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Ocean Basket (Dubai Airport) |
Since we were early for our flight back to
Singapore from
Dubai Airport, we decided on having dinner at
Ocean Basket – a restaurant similar to
Fish & Co or
Manhattan Fish. There really wasn’t much to choose from and
Ocean Basket looked alright (there were not that many people in the restaurant at the time).
As the restaurant was not full, we were quickly ushered to a seat and presented with the menu. Service, although prompt, was lackluster: the wait staff attending to us (and throughout the restaurant for that matter) although polite, were not welcoming (i.e. in place of smiles were deadpan expressions and worn out faces) and certainly not as cheery as the décor or menu.
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The menu |
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Illustration is similar to other seafood places; nothing outstanding. |
The items on the menu were actually quite limited, though they had sushi on the menu.
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Some bread as starters while the food is being prepared |
In the end, DramaQueen had the
Grilled Salmon (
85 AED), while I had the
Feesh & Chips (
43 AED) and topped up with some
Halloumi Cheese for an additional
25 AED.
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The stir fried vegetables that came with the Grilled Salmon was a failed
version of Chinese stir fried vegetables, not only was it hard to chew
(with a weird combination of bean sprouts, carrots, onions, white
cabbage and capsicum), it was also extremely salty. The salmon itself
was blend and unappetizing. |
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Feesh & Chips: The
fish, though fresh, was thoroughly salty. 😐 The best part of the dish was the fries. |
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It did not help that the Halloumi Cheese that I topped up were even more
salty! It would have helped if the waiter who took our order had
forewarned me and let me know that the cheese was super salty (no wonder
he had a weird expression when I ordered it). |
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The Lemon Mint (25 AED each) was a weird drink to consume: the
lemon and mint did not compliment each other at all. It was like
drinking sour mint water. 😖 |
The whole meal could be defined in one word –
SALTY! It was like the salt was free (it probably was) and the chef had no qualms clearing the stock of salt for the day by adding it generously to the food that was cooked. That said, it was one of the worst seafood I have ever had and would definitely not recommend you to visit this place to dine if you ever at
Terminal 3 of the
Dubai Airport. The only thing good about
Ocean Basket was that the chairs were quite comfortable and it was near our departure gate, everything else falls below expectation:
- Sub-par version of Fish & Co.
- Unfriendly/inattentive staff and horrible mostly salty food
- The prices are not cheap too. The whole meal cost us 203 AED, which is about the same price (about S$78+), if you were to dine in similar seafood place in Singapore
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The bill |
Conclusion: Unless you are tired and willing to eat fresh but not so palatable seafood with equally sub-par service at an exorbitant price, you can give
Ocean Basket a try. Otherwise, if you ever are in
Dubai Aiport Terminal 3 and are looking for a place to grab a bite, you might be better off going to a fast food place instead of eating here.
Address: Terminal 3 | Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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