Want to experience a balloon dining experience without taking flight?
Imagine hot air balloons drifting across a soft, light-blue evening sky — dining up there would be pure magic, right?
Well, Jumeirah Al Qasr brings you the next best thing with its newest pop-up, Balloons at the Palace. Here, you can dine surrounded by anchored balloons that add the ultimate whimsical vibe to each six-seater.
The pop-up is located on a balcony that juts out onto the beautiful lake flowing through Madinat Jumeirah and overlooking the never-ending expanse of the Arabian Sea.
There’s both a dinner and an afternoon tea here that you can take your date, friends or fam to. Whoever you bring, you’ll leave with plenty of memories.
The dinner is designed to take you on a global culinary adventure. For each course of the five-course menu, Jumeirah Al Qasr’s award-winning chefs takes you to a new region.
Soar over the heart of France while indulging in seabass carpaccio or a veal filet carpaccio for appetisers. Stop over at Italy to dig into a hearty plin with parmesan cheese and veal jus.
Then try tender beef filet or a seabass harrah. This exclusive menu takes your taste buds through different flavours from France, Canada, Thailand, England and more.
Reserve your spot for an unforgettable evening, available from 6:30pm to 8:30pm or 9pm to 11pm Wednesdays to Sundays, for Dhs395.
If you were due for a catch up sesh, there’s no better place to do it. Delight in a quintessentially British afternoon tea from 1pm to 3pm and 3:30pm to 5:30pm from Wednesdays through Sundays.
You’ll be greeted by traditional sandwiches featuring cucumber and mint, smoked salmon, roasted chicken and more delicate raisin or plain scones complete with cream and jams, apricot and honey mousse, lemon and verbena tarts and more, all paired with delicious tea from Darjeeling, Assam or Lapsang Souchong. There are other varieties, too on the menu if you’re so inclined.
The afternoon tea starts at Dhs250. If you’re feeling like sipping on a mixed drink, go for the Dhs300 package with mixed drinks.
Book your spot: Visit Jumeirah.com/balloons or email restaurants@jumeirah.com
Afternoon tea: Dhs250, Dhs300 (mixed drinks), Dhs350 (bubbly). Dhs1pm-3pm, 3.30pm-5.30pm, Wed-Sun. Dinner: Dhs395. 6.30pm-8.30pm, 9pm-11pm, Wed-Sun. Madinat Jumeirah (800 323232).
