Ewaan – The Palace Downtown Dubai – Friday Brunch – AED 325

Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Private rooms - Seatings at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Private rooms – Seatings at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai

Who wouldn’t mind eating at The Palace Downtown Dubai. My Friday Brunch turned out to be a GRAND one. Ewaan’s Friday brunch is not limited to their traditional Arabic cuisine but also serves international specialties which also includes LIVE cooking stations and Entertainment. Seafood lovers are going to love this place as the amount of option is vast for them. There wasn’t any breakfast item found though or did I miss it in this vast treasure of food :p

Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Private dining space
Private dining space
Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Live Music
Live Music
Seatings at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Seatings at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Seatings at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Seatings at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Interiors at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai

For seatings, you have lot of options which includes cushioned and leather seats as well as sofas. I loved the specific private cabana setup designed for group of people and makes it private. The best part there is no additional price for these private cabanas. For entertainment you have LIVE music being played on the background by a band of girls. There is no singing but just musical instruments being played throughout our brunch. The music goes from English to Indian music as well.

Mocktails at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Mocktails at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai

We went for their Detox brunch where the brunch includes Mocktails and fresh Juices. Some of their Detox drinks would be Passion melon, Grapefruit Celery, Beetroot Carrot, Cranberry Rosemary, Green Tea Cucumber. These drinks were as pure and original as possible.

Breads at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Breads at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Selection of 15 gourmet cheese
Selection of 15 gourmet cheese
Selection of 15 gourmet cheese
Selection of 15 gourmet cheese

Breads and cheese where an attraction especially their cheese offering. You would find some of the finest cheese at this counter. Along with quality condiments for their cheese such as Jacob biscuits, crackers, dry fruits,  etc.

Tom Yum soup
Tom Yum soup
Soups(Tom Yum and Lentil)
Soups(Tom Yum and Lentil)

They had two soups for the day which was Lentil and Tom Yum. Both were well made and felt very nice in the tummy to begin our brunch with.

Starters - veg/shrimp tempura , chicken drum stick, meat kibbeh, French fries.
Starters – veg/shrimp tempura , chicken drum stick, meat kibbeh, French fries, spring rolls
My Plate of starters
My Plate of starters

The hot starters here was one of my favourites. The shrimp tempura is a must try. A nice , thick juicy fried shrimp. The crispy spring rolls was the next favourite from the lot. What I like about their hot nibbles is that they were served fresh out of the frying pan keeping them hot and crispy.

Peking duck and dim sums
Peking duck and dim sums
Foie Gras Terrine station
Foie Gras Terrine station
Live Station - pan fried foie gras
Live Station – pan fried foie gras

If you love foie gras then they have nice tempting arrangements for you here. They serve foie gras in different methods, so it’s worth a note if you love them.

Canadian Lobster and claws
Canadian Lobster and claws
Canadian Lobster
Canadian Lobster
Canadian Lobster and claws
Canadian Lobster and claws
Seafood - Prawns, lobsters, fish
Seafood – Prawns, lobsters, fish
Australian Oysters
Australian Oysters
Whole roasted Hammour Fish
Whole roasted Hammour Fish
Seafood corner - Poached king prawn, razor clam, cray fish
Seafood corner – Poached king prawn, razor clam, cray fish
smoked and pepper marinated salmon
smoked and pepper marinated salmon
salmon
salmon

They have a huge selection of seafood. After a long time I am seeing a buffet that is generous with seafood. The salmons, shrimps, Prawns, Lobsters, Oyesters,  whole roasted Hammour have all been a highlight here. Giant lobsters and Prawns remain an attraction at the center of their buffet counter. You can find them roasted, fried, grilled and it’s where you actually capitalize on Ewaans brunch price.

