Wood-fired pizza
Pizza is the standout, with reviewers praising its Italian-style flavour, generous size and reliable quality even in delivery.
Certo
Al Sufouh
Certo is an Italian restaurant in Al Sufouh serving hotel-style dining with wood-fired pizza, pasta and Italian desserts. Reviews make it especially appealing for a calm business lunch, a Tuesday ladies’ night or a family brunch with children’s activities.
Reputation Score
4.5
★★★★★
542 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Caring service
Several reviews describe the service as attentive and professional, with staff helping guests choose dishes and handling celebrations smoothly.
Family brunch
Family brunches include a kids’ play area, pizza-making activities, children’s buffet options and live pasta cooking.
Excellent tiramisu
Tiramisu is repeatedly highlighted, including one birthday review calling it unlike any version the guests had tasted before.
Calm atmosphere
The restaurant suits quieter meals, with relaxed music and a setting where reviewers said they could talk without raising their voices.
Business lunch
The business lunch is repeatedly described as a good choice, with a three-course deal praised for its range and value.
Wine selection
The wine list is a strong part of the experience, with reviews mentioning a wide selection and knowledgeable recommendations.
What to Eat at Certo How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Certo, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. We still have more reviews to analyze, so the scores may change. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Certo, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
Food 2
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Tiramisu Net +4
“As well as tiramisu is gorgeous.”
Positive 4Negative 0
Review excerpts
“As well as tiramisu is gorgeous.”March 2024
“Amazing experience , food was delicious and servings also , we celebrated our daughters 18 th birthday and all our guests were really delighted , special thanks to Chef Naveen and his team , we had never tasted Tiramisu like the one here before , keep up the good work , Certo is going to be our first choice from now”June 2025
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Diavola Net +2
“We went for the quattro formaggi pizza and the diavola pizza. All with all great taste and good size.”
Positive 2Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We went for the quattro formaggi pizza and the diavola pizza. All with all great taste and good size.”March 2023
“The Diavola was sooo good and loved the Italian cheeses and pork charcuterie board!”March 2023
Honorable mentions (26)
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6 Course lunch Net +1
“This is not just a kid’s place! We had a lovely 6 course lunch along with 1/2 a bottle of wine per person for just AED109! If that isn’t a catch, I don’t know what is!”
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Review excerpts
“This is not just a kid’s place! We had a lovely 6 course lunch along with 1/2 a bottle of wine per person for just AED109! If that isn’t a catch, I don’t know what is!”June 2019
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Arrabiata Net +1
“Then moving on they had a live pizza station and variety of pastas, we tried the arrabiata and bolognese!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Then moving on they had a live pizza station and variety of pastas, we tried the arrabiata and bolognese!”June 2022
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Baby chicken with broccoli and sweet potatoes Net +1
“The Food is fantastic. Had Baby Chicken with Broccoli and Sweet potatoes. worthy of every penny.”
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Review excerpts
“The Food is fantastic. Had Baby Chicken with Broccoli and Sweet potatoes. worthy of every penny.”November 2019
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Beef carpaccio Net +1
“I had a very good beef carpaccio as a starter followed by a al dente pasta all’arrabbiata.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I had a very good beef carpaccio as a starter followed by a al dente pasta all’arrabbiata.”September 2019
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Bolognese Net +1
“Then moving on they had a live pizza station and variety of pastas, we tried the arrabiata and bolognese!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Then moving on they had a live pizza station and variety of pastas, we tried the arrabiata and bolognese!”June 2022
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Brisket and mash Net +1
“The brisket and mash for main was exceptional.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The brisket and mash for main was exceptional.”July 2021
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Bruschetta Net +1
“Flor you are amazing and your recommendations were brilliant, I ordered bruschetta it was sooo good and lasagna with asparagus on the side and they were so good and so delicious, thanks to the chef”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Flor you are amazing and your recommendations were brilliant, I ordered bruschetta it was sooo good and lasagna with asparagus on the side and they were so good and so delicious, thanks to the chef”January 2025
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Calamari Net +1
“We all loved our meals; calamari, burger and fries, carbonara , fish, tiramisu and lemon cake.”
