Pakistani classics
Mutton karahi, biryani and other Pakistani dishes are the main draw, with several reviewers praising the flavour.
Al Shorafaa Restaurant
Al Raffa
Al Shorafaa Restaurant in Al Raffa is a Pakistani-focused spot known for generous portions and popular dishes such as mutton karahi and special chicken biryani. It also draws breakfast customers, although recent reviews suggest service and food consistency can vary.
Reputation Score
3.7
★★★★☆
1,087 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Strong dishes
Mutton pulao and mutton nihari with paratha are specifically recommended by a regular diner.
Generous portions
A Bur Dubai reviewer describes the food as very good with plenty of serving.
Free accompaniments
Reviews mention unlimited salad, raita and sweet with qualifying meals, subject to the restaurant's anti-waste policy.
Family seating
One reviewer found a clean family area where diners could eat peacefully and comfortably.
Long hours
A review says the restaurant is open 24 hours, making it an option for early breakfast or late-night meals.
What to Eat at Al Shorafaa Restaurant How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Al Shorafaa Restaurant, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
These items at Al Shorafaa Restaurant got the most positive mentions in user reviews. Check them out!
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Special chicken biryani Net +2
“Best dish: Special chicken biryani.”
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Review excerpts
“Best dish: Special chicken biryani.”April 2018
“Loved the Special Chicken Biryani here..the anti wastage policy is nice approach for the salad station.”October 2017
Honorable mentions (12)
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Aloo wala purda Net +1
“Nice food point of Pakistani & Indian also Bangladeshi food Especially Sada &Aloo wala purda”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Nice food point of Pakistani & Indian also Bangladeshi food Especially Sada &Aloo wala purda”March 2019
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Bhindi Net +1
“Best Bhindi ever and overall good and fresh food hygine level is also well maintained. Recommend”
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Review excerpts
“Best Bhindi ever and overall good and fresh food hygine level is also well maintained. Recommend”February 2026
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Bhindi fry Net +1
“Their few dishes are good like Chicken Jungli and Bhindi Fry!”
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Review excerpts
“Their few dishes are good like Chicken Jungli and Bhindi Fry!”October 2018
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Chicken biryani Net +1
“Good taste of Pakistani dishes loved it while watching World cup matches tried chicken Biryani which was delicious and next time for chicken curry awesome.”
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“Good taste of Pakistani dishes loved it while watching World cup matches tried chicken Biryani which was delicious and next time for chicken curry awesome.”November 2023
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Chicken curry Net +1
“Good taste of Pakistani dishes loved it while watching World cup matches tried chicken Biryani which was delicious and next time for chicken curry awesome.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Good taste of Pakistani dishes loved it while watching World cup matches tried chicken Biryani which was delicious and next time for chicken curry awesome.”November 2023
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Chicken jungli Net +1
“Their few dishes are good like Chicken Jungli and Bhindi Fry!”
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Review excerpts
“Their few dishes are good like Chicken Jungli and Bhindi Fry!”October 2018
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Complimentary qahwa Net +1
“Do try the Karahi Dishes & this places serves the best complimentary Qahwa that is a must after any meal.”
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Review excerpts
“Do try the Karahi Dishes & this places serves the best complimentary Qahwa that is a must after any meal.”June 2021
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Mutton karahi Net +1
“The mutton karahi is amazing!”
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Review excerpts
“The mutton karahi is amazing!”December 2024
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Mutton nihari with paratha Net +1
“Excellent service, amazing food. I enjoy here often the • Mutton Pulao • Mutton Nihari with Paratha”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Excellent service, amazing food. I enjoy here often the • Mutton Pulao • Mutton Nihari with Paratha”July 2025
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Mutton pulao Net +1
“Excellent service, amazing food. I enjoy here often the • Mutton Pulao • Mutton Nihari with Paratha”
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Review excerpts
“Excellent service, amazing food. I enjoy here often the • Mutton Pulao • Mutton Nihari with Paratha”July 2025
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Palak chicken Net +1
“I really like the palak chicken super”
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Review excerpts
“I really like the palak chicken super”October 2024
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Sada purda Net +1
“Nice food point of Pakistani & Indian also Bangladeshi food Especially Sada &Aloo wala purda”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Nice food point of Pakistani & Indian also Bangladeshi food Especially Sada &Aloo wala purda”March 2019
What to Avoid (10)
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Roti Net −1
“Roti taste is tasteless.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Roti taste is tasteless.”October 2022
“Rude , non professional enoying counter man, have no respect how to deal with customar, food they served me was smelly they exchane and gave me new one after 45 min of wait and got hell spicy, roti was cold and when i asked to replace they charged me for their mistake,no salad at all. I dont thing its considerable restaurant anymore. As iv been their regular customar in past years. Owner should think about it.”March 2025
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Aloo paratha Net −1
“i craved for alu paratha and then they delivered is thick roti with minimal aalu inside, not the first time i order from this restaurant but the worst and tasteless food they make.”
