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.
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Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Chicken Beryani
AED 65Prawn Beryani
AED 78Moghar Maleh
AED 74Maleh Nashef
AED 74Grilled Sea bream
AED 82Chicken Stew
AED 65Fish Tanoor
AED 86Mixed Grill for 1
AED 72
Trays
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
Currently sold outAED 94Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, grilled chicken wings. Served with bread or riceAED 72Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 192Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99Jesheed & Fish Biryani
AED 99Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, grilled chicken wings. Served with bread or riceAED 162Tanoor Tray
Sea bass tanoor, jesheed, prawn magli, and calamari on white riceAED 192Machboos TRAY
fish machboos, prawns, grilled squid, and fish kofta 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 22Reqaq 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 42Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Al 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 22Balalit
sweetened vermicelli with cardamom, saffron and plain omelette, served with freshly baked breadAED 42Shakshooka
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
Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Grilled 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 54Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.AED 54Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetablesAED 36Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54Crispy Calamari
crispy fried calamari served with spicy mayo sauceAED 46
Soup
Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soupAED 36Lentil 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 34Al Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressingAED 38Tomato & 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.
Fish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65Grilled Sea bream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Maleh 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 74Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Emirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66Salmon Biryani
sautéed Salmon with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and coriander.AED 79Spicy Jesheed
crumbled baby shark cooked with onion, dry lemon, coriander, and mixed spices, served with white riceAED 72Harees
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and meat.AED 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 74Chicken 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 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 76Jesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Mutton Stew
Meat stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Bedouin Mutton Stew
Mutton stew with potato, tomato and dry lemon 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 Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Grilled 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 76Machboos TRAY
fish machboos, prawns, grilled squid, and fish kofta on machboos riceAED 210Tanoor Tray
Sea bass tanoor, jesheed, prawn magli, and calamari 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 or white 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.
Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Leqaimat
Golden crisp fried dough balls coated with date syrup.AED 28Asidat 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 30Dates Pudding
Dates pudding cover in butterscotch.AED 30Chocolate Brownie
AED 25Cake Al Tamor
Dates cake.AED 28Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Cake Al Cacao Beltamor
Chocolate cake with dates.AED 30Khanfaroush
Emirati doughnuts.AED 35
Drinks
Soft Drinks
AED 5Water
AED 5Fresh Juice
AED 20Vimto
AED 14Laban Ayran
AED 18Karak Tea
AED 14Tea
AED 18Arabic Coffee
AED 20