As a post valentine treat to my family, we went for a lunch buffet in this new, cozy and warm hotel located in " Old Town Dubai", within the 1 kilometer radius of now getting famous Burj Dubai. The district is officially called " Old Town" as the buildings in this town are decidedly old world arabic inspired. But the town is definitely very new having been opened to public late last year.
Esca is the lobby level main coffee shop offering breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets apart from the ala carte menu. The interiors are contemporary Italian and quite minimalistic yet elegant. The dining areas are divided into pool side and lobby side. We chose to dine al fresco to get a better feel of the swimming pool with oriental landscaping and mini waterfalls. The food selection on the buffet table were fusion of different cuisines which were just right for a healthy and hearty meal, no excesses whatsoever! The chefs seem to mean real business and with lots of substance and quality to boot. We enjoyed the freshly baked breads which you won't find anywhere in Dubai ( I assure you! ). The seafoods, steaks and vegetables were given new interesting twists. The service was of course five star and delivered with gusto by, again, filipino speaking crew, he he he he he. My sons had a great time with the desserts specially the ice cream. My perennial favorite , chocolate mousse, made my day.
Apart from the lunch, the kids ( and the adults, too) enjoyed lazing around the amply sized pool. I had my lunch finale of brewed coffee while watching them. My son, Derico, requested that we'll have a holiday stay in the hotel sometime and seeing that Diego liked the idea, too, promised them that one of these days, their wish will be granted...
