Nice place for shisha in a clean, new and luxury restaurant. Easy to get to and the shisha ok. They have lots of drinks options and it's reasonably priced, the waiter remembers us from when we went last time and he knew what drink I ordered and asked if I wanted that again. Only 4 stars though because the shisha service can be a little slow. UPDATE: came for Xmas brunch with the family 4 years after my first review. Wonderful brunch for the family. Santa visited, there was a live singer and sax player too. Food was lovely (especially the lamb chops). Only 4 stars still though because I was expecting a bit of a Christmas lunch but there was no turkey or any trimmings. Not even Yorkshire pudding with gravy :-( Also the indoors speakers were SO LOUD my child was not comfortable when she needed to nap. They helped us move outside though and was nice, luckily the weather was pretty good.

Super delicious food and vibes at the suhoor. Vast menu spread and live singer hussein was fantastic. Gede was our server and he was so friendly and enthusiastic, made our dinner experience very nice

We were at Suhor during Ramadan. It was amazing!! Beautiful atmosphere, live music oud player and singer were performing. Food was just perfect! Tasty and really fresh! Thank you so much for great experience and thank you for excellent service and taking care of us during the event Rami touati!!:-)

Olea at Kempenski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates has such an expansive menu offering that it could almost be exhausting. We were already exhausted from the super busy day at the Zomato Blogger Conference. Interacting with fellow bloggers was exciting and tiring after 5 hours. We were treated to a massive feast at Olea for which a review would not do justice. Will be writing a detailed blog soon but know this. Olea, Specializing in Levantine cuisine which has heritage in the Ottoman era but adds a contemporary twist to the modern Arabian taste. Fans of Middle Eastern cuisine, will most definitely like the fine-dining experience of Olea without a doubt. Though the place is massive in size, they have managed to keep the ambiance intimate and you do not feel lost at any point. The dessert menu was insane with an entire room (The size of a studio flat) being dedicated to it. Tried a lot of dishes from the open-spread but my favorite bit of the evening were the sweet endings. -- A drop of ink may make a million think. Pawan Manghnani

Amazing food! Great customer service by staff name meriam

A very expensive and cozy place.ambience is good and the aminities as well. But food is not that tasty for the price we pay. It is located inside kempinsky hotel in mall of Emirates. There is an entrance from main road where you can do vallet parking. There is an entrance from inside mall of Emirates near ski Dubai as well. Drinks and bar counter available Customer service is really good

Fantaaaaastic flavoured and delicious food in a relatively limited option buffet. I found out their secret from the chef... all the food is prepared fresh everyday the same afternoon. No wonder, the dining experience is so delightful at every bite. The staff is super generous with their smiles and attention. Thank you Ms Tetiana. U made our evening special.... Music was average. Perfectly soft enough to allow a flowing conversation. Takeaway message: Fine dining ... spacious... Great food... ask for Ms Tetiana

(Translated by Google) Excellent Levantine food and very courteous service. Outstanding!! (Original) Exzellentes levantinisches Essen und sehr zuvorkommender Service. Hervorragend!!

It's such a wonderful experience in having dinner there in olea restaurant, together with my sister and my friend . I like the ambiance it's so relaxing and the food is so super delicious... All the staff and chef are very accommodating. I would like to say thank you to Chef Nawraz, Chef Sanjey, Chef Khaled.... Gede, Zakharia.. Mr. Gabal and all of the team in Olea. Keep up your good service guys.

Food was delicious. Great entertainment with an Iraqi singer. He was very talented. The server was a Moroccan young guy. Very nice, friendly and professional. We gave him a good tip cose he really deserved it. But the food was just excellent and of great quality. Everything was perfect so 5 stars well deserved. Congrats!

I would like to share my experience in this restaurant - it was last Friday evening. So I went with 2 friends around 9 pm and we sat outside and we ordered water (mentioning that we are very thirsty), cocktails and a shisha The restaurant both inside and outside was 90% empty. We kept asking for water several times. Another waiter came and asked us what we ordered ... so zero coordination between them .... and it's not like the place was busy. So during this time nothing came, no drinks, no water no shahs and btw the shahs guy was just roaming around bored ... Anyway we decided to leave frustrated and still thirsty after 20 min and we shifted to Sheraton in MOE where we had a MUCH better treatment. So I guess never going back to Olea again ...

Amazing meals for a fair price ! Really tasteful and well presented on the plate.

