Recently opened in the heart of City Walk is La Ville Hotel, part of the Autograph Collection of the Marriott family.
La Ville offers further alternatives in the very bustling and lively City Walk destination, such as Graze. A bright and spacious Mediterranean Gastro Grill with an emphasis on social and sharing. Offering fine dining food in a relaxed and friendly environment.
Led by the young and passionate Mexican Chef Juan Pablo Dominges, who can be seen working with his team in the open kitchen, the menu offers an interesting selection with examples of his South American background and influence, and includes mainly locally sourced ingredients.
The starters vary from angus beef sashimi and angus beef steak tartare with avocado puree to the very refreshing and tasty cerviche “de mi barrio” made with sea bass, a definite must try. Add to that the very surprising baked oysters with spinach, parmesan and panko breadcrumbs and you have a dish that was totally different to expectation.
The choice of meats in the mains offers something for everyone and we opted for the gran fed Australian Wagyu beef rib eye cooked in three different methods and to perfection, along with a very healthy portion of Welsh lamb chops.
The sharing menu offers some great sides and accompaniments to the mains including baked feta cheese, chanterelle mushrooms with organic egg and truffle oil, grilled razor clams with pesto and a fantastically tasty Caldero Rice. All portions were generous to say the least.
For those with a sweet tooth (and a healthy appetite), the dessert menu though limited to a handful of choices, does not disappoint. If you are going to take two and share amongst yourselves, go for the Japanese Cotton Cheesecake and the very moreish Dark Chocolate Mississippi Pie with caramel popcorn and vanilla and black pepper ice cream.
City Walk has very quickly become a popular destination with a great atmosphere, Graze at La Ville adds yet another experience and reason to visit this new part of town. If time allows make a visit to the roof top pool bar on the fifth floor, LookUp to finish off the experience with breath-taking uninterrupted views of Jumeirah and the Arabian Gulf from one side and Downtown Dubai, the towers of Sheikh Zayed Road and Burj Khalifa from the other.
Appetisers start from Dhs 65 though the baked oysters at Dhs 28 per piece are actually some of the best value around. The mains start at Dhs 120 but can go up to Dhs 680 for a kilo of grain fed black Angus. The accompaniments from the sharing menu start at Dhs 28 and the desserts are Dhs 45.
Call 04-4033111 for reservations. -C. N.
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