Riva Beach Club — Local services in Dubai

I went with a friend for the ladies day, which runs until 7pm. We decided to go last minute and the experience was a real mixed bag.

The good: the guy on the reception desk was really polite, friendly and welcoming the swimming pool was cold the location is nice we parked easily (it says there's basement parking but we didn't see it) showers in the changing rooms really good ladies day is on a Wednesday which includes 3 free drinks each, plus 25% off your food bill.

The bad: Service was very slow and unenthusiastic the menu isn't very good and the selection of light bites and snacks is really poor the pool was a lot smaller than it looked in the pictures although the showers were good, the rest of the changing rooms were a bit dated - there was a funny smell, most of the lockers were broken and it was all a bit tatty

The thing that really loses points though is the bar staff. At the bar there's a sign that says "Ladies day - wines, spirits, cocktails" so naturally, we asked for a drinks menu. Whilst we were browsing (with our tokens clearly in our hands) the bartender was waiting. There were other people at the bar, so I said "give us a minute and we'll be with you" to which he rolled his eyes and gave a short "fine". When we came to order, we each ordered a cocktail. His reply was "on the ladies day? Errr, no I don't think so". We pointed out the sign and he simply said "no, you can have this" and waved his hand along two or three bottles of spirits.

It wasn't a great start and it didn't get better - I got a third of a glass of white wine (rose not available apparently) and the wine I got was the dregs of an already opened bottle which had been out of the fridge. My friend ordered a G&T and was told she couldn't have fresh lime because there wasn't any. He seemed more interested in making fun of people's accents and doing impressions than actually serving. When we ordered our second drinks, from a different staff member, fresh lime had magically become available and I got an actual glass of cold wine! We ended up not using our third token, nor the food discount.

If you go, be prepared for children - we were there about 5pm and there were lots of them running around.

Given that there's almost no other Wednesday ladies days in Dubai, Riva has a great opportunity to bring people in and put on a great ladies day but they're not making the most of it. Would not return, would...

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