Great friendly staff but food quality is very low. Musakhan and mixed grill was a total disappointment. Tried much better ones in much cheaper restaurants.

One of the best breakfast buffet in Dubai. Great food, great food choices. Very welcoming staff as well.

We were so impressed. The food was impeccable, but the treatment took the entire experience to an absolutely new level. Our family was taken such a great care of, and my son’s allergies were well catered for. Nothing was too much to ask for the chef and his team. Aleksandra and others were always there to help and to friendly chat. An absolute delight, we can’t wait to go back!

Olea is tha fantastic Its very beautiful

Amazing food all the times for the past two years been visiting for trainings. Friendly hospitality

We have been to there new year eve Gala Dinner in Olea it was a perfect place to welcome our new year, specially Ms Saneta from the restaurant she was really giving us great vibe also she was to helpful to accommodate us in our desire table while other people was showing little bit ignorance but Ms Saneta the way she was trying we really feel so welcome and great we wish best for Ms Saneta she is a asset to Kempinski Dubai.

We have been coming to Olea for several years now and it has become an essential part of our every visit to Dubai. We are big fans of Lebanese cuisine however this place takes that experience a level up. First, the food is absolutely amazing. I love hummus and have been eating it for over 30 years now and this is by far the best place where I have enjoyed it. It comes served as El Hummus with three different varieties (spicy, picante and traditional) and honestly all three of them are amazing. We enjoyed it so much that we had thank the chef who made it (If I am not mistaken Mr. Hawiad). The other food is breathtaking as well, such as spicy fish, lamb chops and lamb kebab. The other aspect is the service. Since our first visit we were fortunate to be taken care of by Mr. Mohamed who simply makes you feel at home and every suggestion for choice of food was spot on. We have not been coming to Dubai for over a year die to Covid19 but when we visited Olea the other day and having him welcome us made us feel like we are home. One big thank you Mohamed.

It was a very nice experience on a rooftop of Kempinski. So happy there is a place where you can have nice shisha after enjoying your shopping day. Definitely, will be visiting ot more often.

Located inside the Kempinski Mall of the Emirates hotel, we had an excellent breakfast at Olea. The inside area was very nicely decorated and there was also the option of the outdoor terrace. There was a great selection, including eggs of your choice and a huge range of hot and cold food, healthy options and a live pancake station. The highlight was the staff who were very engaging and friendly. We left very well fed after a superb breakfast.

Very tasty jordanian mansaf and palestinian musakhan

The food was excellent and the service staff are some of the nicest people on the planet.

Loved the makluba dish. Both the veg and non veg versions of it were excellent. Food takes time to get prepared but is very good. Service as you would expect in a 5 star hotel. A must try is the Chicken Makluba.

Mixed grill platter was a must try and the kunafa with ice cream. Thanks to the attentive staff Gabal and Meriam.

All staffs are friendly, the food is all delicious and my kids love the mango juice.

Nice outdoor seating

Tastiest food (Levantine, Ottoman cuisine) and nice interior, location. Friendly staff. Although the place is spacious they found solution to separate tables with help of lighting and decor screens so you still can feel cozy. We loved the food and service so much we visited the place for a few days in a row and kept discovering new tastes. Chicken liver in hot pomegranate sauce is absolute must-have. We had take-away food, it was securely packed and there was a sticker indicating exact time and date the food was cooked, I believe for food safety reasons. 👍

We have been there for enjoy our football ⚽️ match. For the first match the exterior terrace is fully reserved luckily we got seat to match second match with a lovely ambience. Interior is too cold 🥶 we told to reduce the temperature but they told its centralised - Management please take a prior step. We enjoyed our food with music 🎶 it’s unfortunate It’s a open kitchen we can see live cooking. Staffs were so professional & so friendly. Exterior is too breezy & chill the staff they provide a cozy Kashmiri blanket and has a heater near has so we enjoyed our game with our baby. Best part is no minimum spending & need prior reservation booking.

Very nice place, friendly and polite staff Management very kind, helped to arrange place for us table near to TV to watch football Food is good . I have enjoyed my evening

Nice restaurant and good quality food , also the service was very nice and friendly staff specially beshoy.

I was there last night .. the service is excellent and the food is really good..special thanks to chef nawras, chef sanjay, chef khaled .. Gede, Zakharia, Mr. Gabal and all of the team.. Amazing 😊😊😊

Our first iftar of the holy month has been the most beautiful experience, the buffet is phenomenal, the service is excellent and the atmosphere is soo nice.

