Pizza, Pasta ... Pesto

Seeing as Dubai is one of seven emirates and conveniently located in the middle of these one can easily make a trip away. Case in point Ras al Khaimah. A quick hour outside of Dubai on the E311 and you reach a place with a slower pace and turquoise waters. I went to visit a friend and for dinner we headed down to the corniche (there is a lot of parking) and went for dinner at Pesto Ristorante Italiano which is located near to Baskin Robbins (when it is dark that is probably the easiest sign to see). When you walk in the first thing you see is a chef at the pizza oven and inside there are two seating areas one is restaurant style seating and the other more in the manner of a lounge with a show kitchen to the side. The atmosphere was definitely that of a European restaurant, calm and sophisticated. My favourite touch was the Italian chef walking out to the guests. The waitresses were professional and attentive.

Now to the important part, the food. Delicious. My friend ordered the salmon pizza whilst I had the pesto with shrimp pizza. Generous portions were served to us on wooden boards with the waitress offering us fresh ground pepper and chili oil. The crust was thin and crisp with enough dough to not make it a cracker crispness and the toppings were heaven. Juicy shrimp and sweet cherry tomatoes complimented the pesto. My friend was amoured by her salmon pizza which was garnished with lemon slices. If you want a light dinner we suggest taking half home. But the two of us persevered and finished off our pizzas (cue waddling back to the car). They were simply to good to leave. The down side was there was no more room for dessert. So next time ... I reckon we need to stop by for a cappuccino and something sweet. I hope by then we can sit outside and listen to the nice background music; admittedly I broke out in song at one point (but quietly, I was after all in polite company).