Foodbook Restaurant - Al Nahda

Foodbook Restaurant - Al Nahda

Al Nahda

Non vegetarian restaurant Open now 04 223 3998

Foodbook Restaurant in Al Nahda is a spacious non-vegetarian restaurant with Kerala and South Indian favourites. Reviews especially point to the Achayan-style fish curry with appam or porotta, while its Weekend Sadya gives diners a traditional, curry-heavy meal experience.

Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
1,478 ratings
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The Good Stuff

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Kerala Flavours

The Achayan-style fish curry was praised for recreating a traditional Kerala home-style taste, served with appam, chapathi, porotta or idiyappam.

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Weekend Sadya

One diner found the Weekend Sadya’s curries delicious and authentically flavoured, with friendly and attentive service.

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What to Eat at Foodbook Restaurant - Al Nahda

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

Food 2

  1. Butter chicken Net +2
    “We always get the butter chicken, the spicy coconut fish, and naan. So good!”
  2. Mutton biriyani Net +2
    “It’s a good spot for dining with family or friends. Highly recommend trying their mutton biriyani ❤️”
Honorable mentions (29)
  1. Achayan-style fish mulakittathu Net +1
    “We ordered the Achayan-style Fish Mulakittathu with appam, chapathi, porotta, and idiyappam. The fish curry was absolutely delicious and full of authentic Kerala flavors.”
  2. Appam Net +1
    “Tried the Chicken Chatti Curry, Egg Vazhatti, Puttu, Parotta, and Appam — everything was amazing!”
  3. Beef biryani Net +1
    “The Beef Biryani was also very good. 👍”
  4. Beef dry fry Net +1
    “We tried their beef dry fry, chicken methi masala, butter chicken and peri peri chicken. Everything was delicious.”
  5. Buffet dinner Net +1
    “The buffet dinner was absolutely delicious with a great variety of dishes, and every single guest enjoyed the food.”
  6. Charcoal chicken Net +1
    “Food was good. Had charcoal chicken, paneer mango curry & chickem lolipop. Lolipop was not great other two were good.”
  7. Chicken chatti curry Net +1
    “Tried the Chicken Chatti Curry, Egg Vazhatti, Puttu, Parotta, and Appam — everything was amazing!”
  8. Chicken chilli garlic noodles Net +1
    “Chicken chilli garlic noodles was great.”
  9. Chicken methi masala Net +1
    “We tried their beef dry fry, chicken methi masala, butter chicken and peri peri chicken. Everything was delicious.”
  10. Chicken peri peri charcoal Net +1
    “I tried their Chicken Peri Peri Charcoal, and it was absolutely juicy, flavorful, and perfectly grilled. A must-try for anyone who loves charcoal chicken!”
  11. Egg vazhatti Net +1
    “Tried the Chicken Chatti Curry, Egg Vazhatti, Puttu, Parotta, and Appam — everything was amazing!”
  12. Fried rice Net +1
    “My daughter loves their fried rice too.”
  13. Iftar buffet Net +1
    “The Iftar buffet offered a wide variety of tasty and flavorful dishes. The food was fresh, well-prepared, and beautifully presented.”
  14. Iftar meal Net +1
    “We were so lucky to experience their Iftar meal, it was incredibly delicious!”
  15. Kanthari grilled fish Net +1
    “The Kanthari grilled fish and mutton biriyani were absolutely delicious! The flavors were on point, and the portions were generous.”
  16. Kerala meals Net +1
    “I came here for Kerala meals, and it only cost 9 dirhams. There were lots of items and delicious, warm food.”
  17. Kerala porotta Net +1
    “The kerala porotta was an exception and it was great.”
  18. Mango fish curry Net +1
    “This time, I went for the mango fish curry with chapathi. The portion had 4 pieces of kingfish, which was satisfying. Chapathi size felt a bit small though, and earlier when I tried porotta, it was more like a “coin porotta” in size but charged at the usual bigger porotta price — that’s one thing they could improve. Taste-wise, food was up to expectations. Not the best I’ve ever had, but definitely not bad either.”
  19. Naan Net +1
    “We always get the butter chicken, the spicy coconut fish, and naan. So good!”
  20. Peri peri chicken Net +1
    “We tried their beef dry fry, chicken methi masala, butter chicken and peri peri chicken. Everything was delicious.”
  21. Puttu Net +1
    “Tried the Chicken Chatti Curry, Egg Vazhatti, Puttu, Parotta, and Appam — everything was amazing!”
  22. Spicy coconut fish Net +1
    “We always get the butter chicken, the spicy coconut fish, and naan. So good!”
  23. Thondimuthalum driksakshiyum Net +1
    “The Only Saving Grace: The today's special, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, was actually great and a must-try.”
  24. French bun soup Net 0

    Mixed feedback

    “We tried few things like French Bun soup which was really tasty.”
  25. Paneer mango curry Net 0

    Mixed feedback

    “Food was good. Had charcoal chicken, paneer mango curry & chickem lolipop. Lolipop was not great other two were good.”
  26. Beef roast Net 0

