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Rob Liebhart 99 months ago
UPDATE: Rogo's has decided that they no longer have to accept Entertainer vouchers, after only a fraction of 2016! If you list yourself in the 2016 coupon book, you are expected to accept vouchers for all of 2016! Please do not give your money to this deceitful rip-off of a restaurant!
Long story short: at Rogo's, you are paying for an entertaining experience, not a quality meal. The delivery system of food pods strapped in to wheeled cars on roller coaster tracks is quite cool, but it does get annoying having people outside the restaurant constantly taking pictures. We felt like zoo animals on display amidst the neon lights, loop-de-loops, and tornado spirals.
The vanilla roobois iced tea is all that keeps this from being a two-star review. It was picturesque when served and tasted delicious beyond my wildest expectations. After that, however, it was all downhill from there. (Bad roller coaster joke, anyone?)
One member of our party had a non-functioning tablet and could not order their own food, having to order with a neighbor and missing out on a fun part of the experience. Also, one meal came a long, long time before the other. When the much delayed lamb kofta finally arrived, it was served with very plain rice and with something that seemed like tortilla chips substituted in for the bread that it was supposed to be served with.
We decided to save our remaining stomach room--along with a significant number of Dirhams--by enjoying dessert elsewhere in Yas Mall. I suppose we will likely be back to brave the crowds again whenever guests visit us, albeit with heavy wallets and light expectations.
UPDATE: On a return visit with the 2016 Abu Dhabi Entertainer, we enjoyed some 2-for-1 dishes, which were of a much improved quality. The food tasted hotter, fresher, and more flavorful than I remember it being in the past. The tablet technology for ordering also worked more reliably than it did before. Make sure you have Entertainer vouchers to get buy-one-get-one main dishes, and go enjoy Rogo's...but you'll still feel like animals in a cage at the zoo with all the tourists stopping to take pictures of the restaurant!