Step into Alta Badia, our Italian restaurant at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, to discover the perfect blend of authentic cuisine, elegant ambience and warm service that are the essence of Italy. Set on level 50 of a landmark hotel in the city, this restaurant promises honest Italian cuisine, the likes of which no one has seen before.
Rated I was invited to Alta Badia to try out their brunch. Sadly, the day I went, the actual buffet was closed as they had a set menu brunch that Friday. However, the Head Chef, Chef Mansoor was kind enough to stir up some of his special dishes which weren't on the Christmas brunch menu. We started off with cold platter that had selection of cold cut, zucchini and taliggio cheese bruschetta and breaded Mozzarella. I particularly enjoyed the mozzarella and the bruschetta. For the mains, the Chef made me my favorite Risotto wild mushroom and asparagus. It was well cooked. We also ordered their Chestnut Tagliatelle with wild mushroom and Truffle Sauce. This was good as well. For Desserts, the Chef made us try the special Christmas Italian desserts - Pandoro Al mascarpone and Semifreddo Al Croccantino which was caramalized nuts parfait with Chocolate sauce. On the whole, the restaurant which is located on the 50th floor, has a good ambience with good food. The service was a bit slow, but I can't totally blame the restaurant for it. Maybe they weren't well informed about my booking. I just wish that I could try out the real brunch menu.