Fish Hut Restaurant

Fish Hut Restaurant

Al Barsha

Fish Hut Restaurant is a seafood restaurant in Al Barsha where you can select fish from the aquarium and have it cooked to order. Reviews especially point to grilled sea bass, prawns and fish, with generous portions reported by some diners, though service and pricing can vary.

Reputation Score
4.4
★★★★☆
1,467 ratings
5★
64%
4★
19%
3★
8%
2★
3%
1★
5%

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The Good Stuff

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Fresh grilling

Grilled sea bass and garlic-butter prawns are reported as well cooked, with a portion sufficient for two people.

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Aquarium choice

You can choose fish from the restaurant’s aquarium before it is prepared.

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What to Eat at Fish Hut Restaurant

Foods and drinks mentioned in reviews of Fish Hut Restaurant, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.

Food 10

  1. Cream of seafood soup Net +1
    “I ordered a cream of seafood soup, Hamour grill and pan grilled mussels....... The soup was good and yummy but the rest was not UpTo the mark....... Fish was not fresh and there was a smell too....”
  2. Black pomfret with half green spicy & half red spicy Net +1
    “Tried lemon butter garlic prawns & black pomfret with half green spicy & half red spicy. Both dishes were so on point 10/10 🙌👌👍 highly recommended for a seafood lover”
  3. Caesar shrimp salad Net +1
    “About food it’s so Amazing , All food For me is Delicious I ate grilled shrimp, Salmon , squid and Especially the Caesar Shrimp Salad🥰”
  4. Char grilled red and green spice pomfret Net +1
    “Finger fish with fries was perfect and char grilled red and green spice Pomfret was awsomeeee.”
  5. Crab soup Net +1
    “loved the Crab soup. only wished they would remove the shell and serve with meat only.”
  6. Finger fish with fries Net +1
    “Finger fish with fries was perfect and char grilled red and green spice Pomfret was awsomeeee.”
  7. Fried calamari Net +1
    “Loved the soup, salad, fried and grilled calamari, fish, and tiger shrimps.”
  8. Grilled calamari Net +1
    “Loved the soup, salad, fried and grilled calamari, fish, and tiger shrimps.”
  9. Grilled garlic butter prawns Net +1
    “I always order grilled sea bass and grilled garlic butter prawns that are well cooked and up to the mark!”
  10. Grilled hamour Net +1
    “Best arabic seafood place in town. Must try the grilled shrimps & grilled hamour.”
Honorable mentions (23)
  1. Grilled sea bass Net +1
    “I always order grilled sea bass and grilled garlic butter prawns that are well cooked and up to the mark!”
  2. Grilled sherry fish Net +1
    “Also grilled sherry fish was nice.”
  3. Grilled shrimp Net +1
    “About food it’s so Amazing , All food For me is Delicious I ate grilled shrimp, Salmon , squid and Especially the Caesar Shrimp Salad🥰”
  4. Grilled shrimps Net +1
    “Best arabic seafood place in town. Must try the grilled shrimps & grilled hamour.”
  5. Hammour fish Net +1
    “I tried their hammour fish and it was lovely.”
  6. Hamour fish in garlic sauce gravy Net +1
    “We tried Hamour fish in garlic sauce gravy which was spot on.”
  7. Kanafeh with cream Net +1
    “To top it off, some tasty Kanafeh with cream.”
  8. Kunafa Net +1
    “the Kunafa was just so rich and tasty.”
  9. Lemon butter garlic prawns Net +1
    “Tried lemon butter garlic prawns & black pomfret with half green spicy & half red spicy. Both dishes were so on point 10/10 🙌👌👍 highly recommended for a seafood lover”
  10. Light seasoned red snapper Net +1
    “I quite liked the light seasoned red snapper and the natural char grilled shrimps and squid.”
  11. Lobster with cheese Net +1
    “Food was well presented and tasted good, I highly recommend the cream of seafood soup and lobster with cheese.”
  12. Mixed seafood soup Net +1
    “The mixed seafood soup is a flavor bomb of seafood and broth.”
  13. Natural char grilled shrimps Net +1
    “I quite liked the light seasoned red snapper and the natural char grilled shrimps and squid.”
  14. Natural char grilled squid Net +1
    “I quite liked the light seasoned red snapper and the natural char grilled shrimps and squid.”
  15. Prawns with lemon garlic sauce Net +1
    “I had Sea Bass with red spicy sauce and prawns with lemon garlic sauce both were very delicious. Well cooked, great Ambience 👌”
  16. Red snapper fish Net +1
    “Quite tricky to find but the red snapper fish we had was so delicious! As you can see, they cook fresh fish from the counter and hey can do two different flavours for the fish. We chose red chilli for one side and lemon flavour for the other.”
  17. Sea bass with red spicy sauce Net +1
    “I had Sea Bass with red spicy sauce and prawns with lemon garlic sauce both were very delicious. Well cooked, great Ambience 👌”
  18. Seafood soup Net +1
    “Overall this restaurant is not bad. The seafood soup is good. Good prices. I would recommended eating here.”
  19. Sheri Net +1
    “The foods were good, bought 2 Sheri around 1.6 kg tawa fry and squid roast with lime and garlic which was an outstanding one.”
  20. Squid roast with lime and garlic Net +1
    “The foods were good, bought 2 Sheri around 1.6 kg tawa fry and squid roast with lime and garlic which was an outstanding one.”
  21. Tawa fry Net +1
    “The foods were good, bought 2 Sheri around 1.6 kg tawa fry and squid roast with lime and garlic which was an outstanding one.”
  22. Tom yum soup Net +1
    “The Tom yum soup was a spicy delight, perfect for those who enjoy bold flavors.”
  23. Shreemps Net 0

