Sidekicks: The WB Abu Dhabi’s Family Dining Room Where Characters Join Breakfast

All-day dining with a very specific audience

Sidekicks is one of the rare hotel buffets where the theme genuinely changes how families use the room. Located inside The WB Abu Dhabi, the restaurant is built around the idea of Warner Bros. supporting characters, with playful decor, booth seating and the possibility of a familiar face appearing during breakfast or a family meal. That does not mean the food is reduced to novelty. Hilton positions Sidekicks as a full all-day restaurant, and the current menu includes proper adult dishes alongside the children’s favourites. The balance is important: parents are not being asked to tolerate a theme-park canteen simply because the children are entertained.

A menu that has to satisfy two generations

Current dishes show how deliberately broad the kitchen is. There is a WB Caesar salad with herb-paprika croutons and turkey bacon, Mediterranean tuna salad, spinach with endive, pear and Gorgonzola, and a mini caprese, while the wider offer moves through starters, pasta, mains and desserts. Yas Island’s own listing points to playful children’s dishes such as Dino Burgers, Krispy Clucks and banana split, while adults can still choose sushi, prawns and more conventional hotel dining. Breakfast is a major part of the identity, and recent August 2026 guest feedback repeatedly singles out both the buffet and the Sidekicks team for family hospitality.

Best used as part of a Yas Island day

The location makes the proposition especially practical. The WB Abu Dhabi sits beside Warner Bros. World and within easy reach of Yas Island’s other parks, so Sidekicks can be breakfast before a theme-park day, a reset at lunch or an uncomplicated family dinner afterwards. Hilton currently lists breakfast from 7am to 11am, all-day dining from 1pm to 5:30pm and dinner from 6:30pm to 10:30pm. The restaurant contact commonly listed for Sidekicks is +971 2 692 7760. For Simply Abu Dhabi, the feature is not about pretending this is fine dining; it is about recognising a family restaurant that understands its brief unusually well. The food, characters and hotel setting are all pulling in the same direction.

Practical details

Location: The WB Abu Dhabi, Curio Collection by Hilton, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cuisine: International family dining
Telephone: +971 2 692 7760
Hours: Breakfast 7:00am-11:00am; all-day dining 1:00pm-5:30pm; dinner 6:30pm-10:30pm
Editorial status: Open