Avatara Restaurant — Restaurant in Dubai

When walking into an Indian restaurant, I expect to have a meal that has a profound rhapsody of spices served with a smile to hit the spot and evoke the beautiful culinary experiences I’ve had across multiple states in the Indian peninsula. The meal should respect the cultural heritage and diversity that our great nation has passed throughout generations.

As a pure vegetarian, it brings me deep remorse that this expectation was totally lost on the Michelin star awarded Avatara. The 16 courses are packaged in beautiful parcels, with chef Rahul Rana’s gastronomy and patisserie skills on display. However, looks can be extremely deceiving in this mirage. Indian cuisine is founded on fitting together spices to create a complex, satisfying mosaic, which renders the mouthwatering consumer totally silent in satisfaction by the power of flavours.

Avatara’s courses promise this satiety, but instead deliver a confused salty, sweet taste in every bite that does not have one defining flavour. The mixture of hot and cold temperatures in the dishes leave the consumer in a state of flux, as we expect piping hot temperatures from Indian food elements such as a rajma curry that was not delivered in Avatara’s seventh course. The consumer is unsatisfied and left searching for a feeling of contentment. The only course that felt satisfying was the “Dalika.” This course is served with a ragi bhatura, and on first service the bhatura was almost stone cold. It was only on request for the second serving of this element, which was served at the right temperature that we could feel the Chef’s capacity for greatness.

When our table mentioned to the Maître’ d and chef that the temperature of elements needed to be higher, we were met with a defensive attitude. We also offered a comment regarding the bitter aftertaste we experienced after having their creatively designed Vada, as we felt that it was deep fried in reused oil. This feedback was also not taken seriously. Universally, the customer is always right. However at Avatara, the customer’s feedback is an opportunity for the wait staff to exercise their skills in debate. The staff looked quite dejected and unhappy whilst serving us our meals, but a certain fire was ignited in them when we provided some constructive feedback.

Avatara also offers a post meal “gift” for its customers, which is quite gracious. As a longtime Marvel fan, a post-credit scene is something I wait earnestly for, as it always makes me long for the sequel movie. Alas, Avatara’s post credit treat was more of a trick, and I will definitely not be tuning into the rest...

Recently me and my wife went for a date night in Dubai at Avatara , vegetarian 1 Michelin star restaurant .To be very honest i had underestimated the place, as to what can a vegetarian restaurant serve us for 16 courses but I must agree I was wrong and the team there really blew us up with their brilliant food and top notch service .

I was really impressed with the first course called as "Naivedhya" which was welcoming and the emotion behing the course was each guest is considered as God . Superb detailing i must say. They have managed to make us eat all the vegetables that we usually don't have at our home or which we avoid . A lot of effort has been taken to curate the menu .

Another favourite was the course called as Karuvelvilas in short karela , and it was just done and paired so perfectly that we wanted to ask for a repeat , but there were many.more surprises ahead so we thought let's go ahead and ask for a repeat in the end . I can't stop raving about the food and i can say that the stars are well deserved .

It's like watching a 2 hour movie where everything is to your pleasent surprise .Their take on traditional cooking and native ingredients have got us proud of Indian food.I must say it was worth every penny and don't want to measure the brilliance , I would want to let it flow with the stars . A place which lives up to its mark and promise .

Also the desserts were pleasing and not too sweet i must say . Balmithai was one of my top picks and the gujrati farsan . They have made justice to the farsan course , also keeping how to make the food pretty and beautiful . I must say everyone should visit the place who underestimates the power of vegetarian food 😁. Kudos to the...

Amidst all that glitters that is not gold of Dubai's restaurant scene we've found a gem of a restaurant. Avatara delivers an one of a kind culinary experience, when the first of the fifteen dishes of their tasting menu came to the table, we're not sure of what to expect, the presentation was beautiful and it tasted as delicated as it looked. By the third plate you understand the brilliance of their menu, that intends to awake your appetite one dish at time, first through sensations, the smoothness of the yogurt, the cold of the granita, and the crispness of the chips. Followed by the amplitude of flavors that chef Rana successfully infuses into each bite, a masterful combination of sweet, salty, spicy, tangy and everything in between. The desserts sequence was coherent with rest of the menu, it made us a little sad when the first of them made to the table, a similar feeling to that of finally getting to the last chapter of an amazing book, the bittersweetness of good endings. To conclude, as acknowledgments usually follows the last chapter, a thank you to all the people that made our night outstanding, the service at Avatara is impeccable, the waiters are friendly and knowledgeable, the chef coming to the table to introduce us to some of the dishes and share his view of the food made it extra special. With that said, I feel the need to add that the decor choices do not contribute to the aura of the restaurant, you should get rid of the fake plants, change the lighting and put a less generic playlist, it would definitely elevate the...