Ember Bar & Grill at the Address Hotel: Absolute RUBBISH!

We went to pick up some dates from Bateel in Dubai Mall and we decided to get a bite to eat. Since it's Ramadan, you are not allowed (by law) to eat in any restaurant or cafe from dawn till sun set.  Some offer take-away and delivery services but no dining in.

The only exception to this rule, as for many rules, are hotels. So, we decided on the Address hotel since it was the closest one to us.

In general, The Address is amazing... that's why I was shocked of how horrible the Ember Bar & Lounge is.

At first, it looked very promising because it's a luxurious, spacious and a very trendy place. But we quickly realized that the only thing we liked about it was leaving and vowing never to eat there again.


Food Quality

Terrible! I am pretty good a criticizing food and I really have a knack for knowing what tastes good and what tastes like poop.

The appetizers were OK: I had the salmon rillette (mashed salmon) and my husband had the duck salad. We didn't LOVE it but it was edible.

We liked that there were some cool ingredients we haven't tasted before, like this pink think next my salmon. Tasted like pickled carrots but I am not to sure if that's what it really is.

For the main course, we both had the beef chuck with really disgusting ratatouille covered with this dark brown liquid. It came with a side of chips (yes, like the Lays chips) and some Hummus-looking mashed potato / puree mixture that tasted like nothing.

We also got a brownie and vanilla ice cream for dessert, also as mild and bland as the appetizers. Absolutely nothing special.

Service

If I had to rate the service out of 10, 10 being impeccable, Ember would get a 5.

The waiters weren't that courteous and had a sour-pus face on like we killed one of their family members.

The food arrived fairly quickly and in general the service was fast. Actually, it was too fast. Before we even got the dessert we ordered, they handed us the check! We hadn't even asked for it yet!

Price

The prices for the set lunch menu were slightly on the expensive side: my two-course meal cost 147 AED ($40) and for the three-course meal, 174 AED ($48). That would have been doable if the food and service weren't so crappy.

I checked their menu here and yes they are a bit pricy.

If you want to make the same mistake we did then here Ember's contact info, although I DO NOT recommend it!

Dinner is served daily from 6.30 pm to 11.30pm
For reservations, please call T: +9714 888 3444 or email dine@theaddress.com