AL FANAR RESTAURANT & CAFE

Breakfast

Breakfast in the UAE usually features breads like Raqaq, Khameer; and Chebab, served with cheese, date syrup or eggs

• Khoboz Reqaq

  Thin traditional bread

  • Plain5,50 GBP
  • With Egg7,95 GBP
  • With Cheese7,95 GBP
  • With Egg & Cheese8,50 GBP
  • With Cheese & Honey8,50 GBP

• Beidh Qyoun or Qurs ma Khoboz Reqaq8,95 GBP

  Egg sunny side up or over hard with Reqaq bread

• Laham Nashef12,95 GBP

  Mutton cooked in rich gravy and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread

• Keema10,95 GBP

  Minced beef with peas served with Paratha bread

• Paratha Wrap

  • Plain6,50 GBP
  • With Cheese & Honey7,95 GBP
  • With Nutella7,95 GBP

• Chebab8,95 GBP

  Emirati pancake

• Shakshooka11,95 GBP

  Egg in a sauce of tomatoes, chili, pepper and topped with basil leaves

• Khoboz Khameer7,95 GBP

  Bread baked in traditional style, served with honey and cream cheese

• Dango5,50 GBP

  Chick Peas

• Beidh wa Tomat

  Scrambled Egg with tomato and our special seasoning

• Ma Khoboz Wagafi9,95 GBP

  traditional bread

• Ma Khoboz Reqaq10,95 GBP

  Thin traditional bread

• Bajella5,50 GBP

  Broad Beans

• Balalit Ma Khoboz Wagafi10,50 GBP

  Sweetened thin noodle with cardamom, saffron and plain omelete

Appetizers

• Robyan Mashwi

  Grilled Jumbo shrimp

  • Small7,95 GBP
  • Large13,50 GBP

• Hobool12,95 GBP

  Deep fried fish roe

• Naghar Mashwi

  Grilled Squid

  • Small7,50 GBP
  • Large12,50 GBP

• Koftat Samak

  Deep fried crumbled fish with onion and coriander leaves in our special spices, served with Al Fanar tomato sauce

  • Small7,95 GBP
  • Large12,95 GBP

• Mixed Appetizers

  Koftat Samak, Samboosa and Hobool

  • Small12,95 GBP
  • Large15,50 GBP

• Samboosa

  Deep fried pastry

  • Vegetable7,50 GBP
  • Meat7,95 GBP

Soup

• Shorbat Adas5,95 GBP

  Lentil Soup

• Shorbat Akalat Bahreia9,00 GBP

  Seafood soup

Salad

• Salatat Jarjeer7,50 GBP

  Rocket Salad

• Salatat Al Fanar7,95 GBP

  Seasonal fresh mix vegetables with special Al Fanar dressing

• Salatat Deyay ma Kezbora8,95 GBP

  Chicken Coriander salad

• Salatat Basal Wa Tomat7,50 GBP

  Tomato and Onion salad

• Salatat Hamba WA Jarjeer8,95 GBP

  Rocket and Mango salad

Main Dish

Due to harsh desert conditions, the tradition Emirati food uses a lot of meat, grain and dairy. Meat, fish and rice are the main foods of the Emirati cuisine. Usually lamb and mutton are the more favored meats, than beef. Emirati cuisine is a reflection of a great Arabian heritage and vast exposure to civilizations over time. 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

• Machboos Samak19,00 GBP

  Fish cooked with yellow rice simmered in fish stock with special Arabic spices and dry lemon

• Machboos Robyan21,00 GBP

  Shrimp cooked with yellow rice simmered in shrimp stock with special Arabic spices and dry lemon

• Machboos Deyay16,00 GBP

  Chicken cooked with yellow rice simmered in chicken stock with special Arabic spices and dry lemon

• Machboos Laham19,00 GBP

  Meat cooked with yellow rice simmered in meat stock with special Arabic spices and dry lemon

• Beryanin Robyan21,00 GBP

  Shrimp served with mix of rice, onion and coriander

• Beryani Laham19,00 GBP

  Mutton mixed with mix of rice, onions and raisins

• Beryani Deyay16,00 GBP

  Chicken served with mix of rice, onions, lentils beans and raisins

• Beryani Samak19,00 GBP

  Fish served with mix of rice, onion and coriander

• Deyay Nashef16,00 GBP

  Chicken cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread

• Naghar Nashef19,00 GBP

  Squid cooked in rich tomato sauce and our special spices, served with side white rice or bread

