Al ReemThe Al Reem menu
41 dishes across seven categories, and 13 drinks across two. Everything is halal. Every drink is a mocktail. Prices run from €2.50 for pita bread to €28.50 for chargrilled beef skewers.
Cold Mezze— 11 dishes, €8.75 to €12.80
Mezze are small dishes brought out together and shared. They are not starters in the European sense — you do not finish them before the main arrives, you keep eating them through the meal. Cold mezze are the dips and the salads: hummus and moutabbal to scoop with bread, tabbouleh and fattouch to cut the richness, labneh and muhammara to spread.
Seven of the 11 cold mezze are vegan.
- Hummus€9.30
Chickpeas · tahini · lemon · extra virgin olive oil
- Hummus w/ Mushroom€11.45
Chickpeas · tahini · lemon · extra virgin olive oil · white mushroom
- Hummus w/ Meat€12.45
Chickpeas · tahini · lemon · extra virgin olive oil · fresh meat · peanuts
- Moutabbal€10.50
Charcoal-roasted eggplant · tahini · yogurt · garlic · smoked salt
- Muhammara€12.60
Slow-roasted red peppers · walnuts · tahini · pomegranate molasses
- Beetroot Salad€12.80
Boiled beetroot · lentils · coriander · feta · extra virgin olive oil · almonds
- Turkish Salad€9.30
Tomatoes · white onion · red bell pepper · sunflower oil · black pepper · tomato sauce
- Falahiyeh Salad€8.75
Tomatoes · spring onions · mint · red onions
- Tabbouleh€11.50
Parsley · mint · red onions · tomatoes · bulgur · extra virgin olive oil · fresh lemon juice
- Fattouch€12.80
Shredded lettuce · cherry tomatoes · small cucumber · radish · thyme · garlic · apple vinegar · pomegranate dressing and bread
- Labneh€9.30
Creamy strained yogurt · extra virgin olive oil · salt
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Several words on this list are worth knowing. Tahini is sesame seeds ground into a paste, and it runs through half the menu. Sumac is a dried red berry, ground, sharply sour. Labneh is yogurt strained until it is thick enough to spread. Moutabbal is eggplant roasted over charcoal, then whipped with tahini, yogurt and garlic.
Mediterranean Pita— 3 dishes, €11.50 to €13.50
Flatbread wrapped around a filling, with sauce and pickles. Kafta, chicken shish taouk, or falafel. This is the fastest full meal on the menu.
- Pita de Kafta€13.50
Minced kofta · vegetables · tarator · pickles · pita bread
- Pita de Shish Taouk€12.50
Pickles · garlic sauce (toum) · chicken shish tawook · pita bread
- Pita de Falafel€11.50
Falafel · tarator · vegetables · pita bread
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Two sauces come with them. Tarator is a tahini sauce loosened with lemon and water. Toum is garlic whipped with oil into something pale and fierce — a little goes a long way.
Warm Mezze— 8 dishes, €6.50 to €13.50
The hot half of the shared table: soups, fried things, cheese off the pan.
Four of the eight warm mezze are vegan.
- Lentil Soup€7.20
Crushed lentils · white onion · carrot · cumin
- Freekeh Soup€7.20
Green wheat grains · white onion · calf collagen · Mediterranean spices
- Falafel€9.20
Chickpeas · parsley · coriander · white onion · garlic
- Cheese Rkakat€10.50
Feta · akkawi · mint · nigella seeds · thyme
- Seared Halloumi€10.50
Halloumi · teriyaki · sweet chili · mushroom and sesame
- Golden Kallaj Spinach€10.50
Spinach · sun-dried tomatoes · shallots · sumac · extra virgin olive oil
- Sumac Fries€6.50
French fries · sea salt · sumac
- Sauteed Shrimp€13.50
Sautéed shrimp with garlic and lemon
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Falafel is chickpeas ground raw with parsley, coriander, onion and garlic, shaped and fried. Freekeh is wheat harvested while it is still green and then roasted, which gives it a smoky flavour nothing else on the menu has; here it goes into a soup. Rkakat are thin pastry rolls, fried — at Al Reem filled with feta and akkawi cheese, mint, nigella seeds and thyme. Akkawi is a white brined cheese that softens rather than melts. Kallaj is another thin pastry, here folded around spinach with sun-dried tomato, shallots and sumac.
Main Dishes— 9 dishes, €21.30 to €28.50
One plate, one person. Grilled meat, baked trays, fish, and one main with no meat in it.
