INDIAN RESTAURANTS

The Market Place at J.W. Marriott bustles with activity each Sunday night when the restaurant offers “Pride Of India”. Known for its theme dinner nights, the “Market Place”, a family restaurant located at the Town Square Level opposite the Piano Lounge at the J. W. Marriott Hotel, Dubai is informal with the ambience of a typical European square serving international cuisine.

Market Style Ambience
The Restaurant has a layout which is “Market Style” with market stands for food stations, street like walkway, and light colourful vegetable crates that are used as display and menu boards. The restaurant offers an experienced eye to a variety of pleasant sights from the fresh plants to the wooden blinds to the wall adorned with a typical European Street Scene and the quaint washbasin in the corner.

Welcome drink
Come Sunday night and its ambience is converted to reflect the sights and sounds of the best of India. The entrance to the restaurant with the graceful “Maharajah” welcomes you. The “Lassi” a typical Indian Buttermilk drink placed as the welcome drink in the foyer refreshes you while you linger and take in an eyeful of spectacular colour and ethnic style.

Indian music
The colourful mud pots, the elephant, the lamps and wall hangings done with mirror work lead you on to the main restaurant as the strains of Ghazals popular film songs in Hindi greets you. From there on it's a virtual explosion of sight, sound, and smell, it takes a while to sink in.

The Menu
The “Pride of India” theme night offers a buffet priced at Dhs 88 plus 10% service charge including all regular beverages. This night has 6 of their finest chefs manning live cooking stations to rustle up delicacies. The Tandoori station serving meats, fish and breads (rotis) set up an appetising waft. The Tawa Sakhahari and the Tawa Masahari (vegetarian and non-vegetarian) section offer a wide selection of the freshest produce including daals (lentils) and meat, fish and poultry. The spices and seasonings can be adjusted to suit ones individual palate. The meat and vegetables cooked to perfection retains its moist juicy texture and is served piping hot from the pan to the plate.

Light Eats
The chaat counter was popular with all nationalities as the chef painstakingly adjusted the seasoning and explained the ingredients and style of eating to unaccustomed guests. The live “South Indian” counter with crisp dosas and the pakora and tea/coffee counter sizzled with golden delicacies as starters. The Kashmiri Raan kept moist and tender competes with the other tandoori items to take a place on your plate as a starter.

Rice and More
The spread on the buffet rice includes varieties of vegetarian and non-vegetarian biryanis. The accompaniments (raitha, pickle and chutneys) are served at the table. The dessert spread is equally varied with fruits and Indian sweets turned out to perfection. The Gajar Ka Halwa and Rasmalai were outstanding. By then, one is so inclined to linger that a cup of coffee is welcome. Clearly the “Pride of India” gives you a choice that represents the best of India.

The Market Place in addition to the “Pride of India” offers the “British Night” on Tuesdays and the “Lobster and Shell Fish Village” on Wednesday Nights. The Restaurant remains closed on Saturdays, Mondays and Friday nights currently.