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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Rocket Salad
AED 34Mango & Rocket Salad
AED 38Al Fanar Salad
AED 38Balalit
AED 42Jesheed
AED 72Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42Chicken Beryani
Highly ratedgrilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Macarona
Highly ratedMacaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Chebab
AED 34Mahashi
AED 50
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 42PopularScrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42Paratha Wrap
AED 21Keema
Minced beef with peas served with paratha breadAED 44Al Jazeeri Khameer Bread
Freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with sweet egg paste cooked with saffron and cardamomAED 32Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24
Salad
Rocket Salad
rocket with cucumber salad topped with walnuts and lemon vinegar dressingAED 34Mango & Rocket Salad
fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressingAED 38Al Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressingAED 38PopularTomato & 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.
Minced Kebab
minced lamb marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice or breadAED 74Jesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Chicken Beryani
Highly rated· grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Macarona
Highly rated· Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Chicken Madrooba
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and chicken.AED 65Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Okra
Served with freshly baked Wagafi bread or White Rice.AED 45Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or White rice.AED 35Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomato sauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 74Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 65Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35
Side Orders
Pickled- Lemon
Lemon slices pickled.AED 9Pickled Mango
mango-pickleAED 9Pickled - Onions
pickled baby onionsAED 9Paratha Bread
SideAED 8Wagafi Bread
AED 7Saman 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 28Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Mango Araroot
Mango Custard PuddingAED 30Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Pistachio Kunafa Brownie
fudgy brownie layered with crunchy kunafa and velvety pistachio creamAED 39.99
Drinks
Karak Tea
AED 14Fresh Juice
AED 20Soft Drinks
AED 5Vimto
AED 14Laban Ayran
AED 18Water
AED 5Tea
AED 18Arabic Coffee
AED 20