The quest for good pizza in Dubai continues (bet you didn’t even know there was one right?) and I think I am getting close now. Today we had lunch at a little restaurant tucked away in the Crowne Plaza hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road. I think this hotel has been here about 20 years, so it’s not flashy or shiny like a new pair of Jimmy Choo’s, it’s rather more like a favourite pair of slippers, comfortable and a little tatty. Well I base this assessment purely on the exterior and the lobby having never actually stayed here, for all I know the rooms could be a train wreck. But I digress.
The pizza was great, first of all they have pork options; real ham not turkey, actual prosciutto and salami; and there is a proper wood burning oven. The crust was thin and perfectly cooked. And as it’s in the hotel you even have the option of a glass of wine as well. I thought the meal tasty, and good value. Although I have to agree with the Timeout review – whilst the service was good the food itself took ages to arrive (and the restaurant was by no means full).
Nevertheless I give it 4 out of 5. Well done Al Fresco!
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You can find some good, thin-crust pizzas at The Walk in JBR these days (no wine with them unfortunately). La Dolce Vita, Scoozi, Napoletana all do them properly, not the thick pastry/treble cheese fast food stuff.