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REVIEW: La Tablita
Since its opening last year, the Hyatt Regency in Dubai Creek has mostly existed in the capacity of a slick business hotel, but absent of a flagship restaurant to make it a sought-after culinary destination for Dubai’s numerous foodies. Fortunately however, with the recent opening of Mexican offering La Tablita, that’s all now changed.
Located on the ground floor of the hotel (just follow the Aztec/South American themed floor markings when you enter the main lobby) La Tablita has positioned itself as both a vibrant Mexican restaurant and a specialised taco shop to boot. Serving a range 16 beautifully moreish tacos – for the refreshingly reasonable price of AED12 each – and it’s certainly this latter concept that resolutely sets La Tablita apart from its local Mexican cuisine contemporaries in the city. From chipotle pulled chicken (a ShortList favourite, for what it’s worth) to braised duck, battered shrimp to lamb stew – we’d wager that you’re not likely to find a better answer to your particular taco temptations outside of Mexico’s own San Cristobal.