New Year’s resolution to eat healthier? Try the ZUMA power lunch
A set menu of favourite dishes for Dh110, served in 45 minutes
ZUMA Dubai has combined the most popular dishes from its à la carte menu into a four-course lunch menu. The ‘Ebisu’ menu has a health focus, with palate cleansers and detox options; as well as seaweed which is packed with vitamins and minerals.
‘Ebisu’ is an ideal option for busy executives who skip lunch as studies show that stopping for lunch actually increases productivity. A 2008 study by Employment Law Advisory Services in the UK, found that only 12 per cent of Britain’s office staff took a full hour away from the office for lunch, 52 per cent took less than 30 minutes, and the four per cent who left their desks to get lunch ate it on the way back to their office. In the short term, many office workers believe skipping lunch will improve job performance, but in the long-term it affects concentration and can lead to taking time off work due to illness.
To counter this trend, ZUMA’s relaxing restaurant and lounge area is offering the set-menu on week days. Each meal starts with miso soup, followed by three courses from a selection of ZUMA’s most popular dishes, including seaweed salad with sesame wafu sauce; the nigiri selection of seabass, salmon and tuna; and the assorted vegetable and hammour tempura.
Due to popular demand, Zuma has extended its weekend trading to include dinner on Saturdays. The dinner hours on Friday and Saturday are from 7pm to midnight and the bar hours are from 6pm to 2am. On weekdays, lunch is served from 12.30pm to 3pm, dinner from 7pm to midnight and the bar is open from 12.30pm to 2am.
The lunch menu is ideal for groups, with ZUMA’s upstairs lounge area accommodating groups of up to 20.
