𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝟏𝟎% 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 @𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐮𝐲. ⁣⁣
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When you think of Dubai, you probably don't think about traditional Emirati cuisine. I don't really know much about Emirati cuisine, which is why I was intrigued to visit @alfanaruk a restaurant that specialises in food from the Emirati culture and heiratage, located opposite Gloucester Road Station.⁣⁣
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The best way to describe the food is a fussion of Middle Eastern, North African and Pakistan cuisine. The food was actually pretty good and much better than I expected.⁣⁣
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The focus of the menu is grilled meats, seafood, chicken and lamb. There's hardly any vegetarian options on offer. Pretty much each dish comes with a choice of a large bed of rice enough to feed a family, so trust me when I said we had a lot of rice to take away.⁣⁣
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The starters menu is small, we just ordered a small portion of grilled tiger prawns. £7.95. This is were things started to surprise me, because these were great, full of flavour and delicious. ⁣⁣
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Lamb chops, £19 for 3, despite being cooked well done, it was still tender and juicy because of the high quality of lamb chops used. It had been marinated with traditional spices and flavour came from the high fat content and flavour impacted from the grill.⁣
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Another favourite was a lamb curry style dish, lamb nasheef (£12.95) from the breakfast menu, it was really tasty with subtle sweet tones. Definitely get this. ⁣⁣
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Speaking of the breakfast menu, I think this place does the bests paratas I've EVER had. The texture was unlike anything I've eaten before, upon taking our first bite I was like wow and straight away ordered the chesse and honey options as well, which were amazing. ⁣⁣
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Other items, chicken stew, grilled sea bream and every dessert available! From the desserts my favourite were the golden ball things. ⁣⁣
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Food was very good and felt authentic. I definitely recommend this place and enjoyed the meal a lot. Service was a bit Meh, language issues. Also, I didn't notice any alcohol around us. All food halal. I've give it a solid 8.5/10⁣⁣
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The meal was complimentary. Thoughts my own. ⁣

@halalfoodguy's review of Al Fanar South Kensington on Instagram

Al Fanar Restaurant & Cafe

Very nice venue, good service. Food took a little bit of time but it was fresh so it was worth the wait. Food was subtly spiced but with nice flavour. Chicken biryani was delicious. Will go again.

I beleive food tasted better before they closed during covid. Unfortunately I find other restaurants from the GCC region tastier than fanar. And it's sad to say that because I am an Emirati myself. The sweet lugheimat ending was the most delicious part. I really wish they upgrade the taste. Restaurant ambience & service is great as usual. They only need to work on the food.

Great restaurant! Delicious food especially the Chebabs and Keema! The Karak Tea is also a must-have when visiting any Emirati restaurant for that matter. The interior is decorated beautifully giving you the feeling as though you are in the UAE. Overall a great experience and highly recommend this restaurant!

The traditional Emirati dine. Besides the decor (which make you feel like you are in 🇦🇪), it's same taste as if in Emirates.

Dined in Dubai many times in AlFanar I can still feel the warmth (need to mention one  name -Monica give this place vibe, smile and good service also there is another lady - good service)and spirit of Emirates.  Warmth of Emirates hospitality.

Truly recommend

Food was okay. Their menu is quite smaller than the dubai version. Desserts were good! Although they were out of the custard. It was also quite expensive compared to the dubai version, but that's probably because they need to keep up with the area. If I go back again it would be for the karak.

We do serve Halal. Please send an email through to social@maade.co and they'll discuss your needs.

Halal Status for Al Fanar South Kensington