Iftar buffet is served daily, starting at sunset, during the Holy month of Ramadan in the Indian Ocean facing Dolphin Beach Restaurant. This open air restaurant in Crowne Plaza Resort is one of the best places in Salalah to dine with family and loved ones.
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The Iftar Dinner Venue:
Overall the ambiance is very nice and there are good locations to choose to sit and have Iftar with your family and friends.
Overlooking the Beach: The view of the Indian Ocean is great and looks very enchanting.
Distinctive Shahrazad tent: This tent, having traditional decor, is laid specially for this Holy month beside Dolphin Beach Restaurant. It gives a true Ramadan feeling. There are nice chandeliers hung from the top.
Each table was provided with a pouch full of dates to break the fast in the preferred way.
The Food
There was a good variety of food to choose from, spread across various locations.
Nuts Section
The nuts section has a variety of pistachio, almond, apricot, walnut, Pine nuts and many other to choose from.
Drinks
Crowne Plaza has arranged a nice selection of drinks, including Rooh Afza (flower drink), Laban, Kameruddin, Karkade and Arabian coffee for fasting Muslims who abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset. As the body loses liquids during the day, Muslims need to drink more after Iftar in order to avoid dehydration.
Salads and Soups Station
Soup and salad stations were located in the covered portion of Dolphin Beach Restaruant.
The colorful healthy vegetables for salad were irresistible choice.
Rolls and Samosa Section
Vegetable spring roll and Mutton Samosa were also served, which are famous Iftar items in Indian / Pakistani households.
Main Course
There were more than 10 main dishes and were covering sea food, lamb, chicken, beef and vegetables to suit all.
Grill Section
Grill section has delicious options of Beef and Chicken grilled items. Grilled vegetables were also available.
Shawarma Station
Both Chicken and Beef shawarma options were available, which are preferred Arabic cuisine.
Dessert Station
The dessert section is our favorite 🙂 and we were glad to have a good variety to choose from Arabic Sweets, Fruit Salad and cakes.
Prayer Areas for Ladies and Gents
For the purpose of prayer, 2 separate tents are fixed besides Dolphin Beach Restaurant. One is dedicated as male praying area while the other one is for females to pray.
Highly Recommended
This Iftar dinner is Highly Recommended to have this Ramadan in Salalah with your family and friends.
For How Much is Iftar Buffet at Crowne Plaza?
The Iftar buffet at Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah is priced OMR 12 net per person. Below are the flyers of Iftar Buffet in Arabic and English.
Thanks Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah for inviting us for this memorable Iftar dinner. All opinions and photographs remain our own.