
About Al Fanar Restaurant and Cafe - Yas Island
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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Chicken Machboos
AED 65Jesheed
AED 72Grilled Sea bream
AED 82Chicken Beryani
AED 65Fish Stew
AED 79Prawn Machboos
AED 78Grilled Prawns
AED 58Fish Beryani
AED 76Mixed Grill for 2
AED 160Mixed Grill for 1
AED 85
Trays
Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Kebab Mafroom. Served with bread or rice.AED 160Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 199Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, Kebab Mafroom. Served with bread or riceAED 85Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Jesheed & Fish Biryani
AED 99Chicken Machboos & Mutton Biryani
AED 99
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 42PopularParatha Wrap
AED 21Keema
Minced beef with peas served with paratha breadAED 44Chebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Scrambled Eggs & Tomato
Highly ratedAED 42Shakshooka
egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper topped with basil leaves, served with freshly baked breadAED 46Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Bajella
Broad beans.AED 22Al 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 42
Appetizers
Fish 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 59Grilled Prawns
Grilled jumbo shrimp.AED 58PopularSliced Baked Potato
oven baked thin slices of potato infused with garlic and Emirati spicesAED 39Grilled Squid
Grilled squid.AED 52Samboosa
Deep fried pastry.AED 30Mixed 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 36
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.
Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65PopularJesheed
Crumbed baby shark cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice.AED 72Grilled Sea bream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rice tomato sauce and tamarind served with side white rice or bread.AED 79Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Bedouin Mutton Stew
Mutton stew with potato, tomato and dry lemon served with side white rice or bread.AED 79Chicken Beryani
Highly rated· grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Mutton Stew
Meat stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 79Emirati Chicken Tikka
Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread.AED 66Fish Tanoor
Grilled Sea Bass in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 86Prawn Beryani
Highly rated· sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Chicken Stew
Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special Arabic spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 65Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Fish Machboos
fried Sea Bass fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Minced Kebab
minced lamb marinated in onion and mixed spices. Served with white rice or breadAED 74Lamb Kebab
Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style served with side white rice or bread.AED 82Grilled Prawns
Grilled tiger shrimp with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 96Mutton Thereed/Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 79Chicken 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 82Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 79Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 79Maleh 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 76Okra
Served with freshly baked Wagafi bread or White Rice.AED 45Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or White rice.AED 35Harees
Currently sold outAED 46Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64Chicken Thereed/Margouga
Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables.AED 65Sea Bass Magli
Fried Sea Bass fish, with onion and tomato served with side white rice or bread.AED 76Chicken Madrooba
Traditional Emirati dish made of wheat and chicken.AED 65Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50
Side Orders
Machboos Rice
AED 14White Rice
AED 14French Fries
Crispy Potato friesAED 16Wagafi Bread
AED 7Cucumber & Yogurt Side
sliced fresh cucumbers mixed with yogurtAED 10Pickled Mango
mango-pickleAED 9Paratha Bread
SideAED 8Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6Pickled- Lemon
Lemon slices pickled.AED 9Beryani Rice
AED 14Pickled - Onions
pickled baby onionsAED 9
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 25Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25
Drinks
Fresh Juice
AED 26Karak Tea
AED 14Soft Drinks
AED 5Arabic Coffee
AED 20Water
AED 5Vimto
AED 15Laban Ayran
AED 18Tea
AED 19