backwaters - pearl beach hotel

this was really no 1 expirence in hospitality
industry in back waters
best food ,best service
authentic south indian music
special thanks to
aamy and meenu
really management give promotion

we had bought a bottle of bacardi and the mixers were chargeable. upon asking they informed us for bottle of bacardi only a liter of juice was free and for the rest we need to pay which i have never come across about such rules. for discussion manager was also not available. we paid our bill around 600dhs and left. disappointing !!!

perfect for south indian and spicy seafood lovers!!

this place is a great getaway from dubai. the staff went over and beyond their call of duty to ensure we were welcomed and comfortable. so much that they arranged for a set of batteries for our kid’s toy. the food was brilliant. came out quicker than expected. deserves another visit.

beef coconut fry was dry border line burned and extremely over priced at 35dhs for a portion that is usually available elsewhere at 20dhs max. biriyani had chicken with skin on, completely unheard of in any part of kerala. fish chatti cury was salty and tasted of burned spices. porota was good. chicken chatti cury was good. staff do not seem to be familiar with kerala cusine.

dropped in for a quick lunch on a weekday. based on the reviews on zomato... ordered the kuluki sarbats,paal kappa, chicken curry with porotta, karimeen fry and chicken biriyani.
all were just average food as per my taste... karimeen was not that great.
the paal kappa was the only thing that we all liked.
neatness and ambiance is good.

on our way to backwaters, i was asked if the food was good, would i go back. i was absolutely certain when i said "no, no way... i am not driving 130kms to eat food, no matter how good the food!".  but when the first morsel of paal kappa hit my tongue i started plotting an excuse to come back!


if i were to say the food was excellent that would be an understatement. we started with a masala grilled prawn followed immediately by wayanadu tribal chicken. the prawn was fresh, you could literally feel it in the crunch. the tribal chicken was unlike anything i have had in the recent past. 


the wait for the main course was on, that was when paal kappa (tapioca with fish) made its appearance. boy... that was one awesome dish. apparently, this was something the executive chef's grandmother used to make when the kids in the house would scream for an evening snack.  while finishing this, the rest of the items, chicken curry in tender coconut, beef roast(ammachi style) and koonthal (squid) coconut masala came along with porotta and kall appam. 


i loved the squid and beef. the chicken curry was not as spicy as i would have wanted it to be but then we had ordered that for the kids anyways and were told in advance it won't be spicy as it is cooked in coconut water and tender coconut.


what took the cake was the dessert we ordered, the tender coconut pudding was as expected but the kaipola was super duper awesome! if you don't have anything from backwaters, have kaipola, it would still be worth the drive!


the service was awesome, adhila, the lady who took care of us, was very helpful and in fact, most of the dishes were recommended by her. shajith, their executive chef was walking the floor when he recommended kaipola to us. we are ever grateful for that gesture!


i did drink but those who did were appreciative of the palm toddy as well. 

backwaters restaurant is a lovely authentic kerala restaurant that serves palm toddy imported from sri lanka. also, a mix and match of both kerala cuisines and customized recipes by executive chef shajith.
ms athila (i hope i got her name right) explaining each dish served to us.
chef shajith recommended an excellent dish of the day, chicken marinated with spices, wrapped in banana leaf and foil and layered with clay and baked in the oven. as well as the fish and prawns cooked in the banana leaf were awesome. chef shajith makes it a point to visit every table at the restaurant and ensure that the dishes served are per your expectations.

if you plan to visit backwaters restaurant, i would recommend you reserve a table before you go. if you do a spot check-in, you may have to wait quite a bit cause the yummy food and drinks will not let one leave the restaurant too early. i have been in this situation couple of times, but it's worth the waiting.
chef shajith also does his best to accommodate you without reservation that within his capacity.
we understand that backwaters have to maintain a certain number of occupancies in the restaurants due to the current pandemic situation, which we respect, considering our safety.
kuddos to chef shajith and his team at backwaters restaurant.

the only place that serves todi in uae and ofcourse we had be there. super food and good todi. it’s based in uaq so it’s away from the madness. book your table in advance because it’s alwaaaaaays packed! highly recommend having their kerala style spicy mussels in starters.

very bad service.. and really really slow .. their attitude is very bad …
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we had gone for lunch and to be honest we had waited for one hour. but even though we waited, we enjoyed it a lot. all the staffs attended us and had the best experience. i really loved being there and looking forward to be there more..

1. chicken 65 was not as flavorful as expected
2. beef was tasty
3. service is really really slow
would expect them to be a little more professional

we went for lunch,it was beyond crowded and we had to wait for over an hour for the food to arrive but it was so worth it. our server was nikki from the philippines and so courteous. the must tries are the mixed seafood platter and the tapioca with coconut and fish,absolutely yummilicious.

it was an utter chaos when we visited this restaurant, we reserved a table for 6 and we were allocated a table for 4 only. we had to wait for an hour to get a table where we can enjoy the dinner together. the service was so slow that we got our first starter after one hour of the order and rest followed much later. i felt the staff had no proper coordination amongst themselves to serve the customers. we ordered something and received something else and few items were missed out. later we were billed for the items which were missed out as well. they nearly took 45 mins to correct the bill and for us to proceed with the payment. it was such a mess and never experienced this in the uae before.

food was good and tasty, but the price is overrated for toddy as well as food.

the food was beyond extraordinary. anjali was very very pleasant and helpful the entire evening as it was a long order. she was very patient and really made sure we felt comfortable. would definitely recommend for family and friends.