Pro tip: If you're entitled to free breakfast as the executive lounge or Ballaro, you are MISSING out if you only eat at the EC. The food at Ballaro is indescribable. The selection is amazing and my mind/taste buds are completely overwhelmed. They had an assortment of Emirati, Lebanese, Indian, and Asian selections. All sorts of breads (cheese, danish, croissant, sourdough, white/wheat, etc), 3 different types of eggs, including make your own omelettes, cheeses, cold cuts, chicken sausages (pork station is separate), soups/lentils, huge selection of fruits and fruit juices, yogurt, pancakes/waffles, falafel, dim sum (chicken buns and shrimp shui mai), etc. Made to order coffee, teas, etc. Pretty sure I'm missing something.

The service is top notch and the whole family agreed to come eat here for the rest of our stay. Plus, they open at 6:00am, 30 min earlier than the EC and there are no crowds.