- Ozzi€27.20
Rice with peas and carrots · lamb meat · tzatziki
- Traditional Musakhan€22.50
Fresh taboon bread · chicken · white onion · sumac
- Kafta Bil Sanieh€25.50
Traditional kafta baked with onions · potatoes · tomato sauce
- Shrimp€21.30
Available fried, sautéed or grilled
- Chargrilled Kafta€26.80
Minced meat · parsley · white onion
- Chargrilled Lahem Skewers€28.50
Beef · thyme · rosemary
- Chargrilled Shish Taouk€25.50
Signature Mediterranean spices · yogurt · garlic · vinegar · thyme
- Grilled Sea Bass€23.50
Mashed potatoes · sautéed vegetables · onion · parsley · coriander · tomato · lemon
- Eggplant Fatteh€24.50
Eggplant · chickpeas · tomato · yogurt · bread · pine nuts
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Musakhan is chicken with onion and sumac over taboon bread — a flatbread baked against the hot wall or stones of a taboon oven, which leaves it dimpled and a little chewy. Ozzi is rice with peas and carrots and lamb. Kafta is minced meat worked with parsley and onion; bil sanieh means baked in the tray. Shish taouk is chicken marinated in yogurt, garlic, vinegar and thyme, then grilled on skewers. Fatteh is a layered dish built on torn bread, here with eggplant, chickpeas, tomato, yogurt and pine nuts.
Sides— 3 dishes, €2.50 to €5.50
Vermicelli rice — basmati cooked with toasted noodle threads through it. Pickled turnip, turned pink by a piece of beetroot in the jar. Pita bread at €2.50.
- Vermicelli Rice€5.50
Basmati rice and vermicelli
- Pickles€5.50
Turnip pickled with a hint of beetroot
- Pita Bread€2.50
Pita bread
Desserts— 4 dishes, €7.00
Knafeh is akkawi cheese under a crust of semolina pastry, baked and finished with pistachio, and it is meant to be eaten hot while the cheese still pulls. Baklava Cheesecake puts pistachio and filo on top of a baked cheesecake. There is a lemon cake, and there is a daily dessert — ask the team what it is today.
- Knafeh€7.00
Akkawi cheese · semolina · pistachio
- Baklava Cheesecake€7.00
Cream cheese · whipping cream · pistachio
- Lemon Cake€7.00
Eggs · flour · lemon zest · fine white sugar
- Daily Desserts—
Ask our team for our daily desserts.
Junior Guests— 3 dishes, €9.20 to €12.40
The children's section. Crispy chicken strips, a beef burger in a brioche bun, and fried cheese balls. Sumac fries and vermicelli rice from the other sections work here too.
- Chicken Crunch Rockets€11.60
Crispy chicken strips coated in a light batter and fried until golden perfection.
- Sponge Burger€12.40
A juicy beef burger with fresh lettuce, tomato, and melted cheese served in a soft golden brioche bun.
- Cheese€9.20
Golden crispy cheese balls filled with a blend of melted cheeses.
How to order
Eat the way this food is built to be eaten. Cold mezze first, in the middle of the table, three or four dishes between two people. Then something warm — falafel, halloumi, soup. Then one main dish each, or one large main between two if you have ordered well. Then knafeh.
If you are eating alone or eating quickly, a Mediterranean pita at €11.50 to €13.50 is a whole meal on one plate.
Drinks — all without alcohol
Signature Mocktails— 9 drinks, €9.00 each
Nine mocktails made at Al Reem and found nowhere else. Several are shaken with egg white, which gives them the thick foam a cocktail would have. Za'atar puts the herb blend into a glass with mint, soda and lime. Al Reem Mule is cucumber, ginger and mint.
There is no alcohol in any of them, and no alcohol anywhere else on the menu either.
- Amber Oasis€9.00
Mango · lime · egg white
- Velvet Passion€9.00
Passion fruit · lime · egg white
- Al Reem Mule€9.00
Cucumber · ginger · mint
- Za'atar€9.00
Mint · soda · lime · za'atar
- Shuk€9.00
Passion fruit · ginger · pomegranate · mint
- Crimson Sunset€9.00
Watermelon · egg white · soda · lime
- Berry Haven€9.00
Wild berries · lime · rosemary
- Pink Lagoon€9.00
Strawberry · coconut · egg white · soda
- Zumarrud€9.00
Kiwi · soda · egg white
Classic Mocktails— 4 drinks, €9.00 each
Mojito, Piñacolada, Caipirinha and Paloma, made without alcohol. Ask for the flavour you want: passion fruit, mango, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin or red pomegranate.
- Mojito€9.00
Classic mocktail. Ask about our flavour options: passion fruit, mango, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin, red pomegranate.
- Piñacolada€9.00
Classic mocktail. Ask about our flavour options: passion fruit, mango, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin, red pomegranate.
- Caipirinha€9.00
Classic mocktail. Ask about our flavour options: passion fruit, mango, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin, red pomegranate.
- Paloma€9.00
Classic mocktail. Ask about our flavour options: passion fruit, mango, pineapple, kiwi, mandarin, red pomegranate.
What the menu tags mean
Every dish carries tags. This is what they mean, in words.
V — vegan. No meat, no fish, no dairy, no egg. 13 dishes on the menu carry this tag.
VG — vegetarian. No meat and no fish, but it may contain dairy or egg. 12 dishes carry this tag. A dish tagged VG and CD is vegetarian and contains dairy.
CG — contains gluten. Wheat, bulgur, freekeh, bread or pastry is in the dish.
CN — contains nuts. Walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, pistachio or peanuts.
CD — contains dairy. Yogurt, cheese, cream or butter.
S — spicy. One dish on the menu carries this tag.
Tags describe the dish as written on the menu. They are a guide, not a substitute for telling the team about an allergy. Tell your server before you order and let them confirm.