Nammos-Dubai

GC:EAT NAMMOS – DUBAI

Game Changers was incredibly fortunate to get the chance to spend the birthday celebration of Constantinos Aristophanous along with his fantastic colleagues at Exclusive Capital at the world-famous restaurant Nammos, on our recent visit to the iFX Expo in Dubai.

As it is not every day that you get invited to such an establishment, we were only too happy to oblige in sampling the food and finding out what all the buzz is about. Is it hype or is it the real deal?

In case you are not aware Nammos is perhaps one of the most exclusive places to eat in Dubai, and after an eventful day including a taxi journey not only taking us the wrong direction, but to a different country. Myself and my Breinrock amiga Iva were only too happy to eat, drink and be merry.

I have always been one of those people that thought that food can only reach a certain level of excellence and then it just tapers off into a place where people go to be included it in their latest Instagram picture. How many ways can there be to cook a steak?

I can categorically say that this perhaps one of the finest meals and environments that I have ever eaten in. Nammos pulled together not only incredibly attentive waiting staff, food which was just amazing, but also the live music was of such a good sound level and quality I thought it was not even live!

Previously I have always been reluctant to visit a restaurant advertises live music, as I have found it can often be no more than karaoke by someone who is often also battling some form of psychological problem, using the power of song to exercise their inner demons. In this case the music was fantastic!

I am not sure who they were, but I guess they were someone famous with the number of pictures being taken and excitement from my fellow patrons. Being a

little tipsy at this point it did lead me to think of abstract thoughts about what is fame if a nobody recognizes you…I blame it on the wine.

With regards to the food, it came in many different dishes from halloumi, truffles and the main course of a huge tomahawk steak that went from well done at the top to rare at the bottom. The wine was extraordinary, and one of the upsides of fantastic service was that my glass was never empty despite my best efforts.

If you want a table, apparently there is a six-week waiting list so plan well in advance of your trip. It seems impossible to just walk up and get a table if you are not a head of state or of similar ilk.

Thanks Victor, Lambros and Exclusive Capital for an unforgettable night and xronia polla Constaninos!