Tranzeet

Rating: OK
Meal:  Lunch? (travel)
Price: 65 AED
Payment: Credit cards accepted
Dishes: Omelet, side of avocado
English Menu: Yes
Smoking: No

Stuck in Dubai Airport I found this Tranzeet restaurant that had an omelet on the menu.  I ate it.  It looked good, but wasn't that great when eaten.  Overcooked eggs, flavorless cheese, avocado not fully ripe.  Sadly.  The tomatoes were good though.

Bombay Bungalow

Rating: Very good
Meal: Dinner for 5
Price: 376 AED
Payment: Credit cards accepted
Dishes: Buna gosht, veg curry, fancy butter chicken, normal butter chicken, keema rice
English Menu: Yes
Smoking: No

Last night we ate at one of the fancy places along Jumeira Beach here in Dubai.  Even though we'd eaten Indian (ish) for lunch we were still up for some more at Bombay Bungalow.  The decor inside is quite nice and the food was absolutely delicious, though much more expensive than lunch!

Ginger Garlic Restaurant

Rating: OK
Meal:  Lunch for 5
Price:  92.50 AED
Payment: Cash only
Dishes:  2 lassi, 1 fruit cocktail drink, 1 karak tea, 1 veg thali, 2 mutton biryani, 1 chicken fry with tomato curry, 1 paratha chicken wrap
English Menu: Yes
Smoking: Yes

We went to the Gold Souk area yesterday and while wandering around spied a sign for Ginger Garlic Restaurant.  Following the signs into the bowels of the buildings we eventually found a very local spot to eat.  Women might not feel comfortable there as there were none, all Indian and Pakistani men.

Mutton biryani

The food was very cheap, but tasty.  I only rank it at this level because they didn't have all the chicken dishes advertised and I was a bit disappointed by that.  Finding this spot again would be a challenge!

Chicken fry with tomato curry

Veg thali

Chapati

Operation Falafel

Rating: Very good
Meal: Lunch for 5
Price: 200 AED
Payment: Credit cards accepted
Dishes: Falafel, falafel sandwiches, zatar pizza, beef shawarma plate, hommous and bread bowl
English Menu: Yes
Smoking: No

We just arrived in Dubai and ate for lunch near where our Airbnb is in Jumeriah Beach Residence.  We walked around eventually settled on Operation Falafel, a funky modern take on lebanese food.  It was delicious, and we all enjoyed it thoroughly.

Beef shawarma plate

Zatar pizza

Grilled haloumi cheese

Hommous bread bowl

Shawarma

Falafel sandwich

Cho Gao

Rating: Very good
Meal:  Breakfast
Price: 4 BHD
Payment: Credit cards accepted
Dishes: Beef tapsilog
English Menu: Yes
Smoking: No

I was in transit back from Bahrain and had a short layover in Dubai.  It was breakfast time and I hate airplane food so I went looking for something not repulsive for breakfast.  On the specials sign for the "neuvo" Asian restaurant Cho Gao, I saw a Filipino dish advertised (beef tapsilog).  Yay!

I had a few Bahraini dinar left so they let me pay with those.  The dish took a while to cook, but it was quite good.  The egg was a disappointment though as they asked me how I wanted it, to which I responded "over-easy".  I don't know but when I am asked how I want something and I specify it, that's when my expectations are set.  When the dish arrived the egg was rubbery and hard...oh well.  The beef itself was very tasty and tender, and it went well with the rice.

I have no idea what the rest of the food at this restaurant is like, but this dish was very good, despite the egg.