Mega Brunch | Venetian Village - Ritz Carlton, Abu Dhabi
Mega Brunch is
such a novel concept and I was beyond thrilled to savor the same at Venetian
Village. Located at the Ritz Carlton, Abu Dhabi it hosts many restaurants
within its beautiful hotel.
The Venetian Village is Abu
Dhabi’s newest dining destination. Located within the grounds of The
Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal and overlooking Khor Al Maqta, the Venetian
Village brings together a collection of internationally acclaimed artisan
restaurants offering exquisite cuisines from around the world.
The Mega Brunch
included four of its restaurants – Bar fly by Buddha bar, La Brasserie, kaizen
and Todd English’s Olives.
We walked around and chose to start with Bar fly owing to its seafood counter. It also had an amazing grill station, sushi counter, a dessert station and gin and tonic bar. The place is so beautiful, the interiors had me gaping in awe. The bright vibrant hues of red and yellows complete with soothing music in the background provided an amazing ambiance for the brunch.
We, however chose to sit outside (hello amazing weather) and enjoyed the lovely view and moreish food. The food was saporous and delish. We tried their sushi, dimsums and their fresh sea food which was grilled to perfection.
The sushi’s were just perfect. The beef dimsums were mouthwatering and delish. I would have preferred a thinner dough wrap for both the seafood dimsums. However, the filling was very succulent.
We chose Sultan Ibrahim and salmon, and they were grilled to perfection and served. The dessert counter was heaven. Loved the macaroons, tarts, and baked Alaska.
The service was
prompt, the staff were extremely polite and warm and assisted us with out food
dilemmas.
Post a good
hour and half at Bar fly, we ventured out to try La Braserie which had a cheese
counter, Crepe and waffle station, cheese counter and a fresh seafood counter
along with a Martini Bar.
Our next pit
stop was Kaizen, they had a sushi and sashimi station along with a salad
counter, with some far eastern cocktails. Needless to say the sushi and sashimi
were an absolute hit. I loved how the staff were dressed in traditional Japanese
outfits. The staff were extremely pleasant and helped us with our orders.
Olives had some
fun live entertainment complete with live pasta and risotto counter along with
a salad and bread station with a complete Mediterranean buffet.
The weather is
perfect to enjoy the brunch one’s own pace. It is a wonderful concept to be
able to savor from all four restaurants, while enjoying the amazing view
overlooking the canal.
I would definitely
recommend you all to try it out. They have entertainment activities for kids as
well.
The packages are as mentioned:
AED 290 - soft drinks
AED 390 – House beverage
AED 490 – Bubbly package
Location: Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal, Al Maqtaa, Abu Dhabi
Cost: AED 650 for two
