Reviews ‪al Dar Sweets‬

عندهم مناقيش بتجنن و البوظة العربية رائعة ��� بشكل عام فطورهم بيجنن

The best coffee in Abu Dhabi, hands down. Some staff - especially the Filipino guy is very diligent, makes wonderful coffee, and has a great attitude. However, some of the Arabs working there though don't know how to make coffee, so sometimes coffee is unavailable 👎🏻, which is a bummer when it happens.

Have had baklawas from many places, but the ones served here is the best. Its perfect and couldn't taste any better. Their breakfast items like pizza and manakeesh were really tasty too. This place is an ideal place to have food- it's tasty, the place is hygienic and the staffs are very helpful and kind. Highly recommend this place to everyone!

I went here with my family. We tried their soft Kunafa and Baklava. While Kunafa was OK, their baklava filled with powdered pistachios was simlpy too good. The staff was very kind and they gave us some free stuff to try - baklava with nuts and Luqaimat (arabian gulab jamun). Both were good as well

The best sweets ever...…….Always buy sweets from here. The price is worth and the sweets are delish:)
Really encourage every one to buy sweets frm here:)

Stumbled upon this place accidentally while walking the neighbourhood.. Beautiful, lovely, calm atmosphere where you could just relish the flavors of flaky, melt in mouth manakish. Their sweets are great ..so great that you'll keep dreaming about them for days, and there are plenty to choose from. Excellent and welcoming staff. Definitely a hidden gem in Madinat zayed

When I received an invite from Al Dar Sweets, my excitement knew no bounds as I had a sweet tooth and I drooled over Arabic and Oriental sweets. I dreamt of Baklawa, Kunafa, Basbousa, Mamoul for a couple of days and with that in mind and Ruth Reichi words of "Pull up a chair, take a taste, come join us, life is so endlessly sweet"....resounding in my ears, I eagerly walked into Al Dar Sweets.

Located just behind Kalyan Silks & Pan Emirates Furniture at Airport Road, this cozy little Sweet Shop was established in 1975 and is a family run business that has been a successful manufacturer of Arabic Sweet Treats in the Area, especially to high end Hotels and Restaurants in the region. They have a 500 Sq. Meter facility at Mussafah, where all their sweets are made and supplied to their high end clientele, which include but not limited to Emirates Palace and most five-star properties in UAE.

We were warmly greeted by the Owner's son, Mr. Wissam El Cheikh Hassan, a graduate from a Canadian University, young, modern and with fresh new ideas. He was well aware that their Arabic Sweets already had created a niche and a place in the Area. He wanted to bring a new concept to Al Dar Sweets, of Arabic delicacies, mainly their breakfast items of Baked Eggs, Manakish, Pastries and the like. Right now their new concept catered to all-day-long breakfast which was freshly made in their Stone Oven, right in front of the Customer. They also had freshly brewed organic Ethopian Arabic Coffee and various Tea and in--house made Ice-Creams in various flavours (Pistacho, Lemon, Mango, Strawberry, Berry, Vanilla, Chocolate and Kashta).

We feasted our eyes on the lovely sweets and became a sweet-gawker as we eyed all the lovely Arabic Sweets on display and our cameras went click-click non-stop. Mr. Wissam proudly mentioned that if you ate any good Arabic Sweets in Abu Dhabi, chances that they could be from Al Dar are very very high. We had an opportunity to meet with Mr. Wissam's father too, who started Al Dar Sweets in 1975 in a modest manner. He was an ever smiling gentleman, humble to the core, who regaled us with stories about his many jaunts to Mumbai, (Colaba to be precise), which happened to be our home-town, and we in turn told him of stories of our visit to his home-town far away, where he was no longer permitted to go.

Al Dar Sweets had an eye-catching huge Slate Board, with their Menu written in chalk and I noted that their prices were reasonable. It consisted of various type of Manakish, Pizza, Pastries, Croissants, their all day-breakfast Menu and of course their Tea/Coffee and Ice Creams. We were informed that their Main-Dishes are in the planning stages and would shortly be introduced.

We tried their Cheese, Zaatar and Sujok Manakish and the Spinach Fatayer and they were freshly made in front of us and came steaming hot straight to our Table from the Stone Oven. They were absolutely divine and were served with fresh home-made cream and salad. The baked eggs were nice as well, served in a cute little saucepan. Good presentation. I loved their Mini bread also freshly made, puffed up and even could eat them plain without any dip.

We tasted some of their organic Ice creams and they really caught our attention. I liked the Kashta Ice cream the best.

We were glad to note their Mom made a couple of Sugarfree Sweets, and we tasted their Sugar-free Semolina Mamoul and Maqtoora, which were truly delicious. Considering that the current generation is on the health band-wagon, this is one item on their Menu that will surely become popular and it came as no surprise to us when Mr. Wissam confirmed that it was one of their hot selling items.

Their Arabic Sweets looked amazing and if I had to review them I would surely rate them as A +. It was astounding to note that they had various types of Kunafa, (Na'ameh, Kishnen Nabulsiye, Othmaliye, Maghoosheh, Nabulsiye Roll and Kunafa Kaakeh).

I secretly prayed that I would taste their Kunafa, Mamoul and those eye-catching Pistachio Sweets; but that did not happen and we had to be content with their Breakfast Menu and organic Ice-creams. We were given a goody bag of a few of their dairy based sweets, sugarless sweets and couple of Arabic sweets; and they were indeed very good.

If you are looking for Arabic Sweets in Abu Dhabi, I recommend you look nowhere else, but blindly walk into Al Dar Sweets and you will be content, that is guaranteed.

