its served warm and it's made fresh right in front of you. So all in all you want to have one atleast.

There's nothing like having your Minibon made by your son at Cinnabon. Here's a special video of my 4 year old making Minibon for his daddy :)

                                            

Minibon - Dhs 10, Cinnabon Dubai!

My Minibon pack

Would you want to have a Minibon? I just got mine so I've taken some shots for you to decide :)

Minibon - Dhs 10

How I normally end up buying a Cinnabon? At most times it's the fresh warm inviting smell when you pass by it. Its served warm and it's made fresh right in front of you. So all in all you want to have one atleast.

There's nothing like having your Minibon made by your son at Cinnabon. Here's a special video of my 4 year old making Minibon for his daddy :)

                                            

Risotto frutti di mare - Dhs 68, Carluccio's Dubai mall

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It was my first time eating Risotto. The Risotto(Italian rice) to me was like eating our indian mota chawal and i hate eating mota chawal. What can I say I ordered so i will have to finish it now. The dish was too salty and almost loaded with shells. Every now and then I would bump into a shell. The sea food in this dish is generous though. It does fill your stomach. I doubt if i want to have it again. Maybe it's because i don't like fat rice and specially reminds me of the kerala rice made at home. But someone who likes eating seafood should enjoy it.

Risotto frutti di mare - Dhs 68, Carluccio's Dubai mall

Risotto Frutti di mare - Dhs 68

Risotto ai Frutti di Mare - Risotto served with an assortment of seafood (clams, mussels, prawn and squids)

It was my first time eating Risotto. The Risotto(Italian rice) to me was like eating our indian mota chawal and i hate eating mota chawal. What can I say I ordered so i will have to finish it now. The dish was too salty and almost loaded with shells. Every now and then I would bump into a shell. The sea food in this dish is generous though. It does fill your stomach. I doubt if i want to have it again. Maybe it's because i don't like fat rice and specially reminds me of the kerala rice made at home. But someone who likes eating seafood should enjoy it. 

Squid

Mussel

Prawn

Risotto frutti di mare - Dhs 68, Carluccio's Dubai mall

Risotto Frutti di mare - Dhs 68

Risotto ai Frutti di Mare - Risotto served with an assortment of seafood (clams, mussels, prawn and squids)

It was my first time eating Risotto. The Risotto(Italian rice) to me was like eating our indian mota chawal and i hate eating mota chawal. What can I say I ordered so i will have to finish it now. The dish was too salty and almost loaded with shells. Every now and then I would bump into a shell. The sea food in this dish is generous though. It does fill your stomach. I doubt if i want to have it again. Maybe it's because i don't like fat rice and specially reminds me of the kerala rice made at home. But someone who likes eating seafood should enjoy it. 

Squid

Mussel

Prawn

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4 year old son making me his cinnabon

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Filli Tea - Dhs 3, Dubai Academic City

Firstly Congratulations to the first 10 Subscribers to my blog. You should have all received an e-mail by now on how to claim your filli tea from filli cafe, Dubai.

The challenge for me studying an emba program in the evening is how to keep myself awake after a full days work specially when you report to office by 7:00am. When you have a class waiting for you at 7:00pm and no space for a nap then you really need that something special to keep you awake for the rest of the evening. In that sense i found filli tea to be very effective. Thick strong tea served in a sturdy cup. It's the best tea you could find around the area and yes value for money.

The Boiling point

unleashing the filli tea

zafrani (saffron) tea - Dhs 4

Filli Tea - Dhs 3, Dubai Academic City

Firstly Congratulations to the first 10 Subscribers to my blog. You should have all received an e-mail by now on how to claim your filli tea from filli cafe, Dubai.

The challenge for me studying an emba program in the evening is how to keep myself awake after a full days work specially when you report to office by 7:00am. When you have a class waiting for you at 7:00pm and no space for a nap then you really need that something special to keep you awake for the rest of the evening. In that sense i found filli tea to be very effective. Thick strong tea served in a sturdy cup. It's the best tea you could find around the area and yes value for money.

zafrani (saffron) tea - Dhs 4

The Boiling point

unleashing the filli tea

Pollo Caprese - Dhs 51, Romanos Macaroni Grill Dubai mall

Pollo Caprese - Dhs 54

 If someone's visiting Romanos Macaroni Grill try to avoid this one. After trying most of their pastas I thought of ordering something totally different and it turned out to be Pollo Caprese.

 

Pollo Caprese - Juicy chicken simply grilled with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon. Served with Capellini pomodoro and buffalo mozzarella. 

 

The presentation was great but I enjoyed the least. Capellini pomodora tasted too much of tomato. Grilled chicken was not well done to me and lacked flavour. Atleast not the standards we have been expecting from Romanos Macroni. If you are visiting Romanos for the first time i would recommend you to try their mushroom ravioli. scroll down to read further...

