Ramadanak Tent at Grand Hyatt

What’s different about The Grand Hyatt’s Iftar is that The Grill has retained its open kitchen concept, giving a more modern feel to the dining experience. They’ve kept traditional decorating quite simplistic in the dining area. You can, however, enjoy the gorgeous Arabic style set up in the bottom foyer of the hotel and outside in the Ramadanak tent. The spread in the restaurant though, would delight absolutely anyone as there are choices for every type of palate, including lots of vegetarian options. International and Arabic dishes, all fresh and deliciously laid out in respective sections.

 

 

As soon as you take a look around, if you’re like me, make a bee line for the fresh seafood bar. I’m always quite iffy about fresh seafood laid out for a while, as they always end up tasting quite rubbery and not so appetizing. But these jumbo shrimp were amazing and I was happily surprised with how good the octopus was. Perfectly poached with a nice chew to it. Lots of different sauces and aiolis to choose from as well.

 

 

 

The salad station is fresh and plentiful. I tried some of the mix it yourself Caesar salad and it was delicious, even down to the type of anchovies, which were a top notch quality. Un-pungent and quite tasty.

 

 

Of course there were many Arabic choices of starters and mains. Hot fatayer and sambousik pastries, lentil soup, mezzas and the piece de resistance of the room, a massive platter of stuffed lamb Ouzi and rice.

 

 

 

Grilled meats and roasts were abundant, as well as lamb tajine and cous cous. Be sure to also try their pan roasted Salmon with fennel and artichokes, totally scrumptious.

 

 

 

For the Asian options, there are Thai and Indian sections. Both with live cooking stations, serving up tantalizing curry noodle soups with fresh rice noodles and savory, crispy dosas with potato masala filling. Heaven!

What really takes the cake though (pun intended) were the desserts. An overwhelming amount of sweet treats, that would entice anyone, even without any kind of sweet tooth.

 

Read full review on: http://questandmark.com/2015/06/20/897/