Arabic cold mezzeh
Arabic cold mezzeh
Olives
Olives
Salads at Indulgent brunch, Ewaan
Salads at Indulgent brunch, Ewaan

By the way, if you are a vegetarian you are not left out either. There is lots to eat from English salads to Arabic mezzeh. Infact I really enjoyed my selection of salads and vegetables and kind of over ate them which I regret when I found it difficult to finish my mains. Really wished I could eat like a camel today.

BBQ - Beef tenderloin, rib eye, steak, lamb chops, shish tawook, Omani Lobster
BBQ – Beef tenderloin, rib eye, steak, lamb chops, shish tawook, Omani Lobster
BBQ - Beef tenderloin, rib eye, steak, lamb chops, shish tawook, Omani Lobster
BBQ – Beef tenderloin, rib eye, steak, lamb chops, shish tawook, Omani Lobster
Grilled meat - Beef tenderloin, lamb chops, beef sirloin, sheesh Tawuk
Grilled meat – Beef tenderloin, lamb chops, beef sirloin, sheesh Tawuk
Carving station - Roasted veal leg, lamb rack, roasted beef rack, whole roasted fish, lobster thermidor, yorkshire pudding and sauce
Carving station – Roasted veal leg, lamb rack, roasted beef rack, whole roasted fish, lobster thermidor, yorkshire pudding and sauce
Cold station - Beef
Cold station – Beef

Live stations are an attraction and one of the most exciting LIVE station is where the grilled lamb, beef, prawns sizzle. The meats are freshly grilled and the best part is there is no waiting or queues. They managed the capacity very well, a sheer blessing to diners 🙂

Live Station - Sushi
Live Station – Sushi
Sushi
Sushi
Pan-seared scallops
Pan-seared scallops
Dim Sum
Dim Sum

Asian Sushi and dimsums can also be seen floating around. They had seafood and veg for dimsums and sushis happen at a LIVE station where you could actually see them making a sushi for you. It gives you a lot of insight into the art of Sushi making if you have never seen a sushi being made.

Arabic desserts at Friday brunch Ewaan Palace Downtown
Arabic desserts at Friday brunch Ewaan Palace Downtown
Indulgent brunch - Desserts at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Indulgent brunch – Desserts at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Indulgent brunch - Desserts at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Indulgent brunch – Desserts at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Indulgent brunch - Desserts(cakes) at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
Indulgent brunch – Desserts(cakes) at Ewaan, The Palace Downtown Dubai
My plate of cakes
My plate of cakes
My plate of Arabic desserts
My plate of Arabic desserts
My plate of tarts and cakes
My plate of tarts and cakes

There is a separate hall dedicated to desserts. Arabic specialty sweets along with international desserts with plenty of in house cakes for selection. The most notable desserts for me was the Arabic Mafroukeh, tarts, dark chocolate cake and black forest cake. One dessert they could really improve would be the kunafa. Also note they had a LIVE station at the dessert section where they made fresh stuffed crepes. All in all, you are going to have the perfect sweet ending like how you always wanted with ample of desserts to try and eat.

Birthday Celebration
Birthday Celebration
Surprise Birthday cake delivered at a table
Surprise Birthday cake delivered at a table

Don’t forget to inform the hotel if it’s a special day as they have a special arrangement of bringing in a cake to your table along with their crew singing a happy song on the background.

Cappuccino
Cappuccino
Turkish Coffee
Turkish Coffee

At the end we had a choice of hot drinks and we picked up the Moroccan tea which I thought was the best companion after a heavy brunch. The cappuccino was strong and good as it looks.

Ewaans Friday brunch starts at AED 325 and can go upto AED 695 per person depending on the package you choose. Brunch timings are from 01:00pm to 04:30pm inclusive of soft drinks, Mocktails and Fresh juices. They have recently renamed their Friday brunch as 1,001 Flavours Brunch. Click here to visit their official website. Click pictures below to see them in full screen view:

8 Comments

  1. The Place, The furniture, The Cutlery all looks so posh & so unique. Feel like The Palace defines Luxury, but too hard om pocket 🙁

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