‪al Fanar Cafe‬

Went here for lunch whilst visiting RAK with family. The restaurant design was very refreshing, pleasant and airy with a touch of both modern and traditional decorations. They had rooms decorated to mimic a majilis for families or one can choose to sit in the tables. We got the room as we had a toddler and didn’t want her to run around. The room was decorated with pillows and the cushions for sitting with space in the middle. We got some juices, and a mango salad and asked the server to suggest a dish big enough for all of us. He gave us the seafood platter which came with a huge amount of rice, two grilled fishes, prawns, squid and a cabbage tuna salad. The rice was really tasty, and the fish and the prawns were season well and was refreshingly fresh. The squid however was a bit too hard and it felt like we were chewing on rubber. The juices and mango salad was great as well but a bit too expensive. In line with Covid-19 precautions, all the plates, cups and utensils were plastic which made it a little difficult to eat, but that is not the restaurants fault. The only issue was that they charged me for two water bottles when we got only one and it took a while to sort that out, especially since one bottle costs AED 13! Overall a great place to try at least once since the place is quite expensive and difficult to afford all the time.

The hospitality is superb and the food absolutely yummilicious! Will definitely come again :

Atmosphere and service are great, and the menu is designed well to teach you historical and cultural aspects behind the dishes. The food is good but more expensive than similar cuisine elsewhere in RAK.

I went to Alfanar with my Niece: We ordered Balalet (5/5), Shakshoukah (4/5), Khameer Bread (5/5), Mouhala Bread (3/5) Karak (4/5) It was nice nice food and nice company Thank you

I went there with my Aunt and we ordered: Balalet (4/5) Shakshoukah (4/5) Khameer Bread (5/5) Mouhala (3/5) Karak (3/5) Overall we liked the food