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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 65Jesheed
AED 72Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Grilled Prawns
AED 99Chicken Beryani
AED 65Prawn Beryani
AED 78Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Fish Kofta
AED 54Grilled Sea bream
AED 82Mixed Grill for 1
AED 85
Trays
Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 199Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Mixed 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 160Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Jesheed & 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 44Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
Highly ratedAED 42Paratha Wrap
AED 21Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Al Jazeeri Khameer Bread
Freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with sweet egg paste cooked with saffron and cardamomAED 32Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46
Appetizers
Grilled Prawns
Grilled jumbo shrimp, 12 pcsAED 99PopularFish Kofta
Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54PopularSamboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Sliced Baked Potato
oven baked thin slices of potato infused with garlic and Emirati spicesAED 39Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.AED 59Grilled Jumbo Prawns
grilled prawns 7 pcsAED 62Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52Popular
Soup
Harees Soup
Wheat and meat soup.AED 25Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.AED 25Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spicesAED 25Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soupAED 36
Salad
Al Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressingAED 38Mango & Rocket Salad
fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressingAED 38Tomato & Onion Salad
tomato & onion salad with dijon mustard dressingAED 32PopularRocket Salad
rocket with cucumber salad topped with walnuts and lemon vinegar dressingAED 34
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.
Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Prawn Beryani
Highly rated· sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Emirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66Jesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Fish Tanoor
Grilled Sea Bass in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Grilled Sea bream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82PopularChicken Beryani
Highly rated· grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Mutton Stew
Meat stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 79Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rice tomato sauce and tamarind served with side white rice or bread.AED 79Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Fish Machboos
fried Sea Bass fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Minced Kebab
minced lamb marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice or breadAED 74Harees
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and meat.AED 46Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Musaqa
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 45Lamb Kebab
Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Mutton Thereed/Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 79Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 76Bedouin Mutton Stew
Mutton stew with potato, tomato and dry lemon served with side white rice or bread.AED 79Potato 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 62Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 79Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 79Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 65Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Chicken Madrooba
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and chicken.AED 65
Side Orders
White Rice
AED 14Machboos Rice
AED 14Wagafi Bread
AED 7Cucumber & Yogurt Side
sliced fresh cucumbers mixed with yogurtAED 10Paratha Bread
SideAED 8French Fries
Crispy Potato friesAED 16Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6Pickled Mango
mango-pickleAED 9Pickled - Onions
pickled baby onionsAED 9Beryani Rice
AED 14Pickled- Lemon
Lemon slices pickled.AED 9
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 28Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25
Drinks
Karak Tea
AED 14Fresh Juice
AED 26Soft Drinks
AED 5Arabic Coffee
AED 20Vimto
AED 15Water
AED 5Laban Ayran
AED 18Tea
AED 19