Dubaiwoman

Ruby Tuesday, an all-american casual dining restaurant is finally here in Dubai. Two franchises to be exact, thanks to Bin Hendi. Dubai has indeed become a colorful place for cuisine. From Asian, Oriental, European and American, you can never get tired of finding a good place to eat.

Last weekend was a Ruby Tuesday foodfest. My man surprised me on Friday and brought me to the Jumeirah branch (Beach Park Plaza) as I was craving for a steak. The overall look of the restaurant was stylish and had an attractive interior with red, orange and brown as its color theme. Right in the center of the restaurant was a salad bar which is offered all you can eat on one of the combos. As we were seated, we took a while to decide on which drinks to have as their mocktails sounded all so refreshing. We had some mocktails and ordered main course straight away.

Ribs, steak, grilled chicken, crab cake, baked potato and steamed broccoli were on our plates. It was superb! The ribs were so tender, the crab cake was divine; flavor was just right and the selection was healthy. You won’t even feel guilty of what you had for dinner until you have their dessert. We shared a chocolatey brownie ala mode and were just ready to doze off right after! That didn’t stop us from coming back though… We ended up bringing a friend the next day. Saturday was seafood fest. We had fish, shrimps and a hefty set of appetizers. The appetizers were actually heavy enough for one meal. To those who want to try Ruby Tuesday, I strongly agree to share one appetizer between two or three people so there’s still enough space for the main course. We had fresh juices and they were still as thirst-quenching as the ones we had the day before.

Overall experience was great except for minor glitches. First was location & parking. We couldn’t exactly find the right road to take as the location’s entrance was a bit tricky to enter. You have to enter the service road along Chili’s first then get in to Beach Park Plaza’s entrance. Parking was scarce so they provide valet. Though staff were eager to help, they needed proper training to give the high quality service they ensure their guests.

I’d say Ruby Tuesday is one of the restaurants I’d love to go to on weekends.