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.Free delivery
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Grilled Sea bream
AED 82Chicken Machboos
AED 65Chicken Beryani
AED 65Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Fish Kofta
AED 54Jesheed
AED 72Chicken Stew
AED 65Fish Tanoor
AED 86Prawn Beryani
AED 78Mixed Grill for 1
AED 85
Trays
Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Kebab Mafroom. Served with bread or riceAED 85Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 192Jesheed & Fish Biryani
AED 99Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Mixed 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 42Al 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 34Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42PopularParatha Wrap
AED 21Keema
Minced beef with peas served with paratha breadAED 44Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42Mohalla
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 46Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22
Appetizers
Fish Kofta
Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.AED 54Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52Grilled Prawns
Grilled jumbo shrimp.AED 58
Soup
Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.AED 25Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spicesAED 25Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soupAED 36
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 38Tomato & 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.
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 65Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65PopularEmirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66PopularJesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Fish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50PopularPrawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65Lamb Kebab
Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style 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 94Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Bedouin Mutton Stew
Mutton stew with potato, tomato and dry lemon served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Shaari Magli
Fried shaari fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64Chicken Nashef
chicken cubes sautéed in rich tomato gravy and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 62Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 62Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Mutton Thereed/Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.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 74Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 74Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or White rice.AED 35Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Grilled 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 74Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 74Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rice tomato sauce and tamarind served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Musaqa
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 45Fish Machboos
fried emperor white fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 74
Side Orders
White Rice
AED 14Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6Beryani Rice
AED 14Machboos Rice
AED 14Wagafi Bread
AED 7
Sweets
Dates, saffron and cardamom are the main ingredients used to prepare Emirati sweets.
Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Cake Al Cacao Beltamor
Chocolate cake with dates.AED 30Leqaimat
Golden crisp fried dough balls coated with date syrup.AED 28Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Cake Al Tamor
Dates cake.AED 28Asidat Bobar
Pumpkin pudding.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Sagoo
Tapioca pudding.AED 25
Drinks
Karak Tea
AED 14Fresh Juice
AED 20Vimto
AED 14Soft Drinks
AED 5Laban Ayran
AED 18Arabic Coffee
AED 20Tea
AED 18Water
AED 5