TimeOut Abu Dhabi – July 24, 2019

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Made to impress

The new menu at revolving restaurant Stratos is something else. By Harriet Shephard

ABU DHABI IS a city of extraordinary dining

experiences. During the cooler months we

can dine on a helipad at The St. Regis Abu

Dhabi, eat by the sea at the island retreat of

Zaya Nurai Island and dine like bedouins at

Jumeirah Al Wathba.

But during every month of the

year, we can impress our loved

ones and visiting relatives with a

sky-high restaurant that actually

revolves in a 360-degree circle.

Yes, Stratos at Le Royal

Méridien Abu Dhabi is an extra-

special kind of venue, and that’s

not just because the panoramic

views over the capital slowly

change as you dine (don’t worry

it’s not so fast that you won’t be

able to find your table again when you come

back from the bathroom).

The food is great here, too, and the dining

room is super classy.

It recently revamped it’s menu and now the

options are more exciting than ever before,

with starters such as Spanish

octopus carpaccio topped with

aubergine cream, steak tartare

with truffled mayo and foie gras

terrine served with a juicy grape

and plum purée.

Meanwhile, the mains include

satisfying dishes such as corn-fed

chicken with spicy carrot purée,

and confit duck (pictured above).

This colourful dish combines

crispy duck skin with soured

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red cabbage, caramelized Pink Lady apples

and wood-fired dauphinoise potatoes, and it

sounds absolutely mind blowing.

But perhaps the most tempting part is

the succulent cuts of beef, which have been

sourced from across three continents. Each

piece of meat is specially cooked to order in

the indoor charcoal Josper oven, which both

smokes and grills the meat at the same time.

But you’ll need to save room for dessert too,

as there’s a baked alaska stuffed with rose

and pistachio sorbet and a salted caramel

chocolate tart that both definitely have your

name on them.

We can’t wait to take this impressive new

menu for a spin.

O Prices vary. Daily 5pm-1am. Le Royal Méridien Abu

Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa Street (02 674 2020).

WHAT IS IT...

New dishes at

the city’s only

revolving restaurant

WHY GO...

To watch the

capital pass you

by as you dine

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