Al Arz Automatic Bakery

Al Arz Automatic Bakery

Al Nahda

Lebanese restaurant 06 554 9994

Al Arz Automatic Bakery in Al Nahda combines a Lebanese restaurant with a sizeable bakery and grocery section. Reviews make it especially worth considering for manakish, grilled chicken and Lebanese pantry shopping, though dish quality can vary.

Reputation Score
4.2
★★★★☆
1,665 ratings
5★
49%
4★
30%
3★
13%
2★
3%
1★
4%

Source: Google Maps

The Good Stuff

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Manakish

Zaatar, labneh and cheese manakish are recurring favourites, with one reviewer comparing them to hometown Lebanese bakeries.

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Grilled Chicken

The grilled chicken has been praised for crisp skin and tender meat, while another reviewer called it a must-try.

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What to Eat at Al Arz Automatic Bakery

Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Al Arz Automatic Bakery, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.

Food 2

  1. Manakish Net +4
    “I love their breakfast and manakish specially, they have the best manakish they remind me of the local bakeries in my lebanese hometown.”
  2. Grilled chicken Net +2
    “Their Grilled chicken is a must try. Crispy on the outside and soft tender meat on the inside. Loved it.”
Honorable mentions (33)
  1. Arayes Net +1
    “Arayes was amazing along with tikka, kababs etc.”
  2. Breads Net +1
    “Breads, buns and other bakery items are also very tasty and freshly made.”
  3. Broast chicken Net +1
    “The broast chicken is good at this place.”
  4. Cheese burger Net +1
    “I have had the cheese burger here twice and it was good not outstanding in any way though enjoyable.”
  5. Cordon blue Net +1
    “Best Grills best cordon blue best lebanese food in the UAE with the best prices and largest portions.”
  6. Egg with kawerma Net +1
    “One of the best things I've tried there is egg with kawerma and kishek manakish.”
  7. Family chicken mix grill Net +1
    “I had dinner with friends here and tried their offer on family mix grill (2Kg+) and family chicken mix grill (2kg+) sufficient for 8 people. Arayes was amazing along with tikka, kababs etc. With each grill they only gave one garlic sauce and no Hummus. Ideally was expecting two garlic sauce and atleast one hummus per grill tray. None the less the food was awesome and the service was great 👍🏻”
  8. Family mix grill Net +1
    “I had dinner with friends here and tried their offer on family mix grill (2Kg+) and family chicken mix grill (2kg+) sufficient for 8 people. Arayes was amazing along with tikka, kababs etc. With each grill they only gave one garlic sauce and no Hummus. Ideally was expecting two garlic sauce and atleast one hummus per grill tray. None the less the food was awesome and the service was great 👍🏻”
  9. Filafil platters Net +1
    “I love their mix manaqish, shawarma sandwiches and filafil platters.”
  10. Fried chicken Net +1
    “I once tried their Fried Chicken, which I must say I’m very impressed with. The Fried Chicken has a unique taste to it, is very crunchy and is not at all oily unlike the ones you get from certain chains/restaurants.”
  11. Hummus beiruti Net +1
    “We also order hummus beiruti which was nice.”
  12. Kababs Net +1
    “Arayes was amazing along with tikka, kababs etc.”
  13. Kishek manakish Net +1
    “One of the best things I've tried there is egg with kawerma and kishek manakish.”
  14. Labnah Net +1
    “I ordered omelet egg and Labnah, there was too much oil in egg, the labnah was good, the facility was neat and clean.”
  15. Labnah laham Net +1
    “My favourite here would the be the Labnah Laham, Labnah with Spicy Chicken and Labnah with Vegetables, in that order. These makes for a filling, yet healthy breakfast.”
  16. Labnah with spicy chicken Net +1
    “My favourite here would the be the Labnah Laham, Labnah with Spicy Chicken and Labnah with Vegetables, in that order. These makes for a filling, yet healthy breakfast.”
  17. Labnah with vegetables Net +1
    “My favourite here would the be the Labnah Laham, Labnah with Spicy Chicken and Labnah with Vegetables, in that order. These makes for a filling, yet healthy breakfast.”
  18. Labneh manakish Net +1
    “We are vegetarians and we had plenty of options to choose from.. our all time favorite is zaatar and Labneh Manakish!!”
  19. Lebanese mix grill Net +1
    “Lebanese Mix Grill at its best!”
  20. Meat/cheese manakish Net +1
    “My best are the grilled chicken and meat/cheese manakish but my friends praised all the starters and machawi too ; very good hummous,salad and vine leaves.”
  21. Mix grill plate Net +1
    “5 stars for the mix grill plate”
  22. Mix manaqish Net +1
    “I love their mix manaqish, shawarma sandwiches and filafil platters.”
  23. Mixed grill Net +1
    “Their mixed grill was exceptional.”
  24. Other bakery items Net +1
    “Breads, buns and other bakery items are also very tasty and freshly made.”
  25. Shawarma sandwiches Net +1
    “I love their mix manaqish, shawarma sandwiches and filafil platters.”
  26. Stuffed lamb - 10 kg Net +1
    “Ordered “stuffed Lamb - 10 KG” today & it was awesome. Both Meat & rice were well cooked and tasty. Highly recommend this.”
  27. Tabouleh Net +1
    “The only food I enjoyed eating was the tabouleh the rest was left over.”
  28. Tikka Net +1
    “Arayes was amazing along with tikka, kababs etc.”
  29. Vine leaves Net +1
    “My best are the grilled chicken and meat/cheese manakish but my friends praised all the starters and machawi too ; very good hummous,salad and vine leaves.”
  30. Zaatar cheese manakish Net +1
    “+ Great zaatar & Cheese manakish.”
  31. Zaatar manakish Net +1
    “We are vegetarians and we had plenty of options to choose from.. our all time favorite is zaatar and Labneh Manakish!!”
  32. Hummus Net 0