    Only neutral feedback

    “Not cheap, but good cooking, very tasty. Unfortunately I got a hair in my shreemps.”
What to Avoid (6)

Food 6

  1. Hamour grill Net −1
    “I ordered a cream of seafood soup, Hamour grill and pan grilled mussels....... The soup was good and yummy but the rest was not UpTo the mark....... Fish was not fresh and there was a smell too....”
  2. Instant noodles Net −1
    “However, when the food arrived, I discovered that the so-called vegetable noodle soup was actually instant noodles! This kind of deceiving consumers is unacceptable. First, I ordered vegetable noodle soup instead of instant noodles. Secondly, the quality is even more disappointing. The taste and nutritional value of instant noodles are far from comparable to authentic vegetable noodle soup.”
  3. Pan grilled mussels Net −1
    “I ordered a cream of seafood soup, Hamour grill and pan grilled mussels....... The soup was good and yummy but the rest was not UpTo the mark....... Fish was not fresh and there was a smell too....”
  4. Shrimp Net −1
    “worst! dry and the fish smells so bad and the shrimp is almost spoil , I dont know if they did the quality check but I dont recommend this restaurant at all 👎”
  5. Tom yum Net −1
    “Tom yum was a bit salty and calamari a bit stiff.”
  6. Vegetable noodle soup Net −1
    “I went to your restaurant today and ordered a vegetable noodle soup and fried shrimp. However, when the food arrived, I discovered that the so-called vegetable noodle soup was actually instant noodles! This kind of deceiving consumers is unacceptable. First, I ordered vegetable noodle soup instead of instant noodles. Secondly, the quality is even more disappointing. The taste and nutritional value of instant noodles are far from comparable to authentic vegetable noodle soup.”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Check reopening. Confirm that Fish Hut has reopened before travelling, as the latest supplied review says it is temporarily closed.

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Request flavours. Ask whether your fish can be split between two seasonings; one diner chose red chilli on one side and lemon on the other.

Plan the visit

Practical details

Al Barsha Second Umm Suqeim Street، PB 120730، Umm Suqeim street to - Al Khail Road
Al Barsha Second - Al Barsha, Dubai
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Common Concerns

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Temporary closure

The latest supplied review says the restaurant was temporarily closed and awaiting reopening.

Slow service

Service delays appear in several reviews, including one order that took 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Customer-reported prices

These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.

330aed for 4 person

2 Sheri around 1.6 kg tawa fry and squid roast with lime and garlic

“Spend around 330aed for 4 person”
Google review · December 2022
DXB
LOCAL

The Bottom Line

Fish Hut Restaurant is a seafood spot in Al Barsha built around choosing fish and having it cooked to order. Reviews repeatedly mention grilled sea bass, grilled hamour, prawns and fresh fish; one diner said the sea bass and garlic-butter prawns made a portion sufficient for two, while another liked the option of two seasonings on one hammour. There is plenty beyond grilled fish.

Tom yum soup is praised as spicy and bold, cream of seafood soup is a recurring recommendation, and the kunafa with cream makes a popular dessert finish. The aquarium lets you choose your fish, and reviewers describe the service as friendly, with managers often guiding orders or responding helpfully when something goes wrong. The restaurant has also been described as spacious, clean and suitable for groups, with outdoor seating mentioned for winter and free valet parking reported.

The main caution is consistency. Some visits involved excellent freshness and quick satisfaction; others reported fish odour, undercooked calamari, an overly oily dish or a vegetable noodle soup that arrived as instant noodles. Service has sometimes been slow, and pricing opinions range from good value for groups to high compared with the market.

The latest supplied review says the restaurant was temporarily closed, so check its reopening status before going.

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