DOHA 1 : La Paloma

La Paloma ( the pigeon in spanish), it is a mexican bar and restaurant at the Intercontinental hotel in Doha, Qatar. I wanted to check the place out for a long time as I have heard about it. Bring your Qatar Id or Passport when you go as you will definitely need it to get in. At the entrance they will control your Id which is ok but  they will also ask you for  ... your “purpose” ?  Is this really necessary?  you want to meet your friends , have a good time and it makes you feel like you´re in an immigration control!. The place fits under my concept of  informal "music bar” quite dark and live band. If you want to hear your friends talk, go to the Fish market or the Greek restaurant, great choices! , but if you like to party in an informal environment this is a good choice , maybe they should have a second look at the menu though : they mix, spanish, french and portuguese!. I had fish nachos and a lemonade; the presentation and the portions are good and paid 150Qrs ( 30€). Not too bad for Qatar!

                                 Have you ever been there? How did you like it?

La Paloma  en Doha  es un “bar- restaurante “ Tex Mex en el hotel Intercontinental. Quería ir desde hace tiempo ya que no hay muchos lugares con “vidilla” en Qatar. No os olvidéis de vuestro carnet catarí o el pasaporte antes de ir porque no sólo os lo van a pedir ,sinó que os van a preguntar para qué váis!.¿Estoy en un restaurante o en un control de inmigración? Quizá les gustaría re-editar el menú ; mezclan español con portugués y francés. Tengo que admitir que me reí un rato leyéndolo,  pero 150Qrs ( 30€) por unos nachos de pescado y una limonada,  para ser Qatar no está mal ... !. Las porciones son abundantes y es uno de los sitios donde hay más vidilla en Qatar sin ser pretencioso y no tener que vestir de 21 botones!.