Food & Drink
11 irresistible lunch deals under AED100
Fri, August 25, 2023
Everyone is welcome to enjoy these dining deals and fill up on a budget at the city's upmarket eateries and casual hotspots.
Everyone is welcome to enjoy these dining deals and fill up on a budget at the city's upmarket eateries and casual hotspots.
Mohalla
High quality and low prices are the hallmark of the business lunch at this modern Indian favourite that guarantees speedy service and plates packed with flavour. With a two course Small Bhook Menu at AED60 or three courses at AED65 – the latter includes a kulfi falooda iced dessert – you get to enjoy a starter out of a choice of four, and a main between 12pm and 3pm. Options include Mohalla's signature shami kebab slider, crispy fried corn, chicken tikka biryani and dhabba egg curry.
Price: AED60 for two courses or AED65 for three courses
Contact: +971 52 542 1937
Hunter & Barrel
Eat & Meat
If you dine out regularly, then The H Hotel's Eat & Meat's constantly changing lunch buffet hands you the perfect answer on a plate. You get to pick what you like – salads from the display, a main and desserts cost AED99 – and you're guaranteed quick service. Feast on everything from slow-cooked beef short rib to a vegan burger, and given your starters and sweet treats are unlimited, you won't leave hungry.
Price: AED75 for main course and dessert, AED99 for a salad, main course and dessert
Contact: +971 4 501 8630
Fi'lia
If you want to indulge in an Italian feast then Fi'lia combines authentic recipes, passed down by generations of grandmothers, with spectacular views from Business Bay's SLS Hotel. For AED99 you get a three-course business lunch, served exclusively on weekdays. The fresh-from-the-oven pizzas all come highly recommended, as does end with the creamy take on tiramisu, the Fi'liamisu.
Price: AED99 for three courses
Contact: +971 4 607 0737
LDC Kitchen + Coffee
With multiple branches across the city, including one at Dubai International Financial Centre and Jumeirah Lakes Towers, you're never far from family-friendly LDC Kitchen + Coffee. Their AED85 set lunch menu includes a soup or salad to start, followed by your choice of main and a cup of tea or their speciality coffee. Pick from burgers, pastas and pizzas – their vegetarian Thai red curry is always a winner.
Price: AED85
Contact: +971 4 320 9669
Weslodge Saloon City Walk
It's known for elevated Canadian comfort food, but now the City Walk branch of Weslodge Saloon is offering you the chance to indulge without hurting your wallet. For AED85 you can pick two courses – a starter and main, or main and dessert – from their popular weekday set menu. Go healthy with the seabass ceviche, or opt for the Baja-spiced fish tacos, beetroot risotto or trademark fried chicken. There's plenty to enjoy.
Price: AED85 for two courses
Contact: +971 50 731 9808
Monno Ristorante
Three courses for just AED85. That's the deliciously priced weekday lunch offering from 12-3pm at casual Jumeirah favourite Monno Ristorante. From wood-fired pizzas to traditional handmade pastas, classic calamari to fig and chicory salad, this artisanal eatery fuels its fans with generous plates of Italian fare. And, with tiramisu and gelato ice-cream to finish, you won't forgo dessert either.
Price: AED85 for three courses
Contact: +971 4 332 2255
ODEON
The dynamic duo behind French eatery ODEON, Chef Thomas and Morgane Duhamel, ensure every plate oozes authenticity and flavour. And their business lunch deal served amid blue velvet banquettes, white tablecloths and black and white film posters presents an opportunity you cannot miss. For just AED99 you'll get a starter, a main, mineral water and coffee at the Jumeirah eatery.
Price: AED99 for two courses
Contact: +971 4 340 2272
Bombay Bungalow
A speedy thali service will ensure you're done during your hour-long break – or else you are free to linger and take in the modern Indian decor and sweeping seaside vistas at JBR The Beach's Bombay Bungalow. Try their menu from 1pm until 5pm on weekdays, with signature dishes like the masala khakhra, mughlai chicken and bengal seafood curry.
Price: AED58 for a salad or appetiser and main, AED75 for a salad, appetiser and main
Contact: +971 4 427 0758
Le Petit Beefbar
The French-accented business lunch at Le Petite Beefbar is the perfect midday pick-me-up. For AED125, on weekdays from 11:30am till 3pm, diners at DIFC can tuck into a two course feast which includes a house salad, and a main from a choice. For AED25, add on a coffee to finish off, which comes with a dessert plate of five miniature sweets.
Price: AED125 for two courses, AED150 for three courses
Contact: +971 4 580 2599
Nonya
You have from 12pm until 4pm to avail of Nonya's four-course weekday lunch, which shows off its prowess with pan-Asian recipes, at just AED99 per person. Soup kicks off proceedings, after which you pick from light starters like truffle crispy lotus stem, tiger prawn dumplings or Szechuan chicken. We suggest you opt for the signature black cod as your main – though curries or buttermilk prawns are also excellent. Finish off with the chef's special dessert, with tea or coffee also included in the price.
Price: AED99 for four courses
Contact: +971 4 574 1111