Koko Bay Dubai: A Bali-inspired restaurant with its own stretch of private beach on the Palm Jumeirah

Food-wise the menu is built to share with dishes inspired by Far Eastern cuisine. There’s plenty to choose from – whether you want to order from the bar bites menu or have a full 3-course meal. The options include plenty of fish and seafood creations, grilled meats, vegetarian-friendly dishes, dim sum, sushi, burgers, rice and noodle dishes, salads, and desserts.

The HUNTR started our Koko Bay experience by sharing 3 dishes – the Assorted Dim Sum Basket (79AED), which encompasses 9 perfect dim sum divided between three flavours: chicken and basil prawn sui mai and edamame, and water chestnut and truffle. The Pulled Duck Lettuce Cups (69AED), were flavourful but the meat was a little chewier than we would have liked it to be. Plus the Seafood Salad (85AED), which features a fresh mix of prawns, scallops, and calamari tossed in an orange dressing with orange segments and almonds – this was a nice dish but it would have been better with just a tad more acidity and saltiness.

For the main event, we shared The Ultimate Surf and Turf Platter (355AED) – a decadent spread of baby calamari, sea bass, grass-fed strip loin steak, and spring chicken with gochujang chili mayo, lemon butter sauce red wine jus, and green peppercorn sauce. Everything was perfectly cooked and expertly seasoned, we wholeheartedly recommend it. All Koko Bay grills come with either loaded jacket potatoes or French fries, Vichy carrots, and buttered corn on the cob. We ended the feast with a theatrical dessert the Flambéed White Chocolate Dome (59AED) – a delicious mix of lotus biscuit crumble, strawberry cheesecake ice cream, dehydrated meringue, fresh berries, mint, and berry coulis.