there are buffets for iftar and this year i've been to some fabulous ones so far. the iftarbuffetat seasons has a great deal for uae residents and has some amazingly fresh and tasty food along with a great variety.
the place was crowded simply showing its popularity and there were happy faces everywhere with people enjoying the food and the ambience. the service for abuffetspread is exceptionally good with the staff being very attentive to clear out plates very quickly.
the spread is great with a huge variety of salads, supremely fresh hot mezze, the lamb ouzi, chicken roast and a variety of mains. of course, it goes without saying that you will be spoilt for choice with the desserts.
to break the fast, there were some dry fruits on the table and the efficient staff kept on refilling water. for one who is fasting, drinking plenty of water after iftar is a must and these guys have you covered. i started with the cold mezze and enjoyed the fattoush, the hummus with meat and the regular hummus. the cold mezze were very very good. what impressed me more were the sambosek, meat kibbeh and the spring rolls.
i tried the lamb ouzi which clearly stood out in taste. there were some unassumingly tasty dishes such as the penne pasta with mushroom sauce and chicken shawarma. the shawarma had sliced chicken pieces perfectly grilled and placed with bread. this gives a choice to diners to have it with or without bread.
in the mains, i thoroughly enjoyed the samak harra - the fish in a thick sauce. the fish was extremely fresh. i also had the vegetable biryani and the butter chicken. there is so much attention to detail that the biryani had raita (yogurt), pickles and apricot sauce kept with it. the butter chicken went very well with the biryani as it was perfectly creamy.
its difficult to do justice to an iftarbuffetwhen you have been fasting all day and i can tell you that thisbuffetfor sure offers something for every taste bud.
the desserts station is huge and one can say its a iftarbuffetby itself. there are plenty of international and mediterranean selection of desserts. one sweet dish that caught my attention was the rice pudding that had mango pulp in it. it was very different that the regular rice puddings. then there were cakes from which i tried the tiramisu, chocolate deviled cake and the blueberry cheesecake. from he selection of arabic desserts, i tried the basbusa and loved it.