iftar ideas for families with kids - deals in Qatar 2023

 

Baladna Park  - location : Al Khor, umm al hawaya Exit 44

Iftar Meal & Baladna Park Access - QR 90 /person

 what to expect : Lavish Iftar Meal that features traditional Arabic dishes such as Chicken Kabsa, Lamb with Beans, Sayaeya Fish, & Freekeh with Chicken

access to the Jumping Castle, Kids Play Area, Adventure Land, Animal Zone & Reptile Cave

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 Layali Ramadan Iftar Buffet – Adult - Pay QR130 / children  5 – 11yrs  QR65 / children  under  5 y .o   free

 Location  : Wyndham Doha West Bay , Maysaloun Street

West Bay

Doha, Qatar -accross the Gate Mall

 what to expect: 

lavish Iftar Buffet, serving local and regional delicacies as well as international favorites

kids get entertained with free access to  the Kid’s Box, which includes a rock-climbing wall, piano floor, playground, PlayStation, gaming area, and much more

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Daily Iftar Buffet with Pool Access at Retaj Salwa Resort & Spa

 QR150 adults  / Children 6 – 12yrs  QR75/ Children 5yrs & below free

(weekday prices ) 

 

Location : Salwa Road⁣

Abu Nakhlah, Exit 31⁣

Doha, Qatar

what to  expect : Ramadan favorites which include Soups, Arabic & International Salads, Seasonal Greens, 

an assortment of Freshly Baked Bread, Mezzeh, Mixed Grill, Pasta, Desserts & More

 resort access & play an exciting match of tennis, basketball & football or enjoy a quick dip in their outdoor swimming pools 

situated next to a slow-flowing river near a breathtaking 4000sqm lake with a waterfall

Iftar Timings: Sunset – 8:30pm

Outdoor Swimming Pool Timings: 7am – 9pm

Where to have conveyor belt style sushi buffet in Qatar

You can  enjoy a variety of sushi in a Japanese conveyor belt at Oishi Sushi restaurant , at 2nd floor of Royal plaza in Al Sadd street !
Sushi Rolls include – but is not limited to - Royal, Fire Cracker, Tempura, California, Oishi, Salmon Maki, Tuna Maki, Chicken Sushi, Beef Sushi and Dynamite Shrimp
Nigiri Sushi items include – but is not limited to – Salmon, White Fish and Ebi
Edamame and Japanese Mochi (dessert)  available, too!

 Now you can get discount if you buy vouchers at Qgrabs .  Those are only  for Saturday brunches .

 This  is my number one place of Japanese cuisine in Doha .

Zaoq restaurant review - Ezdan Mall

 Zaoq is a fine dinning restaurant that serves Pakistani dishes at Ezdan Mall .
All that I know about the Pakistani cuisine that once upon a time  there was a hotel in Doha which served Pakistani  dishes and I liked it very much . ( Shezan hotel was the one -pulled down since )

The place is a medium sized two story facility  - We got nice seats upstairs  in a booth with the possibility to  cover our area with curtains   for privacy . The staff was very kind - dishes arrived in reasonable time .
 The cucumber  in the salad was cut into julienne and served with mint dressing .  The curries were all tasty and came in little metal pots   - we ordered 3 different ones -but somehow they did not taste very different to me . They came in quite heavy sauce .We  had them with naan bread  which was good but I have already tasted much better breads in cheap  eateries .
 For dessert we ordered kheer  - the Pakistani rice  pudding . It was fabulous sweet  treat !So wonderfully spiced !

  We ate much more than we  had planned . They just serve too large portion ! Next time I will share my dish with someone .
 This place also serves specialities like brain lamb curry  and quails .

 It was not similar to Shezan hotels cuisine  at all . Rather  like Caravan restaurants curries .Everything was delicious but nothing originally new to me !

KHEER - Rice Pudding Desert made by boiling rice, broken wheat, tapioca, or vermicelli with milk and sugar; it is...
Posted by ZAOQ Restaurants on Tuesday, September 15, 2015

affordable breakfast/ lunch buffets eid al fitr 2015

Lunch Buffet from 12.30 - 3.00 pm
Posted by Indian Coffee House, Qatar on Thursday, July 16, 2015

Posted by Harbor Fish Market on Thursday, July 16, 2015

It's time to enjoy Eid Holiday with your Family & friends at Harbor Seafood
Open Buffet only QR 100 per person or choose from our Fresh Menu.
Make it Fresh ... Make it Seafood... Make it Harbor. For Reservation Call .44350662 - 50185707

Posted by MRA Bakery N Restaurant on Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Posted by Mitch Indino Dullo on Thursday, July 16, 2015

The Great Wall Chinese Restaurant QR25 - QR 49

Eid Buffet for Chinese food lovers

Mr. Gyros restaurant review

Mr ,Gyros is an American Greek restaurant at Al-jazeera petrol station . I had  this strange idea the other day to try their gyros.  I managed to overcome my phobia of petrol station eateries after the deadly blast in February . And I put my prejudices aside about American cuisine as well.
What can go wrong with a gyros ?- I thought . The marinated slices of steaks are roasted on rotating spit and cut and served with salad and pita bread .It simply can't be spoilt ...