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Critical review excerpts
“i craved for alu paratha and then they delivered is thick roti with minimal aalu inside, not the first time i order from this restaurant but the worst and tasteless food they make.”September 2023
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Bbq platter Net −1
“We ordered a BBQ platter and it arrived after 45 minutes, we understand the bbq takes time. But when the platter arrived. It was very cold and the items were clearly not fresh at all. They exactly tasted as frozen food been defrosted. No taste, not hot and warm, not fresh. We were just back from hospital and we were literally starving and the food made us really nauseous. never going there again.”
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Critical review excerpts
“We ordered a BBQ platter and it arrived after 45 minutes, we understand the bbq takes time. But when the platter arrived. It was very cold and the items were clearly not fresh at all. They exactly tasted as frozen food been defrosted. No taste, not hot and warm, not fresh. We were just back from hospital and we were literally starving and the food made us really nauseous. never going there again.”October 2024
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Chana polao with chicken Net −1
“The worst restaurant ever. I ordered food today from them it was chana polao with chicken and a Mountain Dew. The recooked the leftover Polao with burned Chicken and instead of Mountain Dew they send Sprite…..! I will not order again from them.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The worst restaurant ever. I ordered food today from them it was chana polao with chicken and a Mountain Dew. The recooked the leftover Polao with burned Chicken and instead of Mountain Dew they send Sprite…..! I will not order again from them.”May 2024
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Channa Net −1
“I ordered food in morning around 4 , n they delivered rotten daal , thn they exchanged it with channa , although they changed it with lahori channa , thats my last ordered to them , bcoz the person i called MR ABDULLAH to whom I complained his attitude was nt really nice n he makes me felt like i ordered the food for free, im staying in dubai from last 13 years n this is my worse experience , channa taste is nt so good kababs are dry , there food quality is becoming bad , before there stuff was friendly n very cooperative 2/10 food n stuff ,delivery guy is more sensible thn there caller staff”
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Critical review excerpts
“I ordered food in morning around 4 , n they delivered rotten daal , thn they exchanged it with channa , although they changed it with lahori channa , thats my last ordered to them , bcoz the person i called MR ABDULLAH to whom I complained his attitude was nt really nice n he makes me felt like i ordered the food for free, im staying in dubai from last 13 years n this is my worse experience , channa taste is nt so good kababs are dry , there food quality is becoming bad , before there stuff was friendly n very cooperative 2/10 food n stuff ,delivery guy is more sensible thn there caller staff”January 2024
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Keema paratha Net −1
“Worst experience.. Ordered keema paratha, and it was the worst thing I could have ever had.. felt like the old paratha was reheated and delivered.”
