Fresh choices
The menu includes fresh, healthy dishes and drinks, including a praised Caesar salad and balanced ginger, carrot and apple juice.
The Greens
Bert’s Cafe & Restaurant in The Greens is a French café and restaurant with a Continental, health-focused menu alongside comfort dishes. Reviews point to it for breakfast—especially the California Omelette and avocado blueberry smoothie—and for a relaxed coffee, meal or work session in a cozy setting.
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The menu includes fresh, healthy dishes and drinks, including a praised Caesar salad and balanced ginger, carrot and apple juice.
Breakfast is a strong choice: one reviewer praised perfectly cooked eggs and unusually good coffee.
The calm setting suits breakfast meetings, catch-ups or working remotely for a few hours.
Outdoor seating can feel quieter because the café is at the end of the strip.
Several visits mention quick service, including an early breakfast where food arrived quickly.
Families have found it welcoming for children, with pancakes and colouring books mentioned in one visit.
Check parking. Allow for parking friction, but note that one review reported the first hour as free.
Try outdoors. For a quieter sit-down, ask for outdoor seating; the café’s position at the end of the strip was described as calmer.
Ask substitutions. If you dislike an ingredient, ask whether a swap is possible; one English breakfast came with mushrooms replaced by tomato.
Work there. Bring study or remote-work plans if useful: a visitor came to study with friends and liked the atmosphere.
Choose breakfast. Breakfast is a well-supported choice, with reviewers highlighting the eggs, omelettes and quick early-morning service.
Temper drink expectations. If drinks are your priority, choose carefully: one study visit found them acceptable but unremarkable.
Plan the visit
| Mon | 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Tue | 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Wed | 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Thu | 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Fri | 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sat | 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Sun | 6:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
A breakfast dish praised for its flavour.
A smoothie one reviewer called a must-try.
A curry dish praised for its flavour alongside a honey mustard salad.
A lunch dish reported to arrive quickly and taste delicious.
A breakfast order mentioned in a delivery review.
One delivery order reportedly contained a live cockroach in the salad, a serious concern despite the otherwise positive feedback.
Two reviews say the interiors could use a facelift or refresh.
Parking was described as somewhat annoying around The Greens, even though one review noted a free first hour.
A reviewer found a buffalo chicken wrap and mango lychee drink expensive for their flavour, saying the food needed more seasoning.
One breakfast visit reported that the coffee took a while to arrive and tasted watered down.
The Bottom Line
Bert’s in The Greens works well for breakfast, a relaxed coffee, a casual meal or a few hours of remote work. The menu covers health-focused and comfort dishes, with reviews mentioning the California Omelette, Eggs Your Way, salmon pasta and Pad Thai Curry. The avocado blueberry smoothie, Caesar salad and ginger-carrot-apple juice also give first-timers clear options to consider.
The setting is one of its stronger points. Reviewers describe it as cozy, peaceful and quiet, with indoor and outdoor seating; the position at the end of the strip can make the outside area feel calmer. Families have brought children for pancakes, while others have used the café for studying or breakfast meetings.
Service is repeatedly described as warm, attentive and quick, although one older visit reported a delayed, watered-down coffee. Prices cited by customers put breakfast plates at 45–65 AED and coffees around 20 AED. Parking can be annoying, though one review says the first hour is free.
There are also a few cautions: the interiors may feel due for a refresh, some dishes have been judged light on flavour for the price, and one delivery review reported a live cockroach in a salad. That serious complaint is worth keeping in mind when ordering delivery.