Cafe Ceramique, Oman. A great little place that asks- Would you like to eat first or paint first?

Some time back we decided to go to Cafe Ceramique in Muscat for a weekend breakfast. Must admit the fact that there was a very special offer was the real draw but we came back converted into Cafe Ceramique fans. For more reasons than just one.

Located centrally in the Bareeq Al Shatti Mall, Muscat.Cafe Ceramique is a cafe cum art-workshop. The highlight of the place would have to be the fact that the cafe serves food as well as offers customers ceramic pieces which they can purchase and paint at the cafe itself.They can then enjoy creating unique personalized gifts, keepsakes, dinnerware and home decor pieces that will be cherished forever. All one has to do is to pick a piece of ceramic off the shelf (that has many great pieces to choose from ) and let your imagination run wild. These are then painted, glazed, fired and soon ready for pick up. Once you select the piece you want to paint, you are given a paper, five colours and two outliners. These colours are handed over along with a sponge, water, and a set of brushes. Customers can paint away till they are happy and satisfied and once completed, the piece has to be left in the cafe for them to fire and glaze the piece (about seven days).Customers are are given a receipt which must be used to collect the piece.The pieces are microwave as well as dishwasher friendly and we were informed that the colours do not contain any toxins, so that everyone can eat or and drink out of them.

Baking in the oven

We are shown exactly how the operation works

The paints used

Bright and Beautiful

At our table- Puffy Paints Starters- a delicious salad and toasted bread Can't close before I tell you about our meal which we enjoyed thoroughly.

Called 'The Arabian Treasure', it had a range of Mediterranean favorites, Foul Medammas, Hummus, Grilled Halloumi Cheese, Zattar Crisps, Labneh with a choice of tea or coffee. So there it was- a truly memorable Arabian delight breakfast, topped with the option to paint.A really great way to spend a relaxed and fun morning!