Happy hours get a hoppy twist with this new food festival in town. Stables, one of the veterans of Dubai’s pub scenes is rolling out a brew-tiful new Beer and Burger Festival is underway until June 8. A lot is happening at this foodie experience, from eating contests to typical Dubai displays of gigantic portions. We’re talking about a colossal 1.4 kg burger!
Beer and Burger Festival – eating contests and big burgers
Named The Tower Takedown, this edible structure made of four beef or chicken patties stacked over each other and held in place by generous lashings of cheese takes a considerable amount of time to build. So remember to call in a pre-order before you show up. The AED 149 pricetag of this humongous meal also includes a portion of beer-battered onion rings.
Now, coming back to that Slider Burger Challenge eating competition I mentioned – having a big appetite will win you 52 burgers; that’s a burger for every week of the year. There’s a little more maths involved: you’ll have to devour 3 classic beef sliders, 3 BBQ chicken sliders, one portion of beer-battered onion rings, one chocolate Guinness mousse cup and a pint of beer.
I’ve slipped into a food coma just listing the items, so best of luck to whoever will brave the heartburn and wolf down enough food to feed a village. Thankfully, the contest allows individual entries and team entries of a group of three. The only downside to many mouths making light work is you’ll have to split the spoils (52 burgers) amongst your teammates.
Limited edition menu and beer-tasting stations
If feats of gluttony aren’t your thing, the Beer and Burger Festival also has regular-sized burgers to gorge on too. They’ve created eight new burgers just for this event and each one comes with a side dish and a draft pairing. This limited-edition menu includes vegan and veggie options, turkey burgers and two kinds of chicken and beef patties each so every kind of diet is satisfied.
Before you froth up with indignation that we’ve not mentioned the ‘beer’ part of the beer festival, we’ve left the boozy best for the last. Beer-tasting stations will be set up at Stables and will pour out five different new brews in shot glasses for AED 25. Cheers to that!
Call 054 417 7028 or visit The Stables website for more details