Food Blog | Business Lunch Set | L'amo Bistro del Mare | Dubai Harbour | Dubai
A lot of new business lunch sets popping up lately, and one of the newer ones is the business lunch set from L’amo Bistro del Mare. Honestly, this is a super good offering - especially because their a-la-carte/dinner menu is a bit more on the pricier end.
L'amo Bistro del Mare Interior
Context: Came for their business lunch with my parents - the place was pretty empty, but I would still highly recommend making a reservation before hand.
Where it Is
It is located along Dubai Harbour. There are a few options with regard to parking. You can leave your car at the hands of their valet service, or you can park anywhere along Dubai Harbour if you want to walk around the harbour for a bit.
Address: L’amo Bistro del Mare - Dubai Harbour Yacht Club - Dubai International Marine Club - Dubai
Operating Hours
Mon to Fri 12:00 PM – 03:00 PM and 06:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Sat & Sun 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM
You can make a reservation via the following link:
https://www.sevenrooms.com/reservations/lamobistrodubai/ig
Business lunch is offered from Monday to Thursday from 12 - 2pm.
What it Costs
One business lunch set will set you back AED139. For AED139, you get one starter, one main, and one dessert. However, there are a few options that you might want to consider at an additional cost - upgraded dishes that you have to pay a fee on top to get. For example, we upgraded one of our appetizers to get the L’amo fried platter at an additional cost of AED45. Here’s a breakdown of our bill:
Summer Lunch Food Set AED139 x 3 (AED417)
Starter Upgrade AED45
Acqua Panna 750 ml AED25
Total: AED487
A full breakdown of their business lunch menu can be found here:
L'amo Bistro del Mare Summer Business Lunch Menu
How it Tastes
Now, to the important part: taste.
L'amo Bistro del Mare Summer Bread Selection
A meal here starts off with their delectable selection of breads. They have focaccia, white, and brown bread. Jeez, the bread is good haha. It comes hot and I really love that their breads are in that in between of crispy but not not rock hard. Honestly, I don’t make a habit of commenting about the bread, but this is bread that is super good. They even offered us another serving of the bread - we had expected that there could have potentially been a charge on the bill, but surprisingly, it was indeed complimentary (at least for us).
First up, the appetizers:
L'amo Bistro del Mare Seafood Platter
I’ll start first with the upgraded appetizer, the L’amo Seafood Platter with calamari, crab, prawns, langoustines, and a lemon tarama sauce. Usually, I feel like the sauce is the main character of fried seafood dishes. But in this case, the fried seafood really stands out. From a single bite you can tell it is good seafood. The dish isn’t oily at all, and honestly, one of the best fried seafood platters I’ve personally tasted. The sauce was interesting, but the main star of the dish is very clearly the seafood.
L'amo Bistro del Mare Amberjack Sashimi
The next appetizer is the Galician amberjack sashimi with panzanella salad. Another really appetizing dish. There’s almost a truffle oil twist (I’m just describing the taste - I’m not saying it was in the dish itself) that gives it that very umami flavour. This is also another dish that I enjoyed very much.
L'amo Bistro del Mare Roasted Octopus with Potato Cream
Our last appetizer was the roasted octopus with potato cream and taggiasca olives. Yet again, the seafood really screams fresh and delicious, and this is yet again another dish that me and my family enjoyed.
All the mains we selected were the ones without an upgrade.
L'amo Bistro del Mare Seasonal Mushroom Risotto
First up, the seasonal mushroom risotto. If you frequent my blog, you will know that I LOVE risotto. It’s probably one of my favourite dishes. I would say that this one is up there as one of the better risottos around. Lots of flavour, cooked perfectly, seasoned great, and the mushrooms were delicious.
L'amo Bistro del Mare Seabass
Next up, the seabass with spinach. I really feel as though this is a really good seabass as well. The skin is probably what impressed me the most. It has that crispiness that really makes this whole dish so fantastic.
L'amo Bistro del Mare Spring Chicken
The spring chicken main is a really classic dish - I would say with certainty that this is probably the safest dish you can order for picky eaters. Just a well cooked chicken with lots of flavour and aroma.
Pistachio Ice Cream
Finishing off the meal, there is a scoop of home-made Bronte pistachio ice cream with sour cherry topping. This is really good ice cream. There’s no getting around that. The pistachio flavour is pretty strong, and combines really well with the sour cherry topping to really clean your palette after your lunch.
Star Rating
9/10. This is sincerely one of my favourite business lunches that I’ve had in Dubai thus far. Super high quality food, and I haven’t even talked about how good the service is yet. The service is really just fantastic. They really go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and happy for the hour or so you’re here.
The view of the Dubai skyline and the harbour help make this a really good place for lunch and dinner too. I would say that this is still one of those ‘hidden gems’ just because it is still pretty empty at lunchtime.