About Al Fanar Restaurant & Café - Al Jimi
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.20% off entire menu
For orders over AED 30 up to AED 20. T&Cs applyNew customers only
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Prawn Beryani
AED 78Mutton Thereed/Margouga
AED 74Squid Nashef
AED 64Mutton Stew
AED 74Grilled Prawns
AED 58Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99
Trays
Chicken 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.
Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Balalit
sweetened vermicelli with cardamom, saffron and plain omelette, served with freshly baked breadAED 42Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42
Appetizers
Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetablesAED 36Grilled Prawns
Grilled jumbo shrimp.AED 58Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Fish Kofta
Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54
Soup
Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spicesAED 25Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.AED 25
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.
Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Mutton 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 74Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64Salmon Biryani
sautéed Salmon with slow cooked biryani ricetopped with crispy fried onion and coriander.AED 79Spicy Jesheed
crumbled baby shark cooked with onion, drylemon, coriander, and mixed spices, servedwith white riceAED 72Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 74Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 74Chicken 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 76Jesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 62Grilled Sea bream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Fish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Lamb Kebab
Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Emirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66
Side Orders
Machboos Rice
AED 14Wagafi Bread
AED 7White 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 28Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Chocolate Brownie
AED 25Cake Al Cacao Beltamor
Currently sold outAED 30
Drinks
Vimto
AED 14Laban Ayran
AED 18Karak Tea
AED 14Soft Drinks
AED 5Water
Currently sold outAED 5Fresh Juice
AED 20Tea
AED 18Arabic Coffee
AED 20