From Dubai with Love

 

 Al Hili



I'm back and black!! I've been away on holiday in Dubai it was amazing, highly recommended, the sun, the kofta(some delicious kebab thing) the desert safari, the gold, the aqua park...ok I'll stop but I did bring a lil' gift back for you all, a restaurant review ;-)

Yep much to the annoyance of my company, my determination to find the Nigerian restaurant in Dubai that I'd heard so much about paid off.

Now where would you expect to find a Nigerian restaurant in Dubai? Only in the depths of the gold souk of course, that place was Naija central, full of Nigerians of all shapes and sizes buying gold for their next owambe party, myself included. All that gold shopping does work up your appetite so I asked a group young men if they knew of any nearby Nigerian restaurants and that is when they told us about 'AL HILI,' everyone that we asked thereafter seemed to know the place so as we got closer you can imagine the anticipation.

We finally reached our destination, initially I was confused, the sign said 'Al Hili' but it was a hotel? The restaurant was of course in the hotel but it was not one of those nice hotel joints, first we had to go to the back, then through a suspect looking alley way before going up some even more suspect stairs, at this point we'd decided that we were not going to eat here, the horrible smell (God forgive me) that welcomed us confirmed it. Then there was the fact that they were selling shoes in the same place that food was being served?! To be fair the food didn't look too bad but I wasn't gonna take the risk, it's all about basic hygiene and presentation people, those shoes just spoilt it such a shame.

Has anyone else been there and actually had something to eat? It would be interesting to hear what the food tastes like. Has anyone been to any other African restaurants in Dubai? Please where are they, I need to know for future reference.

Thanks,

Ms Fly x



Shoes on sale in the restuarant