Nestled in the heart of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain is a city that exudes rich cultural heritage and culinary delights. However, amidst the myriad of dining options, one dish stands out as a shining star – Mandi. This traditional Yemeni dish has found a beloved home in Al Ain, with an array of restaurants vying for the title of serving the best Mandi in town. In this article, we will take you on a mouthwatering journey through the top 10 best Mandi spots in Al Ain, exploring not only their delectable offerings but also delving into the history and artistry behind this beloved dish.
Ardh Almandi Restaurant
| Address : | Al Mu’tarid – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137667701 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.4 | 1202 |
| Website : | https://instagram.com/ardalmandi?utm_medium=copy_link |
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| 1: | Lovely De Vera: Everything is perfect 💯, food, servcie and atmosphere. Owner was very accomodating and Ate Joselyn ✅ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 |
| 2: | Sophie Zanoon: One of the best Mandi places in Al Ain.. Try the generous portions of fresh chicken mandi and the Yemeni fasha and grill meats. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 100–150 Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3 Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free parking lot |
| 3: | Rashid Sohrabkhan: Food was great. Grilled fish and chicken salona. Yemeni bread was good Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person AED 50–100 Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Madfoon Chicken, Grill Fish |
BAIT AL NAJOOM RESTAURANT
| Address : | Behind LULU Hypermarket, Al Sanaiya, Al Ain – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137805622 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.3 | 474 |
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| 1: | Edna Koorts: Such a great place to dine at. Food was amazing and really affordable. Staff is so welcoming and friendly. Thank you we will be back soon. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Chicken Madfoon, Chicken Mandi Rice |
| 2: | Euan Mitchell: Great place for Saturday lunch. Friendly and excellent service, tasty food. Overall, great experience and recommend Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 |
| 3: | Muhammad Aleem Tipu: We Go there for eating Dinner. The taste of food is good. Staff is very friendly and professional. Good option if you like to eat Pakistani or Indian food mostly but there is some option for Arabic food also. Price of food is little higher compared to the other restaurants of same food and taste. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 |
Wadi Al Markhaniya Restaurant For Mandi & Gill
| Address : | 6M66+6VX – Al Markhaniyyah – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137627020 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.2 | 383 |
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| 1: | Lloyd Allen: Went here for dinner with my wife. We started with soup and salad. We liked the soup because most mandi places in al ain dont serve free soup. We got the fresh meat mandi, liver stew and seabream. Fresh mandi needed extra flavor but the tomato sauce made up for it. There was also free yogurt. Fish and liver was very tasty. Bread was so big it impossible to finish.Remember to always order extra fried onion. Will definitely go back again. This is our new mandi place. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 |
| 2: | Jaizal P: Have order the Mutton Mandi .. Taste was very Awesome …..and quatity too .!!!!!!! They delivered the Items to home and was on time as well .. Suggesting as a pocket friendly restaurant. Service Delivery Meal type Lunch Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Ribs, Chicken Mandi |
| 3: | Afsal Muhammed ali: This location was suggested by one of my family friend when we visited Al ain The taste is better, not the best. But the quantity you get for the special 3kg grill at very cheap rate compared to regular 1 kg mix grill platter. VALUE FOR THE MONEY. If you have a small group, who loves to eat and share, you must try this place. I not sure about the other dishes as I didn’t try, the overall ambience and location is very nice, nice staffs, lots of parking and great place overall. Worth minimum one visit. Usually restaurant reviews cannot be trusted blindly , as many reviews are manipulated and the taste and quality changes overnight, as the ingredients may vary or the making itself vary,even the cook itself change. Most importantly every person’s opinions are different, for the same food we get many reviews. So the review is purely based on my taste and for the food I had. |
MADFOON ALSADDA Restaurant Al Ain
| Address : | Khalifa Bin Zayed St – next to Sharjah Bank – Central District – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137663500 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.2 | 1452 |
| Website : | https://instagram.com/madfoon_alsadda?igshid=1d05vbnad0iik |
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| 1: | Muhammad Waqas Khalid: it is really a good place to have Arabic food with a good service and amazing atmosphere. taste is masha Allah nice food quantity is appropriate and the prices are okay. Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 |
| 2: | Rawnaa Sakr: Food tasted beyond expectations (beef Mazbi) (highly recommended 😍) Service is so good, staff is always showing attentiveness This restaurant has the Arabic inspired atmosphere, providing high privacy while eating Very good for families Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 |
| 3: | Kannan Nair: Visited twice already in the last week with my friend to give him a company to break his fast. Tried chicken Mandi and Chicken Madfoon ( both were delicious and of good portion). They serve you the soup as starter . And their freshly prepared baklava with sugar syrup is the perfect dessert to end your course. And finally the Moroccan tea is as good as it could be . Can’t miss to mention their service as all their service staffs are very friendly,professional and very approachable. Five star rating from me and I will recommend this place for anyone who loves Arabic food or someone who want to try out Arabic food. You will love it, its my guarantee. Looking forward for my next visit soon. Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 |
