Dubai Restaurants

Trader Vic’s

#468 of 469 things to do in Dubai

#169 of 171 restaurants in United Arab Emirates

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  • Address
    • Zayed bin Sultan St Al-Ain-Rotana Hotel
  • Phone
    • 03-754 5111
  • Price
    • mains Dh50-100
  • Hours
    • 12.30-3.30pm & 7.30-11.30pm

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Lonely Planet review for Trader Vic’s

Sip exotic rum concoctions while taking in the trippy tiki decor and anticipating platters of crispy duck, jumbo prawns or sesame chicken, all prepared with the Trader’s trademark Sino-Polynesian touch. A live Cuban band gets your toes tapping at dinnertime.

 

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    Skip this bar, unless you want to get ripped off

    13oct does not recommend this,

    I went here on the 28th Dec 2011 with a group of 8 friends. As there wasn't any space available at the indoor bar area, we got seated outdoors. We ordered our drinks and then started ordering our starters, when we were told by our server that we would be charged 50dhs per couple as a cover charge. We could avoid this charge (which worked out to 300dhs for our table) if we ordered four or five (the manager was vague here) main courses instead.

    This info according to the manager was printed on the menu. When we checked it was printed in very fine print at the bottom of one of the menu's but we weren't told this when we got seated, or when we ordered our drinks.

    As per my understanding, when one is charged a cover charge, one usually gets something for it. The Trader Vic's manager very rudely told us that if we had a problem with his cover charge, we could leave as he did not want our business and had plenty of other clients.

    Basically, the management at Trader Vic's just want to rip you off/ make money off you. I'm fine with paying for my meal and dinks and tipping, but paying 50dhs for the privilage of being seaed outside is something that I do not agree with.

    Give this bar a skip, unless you want to pay through you nose for just getting to sit down.

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