Live stations
Several live stations run indoors and outdoors, including salads, soups, Arabic dishes and desserts.
Day & Night Restaurant
Barsha Heights
Day & Night Restaurant is a hotel-based restaurant in Barsha Heights with international à la carte dining and themed buffets. Reviews particularly highlight its live cooking stations, seafood night and Iftar buffet, though buffet quality and variety can vary.
Reputation Score
4.4
★★★★☆
146 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Seafood night
Seafood night has drawn praise for cold lobster, seafood platters and a varied fish station.
Breakfast choice
Breakfast includes varied buffet options and live omelette preparation.
Easy parking
Diners reported free valet parking, which is useful when visiting the hotel by car.
Family setting
One review describes the restaurant as cozy and family-friendly, with welcoming staff.
Changing buffet
A long-stay guest said the buffet changed daily and between lunch and evening service.
What to Eat at Day & Night Restaurant 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 Day & Night Restaurant, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. 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.
These items at Day & Night Restaurant got the most positive mentions in user reviews. Check them out!
Food 9
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Seafood night Net +2
“I had seafood night on 28th Jan 2022. Food was very good and so was the service.”
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Review excerpts
“I had seafood night on 28th Jan 2022. Food was very good and so was the service.”January 2022
“This Friday we tried the seafood night @mercuredubaihotel it is a great value for money and the food is tasty! Happening every Friday from 8pm to 10:30pm!”December 2022
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Chicken masala Net +1
“The other stuff was pretty bad besides the chicken masala, those were fine.”
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Review excerpts
“The other stuff was pretty bad besides the chicken masala, those were fine.”April 2022
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Chicken rolls Net +1
“I definitely love their mansaf, salads, chicken rolls, fish tikka, and some pasta.”
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“I definitely love their mansaf, salads, chicken rolls, fish tikka, and some pasta.”June 2019
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Cold lobster Net +1
“I went to the seafood night and the service was really outstanding. I really liked the cold lobster and seafood platter, and the live cooking station had a good variety of fish.”
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Review excerpts
“I went to the seafood night and the service was really outstanding. I really liked the cold lobster and seafood platter, and the live cooking station had a good variety of fish.”March 2023
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Fish tikka Net +1
“I definitely love their mansaf, salads, chicken rolls, fish tikka, and some pasta.”
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Review excerpts
“I definitely love their mansaf, salads, chicken rolls, fish tikka, and some pasta.”June 2019
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Gulab jamun Net +1
“Only the fish , gulab jamun and cake was good.”
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Review excerpts
“Only the fish , gulab jamun and cake was good.”September 2024
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Mansaf Net +1
“I definitely love their mansaf, salads, chicken rolls, fish tikka, and some pasta.”
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Review excerpts
“I definitely love their mansaf, salads, chicken rolls, fish tikka, and some pasta.”June 2019
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Seafood buffet Net +1
“The Best buffet at Ramadan and the best seafood buffet in normal days”
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Review excerpts
“The Best buffet at Ramadan and the best seafood buffet in normal days”April 2022
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Seafood platter Net +1
“I went to the seafood night and the service was really outstanding. I really liked the cold lobster and seafood platter, and the live cooking station had a good variety of fish.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I went to the seafood night and the service was really outstanding. I really liked the cold lobster and seafood platter, and the live cooking station had a good variety of fish.”March 2023
What to Avoid (10)
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Beef koftas Net −1
“Their beef koftas did not even taste like beef!!”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Their beef koftas did not even taste like beef!!”April 2022
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Butter chicken Net −1
“For instance the butter chicken was like a regular chicken gravy masala.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“For instance the butter chicken was like a regular chicken gravy masala.”September 2024
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Fried noodles Net −1
“The had white rice, fried rice with eggs (too much eggs, feels like omlette), fried noodles, and some other low quality dishes.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The had white rice, fried rice with eggs (too much eggs, feels like omlette), fried noodles, and some other low quality dishes.”July 2019
