Amici

Warm and inviting Italian restaurant on Yas Island 1 Reviews

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Amici

Take a culinary tour of Italy on your plate. Amici will take you on a gastronomic journey with a delectable three course dining experience themed around a different region of Italy each week. Dhs175 per person or Dhs275 with Italian grape beverages Timings: 7pm-11pm (Wednesday)

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One of the least sterile restaurants in The Yas Hotel’s collection, Amici manages to draw quite a crowd on most nights. The open kitchen, friendly service and warm atmosphere clearly keep the punters coming back in spite of the fact that the pricey Italian food is just so-so – although it must be said, the fish dishes are really outstanding. A predictable spread of Italian pizzas, pastas, risottos, fish and meat main courses are all on offer and are presented with a certain rustic flair and creativity – think pumpkin puree brought to the table in a cast iron pot and you’re on the right track. Desserts are rich and indulgent although they lack any sort of finesse. Expect bowls of cream dressed up with fruit, chocolate and sponge, and you won’t be disappointed. If this restaurant was downtown we’d say give it a miss but as your dining options on Yas Island are limited, this isn’t a bad place for dinner.

By Time Out Abu Dhabi staff
Time Out Abu Dhabi, 11 August 2011

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Posted by: Ozgur Unat on 06 Feb ' 10 at 05:03

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They claim to be italian, there is nothing resembling to an italian restaurant except for the a wall wine rack, it is impressive. We had to ask for olive oil&balsamic vinegar mixture and the waitress replied me to prepare it myself with the ones on the table into the available flat dish. I had to ask for bread, which was served cold. No olive with dry mint served. There were a lot of fliesaround us, I had to ask my glass and plate changed two times. The food was not italian in any way, just the menu is written in italian, nothing else in this reastaurant. Menu is very limited. If you want to pay hundreds to pasta and pizza, go there. Lastly, when I grabbed my chair to pull towards table as I was teking my seat, someone else's chewed gum stuck to my fingers underneath the chair. It is so bad.