20% off entire menu
For orders over AED 30 up to AED 20. T&Cs applyNew customers onlyGoing the extra mile
This is an extended delivery order. Delivery times and fees may be higher.
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.
Popular with other people
Jesheed
AED 72Chicken Machboos
AED 65Prawn Machboos
AED 78Chicken Beryani
AED 65Prawn Beryani
AED 78Spicy Jesheed
AED 72Salmon Biryani
AED 79Fish Machboos
AED 76Mutton Beryani
AED 79Maleh Beryani
AED 74
Trays
Tanoor Tray
Sea bass tanoor, jesheed, prawn magli, andcalamari on white riceAED 199Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
Currently sold outAED 94Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99Seafood 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 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Minced Kebab. Served with bread or riceAED 85Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Minced Kebab. Served with bread or riceAED 162Machboos TRAY
fish machboos, prawns, grilled squid, and fishkofta on machboos riceAED 219
All Day Breakfast
Breakfast in the UAE usually features breads liked raqaq, khameer and chebab, served with cheese, date syrup or eggs.
Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Balalit
sweetened vermicelli with cardamom, saffron and plain omelette, served with freshly baked breadAED 42Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
AED 42Paratha Wrap
AED 22Mohalla
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 32Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Keema
Minced beef with peas served with paratha breadAED 44
Appetizers
Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.AED 59Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52Fish 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 30Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetablesAED 36Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54Crispy Calamari
crispy fried calamari served with spicy mayosauceAED 46Grilled Prawns Large
grilled prawns, 12 pcsAED 99
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
Al Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressingAED 38Mango & Rocket Salad
fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressingAED 38Rocket Salad
rocket with cucumber salad topped with walnuts and lemon vinegar dressingAED 34Tomato & 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.
Jesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 79Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 79Fish Machboos
Fried Sea Bass fish with slow-cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Salmon Biryani
sautéed Salmon with slow cooked biryani ricetopped with crispy fried onion and coriander.AED 79Okra
served with freshly baked wagafi bread orwhite rice.AED 45Spicy Jesheed
crumbled baby shark cooked with onion, drylemon, coriander, and mixed spices, servedwith white riceAED 72Harees
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and meat.AED 44Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Chicken Nashef
Currently sold outAED 62Squid Nashef
Currently sold outAED 64Prawn Magli
Currently sold outAED 76Maleh Nashef
Currently sold outAED 74Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 76Chicken Stew
Currently sold outAED 65Mutton Stew
Currently sold outAED 79Bedouin Mutton Stew
Currently sold outAED 79Fish Stew
Currently sold outAED 79Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 62Mutton Thereed/Margouga
Currently sold outAED 79Grilled Sea bream
Currently sold outAED 82Fish Tanoor
Currently sold outAED 86Grilled Squid
Currently sold outAED 82Lamb Kebab
Currently sold outAED 82Machboos TRAY
fish machboos, prawns, grilled squid, and fishkofta on machboos riceAED 210Tanoor Tray
Sea bass tanoor, jesheed, prawn magli, andcalamari on white riceAED 198Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Emirati Chicken Tikka
chargrilled boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt. Served with white rice, breadAED 66
Side Orders
Wagafi Bread
AED 7Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6White Rice
AED 14Machboos Rice
AED 14Beryani Rice
AED 14
Sweets
Dates, saffron and cardamom are the main ingredients used to prepare Emirati sweets.
Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Leqaimat
Golden crisp fried dough balls coated with date syrup.AED 28Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30
Drinks
Laban Ayran
AED 18Karak Tea
AED 14Arabic Coffee
AED 20Soft Drinks
AED 5Water
AED 5Fresh Juice
AED 26Vimto
AED 15