Seafood Range
Reviews mention fresh seafood options, mixed seafood grills, Bilao, and seafood platters.
Golden Fork Restaurant
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Golden Fork Restaurant in Dubai Silicon Oasis serves a broad mix of seafood and other cuisines, with reviews highlighting dishes such as mixed seafood grills and shawarma. The modern setting and accommodating service appeal to some diners, though food quality and service consistency vary sharply between visits.
Reputation Score
3.6
★★★★☆
110 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Standout Dishes
Fish Nirvana and the Kajun sea food platter were specifically praised by one diner.
Helpful Service
Several diners describe the staff as friendly and accommodating, especially when handling dietary requests.
Vegetarian Help
A vegetarian diner said staff explained how to prepare a vegetarian order and understood the requirement well.
Modern Setting
The Silicon Oasis branch is described as new, modern, clean, and equipped with pleasant music.
Large Portions
Some diners found the portions generous, including one review describing Asian dishes as tasty and big.
What to Eat at Golden Fork 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 Golden Fork 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.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Golden Fork Restaurant, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
Food 10
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Beef steak filipino style Net +1
“Strongly recommend Beef Steak Filipino style! Super delicious!”
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“Strongly recommend Beef Steak Filipino style! Super delicious!”April 2023
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Bilao option Net +1
“We’re craving for a seafood and went to Golden Fork and have the Bilao option. The food is sumptuous and delicious. Farisa is very friendly and accommodating. We enjoyed our lunch.”
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“We’re craving for a seafood and went to Golden Fork and have the Bilao option. The food is sumptuous and delicious. Farisa is very friendly and accommodating. We enjoyed our lunch.”December 2022
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Bouilliabase soup Net +1
“Never disappoints, very high end quality for such a good price with unique flavor. Would recommend the bouilliabase soup , chicken tikka with poori. Not too spicy and packed with smokiness flavor . And the fish fillet sizzling platter with lemon butter. Love this”
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“Never disappoints, very high end quality for such a good price with unique flavor. Would recommend the bouilliabase soup , chicken tikka with poori. Not too spicy and packed with smokiness flavor . And the fish fillet sizzling platter with lemon butter. Love this”April 2023
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Chicken tikka with poori Net +1
“Never disappoints, very high end quality for such a good price with unique flavor. Would recommend the bouilliabase soup , chicken tikka with poori. Not too spicy and packed with smokiness flavor . And the fish fillet sizzling platter with lemon butter. Love this”
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“Never disappoints, very high end quality for such a good price with unique flavor. Would recommend the bouilliabase soup , chicken tikka with poori. Not too spicy and packed with smokiness flavor . And the fish fillet sizzling platter with lemon butter. Love this”April 2023
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Crispy vegitabl Net +1
“I'm vegitarian I tried, Crispy Vegitabl, and orientation salad is very yammii.”
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“I'm vegitarian I tried, Crispy Vegitabl, and orientation salad is very yammii.”March 2023
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Fish fillet sizzling platter with lemon butter Net +1
“Never disappoints, very high end quality for such a good price with unique flavor. Would recommend the bouilliabase soup , chicken tikka with poori. Not too spicy and packed with smokiness flavor . And the fish fillet sizzling platter with lemon butter. Love this”
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Review excerpts
“Never disappoints, very high end quality for such a good price with unique flavor. Would recommend the bouilliabase soup , chicken tikka with poori. Not too spicy and packed with smokiness flavor . And the fish fillet sizzling platter with lemon butter. Love this”April 2023
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Fish nirvana Net +1
“Fish Nirvana by Chef Govid is their specialty, really tasty.”
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“Fish Nirvana by Chef Govid is their specialty, really tasty.”November 2022
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Kajun sea food platter Net +1
“Kajun sea food platter was also really good.”
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“Kajun sea food platter was also really good.”November 2022
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Mixed seafood grill Net +1
“We had tom yum soup and mixed seafood grill. Good taste, average price . Freinedly staff”
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“We had tom yum soup and mixed seafood grill. Good taste, average price . Freinedly staff”June 2023
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Orientation salad Net +1
“I'm vegitarian I tried, Crispy Vegitabl, and orientation salad is very yammii.”
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“I'm vegitarian I tried, Crispy Vegitabl, and orientation salad is very yammii.”March 2023
Honorable mentions (4)
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Sea food especial soup Net +1
“Food was nice but skin of shrimps was not remove before was deep fried. I like them restourant and I been usually in rigga street .ferst time in silicon oasis. It's new very modern clean place have all necessary tings and nice music. Menus mix sea food especial soup test nice but not seem like before in deira. And shrimps was fried with skin it's not easy eat if you like just eat fast. Mostly because new restourant that's why.”
