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Sambusek Restaurant
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Kr
Review β„–1

-found my favourite lebanese restaurant! Grilled chicken dipped into garlic paste is the best!! πŸ˜‹

Ma
Review β„–2

Greatest food is served in here. I can’t resist any item of their menu. Highly recommended.We can’t stop dining in here. We love it.Just one incident last night! We had ordered one plate and never came! It was in the bill snd we have asked them to remove it. That’s took almost an hour.

Su
Review β„–3

Great food with nice view for the outside tables.A bit expensive but I’m sure because it locates in a 5 stars hotel.

Ba
Review β„–4

Ordered grilled shrimp and Traboulsi fried shrimp, quinoa salad and mixed fatayir along with meat and pines hummus and potato harah, I didn’t like the potato hara dish while my mate liked it, next time I will ask them to make the potato more well done in fry pan πŸ‘

As
Review β„–5

The Location is amazing Teraace view especiallySeaview and Skyline of Al Maryah IslandGreat Service and incredible foodFrom cold starter to Main courseVeriety of Hummus,FatoushGrillsGrilled Jumbo prawnsFish kebbehFreshly baked breadAll prepared to perfectionDesserts were not as good as compare to other food

Mo
Review β„–6

My mom love this place so the 5 star is her reviewπŸ‘ŒπŸ»

Jo
Review β„–7

Sambusek restaurant is an incredible experience not to be missed. It is a Middle Eastern restaurant that specializes on Lebanese cuisine with a Jordanian touch to it. We were in a large group and tried like 20 different small dishes (tapas style) and one was better than the next one. The atmosphere was great and the views were truly amazing. A experience not to be soon forgotten.

Hu
Review β„–8

Great service and food and view. Had om Ali and aish alsaraya (Arabic dessert) very tasty and well done.

Br
Review β„–9

Great food and service. We had the chefs tasting menu and the amount of food was ridiculous. I think we managed to eat about 1/3 of what was served. Great value when using an Entertainer voucher for 2 for 1 on the set menu.

Ω…Ψ¨
Review β„–10

Was Avery nice experience, food is nice, Saber was very nice with us.

An
Review β„–11

Great view and good foodTried the β€œtasting manuel” - worth the moneyMost tables outdoor β€œsmoke” - so be aware if you don’t smoke

Kh
Review β„–12

Nice fine dining venue; they serve Lebanese cuisine. Can be suitable for either business lunch or personal dining. They have both indoor as well outdoor seating areas, the outdoor has beautiful view on the water side and is recommended during cold weather season. The venue is part of 5 stars hotel, staff hospitality and attentiveness meets the standards of the place. In overall our experience had a good value for money.

Na
Review β„–13

Fantastic experience!!! Great food and great service as always. Special service from Mr. Nayan! They also had gluten free options and they really made the visit worth it.

Me
Review β„–14

Sambusek at Rosewood hotel Abu Dhabi is definitely the best Lebanese food in the city. Chef Emad is always welcoming and his signature smoked humus, kibbeh chef and live charcoal mixed grill are superb! Don’t miss it out! Ambiance is so relaxing, this weather is real heaven. Recommend, thank you

Re
Review β„–15

The food was delicious and the service was great.Mr. Sabir gave a good service and he arranged a special surprise for my birthday along with singing happy birthday 😘πŸ₯°β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ

Jo
Review β„–16

Great food, copious servings, excellent service. The views from the terrace at sunset are spectacular.

he
Review β„–17

Food is good but smell of the shisha smoke inside the restaurant make it cheap place need to improve their service

je
Review β„–18

We went around 5 pm and the view was amazing. The vegan menu was delicious and our waiter Sandeesh made it an unforgettable experience.

Ni
Review β„–19

Great quiet and cozy place, really great service, especially from Christian. Highly recommend also for vegan, they even have vegan wine

Ah
Review β„–20

Everything was great but most importantly Albert was a major plus to our experience as he was joyfuly tended to our various requests and assisted us with very helpful menu recommendations and explanations. Well definately be returning and hopefully were lucky enough to have Albert there again when we do come again

bo
Review β„–21

Excellent service, thank you Albert! Food was really tasty as usual.

as
Review β„–22

All the food is perfect , the view is amazing and good service

Sh
Review β„–23

Best view of NYE fireworks

Ga
Review β„–24

Bibek is a super star. Always providing exceptional customer service; not only with us, but with every table, and has given countless recommendations which always exceed our expectations! Food wise, the prawns coated in Kunafa is a must have every time we visit. Each dish left us satisfied. I always look forward to visiting Sambusek again and again.

