al liwan - marjan island resort & spa

we were in house guest and took breakfast and dinner buffet. i will give 4 out of 5 to breakfast. variety of dishes with good taste. staff was very helpful specially a lady name roomi. she was very helpful.
i will give 2 out of 5 to dinner buffet. taste wasnt good at all. need lots of improvement. salads and main course options were limited and taste wsnt good. i am giving 2 rating only because staff were helpful. i have been to different buffet restaurants and charm is always live stations, grills and salad options. no live stations, bad taste of grill items not juciy and chicken was very hard, and very limited salad options. i hope management read this and take appropriate step. inmarjanisland there are not many options for food so guest had to take in house restaurants..

during our stay in almarjanresort n spa in ras al khaimah we had our breakfast there...
average breakfast nothing so special i can specifically talk about...food was ok..buffet spread was nice...
u have many options to eat...overall a good experience...
on the other side i do not recommend anyone to go there for stay..coz staying there was not a good experience though...

overall rating:-

food 3/5
service 2.5/5
ambience 2.5/5
value for money 3/5

this was my first ever visit to themarjanisland resort & spa located onmarjanisland to attend a corporate dinner gathering at the liwan restaurant.

dinner was at 8pm on a weekday but the restaurant wasn't that full so it served our purpose. initially we were seated outside but the elements (strong winds) forced us to go back indoors although the outdoor seating had a nice view of the pool.

seating area was spacious but i can imagine the restaurant being a bit difficult to negotiate on a busy breakfast service when the hotel is at a decent capacity.

dinner was the usual buffet. salad bar was ok with some decent raw and cooked salads. nice range of dips and breads. main course was limited to a few dishes but well prepared ones. loved the fish dishes and there was also a live pasta cooking counter.

desserts were ok, wish they had more options. the waiting staff were excellent and very prompt. overall it was a decent experience and i enjoyed it more than a similar dinner at the hilton garden inn.

beautiful interiors, good staff service and nice ambience. seating arrangements are neat and quick service too. ordered the following from al liwan:

1. mix green salad : great in taste - 4/5
2. chicken tikka masala : average in taste, neatly presented - 3.5/5
3. paneer masala : i didn't like it all. it had a weird taste. not the usual paneer masala taste - 2/5
4. shish tawouk : good in taste - 3.5/5
5. chicken bbq: loved it - 4.5/5
6. pizza bbq : thumbs up ! 👍🏻👍🏻 - 4.5/5

we ordered for parathas, and they dont serve parathas, but the chef said he would cook it for us, but the frozen parathas was served to us. but i'm not taking this into consideration since they don't have it in the menu and prepared it for us on our request. our breakfast was also from this restaurant and it was buffet. the buffet ranged from fruits to baked beans, scrambled eggs etc. this was during our two nights stay atmarjanisland resort and spa. a one time restaurant to try.

i purchased a buffet package for this restaurant during our stay atmarjanresort. on a weekend, the restaurant can be quite full at dinner time and plan some waiting time before you can get a table. the ambience is not particularly special, but the place is neat and seating is spread out with some spacing allowing for some level of privacy.

the food variety was good ranging from starters (fresh raw vegetables to variety of salads) to desserts (fresh fruits and cakes). the main dishes had a good balance of arabic and asian dishes but lacked authentic taste. beware- the buffet lunch and dinner packages usually does not include any beverages (including water).

the breakfast spread was quite impressive and even has good choices for vegetarians. the live egg station is a bonus. the service was just average. rating - 3.0

went for a weekend vacation with family tomarjanand got a complimentary breakfast at al liwan. they had one of the largest variety in a buffet i've ever seen. the breakfast omelette was perfectly made in a live station and the sausages compliment them very well. must visit if staying.

during our stay at almarjanresort, we had both dinner and breakfast from this restaurant. i wasn't huge fan of the dinner they served but the breakfast was just one of the best i have had so far and hence the rating. the penne pasta was the best to mention at the dinner and for the breakfast i loved their variety breakfast dishes on eggs. desserts served are more on the arabic morrocan side and had nothing with chocolate (depressing) customer service is just average. overall 3.5 stars!

al liwan is a restaurant inmarjanisland resort and spa, serving european, international, regional and local experience. the breakfast they serve is very yummy and have good variation.
the shakshuka - a dish of eggs cooked sunny side up in a skillet of tomato sauce and spiced up with pepper was the best of all.
the ambience was very good with an option of poolside dinning.