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“Food was nice but skin of shrimps was not remove before was deep fried. I like them restourant and I been usually in rigga street .ferst time in silicon oasis. It's new very modern clean place have all necessary tings and nice music. Menus mix sea food especial soup test nice but not seem like before in deira. And shrimps was fried with skin it's not easy eat if you like just eat fast. Mostly because new restourant that's why.”January 2023
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Shworma Net +1
“This is a new restaurant in DSO, I just tried Shworma here, it's delicious one of the best shworma I ever ate. The perfect combination of Quality and quantity, test also justifies the price.”
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“This is a new restaurant in DSO, I just tried Shworma here, it's delicious one of the best shworma I ever ate. The perfect combination of Quality and quantity, test also justifies the price.”December 2022
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Tom yum soup Net +1
“We had tom yum soup and mixed seafood grill. Good taste, average price . Freinedly staff”
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“We had tom yum soup and mixed seafood grill. Good taste, average price . Freinedly staff”June 2023
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Fish and chips Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“I tried fish and chips, average portion of food, price are reasonable and average taste nothing special.”
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What to Avoid (12)
Food 11
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Chicken curry and rice meal Net −1
“Very bad food and not at all UpTo the mark, we ordered grilled chicken , spaghetti meatballs, chicken kabab and chicken curry and rice meal. All the food was pathetic and did not taste good .”
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Critical review excerpts
“Very bad food and not at all UpTo the mark, we ordered grilled chicken , spaghetti meatballs, chicken kabab and chicken curry and rice meal. All the food was pathetic and did not taste good .”March 2023
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Chicken kabab Net −1
“Very bad food and not at all UpTo the mark, we ordered grilled chicken , spaghetti meatballs, chicken kabab and chicken curry and rice meal. All the food was pathetic and did not taste good .”
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“Very bad food and not at all UpTo the mark, we ordered grilled chicken , spaghetti meatballs, chicken kabab and chicken curry and rice meal. All the food was pathetic and did not taste good .”March 2023
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Chicken shawarma Net −1
“Ordered chicken shawarma and watermelon juice. Shawarma had no taste and the bread seemed stale. Fries served with it were very few and hard. Watermelon juice was not sweet. Also, because “they just opened two days ago” card payments are currently not accepted. I had to trudge all the way to a nearby ATM to get some cash out and bring it back. Apparently, they will start accepting card payments in a few days. But fairly disappointed with the food quality.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Ordered chicken shawarma and watermelon juice. Shawarma had no taste and the bread seemed stale. Fries served with it were very few and hard. Watermelon juice was not sweet. Also, because “they just opened two days ago” card payments are currently not accepted. I had to trudge all the way to a nearby ATM to get some cash out and bring it back. Apparently, they will start accepting card payments in a few days. But fairly disappointed with the food quality.”October 2022
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Fries Net −1
“Ordered chicken shawarma and watermelon juice. Shawarma had no taste and the bread seemed stale. Fries served with it were very few and hard. Watermelon juice was not sweet. Also, because “they just opened two days ago” card payments are currently not accepted. I had to trudge all the way to a nearby ATM to get some cash out and bring it back. Apparently, they will start accepting card payments in a few days. But fairly disappointed with the food quality.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Ordered chicken shawarma and watermelon juice. Shawarma had no taste and the bread seemed stale. Fries served with it were very few and hard. Watermelon juice was not sweet. Also, because “they just opened two days ago” card payments are currently not accepted. I had to trudge all the way to a nearby ATM to get some cash out and bring it back. Apparently, they will start accepting card payments in a few days. But fairly disappointed with the food quality.”October 2022
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Grill platter Net −1
“We ordered grill platter, when we got it's super cold, after informing they just microwave and serviced super hot. The Squid is rubbery. No taste at all.”
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“We ordered grill platter, when we got it's super cold, after informing they just microwave and serviced super hot. The Squid is rubbery. No taste at all.”February 2023
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Lemon fish dish Net −1
“The fish in the lemon fish dish was paper thin with no taste”
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Critical review excerpts
“The fish in the lemon fish dish was paper thin with no taste”May 2023
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Mix grill Net −1
“Ordered mixed grill and taste was not that good at all.”