Awesome Manakeesh!!!For the first time in Abudhabi , i loved manakeesh...the base was so flaky and soft just melts in your mouth...I tried the meat with cheese but i couldnt resist i ordered again the same one...Such a pleasant place for all the tiimes of day!!! Must go !!

Super lovely. Beautifully designed and decorated. It has a calm atmosphere. Welcoming and alert staff. It offers amazing Arabic sweets. You should go for the beklawa and knefe. Excellent service.

Had kunafa here. Really good. The interiors the decent. The staff is friendly. They have manakish,cakes, pizzas but this place is more popular for its arabic sweets.

After tasting their sweets at Ramadan Iftar buffets this past Ramadan we crave more to visit this place. Our sweet tooth got more intense after receiving and tasting on those delicious Arabic parcels sent over to our place to try out their yummy creations.  Finally, we paid visit to Al Dar Sweets. The major part of their business is catering Arabic Sweets, but they have three shops in the Capital. Earlier this year they have completely changed their retail concept. They are serving manakish, baked eggs, and organic coffee.

I have tried a lot of products from Al Dar (they supply sweets to an establishment I worked for) and none disappointed me! Baklawas are buttery, light and rich. Kunafas are spot on. My favorite has have to be aish El bolbol. I think I would bring some with me when I go for vacation in my home country. I have yet to visit their new shop and check out their whole range and I am excited!

***update***
Just visited their shop earlier and I must say it's the best! Very cozy interiors. I ordered kunafa and ice cream for dine-in. It was sooo good! Crunchy on top, soft, stringy and chewy on the bottom! Syrup is not too sweet, just right to bring out the flavour of the kunafa. Ice cream is very interesting. I forgot the name the friendly lady in the counter told me but it tasted like an ice cream version of their arabic sweets.

I then moved on to order some sweets for takeaway. Beautiful displays of their products and staff are friendly and informative; she is very helpful since I am not that familiar with all the sweets and gave short info of their items and gave recommendations. So far I'm loving every bite of those baklawas and mammoul while doing this review update. Will definitely be back for more!

As you drive or walk through the busy streets of Abu Dhabi, you may have noticed one of the many Arabic sweet shops tucked into a corner or deep in the middle of the maze-like blocks.  But which one to pick when you want some of that crispy, buttery baklava or fresh breads, like manakish? Everyone will tell you a different one is their favorite...it might happen to have been their grandmother's favorite, or is closest to their house, or on their way home from work, etc.... I happened to find Al Dar Sweets, which is actually a well known brand in Abu Dhabi's event scene, but lesser known to the average customers, like us.   They have been a family owned business since 1975, but with the new generation taking the reigns in the past few years, the business is revamping itself.  Their first newly updated cafe is located in the very busy Madinat Zayed area.  (P.S. Don't try to come by car in the evenings, as parking is non-existent.)

فطور ومناقيش ولا أروع
وحلويات بتشهي من حلويات الدار والبوظة يممممي
وقعدة لطيفة وهادية وخدمة ممتازة ومعاملة كتييييييير راقية
مشكورين على جهودكن

Tasty food and friendly staff 👍recommended الاكل كتير طيب والقعدة والخدمة ولا اروع .. لازم الكل يجرب وخاصة البيض بالسجق والبيض بالجبنة بالفخار والفطاير ولا اطيب 😍

I tried breakfast yesterday in Al Dar sweets it was so delicious and the stuff was very kind. I recommend all of you to try it sure you will enjoy it.

We had breakfast there more than once, food was so nice and delicious price was very fair, they also have great coffe very nice and calm place family atmosphere i recomend for all

I'm a big fan of this place. I walk in and everybody greets me with a smile, the deserts are always consistent, the cake is delicious... what more can I ask for??? If you are thinking about going there... make sure you get the kunafa

The place was wonderful and the decoration was nice... tha staff were freindly and we had a yummi breakfast and sweets
I will recommend this place for special breakfast for friends and big group
Yummi manakheesh.. egg.. and ice cream

Mana'eesh were absolutely delicious, i had lahm bi ajeen, zaatar, and cheese ..if you love arabic ice cream then al dar is the place! Best arabic ice cream I've ever had! They serve really good coffee too. :)

The perfect spot for the sweet tooth craving. I've tried their manakesh and backlava- both turned out just WOW. The staff was really friendly and helped select (even though there were too many people waiting for their turn).

I was surprised of seeing Al Dar making manaqish. I tried chese and zaatar, they were very delicious.
Konafa at Al Dar os one of the best in Abu Dhabi.
Borak (chese and spinach) are recommended , must try.

What we ordered: Kunafa and Triangle cheese sweet (sorry, I don't know the name!)
Rate: AED 30/- (4 big slices of Kunafa for 20 dhs and 4 triangles for 10 dhs)

The Kunafa from this place make me go Masha Allah over and over again. It is the best I've tasted in Abu Dhabi. And it doesn't even cost that much! They heated the Kunafa for me and gave me a sugar syrup bottle along with it so that I get to make it as sweet as I want to. The way the cheese melts into your fingers as you dig in... oh lord! The topping is very crispy while the cheese very soft. The best gift to buy your sweet tooth friend, I'd say.

The triangles were good too. Crispy and sweet with soft cream cheese in between. They were a bit smaller in size than usual but no complaints. Very kind staff and one of the best rates for genuine Arabic sweets in town. The collection seems to be a bit less though. Not very many to choose from. But why bother choosing when you have Kunafa, right?

One of the original Arabic sweet shops in the city. I've been a customer for more than 20 years, and not once have I felt the quality of their food and customer service waned. Highly recommended at all times!

Craving Arabic sweets? this is the place to order from kunafa, baklawa, maamoul & mafroukeh just to name a few... you name it they have it! 
They also have to die for pastries!!!
It's very convenient as well with the home delivery service.