Retro Feasts

Dubai Marina & Palm Jumeirah


Retro Feasts was started by a couple of young Londoners nostalgic for their childhood food. The setting is sublime, right on the sand with comfortable sofas and chairs for kick-back time. The menu includes such mean classic dishes as caesar salad, crispy breaded cod with mushy peas and generously filled sarnies on slices of sourdough. There are burgers, including veggie, as well.


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