COOLER weather conditions are set to be with us a bit longer...and that means long bike rides, camping in the desert and outdoor brunches.
We left our tent poles and cycle clips at home and opted for the latter, courtesy of UBK’s casual BBQ-driven offering.
Brunch at UBK – aka Urban Bar & Kitchen, Movenpick Hotel JLT’s cool sports bar and eaterie – is not a new thing, but the venue’s Urban Brunch has been given some tweaks.
What you get is a convivial, friendly and meaty gathering in its yard with live music and the waft of a BBQ accompanying your Friday afternoon catch-up.
It’s a good place to grab some friends together without too much fuss and without breaking the bank.
You can sit inside the main bar and dining area where screens show a variety of sports alongside and pool table and darts area.
What you get is a convivial, friendly and meaty gathering in its yard with live music and the waft of a BBQ accompanying your Friday afternoon catch-up.
It’s a good place to grab some friends together without too much fuss and without breaking the bank.
You can sit inside the main bar and dining area where screens show a variety of sports alongside and pool table and darts area.
GRUB'S UP: The BBQ chaps start hanging up their meaty wares in the UBK yard
But the courtyard beer garden is arguably the main lure of this brunch fixture, with a mix of seating areas accommodating enough people to keep it vibrant without getting too hectic.
You can help yourself to salad items, calamari and sliders as the house beverages and nachos begin to arrive at your table.
Ensure you load up with the ubk chicken wings; with sticky tangy sriracha sauce giving just the right amount of spicy heat, there’s good reason these morsels are the talk of JLT.
Don’t overdo it on the ‘starters though as that BBQ and carving station meat won’t eat itself.
You can help yourself to salad items, calamari and sliders as the house beverages and nachos begin to arrive at your table.
Ensure you load up with the ubk chicken wings; with sticky tangy sriracha sauce giving just the right amount of spicy heat, there’s good reason these morsels are the talk of JLT.
Don’t overdo it on the ‘starters though as that BBQ and carving station meat won’t eat itself.
YUMMY START: Help yourself to salad and cooked starters before diving into the BBQ goodies
There’s decent steak, chicken and prawns, but ask the guys not to cook yours quite so much if you fancy something less than medium.
The Mac & Cheese and roasted veggies are a good addition to whatever protein lands on your plate.
With a selection of taster size desserts also delivered to your table late on, this is an easy-going afternoon that you’ll seek to repeat before the sun turns up the heat to summer levels again.
DETAILS:
FIND ubk beneath the Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers, in Cluster A.
URBAN Brunch happens every Friday, 1pm until 4pm, with prices starting at AED149.
To book, contact 04-438-0000 or click on https://www.movenpick.com/en/middle-east/uae/dubai/dubai-jumeirah-lakes-towers/restaurants/restaurants/urban-bar-kitchen-ubk/
The Mac & Cheese and roasted veggies are a good addition to whatever protein lands on your plate.
With a selection of taster size desserts also delivered to your table late on, this is an easy-going afternoon that you’ll seek to repeat before the sun turns up the heat to summer levels again.
DETAILS:
FIND ubk beneath the Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers, in Cluster A.
URBAN Brunch happens every Friday, 1pm until 4pm, with prices starting at AED149.
To book, contact 04-438-0000 or click on https://www.movenpick.com/en/middle-east/uae/dubai/dubai-jumeirah-lakes-towers/restaurants/restaurants/urban-bar-kitchen-ubk/
COME ON IN: The main entrance to this JLT favourite, venue for the Urban Brunch
