When someone who works for one of the big food websites in the region recommends a restaurant, I take notice… \u00a0Which is how we ended up at Tresind <\/strong>on Friday.\u00a0 As each member of our group was recovering from, ahem, rather late endeavors the night before, we leafed through the (far too) heavy card stock and requested the chef du cuisine<\/em>\u00a0menu (not sure why it wasn’t presented with the other menu). \u00a0The concept behind many of the dishes is deconstructing or presenting Indian street food in a unique way. \u00a0And it works.<\/p>\n

Reservations?<\/strong> \u00a0Made online<\/a>. ‘Mr’ Courtney certainly gets around in this city. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Ambiance?<\/strong> \u00a0Well… There is definitely room for improvement. \u00a0Of the places I’ve been, all things aside, Hide<\/a> and Rang Mahal<\/a> are probably my favorite venues for straight up seating. \u00a0In any venue, I like a bit of space from my neighbor. \u00a0I like a private conversation. \u00a0And perhaps this will be an unpopular opinion, but I do not like small children at venues like this. \u00a0I know it’s a difference in the region and in cultures, but to the three loud toddlers that were running up and down the restaurant, I thought it really distracted from the evening. \u00a0At Tresind, everything feels a bit close (including the ceiling) and unlike Rang Mahal, the closer attention to detail and total\u00a0guest experience weren’t as evolved. \u00a0Should you go, be sure to request a table overlooking Sheikh Zayed Road.<\/p>\n

Service?<\/strong> \u00a0I’m going to be critical here — only because I think it’s what could set the restaurant even further apart. \u00a0There was no wine service to speak of. \u00a0In fact, wine just sort of arrived at our table without explanation, presentation of the bottle or pouring. \u00a0The service (and staff) were all perfectly lovely, with interesting explanations of the food and what they were doing (although at times the pronunciations were a bit difficult to understand). \u00a0 And also, they could have shut those kids up.<\/del> \u00a0All of this is such a shame, because the food is…<\/p>\n

Food? \u00a0<\/strong>Out of this world! \u00a0(Also, vegetarians – there is a veg tasting menu!)<\/p>\n

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