Floating kitchen opens in Dubai
Salt Bay offers takeaway and delivery at sea to people on jet skis, boats and yachts
Salt Bay, a seawater drive-thru, offers takeaway and delivery to ‘under-served’ people on jet skis, boats and yachts |
The first floating kitchen and seawater drive-thru to hit Dubai offered free food on its opening day yesterday and will cater to “underserved” customers on jet skis, boats, yachts and beachgoers.
Salt Bay, a novel idea of a food truck not on land but at sea, opened to customers near Rixos The Palm Hotel.
The floating kitchen, which owners claim is the world’s first, is an aqua pod that can be navigated at sea to locations based on customer demand.
“My drive is to be the first in doing something new in Dubai. This is a new experience. This is Dubai. People come here to experience new things that they can’t find anywhere else in the world,” Koussei Kurbaj, owner of Salt Bay, told Gulf News.
“We have food for vegans, for burger lovers we have meat and chicken, we have hot dogs, mojitos and stuff like that. It’s food [convenient to eat] for people in the middle of the sea,” he added.
Fady Georges Enkiri, F&B operations manager, said the menu offers a wide selection and not only burgers with regular and original sauces but also crepes, waffles and a variety of drinks.
Salt Bay has two ordering systems: a flag system where people on boats can raise their flags to order for delivery or customers on small craft can stop by and order on-site.
“We used to hear lots of comments especially from yacht owners that they find it very difficult to order food because no one wants to deliver to them. They have to send somebody to the shore and bring the food to them. So we want to make their lives easy,” Enkiri said. Although the Arabian Gulf was slightly rough yesterday, the six-member crew, including four chefs and a captain, managed.