Maison Rouge: Dubai's new immersive cabaret

Have you already been to the new Maison Rouge, which opened on the site of the Vesna restaurant?

Surprising Dubai's nocturnal inhabitants is simply impossible. Our city has everything: wind-up parties with DJs of any direction, from snobbish techno to the good old disco; stunning shows with acrobats falling from the ceiling onto your table between hot snacks and main course; huge clubs where admission is always free, and guest stars include either Rita Ora, then Yegor Creed, or Stas Mikhailov.

The range is presented in full, and it would seem impossible to contrast the unbridled revelry of Music Hall or the pretentious chic of Billionaire, when suddenly in the middle of the still-cool new buildings of Dubai, the Maison Rouge night club suddenly appeared, plunging us into the pseudo-atmosphere of pre-war Europe, in this decadence, erected in superlative degree.

Each decade, to the extent of corruption, has its own definition of decadence. But the paraphernalia is undeniably the same: shabby red ivy curtains, a weeping violin, languid frill of artists, translucent ballet tutus on the thin silhouettes of starving actresses, arrogant black veil and bitten crimson lips, broken figures and a tightly buttoned corset, falling down from a shoulder, a battered bout, soaked in perfume Marlene Dietrich, although perhaps this is Red Moscow.

This feeling is uniformly unusual neither for Australian baby boomers, nor for pan-Asian millennials, and with its unusualness equally unites all the strata of such a diverse Dubai society.

Finishes off suddenly stumbling strings of astonished and hungry for a beautiful shower, a menu that is assembled from an even more eclectic set of elements. Khachapuri with black truffle, oysters, as if served by Andrei Fokich Sokov, burata with blueberries, as well as kilogram burgers coated with edible gold - all this is jammed by the sudden knowledge of the unsuspecting little stars of giant discos and inexperienced in history, culture and cuisine, but successful in business and success-oriented Dubai patriarchs, as if it should be so.

The luminaries of the Maison Rouge level in the skyline of Dubai's nightlife have been lacking for a long time. Perhaps so long ago that we were all a little unprepared for this.

What surprised us:

24Karat Real Gold Burger XL, which is brought to the guest to bravura music with sparklers - 350 dirhams

What we cried from:

Black truffle khachapuri

Why we will return:

Live saxophone every night

You can go through the portal to pre-war Europe with light elements of Sinishi Lazarevich daily from 8 pm to 2 am on the second floor of the Conrad Hotel, reservation phone + 971 4 352 8169.