Generous portions
Several diners describe the portions as huge or more than enough, making shared orders a practical choice.
Dubai Marina
Uzbegim Restaurant brings Uzbek and Russian-influenced Central Asian comfort food to Dubai Marina, with generous portions and a waterfront setting. Reviews especially highlight dishes such as Plov Tashkent, lamb and kebabs, while Russian- and English-speaking staff can help explain the menu.
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Several diners describe the portions as huge or more than enough, making shared orders a practical choice.
Reviewers with Central Asian backgrounds describe the food as homemade and authentic to their cuisine.
Outdoor seating by the Marina Walk brings boats, evening breezes and skyline views to the meal.
Lamb, mutton kebab and mixed grill receive especially specific praise for tenderness, juiciness and flavour.
Staff members were reported to speak both English and Russian, useful when choosing unfamiliar dishes.
Multiple reviews mention fast ordering and food arriving quickly, sometimes warm and together.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Uzbegim Restaurant, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
“Very good Uzbek cuisine! Affordable and if you love Borsh this is the place where to go in Marina.”
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“Very good Uzbek cuisine! Affordable and if you love Borsh this is the place where to go in Marina.”February 2024
“Borsh was tasty too.”August 2021
“The honey cake was the star of the evening – honestly one of the best I’ve ever had. It was soft, moist, and so delicately layered that it just melted in the mouth, with the right balance of sweetness that keeps you going back for “one last bite” until the plate is clean.”
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“The honey cake was the star of the evening – honestly one of the best I’ve ever had. It was soft, moist, and so delicately layered that it just melted in the mouth, with the right balance of sweetness that keeps you going back for “one last bite” until the plate is clean.”February 2026
“Some food has a really authentic taste. The medovnik cake was the best.”May 2022
“The Shorba (meat or dumpling soup), meatball soup, and Tandir Somsa (meat stuffed bread) were some of my favorite dishes.”
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“The Shorba (meat or dumpling soup), meatball soup, and Tandir Somsa (meat stuffed bread) were some of my favorite dishes.”May 2022
“Had the kofte skewers and the tandir somsa (meat-filled pastry baked in a tandir oven). Portion are very big, good quality food and very nice staff.”November 2020
“We also tried their Uzbek kulcha and was amazing just needs to be served hot”
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“We also tried their Uzbek kulcha and was amazing just needs to be served hot”July 2023
“The traditional Uzbek kulcha was another highlight: perfectly baked, soft on the inside with a light crunch on the outside, making it the ideal companion for tea and other mains.”February 2026
“Food is good esp. the lamp and beef.”
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“Food is good esp. the lamp and beef.”February 2023
“Both, mutton and beef Schaschlik have been very delicious and tender.”
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“Both, mutton and beef Schaschlik have been very delicious and tender.”August 2024
“This restaurant is Uzbek restaurant, we ordered dumplings, plovf, and cheburek all were very nice!”
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“This restaurant is Uzbek restaurant, we ordered dumplings, plovf, and cheburek all were very nice!”February 2023
“Everything we tried was absolutely delicious – chicken tabaka, herring under a fur coat, and the Napoleon cake were all fantastic.”
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“Everything we tried was absolutely delicious – chicken tabaka, herring under a fur coat, and the Napoleon cake were all fantastic.”August 2025
“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”
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“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”August 2021
“Everything we tried was absolutely delicious – chicken tabaka, herring under a fur coat, and the Napoleon cake were all fantastic.”
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“Everything we tried was absolutely delicious – chicken tabaka, herring under a fur coat, and the Napoleon cake were all fantastic.”August 2025
“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”
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“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”August 2021
“Yummy kebab.”
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“Yummy kebab.”February 2026
“Had the kofte skewers and the tandir somsa (meat-filled pastry baked in a tandir oven). Portion are very big, good quality food and very nice staff.”
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“Had the kofte skewers and the tandir somsa (meat-filled pastry baked in a tandir oven). Portion are very big, good quality food and very nice staff.”November 2020
“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”
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“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”August 2021
“Really authentic Uzbek menu, we loved the lamb.”