One of the best Suhours I attended in a Ramdan. All Arabic dishes are perfectly served, very delicious, hummus, mutabal, fatoush, grilled halloumi. Mixed grill dish is very tasty, well marinated & tender meat/chicken. Oud musician Hussein Al bairaq with his beautiful voice added authentic vibes to the place. The restaurant has indoor seating & outdoor garden where u can smoke their special shisha flavors. . I can tell that lunches & dinners will be very good too. Service is professional & on time . Thanks for kind stuff Rami, Reda and Gede. Til explore more follow me on instagram & yt: RihaminDubai Add me on TikTok & Snapchat: Rihambasyouni

Our first Iftar of our Holy Month at Olea was amazing 🌙The food, the warm welcome, the live entertainment; the perfect match for a nice evening with family & friends.

Food was delicious. Great entertainment Very nice, friendly and professional. Everything was perfect so 5 stars well deserved.

Besides the amazing arabic tastes of food in the mixed grill,Beshoy is an excellent waiter , explains every dish you order really well, even the drinks he made were absolutely amazing. Geda is also good at making the drinks. The ambience is peaceful and perfect for the type of cuisine. We all loved it!

Amazing service at the restaurant. Food had all options and the staff were very helpful. Reda & Moses we’re always aware when you needed anything. Worth every Dh. Ambience was amazing

The service is excellent and the staff are very friendly and helpful. Mr Olea specifically, has excellent memory as he was able to remember our orders with ease. Moses went further to educate us about other services provided by the hotel which we highly appreciated.

Lovely Friday Brunch. Good food, live music, and friendly service. Meriem, Eliza, and Faraj have been outstanding hosts

Very good food and service. Price are not cheap but right for this kind of restaurant

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful (Original) جميل جدا

Good

(Translated by Google) Especially wonderful free fish and shrimp with acid, garlic and kunafa (Original) رائع وخاصة السمك الحرة و الروبيان ب حمض وثوم و الكنافة

Visited here for their special Christmas Eve Buffet with my brothers, and we sure had an exceptional time! The Buffet spread with a variety of meats, seafood, bread, cold mezze and salads Hmmm , was an exceptional feast to devour on. The presentation of everything was so well made! The dessert section was yet another wonder with many options, from a section of Arabic delights, chocolate fountains and many Christmas favourites. With it’s lovely ambience and live music, it was an evening to remember!

The restaurant and food I gave 3 stars but the service is -1

Awasome experience

We reserved expecting a solid Lebanese restaurant. What we experienced as so much better than that. First of all, there are many dishes from Arabic countries other than Lebanon on the menu, and we tasted many - each dish was a pure pleasure. The mutabal brought to the table with the cherry wood smoke still under the cover was perhaps the highlight - what flavor! Kalb and the two wonderful Moroccan waiters gave us explanations demonstrating a complete knowledge of all the attention the chefs had put into the preparation of this feast. Also, the prices were quite reasonable, all things considered. Thanks to the whole team for a wonderful evening.

Ok

Great place, nice atmosphere and vibe. Food was great as well. We were a table of 30 for a family occasion and were not disappointed.

Staff ,food, atmosphere everything to perfection, love it.

Great food, nice ambience and good outdoor area. Shisha available. The best kebabs served! Service is average but still highly recommended.

The quality of food was not that good,,mixed grill was pretty much ok,,,service was great

I love the place, it is very cosy, the service was amazing especially Meriam. Thumbs up to you.

Great service. Great atmosphere. Food quality avarage. Beverages are unreasonably costly.

We enjoyed amazing super tasty dinner hosted with Chef Sudqi Naddaf , Executive Chef💞💞💞💞💞💞

(Translated by Google) well (Original) كويس

Great place, wonderful food, fantastic service from very welcoming staff members who really make you feel relaxed, there are reviews about expensive drinks, welcome to Dubai everywhere is like that. The restaurant is well decorated and plays nice relaxing music. Worth a stop

Interesting spot

Fine dining at the cost of casual dining especially with Zomato gold. Tasty arabic food. Cozy ambiance. Highly recommended for couples.

