Special Edition: Chinese Food Festival @ Cinnamon Lakeside

Located at: 115 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 26 Jan, 2020 What: Buffet of over 90 authentic Chinese dishes When: 7:00 – 11:00 pm, 23rd January – 02nd February, 2019 Price: LKR 3,100 per person Cinnamon Lakeside rolled out an extensive array of Chinese dishes as they joined in the…

Special Edition: Festive High Tea @ Hilton Colombo

Located at   : 2 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner, Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on    : 21 Dec, 2019 Price              : LKR 3,588 nett (serves 02) Availability   : 15:00 – 17:00, December 2019 What a visual treat the festive platter at Hilton Colombo is! While the scones, sandwiches and savouries are hidden away in the…

Special Edition: Christmas High Tea @ The t-Lounge & Bar by Dilmah

Located at: Ground Level, One Galle Face Mall, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka When: 06-31 Dec, 2019 The t-Lounge & Bar by Dilmah at One Galle Face launched their exclusive ‘out-of-the-box’ Christmas High Tea on 06/12/2019.   The seasonal affair, which runs till the 31st of December, started off with a non-alcoholic bubbly on a Dilmah…

Western High Tea at Sapphyr Lounge @ Shangri-La Colombo

Located at: 1 Galle Face, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka Visited on: 02 Nov, 2019 Price                   : LKR 3,220++ (serves 02) Availability         : Daily, 15:00 – 17:00 Their Afternoon High Tea platter was not available at the time we went, so we thought of trying out Sapphyr Lounge’s Western High Tea platter. The platter comprises: . Savouries…

The Dubai Diaries: Éclairs at PAUL @ The Dubai Mall

We’ve had plenty of their savoury dishes and cakes and pastries before, but this is the first time I tried Paul’s éclairs. And I thought they were lovely! Of course, mine was the chocolate one. The filling was creamy (but not buttery) and just right in sweetness, the pastry was firm but soft, and the…

The Dubai Diaries: Atisuto @ Al Ghurair Centre

Located at: Ground Floor, Al Ghurair Centre, Al Rigga Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 14 & 16 Oct, 2019 Atisuto is a cosy and casual Japanese restaurant that we enjoy visiting from time to time. The unique décor gives the place a rather welcoming yet street-vibe feel. This review is a combination of two…

The Dubai Diaries: India Palace

Located at: Ground Floor, Al Huda Building, Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 13 Oct, 2019 We used to pay India Palace a visit every now and then when they had their branch at Al Ghurair. However, this was our first visit to their restaurant at Al Garhoud. The place is quite large with…

The Dubai Diaries: Rubicons Coffee’s Dulce de Leche Cheesecake @ The Dubai Mall

Located at: Financial Center Road, Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 12 Oct, 2019 This Dulce de Leche Cheesecake came highly recommended, and apparently is Rubicons’ best-seller. A bite into it and you realise why. It is an absolutely beautiful, smooth cheesecake sitting on a softly crunchy biscuit base, seamlessly topped with a layer of…

The Dubai Diaries: Amorino Gelato @ The Dubai Mall

Located at: Financial Center Road, Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 12 Oct, 2019 This little gelato ‘truck’ stationed near Galaries Lafayette on the ground floor serves these fancy little rose-shaped gelato on cones. You can get the petals done in one or several flavours, and this particular one was completely pistachio. And no matter…

The Dubai Diaries: Wagamama @ The Dubai Mall

Located at: Financial Center Road, Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates Visited on: 12 Oct, 2019 We’ve walked past this Asian and Japanese chain on the lower ground floor many times before, and decided to make a stop for lunch on this particular day. Perhaps partly owing to it being the weekend, it was packed, and we…