AL SADU MANDI RESTAURANT
| Address : | 260 Al ‘Iqabiyyah St – Ghireebah – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137333370 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.2 | 17 |
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| 1: | Ibrahim Osman: the food is served fresh and once one goes there they will think of visiting this restaurant again because of the genuine taste of food there. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free parking lot |
| 2: | Asfhan Mulla: The best Mandi in Al Ain, their rice is soft & flavoursome. Good quantity at reasonable price. Service Take out Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free parking lot, Free street parking |
| 3: | Shamsa Nasser: Great food |
Bait al Bawadi Restaurant
| Address : | العين سوق العين المركزي – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137840939 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.2 | 101 |
| Website : | https://restaurant-63162.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral |
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| 1: | Sakhi Abbas: The food is tasty and the service is good. I would recommend anyone who wants to try camel meat to go to this restruant. Its a small humble place in the middle of a camel market and it does make convenient for anyone who has come for camel shopping or just for viewing the market. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 1–50 |
| 2: | Ijaz Ahmad (Ijaz): The center of delicious Arabic foods 😋 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 |
| 3: | Mohammad Al Adwan: Best rice u can ever eat. Try the fish. |
Abdul Aziz restaurant town center
| Address : | Al Ain kuwaitat.near Lulu express – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +971569938307 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.2 | 460 |
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| 1: | Bo Garcia: A very good place to Dine… i took breakfast this morning… customer service good… cleanliness is very good… i recommend this cafe… Service Dine in Meal type Breakfast Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 3 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 3 |
| 2: | Mohammed Tarique: Me and my wife had a fantastic experience at this restaurant! The sitting area was comfortable and inviting, and the chicken green chilli was absolutely delicious. What really stood out to me, though, was the staff. They were so kind and welcoming, and they were open to constructive criticism. Overall, I highly recommend this restaurant! |
| 3: | Afaq Ali: The food are amazing 😋 but your waiter muneer khan is mental case 🤣 I’m just kidding service is very good I love abdul aziz❤️ Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Grill Chicken Green Spicy |
Saudi Cuisine
| Address : | Khalifa Bin Zayed Rd, Street # 135, Al Jahili – Al Mu’tarid – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137555400 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.1 | 1353 |
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| 1: | Fahad Wali: Tha best place for an excellent traditional food.. don’t miss the Haneeth meat. The price is higher than normal mandi restaurant but the quality of food is much better than other traditional restaurants. Highly recommended 👍🏻 Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person AED 250–300 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 |
| 2: | Samer B.A: Great place to go Tasty food Big portions Reasonable prices Highly recommended Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 |
| 3: | Mara Lecaros-Arica: Delicious food. One of the best Cream Kunafas that we had tried in the UAE (not overwhelmingly sweet, but so mouthwatering) We just wished they offered complimentary salad or veggies (like other restos) Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Parking Lots of free parking spots |
Al Yahar Modern Restaurant Mandi
| Address : | 6HG6+HG7 Al Yahar – Al Aamerah – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +97137827545 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.1 | 1126 |
| Website : | https://instagram.com/alyahar.ae?utm_medium=copy_link |
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| 1: | Sam Adel: I recommend the Mandi, zurbian and grilled fish. A simple yet very satisfying restaurant you have to try it your self to understand what I mean. Value for money would be nothing less than a five star especially if you dine in as you will be given generous portions of spicy tomato souse and delicious mouth watering salad. What makes this place truly special would be 1. Quality of the ingredients especially the meat 2. Welcoming off the staff 3. The time it takes to prepare the food has always been less than 5 minutes. |
| 2: | Suhaib Ap: The Mandhi was really yummy and also really delicious 🤤 kunafa better to improve Meal type Lunch Price per person AED 50–100 Recommended dishes Chicken Madhbi |
| 3: | Kaasa Bombay: Hololo, Al yahar restaurant is one of the oldest restaurant in alain. Lahaam and fish was amazing with less price then other yemeni arabic restaurant, Chicken mandi was ok, compare to others, taste is authentic, you all should try it, In case you guys travelling to alain, keep in mind and try it. Family seating are available. Restaurant is very old and their ambiance is also authentic 😜 so don’t worry just go and try the taste. Thanks |
Shabwani Mandi & Madhbi Restaurant
| Address : | outlet – Al Falah St – مقابل البريمي – Hili – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates |
| Contact Number : | +971567067206 |
| Reviews Count : | ★★★★★ 4.1 | 36 |
| Website : | https://rubiyana.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral |
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| 1: | Najib H: Finally found Oman special Shuwa Restaurant at Al ain – Oman border (Near Al Ain Hili Mall). Good food. Better masala than normal mandi madhbi. Rice we can choose our own, 3-4 times of rices they have. Tried both chicken and mutton Shuwa. Good food, but not matched shuwa in Oman. Overall 3.5/5 Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person AED 1–50 Food: 3 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Paid parking lot |
| 2: | Saeed Alhamli: Neat and clean Yamani restaurant.. Also you should try madhbi 😊 … |
| 3: | Sarah Ismail: This is the best in Seafood and I really like the Seafood soup and Seafood rice. The food arrived hit and the packing really good. |
