BBQ Bros returns to Dubai Creek with fire and refinement

The grill’s warmth and the drift of smoke across water define certain evenings, and from October, they return to Dubai Creek. BBQ Bros settles back into its now familiar perch at Marriott Marquis Dubai Creek, this time entering its third season with a menu that has been thoughtfully composed rather than merely rearranged. What emerges is a collection that honours the essence of open fire cooking while exploring new territory.

The ethos remains rooted in communal dining and unforced conviviality. Long tables catch the evening light as it shifts across the creek, and the live grills perform their ancient alchemy, transforming prime beef and seafood into something both elemental and refined. The Tomahawk arrives with its magnificent marbling intact, the Australian Wagyu Ribeye speaks of provenance and careful breeding, and the US Prime cuts carry the weight of tradition. Yet this is not theatre masquerading as substance. Each piece of meat is treated as what it is: a canvas for fire and precise technique.

The new menu extends considerably beyond the steaks that define the house. The Revisited Beef Tataki arrives dressed in sesame ginger salsa with pickled vegetables, a nod to Japanese discipline applied to the barbecue vernacular. The Smoked Burrata with creamy aubergines offers richness tempered by smoke and earthiness. For those drawn to seafood, the Grilled Sea Bass carries sweet chilli notes and a textured crumble, while Grilled Shrimps and Zucchini speak to the restaurant’s broader capability. The Fired Up Baby Cauliflower, attended by beetroot tahini and pomegranate, proves that vegetable cookery commands equal attention.

The Smash Bros burger maintains its lineage of simplicity and quality: two prime beef patties, the cheese melted into their warmth, caramelised onions adding sweetness, and the signature smash sauce that has become its defining character. Pizzas, pastas and risottos expand the evening’s possibilities, while dessert centres on the Pain Perdu, cooked directly on the fire grill and finished with homemade caramel, vanilla ice cream, toasted nuts and grilled pineapple.

BBQ Bros has moved through the world with a consistency of purpose: from Tomorrowland in Belgium to establishments across the Levantine region and beyond, the brand has cultivated a reputation for understanding that barbecue, at its finest, is about fire, flavour and the generosity of sharing. The Dubai Creek location captures this sensibility entirely. The creek itself becomes part of the evening, water and sky shifting as darkness gathers, the grill’s glow intensifying with the hour. This is dining that feels both rooted to place and generously unbounded.

Service extends to private celebrations and corporate gatherings, bringing the signature grills and dishes directly to events.

Imagery courtesy of BBQ Bros.