Kabab Halabi
The Kabab Halabi was described as perfectly cooked and thoroughly enjoyable.
Dar Al Halabi
Al Barsha
Dar Al Halabi is a Lebanese restaurant in Al Barsha, with customer favourites ranging from Kabab Halabi and grilled meats to mezza such as hummus and tabbouleh. Reviews also mention complimentary Arabic bread and fresh vegetables, making it a convenient Mall of the Emirates stop for a sit-down Lebanese meal.
Reputation Score
3.8
★★★★☆
926 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Fresh bread
Several reviews mention freshly baked or complimentary Arabic bread accompanying the meal.
Free extras
Meals can come with complimentary fresh vegetables and Arabic bread, plus Moroccan tea after dining.
Conversation-friendly
One diner found the restaurant comfortably quiet for conversation rather than loud or silent.
Vegetarian choice
A review specifically notes that the menu includes many vegetarian and vegan options.
What to Eat at Dar Al Halabi 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 Dar Al Halabi, 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.
Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Dar Al Halabi, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
Food 3
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Hommos Net +3
“Recommended dishes: Tabola, Shesh Tawooq, hommos and the mixed fatayer The waraq enab was normal”
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Review excerpts
“Recommended dishes: Tabola, Shesh Tawooq, hommos and the mixed fatayer The waraq enab was normal”October 2024
“All my order tasted delicious. I ordered spicy prawn, hummus and lamb chops”October 2024
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Tabbouleh Net +3
“The Tabbouleh was so unique, fresh, and full of flavors, made perfectly with extra virgin olive oil.”
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Review excerpts
“The Tabbouleh was so unique, fresh, and full of flavors, made perfectly with extra virgin olive oil.”September 2025
“We had the spicy kebab, absolutely delicious and perhaps the freshest I had in Dubai, falafel, also delicious and cooked in fresh oil, accompanied with the classic tabouleh, houmous, manoush with zaatar and the house’s complementary offerings: fresh veggies and seasoned homemade olives.”September 2022
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Oriental lamb Net +2
“The oriental lamb is lovey so are there starters”
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Review excerpts
“The oriental lamb is lovey so are there starters”November 2020
“Tip: The Oriental Lamb is so good!”August 2017
Honorable mentions (26)
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Authentic arabic breakfast Net +1
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”
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“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”February 2023
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Aych el saraya Net +1
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”
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Review excerpts
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”February 2020
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Chicken and rice dish Net +1
“We also got a chicken and rice dish which was okay, but I don’t have a photo of it.”
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Review excerpts
“We also got a chicken and rice dish which was okay, but I don’t have a photo of it.”May 2026
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Chicken kabsa Net +1
“The Chicken Kabsa was truly amazing. probably the best Ihave had in Dubai.”
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“The Chicken Kabsa was truly amazing. probably the best Ihave had in Dubai.”September 2025
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Daily dish of okra Net +1
“We also tried the daily dish of Okra which was not bad.”
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“We also tried the daily dish of Okra which was not bad.”February 2025
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Egg with quarma Net +1
“The breakfast was really good especially the Grilled Halloumi Salad and Egg with Quarma. It was really quiet nice breakfast.”
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“The breakfast was really good especially the Grilled Halloumi Salad and Egg with Quarma. It was really quiet nice breakfast.”August 2017
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Eggplant moussaka Net +1
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”
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Review excerpts
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”February 2020
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Falafel Net +1
“We had the spicy kebab, absolutely delicious and perhaps the freshest I had in Dubai, falafel, also delicious and cooked in fresh oil, accompanied with the classic tabouleh, houmous, manoush with zaatar and the house’s complementary offerings: fresh veggies and seasoned homemade olives.”
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Review excerpts
“We had the spicy kebab, absolutely delicious and perhaps the freshest I had in Dubai, falafel, also delicious and cooked in fresh oil, accompanied with the classic tabouleh, houmous, manoush with zaatar and the house’s complementary offerings: fresh veggies and seasoned homemade olives.”September 2022
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Falafel plate Net +1
“Good food. Great atmosphere. Great location. Enjoyed the falafel plate. Our server, Ramoun, was very helpful too.”
