Chicken Shawarma
Freshly made chicken shawarma is a consistent lunch favourite, with reviews praising its tender texture and flavour.
Grandiose- Dubai Gate 2, Cluster A, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai
Jumeirah Lake Towers
Grandiose is a neighbourhood supermarket in Jumeirah Lake Towers for everyday groceries and quick meals. Its ready-food counter is a particular draw, with customers repeatedly mentioning the chicken shawarma and freshly made pizza.
Reputation Score
4.4
★★★★☆
138 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Fresh Pizza
Customers regularly praise the pizza, including one review describing it as fresh, tasty and well served.
Food Choices
The prepared-food counter has a broad range of meals, including shawarma, grilled meats and pizza.
Fresh Coffee
The café is also used for daily coffee stops, with reviews specifically calling the coffee fresh.
Daily Essentials
It is a compact shop but covers most basic day-to-day groceries, chilled and frozen items, and household essentials.
Clean Layout
One customer found the shop well organised and clean, making routine grocery shopping straightforward.
Bright Store
The store’s cleanliness and bright lighting were singled out as part of a pleasant visit.
Tips for a Better Visit
Go Earlier. For a quicker shop, avoid the evening rush: one review reports very long lines after 5 pm.
Check Weights. Watch the scale and ask about tray charges when buying weighed seafood; a salmon purchase incurred separate packaging costs.
Verify Stock. Before placing a WhatsApp order, confirm the main item is in stock so you do not add unwanted items to meet the minimum order.
Inspect Fruit. Check fruit closely before paying, since one review found red apples that looked good outside but were old inside.
Ask Breakfast. Do not assume the breakfast menu is available at this branch; a customer specifically noted that it was not offered.
Check Your Bill. Review produce prices at checkout and speak up immediately if the highest price is applied without clarification.
Plan the visit
Practical details
New Dubai Gate 2 - Cluster A
Al Thanyah Fifth - Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai
| Mon | 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Tue | 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Wed | 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Thu | 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Fri | 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sat | 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sun | 7:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Popular Mentions
Matcha
Matcha is mentioned as a worthwhile grab-and-go drink alongside the pizza.
Manakish
The food counter also prepares fresh manakish, which one customer enjoyed enough to plan a return visit.
Ready food
The ready-food counter is valued for offering prepared meals as well as groceries.
Common Concerns
Delivery Delays
WhatsApp delivery has drawn serious complaints about missing items, inaccurate timing updates and orders cancelled after long waits.
Checkout Queues
Lines can become very long after 5 pm, when one customer wanted two evening cashiers.
Price Confusion
Reviews report incorrect produce pricing and confusing labels, requiring customers to check the bill and request corrections.
Packaging Fees
A customer objected to extra charges for plastic trays on weighed salmon, including packaging charges of about 2 AED per tray.
Produce Quality
One customer found attractive-looking red apples were old and inedible after peeling them.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
131 AED/kg
weighed salmon
“Charged extra for the plastic tray on weighed salmon (131 AED/kg) – about 2 AED alone for 15g packaging”Google review · February 2026
about 2 AED
15g packaging
“Charged extra for the plastic tray on weighed salmon (131 AED/kg) – about 2 AED alone for 15g packaging”Google review · February 2026
10 AED
packaging
“Wanted 5 pcs in 5 trays, 10 AED for packaging only”Google review · February 2026
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The Bottom Line
Grandiose in Jumeirah Lake Towers works as both a compact grocery shop and a convenient prepared-food stop. You can pick up everyday essentials, chilled and frozen products, bakery items and household supplies, then eat at the ready-food counter. Chicken shawarma and pizza are the clearest repeat favourites in the reviews, while coffee is another reason some customers visit regularly.
The shop is generally described as clean, bright and well organised, with enough basic groceries for routine top-up trips. The food counter gives it more of a grab-and-go feel than a supermarket that is only about shelves. Reviews also mention manakish, matcha and a wide choice of prepared meals, so there is some variety when you want lunch rather than ingredients.
There are practical cautions. Delivery through WhatsApp has been criticised for slow or misleading updates, missing key items and occasional cancellations, so confirm stock and timing before relying on it. In-store, evening queues can build after 5 pm.
Several customers also advise checking produce quality, weighing and packaging charges, and the final bill carefully. Breakfast is not available at this branch according to one review.