It depends on what you'd like to eat. Just good food? Remember in Dubai if you want to drink along with your food, you'll only get that at restaurants attached to a Hotel. However as someone mentioned the Irish village, close to where you are staying and next to the EK's aviation college across the road from you are staying. There are a number of restaurants in the complex along with outdoor relaxed seating and you have a choice of different cusines. Very resonable as well. Also you could try the Le Merridian close to you and opposite the airport, with seating inside or outside, and fixed price buffet, all u can eat and drink. If you want to go off the beaten track there are various restaurants, with reasonably good food, but for that you'd have to forgo the alcohol, but you can always visit the pub afterwards. Dubai does not have an outdoor food street with rows of small restaurants or cart cooking like BKK or HKG if that what you are looking for. Thats what we all miss here. If u need more info let me know.