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ERICS DUBAI

Welcome to Erics Dubai. A mainly Goan, seafood restaurant serving tasty, reasonably priced food in a new branch in Al Safa Dubai.

rava fish fry

Erics Dubai has opened a NEW BRANCH in Al Safa

Is it just Goan food at Erics Dubai

No, not at all, you can sample some great Indo Chinese style food and some regular North Indian curries, all made to a high standard. But the restaurant does specialize in Goan coastal cuisine.

Where is Erics Dubai located

The original branch of Erics opened in 2006 in Karama and was just a 4 table restaurant, that’s grown up now. But there is a new branch with a lighter, more airy feel and easy parking too! The google map below shows you where in Al Safa the new Erics is located.

What to eat at Erics Dubai

erics Dubai al safa DoinDubai Menu Card

I have been twice now to the new branch of Erics and can recommend the following:

Start with some Potato Chops, a real Goan dish. Imagine small morsels of a spicy, minced lamb shepherds pie on a plate if you can. Only these are better than any shepherds pie I’ve had.

Or you could opt for some tuna cutlets instead of or as well as these.

Again a very home style tuna fish cake with the right amount of spice.

We also tried some peppery prawns that came from the Indo Chinese elements of the menu.
These would make a good main course on their own with some steamed rice.
Expect a rich, Chinese style sauce with spring onions and peppers coating the generous sized prawns.

peppery prawns
spicy lamb potato chops

Goan Style Main Courses

For main courses we opted for the classic Recheado style grilled prawns and a prawn curry dish again Goan style. Both were good and you need to eat the curry with a rice dish for sure.

The other main classic Goan dish we tried was the King fish Rava Fry. Expect fleshy, king fish steaks sliced thin and expertly coated with a spicy rava (semolina) type dry crumb and then fried. See main picture above.

I didn’t try it as I don’t eat beef but our table was raving about the beef vindaloo, which also comes with chicken if you prefer.

From the Mughlai Menu at Erics Dubai

Do order the Bhindi (okra) crisy fry, a perfect accompaniment to the prawn curry and rice. 

Sweets at Erics Dubai

We’ve grown up knowing that Crème Caramel is a classic Goan pudding and Eric’s serves a good one. But if you’re lucky you may get to taste some Bebinca!

A special dessert that’s occasionally flown in from Goa. Expect a number of layers of coconut and flour batter, cooked one layer at a time and sandwiched together to be eaten warm with some vanilla ice cream.

erics Dubai al safa DoinDubai Bibinka

NEW coffee shop concept at Erics Al Safa

This branch of Erics also has a new coffee bar and pastry section where you can just have a sweet or savoury snack and catch up with friends without having a big meal. 

erics Dubai al safa DoinDubai pastry shop

But you’ll enjoy your time and food at Erics whether it’s a snack or a meal. This review was written in collaboration with Erics but the opinions are all my own. 

THANK YOU FOR READING.

Erics Dubai Facebook Page
telephone al safa branch
04 3881222

Erics Al Safa is OPEN during Ramadan 2019 12pm till 11pm.

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JODHPUR ROYAL DINING DUBAI

Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai will have you eating like a king

Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai serves really good Indian food with little modern twists. I loved this melt in the mouth, slow cooked lamb dish. A bit of New Wave Indian but not too much.

Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai DoinDubai melt in the mouth lamb

Where is Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai located 

This restaurant is located in the grounds of the Al Murooj  Rotana complex near Dubai Mall. Go to the lobby and ask for a buggy to take you down to the restaurant. Then walk back up to burn off some of the calories you’ve consumed!

What to expect Food Wise at Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai

We visited for dinner in August and sampled a comprehensive tasting menu of both vegetarian and non vegetarian dishes. The main chef Pradeep Khullar is extremely passionate about his craft and seems to really want to take constructive criticism on board to improve the overall experience for diners.

A bit of molecular gastronomy, lots of play on presentation, food arrives on little scooters and miniature pressure cookers, but still some traditional bits of serving, so larger sharing bowls of food for daal and chicken dishes.

Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai DoinDubai Crispy Kakri

Stand out dishes for me were the Black Lemon Pickle Prawn that was came with a beetroot carpaccio. AED 95 for 3 pieces seemed like good value.

Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai DoinDiubai Lemon Pickled Prawn

I loved the kaffir, cranberry and mango sorbet and the presentation was really cute. But it would have worked well as a light dessert as opposed to a palate cleanser in the middle of this very Indian meal.

Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai DoinDubai palate cleanser

Our party all agreed the melt in the mouth lamb dish that had been cooked slowly for 8 hours was also excellent in all respects.

Room for improvement at Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai 

I know Chef Pradeep is working on a new menu so we’ll be reporting back on that once it’s ready, it may include a nod towards Rajasthan too! But what I felt let the restaurant down was the decor. The heavy furniture and dark ambience really didn’t seem to complement the genuinely innovative and tasty food, so it’s not a place I’d like to linger at for now.

But do go for the food. It’s open for both lunch and dinner every day. This restaurant was fairly full with mainly Indian diners on a quiet evening in August, that says a lot for the food!

Jodhpur Royal Dining Dubai DoinDubai decor

Do you think palate cleansers are necessary within Indian meals? Let me know in a comment

Thank you Monica.

 

 

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