Brasserie Boulud

Very authentic French cuisine. Amazing vipe. Good selection of food and great quality. Very reasonable prices. Mr.Raju has been fantastic for the whole period. Will come back for sure.

A very pleasant lunch at Brasserie Bouloud. Food was delightful. We opted for one business lunch, for 3 courses at AED 175, and two of us ate a la carte. Escargot was very tasty as were the raclette burgers. The lamb cutlets were a highlight, as were the desserts of chocolate fondant and meringue desserts. Service was warm and friendly, though a little inattentive as we had to summon our waiter three times by waving, despite there being only 3 other tables. Also - we couldn’t help noticing the very dusty chandeliers hanging above us, which gave us a bit of concern for the overall cleanliness and hygiene.

Very good food. But service is kind of slow for the French cuisine. LOL

Warmly greeted by front of house, Sabina and was looking forward to my dinner. However, the service was downhill after that and certainly not what I would expect. There was zero small talk, I felt abandoned by my waiter Maria after taking my drinks order - glass of champagne which took a very long time even though the restaurant only had two tables at the time. Champagne was flat as a pancake… this made me a little apprehensive but still hoping things would turnaround. I was now being served by John, who eventually after a long time plucked up the courage to ask me how my stay was so far, it didn’t really feel that genuine but I appreciated the effort Oysters arrived and were excellent Escargots were slightly mushy and overcooked and the foam a bit too sweet instead of moorish At that point my water remained sadly empty for ages until the maitre D’ appeared and refilled it asking if I was ready for my mains I asked for a little time as the oysters and escargots were too fast literally back to back Had the lamb for mains, which was good although morels were very sweet Served by…. Sabina with smiles and warmth but I found it odd that front of house was roped in to serve when the restaurant wasn’t that busy No one asked me how the food was…(wondering now about that no longer michelin star) It seemed to me the floor service needed more organising and maybe more warmth and training? Also the chefs definitely changed from 7:15 and then at 8pm, so wondering if that made a difference to the food. There were a lot of staff at the pass at one point I had brilliant service in Sofitel’s other restaurant Taiko (exceptional maitre D’ Louis and waiter Evan) the evening before so I was sad to end my stay on such a sour note at Brasserie Boulud I skipped out on dessert… not because I didn’t want it I was finally talked to very briefly when paying the bill (and deciding what to tip) by Maria. The service wasn’t awful, it was just cold, matter of fact and not what you’d expect at this establishment.

Food in this restaurant is always excellent, but it’s ruined by the service. Everytime we come, we have issues with the same lady. The place is supposed to close at 12am. Today, we arrived at 9:45pm, the restaurant was half full. When we asked this lady if we could eat, she replied that they were fully booked. My husband said « how come, there are plenty of tables free?! ». Then she curtly said « ok, you can eat but à la carte », like she was doing us a favor to accept us. My husband insisted to know why she behaved like this and she finally said that there was a special Thanksgiving menu but it was sold out. We were so upset that she didn’t tell us the truth from the beginning that we left (btw we were absolutely not interested by the special menu!). The management should be aware of this kind of toxic behavior from a member of their team.

The restaurant is so classy and it's ambiance is so nice with it's open kitchen where you can have view of the chefs preparing the special French platters. The food was so delicious and the service was extremely excellent. 🤍🤍

A hidden gem; the food is outstanding and very creative. We had Iftar here (third year in a row) and in terms of the quality of the food on offer, it is better than 99% of places in Dubai. It seems that relatively few people know about the place and so it is never overcrowded. Service is impeccable.

Excellent experience We joined the Bastille day (French national day July 14) brunch The service was excellent The food was excellent The presentation was excellent And the atmosphere was excellent Moreover, we had our 1 year old along with us and ordered from the kids menu and to our surprise it was on the house! This is beyond excellent We will definitely come again as everything is worth a retry! Oh and don’t get me started on the desserts.. 🤤