Foodie briefs: Family friendly Halloween-themed brunches in the UAE

Want to bring the kids for brunch? Here's a look at the best family friendly Halloween-themed brunches to attend in the UAE.

Pumpkin carving. Courtesy Lana’s Partiperfect

Abu Dhabi

Get your spook on in Lana’s Partiperfect Halloween Kitchen. Kids should come dressed in costume and be ready for spooky games, pumpkin carving, scary T-shirt painting, trick or treating and more. Kids will also get to make their own Nutella-filled treats. Lana’s Partiperfect is in Abu Dhabi’s Marina Village in villa A56.

• Dh180 per child with meal, activities and treats included. ­Wednesday October 28 and Thursday October 29 from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Advance registration required, call 02 681 0090

Put on your best costume and dig into a ­Halloween-themed brunch at Cafe Palmier in Le Royal Meridien. The space will be filled with spooky decorations and there will be plenty of entertainment for kids, including face painting and visits from special characters.

• Friday October 30, from 1pm to 4pm. Dh190. Call 02 674 2020

Ajman

The Fairmont Ajman will host a Halloween brunch this Friday with themed live cooking stations and trick or treating. Kids can also take a trip to the haunted room, if they dare. Activities around the hotel include a pumpkin-carving contest and face painting. There are prizes for those who come in costume.

• Brunch runs from 12.30pm to 4pm on Friday October 30. Dh175 for soft beverages. Children under 11 dine free. For reservations, call 06 701 5544

Dubai

Check out the late Halloween brunch at the newly opened restaurant The Hide in Al Qasr Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah. The meatery will serve up dishes named after iconic horror movies. You’ll find Freddy Krueger raw cut meat; Pyscho dip; Route 66 roadkill; Face Without Eyes (beef cheeks!); Silence of the Lambs (lamb shoulder, of course) and Halloween ribs. There will also be lots of themed beverages on offer including one called The Corpse Reviver.

• Friday October 30, from 6:30pm to 11:30pm. Dh395 includes soft beverages. For reservations, call 04 432 3232

Bring the kids to Reform Social & Grill in The Lakes, for a special Halloween festival. The restaurant will be filled with bowls of sweets for guests to pass out to little trick or treaters. Costumed staff will be serving up scary ice-cream desserts and there will also be dress-up stations and face painting for little ones.

• Saturday October 31, from noon to 6pm. Food priced à la carte. No cover charge. Call 04 454 2538

Al Bahou Hall at Mövenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel invites you to dress in your scariest costume for their Halloween brunch. Al Bahou will be filled with skeletons, spiders, ghouls and more with Halloween-themed food and beverages. For kids, there will be face painting, cookie decorating, Halloween-themed movies and more. The most creative costume will win a Friday brunch for four.

• Friday October 30, from 12.30pm to 4pm. Dh295 includes soft beverages. Call 04 444 5613