Graze Gastro Grill

Graze Gastro Grill is a contemporary grill-led restaurant on the City Walk promenade, a warmly lit room that balances a proper dining format with an approachable bistro register. The interior is softly modern - timber detailing, exposed brass, leather banquettes, a welcoming central bar - and a terrace opens onto the promenade through the cooler months, picking up the weekend foot traffic of the Al Wasl and Jumeirah 1 crossover. The atmosphere is conversational rather than club-volume, with a resident DJ-and-live-music programme pitched for the room rather than a dance floor. The kitchen focuses squarely on the grill. The tenderloin is the most-ordered main and arrives tender with a proper seasoning char, the steak programme covers the expected range of cuts, and a thoughtful selection of shared plates - including a mushroom dish that has developed its own following - bridges the opening and main courses. Pasta, a strong burger, and a considered seafood section broaden the menu for non-steak tables, and vegetarian options are handled with genuine care rather than token gestures. Desserts close without overreach, and the cocktail programme runs long with creative builds alongside classical pours. Service is attentive and warmly personal. The floor team is long-tenured, reads tables with genuine composure across date nights, family dinners, and small groups, and handles birthday and anniversary bookings with a quiet complimentary dessert plate. The pacing through DJ and live-music sets stays tight enough to keep table conversation comfortable. Graze is priced in the mid-to-upper casual bracket, with value holding up particularly well given the City Walk location and the quality of the grill work. For a relaxed but serious grill dinner with live music and a terrace-facing promenade view, it is one of the more dependable bookings on this stretch. Reservations are worth making for Thursday and Friday evenings, when the room fills early.