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“Ordered mixed grill and taste was not that good at all.”September 2023
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Mixed platter Net −1
“The mixed platter was way below average”
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“The mixed platter was way below average”May 2023
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Shrimps noodles soup Net −1
“Poor Quality.I ordered shrimps noodles soup but unfortunately I will never eat and order again as the noodles taste like instant noodles they just add vegetables on it.”
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“Poor Quality.I ordered shrimps noodles soup but unfortunately I will never eat and order again as the noodles taste like instant noodles they just add vegetables on it.”November 2022
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Spaghetti meatballs Net −1
“Very bad food and not at all UpTo the mark, we ordered grilled chicken , spaghetti meatballs, chicken kabab and chicken curry and rice meal. All the food was pathetic and did not taste good .”
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Critical review excerpts
“Very bad food and not at all UpTo the mark, we ordered grilled chicken , spaghetti meatballs, chicken kabab and chicken curry and rice meal. All the food was pathetic and did not taste good .”March 2023
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Grilled chicken Net −2
“The taste wasn't that good, the seafood wasn't fresh enough. Even the grilled chicken wasn't special.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The taste wasn't that good, the seafood wasn't fresh enough. Even the grilled chicken wasn't special.”March 2023
“Very bad food and not at all UpTo the mark, we ordered grilled chicken , spaghetti meatballs, chicken kabab and chicken curry and rice meal. All the food was pathetic and did not taste good .”March 2023
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Watermelon juice Net −1
“Ordered chicken shawarma and watermelon juice. Shawarma had no taste and the bread seemed stale. Fries served with it were very few and hard. Watermelon juice was not sweet. Also, because “they just opened two days ago” card payments are currently not accepted. I had to trudge all the way to a nearby ATM to get some cash out and bring it back. Apparently, they will start accepting card payments in a few days. But fairly disappointed with the food quality.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Ordered chicken shawarma and watermelon juice. Shawarma had no taste and the bread seemed stale. Fries served with it were very few and hard. Watermelon juice was not sweet. Also, because “they just opened two days ago” card payments are currently not accepted. I had to trudge all the way to a nearby ATM to get some cash out and bring it back. Apparently, they will start accepting card payments in a few days. But fairly disappointed with the food quality.”October 2022
Tips for a Better Visit
Check Promotions. Confirm discounted-card or Entertainer acceptance before ordering; reviews say these offers were not accepted at the branch.
Verify Orders. If ordering online, check the delivery contents immediately: one order arrived late with missing shrimps and fries.
Check Parking. Ask how parking validation works before leaving; one diner was later asked to pay 10 dhs despite showing a stamped receipt.
Mind Timing. Consider visiting outside busy periods, as one diner waited 15 minutes for staff to take the order.
Check Temperature. Check grilled platters when served; one arrived cold and was reheated, leaving the squid rubbery.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Palace Towers
Nadd Hessa - Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai
Common Concerns
Inconsistent Food
Reviews range from excellent seafood to tasteless, below-average meals, suggesting a significant consistency problem.
Freshness Concerns
Several diners reported seafood that was not fresh, including one who described a bad smell and flies.
Delivery Errors
One online order arrived 1 hour 20 minutes late and was missing fries and two of the ordered shrimps.
Promotion Issues
Diners reported that discounted cards and Entertainer were not accepted at this branch.
Hygiene Problems
One review reported hair on crockery and in soup, while another described an unclean restroom with flies and overflowing bins.
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The Bottom Line
Golden Fork Restaurant in Dubai Silicon Oasis is a seafood-led restaurant with a broad menu that also covers grills, shawarma, Asian dishes and vegetarian plates. Diners have specifically mentioned mixed seafood grill, Bilao, Fish Nirvana, Kajun sea food platter and bouilliabase soup. The strongest reports describe fresh seafood, generous portions and dishes with distinctive smoky flavour, while other visits were far less successful.
Service can be a real positive. Reviews call the staff friendly and accommodating, including a vegetarian diner whose cooking requirements were explained and handled carefully. The branch itself has been described as modern, clean and pleasantly atmospheric, although another visit found the atmosphere below average.
The main caution is inconsistency. Customers have reported cold soup, a cold grill platter, rubbery squid, thin tasteless fish and seafood that smelled stale. There are also complaints about delayed, incomplete delivery orders, rude responses, hygiene problems and promotional cards not being accepted.
Prices are not uniformly viewed as good value: one diner called a 117 AED meal overpriced, while another found seafood pricing average. Confirm offers, parking validation and order details before committing.