Madeleine Cafe & Boulangerie - Dubai Mall

[caption id="attachment_4942" align="alignnone" width="470"] Madeleine cafe and boulangerie[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4921" align="alignnone" width="470"] Madeleine cafe and boulangerie - Interiors[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4928" align="alignnone" width="470"] Me and my guest at Madeleine cafe and boulangerie[/caption]

Madeleine Cafe and Boulangerie serves french cuisine with interiors of a typical cafe in France. Love their bakery for making fresh breads and items such as madeleines and croissants which have been impressive. Their balcony offering stunning views of the Dancing Fountain, Souq Al bahar, Burj Khalifa is the biggest plus for this cafe at Dubai Mall.

[caption id="attachment_4922" align="alignnone" width="470"] Madeleine cafe and boulangerie - Interiors[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4931" align="alignnone" width="470"] From the balcony of Madeleine cafe and boulangerie[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4930" align="alignnone" width="470"] From the balcony of Madeleine cafe and boulangerie[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4932" align="alignnone" width="470"] spectators down below waiting to see the dancing fountain at Dubai Mall[/caption]

I felt there were two parts to the cafe. When you step inside the restaurant you feel like the restaurant is empty but once you get into their balcony you see it jam packed with hardly any seats to spare. So it is quite obvious that there no.1 selling point is that hot space which offers fantastic views of the Dancing Fountain and other buildings around it. Infact, you really begin to appreciate it when you see thousands of people standing cramped just to have a glimpse of the dancing fountain below.

[caption id="attachment_4920" align="alignnone" width="470"] Drinks - Dhs 30 - From left: Parisian sunrise, Peach Melba, Chocolate Milkshake[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4923" align="alignnone" width="470"] Chocolate croissant - Dhs 20[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4924" align="alignnone" width="470"] Complimentary bread and butter[/caption]

Among the drinks I enjoyed their smoothie which was the Peach Melba(peach puree, raspberry puree, banana, mango juice and yoghurt). Parisian sunrise(orange, mango and pineapple topeed with grenadine syrup) was my second favourite. Their chocolate milkshake was ok, could have been better. Their chocolate croissant were tempting me at the entrance of their cafe so I immediately asked for a piece of it. The croissant were soft and flaky and the chocolate would just melt open as you bite the light croissant. It was really nice but for Dhs 20 I wonder how many of us will value it.

[caption id="attachment_4925" align="alignnone" width="470"] Onion soup - Dhs 50[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4926" align="alignnone" width="470"] Mushroom and spinach tart served with mesclun salad - Dhs 55[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4929" align="alignnone" width="470"] Mushroom and spinach tart served with mesclun salad - Dhs 55[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4927" align="alignnone" width="470"] Goats cheese salad on toasted campagne bread, tomato, walnut - Dhs 65[/caption]

Mushroom and spinach tart was one of the biggest tart I've had. Simply delicious. The salad that came along with it along also had a nice taste to it. Initially when I saw the goat cheese salad I thought I've got a big slab of cheese, only to poke into it and find out the goat cheese was coated over a thick bread. The goat cheese was original in taste and if you are not a fan of goat cheese, you might find this cheese a bit too strong to handle.

[caption id="attachment_4933" align="alignnone" width="470"] Madeleine Hamburger - Dhs 80 - Beef patty, french gruyere cheese, lettuce and tomato served with french fries[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4935" align="alignnone" width="470"] Sea bass fillet - Dhs 120 - served with potatoes, beans, asparagus, ovlies, cherry tomatoes and capers in noisette butter[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4936" align="alignnone" width="470"] Beef patty of Madeleine Hamburger - Dhs 80[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4937" align="alignnone" width="470"] Weekly special - Lamb and vegetable stew served with rice - Dhs 110[/caption]

When you have their Madeleine burger  you appreciate the quality of beef inside the burger. Ofcourse, the bun used is made in house.  However I wasn't impressed with their french fries. Thought they should improve this one to match up to their homemade burger. The sea bass was good looking and tasted great as well. But my favourite was their weekly special which was the lamb and vegetable stew. The lamb was stunning good and thoroughly enjoyed this dish the most. I was fortunate to visit them at the right week to meet this weekly special :)

[caption id="attachment_4939" align="alignnone" width="470"] Oven baked Madeleine with 3 different flavours(orange, pistachio & chocolate) - Dhs 18 for 6 pieces and Dhs 32 for 12 pieces[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4940" align="alignnone" width="470"] Me with cream and sugar of Madeleine Cafe[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_4938" align="alignnone" width="470"] Opera cake - Dhs 35[/caption]

There is no doubt they make some of those perfect madeleines here. You get them in three flavours(pistachio, orange and chocolate). Personally everyone's favourite pick was the pistachio one. Their opera cake which is a mix of dark chocolate, coffee and vanilla was quite heavy and you'll need atleast 2 people to finish it. The creme caramel was one of the best I've had and surprisingly I forgot to take a close up picture of this one but you can see it in the above picture where you see me in it. In short I am quite happy with their food and I am surprised they haven't got a good rating at Zomato. Maybe they made some changes/improvements over time. Click  here to visit their official website. Click pictures below to see them in full screen view:

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