(Translated by Google) Wonderful food, wonderful service, wonderful evening! Me and my partner came here for his birthday dinner. It was an incredibly beautiful atmosphere with a great climate among the staff. Dealing with the guests is incredibly professional and warm. I / we have never felt so well cared for. All the staff went out of their way to make us feel as good as possible. Our server was very helpful in choosing our food. After I mentioned in the conversation that my partner's birthday, he went to his colleagues and I realized that they were planning something. After we had eaten our incredibly delicious food, the loving staff came singing with a cake to our table and congratulated him on his birthday. I was so warm about the heart. As if it was not perfect enough, we got small mini smoothies afterwards. We had the best evening in Dubai! The prices are in contrast to other restaurants absolutely normal (what shocked us first, since it is really a very classy restaurant) Everyone has to experience this restaurant. Whoever is in Dubai MUST go here, otherwise it's a loss. Big thank you to the team, we will never forget you !!! (Original) Wundervolles Essen, wundervoller Service, wundervoller Abend ! Ich und mein Partner kamen hier zu seinem Geburtstag Abendessen. Es war ein unfassbar schönes Ambiente mit einem tollen Klima unter den Mitarbeitern. Der Umgang mit dem Gästen ist unfassbar professionell und warm. Ich / wir haben uns noch nie so gut aufgehoben gefühlt. Alle Mitarbeiter haben sich unfassbar viel Mühe gegeben damit wir uns so gut fühlen wie nur möglich. Unser Kellner war sehr hilfsbereit bei der Wahl unseres essen. Nachdem ich im Gespräch erwähnte, dass mein Partner Geburtstag hat, ging er zu seinen Kollegen und ich merkte, dass sie was planten. Nachdem wir unser unglaublich leckeres Essen aufgegessen hatten, kamen die liebevollen Mitarbeiter singend mit einem Kuchen an unseren Tisch und gratulierten ihm zum Geburtstag. Mir wurde so warm ums Herz. Als wäre es nicht perfekt genug, bekamen wir danach kleine Mini smoothies. Wir hatten den schönsten Abend in Dubai ! Die Preise sind im Gegensatz zu anderen Restaurants absolut normal ( was uns erstmal schockierte, da es sich wirklich um ein sehr nobles Restaurant handelt) Jeder muss dieses Restaurant erleben. Wer in Dubai ist MUSS hierhin, sonst ist es ein Verlust. Großes Dankeschön an das Team, wir werden Sie nie vergessen !!!

Its impossible to not fall in love with this place. Amaziiiing food. Amazing!!! Service is also good. Colors. Hygiene. Open bufe is wooww . Try it untill u r alive :)))

Good

Good place

(Translated by Google) Beautiful 😍🙏🏻 ♥ ️ (Original) جميل 😍🙏🏻♥️

Best Hummus in Dubai. They have a 3 small hummus option the red one is out of this world.

Nice Arabic food , good iftaar during ramadan. The staff are very nice and attentive

Levantine restaurant serving good iftar!

It was a great experience, the team were extremely nice and professional, they checked on us if we needed any thing , made sure we were enjoying our time and food. Particularly, these employees really made our iftar a different one: Mark, Meryem, Kaalout, Ennajari and Gabal, all were so kind and smiling all the time.

(Translated by Google) Good restaurant ... I would not recommend staying there (Original) مطعم جيد ... لا انصح بالسويت فيه

Top of the class fine dining arabic restaurant. Service is slightly slow. But food is exceptionally good. Most of the items were the best in it's class in dubai. I had a dinner here with a set menu following a medical seminar in the hotel, sponsored by the organisers. The set menu had all the mid eastern classics. I don't know the names of them. The restaurant is huge. Decorated in a soft and silent way. No loud colours. Soft understated ambience. Total privacy. Total high class. Tabling was great. Plating was superb. Servers were extremely well behaved. I specially loved the Meat with rice item, which is prepared in a reverse manner. Chicken liver. Shrimps. Salads. Even the thin pizzas were lovely. The barbcued kababs specially with minced meat was divine. The kunafa was considered one of the best in Dubai , by my Arabic colleague.

(Translated by Google) The restaurant is located in the Kempinski Mall of the Emirates Hotel ... The restaurant is sweet and ... Hadi is a family friendly place ... the food is varied and very good ... the service is excellent ... there are outdoor sessions ... and for the lovers of the sandwich is available in different flavors. .. (Original) يقع المطعم في فندق كمبنسكي مول الامارات ... المطعم ديكوره حلو ... وهادي .. مكان مناسب للعائلات ... الاكل عندهم متنوعه وجيد جداً ... الخدمه ممتازه ... تتوفر جلسات خارجيه ... ولعشاق الشيشه متوفره بنكهات متنوعه ...

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