About Al Fanar Restaurant and Cafe - Yas Island
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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Chicken Machboos
AED 65Prawn Beryani
Highly ratedsautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Fish Kofta
AED 54Jesheed
AED 72Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Chicken Stew
AED 65Grilled Prawns
AED 94Chicken Beryani
Highly ratedgrilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Fish Stew
AED 74
Trays
Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 192Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Kebab Mafroom. Served with bread or riceAED 85Jesheed & Fish Biryani
AED 99Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Kebab Mafroom. Served with bread or rice.AED 160
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 breadAED 42Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Al Jazeeri Khameer Bread
Freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with sweet egg paste cooked with saffron and cardamomAED 32Paratha Wrap
AED 21Keema
Minced beef with peas served with paratha breadAED 44Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34
Appetizers
Fish Kofta
Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.AED 54Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Sliced Baked Potato
oven baked thin slices of potato infused with garlic and Emirati spicesAED 39Grilled Prawns
Grilled jumbo shrimp.AED 58Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52
Soup
Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spicesAED 25Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.AED 25Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soupAED 36
Salad
Mango & Rocket Salad
fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressingAED 38PopularAl Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressingAED 38Rocket Salad
rocket with cucumber salad topped with walnuts and lemon vinegar dressingAED 34Tomato & Onion Salad
tomato & onion salad with dijon mustard dressingAED 32
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.
Prawn Beryani
Highly rated· sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Jesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rice tomato sauce and tamarind served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Emirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66Bedouin Mutton Stew
Mutton stew with potato, tomato and dry lemon served with side white rice or bread.AED 74PopularMacarona
Highly rated· Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Fish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Minced Kebab
minced lamb marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice or breadAED 74Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65PopularGrilled Sea bream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Grilled Prawns
Grilled tiger shrimp with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 94Lamb Kebab
Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Chicken Beryani
Highly rated· grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Shaari Magli
Fried shaari fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.AED 76PopularMaleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 74Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or White rice.AED 35Chicken Nashef
chicken cubes sautéed in rich tomato gravy and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 62Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Okra
Served with freshly baked Wagafi bread or White Rice.AED 45Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Fish Machboos
fried emperor white fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 74Mutton Thereed/Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 74Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 74Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64Mutton Stew
Meat stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 65Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomato sauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45
Side Orders
White Rice
AED 14French Fries
Crispy Potato friesAED 16Cucumber & Yogurt Side
sliced fresh cucumbers mixed with yogurtAED 10Wagafi Bread
AED 7Pickled- Lemon
Lemon slices pickled.AED 9Machboos Rice
AED 14Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6Pickled Mango
mango-pickleAED 9Pickled - Onions
pickled baby onionsAED 9Beryani Rice
AED 14Paratha Bread
SideAED 8
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 28Mango Araroot
Mango Custard PuddingAED 30Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Pistachio Kunafa Brownie
fudgy brownie layered with crunchy kunafa and velvety pistachio creamAED 39.99
Drinks
Karak Tea
AED 14Fresh Juice
AED 20Laban Ayran
AED 18Soft Drinks
AED 5Vimto
AED 14Arabic Coffee
AED 20Water
AED 5Tea
AED 18