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Fried rice with eggs Net −1
“The had white rice, fried rice with eggs (too much eggs, feels like omlette), fried noodles, and some other low quality dishes.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The had white rice, fried rice with eggs (too much eggs, feels like omlette), fried noodles, and some other low quality dishes.”July 2019
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Iftar buffet Net −1
“I went with my family to try the iftar buffet considering the reviews. Poor food quality with no taste.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I went with my family to try the iftar buffet considering the reviews. Poor food quality with no taste.”March 2025
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International buffet Net −1
“Terrible food. Food was not tasty and the variety for a 'international buffet' was really poor.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Terrible food. Food was not tasty and the variety for a 'international buffet' was really poor.”February 2024
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Pav bhaji Net −1
“The pav bhaji that is supposed to be red gravy was just a mash of green substances.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The pav bhaji that is supposed to be red gravy was just a mash of green substances.”September 2024
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Plain steamed rice Net −1
“Two rice dishes, plain steamed rice and one shrimp rice.....both poor quality.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Two rice dishes, plain steamed rice and one shrimp rice.....both poor quality.”February 2024
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Shrimp rice Net −1
“Two rice dishes, plain steamed rice and one shrimp rice.....both poor quality.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Two rice dishes, plain steamed rice and one shrimp rice.....both poor quality.”February 2024
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White rice Net −1
“The had white rice, fried rice with eggs (too much eggs, feels like omlette), fried noodles, and some other low quality dishes.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The had white rice, fried rice with eggs (too much eggs, feels like omlette), fried noodles, and some other low quality dishes.”July 2019
Tips for a Better Visit
Confirm rates. Get buffet prices, child rates and discounts in writing before dining; one guest was charged differently at settlement.
Arrive early. For Iftar, arrive before 9 PM so you do not find counters being cleared while new diners are arriving.
Try Friday. Seafood night was reported on Fridays from 8 PM to 10:30 PM, so check that timing when booking.
Use valet. If driving, ask about the reported free valet parking available to diners at the hotel.
Check theme. Ask what the evening buffet includes; reviewers found the selection and style varied considerably by theme.
Plan the visit
Practical details
metro station - Ground floor, Mercure Dubai - Sheikh Zayed Rd - next to Dubai Internet City
Al Thanyah First - Barsha Heights, Dubai
| Mon | 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
| Tue | 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
| Wed | 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
| Thu | 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
| Fri | 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM |
| Sat | 6:30 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Sun | 6:30 AM – 11:00 PM |
Common Concerns
Uneven quality
Several buffet reviews describe bland or disappointing food, including an Iftar buffet with poor taste.
Limited choice
Some themed buffets had few main dishes and especially limited dessert selections.
Early clearing
One Iftar guest said counters, Turkish ice cream and buffet food were being removed by 9 PM.
Bill confusion
A family reported that a previously discussed child-rate arrangement was not honoured at payment.
Cooking issues
A review reports food being overcooked and heavily spiced despite requested preparation.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
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buffet
“159 aed buffet completely wasted for such Pathetic experience”Google review · March 2025
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The Bottom Line
Day & Night Restaurant is inside the Mercure Hotel in Barsha Heights, and its main attraction is buffet dining rather than a narrowly focused menu. Depending on the occasion, you might find an Iftar buffet, seafood night, an Asian buffet or an international breakfast with a live omelette station. The restaurant also has live cooking stations and à la carte dishes.
There are some genuinely useful positives. One guest found multiple indoor and outdoor stations covering salads, soups, Arabic food and desserts, while another enjoyed cold lobster, a seafood platter and the fish station on seafood night. A long-stay reviewer said the buffet changed daily and between lunch and evening service.
Families may also appreciate the cozy setting and reported free valet parking; the metro is described as a few minutes’ walk away. The caution is consistency. Reviews range from excellent food to tasteless buffets, limited main dishes and overcooked, strongly spiced food.
Iftar service was reportedly cleared from 9 PM, so arriving early matters. Confirm the exact buffet, child pricing, discounts and closing time in writing before you go: one family and another diner both reported problems when the final bill did not match earlier information.