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Review excerpts
“Good food. Great atmosphere. Great location. Enjoyed the falafel plate. Our server, Ramoun, was very helpful too.”May 2023
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Grilled chicken Net +1
“Other notable dishes include the kibbeh and the grilled chicken, both of which were well prepared.”
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Review excerpts
“Other notable dishes include the kibbeh and the grilled chicken, both of which were well prepared.”February 2026
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Grilled halloumi salad Net +1
“The breakfast was really good especially the Grilled Halloumi Salad and Egg with Quarma. It was really quiet nice breakfast.”
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Review excerpts
“The breakfast was really good especially the Grilled Halloumi Salad and Egg with Quarma. It was really quiet nice breakfast.”August 2017
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Halawat al jibn Net +1
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”
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Review excerpts
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”February 2020
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Hummus beiruti Net +1
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”
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Review excerpts
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”February 2020
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Kabab halabi Net +1
“The Kabab Halabi was cooked to perfection and thoroughly enjoyable.”
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Review excerpts
“The Kabab Halabi was cooked to perfection and thoroughly enjoyable.”February 2026
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Kibbeh Net +1
“Other notable dishes include the kibbeh and the grilled chicken, both of which were well prepared.”
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Review excerpts
“Other notable dishes include the kibbeh and the grilled chicken, both of which were well prepared.”February 2026
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Lamb chops Net +1
“All my order tasted delicious. I ordered spicy prawn, hummus and lamb chops”
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Review excerpts
“All my order tasted delicious. I ordered spicy prawn, hummus and lamb chops”October 2024
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Lentil soup Net +1
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”
Positive 1Negative 0Neutral 1
Review excerpts
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”February 2023
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Meat pastries Net +1
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”
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Review excerpts
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”February 2023
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Mhammara shamieh Net +1
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The food is delicious, the ethnic ambience is great and the staff are super-friendly. Some of my favorite eats at Al Halabi include Mhammara Shamieh, Hummus Beiruti, Eggplant Moussaka, Aych El Saraya, and Halawat Al Jibn.”February 2020
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Mixed fatayer Net +1
“Recommended dishes: Tabola, Shesh Tawooq, hommos and the mixed fatayer The waraq enab was normal”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Recommended dishes: Tabola, Shesh Tawooq, hommos and the mixed fatayer The waraq enab was normal”October 2024
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Shesh tawooq Net +1
“Recommended dishes: Tabola, Shesh Tawooq, hommos and the mixed fatayer The waraq enab was normal”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Recommended dishes: Tabola, Shesh Tawooq, hommos and the mixed fatayer The waraq enab was normal”October 2024
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Spicy kebab Net +1
“We had the spicy kebab, absolutely delicious and perhaps the freshest I had in Dubai, falafel, also delicious and cooked in fresh oil, accompanied with the classic tabouleh, houmous, manoush with zaatar and the house’s complementary offerings: fresh veggies and seasoned homemade olives.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We had the spicy kebab, absolutely delicious and perhaps the freshest I had in Dubai, falafel, also delicious and cooked in fresh oil, accompanied with the classic tabouleh, houmous, manoush with zaatar and the house’s complementary offerings: fresh veggies and seasoned homemade olives.”September 2022
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Spicy prawn Net +1
“All my order tasted delicious. I ordered spicy prawn, hummus and lamb chops”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“All my order tasted delicious. I ordered spicy prawn, hummus and lamb chops”October 2024
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Taouk wrap Net +1
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”February 2023
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Fattoush salad Net 0
Mixed feedback
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”
Positive 1Negative 1
