10 great things to do in Dubai this weekend

Cheese and Grape Night

Get stuck into copious amounts of cheese while sipping on unlimited glasses of red and white grape at Jones the Grocer at Emirates Golf Club. The package costs AED199 per person and you’ll also be treated to the soothing sounds of the live jazz band as you get up to the eyes in fromage. The Australian food empoium is famous for its cheese rooms and you’ll be able to indulge in a board from 7.30pm-11pm. That’s a lot of cheese. We can’t wait.
When: August 16
Where: Jones the Grocer, Emirates Golf Club
Contact: +971 4 380 1234,

Industrial Avenue

Ladies, we have some amazing news! Industrial Avenue is offering you free unlimited drinks every Thursday and Friday. So that’s bottomless grape from from 9pm until midnight during tonight’s hip-hop and RnB night as well as tomorrow’s signature house night.
When: 9pm-12am, Thursday and Friday
Where: The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina
Contact: +971 4 511 7139, website

800 Degrees Pizza

The beloved pizzeria is giving away two free Margherita pizzas in Dubai this month. To get your hands on your slice of happiness,  all you need to do is download the brand’s self-entitled app and spend a minimum of AED50. The offer is valid until August 31 and, is available to all those who order from the venue’s outlet in Mall of the Emirates or City Centre Me’aisem. The 800 Degrees app is free to download on all Android and iOS devices.
When: Until 31 August
Contact: website

Morimoto Dubai

Sample Chef Morimoto’s signature teppanyaki across the specially curated Shoka menu of eight courses. There’s chilled pudding with soy bean and Japanese sea urchin, foie gras and spinach, truffle fried rice and even a summer crepe included to tickle your tastebuds. It’ll cost you AED450 for the culinary journey.
Where: Renaissance Downtown Hotel, Business Bay
Price: AED450
Contact: +971 4 512 5577, website

Q43

This Manhattan loft-style destination has a brunch menu of creative dishes. There’s popcorn shrimp and a green apple and goats cheese bruschetta platter, for starters, followed by roast chicken, lamb pot pie or glazed beef brisket as your headline main dish. The finale offers a fantastic Madagascar vanilla bean crème caramel.
When: Friday, 7pm-10pm
Where: Media One Hotel
Price: AED269 with soft drinks; AED369 with house beverages
Contact: +971 4 443 5403,

Premier League at The Irish Village

This place is cracking for a match, and even built its own footy stand for the World Cup. With plenty of viewing options and a daily happy hour with drinks from AED35, you’re in for a storming start to the season here.
Where: Garhoud
Contact: +971 4 282 4750,

Bounce

Trampolining might not come top of most lists of manly pursuits, but you’ll certainly get a full workout. The dodgeball sessions are great for settling old scores with friends, while the X-Park parkour course will test test your agility and mental strength.
Where: Building 32, 4B Street, Al Quoz
Contact: +971 4 321 1400,

ScreenX

Reel Cinemas’ brand new 270 degree cinema experience features 4DX cinema technology, the multisensory cinema technology that includes motion and environmental effects. In short, get ready to watch “The Meg” from three screens and have a bit of sea water splashed on you.
Where: Reel Cinemas, The Dubai Mall
Contact:

Crazy Rich Asians

Lovebirds Rachel and Nick have it all, but then she finds out he’s stupidly rich and his parents are shady, and they really don’t want her around their son.

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