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.15% off entire menu
For orders over AED 50 up to AED 20. T&Cs apply
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Prawn Beryani
AED 78Chicken Beryani
AED 65Jesheed
AED 72Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Grilled Squid
AED 82Spicy Jesheed
AED 72Grilled Sea bream
AED 82Fish Tanoor
AED 86Maleh Nashef
AED 74Machboos TRAY
AED 210
Trays
Jesheed & Fish Biryani
AED 99Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 192Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, grilled chicken wings. Served with bread or riceAED 72Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, grilled chicken wings. Served with bread or riceAED 162Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
Currently sold outAED 94Tanoor Tray
Sea bass tanoor, jesheed, prawn magli, andcalamari on white riceAED 192Machboos TRAY
fish machboos, prawns, grilled squid, and fishkofta on machboos riceAED 210
All Day Breakfast
Breakfast in the UAE usually features breads liked raqaq, khameer and chebab, served with cheese, date syrup or eggs.
Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Balalit
sweetened vermicelli with cardamom, saffron and plain omelette, served with freshly baked breadAED 42Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42Al 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 32Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Paratha Wrap
AED 22Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42Keema
Minced beef with peas served with paratha breadAED 44
Appetizers
Crispy Calamari
crispy fried calamari served with spicy mayosauceAED 46Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetablesAED 36Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52Grilled Prawns
Grilled jumbo shrimp.AED 58Fish Kofta
Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54Samboosa
Currently sold outAED 30
Soup
Lentil 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 38Rocket 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.
Machboos TRAY
fish machboos, prawns, grilled squid, and fishkofta on machboos riceAED 210Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Jesheed
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 86Grilled Sea bream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Emirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Spicy Jesheed
crumbled baby shark cooked with onion, drylemon, coriander, and mixed spices, servedwith white riceAED 72Salmon Biryani
sautéed Salmon with slow cooked biryani ricetopped with crispy fried onion and coriander.AED 79Harees
Currently sold outAED 44Mutton 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 76Maleh 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 74Fish Machboos
fried emperor white fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Chicken Nashef
chicken cubes sautéed in rich tomato gravy and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 62Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64Prawn 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 74Mutton Stew
Meat stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rice tomato sauce and tamarind served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Currently sold outAED 62Mutton Thereed/Margouga
Currently sold outAED 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 94Lamb Kebab
Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Tanoor Tray
Sea bass tanoor, jesheed, prawn magli, andcalamari on white riceAED 198Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Okra
served with freshly baked wagafi bread orwhite rice.AED 45Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35
Side Orders
Wagafi Bread
AED 7White Rice
AED 14Machboos 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 30Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Chocolate Brownie
AED 25Cake Al Tamor
Currently sold outAED 28Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Cake Al Cacao Beltamor
Currently sold outAED 30Khanfaroush
Emirati doughnuts.AED 35Pistachio Kunafa Brownie
A rich, fudgy brownie layered with crunchy kunafa and velvety pistachio cream, finished with a dusting of pistachios for the perfect blend of textures and flavours.AED 40
Drinks
Vimto
AED 14Soft Drinks
AED 5Water
Currently sold outAED 5Fresh Juice
AED 20Laban Ayran
AED 18Karak Tea
AED 14Tea
AED 18Arabic Coffee
AED 20