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 65Grilled Seabream
AED 82Prawn Beryani
AED 78Chicken Beryani
AED 65Chicken Stew
AED 65Salmoon Biryani
AED 79Jesheed
AED 72Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Grilled Prawns
AED 94
Trays
Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 192Machboos Tray
fish machboos . prawns . grilled squid . and fish kofta on machboos riceAED 210Chicken Machboos and Mutton Biryani
AED 99Laham 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 325Mixed 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 160Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Jesheed and Fish Biryani
AED 99Tanoor Tray
sea bass tanoor . jesheed . prawns magli and calamari on whire riceAED 198
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 34PopularBeidh wa Tomat
Scrambled Egg with tomato and our special seasoning .AED 42Dango
Chick peas.AED 22Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Keema
Minced beef with peanes served with Paratha breadAED 44Laham Nashef
Boneless Lamb cooked in rich gravy .potato. and our special spices served with side breadAED 44Al 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 46Sunny Side Up
Egg sunny side up or over hard with reqaq bread.AED 42
Appetizers
Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Fish Kofta
Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54Grilled Prawns
Charcoal grilled prawns.AED 58Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetablesAED 36Crispy Calamari
crispy fried calamari served with mayo sauceAED 46Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.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 25Harees Soup
Wheat and meat soup.AED 25Seafood Soup
tomato based seafood soupAED 36Chicken Soup
Chicken soup.AED 25
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 34Mango and Rocket Salad
Fresh sour mango with rocket and cucumber topped with tangy chili dressing.AED 38PopularTomato and Onion Salad
Tomato and onion salad with dijon mustard dressing.AED 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.
Harees
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and meat.AED 68Grilled Seabream
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 65Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Salmoon 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 freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 74PopularChicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Chicken Stew
Chicken and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich chicken stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 65PopularFish Tanoor
Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Spicy Jesheed
crumbled baby shark cooked with onion . dry lemon . coriander . red and green chili with mixed spices served with white rice .AED 72Bedouin Mutton Stew
Diced Mutton and potatoes slow cooked in rich mutton stock stew, flavoured with dried lemons. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 74Jesheed
crumbled wild caught baby shark cooked with onion, dry lemon, coriander, and mixed spices, served with white riceAED 72Emirati Chicken Tikka
charcoal grilled boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt. Served with white rice, or breadAED 66Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 74Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Threed
Bed of crispy Arabic bread with chicken stewAED 62Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 74Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Shaari Magli
Fried shaari fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Mutton Stew
Diced mutton and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich lamb stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 74Madroobat Deyay
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and chicken.AED 65Grilled Prawns
Grilled tiger shrimp with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 94Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Momawash Robyan
Currently sold outAED 62Fish Machboos
fried emperor white fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Okra
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 74Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Kebab Mafroom
Minced lamb marinated in onion and emirati spices served with side white rice or breadAED 74Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomato sauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45Chickpeas 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 35Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Chicken 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 64Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 62Lamb Kebab
grilled boneless lamb cubes marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice, or breadAED 76Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50
Side Orders
White Rice
AED 14Machboos Rice
AED 14Wagafi Bread
AED 7Emirati Pickle ( Achar )
AED 9Beryani Rice
AED 14Saman 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 28Khanfaroush
Emirati doughnuts.AED 35Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Asidat Bobar
Pumpkin pudding.AED 30Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Cake Al Tamor
Currently sold outAED 28Sagoo
Tapioca pudding.AED 25Chocolate Brownie
AED 25Cake Al Cacao Beltamor
Currently sold outAED 30
Drinks
Fresh Juice
AED 20Karak Tea
AED 14Laban Ayran
AED 18Vimto
AED 14Soft Drinks
AED 5Water
AED 5