Date Quality
The dates are widely praised for their taste, including filled varieties and chocolate-covered options.
Bateel Boutique , Mall of The Emirates, Dubai
Al Barsha
Bateel Boutique in Al Barsha, at Mall of the Emirates, is a premium date-and-confectionery shop with gift packaging and a café-style menu. Customers come for filled dates and chocolates, while café reviews highlight the date pudding and green shakshouka. It suits souvenir shopping, customised selections, or a quick bite.
Reputation Score
3.8
★★★★☆
192 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Custom Boxes
You can build a customised date selection, choosing varieties such as plain dates, nuts, or fruit-filled dates.
Gift Presentation
Luxury gift boxes and carefully arranged chocolate trays make the products practical for souvenirs and occasion gifting.
Product Tasting
Sampling dates and chocolates before buying helps when you are comparing varieties or choosing a gift.
Cafe Ambiance
The café side has been described as welcoming, with a lovely setting for drinks and quick bites.
Tips for a Better Visit
Order Ahead. For large date quantities, order in advance and collect them at the arranged time rather than waiting for packing.
Check Customisation. If you need customised gift boxes, confirm availability first: one visit found the service temporarily unavailable during renovation.
Ask To Taste. When choosing unfamiliar dates or chocolates, ask whether samples are available before committing to a box.
Allow Time. For café meals, allow extra time rather than planning a rushed stop; one smoked salmon rye took around 45 minutes.
Collect Later. For a customised order, ask whether you can return for collection after the packaging is prepared.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Mall of emirates - 1st floor Sheikh Zayed Rd
Al Barsha First - Al Barsha, Dubai
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Tue | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Thu | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
Popular Mentions
Premium dates
Premium dates are the boutique’s clearest draw, with customers praising both quality and selection.
Date pudding
The date pudding is a recurring café favourite among regular visitors.
Green shakshouka
The green shakshouka was praised for its avocado, beans, eggs, herbs and tasty green dressing.
Prawn Ricette
Prawn Ricette is singled out as a favourite pasta dish at this smaller café branch.
Smoked salmon rye
The smoked salmon rye received a mixed mention because of its long preparation time and hard bread.
Common Concerns
Uneven Service
Service can vary considerably, from attentive and professional to inattentive or unfriendly.
Slow Dishes
Café orders can take a while; one smoked salmon rye order took about 45 minutes and arrived with very hard bread.
Breakfast Value
One reviewer found the AED 79 breakfast basic in both appearance and taste compared with expectations.
Premium Pricing
Dates and café dishes are viewed by some customers as expensive, including a lobster pasta described as overpriced.
Milk Surcharge
A customer objected to the extra charge for choosing lactose-free milk with coffee.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
AED 79
Bateel Breakfast
“I ordered Bateel Breakfast (priced at AED 79) but it looked and tasted very basic, more like from McDonald's”Google review · June 2023
2 dhs
lacto free milk
“But adding 2 dhs for choosing lacto free milk looked greedy to me”Google review · January 2023
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The Bottom Line
Bateel Boutique at Mall of the Emirates is mainly a destination for premium dates, chocolates and polished gifting. You can compare plain or filled dates, request a customised selection, and choose luxury gift boxes for souvenirs or occasions. Customers also mention tasting samples before buying, which is useful when the fillings or varieties are unfamiliar.
The café gives you another reason to stop, particularly for the date pudding, date latte and green shakshouka. Coffee and quick bites have received positive comments, and the setting has been described as welcoming. It is a smaller branch than some other Bateel cafés, however, and the menu has not always included every main course.
Service is the main variable. Several reviews describe patient, knowledgeable help, while others report slow attention, unfriendly interactions or inconsistent handling. Café orders can be especially time-consuming: one smoked salmon rye took about 45 minutes and arrived with very hard bread.
Prices sit at the premium end. A kids’ menu was reported at 42 dirhams, while Bateel Breakfast was listed at AED 79; lactose-free milk incurred a 2 dhs surcharge in one review. For large orders, arrange collection ahead of time, and confirm customised-box availability before travelling.