What is the hotel buffet like in UAE — what's included at breakfast and dinner?

Dinner daily offers either seafood, beef, or crab; two kinds of fish (very tasty), well-cooked potatoes, and two types of pasta with various sauces and cheese. Kids get fries and nuggets. Wine and beer are available in addition to juices. Fresh fruit (pineapple, orange, watermelon, melon) is freely available. In the evening, ice cream in three flavors is served in waffle cones.

Breakfast includes several hot chicken and meat dishes, rice, beans, milk-based oatmeal, a selection of cheese and sausage cold cuts, plus a separate omelet station. Drinks include carrot, orange, and apple juice, with water for kids. Mango and strawberry purees are also served.

In the evening the grill offers chicken and octopus skewers plus grilled-patty burgers. Lamb is also available as a meat option. Seafood includes octopus, shrimp, and various salads. Two types of oven-baked pizza, risotto and pasta are served daily, along with about 6 kinds of cheese in the evening.

Dinner can also include two kinds of soup, battered calamari rings, and beef chebureki. A waiter may ask if you'd like a beef steak prepared to order. Drinks available include cola, Sprite, Mirinda, and apple, orange, and pineapple juices.

The buffet includes plenty of simple, child-friendly and non-spicy options: porridge, eggs, pasta, rice, chicken, beef, cucumbers, plus lots of vegetables and fruit. Fish-only eaters may find the seafood choice more limited than the meat selection.

Dinner in the main restaurant can include a broader seafood spread than previously described: mussels, shrimp, squid, sea bass, salmon, sushi and rolls; shrimp pasta and pizza also appear. The grill may prepare tuna, white fish, shrimp, and chicken to order. Oysters are sometimes available, including as a paid extra.

The buffet labels are guest-friendly: dishes are marked with pictures showing which type of meat or fish is used.

On weekdays the selection is slightly smaller due to fewer guests, but quality remains high. Breakfast always includes red fish (tuna, salmon) and a variety of cheeses. Dinner features lamb, shrimp or salmon grilled to order and brought to your table with vegetables. Food is not heavily spiced or Indian-leaning. Weekends offer a much more abundant spread.

Breakfast includes made-to-order eggs of all kinds, waffles, pancakes, and vegetables. Dinner reliably features rice, chicken, lamb, fish, pasta/spaghetti, fries, Indian dishes, desserts, and ice cream. Plenty to eat for everyone.

The dinner menu includes fish, two types of meat, chicken, squid, pastries, appetizers, and a vegetarian section. The head chef personally brings out and replenishes dishes at the buffet station. Staff are attentive and helpful, though slightly reduced in number.