the bistro

so we have made our plan for iftar and headed to the bistro, courtyard by marriot wtc abu dhabi

the valet parking was super convenient as this area is very crowded. then we made our way to the iftar at the bistro. the vibes when we entered was very joyful and bright. the decor was very well complementing the festival of ramadan. we started with their tatseful drinks and afterwards salads & starters which was very nice.

the main course has a good variety of dishes and it was very flavourful.

highlights : lamb ouzi, desserts and salads

staff was very courteous and attentive.

overall it was a great experience.

i attended a tasting evening at the bistro this week and was able to take a sneak peek of its upcoming iftar buffet. 

priced at 170 dhs per head, it provides guests with a fair selection of arabic and international specialties. 

the busy buffet was refilled frequently and kept tidy and neat throughout the evening with great attention to detail – kuddos to the bistro team! it’s a quality rarely seen in most buffets these days.

the quality of the food was pretty basic (nothing blew me away...) but was expected given the price range and venue - courtyard by marriott is the mid-range brand of the marriott international chain.

overall, the bistro offers an attractive price tag for a cozy iftar. i can see it become very popular spot among the local neighbourhood.

we went for friday brunch and for the price it provides real good value for money. they try and carter for all from roasts of various meats to indian to seafood. i really did enjoy roast lamb and yorkshire pudding, actually ended up over indulging :-).

why not a five, for me let down by deserts which for me lacked variety.

ramadan is almost here and "bistro marriot courtyard" is all set to welcome their guests for #iftar with a delicious #buffet that includes more of #middleeasterncuisine along with a wide range of drinks salads and my favorite part the desserts 😍

#preramadan #zomatomeetup

i went there over 4 times, first time was in ramadan and all the rest were firday brunches with family and friends and every time i go there i love the place more and more. this place deserves a visit, starting with the starters which has wide range of everything and although the buffet is not that big but serves many tastes for different ppl and i live their chocolate pudding never miss it! also they have a kids area which is convenient for anyone with kids. i would recommend this place based on its food quality and their great team. thanks for making my visit always perfect

the items are very limited, the salad bar is average.
the chief is very polite, cooperative( bhimsen ).
i used e voucher which make my experience acceptable.
for one time visit only.

my female friend and i went to the bistro thursday night for their buffet. the salad and desserts were amazing. priya was super nice and sweet, she made our dining experience extremely good. thank you priya and we will come back in 2 weeks. :)

a nice place in the city for a quick family dine in, really enjoyed the evening, the staff was courteous and also offered a birthday cake for my son. though not much options but still overall a great experience.

marriot bistro - good vibe restaurant of marriot. we had a great iftar buffet party organised in bistro. their menu is awesome. suitable for everyone in the group. more about continental and arabic.

they got good dinning space. decors are in classic presentation. they have all good food good service. what else you expect. off-course hospitality is the key factor for all five star range restaurants.

they have array of salads, pastries, arabic sweets ( kunaffa and baklava ) only sweet names know from arabic sweets.

live prawns , shawarma , grill and mutton also was there. mutton mandi was also nice.

it was a total worth unlimited iftar buffet deal.

went there multiple times with my family for friday brunch , food is very good , atmosphere is excellent and children friendly  staff service not the same every time  sometimes up to the level and sometimes become lost but in general it is ok

the place is kinda small. i love the slow cooked lamb and the desserts. the staffs are nice. there’s also a spot there where they will cook the pasta pf your preference and they will also make either pancake or crepes of your choice. there are also indian cuisines and a lot of salads and seafoods.

went for iftar buffet. located on first floor of marriot courtyard, the restaurant is quite small. and to it was fully booked jampacked.. majority of the guests were office employees only few families.. to break fast they gave us dates and apricots. ramadan beverages and fruits were included in buffet. they have huge salad bar with varriety of sqlads to choose from.. a stand of samboosa, fatayer and pakoras. beverages included laban, jalab, apricot slush and rooh afza. main course included daal plain rice, pasta in creamy mushroom sauce, salmon in lemon butter sauce, mutton biryani, selection of breads, live shawarma station and mutton mudhfoon ie a full mutton cooked in light spices with flavored rice. nice selection of deserts.. i found the taste of main course very bland. the shawarma was very very dry. pasta was nothing special. biryani had too much nuts. pakoras had too much salt. mutton madhfoon was saltless and tasteless. they should work on the taste of the food. we used entertainer app. will give another try after ramadan.

i decided to come here because of the great experience i've had with courtyard marriott in kochi, india. though i did learn after visiting the place that this is a 4star and not a 5star like the one i've been to.

we visited on a saturday afternoon, also because it was my wife's birthday. the moment you enter you are greeted by the buffet, as the stations have been setup close to the entrance. then they have this huge seating area behind it with plenty of sofa seating, so it doesn't feel cramped one bit. i chose to use the entertainer voucher, and was even given the option of their promotional rate of aed75/person net. the buffet is laid out in such a way that it feels small, but it isn't really. however, keep in mind to visit their brunch on friday afternoon, tuesday evening and thursday evening when the spread is bigger.

when i initially saw the buffet, i was a bit sceptical. we decided to stick around since the atmosphere was quiet and relaxed, but the food took us completely by surprise. it's the first time i've had a buffet where the food didn't feel like it came from a buffet. the cajun chicken was soft and succulent throughout our time there, i'd pick it every time i did my rounds, and it was consistent each time. the potato wedges were crispy, the beef was tender, the salads were really good. mr. amit who was in charge at noon even offered to get us additional items from the kitchen to our liking if anything interested us, also specially catering to the kids needs. even when i suggested there needed to be more desserts, he gladly offered to get us a dessert platter off the menu, but we kindly refused as the available desserts were really good and satisfying. it was good to see a restaurant go out of their way to please a customer.

overall, we had such a good time when we were there. though the items may have felt limited, it felt easier since we weren't bombarded with too many choices, and each item held it's own that we came back for seconds more than once. there wasn't one item that my wife and i disagreed on saying it wasn't good. kudos to the chefs on such an amazing job. a big thanks to florence and the team for pulling a surprise on my wife with the birthday cake and song routine. also to mahesh who tended to us the whole time.

highly recommended!

lovely place to have a breakfast buffet. it had a huge variety of continental and american menu. and on top of that, when the manager saw my toddler fussing about the food, he came to us and offered to make any indian dish of our choice but we refused, as we were literally stuffed by the different items.

valentine's day buffet-almost all of the food incredibly tasty

we've been here for valentine's day buffet, price 150 aed and we used entertainer so as a price it was worth it. the restaurant looks nice and interesting, but the tables kinda crowded (placed too close each one by the other).
for the food, they had many types of dishes: arabic (chicken kabsa- so good my favorite dish from their buffet), indian (biryani and chicken chettinad-which i liked it a lot), asian (tempura, dim sum), turkey, lamb stew (really good), starters like salads and hummus, sea food (oysters, prawns, baby octopus) and tuna with pesto (amazing taste), tomato soup (delicious), grill on the spot (so good), stir fry (very tasty and nice) and some other dishes like vegetables or mash potatoes.

as a minus: they didn't had cheese, any type at all :(, nor pasta, which is strange because all of the buffet should have it. for desserts they had quite large selections but only two of them were tasty (praline cream and black forest cream. the red velvet and the sticky pudding were soooo sweet omg.

staff was very nice and active, so even it was a very crowded evening, they managed to be at the required expectations.

overall was tasty food so this is what is matters, but as a price per person 150 aed is quite much because of the mentioned minuses.