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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Chicken Machboos
AED 65Prawn Beryani
AED 78Threed
AED 62Grilled Seabream
AED 82Chicken Stew
AED 65Chicken Beryani
AED 65Emirati Chicken Tikka
AED 66Grilled Prawns
AED 94Jesheed
AED 72Spicy Jesheed
AED 72
Trays
Machboos Tray
fish machboos . prawns . grilled squid . and fish kofta on machboos riceAED 210Build Your Own Tray (BYOT)
AED 94Seafood Tray for 2
Jesheed, grilled prawns, grilled squid, grilled sea bream, and white riceAED 192Chicken Machboos and Mutton Biryani
AED 99Mixed Grill for 1
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, grilled chicken wings. Served with bread or riceAED 72Jesheed and Fish Biryani
AED 99Shrimp Biryani & Fish Machboos
AED 115Mixed Grill for 2
Emirati chicken tikka, lamb kebab, grilled chicken wings. Served with bread or riceAED 160Laham 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 325Tanoor Tray
sea bass tanoor . jesheed . prawns magli and calamari on whire riceAED 198
Breakfast Set
breakfast set menu
Breakfast Set menu
Currently sold outAED 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 42PopularChebab
Three soft pancakes infused with saffron, cardamom and turmeric. Served with a side of cream cheese and Emirati produced date syrupAED 34Beidh wa Tomat
Scrambled Egg with tomato and our special seasoning .AED 42PopularDango
Chick peas.AED 22Keema
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 44Bajella
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 32Reqaq Bread
Thin traditional bread.AED 24Mohalla
Sweetened thin traditional bread mixed with sugar and dates.AED 34Khameer Bread
freshly baked bread infused with saffron, dates, and cardamom, served with date syrup and cream cheeseAED 32Shakshooka
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 30Pakora
Crispy fried mixed vegetablesAED 36Fish Kofta
Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with al fanar tomato sauce.AED 54Crispy Calamari
crispy fried calamari served with mayo sauceAED 46Grilled Prawns
Charcoal grilled prawns.AED 58Hobool
Deep fried fish roe.AED 54Mixed Appetizers
Koftat samak, samboosa and habool.AED 54Grilled Squid
Charcoal grilled squid marinated in Emirati spicesAED 52
Soup
Lentil Soup
pureed lentils flavored with onion, garlic, and mixed spicesAED 25Harees Soup
Wheat and meat soup.AED 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 38PopularTomato and Onion Salad
Tomato and onion salad with dijon mustard dressing.AED 32Mango 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.
Bedouin 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 74Chicken Machboos
grilled half chicken with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 65Salmoon Biryani
sauteed salmon with slow cooked birayni rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 79Prawn Beryani
sautéed black tiger prawns with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 78Maleh Beryani
salted yellow fin tuna with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 74Grilled Seabream
Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 82PopularEmirati Chicken Tikka
charcoal grilled boneless chicken cubes marinated in yogurt. Served with white rice, or breadAED 66Fish Stew
Fish stew cooked in rich tomato sauce and tamarind. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 74Threed
Bed of crispy Arabic bread with chicken stewAED 62Chicken Stew
Chicken and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich chicken stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 65Jesheed
crumbled wild caught baby shark cooked with onion, dry lemon, coriander, and mixed spices, served with white riceAED 72Chicken Beryani
grilled half chicken with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions, lentil beans and golden raisinsAED 65Fish 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 72Grilled Prawns
Grilled tiger shrimp with our special spices served with side white rice or bread.AED 94Mutton Machboos
mutton with slow cooked simmered rice infused with dry lemon, cinamon, bay leaves, cardamom and mixed spicesAED 74Macarona
Macaroni cooked with spiced ground beef.AED 50Fish Machboos
fried emperor white fish with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 76Moghar Maleh
Salted fish dipped in clear lemon water served with white rice.AED 74Shaari 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 76Kebab Mafroom
Minced lamb marinated in onion and emirati spices served with side white rice or breadAED 74Mahashi
Zucchini & Onions stuffed with spiced, herby meat and rice, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 50Grilled Squid
Grilled squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread.AED 82Fish Beryani
wild caught king fish steaks with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onion and corianderAED 76Mutton Beryani
juicy mutton with slow cooked biryani rice topped with crispy fried onions and golden raisinsAED 74Squid Nashef
Squid cooked in rice tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 64Okra
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45Potato Hamsa
served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Prawn Machboos
fried black tiger prawns with slow cooked rice infused with dry lemon, tamarind, capsicum, and mixed spicesAED 78Chicken Nashef
chicken cubes sautéed in rich tomato gravy and mixed spices. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 62Prawn Magli
Pan fried black tiger prawns with onion and tomato. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 76Maleh Nashef
Slated fish cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread.AED 74Mutton Stew
Diced mutton and mixed vegetables slow cooked in rich lamb stock stew. Served with freshly baked flat bread or white riceAED 74Margouga
Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable.AED 62Chickpeas Hamsa
A blend of chickpeas and potato simmered in our tomato masala served with freshly baked wagafi bread or white rice.AED 35Musaqa
Roasted Eggplant, chickpeas and tomato sauce, served with wagafi bread or white rice.AED 45
Side Orders
White Rice
AED 14Machboos Rice
AED 14Emirati Pickle ( Achar )
AED 9Wagafi Bread
AED 7Saman Baladi (Ghee)
AED 6Beryani Rice
AED 14
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 35Khabisah
Traditional Emirati sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture.AED 30Asidat Al Tamor
Emirati dates pudding.AED 30Bathith
Crumbed dates mixed in roasted flour and butter.AED 30Ferni
Rice pudding.AED 25Araroot
Custard pudding.AED 25Chocolate Brownie
AED 25Cake Al Tamor
Currently sold outAED 28Asidat Bobar
Pumpkin pudding.AED 30Sagoo
Tapioca pudding.AED 25Cake Al Cacao Beltamor
Currently sold outAED 30
Drinks
Karak Tea
AED 14Vimto
AED 14Fresh Juice
AED 20Laban Ayran
AED 18Soft Drinks
AED 5Water
AED 5