Ed and I had our so-called Valentine rule this year due to an upcoming holiday trip. We decided to have a frugal Valentine's Day celebration; no fancy gifts and no grand dinner in a hotel. Since it was a weekday and I wasn't sure if I could leave the workplace on time, we didn't had a definite dinner date plan. I was able to finish my work tasks, not really on schedule, but earlier than expected. So after a quick discussion, Ed and I agreed to have our Valentine dinner at Madeleine.
Madeleine is a French Cafe and Boulangerie at The Dubai Mall. The restaurant has a romantic Parisian setting, a perfect place to be on the night of February 14.
It was past 10 when we arrived at the restaurant. The wait staff asked us if we want to dine inside or out; Madeleine has a terrace overlooking Burj Lake. It was tad cold to dine al-fresco, so we chose a table inside the elegant French restaurant.
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| Madeleine's classy interior |
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| al-fresco dining at the terrace |
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| the awesome view of The Dubai Fountain at Madeleine's terrace |
It was our first at Madeleine, deciding on what to have for dinner was quite difficult. We asked a little help from a wait staff, who was very patient with our consecutive queries. Because I have been sickly, I chose a healthy salad with goat cheese; though I really, as in REALLY, wanted to have duck confit! My Valentine Date/My Husband ordered a sandwich with salad and french fries.
Our Valentine Dinner up-close:
complimentary French bread served with butter
Left: Croque Monsieur [toasted sandwich filled with turkey ham, cheese and bechamel sauce]
Right: Chevre Chaud [pan-fried breaded goat's cheese with salad and cherry tomatoes]
Left: Fresh Lemon Juice
Right: Parisian Sunrise Mocktail [orange, mango, pineapple with grenadine syrup]
Dessert: Mille-Feuille [puff pastry layered with vanilla cream]
Woohoo: The location is great and the ambiance was perfectly romantic. The restaurant's interior is fabulously decorated. The outdoor terrace has magnificent views of Burj Khalifa and Dubai Fountain. Madeleine is suitable for lovey-dovey date nights.
Boohoo: The complimentary french bread was served cold. The food looked appetizing; very disappointing taste though. The salad had roquette leaves which was too bitter, the goat cheese was too tangy, the mocktail and the dessert were unexceptional. Although Ed said his sandwich is okay, it's still a boohoo for me! Well, maybe it's just me and my taste buds.
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| Me and my plate of Chevre Chaud |
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| My date and his Croque Monsieur |
Was it worth it? Ummm, I barely touched half of my salad, so I'd say NO for the food, YES for the ambiance. Anyway, it doesn't matter where we dine; Valentine's Day would always be perfect as long as we're together!
The Bill:
Chevre Chaud: 52 AED
Croque Monsieur: 45 AED
Lemon Juice: 22 AED
Parisian Sunrise: 25 AED
Mille-Feuille: 25 AED
Total: 169 AED
Location:
The Dubai Mall
Ground Level, Fashion Avenue
woww...is it a must try? i celebrated my valentines a day late...i had a hearty breakfast at I-Hop. oh by the way...happy v-day lovers!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day to you guys! The food looks delish. Hayy, one day I will visit there and your blog will be my guide :)
ReplyDeleteWow so sweet naman. Us on the other hand stayed at home hahaha! Like usual.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cafe and the shots of the food are making me hungry. Belated Happy V-day to you!
ReplyDeleteToo bad the food wasn't that good, the place looks great pa naman. Hope they would improve on that!
ReplyDeleteI agree, Valentine's is special because of the person with you, wherever you may be! Do they also celebrate Valentine's Day in Dubai as much like in the Philippines?
ReplyDeletethe place looks lovely. too bad you did not enjoy the food.
ReplyDeleteNice and fine place to spend Valentine's Day (NIGHT)., Great shots as usual!
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Valentine's Day! Honestly, I was surprised to read that the food was a NO! It looked so good. But you know the saying, you can't judge a book by its cover... :-)
ReplyDeleteEliz
Happy Vday! You're post have been really appetizing.
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It's a good thing you have great company. Spending that much for food you barely even touched is indeed a let-down.
ReplyDeletethe place is indeed cozy. too bad the food is not that great! :) Regardless, you had a great V-day together. :)
ReplyDeleteNice, this is a great unplanned date ah...hehehe
ReplyDeleteAnd I am staring at the dessert. Yum.
ReplyDeleteThe salad didn't taste good? I was going to say pa naman that I want to try it cause I love goat's cheese. Well, at least you had a wonderful date with hubby.
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Valentine's Day. the food looked good in pics, sayang not in real life. hahaha! :)
ReplyDeleteToo bad food is not as good as it looks like. But the restaurant looks exquisite!
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy pa naman. Hehe. Anyways, we just had a simple dinner with our son. Enough to make our Velentines day a blast.
ReplyDeleteMommy Maye
The place is really nice. The food are well-arranged but just like what you said, not that appetizing. Dinaan lang ba sa plating?
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