    Mixed feedback

    “+ Fresh creamy hummus.”
  33. Mushroom burger plate Net 0

    Only neutral feedback

    “3 stars for the mushroom burger plate”

Drinks 1

  1. Water melon juice Net +1
    “Also, the water melon juice - EXPENSIVE but probably the best that you can buy. No added sugar, just real good watermelon.”
What to Avoid (18)

Food 17

  1. Beef shawarma Net −1
    “Also tried their beef shawarma which could’ve been better.”
  2. Cheese rolls Net −1
    “We went there for lunch, the grape leaf was thick & it tasted so bad, the cheese rolls were too big like the size of a sandwich and they used cream cheese I don't recommend it at all, for the mixed grilled plate!!”
  3. Chicken stick Net −1
    “and the food the chicken stick didn't like taste good but my dad said its ok but I mean still fix that chicken it's not that good it taste weird I'm really sorry for this restaurant .”
  4. Chicken tekka Net −1
    “The meat was very bad even the chicken tekka were darker than normal maybe because it's not fresh.”
  5. Filafel sandwich Net −1
    “The filafel sandwich was also dry.”
  6. Grape leaf Net −1
    “We went there for lunch, the grape leaf was thick & it tasted so bad, the cheese rolls were too big like the size of a sandwich and they used cream cheese I don't recommend it at all, for the mixed grilled plate!!”
  7. Kabob Net −1
    “We went there for lunch, the grape leaf was thick & it tasted so bad, the cheese rolls were too big like the size of a sandwich and they used cream cheese I don't recommend it at all, for the mixed grilled plate!! The kabob was too greasy and not well cooked the meat was ok the kafta sandwich was too dry.”
  8. Kafta sandwich Net −1
    “We went there for lunch, the grape leaf was thick & it tasted so bad, the cheese rolls were too big like the size of a sandwich and they used cream cheese I don't recommend it at all, for the mixed grilled plate!! The kabob was too greasy and not well cooked the meat was ok the kafta sandwich was too dry.”
  9. Marinated grill for barbeque Net −1
    “Ordered some marinated grill for barbeque last week and the chicken was too acidic. Probably from previous day.”
  10. Mixed grilled plate Net −1
    “We went there for lunch, the grape leaf was thick & it tasted so bad, the cheese rolls were too big like the size of a sandwich and they used cream cheese I don't recommend it at all, for the mixed grilled plate!! The kabob was too greasy and not well cooked the meat was ok the kafta sandwich was too dry.”
  11. Omelet egg Net −1
    “I ordered omelet egg and Labnah, there was too much oil in egg, the labnah was good, the facility was neat and clean.”
  12. Pepperoni pizza Net −1
    “I had a Pepperoni pizza tonight and it was without exaggerating a bad excuse for a pizza let alone an iconic flavour like pepperoni.”
  13. Regular khuboos Net −1
    “The waitress somehow. Gave us regular khuboos in the packet and while we saw other being served the fresh one. When we asked the waitress first she said that they don't have more and looking at my reaction she said she will see if they have fresh one.”
  14. Rotten olives Net −1
    “- Please check the pickle you receive, you can be served with rotten olives.”
  15. Safeeha Net −1
    “The food is so bad. We ordered mashawi and pizza and safeeha. The only thing we ate is the pizza and all the rest was left-over.”
  16. Shawarmas Net −1
    “But beware, for some reason the shawarmas in this branch are not only small, they don't taste good either.”
  17. Spinage managaesh Net −1
    “but one of our order was spinage managaesh and as I was eating I paused for a moment and I saw a cockroach or I think it was a fly but it was small and it was squashed in my food”

