Motorists relieved to hear it’s far from the end for Last Exit
Only 15 months after the quirky motorway services opened, visitors to the Last Exit food stops on Sheikh Zayed Road feared they were about to close.
Motorists vented their disappointment when stopping off at Mad X en route to Dubai Parks and Resorts to find many of the regular food vans were no longer parked there.
After a social media outcry over the closures of some outlets at Jebel Ali North, developers said new food vans would soon move in to fill the void.
Poco Loco, Dirty Dog, Bao Wow and Gyros were all shut when visitors stopped to fuel up on their favourite food this month. Anna McCormack said all the interesting outlets had closed and there was no longer a children’s food truck.
Louisa Platt took to Facebook to express her disappointment at stopping off hoping to tuck in and finding only a solitary burger van open for business.
Meraas, the developer behind the Last Exit service stops, said more food outlets were in the pipeline and would be opening soon. “Last Exit is known for being an innovative concept,” a spokesman said. “So in an effort to bring something new to the public and ensure they are always pleasantly surprised, we have revisited some of the offerings at Last Exit Jebel Ali North.
“We will be replacing previously existing concepts with new food and beverage offerings that appeal to our customers such as Pop Slider, Refuel, Sushi Station, Kabab & Rigag and Don Pizza, to name a few.
“As always we are focused on remaining relevant by ensuring that we continue to be the favourite stop for our visitors.”
The Last Exit E11 and Mad Max-themed Mad X stop-off were popular additions to Sheikh Zayed Road, helping break up the journey from Abu Dhabi to Dubai. In February, a temporary open-air cinema opened as part of the Dubai Food Festival, showing Hollywood films for free.
There are four similar Last Exit food stops in the UAE, at the D63 Al Qudra, one in either direction on the E11 near junction 11 and on the D89.