Ad
Review β„–25

Best Lebanese food in the city. Service, quality, atmosphere and seating is outstanding and would definitely visit again.

Na
Review β„–26

Good food and service and friendly stuff specialy nayan and sabia

Li
Review β„–27

Liked nayan’s service & very polite , helpful

Mo
Review β„–28

Good place, nice food, Nayan and Christian were very kind

Fa
Review β„–29

The quality of the food is moderate ... outstanding outdoor seating, beautiful view

Om
Review β„–30

The best Lebanese restaurant in UAE, the food ingredients are fresh, you can smell the vegetables, the cold and hot mezzah are amazing, we also had sepass and mixed grill, all were cooked perfectly.Thank you so much for chef Imad.. we will do it again.

mo
Review β„–31

Place has a unique ambiance specially during winter, food in general is good but fatoush salad was over seasoned and menu in general is overpriced, shisha is great and staff service was excellent

Ma
Review β„–32

Very calm place and charming , and amazing view , lovely staff

Wi
Review β„–33

Had a wonderful lunch, great food and wonderful view. Service was very helpful and friendly, our server, Christian, was particularly good. The price was also very reasonable, especially when compared to other close by restaurants and given the high standards. A real gem worth traveling to. Terrific quality. Excellent attentive service. Stunning views over the Arabian Gulf! Highly recommend. Christian our server is really personable and remembers all our preferences. Parking is easy/ valet. Cant recommend it highly enough!

Ja
Review β„–34

I would give 1 star for a value for money. The food was good, but nothing special for such price. Arabic restaurant, but without the arabic hospitality. Customers shouldnt have to ask more more bread or pickles especially in such posh place.

Am
Review β„–35

Albert good service in restaurant

Pa
Review β„–36

Lebanese restaurant Sambusek is part of The Rosewood hotel. The outdoor seating overseas the Al Baghal river and the Abu Dhabi skyline at the other side of the river. The Chefs Menu is a large menu with an almost innumerable quantity dishes, all excellent prepared and tasty. Not knowing we ordered two menus for just two persons, a huge mistake: one Chefs Menu will be sufficient for at least three persons. We can recommend Sambusek and also this choice. The wine list offers a varied choice, although the wines are expensive.

Yo
Review β„–37

This is one of the best restaurants in Abudhabi hands down, great view, the songs gallery is chill, very fast and friendly staff, highly recommend

Ma
Review β„–38

Excellent food and service. Best middle eastern grilled food and appetizers in UAE. If you are looking for the perfect kabab and chicken tawook, this is the place to go. The place is very nice with full view of Abu Dhabi. Highly recommended

Ab
Review β„–39

Food delusion as usual and thanks for the service Sabir

Ch
Review β„–40

Amazing food and service

Je
Review β„–41

Just love this place. The food is brilliant, service is always good. The outside seating area is just beautiful.

Ro
Review β„–42

Good Lebanese food, if you like the local taste. Fresh food and good ingredients are used for the food. Our waiter Nayan served us literally like a personal butler when we had our Friday brunch. Good knowledge of the food in the menu and also good at recommending food from the menu, per our taste buds. Being an adventurer in trying out the different food and taste helps. The dessert is very nice but a little sweet for my wifes taste. Good for those with a sweet tooth. This place serves alcohol as well.

wa
Review β„–43

I would give it 4.5 stars as the atmosphere and the vibe gets 5/5 but the food compared to the prices is 4/5 as sometime when we order set menu the portions is inconsistent depending on the number of people.I still think its one of the best places in Abu Dhabi but for some people out of budget

so
Review β„–44

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Er
Review β„–45

Love this place for drinks and great food. Best to go once the terrace is open.

Mo
Review β„–46

Oh i love this place! I went to Sambusek for the first time during Ramadan for Iftar buffet, I was mesmerized with the view,a lot of choices when it comes to cuisines.I would highly recommend this Exotic and Top notch restaurant.

