Al Fanar Restaurant & Café - DFC delivery from Festival City

About Al Fanar Restaurant & Café - DFC
At Al Fanar, you can experience true Emirati flavours throwback to the good old days, Al Fanar rekindles the spirit of the ’60s. A menu packed full of recipes passed down through generations
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Grilled Seabream
AED 82
Chicken Stew
AED 65
Chicken Machboos
AED 65
Prawn Machboos
AED 78
Jesheed
AED 72
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94
Chicken Beryani
AED 65
Spicy Jesheed
AED 72
Prawn Beryani
AED 78
Fish Tanoor
AED 86

Trays

Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Minced Kebab. Served with bread or rice
AED 160
Machboos Tray
fish machboos . prawns . grilled squid . and fish kofta on machboos rice
AED 219
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94
Laham Ghozy Tray
2 kg meat shoulder with slow cooked Beryani or machboos rice topped with crispy fried onion and golden raisins (serves 4-5 persons)
AED 399
Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white rice
AED 199
Jesheed and Fish Biryani
Jesheed and Fish Biryani
AED 99
Chicken Machboos and Mutton Biryani
Chicken Machboos and Mutton Biryani
AED 99
Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Minced Kebab. Served with bread or rice
AED 85
Shrimp Biryani and Fish Machboos
Shrimp Biryani and Fish Machboos
AED 115
Tanoor Tray
Safi tanoor . jesheed . prawns magli and calamari on whire rice
AED 209

Breakfast Set

breakfast set menu

Breakfast Set menu
Currently sold out
AED 49

All Day Breakfast

Breakfast in the UAE usually features breads liked raqaq, khameer and chebab, served with cheese, date syrup or eggs.

Balalit
sweetened vermicelli with cardamom, saffron and plain omelette, served with freshly baked bread
AED 42
Dango
Chick peas.
AED 22
Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrup
AED 34
Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheese
AED 32
Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.
AED 34
Beidh wa Tomat
Scrambled Egg with tomato and our special seasoning .
AED 42
Keema
Minced beef with peanes served with Paratha bread
AED 44
Laham Nashef
Boneless Lamb cooked in rich gravy .potato. and our special spices served with side bread
AED 44
Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.
AED 24
Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked bread
AED 46
Bajella
Broad beans.
AED 22
Al Jazeeri Khameer Bread
Freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with sweet egg paste cooked with saffron and cardamom
AED 32
Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.
AED 42

Appetizers

Fish Kofta
Highly rated
· Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.
AED 54
Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.
AED 59
Grilled Squid
Charcoal grilled squid marinated in Emirati spices
AED 52
Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.
AED 30
Crispy Calamari
crispy fried calamari served with mayo sauce
AED 46
Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.
AED 54
Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetables
AED 36
Grilled Prawns
Charcoal grilled prawns.
AED 62

Soup

Harees Soup
Wheat and meat soup.
AED 25
Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.
AED 25
Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soup
AED 36
Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spices
AED 25

Salad

Al Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressing
AED 38
Popular
Tomato and Onion Salad
Tomato and onion salad with dijon mustard dressing.
AED 32
Popular
Rocket Salad
rocket with cucumber salad topped with walnuts and lemon vinegar dressing
AED 34
Popular
Mango and Rocket Salad
Fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressing.
AED 38

Main Dish

The dishes are usually like stews as everything is often cooked in a single pot. Saffron, cardamom, turmeric and thyme are the core flavors used in Emirati cookery.

Grilled Seabream
Highly rated
· Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.
AED 82
Chicken Stew
Chicken and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich chicken stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white rice
AED 65
Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spices
AED 78
Chicken Machboos
Highly rated
· grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spices
AED 65
Jesheed
crumbled wild caught baby shark cooked with onion, dry lemon, coriander, and mixed spices, served with white rice
AED 72
Fish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.
AED 86
Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and coriander
AED 78
Spicy Jesheed
crumbled baby shark cooked with onion . dry lemon . coriander . red and green chili with mixed spices served with white rice .
AED 72
Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisins
AED 65
Okra
served with freshly baked wagafi bread orwhite rice.
AED 45
Harees
Currently sold out
AED 68
Salmoon Biryani
sauteed salmon with slow cooked birayni rice topped with crispy fried onion and coriander
AED 79
Fried Shaari Magli
Fried Shaari fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.
AED 76
Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and coriander
AED 74
Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rich tomato sauce and tamarind. Served with freshlybaked flat bread or white rice
AED 79
Fish Machboos
fried Safi fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spices
AED 76
Emirati Chicken Tikka
charcoal grilled boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt. Served with white rice, or bread
AED 66
Bedouin Mutton Stew
Diced Mutton and potatoes slow cooked in rich mutton stock stew, flavouredwith dried lemons. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white rice
AED 79
Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.
AED 76
Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spices
AED 79
Hamour Tanoor
Charcoal grilled whole hamour marinated in rich tomato gravy, onion and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white rice.
AED 180
Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.
AED 50
Popular
Kebab Mafroom
Minced lamb marinated in onion and emirati spices served with side white rice or bread
AED 80
Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white rice
AED 76
Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.
AED 35
Mutton Stew
Diced mutton and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich lamb stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white rice
AED 79
Threed
Bed of crispy Arabic bread with chicken stew
AED 62
Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.
AED 35
Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomatosauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.
AED 45
Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisins
AED 79
Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and coriander
AED 76
Mahashi
Zucchini and Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.
AED 50
Chicken Nashef
chicken cubes sautéed in rich tomato gravy and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white rice
AED 62
Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.
AED 64
Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.
AED 74
Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.
AED 62
Lamb Kebab
grilled boneless lamb cubes marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice, or bread
AED 82
Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.
AED 82
Hamour biryani
freshly caught Hamour steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and coriander.
AED 79

Side Orders

Emirati Pickle ( Achar )
Emirati Pickle ( Achar )
AED 9
White Rice
White Rice
AED 14
Wagafi Bread
Wagafi Bread
AED 7
French Fries
French fries
AED 16
Beryani Rice
Beryani Rice
AED 14
Machboos Rice
Machboos Rice
AED 14
Saman Baladi (Ghee)
Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6

Sweets

Dates, saffron and cardamom are the main ingredients used to prepare Emirati sweets.

Leqaimat
Golden crisp fried dough balls coated with date syrup.
AED 28
Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.
AED 30
Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.
AED 30
Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.
AED 30
Araroot
Custard pudding.
AED 25

Drinks

Water
Water
AED 5
Karak Tea
Karak Tea
AED 14
Vimto
Vimto
AED 15
Laban Ayran
Laban Ayran
AED 18
Fresh Juice
Fresh Juice
AED 26
Soft Drinks
Soft Drinks
AED 5