The new Downtown Dubai hotel, Taj Dubai recently opened its doors and is offering a selection of five food and beverage venues.
F&B options at the hotel include Peruvian restaurant Tesoro; al fresco restaurant, Kui’s; The Eloquent Elephant, a gastro-pub with tapas style dining; all-day dining restaurant Byzantium Lounge; and Indian restaurant Bombay Brasserie.
The property has been recently joined by Nicola Robinson as the new F&B director for Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. She was previously restaurant manager at The Ivy Dubai, and was Highly Commended at the 2014 Caterer Middle East Awards for Restaurant Manager of the Year, and was also part of the winning team for Restaurant Team of the Year - Independent Outlet in 2014.
In addition, the Indian operator is looking to accelerate its growth in the Emirate, with a number of locations already scouted in the area.
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Here's a look at the five F&B outlets in detail:
Byzantium Lounge
Located on the mezzanine floor, Byzantium Lounge has named after the dark tone of the colour purple used historically by royalty. With a panoramic view of Downtown Dubai, guests can enjoy special tea-creations served with an assortment of finger sandwiches, salads, freshly baked scones, petit fours and cocktails after 5pm. On the same floor, overlooking the contemporary crystal chandelier named ‘birds of flight’ is the Cocktail Lounge. Featuring art deco influenced gold and black peacock lacquer panels and richly upholstered furniture, this is a meeting point for cocktail connoisseurs. It's open from 7am-1am.
Bombay Brasserie
After debuting in London and Cape Town, Bombay Brasserie has landed in the Middle East. A mixture of classic and contemporary, Bombay Brasserie has an open show kitchen using traditional cooking techniques to deliver an authentic flavour of India. The menu is categorised by cooking technique (i.e., tandoor, sigri, tawa, lagan [braising cooking pot], and dum [cooking in a sealed pot]), which also compliments the design of the restaurant and bar spaces - these feature low-level lighting and spotlights over bar counters and authentic architectural features. Cocktail lovers will also be able to experience three cocktail bars inspired by three different flavours – fruits and herbs; spices; and, gin and home made tonics; with single malt whiskeys on the other side of the car. It will be operating from 7pm to 1am.
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