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Review excerpts
“We all loved our meals; calamari, burger and fries, carbonara , fish, tiramisu and lemon cake.”August 2024
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Carbonara Net +1
“We all loved our meals; calamari, burger and fries, carbonara , fish, tiramisu and lemon cake.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We all loved our meals; calamari, burger and fries, carbonara , fish, tiramisu and lemon cake.”August 2024
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Fruit platter Net +1
“The food is okay with the rissoto, antipasti and fruit platter being the recommeded dishes.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The food is okay with the rissoto, antipasti and fruit platter being the recommeded dishes.”June 2023
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Lamb racks Net +1
“We had sea bass which was crispy from outside and tender from inside with lamb racks cooked to perfection ! Super soft and yummy!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We had sea bass which was crispy from outside and tender from inside with lamb racks cooked to perfection ! Super soft and yummy!”June 2022
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Lasagna Net +1
“Flor you are amazing and your recommendations were brilliant, I ordered bruschetta it was sooo good and lasagna with asparagus on the side and they were so good and so delicious, thanks to the chef”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Flor you are amazing and your recommendations were brilliant, I ordered bruschetta it was sooo good and lasagna with asparagus on the side and they were so good and so delicious, thanks to the chef”January 2025
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Lemon cake Net +1
“We all loved our meals; calamari, burger and fries, carbonara , fish, tiramisu and lemon cake.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We all loved our meals; calamari, burger and fries, carbonara , fish, tiramisu and lemon cake.”August 2024
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Meat platter Net +1
“The meat platter and seafood skewers are really good.”
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Review excerpts
“The meat platter and seafood skewers are really good.”February 2023
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Mixed fruit with ice cream Net +1
“The night ended with a platter of sweet dishes, including tiramisu, mixed fruit with ice cream and panna cotta.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The night ended with a platter of sweet dishes, including tiramisu, mixed fruit with ice cream and panna cotta.”June 2022
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Panna cotta Net +1
“The night ended with a platter of sweet dishes, including tiramisu, mixed fruit with ice cream and panna cotta.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The night ended with a platter of sweet dishes, including tiramisu, mixed fruit with ice cream and panna cotta.”June 2022
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Pasta all’arrabbiata Net +1
“I had a very good beef carpaccio as a starter followed by a al dente pasta all’arrabbiata. Often you can see the real culinary skills from the most simple dishes. Everything was really good.”
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Review excerpts
“I had a very good beef carpaccio as a starter followed by a al dente pasta all’arrabbiata. Often you can see the real culinary skills from the most simple dishes. Everything was really good.”September 2019
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Pizza with parma ham Net +1
“We keep coming back for the amazing food quality for a good price. (We also use the entertainer voucher 1+1 on house wine) Our choice is always their cold cuts and pizza with Parma ham ☺️ The service is always good and friendly.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We keep coming back for the amazing food quality for a good price. (We also use the entertainer voucher 1+1 on house wine) Our choice is always their cold cuts and pizza with Parma ham ☺️ The service is always good and friendly.”August 2022
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Pork charcuterie board Net +1
“The Diavola was sooo good and loved the Italian cheeses and pork charcuterie board!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The Diavola was sooo good and loved the Italian cheeses and pork charcuterie board!”March 2023
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Quattro formaggi pizza Net +1
“We went for the quattro formaggi pizza and the diavola pizza. All with all great taste and good size.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We went for the quattro formaggi pizza and the diavola pizza. All with all great taste and good size.”March 2023
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Rissoto Net +1
“The food is okay with the rissoto, antipasti and fruit platter being the recommeded dishes.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The food is okay with the rissoto, antipasti and fruit platter being the recommeded dishes.”June 2023
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Sea bass Net +1
“We had sea bass which was crispy from outside and tender from inside with lamb racks cooked to perfection ! Super soft and yummy!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We had sea bass which was crispy from outside and tender from inside with lamb racks cooked to perfection ! Super soft and yummy!”June 2022
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Seafood pizza Net +1
“Thankfully my wife could not eat all of her seafood pizza so she was able to share it.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Thankfully my wife could not eat all of her seafood pizza so she was able to share it.”December 2022
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Seafood soup Net +1
“I love it, the food is taste good, I ordered seafood soup and it was good with some bites.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I love it, the food is taste good, I ordered seafood soup and it was good with some bites.”June 2022
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Wire wood tuna pizza Net +1
“Their wire wood tuna pizza was absolutely scrumptious.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Their wire wood tuna pizza was absolutely scrumptious.”August 2022
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Arancini siciliani Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“We ordered arancini siciliani (3/5), melanzane alla parmegiana (2/5; it was dry and no parmezzane taste at all) and dessert: rum baba (4/5) and canollo sicilliano (1/5, ricotta was so fat and sweet that made it impossible to eat the dessert).”
Positive 0Negative 0Neutral 1
Drinks 4
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Aperol spritz Net +1
“The pizza, wine and aperol spritz were incredible!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The pizza, wine and aperol spritz were incredible!”July 2022
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Decaf coffee Net +1
“There is also delicious decaf coffee.”
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Review excerpts
“There is also delicious decaf coffee.”July 2022
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Hot red wine Net +1
“Also they provided us a hot red wine for free as a celebration of Christmas.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Also they provided us a hot red wine for free as a celebration of Christmas.”December 2023
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Rum baba Net +1
“We ordered arancini siciliani (3/5), melanzane alla parmegiana (2/5; it was dry and no parmezzane taste at all) and dessert: rum baba (4/5) and canollo sicilliano (1/5, ricotta was so fat and sweet that made it impossible to eat the dessert).”
