Grilled chicken
Grilled chicken is repeatedly praised, including one review describing it as juicy, flavorful and well seasoned.
Emerald Restaurant (Al Karama)
Al Karama
Emerald Restaurant is a small Indian restaurant in Al Karama serving everyday meals, snacks and tea or coffee. Reviews especially point to its grilled chicken, biryani and broad menu, while affordable pricing and occasional attentive service make it worth considering for a casual meal.
Reputation Score
3.8
★★★★☆
419 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Spice requests
The kitchen followed a request for a least-spicy garlic chicken grill exactly as asked.
Menu range
Reviews describe a wide selection spanning Kerala, North Indian, Chinese, barbecue and Arabic food.
Affordable meals
Several customers describe the food as affordable compared with other Al Karama restaurants.
Family setting
One review found the restaurant comfortable for relaxing with family, and another mentioned outside seating.
Tea stop
Garak chai and fresh milk tea are recurring reasons customers visit, alongside meals.
What to Eat at Emerald Restaurant (Al Karama) 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 Emerald Restaurant (Al Karama), 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 Emerald Restaurant (Al Karama), ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
Food 9
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Grilled chicken Net +3
“The grilled chicken was perfectly cooked, juicy, flavorful, and well seasoned.”
Positive 3Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The grilled chicken was perfectly cooked, juicy, flavorful, and well seasoned.”January 2026
“I mostly visit there specifically their grilled chicken and fresh milk tea both are my favorite items.”January 2026
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Charcoal chicken Net +1
“Grill chicken and Charcoal chicken is good Online delivery takes time as they are fully booked all the day!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Grill chicken and Charcoal chicken is good Online delivery takes time as they are fully booked all the day!”May 2026
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Chicken grill with chapathi Net +1
“I used eat chicken grill with chapathi regularly, I feel like it's one of the best in Al karama.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I used eat chicken grill with chapathi regularly, I feel like it's one of the best in Al karama.”January 2026
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Garlic chicken grill Net +1
“We ordered garlic chicken grill and requested it to be least spicy. They perfectly followed the instructions and made it just as per our request. It was tasty and the service was good.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“We ordered garlic chicken grill and requested it to be least spicy. They perfectly followed the instructions and made it just as per our request. It was tasty and the service was good.”July 2026
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Noodles Net +1
“I really enjoyed this restaurant, especially the noodles—they were perfectly cooked and full of flavor.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I really enjoyed this restaurant, especially the noodles—they were perfectly cooked and full of flavor.”January 2026
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Peri peri charcoal Net +1
“Food is awesome. But there is so much red chilli used in peri peri charcoal.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Food is awesome. But there is so much red chilli used in peri peri charcoal.”December 2023
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Schezwan noodles Net +1
“Still, now I continue to order from them cos I really like their Chinese food, especially the schezwan noodles & triple rice🍜 which is yum, but I need to brief them properly each and everytime while giving the order.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Still, now I continue to order from them cos I really like their Chinese food, especially the schezwan noodles & triple rice🍜 which is yum, but I need to brief them properly each and everytime while giving the order.”August 2023
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Triple rice Net +1
“Still, now I continue to order from them cos I really like their Chinese food, especially the schezwan noodles & triple rice🍜 which is yum, but I need to brief them properly each and everytime while giving the order.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Still, now I continue to order from them cos I really like their Chinese food, especially the schezwan noodles & triple rice🍜 which is yum, but I need to brief them properly each and everytime while giving the order.”August 2023
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Biryani Net 0
Mixed feedback
“I really like biryani, and I am enjoying eating there, their biryani is really tasty and orf course one of their crew members - Rizwan is really accommodating and helpful.”
