Custom designs
Custom cakes have matched supplied pictures and detailed requests, including a 15kg marble cake delivered to a club on schedule.
Cake al Arab Sweets and Pastries...
Oud Metha
Cake Al Arab is a bakery in Oud Metha focused on celebration cakes, pastries and Arabic sweets. Customers return for pistachio cakes, modernised Arab desserts and custom designs made for birthdays, weddings and larger events, with both shop visits and delivery orders covered in the reviews.
Reputation Score
4.6
★★★★★
116 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Pistachio cakes
Pistachio cakes and variations such as pistachio brûlée and pistachio kunafa are repeatedly praised for flavour.
Helpful service
Several customers describe patient guidance on cake choices, designs, payment and last-minute changes.
Arabic sweets
The shop has a wide variety of modernised Arab sweets alongside cakes and pastries.
Careful packing
Packaging is often described as secure and thoughtful, including candles and a knife supplied with one celebration cake.
Event orders
Reviews include successful office, club and yacht deliveries, including a 15kg custom cake and packed dessert glasses.
Tips for a Better Visit
Confirm timing. For a celebration, reconfirm the delivery time before ordering; one cake arrived at 9:15 PM rather than 8:00 PM.
Check quantities. If ordering a pictured sweets box, verify the piece count, as one 36-piece listing reportedly arrived with 16.
Inspect fruit. Before accepting a fruit-topped cake, check the fruit condition; one Vanilla Custard Cake had completely frozen fruit.
Budget ahead. Allow for a higher spend on some items; one reviewer called the prices high but worthwhile.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Oud Metha - Dubai
Oud Metha, Dubai
| Mon | 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Tue | 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Wed | 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Thu | 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Fri | 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Sat | 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Sun | 8:00 AM – 1:00 AM |
Popular Mentions
Mango Cake
Mango cake has been ordered for birthdays and praised for its texture, design and flavour.
Saffron desert glasses
Saffron dessert glasses are singled out as a particularly enjoyable sweet option.
Mango ice cream dessert
The mango ice cream dessert received especially strong praise from a customer who found another cake slice dry.
Common Concerns
Late deliveries
Some birthday orders arrived well after the promised time, including one delivered at 9:15 PM instead of 8:00 PM.
Order mismatch
One customer ordered a pictured 36-piece selection but received only 16 pieces.
Cake dryness
A customer found a cake slice dry, while another said refrigerated cupcake sponge was dry and its cream had hardened.
Frozen fruit
A Vanilla Custard Cake review reports that frozen fruit negatively affected the cake's taste and texture.
Unreadable writing
One birthday cake arrived with the recipient's name written in an illegible way.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
12dhs
cupake
“We bought a cupake which was for 12dhs and a mango mousse glass which was for 10dhs”Google review · February 2024
10dhs
mango mousse glass
“We bought a cupake which was for 12dhs and a mango mousse glass which was for 10dhs”Google review · February 2024
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The Bottom Line
Cake Al Arab is a celebration-focused bakery in Oud Metha where you can buy ready-made cakes and pastries, order a custom birthday or wedding cake, or pick up Arabic sweets and dessert glasses. Pistachio is the standout theme in the reviews, from pistachio cake to pistachio brûlée and pistachio kunafa. Mango cake, saffron dessert glasses and mango ice cream dessert also receive specific praise.
The custom-cake service can be impressively attentive. Customers describe designs made to match reference pictures, helpful suggestions for decoration, and even a 15kg marble cake delivered to a club as planned. Packaging is another practical strength: one cake arrived with candles and a knife, while dessert glasses and event orders were reported as well packed.
There is a clear caveat with delivery and order accuracy. Reviews include late birthday deliveries, unanswered calls, a 36-piece listing that reportedly produced 16 pieces, and illegible cake writing. Quality is not perfectly consistent either: one cake slice was dry, and a Vanilla Custard Cake had frozen fruit.
For an important event, reconfirm the timing, writing and quantity before accepting the order. Prices can run high, though one review found them worthwhile.