Ad
Review β„–47

An authentic restaurant serving Lebanies cousin with nice location in Al Maryah island in Abu Dhabi. Food is very delicious and tasty with good varieties. Staff are friendly and caring. Food is overpriced, yet deserves the experience.

He
Review β„–48

Location is fabulous, food is delicious and good portion. Overpriced.

kh
Review β„–49

As authentic as I have ever seen Lebanese food be! Classy, delicious and top of the line!

Dh
Review β„–50

You cant go wrong here all the food is good the salads and grilled platters and the appetizers so yummmy

Al
Review β„–51

Decent food and overpriced for what you get, in my opinion, as Lebanese food has always been reasonably priced, even in fancier restaurants. Im sure you can find better food elsewhere but not a better location, as the views from outdoors is wonderful.

Fa
Review β„–52

Delicious Lebanese cuisine. Stunning view.

Gh
Review β„–53

Amazing food, nice outdoor view (sea view), outdoor area for smokers. Serves alcoholic beverages. Bit pricey, closes early

Ba
Review β„–54

Good food. Nice ambiance and atmosphere. Right by the water. A variety of shisha flavors. Quite pricey however.

Se
Review β„–55

Very nice delicious food, excellent staff and customer service

An
Review β„–56

We had a copious and refined Libanese meal in the Sambusek restaurant. The dinner was al fresco and the service very attentive. The glamourous location in the smart Rosewood hotel added to the magic of the evening. Everything was perfect - food, service, view... Thanks to the waiter Mr. Vipin Kumar we could learn more about the Arabic cuisine and the country itself. The evening was just perfect! We definitely recommend to visit the restaurant

Si
Review β„–57

Nice location and view, great staff and a big variety of food but not really my kind of taste. Had better libanese food in the UAE already . overall the starters were better than the main. Good wine choice

Na
Review β„–58

The Chef, Emad was beyond amazing!! Service was beyond exceptional and everyone was very welcoming. Not to mention the food was so delicious. Thank you Emad and staff for the super amazing service. We will definitely be back!!

Ab
Review β„–59

Excellent location, exceptional atmosphere, professional services, great food.

Il
Review β„–60

Nice outdoor seating; good food.

Ma
Review β„–61

I liked the appetizers more than the mains, but overall it was a nice restaurant πŸ‘ŒπŸ»

Mo
Review β„–62

Not friendly at all! Horrible experience, will never recommend or comeback! I ordered food and I didn’t get it at all. I have to ask million time for everything! Very very poor!

Ar
Review β„–63

Great Iftar experience with nice food

Ra
Review β„–64

Exotic and Superior quality restaurant for business and casual dining.

IA
Review β„–65

I had iftar there, highly recommended

Is
Review β„–66

Good food. Good shisha and great view.

Fa
Review β„–67

Good restaurants πŸ˜‹

Ya
Review β„–68

We checked in at the Rosewood midafternoon. We were seated outside which was great to enjoy the sun. We tried the business lunch which was composed of various cold and hot mezze: fattouche, taboulΓ©, hummus, moutabal, cheese sambusek, spinach fatayer, chicken liver. To mention only a few of the amazing plates we tasted. The dishes were so hearty that we could not finish them. The fresh mint lemonade was delicious. It was the best way to start our stay in Abu Dhabi.

Me
Review β„–69

Fantastic meal with my girls and my UAE family, such a special treat

SM
Review β„–70

Nice atmosphere inside doors, the smoking area not nice and up to level of the place

Lu
Review β„–71

Amazing experience..the food was very good..loved the way the shisha menu was presented (quite unique)

Ka
Review β„–72

Fantastic setup, food, location and staff

Ah
Review β„–73

Really tasteful food and delicious.

Do
Review β„–74

Amazing atmosphere, amazing food, amazing staff. Loved it and definitely going back there!

Vi
Review β„–75

Excellent

Ta
Review β„–76

Ordered a shisha, mocktail, aysh al saray special, and small bottle of water. Aysh is saray was bad and nothing special or authentic about it. All that for a whooping price of 335AED. Dont get me wrong, id be more than happy to pay this much for a value mocktail and decent dessert, but when you get soda + syrup and a non edible dessert, thats where i feel this is more of a ripoff.

jo
Review β„–77

One of the best Lebanese restaurants in the UAE.

