I'd say one of the best restaurants of the emirates palace hotel. Really good service, typical Arab food, good value per price. And a nice shisha to digest the good food. Bravi!

A unique experience at an authentic Emirati restaurant! Very classy with great decor and lovely indoor and outdoor seating area. Indoor is perfect for lunch and outdoors is beautiful for dinner (when the weather is good). Great service and good food. Portions are small but thats expected from such high end restaurants. A fantastic experience overall! Loved their spicy chicken... More

I chose this restaurant randomly when visiting the Emirates Palace on the premise that it offered 'local' food. I was able to walk in without a reservation as it was 10pm and the restaurant had few patrons, which meant atmosphere was a little lacking. The spicy chicken wings I had for starters were tangy and well spiced, and the chicken... More

This place has to be visited, the dishes are fantastic, flavours beyond words - try the lamb or tuna dishes, highly recommended!

We decided to try one of the restaurants at the exceedingly large and grand Emirates Palace(which would not be our taste or budget), and chose this one which was featuring local Emirati food. Service was very good , friendly and informative when considering the menu. The food was good without perhaps reaching a superlative level which might of been expected... More

I had the pleasure to eat here on three occasions during my stay in Abu Dhabi. I always try to eat at local establishments and always what is native to the area. Needless to say I had no desire to eat sushi or hamburgers while visiting the UAE. The food here is simply wonderful! Everything was prepared to perfection and... More

The Mezlai is one of the many restaurants in Emirate Palace. This restaurant offers typical Arabian food. The food is excellant and the servie is great and very friendly. The restaurant is furnished and decorated very well with a very high standard. I would recommend every Abu Dhabi visitor to vit this restaurant. I will surely go there again.

Best place for emirati food. The food is really great, in particular the lamb. Staffis very attentive and informative - that said it wold be a plus to have locals at the restaurant.

We stayed at the Emirates Palace Hotel for 2 nights and decided to make use of all facilities in the hotel including the restaurant. Being from multicultural Sydney, we weren't really interested in Japanese or Chinese cuisine. So when this restaurant advertised its' cuisine as Emirati, we took a chance and it paid off. The setting outside was perfect. We... More