"Early dinner, three courses, one drink, no long night."
Monday to Wednesday, Isabella's runs a shorter version of dinner. Bella Serata is a three-course classic set menu with one drink included, AED 250 per person, served from 4pm to 8pm.
The window does a specific job: you can eat properly at six and still be home before the evening gets away from you. Win win.
The cooking is the trattoria's usual ground, hand-rolled pasta and woodfired pizza rather than a set menu written for the offer, and the Negroni Bar upstairs is there if one drink turns into two.
“Take the pasta as one of your three, and go early enough that the 8pm finish does not rush you.”
Vida Emirates Hills, Shop 19, Al Naseem Street, Emirates Hills, Dubai
“It's inside Vida Emirates Hills, so plan for a car. Parking can be validated so don't forget to do this on the way out.”