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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Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Fish Kofta
AED 54Grilled Sea bream
AED 82Chicken Machboos
AED 65Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Prawn Beryani
AED 78Fish Tanoor
AED 86Prawn Machboos
AED 78Seafood Tray for 2
AED 192Chicken Beryani
AED 65
Trays
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 192Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Kebab Mafroom. Served with bread or riceAED 85Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Kebab Mafroom. Served with bread or rice.AED 160Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99Jesheed & Fish Biryani
AED 99
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 42Keema
Minced beef with peas served with paratha breadAED 44Paratha Wrap
AED 21Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Al Jazeeri Khameer Bread
Freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with sweet egg paste cooked with saffron and cardamomAED 32Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42
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 30Grilled Prawns
Grilled jumbo shrimp.AED 58Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52Pakora
Currently sold outAED 36Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54
Soup
Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.AED 25Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soupAED 36Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spicesAED 25
Salad
Al Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressingAED 38PopularRocket Salad
rocket with cucumber salad topped with walnuts and lemon vinegar dressingAED 34Tomato & Onion Salad
tomato & onion salad with dijon mustard dressingAED 32Mango & Rocket Salad
fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressingAED 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 Sea bream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Emirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Fish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rice tomato sauce and tamarind served with side white rice or bread.AED 74PopularMutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 74Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65PopularMaleh 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 76Jesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64PopularChicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65Bedouin Mutton Stew
Mutton stew with potato, tomato and dry lemon served with side white rice or bread.AED 74PopularLamb Kebab
Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 74Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 74Mutton Stew
Meat stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Fish Machboos
fried emperor white fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 62Chicken Nashef
chicken cubes sautéed in rich tomato gravy and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 62Prawn 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 Thereed/Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 74Shaari Magli
Fried shaari fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Grilled Prawns
Grilled tiger shrimp with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 94Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomato sauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45Okra
Served with freshly baked Wagafi bread or White Rice.AED 45Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or White rice.AED 35
Side Orders
White Rice
AED 14Wagafi Bread
AED 7Machboos Rice
AED 14Beryani Rice
AED 14Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6
Sweets
Dates, saffron and cardamom are the main ingredients used to prepare Emirati sweets.
Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Leqaimat
Golden crisp fried dough balls coated with date syrup.AED 28Asidat Bobar
Pumpkin pudding.AED 30Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Sagoo
Tapioca pudding.AED 25Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Cake Al Tamor
Dates cake.AED 28Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Cake Al Cacao Beltamor
Chocolate cake with dates.AED 30
Drinks
Fresh Juice
AED 20Karak Tea
AED 14Laban Ayran
AED 18Soft Drinks
AED 5Vimto
AED 14Water
AED 5Tea
AED 18Arabic Coffee
AED 20