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“Really authentic Uzbek menu, we loved the lamb.”March 2026
“Excellent plov and manti in the south of Marina.”
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“Excellent plov and manti in the south of Marina.”December 2025
“Especially meat kebab was amazing.”
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“Especially meat kebab was amazing.”November 2023
“The Shorba (meat or dumpling soup), meatball soup, and Tandir Somsa (meat stuffed bread) were some of my favorite dishes.”
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“The Shorba (meat or dumpling soup), meatball soup, and Tandir Somsa (meat stuffed bread) were some of my favorite dishes.”May 2022
“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”
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“Anyways, everything was tasty, especially the salads (mimosa and korolevskiy), holodets and herring😇”August 2021
“The best Mixed Grill I have ever tasted in my life. Mouth is literally watering writing this.”
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“The best Mixed Grill I have ever tasted in my life. Mouth is literally watering writing this.”July 2022
“The Plov Tashkent and Mutton Kebab were aromatic and cooked perfectly, not dry at all, and were tender, juicy, and full of flavor.”
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“The Plov Tashkent and Mutton Kebab were aromatic and cooked perfectly, not dry at all, and were tender, juicy, and full of flavor.”January 2026
“Both, mutton and beef Schaschlik have been very delicious and tender.”
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“Both, mutton and beef Schaschlik have been very delicious and tender.”August 2024
“This restaurant is Uzbek restaurant, we ordered dumplings, plovf, and cheburek all were very nice!”
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“This restaurant is Uzbek restaurant, we ordered dumplings, plovf, and cheburek all were very nice!”February 2023
“I’m sorry but I thought it will be like Russian food it’s so similar but I didn’t like it that much the taste was fine for me , the only thing I really liked is the potatoes with meat , beef stroganoff is nothing like the original recipe it’s like Arabic or Indian stew .”
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“I’m sorry but I thought it will be like Russian food it’s so similar but I didn’t like it that much the taste was fine for me , the only thing I really liked is the potatoes with meat , beef stroganoff is nothing like the original recipe it’s like Arabic or Indian stew .”December 2022
“I recommend this place to anyone tired of shawarma and burgers — their rassolnik, beef stroganoff, and many other dishes are simply amazing 🤤”
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“I recommend this place to anyone tired of shawarma and burgers — their rassolnik, beef stroganoff, and many other dishes are simply amazing 🤤”October 2025
“very good tasty food especially meats are delicious the samsa was very good at begin.”
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“very good tasty food especially meats are delicious the samsa was very good at begin.”April 2025
“Shashlik is the best in the area!”
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“Shashlik is the best in the area!”October 2022
“Tasty, healthy,"full of fat "but delicious 😋 smell nice you feel it's home made, perfect soups specially Shurpa , they have this rice plate with meat like beryani(but has different name difficult to remember )it's something else , full of soft tasty meat cooked with butter (maybe)you can not resist even if your cholesterol in the sky.”
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“Tasty, healthy,"full of fat "but delicious 😋 smell nice you feel it's home made, perfect soups specially Shurpa , they have this rice plate with meat like beryani(but has different name difficult to remember )it's something else , full of soft tasty meat cooked with butter (maybe)you can not resist even if your cholesterol in the sky.”March 2021
Mixed feedback
“I recommend this place to anyone tired of shawarma and burgers — their rassolnik, beef stroganoff, and many other dishes are simply amazing 🤤”
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“I recommend this place to anyone tired of shawarma and burgers — their rassolnik, beef stroganoff, and many other dishes are simply amazing 🤤”October 2025
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“For me bit fat, but manty should be the lot of fat.”
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“For me bit fat, but manty should be the lot of fat.”May 2023
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“Everything we tried was absolutely delicious – chicken tabaka, herring under a fur coat, and the Napoleon cake were all fantastic.”
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“Everything we tried was absolutely delicious – chicken tabaka, herring under a fur coat, and the Napoleon cake were all fantastic.”August 2025
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“The Plov Tashkent and Mutton Kebab were aromatic and cooked perfectly, not dry at all, and were tender, juicy, and full of flavor.”