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Review excerpts
“We ordered arancini siciliani (3/5), melanzane alla parmegiana (2/5; it was dry and no parmezzane taste at all) and dessert: rum baba (4/5) and canollo sicilliano (1/5, ricotta was so fat and sweet that made it impossible to eat the dessert).”March 2019
What to Avoid (3)
Food 3
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Canollo sicilliano Net −1
“We ordered arancini siciliani (3/5), melanzane alla parmegiana (2/5; it was dry and no parmezzane taste at all) and dessert: rum baba (4/5) and canollo sicilliano (1/5, ricotta was so fat and sweet that made it impossible to eat the dessert).”
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Critical review excerpts
“We ordered arancini siciliani (3/5), melanzane alla parmegiana (2/5; it was dry and no parmezzane taste at all) and dessert: rum baba (4/5) and canollo sicilliano (1/5, ricotta was so fat and sweet that made it impossible to eat the dessert).”March 2019
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Melanzane alla parmegiana Net −1
“We ordered arancini siciliani (3/5), melanzane alla parmegiana (2/5; it was dry and no parmezzane taste at all) and dessert: rum baba (4/5) and canollo sicilliano (1/5, ricotta was so fat and sweet that made it impossible to eat the dessert).”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“We ordered arancini siciliani (3/5), melanzane alla parmegiana (2/5; it was dry and no parmezzane taste at all) and dessert: rum baba (4/5) and canollo sicilliano (1/5, ricotta was so fat and sweet that made it impossible to eat the dessert).”March 2019
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Ravioli Net −1
“One had ravioli which was beautifully presented but the portion size was disappointing.”
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Critical review excerpts
“One had ravioli which was beautifully presented but the portion size was disappointing.”December 2022
Tips for a Better Visit
Try Tuesday. For the ladies’ night format, Tuesday reviews mention three complimentary drinks plus sharing pizza and antipasti, with live music.
Choose pizza. If you have a larger appetite, pizza may be the safer order: one diner found the other dinner portions insufficient without it.
Plan parking. At lunchtime, call the restaurant if the hotel valet is full; a reviewer said the hostess recommended this for future visits.
Bring children. The family brunch is worth considering with children because reviews mention a play area and pizza-making class alongside the meal.
Consider lunch. For a weekday visit, look at the business-lunch menu; reviews describe it as a convenient three-course option with plenty of choices.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Al SufouhAl Sufouh 2 - Dubai Radisson Blu, West tower , Ground floor
Al Safouh Second - Al Sufouh 2, Dubai
Common Concerns
Small portions
Some non-pizza dishes, including ravioli and a business-lunch menu, were described as too small for a full appetite.
Cold interior
One diner found the restaurant uncomfortably cold and had to wear a jacket during dinner.
Parking pressure
Parking can be difficult at lunchtime when the Radisson Hotel valet is full.
Uneven dishes
One detailed review found an over-burned beef dish, overcooked pasta and disappointing desserts, despite good ingredients and sauces.
Service lapse
A reviewer reported poor service alongside a dirty table, although the same review still called the staff polite.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
AED 89
ladies night
“Went for their Tuesday Pizza Ladies night, unlimited pizza and 3 drinks for ladies and 1 for men @ AED 89 each”Google review · August 2022
149 aed
cheese and wine evening
“the ambiance, the food quality, and the value for money at 149 aed (including 3 hours free-flow and, believe me, the wine flowed!) Impeccable service from our waiter Ganesh, for whom nothing was too much trouble”Google review · September 2022
120 AED
3 courses
“Since I was visiting during Christmas promotion, I had 3 courses in 120 AED, and I was satisfied at all courses”Google review · December 2023
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The Bottom Line
Certo is an Italian restaurant in Al Sufouh inside the Radisson Blu Media City, with a relaxed hotel-restaurant setting. The clearest draws in the reviews are wood-fired pizza, pasta, and tiramisu; pizza is often described as Italian-style, while the tiramisu gets unusually strong mentions. It also works for business lunches, quiet dinners and celebratory meals.
The Tuesday ladies’ night is a popular occasion. Reviews describe unlimited pizza, antipasti, three complimentary drinks for women and live music, while other event menus have included wine and cheese spreads. Families have more to consider than just the food: the family brunch has featured a kids’ buffet, play area, live pasta cooking and pizza-making classes.
Portions are not consistently generous. Several diners were happy with the food but found ravioli or business-lunch servings small, so pizza may be the better choice for a bigger appetite. One guest also found the dining room very cold.
Lunchtime parking can be awkward when the hotel valet is full; calling the restaurant directly was suggested. Reported prices include AED 89 for a ladies’ night, AED 149 for a ladies’ night or cheese-and-wine event, and AED 120 for a three-course Christmas promotion, so check current terms before booking.