Black Canyon Thai Cuisine Dubai UAE

If you are a child of the café culture that has taken hold of the Dubai food-scape then the Black Canyon Thai Cuisine & Coffee Restaurant, owned by the Saleh Bin Lahej Group, is the place to be. Their trendy mix of spicy Thai fusion cuisine along with some original Thai staples epitomizes the international integration of this culture in Dubai. Coming from its home country Thailand, the chain has 100 locations world wide of which Dubai can boast of three.

The restaurants are a favourite hangout for gastronomes who like to have their daily fix of caffeine along with some tantalizingly spicy food. "Black Canyon is not a coffee shop but its nouvelle café dining restaurant concept has caught on very well", comments Mohamed Saleh, Group CEO, Saleh Bin Lahej Group.

The Black Canyon has seamlessly fused Continental and Oriental styles of cuisine in delicious dishes such as spaghetti with green curry or fettuccini with seafood and chili paste. But hard core devotees of Thai food need not be disappointed: the fried rice with chicken green curry and rice with spicy seafood and hot basil will convert you into a regular at the Black Canyon. For those of you watching your waistline, you have full permission to gorge on the sinless spicy seafood salad. By popular demand steaks and sandwiches are also on the menu.

What really sets the restaurant apart from the competition is the use of fresh herbs, spices and natural ingredients imported direct from Thailand. In addition, the restaurant has a 'no monosodium glutamate' policy on their premises. "Health awareness is high among our patrons and they feel good to know of our policy," says Mohamed Saleh. For those with specific food intolerances or allergies, the restaurant staff is happy to suggest and rustle up alternatives that could make the cut as the 'real thing'. With the wide variety

Now about the coffee part of the Black Canyon Thai Cuisine & Coffee restaurant - the wide array of iced, hot and blended coffees are exciting and refreshing in their taste and presentation. Black Canyon's great selection of teas, juices and smoothies are a good way to neutralise the spicy flavors of Thai cuisine. The lemon frost and watermelon frost are firm favourites during the hotter months in Dubai.

With the wide variety of food and beverages on offer it's difficult to know what to choose and what to leave for next time, especially if you are a beginner in Thai or fusion cuisine. And the 'magazine menus' help to see what exactly you will be biting into and helps you arrive at the right menu selection.

The cream and beige interiors set the tone for a relaxed happy time at the restaurant - A perfect foil for the sizzling food that follows.