Amuse-bouche
A small opening — fish, a vegetable, an edible flower. Sets the rhythm.
The bespoke menu
No fixed list. A menu shaped around you.
Every dinner starts from a conversation — the occasion, the guests, the room, the produce you love. The chef builds the menu from there.
How it starts
A conversation, not a checklist
Before the chef proposes a menu, he asks a few questions. The occasion. The number of guests. The dietary frame — halal, vegetarian, gluten-free, allergies, family-style or majlis. Produce you love and produce you refuse. The room you have and the time you want to spend at the table.
From there, the chef proposes a menu. Four to seven courses for a private dinner, depending on the format. You read it, you tell him what to change, he refines. The menu is ready when you both feel it is.
The shape of a private dinner
Four to seven courses, paced to the room
Two starters
One from the sea, one from the land. Or two seasonal vegetable courses — the menu adapts to your frame.
The main
Centred on a single beautiful piece of produce — fish, poultry, game, lamb, or a vegetable in season.
Dessert
Built around the season. A fruit, a cream, a touch of pâtisserie. The dinner ends without slowing.
Halal to Dubai’s standards
The adaptation is real
Halal menus are prepared to Dubai’s standards, with sourcing and preparation handled accordingly. Classical French technique is rooted in sauces, fonds, fish, game and pâtisserie — it adapts cleanly without losing the dish. The chef builds the menu within the dietary frame you give him from the start, never imposes a default, and never reduces the cuisine to a “lite” version.
For vegetarian and vegan formats, the chef leans on the Mediterranean tradition of vegetable cooking — produce-first, herb-led, technical when it needs to be. The plate stays the work of a French chef.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is there a fixed menu I can choose from?
No — every menu is shaped from a conversation. Tell the chef the occasion, the format, the dietary frame and the produce you love (or refuse), and he builds the dinner around you.
How many courses?
Typically four to seven for a private dinner — an amuse-bouche, two starters, a main, a cheese course if you want it, and a dessert. The shape adapts to the room.
Can you prepare a fully halal menu?
Yes — halal menus are prepared to Dubai’s standards, with sourcing and preparation handled accordingly. Vegetarian, gluten-free and bespoke dietary needs are built in the same way, from the start. Classical French technique adapts cleanly without losing the dish — no compromise on the plate.
Children at the table?
A children’s adaptation of the menu is built in on request — same produce, simpler finishing.
Allergies?
Tell the chef the allergy frame at briefing. He builds the dinner around it, with explicit ingredient lists if you want them.
The bespoke menu
Start the conversation
Tell the chef the occasion and your dietary frame. He will reply personally with a menu shaped around you.