
About Al Fanar Restaurant and Café - DFC
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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Harees
AED 68Chicken Machboos
AED 65Fish Tanoor
AED 86Grilled Seabream
AED 82Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Grilled Prawns
AED 62Threed
AED 62Margouga
AED 62Chicken Machboos and Mutton Biryani
AED 99Chicken Stew
AED 65
Trays
Laham Ghozy Tray
2 kg meat shoulder with slow cooked Beryani or machboos rice topped with crispy fried onion and golden raisins (serves 4-5 persons)AED 325Machboos Tray
fish machboos . prawns . grilled squid . and fish kofta on machboos riceAED 219Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)AED 94Chicken Machboos and Mutton Biryani
Chicken Machboos and Mutton BiryaniAED 99Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Minced Kebab. Served with bread or riceAED 160Shrimp Biryani and Fish Machboos
Shrimp Biryani and Fish MachboosAED 115Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Minced Kebab. Served with bread or riceAED 85
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 42Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Beidh wa Tomat
Scrambled Egg with tomato and our special seasoning .AED 42Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Keema
Minced beef with peanes served with Paratha breadAED 44Al Jazeeri Khameer Bread
Freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with sweet egg paste cooked with saffron and cardamomAED 32Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Laham Nashef
Boneless Lamb cooked in rich gravy .potato. and our special spices served with side breadAED 44Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46
Appetizers
Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetablesAED 36PopularGrilled Prawns
Charcoal grilled prawns.AED 62Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.AED 59Crispy Calamari
crispy fried calamari served with mayo sauceAED 46Fish Kofta
Highly rated· Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54Grilled Squid
Charcoal grilled squid marinated in Emirati spicesAED 52Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54
Soup
Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spicesAED 25Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.AED 25Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soupAED 36Harees Soup
Wheat and meat soup.AED 25
Salad
Al Fanar Salad
seasonal fresh mixed vegetables with special Al Fanar dressingAED 38Tomato and Onion Salad
Tomato and onion salad with dijon mustard dressing.AED 32Rocket Salad
rocket with cucumber salad topped with walnuts and lemon vinegar dressingAED 34Mango and Rocket Salad
Fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressing.AED 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.
Harees
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and meat.AED 68Fish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86PopularChicken Machboos
Highly rated· grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 76Grilled Seabream
Highly rated· Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Fried Seabass Magli
Fried Seabass fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Emirati Chicken Tikka
charcoal grilled boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt. Served with white rice, or breadAED 66Madroobat Deyay
Currently sold outAED 65Bedouin Mutton Stew
Diced Mutton and potatoes slow cooked in rich mutton stock stew, flavouredwith dried lemons. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 79Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Threed
Bed of crispy Arabic bread with chicken stewAED 62Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 62Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Chicken Stew
Chicken and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich chicken stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 65Salmoon Biryani
sauteed salmon with slow cooked birayni rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 79Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rich tomato sauce and tamarind. Served with freshlybaked flat bread or white riceAED 79PopularPrawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Fish Machboos
fried Sea Bass fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 79Mutton Stew
Diced mutton and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich lamb stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 79Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 79Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Potato 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 35Squid 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 62Lamb Kebab
grilled boneless lamb cubes marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice, or breadAED 82Kebab Mafroom
Minced lamb marinated in onion and emirati spices served with side white rice or breadAED 80Mahashi
Zucchini and Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomatosauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45Okra
served with freshly baked wagafi bread orwhite rice.AED 45
Side Orders
Emirati Pickle ( Achar )
Emirati Pickle ( Achar )AED 9Beryani Rice
Beryani RiceAED 14Machboos Rice
Machboos RiceAED 14French Fries
French friesAED 16Wagafi Bread
Wagafi BreadAED 7White Rice
White RiceAED 14Saman Baladi (Ghee)
Saman Baladi (Ghee)AED 6
Sweets
Dates, saffron and cardamom are the main ingredients used to prepare Emirati sweets.
Leqaimat
Golden crisp fried dough balls coated with date syrup.AED 28Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Asidat 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 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25
Drinks
Karak Tea
Karak TeaAED 14Vimto
VimtoAED 15Water
WaterAED 5Fresh Juice
Fresh JuiceAED 26Laban Ayran
Laban AyranAED 18Soft Drinks
Soft DrinksAED 5