Festive listings

The Sheraton Bahrain Hotel will also be a variety of dining offers on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day:

• New Year’s Eve Dinner at Al Safir Restaurant, from 7.30pm-1am. BD22++ or BD37++ inclusive of selected beverages.

• New Year’s Eve Dinner at Soie Chinese Restaurant, from 7pm-1am. BD19.900++ or BD34.900++ inclusive of selected beverages.

• New Year’s Day Lunch at Al Safir Restaurant, from 12.30pm-4pm. BD17.900++ or BD25.900++ inclusive of selected beverages.

• New Year’s Day Dinner at Soie Chinese Restaurant, from 7pm-11.30pm. BD14.900++ or BD19.900++ inclusive of selected beverages.

For more details, call 17533533 or visit www.sheratonbahrain.com

The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain, is hosting a variety of events to celebrate the festive period.

Each day, through the month of December, guests can enjoy a Jolly Teatime Menu at the signature Lobby Lounge or Ritz Gourmet Lounge featuring holiday pastry traditions like minced pies, stollen and panettone, along with a special menu of Christmas teas. Gourmet takeaways are also available at the Ritz Gourmet Lounge for a selection of hampers and desserts perfect to accompany holiday gatherings.

Travelling families can enjoy the annual Ritz Kids Winter Camp, which will run until January 7, with playful adventures and festive activities, while mums and dads indulge in ‘12 Days of Spa,’ running until today, featuring a range of daily complementary treatments and featured products.

The grand finale of the season ends with a New Year’s Eve countdown to 2019 where the 9,000 square-foot Al Noor Ballroom lights up with the ultimate pizazz for a night of Broadway-style entertainment.

Celebrate New Year’s Eve on Broadway and welcome 2019 in style with an elegant evening full of enchanting performances and extraordinary culinary presentations. Ritz Kids can also celebrate with a dedicated play area.

It takes place in the Al Noor Ballroom from 8pm-2am. The price is BD95 per adult; BD25 per child, aged four to 12.

Start the New Year with a special brunch featuring international specialties and select beverages at La Med from 12.30pm-3.30pm on New Year’s Day.

The price is BD35 per adult, including selected beverages; BD30 per adult with soft beverages; BD 8 per child, aged four to 12.

For more details and reservations, call 17580000.

Elite Seef Residence & Hotel’s Al Waha is hosting a Mardi Gras New Year’s Eve Gala with lavish buffet, live grills with unlimited house and soft beverages together with Liwa and DJ Sasi. Tickets are BD48++ per couple, BD30++ per adult and BD10++ per child.

For more information, call 17583388.

The Elite Grande Hotel is partying in 1920s style with a Great Gatsby-themed night. Enjoy a lavish buffet spread, live cooking and selected beverages and live music for BD45++ per couple or BD32++ per adult.

For more information, call 17565888.

On New Year’s Eve, the Gulf Convention Centre is bringing the Las Vegas glitz and glamour in classic revue-style. Guests can enjoy the iconic Las Vegas showgirls donned in rhinestones and feathers performing intricate musical numbers through the night.

Tickets are priced BD55 net per person.

The Gulf Hotel Bahrain’s Al Waha restaurant will host a New Year’s Day Recovery Brunch from 12.30pm-4pm. The price is BD25 net per person including selected beverages and there is a 50 per cent discount for children aged six-to-12.

A New Year’s Eve Dinner will take place at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain’s Waves Seafood Restaurant from 7pm.  Choose your favourite seafood from the seafood specialty market and have it cooked to your choice, or you can choose the set-menu specially created by the chefs. Priced at BD60 net inclusive of selected beverages for two people.

Children under five years of age eat free while those aged five-to-10 years are priced at BD12 net.

The Aqua Masquerade Ball 2018 will take place at the Bahrain Conference Centre from 8pm. This features a gala dinner with free flowing selected beverages. Entertainment includes a band, ‘Sound Waves with Christine Gordon’, international dance shows and a live DJ. Tickets are BD70 per person.

For more details, call 17531122.

Sumptuous handpicked selections like Yule logs, house made Christmas cookie baggies, ginger bread and Christmas inspired pastries are available at Furn Bakery located at The Westin City Centre Bahrain and Longitude 50 at Le Meridien City Centre Bahrain until today.

A New Year’s Eve Celebration will take place at Le Meridien City Centre Bahrain’ Baharat outlet. The price is BD30++ including soft drinks and water or BD40++ including selected free flow beverages from 7pm until 1am. 

For more details, call 17171144.

The Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay is offering a ‘Turkey to Go’ feast for Christmas. It’s available for home delivery or pick up until Monday. A roast turkey with chestnut stuffing, turkey sauce, cranberry chutney, mash potato, Brussels sprouts and carrots is priced at BD80++ for eight people. People can also opt for the roast beef meal that comes with mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables and rosemary sauce starting from BD22++ per kg.

For orders contact 17115500.

Festive Afternoon Tea is being held at Bay View Lounge with tasty goodies from noon- 9pm. It is priced at BD12++ or BD22++ for two people.

The Christmas for the Little Ones programme continues throughout the festive season, featuring an array of themed activities from candy hunts on the outdoor lawn to balloon art, face painting, making festive accessories, writing Letters to Santa, or cookie decorating with gingerbread house building.

In addition, the hotel’s youngest visitors can look forward to meeting Father Christmas and receiving their special present during brunch at Bahrain Bay Kitchen.

The programme runs daily for children aged four to 12 from 9am-6pm on weekdays and from 9am-8.30pm on weekends. On New Year’s Eve, it will be open from 9am-12.30am.

Bahrain Bay Kitchen is hosting a New Year’s Eve Circus from 8pm. A live band will provide entertainment throughout the evening and at midnight there will be a countdown and balloon drop. Guests will be treated to a complementary entrance ticket to Azure Circus Party for post-midnight dancing.

There is also a New Year’s Eve Buffet from 8pm-1am, costing BD40 (with soft beverages), BD50 (including selected beverages).

There will be a four-course dinner on New Year’s Eve at CUT by Wolfgang Puck, from 7pm-1am, and is priced at BD45++.

There will be a special dinner on New Year’s Eve at re/ Asian Cuisine by Wolfgang Puck, from 7pm-1am, and is priced at BD45++.

For details and reservations, call 17115044.

Big Texas Barbeque & Waffle House’s annual sporting throw down for New Year’s Eve will take place from 7.30pm-12.30pm. Dress up in your favourite sport team’s attire. The price is BD30 for a single entry ticket and BD50 for couples at the door.

Call 17360063 to book a table.

The Al Areen Palace & Spa’s Al Qasr Tent  is counting down to the New Year with an enchanting family-friendly event with food, live entertainment by an Arabic DJ, live singers and a band, party games and a balloon drop. There will also be a kids’ zone with dedicated nannies, jumping castle plus mascots.

It takes place from 9pm-2am and costs BD25++ per person.

For reservations, call 17845000.

The hotel will also be hosting a jazzy New Year’s Eve at Keizo, a romantic man-made island restautant. Enjoy the jazz band Kabuki, while you enjoy a delicious meal from the venue’s international menu including live stations. Couples may also opt for a private dining in the romantic island gazebos.

It takes place from 9pm-2am and costs BD22++ per person.

For reservations, call 17845000.