ALL THE BEST BUSINESS LUNCHES IN ABU DHABI
MARKET KITCHEN
LE ROYAL MERIDIEN ABU DHABI
Market Kitchen’s lunch offering receives top marks for many reasons: great value, a mocktail on arrival, prime Corniche location, it’s available on SUNDAY and dessert is included! Tuck into a modern-American 3-course set menu, complimented by your choice of mocktail or soft drink on arrival. The chefs use locally sourced ingredients, meaning the menu changes every week - the perfect excuse for a return visit to see what’s new.
We love the space - light and airy, it’s the perfect spot to linger over lunch - and the staff, who are both attentive and accommodating. Yes, it’s a great spot for a work lunch or meeting, but it’s also perfect for catching up with friends or a Sunday lunch stop while you’re out and about. Finish with tea or coffee at the end of the meal, then sit back and feel smug about your lunch choice: at only AED95, the value is unbeatable!
Timing: 12-4PM | Sunday-Friday
Price: AED95 3-courses + mocktail, water and tea/coffee | dietary requirements catered to with advance notice
Bookings: 800 101 101 or WhatsApp 056 404 998
DINO’S BISTRO ITALIANO
PEARL ROTANA
There is little more hearty and heart-warming than a proper Italian lunch, and Dino’s Bistro Italiano have nailed it with their offering: it reads like a list of all our favourite holiday dishes combined. Seafood soup and minestrone sit alongside classic antipasti like vitello tonnato, pizza favourites margarita, pepperoni and bianca e verdi, risotto and hand-rolled pasta.
Save room for the mains: veal scaloppini, chicken parmesan and Mediterranean sea bream jostle for top spot, and it’s a tough call to make. Our advice? Take your colleagues, your friends, your family - as long as they don’t mind sharing - so you can try a little of everything. Dessert is a who’s who line up of all-stars, with Dino’s tiramisu, gelato and tortina al limone di Amalfi ready to impress. Rarely do we not opt for tiramisu when it’s on offer, but the temptation of delightful lemony-cakey-goodness is very strong - and maybe the promise of a little slice of the Amalfi along with it! Buon appetito!
Timing: 12-3.30PM | Monday - Friday
Price: AED115 2 courses | AED135 3 courses | includes water, soft beverages, tea/coffee
Bookings: 02 3075551 or email dinos.pearl@rotana.com or click here
LPM
THE GALLERIA
Transport yourself to France for a few hours without the 7 hour flight time, with LPM’s standout lunch offering. Choose between Le Petit menu (AED135 per person for a starter and a main) or Le Grand menu (AED180 per person for a starter, a main and dessert) - one look at dessert makes that decision for us!
The starters are delish - we love the roasted broccoli soup and sea bass ceviche - while mains are equally impressive. Homemade rigatoni pasta arrabbiata, cod fillet, chicken breast with tarragon sauce and grilled sirloin with mustard sauce will tickle every taste. Round it out with the very decadent and filling chocolate Itakuja and passionfruit flan for dessert (we told you, it’s a must!) and it will be a très magnifique afternoon indeed!
Timing: 12-3.15PM | Monday - Friday
Price: AED135 2 courses | AED180 3 courses | Add a carafe of wine (375ml) AED65
Bookings: +97126929600
ZUMA
THE GALLERIA
Contemporary Japanese in a chic setting is the order of the day for Zuma’s Ebisu lunch. The starters alone will have your mouth watering - think eggplant and spinach gyoza, beef and green chilli skewers with smoked chilli soy or a maki, sashimi or nigiri selection - while the mains are plentiful and equally hard to choose between: the lineup includes grilled Australian Wagyu beef sirloin with truffle mayo, miso marinated black cod donburi and grilled seabass with red yuzu pepper.
There are plenty of vegetarian and gluten free options, and the best part? You can choose to express your lunch, opting just for miso and a main - a taste of Zuma for a steal at AED79.
Timing: 12-2PM | Monday - Friday
Price: AED149 Ebisu - miso soup + two starters + one main | AED79 Ebisu Express - miso soup + one main | AED41 add dessert
Bookings: +97124015900
COYA
THE GALLERIA
The lush interiors and waterfront views get us every time, and COYA knows how to deliver (literally - have you tried the cocktail that comes to your table in a smoke-and-light-filled glass case?), so it’s no surprise their business lunch is one to remember.
