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Breakfast includes made-to-order omelettes, with reviewers noting the egg station as a highlight.
Jebel Ali Village
Mistral is a buffet restaurant in Jebel Ali Village, with a marketplace-style setting and live stations drawing on Levantine, North African and Arabian cooking. Reviews highlight breakfast buffets with made-to-order omelettes and some dinner spreads with seafood, sushi and sweets, though menu consistency matters.
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Breakfast includes made-to-order omelettes, with reviewers noting the egg station as a highlight.
Some visits are described as calm and uncrowded, particularly for breakfast and quieter dinner periods.
Reviews often describe attentive hospitality, including staff checking on guests and accommodating requests.
Sweets are a recurring attraction, with one review calling the dessert selection wide and varied.
A dinner review specifically praised the fresh pizza prepared for children.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Mistral, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
“Abdul karim, thanks so mucjnfor the wonderful omelette!!! And breakfast was so yum”
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“Abdul karim, thanks so mucjnfor the wonderful omelette!!! And breakfast was so yum”October 2025
“They're incredibly friendly and will always be so efficient and amazing with how they make their omelets tailored to your specifications.”August 2018
“We booked the breakfast buffet together with pool access, and everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. The buffet was absolutely beautiful and very rich in variety truly 1A quality cuisine with a wide selection of fresh and delicious dishes. Everything was well presented, fresh, and extremely tasty. You can really tell that the kitchen operates at a very high standard.”
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“We booked the breakfast buffet together with pool access, and everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. The buffet was absolutely beautiful and very rich in variety truly 1A quality cuisine with a wide selection of fresh and delicious dishes. Everything was well presented, fresh, and extremely tasty. You can really tell that the kitchen operates at a very high standard.”April 2026
“We went for dinner at the buffet, the food was good, a good variety of fresh salad and vegetables, great pasta and fresh pizza for the kids! Special thanks to chef Mourad for the amazing pizza and service !”
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“We went for dinner at the buffet, the food was good, a good variety of fresh salad and vegetables, great pasta and fresh pizza for the kids! Special thanks to chef Mourad for the amazing pizza and service !”October 2025
“We went for dinner at the buffet, the food was good, a good variety of fresh salad and vegetables, great pasta and fresh pizza for the kids!”
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“We went for dinner at the buffet, the food was good, a good variety of fresh salad and vegetables, great pasta and fresh pizza for the kids!”October 2025
“We went there for Thursday night buffet, the buffet was incredibly fabulous, wide range of food varieties, live BBQ, seafood, chicken and meat as well.”
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“We went there for Thursday night buffet, the buffet was incredibly fabulous, wide range of food varieties, live BBQ, seafood, chicken and meat as well.”January 2020
“good lobster and seafood👍🏻”
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“good lobster and seafood👍🏻”July 2021
“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”
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“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”December 2024
“Noodles we ordered was good.”
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“Noodles we ordered was good.”March 2020
“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”
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“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”December 2024
“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”
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“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”December 2024
“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”
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“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”December 2024
“Only a few desserts like sago and rice pudding were decent.”
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“Only a few desserts like sago and rice pudding were decent.”October 2025
“Only a few desserts like sago and rice pudding were decent.”
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“Only a few desserts like sago and rice pudding were decent.”October 2025
“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”
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“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”December 2024
“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”
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“Had our Christmas lunch just now at Mistral and it was fantastic experience. Great food in fact. Love the truffle pasta, pumpkin soup, salmon, mashed potatoes, Paella, sushi and the peking duck. Desert was too good too but most especially the kind of customer service that the team had showed us. Kudos to Kapil, Robin. Shahin! We can’t thank them enough for the quality of service they rendered! Well done and Happy Christmas to everyone!”December 2024
“Heads up to kheith for the fast serving of my watery lobster! You reached my satisfaction in all ove hotel we are exploring with my business partner.”
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“Heads up to kheith for the fast serving of my watery lobster! You reached my satisfaction in all ove hotel we are exploring with my business partner.”March 2024
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“We went for the Thursday "Surf & Turf" buffet. Seafood grills were fantastic; beef and chicken were not to the level; Sushi was very nice but very limited choices; sweets were O.K; coffee was horrible.”
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“Cold shrimp you could tell had been frozen prior.”
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“Cold shrimp you could tell had been frozen prior.”October 2023
“Water down food, tasteless sushi bar is a cucumber sushi bar, sweet noodles.. first and last visit.”
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“Water down food, tasteless sushi bar is a cucumber sushi bar, sweet noodles.. first and last visit.”November 2022
“The fish curry and other dishes were almost finished, and the fried rice section was a flop.”
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“The fish curry and other dishes were almost finished, and the fried rice section was a flop.”October 2025
“The fish curry and other dishes were almost finished, and the fried rice section was a flop.”
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“The fish curry and other dishes were almost finished, and the fried rice section was a flop.”October 2025
“No non-veg starters, the Harrira soup was too salty, and mains were hard, oily, and lacking flavour.”
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“No non-veg starters, the Harrira soup was too salty, and mains were hard, oily, and lacking flavour.”October 2025
“Before planning, I called twice to confirm the menu and was told it would be an international buffet. However, when we arrived, the selection was mostly Arabic dishes, which was quite different from what we expected. Additionally, many of the dishes were running out very quickly. The manager kindly offered to prepare something special for us, and they served a small portion of shrimp and chicken, which we appreciated. The staff were all very accommodating and friendly. That said, we were disappointed with the overall food experience, especially since we chose to dine here based on the information given beforehand.”