Complimentary warm herb Bread and Olive oil

Whenever i visit Romanos Macaroni Grill the one thing i look forward to is their big warm herb baked bread along with its accompanying olive oil(add some pepper and salt), that they treat you when you place any main course order. Dip that bread into that olive oil and have it....yum!

 

Pollo Caprese - Dhs 54

 

So i really wasn't enjoy my dinner and most often i would poke onto her plate :). Below is what my wife ordered, chicken Cannelloni. 

 

Chicken Cannelloni - Hand - Rolled Pasta Stuffed with Oven-Roasted Chicken, Melted Cheese and Spinach, then Baked in Asiago Cream Sauce. Topped with Tomato Sauce.

 

Chicken Cannelloni was good. It could atleast deliver the least expectation from Romanos Macaroni. I wanted to share with you more of Chicken Cannelloni photos specially the part where this dish below is cut into half and you see the stuffing inside it but that's when my Camera's battery gave up(probably it got hungry too). Sorry Guyz, will come more prepared next time :)

Chicken Cannelloni - Dhs 51

 

Kids menu at Dhs 18 was value for money i thought. It was 3 pieces of chicken along with ketchup, sweet butter lemon sauce, french fries, juice of your choice followed by a vanilla ice cream from baskins. My fork was on my son's plate too :). Chicken was tender and better than what i had on my plate :(. 

 

Kids menu - Dhs 18

Pollo Caprese - Dhs 51, Romanos Macaroni Grill Dubai mall

Pollo Caprese - Dhs 54

 If someone's visiting Romanos Macaroni Grill try to avoid this one. After trying most of their pastas I thought of ordering something totally different and it turned out to be Pollo Caprese.

Pollo Caprese - Juicy chicken simply grilled with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon. Served with Capellini pomodoro and buffalo mozzarella. 

The presentation was great but I enjoyed the least. Capellini pomodora tasted too much of tomato. Grilled chicken was not well done to me and lacked flavour. Atleast not the standards we have been expecting from Romanos Macroni. If you are visiting Romanos for the first time i would recommend you to try their mushroom ravioli. scroll down to read further...

Complimentary warm herb Bread and Olive oil

Whenever i visit Romanos Macaroni Grill the one thing i look forward to is their big warm herb baked bread along with its accompanying olive oil(add some pepper and salt), that they treat you when you place any main course order. Dip that bread into that olive oil and have it....yum!

Pollo Caprese - Dhs 54

So i really wasn't enjoy my dinner and most often i would poke onto her plate :). Below is what my wife ordered, chicken Cannelloni. 

Chicken Cannelloni - Hand - Rolled Pasta Stuffed with Oven-Roasted Chicken, Melted Cheese and Spinach, then Baked in Asiago Cream Sauce. Topped with Tomato Sauce.

Chicken Cannelloni was good. It could atleast deliver the least expectation from Romanos Macaroni. I wanted to share with you more of Chicken Cannelloni photos specially the part where this dish below is cut into half and you see the stuffing inside it but that's when my Camera's battery gave up(probably it got hungry too). Sorry Guyz, will come more prepared next time :)

Chicken Cannelloni - Dhs 51

Kids menu at Dhs 18 was value for money i thought. It was 3 pieces of chicken along with ketchup, sweet butter lemon sauce, french fries, juice of your choice followed by a vanilla ice cream from baskins. My fork was on my son's plate too :). Chicken was tender and better than what i had on my plate :(. 

Kids menu - Dhs 18

Fruit Falooda - Dhs 15, Haji Ali Juice Center Karama

After a nice dinner of mutton and chapathi we decided to have some sugar. We hit to Haji Ali Juice center in karama located opposite to Burjuman. I enjoy their Falooda and infact it's on the of the best i've had in Dubai. If any of you know of a better Falooda, let me know. They use fresh milk and other genuine ingredients so you really can taste the difference when you compare with other Faloodas in the market. Most shops just load your Falooda with scoops of icecream but here it's right the opposite. So for all Falooda lovers do visit Haji Ali if you want some quality Falooda. Ofcourse they make several varieties of it but i would recommend only their Fruit Falooda.

Fruit Falooda - Dhs 15, Haji Ali Juice Center Karama

After a nice dinner of mutton and chapathi we decided to have some sugar. We hit to Haji Ali Juice center in karama located opposite to Burjuman. I enjoy their Falooda and infact it's on the of the best i've had in Dubai. If any of you know of a better Falooda, let me know. They use fresh milk and other genuine ingredients so you really can taste the difference when you compare with other Faloodas in the market. Most shops just load your Falooda with scoops of icecream but here it's right the opposite. So for all Falooda lovers do visit Haji Ali if you want some quality Falooda. Ofcourse they make several varieties of it but i would recommend only their Fruit Falooda.