I do hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas time and was able to spend it with either their family or their ersatz family. This year I once again remained in Dubai and spent a wonderful evening of the 24th (which is when us Germanic Europeans celebrate Christmas) with my ersatz Dubai family. The ladies were resplendent and the gentlemen dashing in their attire. Our destination for the evening was the ever so magnificent Raffles Hotel Dubai.
Raffles in general does not disappoint and this time they went all out with their fabulous Christmas Roast Dinner. The ballroom was transformed into a traditional Christmas Market with a each stand/area being a different buffet. There was a beautiful goose and suckling pig amongst the other carnivore delighting offerings. Fresh oysters were begging to be drizzled with lemon juice and the salad station helped to dissipate any sense of guilt from indulging at the other stations. Outside there was also a barbeque with various sausages and a station preparing foie gras atop a lightly toasted brioche with fig jam. Pure heaven. One cannot end such a meal with out some lovingly prepared desserts and cheeses. Along with the traditional Christmas favourites of Stollen and Pannatonne there were torts, Kaiserschmarm and other delightful desserts. For the children, those from 5 to 95, there was a life size gingerbread house with a gingerbread decorating station inside. Santa even came out for the children to see and he had a gaggle of little ones following him throughout the night.
What I found to be a nice touch from Raffles was the children's area which was separate from the ballroom. Here there were low tables were children could do activities on as well as a bouncing castle and of course Santa's elves were on hand to keep an eye on the littles. In addition there was also a small buffet serving child friendly options.
It was a wonderful evening to spend time with those dearest to me and to have some slices of home. The staff was wonderful and attentive, smiling throughout the night.
Please note that this not a sponsored post and it is solely my opinion. From the smiles on the other patrons faces and the giggles of the children I would say this is a widely held opinion.
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Raffles in general does not disappoint and this time they went all out with their fabulous Christmas Roast Dinner. The ballroom was transformed into a traditional Christmas Market with a each stand/area being a different buffet. There was a beautiful goose and suckling pig amongst the other carnivore delighting offerings. Fresh oysters were begging to be drizzled with lemon juice and the salad station helped to dissipate any sense of guilt from indulging at the other stations. Outside there was also a barbeque with various sausages and a station preparing foie gras atop a lightly toasted brioche with fig jam. Pure heaven. One cannot end such a meal with out some lovingly prepared desserts and cheeses. Along with the traditional Christmas favourites of Stollen and Pannatonne there were torts, Kaiserschmarm and other delightful desserts. For the children, those from 5 to 95, there was a life size gingerbread house with a gingerbread decorating station inside. Santa even came out for the children to see and he had a gaggle of little ones following him throughout the night.
What I found to be a nice touch from Raffles was the children's area which was separate from the ballroom. Here there were low tables were children could do activities on as well as a bouncing castle and of course Santa's elves were on hand to keep an eye on the littles. In addition there was also a small buffet serving child friendly options.
It was a wonderful evening to spend time with those dearest to me and to have some slices of home. The staff was wonderful and attentive, smiling throughout the night.
Please note that this not a sponsored post and it is solely my opinion. From the smiles on the other patrons faces and the giggles of the children I would say this is a widely held opinion.