Choose two starters - Wagyu baos, seabass croquetas and anticuchos de pollo, anyone? - and a main, which comes along with soup and a side. Lunch here can enter ‘choose your own adventure’ territory - you can upgrade your main, add on dessert and splash out with some drink specials for some WOW-factor if you are feeling fancy!
Timing: 12-4PM | Monday - Friday
Price: AED130 - two starters + main + soup and side dish | main upgrades from AED30 | AED30 add dessert
Bookings: +97123067000
NIRI
MAMSHA AL SAADIYAT
Beachfront views and top notch Japanese fare? Look no further! We love the variety: plenty of choices across both starters and mains - and a good mix for vegetarians as well - won’t leave you hungry. We love the lightness of their shrimp tempura and yasai kakiage vegetables as starters, while the katsu beef main is simply mouthwatering! Just when you think you’re done, it’s time to choose an ice cream or sorbet scoop for dessert.
At just AE99 for miso soup, two courses and a scoop of ice cream, you won’t feel guilty ordering a cocktail on top - and you won’t regret it either. Their mixology is on point, and the mocktails are delicious too!
Timing: 12-5PM | Monday - Friday
Price: AED99
Bookings: +97125468886
SOLE
CONRAD ETIHAD TOWERS
Famous for their long, sumptuous lunches, meet as the Italians do for a business lunch full of Mediterranean flavours. Choose between two or three courses - but who really wants to skip dessert? Starters include crispy calamari & shrimp (with proper garlic lemon aioli) and wood-fired eggplant parmigiana with buffalo mozzarella. Mains are equally drool-worthy: look out for Low & Slow (tagliatelle pasta with a luscious 6-hour meat ragu) and Mamma Sofia’s Paccheri (paccheri pasta topped with a mouth-watering ragu of beef cheek and confit onion).
Upgrades are available for starters and mains: for AED15-35 extra you can broaden your choices, or add dessert for AED15. Finish off with an espresso to combat the post-lunch slump!
Timing: 12-3PM | Monday - Friday
Price: from AED 140 for two-course, including water and espresso coffee | from AED155 for three courses
Bookings: 028115666
CRAFT BY SIDE HUSTLE
THE GALLERIA AT AL MARYAH
The Brewer's Lunch is one of the best lunch deals in Abu Dhabi. For just AED99 you get a 2 course set menu and a house beverage and given the size of the courses, you're bound to leave completely replete!
If you leave your lunch late enough, you can skillfully slide your way into happy hour - potentially fodder for a really good afternoon!
Time: 11AM - 3PM
Contact: 02 631 9855
99 SUSHI BAR
THE GALLERIA
Self-styled Japanese haute cuisine for eclectic foodies, the innovative and impeccable offering at 99 Sushi Bar has earned them a legion of fans - us included! - and a Michelin Star to boot. What better way to dip a toe in than with their 8-course omakase menu?
Nibble on hosomaki, sip on their capumiso soup, then look out for the butterfish & truffle, 99 skirt steak and sea bass flambé to come. If you always want to try everything like we do, this is a lunch menu made in heaven!
Timing: 12-2.15PM | Monday - Friday
Price: AED169 8 course omakase menu including coffee
Bookings: +97126723333
PUNJAB GRILL
VENETIAN VILLAGE
Fancy a veritable Indian FEAST for lunch? This is the one for you. The food just keeps coming - tuck into delicious chaat, appetisers, mains and dessert. We love the selection of mains taking all the guesswork out of lunch - try everything! It’s also a great option for our vege friends, with both a vegetarian and non-vegetarian menu on offer. Coming in at AED120 with water and a soft beverage included, you might need a nap after this one!
Timing: 11.30AM-4PM | Monday - Friday
Price: AED120 inclusive of water and 1 soft beverage | add AED20 for a pint | add AED30 for a glass of wine
Bookings: +971506683054
BENTLEY KITCHEN
THE GALLERIA
Perennially bustling and usually booked up in the evenings, lunch at Bentley is an equally enjoyable affair. Their European fusion menu is tasty yet accessible, and we love the fun and friendly atmosphere almost as much as the food! Enjoy a leisurely lunch at an equally friendly price point: 2 appetisers, a main course, and dessert (essential!) will set you back AED149.
Have the afternoon free? Take a post-lunch stroll along the waterfront or work up a thirst in The Galleria, then circle back for happy hour from 4.30PM daily - it’s a winner.
Timing: 12-3PM | Monday - Thursday
Price: AED149
Bookings: +97126262131
Danika Star
1/15/2024
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