Uk
Review β„–78

Nice place..friendly waiters...good foodTerrace sometimes unavailable

Ra
Review β„–79

Everything is awesome food, decor, view...

Hu
Review β„–80

Food was salty and expensive. Personnel friendly and attentive. The food was not worth the money. Would not recommend it to anyone.

Ya
Review β„–81

Not that great. We had the set menu Chief Emads favorite, nothing special. The meat was not great. Very salty and they have lots of lemon. The desert is really bad ad well. My god that fruits were horroble. So sour and taste realy bad. Not worth at all. Even when using the entertainer its still not work it.

St
Review β„–82

Great food and fantastic service.

Do
Review β„–83

Very disappointing food experience. no authentic food. most of the nice food was prepared European style. slaat had too much bad dressing. halumi with pesto was rather Italian. way too pricy for what you get.

He
Review β„–84

I went for iftar buffet, the food was good but the service is slow and tables are very small for groups

Al
Review β„–85

Superb Food and outdoor seating

Ba
Review β„–86

1) delicious arabic food2) cozy restaurant3 highly recommended

Fi
Review β„–87

Good choices of sambusek

Ma
Review β„–88

Excellent service, great food, they made french fries for the kids who werent used to Lebanese food. 10/10 would eat here again.

Ra
Review β„–89

The best grilled food in Abu

Mu
Review β„–90

Reasonable food. Pricey though.

Sa
Review β„–91

Most awesome Lebanese food. Set along the water . Loved it

Se
Review β„–92

Extremely good arabic food. High end, very good service.

Da
Review β„–93

Good tent for iftar

Ol
Review β„–94

Not recommended at all. When I asked the waitress to sit on the sofa she mentioned that you cannot sit there as the minimum to be paid on this table is AED 1,500 As this is the policy. I stayed more than 3 hours and the 2 sofas were empty no one used them! Further, their food is below average. Staff are not welcoming and overpriced.

Wi
Review β„–95

Great food, amazing view on the sea, top notch service!

Re
Review β„–96

We went for diner, the location is perfect but when we ordered processo it took about 35 minutes and we needed to ask the waiter for it. He also brought use fillty glasses for about 20 euro per glass you should expect beter service. Dinner was oke but if you are hungry you should make a second stop at mc donalds. The prices are overrated in almost any (high)standard restaurant and the service is mostly poor to worse. Dubai is a better place to go out and have dinner. Cheers from the netherlands. By the way this can also be said about azzuro lounge at the stridgebar

Mo
Review β„–97

Nice sea view

An
Review β„–98

Awesome libanese restaurant! nice view

Ca
Review β„–99

A star for an ok staff.A star for location.Other than that, this place was clearly over priced:Your paying 200+Per person for simple mezzas which all together cannot reach a total of 150AED from other Lebanese restaurants. Andrefills are not free. even rocca leaves.To sum up this experience:Taste was ok, only ok and definitely not worth the amount of money spent. If you are willing to pay that much, just go to Zuma.

Ah
Review β„–100

Nice Food, Nice Location

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  • Address:Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Site:http://rosewoodhotels.com/en/abu-dhabi/dining/Sambusek
  • Phone:+971 2 813 5550

Categories
  • Lebanese restaurant
  • Restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:12PM–12AM
  • Tuesday:12PM–12AM
  • Wednesday:12PM–12AM
  • Thursday:12PM–12AM
  • Friday:12PM–12AM
  • Saturday:12PM–12AM
  • Sunday:12PM–12AM
Service options
  • Outdoor seating:Yes
  • Delivery:Yes
  • Takeaway:Yes
  • Dine-in:Yes
Highlights
  • Fireplace:Yes
  • Rooftop seating:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible lift:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet:Yes
Dining options
  • Breakfast:Yes
  • Lunch:Yes
  • Dinner:Yes
  • Catering:Yes
  • Dessert:Yes
  • Seating:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
  • Cosy:Yes
Crowd
  • Groups:Yes
Planning
  • Accepts reservations:Yes
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