As a change to the restaurants in our hotel, we decided one night to go across the road to 49ers. The restaurant and bar were both extremely quiet when we arrived, but proceeded to get a lot noisier as the evening progressed. The food was ok, nothing special, and the waitresses seemed more interested in their cell phones than their customers, but when we left the restaurant to finish our drinks in the bar, it became obvious that the place was wall to wall with hookers.
If its a quiet meal you are after, the restaurant is alright, but then clear out afterwards, unless you are interested in being constantly pestered by a number of ladies for the rest of the evening. I recently stayed in Abu Dhabi for 4 weeks on business during May and June a group of 6 and we visited the 49'ers restaurant at least 10 times between us as the steak's were fantastic and by far the best steak we tasted in Abu Dhabi. The restaurant is situated in the penthouse of the Dana Hotel and is divided into 2 half's.
The restaurant half is thankfully a non-smoking area, and the other half is a large bar which turns into a night club once it gets late. If you arrive early to the restaurant it is usually very quiet with not too many people around, but as it gets later the bar area tends to fill up with people and there are lot's of prostitutes prowling the area, which could put some people off, although they only congregate around the bar area and are not actually in the restaurant, unless people take them for a meal.
The main reason for going there was for the quality steaks on offer, and they do have a great selection, which can be viewed in the chiller cabinet before ordering. Each time I visited I always ordered the tenderloin which was always cooked to perfection rare every time, and on one occasion I also ordered a rump steak with my mixed grill which was also cooked to perfection. The starter selection was very good too with something to suit every body's taste the prawn cocktail was my favourite.
All meals were served with a bread basket full of bread and garlic bread which was a nice touch and also if you bought 2 main meals you received a free bottle of wine or 2 free drinks, which was a great deal as I was always in a party of up to 6 people. Overall, the food and in particular the steaks at the 49'ers are fantastic and we never had a bad word to say about any of the food whatsoever. I have been all over the world on business and holidays, and I have eaten in steak houses everywhere, so I know when I've eaten a good steak, and believe me, the tenderloin at the 49'ers is excellent it was that good the biggest I had was a g!!!