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Critical review excerpts
“Worst experience.. Ordered keema paratha, and it was the worst thing I could have ever had.. felt like the old paratha was reheated and delivered.”June 2025
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Lahori channa Net −1
“I ordered food in morning around 4 , n they delivered rotten daal , thn they exchanged it with channa , although they changed it with lahori channa , thats my last ordered to them , bcoz the person i called MR ABDULLAH to whom I complained his attitude was nt really nice n he makes me felt like i ordered the food for free, im staying in dubai from last 13 years n this is my worse experience , channa taste is nt so good kababs are dry , there food quality is becoming bad , before there stuff was friendly n very cooperative 2/10 food n stuff ,delivery guy is more sensible thn there caller staff”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I ordered food in morning around 4 , n they delivered rotten daal , thn they exchanged it with channa , although they changed it with lahori channa , thats my last ordered to them , bcoz the person i called MR ABDULLAH to whom I complained his attitude was nt really nice n he makes me felt like i ordered the food for free, im staying in dubai from last 13 years n this is my worse experience , channa taste is nt so good kababs are dry , there food quality is becoming bad , before there stuff was friendly n very cooperative 2/10 food n stuff ,delivery guy is more sensible thn there caller staff”January 2024
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Meat tikka Net −1
“The meat Tikka.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The meat Tikka.”August 2025
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Plain paratha Net −1
“I ordered plain paratha and it was worst experience, they use a lot of oil and salt in paratha, very small paratha at Aed 2 dirham.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I ordered plain paratha and it was worst experience, they use a lot of oil and salt in paratha, very small paratha at Aed 2 dirham.”February 2023
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Rotten daal Net −1
“I ordered food in morning around 4 , n they delivered rotten daal , thn they exchanged it with channa , although they changed it with lahori channa , thats my last ordered to them , bcoz the person i called MR ABDULLAH to whom I complained his attitude was nt really nice n he makes me felt like i ordered the food for free, im staying in dubai from last 13 years n this is my worse experience , channa taste is nt so good kababs are dry , there food quality is becoming bad , before there stuff was friendly n very cooperative 2/10 food n stuff ,delivery guy is more sensible thn there caller staff”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I ordered food in morning around 4 , n they delivered rotten daal , thn they exchanged it with channa , although they changed it with lahori channa , thats my last ordered to them , bcoz the person i called MR ABDULLAH to whom I complained his attitude was nt really nice n he makes me felt like i ordered the food for free, im staying in dubai from last 13 years n this is my worse experience , channa taste is nt so good kababs are dry , there food quality is becoming bad , before there stuff was friendly n very cooperative 2/10 food n stuff ,delivery guy is more sensible thn there caller staff”January 2024
Tips for a Better Visit
Allow time. For dine-in or delivery, build in extra time: reviewers mention forgotten orders and waits of 45–49 minutes.
Check prices. Confirm the price before paying, especially for aloo paratha, after one customer reported 3.15 becoming 5.00.
Try karahi. Mutton karahi is one of the clearest dish recommendations, while special chicken biryani is another named favourite.
Use family area. If you want a quieter dine-in setting, ask about the clean family area mentioned by a customer.
Mind wastage. The complimentary salad and sweet come with an anti-waste condition; one review says wasted portions may be charged.
Plan parking. Parking nearby can be difficult, so factor that in if you are dining in rather than ordering.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Al Rolla Street
Al Raffa, Dubai
| Mon | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Tue | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Wed | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Thu | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Fri | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Sat | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
| Sun | 12:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Common Concerns
Slow service
Multiple reviews report long waits, including delivery taking 1 to 1.5 hours and dine-in orders being forgotten.
Inconsistent freshness
Some customers received old or reheated food, including a cold BBQ platter described as defrosted frozen food.
Poor complaints
Several reviewers describe rude or argumentative responses when they raised problems with orders or service.
Price disputes
One customer says an aloo paratha displayed at 3.15 was charged at 5.00 at payment.
Hygiene concerns
A serious review reported cockroaches, old salad and bad-smelling mutton tikka.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
over 10 Aed
unlimited salad buffet with sweet and raita
“Best part from this restaurant you buy over 10 Aed get unlimited salad buffet with sweet and raita”Google review · November 2023
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The Bottom Line
Al Shorafaa Restaurant in Al Raffa is a Pakistani-focused restaurant with a broad appeal among diners looking for traditional, filling food. Reviews specifically mention mutton karahi, special chicken biryani, mutton pulao and mutton nihari with paratha. Breakfast is also a recurring reason to visit, and one review describes the restaurant as open 24 hours.
There are useful value touches. Several customers mention complimentary salad, raita and sweet, with one review saying the offer applies when you spend over 10 AED. A separate family area is described as clean and comfortable, while older reviews mention economical food and early-morning or late-night access.
Parking nearby may be difficult, so driving is not the easiest part of the visit. The main caution is inconsistency. 5 hours.
Complaint handling is another repeated concern, with reviewers describing arguments or reluctance to replace mistakes. Check the displayed price before paying, particularly for aloo paratha, and allow extra time if your order is time-sensitive.