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“Before planning, I called twice to confirm the menu and was told it would be an international buffet. However, when we arrived, the selection was mostly Arabic dishes, which was quite different from what we expected. Additionally, many of the dishes were running out very quickly. The manager kindly offered to prepare something special for us, and they served a small portion of shrimp and chicken, which we appreciated. The staff were all very accommodating and friendly. That said, we were disappointed with the overall food experience, especially since we chose to dine here based on the information given beforehand.”March 2026
“Dessert could be better specially Kunafa”
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“Dessert could be better specially Kunafa”July 2024
“If dissapointment had a face, We would have called it Mistral. 140 Aed buffet and the maincourse they were offering was Roasted chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Lamb Biryani rest were some veg, Salads and Desserts. It's not even worth 35 aed per person. Within 5 mins i was already out. Don't waste your time.”
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“If dissapointment had a face, We would have called it Mistral. 140 Aed buffet and the maincourse they were offering was Roasted chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Lamb Biryani rest were some veg, Salads and Desserts. It's not even worth 35 aed per person. Within 5 mins i was already out. Don't waste your time.”April 2026
“Cold buffet has almost inedible oysters.”
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“Cold buffet has almost inedible oysters.”October 2023
“Since it was our anniversary, they offered a pastry, which was a kind gesture, but unfortunately, it tasted stale.”
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“Since it was our anniversary, they offered a pastry, which was a kind gesture, but unfortunately, it tasted stale.”October 2025
“Live station pasta only veg options (Penne was not cooked , sauce was watery)”
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“Live station pasta only veg options (Penne was not cooked , sauce was watery)”December 2023
“Had prawns biriyani on 1st of April with team lunch. Biriyani was served cold , very dry biriyani without a masala or gravy. They served 3 people first and other three were enjoying looking at three eating as that was only option for them, later after 10 minutes the other 3 also got their lunch. Never expected such food n late service 😔 Prawns made my stomach upset next day and had to visit doctor.”
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“Had prawns biriyani on 1st of April with team lunch. Biriyani was served cold , very dry biriyani without a masala or gravy. They served 3 people first and other three were enjoying looking at three eating as that was only option for them, later after 10 minutes the other 3 also got their lunch. Never expected such food n late service 😔 Prawns made my stomach upset next day and had to visit doctor.”April 2024
“If dissapointment had a face, We would have called it Mistral. 140 Aed buffet and the maincourse they were offering was Roasted chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Lamb Biryani rest were some veg, Salads and Desserts. It's not even worth 35 aed per person. Within 5 mins i was already out. Don't waste your time.”
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“If dissapointment had a face, We would have called it Mistral. 140 Aed buffet and the maincourse they were offering was Roasted chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Lamb Biryani rest were some veg, Salads and Desserts. It's not even worth 35 aed per person. Within 5 mins i was already out. Don't waste your time.”April 2026
“Water down food, tasteless sushi bar is a cucumber sushi bar, sweet noodles.. first and last visit.”
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“Water down food, tasteless sushi bar is a cucumber sushi bar, sweet noodles.. first and last visit.”November 2022
Confirm Menu. Call shortly before booking and confirm the exact buffet theme; one guest was promised international food but found mostly Arabic dishes.
Arrive Early. Come near the start of service if particular dishes matter, as one dinner review says stations emptied quickly.
Try Breakfast. Breakfast may suit visitors seeking a quieter meal, with an omelette station and a reportedly uncrowded setting.
Check Vouchers. Confirm current voucher acceptance and the final price before arriving; several guests reported problems with Groupon or Entertainer.
Parking Options. Ask about valet parking or use Ibn Battuta Mall parking, both mentioned as options by a dinner visitor.
Check Seafood. If seafood is the reason for visiting, ask what will be available that day; seafood-night reviews varied sharply.
Plan the visit
A guest was told to expect an international buffet but found the selection mostly Arabic on arrival.
Some dishes reportedly ran out quickly, reducing the advertised buffet choice during dinner.
At AED 140, multiple reviewers felt the dinner buffet did not justify its price.
Reviews range from fresh and tasty food to complaints about bland, hard or stale dishes.
Several guests reported difficulty using or honouring promotional vouchers, including discontinued brunch vouchers.
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
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“140 Aed buffet and the maincourse they were offering was Roasted chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Lamb Biryani rest were some veg, Salads and Desserts”Google review · April 2026
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“For AED 140 per person, the buffet was nowhere close to value for money”Google review · October 2025
The Bottom Line
Mistral is a buffet restaurant in Jebel Ali Village built around a marketplace-style setting and live stations. You can come for breakfast, lunch or dinner buffets; the reviews most clearly highlight made-to-order omelettes, sushi, seafood and a broad sweets selection. Some guests also enjoyed fresh pizza for children and a relaxed breakfast atmosphere.
The experience is notably uneven. Positive visits describe fresh, well-presented food, attentive hospitality and varied international stations. Breakfast appears to be a safer bet for those who prefer a quieter meal, while dinner reviews range from excellent pasta, seafood and desserts to complaints about bland food, hard mains and limited choice.
Check the exact theme before booking. One group was promised an international buffet but found mostly Arabic dishes, while another reported dishes running out quickly. Seafood nights have also produced mixed feedback, including complaints about small portions and freshness.
Price is the main concern in several reviews: AED 140 was judged poor value, and an older Surf & Turf review cited AED 235 per person. Confirm current voucher terms and the final bill in advance, especially for Groupon or Entertainer offers. Valet parking and Ibn Battuta Mall parking were both mentioned by a visitor.