• Robyan Magli19,00 GBP

  Pan fried shrimp with onion seasoned with our special sauce, served with side white rice or bread

• Jesheed17,00 GBP

  Crumbled king fish cooked with onion and mixed Arabic spices served with side white rice

• Saloona Deyay ma Khudhar16,00 GBP

  Chicken stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special arabic spices served with side white rice or bread

• Sallona Laham ma Khudhar19,00 GBP

  Meat stew with seasonal vegetable cooked in tomato sauce and our special arabic spices served with side white rice or bread

• Saloona Laham Badaweya19,00 GBP

  Mutton stew with potato, tomato and dry lemon served with side white rice or bread

• Saloona Samak19,00 GBP

  Fish stew cooked in rich tomato sauce and tamarind served with side white rice or bread

• Thereed Deyay16,00 GBP

  Thin Arabic bread in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetables

• Margougat Laham19,00 GBP

  Arabic bread simmered in meat with potato and seasonal vegetable

• Margourat Deyay16,00 GBP

  Arabic bread simmered in chicken stew with potato and seasonal vegetable

• Thereed Laham19,00 GBP

  Thin arabic bread in meat stew with potato seasonal vegetables

• Samak Magli19,00 GBP

  Fried fish served with white rice or bread

• Samak Mashwi - Seabream19,00 GBP

  Grilled fish with our special spices served with side white rice or bread

• Samak Tanoor21,00 GBP

  Grilled fish in oven, marinated in our special spices served with side white rice or bread. Ask for the fish of the day

• Naghar Mashwi21,00 GBP

  Grilled Squid seasoned with our special spices, with side white rice or bread

• Robyan Mashwi23,00 GBP

  Grilled tiger shrimp with our special spices served with side white rice or bread

• Harees18,00 GBP

  Traditional Emiriti dish made of wheat and meat

• Kebab Emarati19,00 GBP

  Mutton meat kebab marinated in traditional style served with side white rice or bread

• Tekat Deyay Emarati17,00 GBP

  Chicken kebab marinated in Arabic spices with yogurt served with side white rice or bread

• Koftat Laham18,00 GBP

  Minced Lamb marinated in onion, parsley, mint and Emirati spices; served with side white rice or bread

Side Orders

• Khoboz Wagafi (Bread)1,95 GBP

• Aysh Abyadh (White Rice)3,95 GBP

• Aysh Machboos (Machboos Rice)3,95 GBP

• Aysh Beryani (Beryani Rice)3,95 GBP

• Saman Baladi (Ghee)1,00 GBP

Sweets

Dates, Saffron and Cardamom are the main ingredients used to prepare Emiriti sweets

• Cake Al Cacao Beltamor

  Chocolate Cake with Dates

  • One Slice7,00 GBP

• Cake Al Tamor

  Dates Cake

  • One Slice6,50 GBP

• Asidat Al Tamor8,50 GBP

  Emirati Dates Pudding

• Ferni5,50 GBP

  Rice pudding

• Leqaimat8,50 GBP

  Golden crisp fried dough balls coated with dates syrup

• Sagoo5,50 GBP

  Tapioca pudding

• Araroot5,50 GBP

  Custard pudding

• Khabish7,50 GBP

  Traditional Emiriti sweet made of sautéed flour and molasses mixture

• Seniyat Fawala19,95 GBP

  Desserts platter that includes Leqaimat, Ferni, Asidat Al Tamor Araroot, and Khabisah

Drinks

• Fresh Orange Juice4,50 GBP

• Fresh Lemonade with Mint4,50 GBP

• Vimto3,50 GBP

• Laban Ayran (Yogurt Drink)3,50 GBP

• Water

  • Small2,50 GBP
  • Larger3,95 GBP

• Soft Drinks2,50 GBP

  Pepsi, 7 Up, Mirinda, Mountain Dew

• Arabic Coffee

  • Pot5,95 GBP

• Arabic Tea

  • Pot4,50 GBP

• Ginger Tea

  • Pot4,50 GBP

• Mint Tea

  • Pot4,50 GBP

• English Breakfast Tea4,50 GBP

• Pappermint Tea4,50 GBP

• Karak Tea

  • Cup3,50 GBP

• Hot Milk with Ginger3,50 GBP

• Espresso

  • Single2,95 GBP
  • Double3,50 GBP

• Machhiato2,95 GBP

• Cappuccino2,95 GBP

• Café Latte2,95 GBP

• Flat White2,95 GBP

• Americano2,95 GBP

• Turkish Coffee4,50 GBP

• Extra Shot0,50 GBP