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Another one that has been on my list of places to try for forever is Common Grounds<\/a><\/strong> (another gig by the Tom&Serg crew). \u00a0And when some girlfriends thought it would be fun to meet up before a spa session at the Sheraton (which I’ll get into in a separate post), well, how could I say no? \u00a0Tucked away on the newest level of Mall of the Emirates (very close to the entrance to the Sheraton MOE and, I’m sure by design, a sister ~~(brother?)<\/del> restaurant, the~~ Brunswick Sports Club<\/a>), is an open plan high ceiling cafe. \u00a0No wheel is being reinvented here, but I did notice many a person typing busily away at their laptop on the raised section, so have to assume there is either good wifi or a decent place to plug in. \u00a0Plan for a table on the outside if you enjoy people watching.<\/p>\n

For drinks, we ordered a collection of coffees and one juice, while my soda was woefully forgotten (a reminder when our dishes were served had to be given, or else I would have been without the ~~overpriced<\/del> cola). \u00a0While the restaurant wasn’t at capacity, the drinks came out slower than say, Lime Tree is slinging theirs (on a busy Friday morning).<\/p>\n~~