Mixed grill platter
AED 145.00Lamb chops, shish tawook, kofta. Saffron rice. Garlic toum.
Dine with us
Slow-fired flavour, served fast.
A modern Emirati kitchen across three branches in the UAE. Charcoal-grilled mains, breads from the saj, and a wine list worth lingering over.
From the menu
What people order
Machboos laham
AED 98.00Slow-cooked lamb shoulder, spiced basmati, dried lime.
Shorbat adas
AED 28.00Red lentil and cumin soup, lemon, crisp pita.
Fattoush
AED 36.00Tomato, cucumber, radish, sumac, fried pita.
Luqaimat
AED 24.00Crisp dumplings, date syrup, sesame.
Karak chai
AED 12.00Strong black tea, cardamom, evaporated milk.
The one they come back for
Machboos laham.
Slow-cooked lamb shoulder. Spiced basmati. Dried lime from Basra. On the menu since 2014 and it has never changed.
Reserve a table →Where to find us
Three branches, one kitchen
Dubai Marina, Abu Dhabi Corniche, and Sharjah Al Majaz. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Dubai Marina
Dubai
- Address
- Marina Walk, opposite Pier 7, Dubai Marina, Dubai
- Phone
- +971 4 555 0101
- Hours
- Daily 12:00 – 23:30
Abu Dhabi Corniche
Abu Dhabi
- Address
- Corniche Road, near Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi
- Phone
- +971 2 555 0102
- Hours
- Daily 12:00 – 23:30
Sharjah Al Majaz
Sharjah
- Address
- Al Majaz Waterfront, Buhaira Corniche, Sharjah
- Phone
- +971 6 555 0103
- Hours
- Daily 12:00 – 23:30
How we cook
Charcoal. Not shortcuts.
Real charcoal. Bread that ferments overnight. Every dish that's worth eating is worth eight minutes of waiting.
Our story →Our story
A family recipe, scaled with care.
Layali began in 2014 as a single twelve-seat counter in Satwa. We grilled everything over charcoal and baked our own bread. Three branches later, the kitchen has grown but the recipe has not.
Read more →Sourcing first
Single-origin ingredients from suppliers we know by name. No shortcuts on the parts of the plate that matter.
Hospitality, properly
Water on the table, bread when you sit, never rushing you out. The way our grandparents would have done it.
Craft over speed
We grill over real charcoal. Bread proofs for a full day. Anything worth eating is worth waiting eight minutes for.
Join us
Reserve your table.
Walk-ins welcome. For groups of four or more, a reservation saves you from waiting at the door.