Positive 1Negative 1
Review excerpts
“I really like biryani, and I am enjoying eating there, their biryani is really tasty and orf course one of their crew members - Rizwan is really accommodating and helpful.”February 2026
Drinks 4
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Fresh milk tea Net +1
“I mostly visit there specifically their grilled chicken and fresh milk tea both are my favorite items.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I mostly visit there specifically their grilled chicken and fresh milk tea both are my favorite items.”January 2026
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Garak chai Net +1
“I always have Garak chai at Emeral, and some times I have meals also, those all are delicious.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I always have Garak chai at Emeral, and some times I have meals also, those all are delicious.”February 2026
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Oreo shake Net +1
“I ordered Oreo Shake, and it was a good one at reasonable price!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I ordered Oreo Shake, and it was a good one at reasonable price!”May 2023
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Tea Net +1
“Good service Nice food ‘I like the the tea Comfortable place it’s good to relax with family 😇”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Good service Nice food ‘I like the the tea Comfortable place it’s good to relax with family 😇”February 2026
What to Avoid (7)
Food 7
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Chicken biryani Net −1
“We ordered chicken biryani, however improvement on the type of rice used in it is required.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“We ordered chicken biryani, however improvement on the type of rice used in it is required.”May 2023
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Falooda Net −1
“Order falooda what I get is chia seeds with vanilla ice cream and mango cubes on the funniest part is they didn’t remove the mango skin waste of money very upsetting”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Order falooda what I get is chia seeds with vanilla ice cream and mango cubes on the funniest part is they didn’t remove the mango skin waste of money very upsetting”June 2026
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Fish curry Net −1
“I had fish curry and roti, but unfortunately, it was not good. The fish curry was very spicy and had no decent taste.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I had fish curry and roti, but unfortunately, it was not good. The fish curry was very spicy and had no decent taste.”October 2023
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Fried rice Net −1
“I was starving when I got there, so I checked out the menu and went for the half shawaya and fried rice. They brought the food out fast, but honestly, the taste was just blah. Even though I was super hungry, it didn't hit the spot at all.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I was starving when I got there, so I checked out the menu and went for the half shawaya and fried rice. They brought the food out fast, but honestly, the taste was just blah. Even though I was super hungry, it didn't hit the spot at all.”July 2025
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Half shawaya Net −1
“I was starving when I got there, so I checked out the menu and went for the half shawaya and fried rice. They brought the food out fast, but honestly, the taste was just blah. Even though I was super hungry, it didn't hit the spot at all.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I was starving when I got there, so I checked out the menu and went for the half shawaya and fried rice. They brought the food out fast, but honestly, the taste was just blah. Even though I was super hungry, it didn't hit the spot at all.”July 2025
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Raw french fries Net −1
“This is the food they serve people who are regular customers...stale bread and chicken, stale vegetables and raw french fries...will be forwarding the same to consumer forum to ensure this doesn't happen to other customers... hygiene is the biggest issue here..this is the branch in karama..I hope the head office is reviewing this to see where they have given their franchise...”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“This is the food they serve people who are regular customers...stale bread and chicken, stale vegetables and raw french fries...will be forwarding the same to consumer forum to ensure this doesn't happen to other customers... hygiene is the biggest issue here..this is the branch in karama..I hope the head office is reviewing this to see where they have given their franchise...”May 2023
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Stale bread Net −1
“This is the food they serve people who are regular customers...stale bread and chicken, stale vegetables and raw french fries...will be forwarding the same to consumer forum to ensure this doesn't happen to other customers... hygiene is the biggest issue here..this is the branch in karama..I hope the head office is reviewing this to see where they have given their franchise...”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“This is the food they serve people who are regular customers...stale bread and chicken, stale vegetables and raw french fries...will be forwarding the same to consumer forum to ensure this doesn't happen to other customers... hygiene is the biggest issue here..this is the branch in karama..I hope the head office is reviewing this to see where they have given their franchise...”May 2023
Tips for a Better Visit
Request mild. If you prefer less heat, ask clearly: one customer requested least-spicy garlic chicken grill and said the instruction was followed.
Allow time. For online orders, allow extra time because one customer said delivery takes longer when the restaurant is fully booked.
Confirm orders. Repeat requested items and delivery instructions before finalising; a regular customer said omissions happened repeatedly.
Check cleanliness. Before settling in, check the table and surroundings, since reviews specifically mention flies and other hygiene problems.
Plan the visit
Practical details
68W2+MRR - 6A St - near West Zone Supermarket
Al Karama, Dubai
| Mon | 12:00 PM – 3:00 AM |
| Tue | 6:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Wed | 6:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Thu | 6:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Fri | 6:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Sat | 6:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
| Sun | 6:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
Common Concerns
Hygiene concerns
Multiple reviews report flies or poor cleanliness, including one describing many small flies in the restaurant.
Roof leak
One customer reported water leaking from the roof and dripping onto their food without a response.
Order errors
Customers say staff sometimes forget to punch orders or pass delivery instructions along.
Delivery delays
Online delivery can take a while when the restaurant is fully booked.
Spicy dishes
The fish curry was reported as very spicy, while another review found too much red chilli in peri peri charcoal.
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The Bottom Line
Emerald Restaurant is a small Al Karama spot for casual Indian and South Asian meals, snacks and tea. Reviews mention grilled chicken, biryani, seafood, breakfast and Chinese dishes, so the menu is broader than the restaurant’s Indian category suggests. Grilled and charcoal chicken are the safest recurring highlights; one customer called the grilled chicken juicy, flavorful and well seasoned.
The restaurant also suits simple everyday visits. Customers describe the food as affordable, mention comfortable family seating and outside seating, and return for Garak chai or fresh milk tea. A useful detail for spice-sensitive diners: one garlic chicken grill was prepared exactly to a least-spicy request.
That matters because another review found the fish curry very spicy, while peri peri charcoal was criticised for heavy red chilli. Consistency is the main reservation. Reviews report forgotten orders, missed delivery requests and slow online delivery when the kitchen is fully booked.
Hygiene feedback is mixed too: some customers describe the place as clean and cozy, but others mention flies, stale food and even roof water dripping onto a meal. Confirm takeaway details, allow extra delivery time and check the surroundings before dining in.