Drinks 1

  1. Cocktail juice Net −1
    “Cocktail juice was a bit sour... Not sure if this was because if delivery”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Choose Manakish. For a first order, start with zaatar, labneh or cheese manakish; these receive more consistent praise than the shawarma.

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Check Parking. Confirm whether your space is paid before leaving the car; reviewers also mention parking behind the building with a short walk.

Plan the visit

Practical details

BM Tower - G floor - Al Ittihad St - near Al Ansar Mall
Hay Al Nahda - Al Nahda, Dubai
06 554 9994
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Common Concerns

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Inconsistent Quality

Recent reviews disagree sharply on taste and freshness, with some calling dishes excellent and others describing food as average or below standard.

Order Errors

A delivery customer received a costlier shawarma than ordered and said staff required payment without offering a change or refund.

Customer-reported prices

These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.

10-14 AED

Labnah Manakeesh

“A Labnah Manakeesh costs anywhere around 10-14 AED, with two Manakeeshs more than enough for two average adults”
Google review · March 2021

25 AED

Fried Chicken Meal

“4 price Fried Chicken Meal with the sides cost around 25 AED”
Google review · March 2021

30 AED

4 cheese pizza

“This whole pizza for 30 AED, 2 people could eat this and be so full”
Google review · May 2025
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The Bottom Line

Al Arz Automatic Bakery is a Lebanese bakery, restaurant and grocery stop in Al Nahda. You can sit down for breakfast or a family meal, pick up freshly baked goods, or shop for Lebanese groceries. Manakish—especially zaatar, labneh and cheese versions—are the clearest recurring strength, with one regular saying they recall bakeries in a Lebanese hometown.

The menu has some strong individual dishes. Grilled chicken has been described as crisp outside and tender inside, while family mix-grill offers of 2kg or more can feed around eight people. The four-cheese pizza is another value-oriented choice: one reviewer paid 30 AED for a pizza that comfortably filled two people.

The grocery side adds pickles, spices, bread, vegetables and imported fruits. Expect a large dining area and generally friendly service, but not complete consistency. Other diners found shawarma average, hummus bland, bread cold or rubbery, and one reported a possible insect in a spinach manakish.

Delivery has also produced order and pricing mistakes. Check the paid-parking rules, inspect pickles before leaving, and consider visiting outside busy weekends, when waits of at least 15 minutes were reported.

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