crabstick tempura, spicy crab salad
Wakame is a big beautiful restaurant located in the heart of Downtown Dubai at the 5 star Sofitel Dubai Downtown hotel. The restaurant faces the Sheikh Zayed road, that’s a view you can have while you eat your exquisite Japanese cuisine curated by Wakame. We’ve been at Wakame before, the dishes here are unique and one of the prettiest dishes you will witness on a plate. We were fortunately invited to try their Maki Monday special which was an unlimited flow of Maki rolls along with drinks and starters.
MAKI MONDAY SPECIAL (Every Monday from 12:00pm to 11:00pm)
AED 245 – unlimited makis + soft drinks
AED 295 – unlimited makis + house beverages
Scroll down to know more about our MAKI MONDAY SPECIAL experience…
We here for dinner. The interior at Wakame was a perfect setup for a date night with a cozy warm light and a quiet atmosphere. The restaurant is spacious and has a lounge too. You could sit in this restaurant for hours and don’t even realize the time running. There were a few couples seriously talking while we were seriously eating. I honestly was struggling with my camera to get a good lighting for the food photographs to showcase the mouth watering Maki Rolls that we were enjoying tonight as they were using a dim lighting. If you are new to Sushi, don’t worry about it, as they will explain you each maki on the platter one by one.
crabstick tempura, spicy crab salad
crabstick tempura, spicy crab salad
Monday Maki Special
Starters
- miso soup
- edamame
Maki Rolls:
- Flame Salmon – cucumber, avocado, jalapeno coulis, spicy salmon, mayonnaise
- Crunchy Prawn tempura – sriracha mayonnaise, teriyaki sauce
- Volcano roll – crabstick tempura, spicy crab salad
- Dragon roll – eel tempura, avocado, spring onion, spicy mayonnaise
- Spicy Tuna rock n’ roll – yellowfin tuna, green onion, sesame crumb, spicy kimchi sauce
- Crispy california roll – avocado, cucumber, crabstick, yuzu mayonnaise
Desserts
- Miso cheesecake
Our evening at Wakame started with their signature Mocktails. Pretty looking and unbelievably good. We were actually curious about their Taipei breakfast mocktail which had ingredient mentioned such as raspberry jam. It was simply a pure sweet drink which came in a Martini glass with a lemon floating in the center. They seem to have an outstanding Mixologist because each sip was so magical and addictive. The edamame was a straight forward starter at a Japanese restaurant and the miso soup felt so refreshing and good for the body. It kept us ready for the countless Makis to come.
The Platter was so colorful with pieces of Makis with different kinds of stuffing. We just weren’t sure where to begin as they were all pretty looking. You had salmon, tuna, eel, prawns as main players, inside them along with vegetables and different kinds of sauces and mayonnaise giving you that special flavour in every bite you took. It would be unfair to pick one as a favourite as each Maki came with a different taste all together. I personally was more often after the spicy tuna and crunchy prawn tempura. The fact that you can ask for more is a different comfort of you not worrying that it’s going to be over but then again it is difficult to finish the entire collection as well. In the center was the crab salad which was lovely.
Don’t forget to save some space for dessert. The miso cheesecake is not an ordinary cheesecake, its a dense cheese cake and reminds us of a caramel fudge. This is due to the special ingredient of Miso that changes the cheesecake texture. The chocolate ice cream was even better and the combination was a good pair. I wish they had some more offering from their dessert menu.
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