Broadway: Emirates Palace Turns the American Brasserie into Theatre

A palace restaurant that deliberately loosens its tie

Broadway is one of the more useful contrasts inside Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental. Rather than another hushed fine-dining room, it operates as a modern American brasserie and bar with a social, theatrical edge. Mandarin Oriental currently lists it from 5:30pm until 1am, which tells you as much about the intended mood as the menu does. Dinner can start formally enough, but the central bar, music and late finish make Broadway equally plausible for cocktails, a plate of food after an event or a longer night that never feels obliged to become ceremonial.

Comfort food, but with palace-level polish

The food takes recognisable brasserie ideas and raises the finish. Experience Abu Dhabi highlights escargots and Beef Wellington, while current menu listings extend from local seabream crudo and steak tartare to salads, seafood and indulgent desserts. Earlier signature descriptions have also featured Lobster Thermidor, sticky toffee pudding and chocolate tart, reinforcing the point: the kitchen is not chasing a narrow regional identity. It is selling the pleasure of familiar, generous dishes executed with better ingredients, sharper presentation and the service infrastructure of one of Abu Dhabi’s grandest hotels. The drinks programme matters just as much, with cocktails, mocktails, craft beer and wines by the glass anchoring the room’s bar-first energy.

Recognition without turning the room solemn

Broadway’s strongest achievement is that external recognition has not made it stiff. Michelin has continued to reference Broadway among Emirates Palace’s selected restaurants, while Mandarin Oriental itself records MICHELIN Guide selection. That endorsement makes sense: the cooking is more considered than the casual language of ‘comfort food’ implies, yet the restaurant remains designed around sociability. The current contact is +971 2 690 7999 and the location is straightforwardly within Emirates Palace on West Corniche Road. For Simply Abu Dhabi, Broadway deserves to be described as the palace’s high-energy brasserie: polished enough for a serious dinner, relaxed enough to order at the bar, and distinctive because it understands that luxury can be lively rather than hushed.

Practical details

Location: Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, West Corniche Road, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cuisine: Modern American brasserie
Telephone: +971 2 690 7999
Hours: 5:30pm-1:00am
Recognition: MICHELIN Guide selected restaurant
Editorial status: Open