| HONESTLY’S VERDICT |
| In a word: Homely |
| Food: A nice selection of freshly prepared mainly European cafe-style dishes, mostly healthy (except the deliciously naughty looking tarts and pastries) to suite pretty much all palettes |
| Service: Very well trained, although a little slow to deliver drinks and food at times |
| Presentation: Just food on a plate, nothing too complicated |
| Ambience: A European homely feel, especially nice if you’re not used to the real thing. |
| Location: All the convenience of a mall location, and plenty of other branches across Dubai |
| Value for money: Standard Dubai/London cafe prices |
| Worth a visit?: A perfectly good option, especially if you’re in the mall and you fancy a healthy freshly prepared option, bar those aforementioned tarts! |
Le Pain Quotidien has grown on me. With an ethos around organics and sustainability, Le Pain Quotidien should have rated much higher on my radar, however, when we first moved to Dubai I had a few disappointing experiences there; portion size issues and serving soup in a bread bowl…yes, I know, soup in a bread bowl isn’t unique to Le Pain Quotidien, but it’s something that turns me off, big time. These first unsatisfactory experiences left bad taste and I boycott Le Pain Quotidien altogether.
