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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Grilled Seabream
Highly ratedGrilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Chicken Machboos
AED 65Chicken Stew
Highly ratedChicken and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich chicken stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 65Chicken Beryani
AED 65Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Prawn Beryani
Highly ratedsautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Prawn Machboos
AED 78Fish Stew
AED 74Spicy Jesheed
AED 72Mutton Beryani
AED 74
Trays
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
Currently sold outAED 94Tanoor Tray
Currently sold outAED 198Seafood Tray for 2
Currently sold outAED 192Chicken Machboos and Mutton Biryani
Currently sold outAED 99Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
Currently sold outAED 115Machboos Tray
Currently sold outAED 210Mixed Grill for 2
Currently sold outAED 160Jesheed and Fish Biryani
Currently sold outAED 99PopularMixed Grill for 1
Currently sold outAED 85
Breakfast Set
breakfast set menu
Breakfast Set menu
Breakfast setAED 49Popular
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 34Beidh wa Tomat
Scrambled Egg with tomato and our special seasoning .AED 42Laham Nashef
Boneless Lamb cooked in rich gravy .potato. and our special spices served with side breadAED 44Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Keema
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 32Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32
Appetizers
Fish Kofta
Currently sold outAED 54Samboosa
Currently sold outAED 30Grilled Prawns
Currently sold outAED 58Crispy Calamari
Currently sold outAED 46Hobool
Currently sold outAED 54Grilled Squid
Currently sold outAED 52Pakora
Currently sold outAED 36Mixed Appetizers
Currently sold outAED 54
Soup
Chicken Soup
Currently sold outAED 25Lentil Soup
Currently sold outAED 25Seafood Soup
Currently sold outAED 36Harees Soup
Currently sold outAED 25
Salad
Al Fanar Salad
Currently sold outAED 38Tomato and Onion Salad
Currently sold outAED 32Mango and Rocket Salad
Currently sold outAED 38Rocket Salad
Currently sold outAED 34
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.
Grilled Seabream
Highly rated· Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65PopularChicken Stew
Highly rated· Chicken and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich chicken stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 65Fish Beryani
Currently sold outAED 76Prawn Beryani
Highly rated· sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Harees
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and meat.AED 68Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Emirati Chicken Tikka
charcoal grilled boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt. Served with white rice, or breadAED 66Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 74Momawash Robyan
Dried shrimp cooked with yellow rice simmered in shrimp stock with special Arabic spices and dry lemon.AED 62Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Spicy Jesheed
crumbled baby shark cooked with onion . dry lemon . coriander . red and green chili with mixed spices served with white rice .AED 72Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rich tomato sauce and tamarind. Served with freshlybaked flat bread or white riceAED 74Threed
Currently sold outAED 62Jesheed
Currently sold outAED 72Fish Tanoor
Currently sold outAED 86Mutton Stew
Currently sold outAED 74Bedouin 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 74Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 74Salmoon Biryani
sauteed salmon with slow cooked birayni rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 79Madroobat Deyay
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and chicken.AED 65Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 74Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 62Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Maleh Nashef
Currently sold outAED 74Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Okra
served with freshly baked wagafi bread orwhite rice.AED 45Shaari Magli
Fried shaari fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Lamb Kebab
grilled boneless lamb cubes marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice, or breadAED 76Fish Machboos
fried emperor white fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Maleh Beryani
Currently sold outAED 74Chickpeas 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 64Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomatosauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45Chicken Nashef
chicken cubes sautéed in rich tomato gravy and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 62Grilled 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 94Kebab Mafroom
Minced lamb marinated in onion and emirati spices served with side white rice or breadAED 74
Side Orders
White Rice
AED 14Emirati Pickle ( Achar )
AED 9Machboos Rice
AED 14Beryani Rice
AED 14Wagafi Bread
AED 7Saman 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 28PopularKhabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Pistachio Kunafa Brownie
Fudgy brownie layered with crunchy kunafa and velvety pistachio cream, finished with a dusting of pistachios for the perfect blend of textures and flavors.AED 40
Drinks
Fresh Juice
AED 20Vimto
AED 14Karak Tea
AED 14Soft Drinks
AED 5Laban Ayran
AED 18Water
AED 5