That was Queen Palace Flowers Roastery.
A mistranslation, I wondered?
El Shalab told us that the Arabic said mahmasa, meaning, yes, roastery.
So it wasn't a mistranslation.
Dave told us he'd checked it in Yellow Pages and they're listed as '"trader of coffee, confectionary, chocolate, flowers, plants and nuts".
There's another one too:
I looked in and they sell flowers, pots and vases, wickerwork baskets, chocolates...
I'm still trying to work out why they call themselves 'roastery'.
Maybe because they roast the nuts and the coffee...?
Yes, Roastery is a general word used for places that sell Roasted Coffee (either as whole beans or ground coffee).
ReplyDeleteA lot of these shops also sell other things like flowers, gifts, etc. and I guess over the years some of them have been focusing more on that part of the business.
This "Roastery" topic or blog is going too good....I am enjoying..:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Dubai
SDM, I think it's beginning to make sense now :-)
ReplyDeleteDid you notice that 'barbershops' are called 'Saloons' here too?
ReplyDeleteI guess some business are exempt from some charges, Roasters may have special things with visa or business license renewal. Regarding Saloon, mostly of the Indians and the Pakistanis, this word caught on long time back, and we don't have the looping sign on the doors.
ReplyDeleteFinally the mystery behind roastery seems to be solving. I've seen quite a few in Abu Dhabi and often wondered why roastery. Makes sense now.
ReplyDeleteNice blog, Ousamma. Found you thru Google's recommendations. Adding you to my Reader, so I hope you keep writing :)
ReplyDeleteGoing back a few years all hairdressing establishments were called 'saloons'. I've noticed though that the ladies places are now mostly called 'salon' while the men's are still 'saloon'.
ReplyDeleteI been confused about the use of that word too!!!!. The one near my place has a soda vending machine in one of the aisles!!
ReplyDeleteNo chickens then?
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