Review excerpts
“The food is very high quality and delicious. We usually order Fattoush salad, lentil soup, Taouk wrap (my favorite), their meat pastries and their authentic Arabic breakfast which is served with Ashta cream (delicious).”February 2023
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Waraq enab Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“Recommended dishes: Tabola, Shesh Tawooq, hommos and the mixed fatayer The waraq enab was normal”
Positive 0Negative 0Neutral 1
What to Avoid (6)
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Araes Net −1
“The portions are shockingly small for the prices charged. We ordered four main courses; the Araes had such a thin filling that it felt like eating plain bread with barely any meat.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The portions are shockingly small for the prices charged. We ordered four main courses; the Araes had such a thin filling that it felt like eating plain bread with barely any meat.”December 2025
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Kunafa Net −1
“4) Personally I did not like the desert like kunafa and there was something els so it’s totally your choice to order or not to order”
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Critical review excerpts
“4) Personally I did not like the desert like kunafa and there was something els so it’s totally your choice to order or not to order”June 2019
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Mix grill Net −1
“The mix grill was not only expensive but there was a strong beef smell in it.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The mix grill was not only expensive but there was a strong beef smell in it.”July 2019
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Shawarma labneh Net −1
“I also ordered Shawarma Labneh, which was basically some dry chopped chicken on top of labneh and tasted really bad.”
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Critical review excerpts
“I also ordered Shawarma Labneh, which was basically some dry chopped chicken on top of labneh and tasted really bad.”May 2026
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Shish tawook cubes Net −1
“The shish tawook cubes were the smallest I’ve ever been served anywhere, same goes for the kebab.”
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Critical review excerpts
“The shish tawook cubes were the smallest I’ve ever been served anywhere, same goes for the kebab.”December 2025
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Special grilled chicken Net −1
“I ordered that special grilled chicken. It was very bad and it’s not well done.”
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Critical review excerpts
“I ordered that special grilled chicken. It was very bad and it’s not well done.”February 2026
Tips for a Better Visit
Share mezza. Go with at least four people if you want to sample several cold and hot mezza plates in one visit.
Use vouchers. If you have an Entertainer voucher, check whether it applies to the main courses before ordering.
Check dressing. If ordering Fattoush, ask how it is dressed; one recent diner found it tasted mainly of olive oil.
Allow time. Consider visiting off-peak if possible, as one review reports a 15-minute wait before the order was taken.
Plan the visit
Practical details
Sheikh Zayed Road, 4th Interchange
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 |
Common Concerns
Small portions
Some diners felt the portions were too small for the prices, especially on main courses.
Uneven shawarma
One reviewer found the Shawarma Labneh dry, with chopped chicken placed on top of the labneh.
Slow service
Service has been inconsistent; one diner waited 15 minutes just to place an order and received cold food.
Chicken issue
A review reported that the special grilled chicken was poorly prepared and not well done.
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The Bottom Line
Dar Al Halabi is a Lebanese restaurant in Al Barsha, inside the Mall of the Emirates according to several reviews. It is worth considering for classic Lebanese dining rather than a quick snack: customers mention Kabab Halabi, grilled meats, hummus, tabbouleh and a broad mezza selection. The Arabic breakfast and Taouk wrap also receive repeat praise.
The strongest feedback centres on flavour, fresh ingredients and hospitality. One diner called the Kabab Halabi perfectly cooked, while another singled out Chicken Kabsa and a fresh, flavourful tabbouleh. Meals may include Arabic bread and a basket of fresh vegetables, and some guests also received complimentary Moroccan tea.
The setting is described as comfortable for conversation, with some reviews noting an attractive traditional ambience. Value is less consistent. Multiple diners felt portions were small for the prices, including one report of main dishes averaging around 75 per dish.
Service is usually described as friendly and prompt, but other visitors waited 15 minutes to order or received cold food. The recent reviews also include complaints about dry Shawarma Labneh and poorly prepared grilled chicken. For a group meal, sharing mezza makes sense; one reviewer recommends at least four people.
If you have an Entertainer voucher, check whether it applies to main courses before ordering.