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“The Plov Tashkent and Mutton Kebab were aromatic and cooked perfectly, not dry at all, and were tender, juicy, and full of flavor.”January 2026
“The drinks were very tasty too, especially the feijoa juice.”
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“The drinks were very tasty too, especially the feijoa juice.”August 2025
“Tashkent tea with honey tied it all together – fragrant, soothing, and slightly sweet, it was the perfect warm sip while watching the Marina lights shimmer on the water.”
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“Tashkent tea with honey tied it all together – fragrant, soothing, and slightly sweet, it was the perfect warm sip while watching the Marina lights shimmer on the water.”February 2026
“PS: The chebureki had a rather firm dough and the filling was a bit dry — but I guess it’s a matter of personal taste. 🤗🙏😇”
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“PS: The chebureki had a rather firm dough and the filling was a bit dry — but I guess it’s a matter of personal taste. 🤗🙏😇”August 2025
“Ordered chicken kazan kebab and thats is what i got: same as fried chicken from KFC with bunch of onion.”
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“Ordered chicken kazan kebab and thats is what i got: same as fried chicken from KFC with bunch of onion.”June 2024
“the Olivye / Olivier salad come with fried meat instead of mortadella or sausage like in the Russian version but the place was really occupied people there were really enjoying their order🙏🏻🌸”
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“the Olivye / Olivier salad come with fried meat instead of mortadella or sausage like in the Russian version but the place was really occupied people there were really enjoying their order🙏🏻🌸”December 2022
Try lamb. Lamb is one of the safer first orders: reviewers repeatedly describe it as tender, delicious and memorable.
Order tea. Add tea after a meat-heavy meal; one diner specifically recommends it as helpful for digestion.
Ask hot. If ordering Uzbek kulcha, ask for it hot, since one reviewer enjoyed it but wanted it served warmer.
Check chebureki. If texture matters to you, consider asking about the chebureki first because one diner found the dough firm and filling dry.
Choose outdoors. For the most distinctive setting, request outdoor seating along the Marina Walk for boats and skyline views.
Allow flexibility. If you plan to linger at an outdoor table, be mindful during busy periods after one regular felt hurried out.
Plan the visit
| Mon | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Tue | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Wed | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Thu | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Fri | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Sat | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Sun | 11:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
Service is not consistently polished: some diners found it friendly and efficient, while others described it as so-so or needing improvement.
One regular said staff cleared the table and brought the bill while the group was still seated because others were waiting.
One group found the white rice hard, so rice dishes may vary by preparation.
A reviewer found the chebureki dough firm and the filling somewhat dry.
The setting is casual rather than fine dining; one review called the ambience average.
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
4 skewers
“Prices are cheap - 4 skewers for 35 aed only, they can be shared”Google review · November 2020
tandir somsa
“9 aed for the tandir somsa”Google review · November 2020
The Bottom Line
Uzbegim Restaurant is a Dubai Marina spot for Uzbek and Russian-influenced Central Asian comfort food, with the option to eat beside the waterfront. Start with Plov Tashkent, mutton kebab or borscht; the reviews also point to homemade flavours, large servings and staff who can speak English and Russian. The meat dishes are a strong draw.
Diners describe the lamb as especially good, while Plov Tashkent and Mutton Kebab were praised for being aromatic, tender and not dry. Honey cake, Uzbek kulcha and Tashkent tea with honey are useful choices if you want to finish with something sweet or settle in for tea. Portions are often described as huge, and several customers consider the pricing fair for the Marina setting.
The outdoor tables provide the most memorable backdrop, with Marina views, passing boats and an evening breeze. Inside, expect a homely, unpretentious room rather than fine dining. Service can be quick and friendly, but it is inconsistent: some diners reported weak attention, an abrupt table-clearance experience, or a waiter who was disrespectful.
The white rice and chebureki also received specific criticism, so ask questions if those are central to your order.