Well ,well - I was very naive . I love shawarma as well   but I wished to eat gyros  the way we used to have it in Hungary .Much better than the shawarma  around here . I remember a friend of mine who married a khaleeji guy then when in Hungary he found it very strange that a country like Hungary  have far better and more delicious shawarma /gyros than the  wealthy place where he grew up .
Money can't buy everything -it seems .

 Well - we bought our gyros meal   around 40 rials . We got a tray with the meat /some rice .dressing ,salad . Then I got the big surprise  - this American gyros tasted no gyros at all -but it had the taste of canned meat .
If you do not mind that then I can recommend the place  - it is the usual  American look - posters on the wall -nice wooden chairs -polite service ... even their banana milk shake was nice .... for 20 rial !

Otherwise I felt it was pure waste of money .

California Tortilla in Doha

It was during the latest food festival that  I noticed long line  in front of  California Tortilla's tent  so II decided then to visit this place one day  and try the food there .It is easy to find - it is nearly opposite the Chili's  restaurant which is near the Ramada junction -  it is next to the Korean Garden restaurant .
Easy to find the place but the parking is not so easy  though  behind the building there are some chances to find  a place to park  one's car .

California Tortilla  - as its name suggests it is about  Mexican cuisine  with American twist .

I was in a hurry when I ordered  Quesadilla so I asked the  Filipino cashier to suggest me one - and without paying attention to what she told me I took it . What can go wrong with a  quesadilla   - I thought ? Well it was sweet ! It was a  BBQ sauce type ! Oh nooo ! I will never ask a Filipino to recommend me a dish again , They are into sweet sauces on stews -it is something that I can not bear .
 The grilled chicken salad was good . The chicken breast was tender and generous size .The avocado  dip was fantastic  but the salad itself was not very original - some lettuce and tomatoes .It came in a fun eatable bowl .
 The same went for the grilled beefsteak salad . My kids loved the nachos and the kids meal  burrito .

 Prices were less than in the Chilies   but   quesadillas   are more expensive than in the DQ . I must admit that I prefer that  one .

I am not an expert of Mexican food but some 20 years ago I   remember visiting one Mexican restaurant  in Heidelberg , Germany  - it was an open buffet then . It surprised me then how much the dishes  tasted like our Hungarian dishes .
 Here I did not have this experience at all . I would call it not Mexican but " healthy version of American fast food with Mexican inspiration " . Why was there a long queue  at the Food festival at their stall ? The only explanation I found is that there are so many Californians are living among us in Doha . They  must have been homesick .

 Service was  nice and polite / the restaurant was spacious  and clean  and they had even a play area for kids .

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Did you get used to the those strange flavors while living abroad ? -asked one of my distant relative whom I came across on the skype ? Strange flavors ? -I asked back ...You think we must eat local food day and night ?  For some people it is difficult to make out how one can preserve her identity  included her favorite flavors ..Well,well  the paprika is not the best here so you have to bring you favorite spice from Hungary .But do not think that you have to eat local food here ... in fact it is not easy to find the local food if you dine out ....we buy from the  women who are selling their home made dishes in large hot pots ... that happens at big festivals ... so it is not every day event.
Doha is international .You can find here  a lots of Arab and Indian restaurants  and a lots of junk food from the American chains ...there are some Italian and Chinese ones and a lot more as well ...I f you are like me and loves the experiment in the kitchen then you are in the heaven.. there are so many kinds of fish , spice mix ,green leaves ,vegetables , fruits  in the market that you will  always find something new to try ...
As for the Hungarian flavors : I am great fan of the Hungarian fish soup and stews especially the ones made  with sauer kraut  - but from time to time I find that I  add some curry powder to some dishes ... when I stopped the chatting with my relative I went to the kitchen and served some Hungarian bean soup to the kids and to my plate I added some Indian flavors ...to me those spice mixes are the best ones I have ever tried ...