    Only neutral feedback

    “The ghee rice and beef roast were just okay.”
  27. Ghee rice Net 0

    Only neutral feedback

    “The ghee rice and beef roast were just okay.”
  28. Kerala dum biriyani Net 0

    Only neutral feedback

    “Consistency needed in the taste of their food particularly their Biriyani. On one day their Biriyani tastes absolutely great with the rice cooked to perfection. On other day I had ordered the same Biriyani but the Rice was OVERCOOKED and the taste was gone Either they have different Chefs on different shifts but a signature dish like Kerala dum Biriyani , a Kerala restaurant CANNOT mess up!!!!”
  29. Pasta Net 0

    Only neutral feedback

    “The pasta was average but their special recommended chicken curry had good portion but low on taste.”

Drinks 2

  1. Tea Net +3
    “Only water and tea was good 😂🤐”
  2. Fresh milk tea Net +1
    “One of best Fresh milk Tea in town.”
What to Avoid (16)

Food 15

  1. Biriyani Net −1
    “The biriyani was below average.”
  2. Chapathi Net −1
    “This time, I went for the mango fish curry with chapathi. The portion had 4 pieces of kingfish, which was satisfying. Chapathi size felt a bit small though, and earlier when I tried porotta, it was more like a “coin porotta” in size but charged at the usual bigger porotta price — that’s one thing they could improve. Taste-wise, food was up to expectations. Not the best I’ve ever had, but definitely not bad either.”
  3. Chickem lolipop Net −1
    “Food was good. Had charcoal chicken, paneer mango curry & chickem lolipop. Lolipop was not great other two were good.”
  4. Chicken biriyani Net −1
    “The chicken biriyani was poorly prepared..the rice was overcooked, watery, and lacked proper flavor. Definitely not worth ordering again”
  5. Dal tadka Net −1
    “We ordered three veg dishes: paneer mango curry, dal tadka and palak paneer bhurji. We asked them to make it more spicy but still it was all tasteless.”
  6. Fish pollichathu Net −1
    “The party spolier was the fish pollichathu. The fish was not fresh, it was prefried and wrapped in leaf again.”
  7. Idiyappam Net −1
    “The Food: I ordered the idiyappam, and it was a massive disappointment. The portion size was tiny, and the taste was downright bad. Paying 2 AED for that felt like a joke.”
  8. Nan Net −1
    “Nan was too thin like nice pathiri”
  9. Palak paneer bhurji Net −1
    “We ordered three veg dishes: paneer mango curry, dal tadka and palak paneer bhurji. We asked them to make it more spicy but still it was all tasteless.”
  10. Praws tawa Net −1
    “The praws tawa was a disappointment.”
  11. Schezwan rice Net −1
    “Schezwan rice also needs work.”
  12. Special honey poratta Net −1
    “This special honey poratta was basic but it’s tea was amazing.”
  13. Special recommended chicken curry Net −1
    “The pasta was average but their special recommended chicken curry had good portion but low on taste. It has lot of salt.”
  14. Traditional chicken curry Net −1
    “We ordered traditional chicken curry with wheat poratta and chicken biriyani. Unfortunately, the chicken curry was very watery in texture and lacked taste.”
  15. Fish curry Net −2
    “Sadhya for AED 19 wasn’t worth it – sambar and fish curry were poor.”

Drinks 1

  1. Mojito Net −1
    “Half portion of Mojito was ice cubes.”

Tips for a Better Visit

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Try Fish. For a distinctly Kerala order, ask for Achayan-style Fish Mulakittathu with appam or porotta; one diner found its flavour deeply authentic.

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Check Timing. If you want meals or thali, ask whether the serving window is still open before ordering; one lunch guest was told it had ended.

Plan the visit

Practical details

Nesto - 1st Floor
Al Nahda Second - Al Nahda, Dubai
04 223 3998
Mon8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Tue8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Wed8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Thu8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
Fri8:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Sat8:00 AM – 1:00 AM
Sun8:00 AM – 12:00 AM
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Common Concerns

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Service Swings

Service is inconsistent: some diners found staff attentive, while others had to repeatedly call for drinks or received no follow-up after food arrived.

Biryani Consistency

Kerala dum biryani and chicken biryani were sometimes reported as overcooked, watery, dry or lacking flavour, despite better visits on other days.

Customer-reported prices

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

9 dirhams

Kerala meals

“I came here for Kerala meals, and it only cost 9 dirhams”
Google review · January 2026

AED 19

Sadhya

“Sadhya for AED 19 wasn’t worth it – sambar and fish curry were poor”
Google review · May 2026

11dhs

meals

“The meals at 11dhs is a steal deal”
Google review · April 2026
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The Bottom Line

Foodbook Restaurant in Al Nahda is a spacious Kerala and South Indian-leaning restaurant for dine-in meals, takeaway and delivery. The most distinctive order in the reviews is Achayan-style Fish Mulakittathu with appam, chapathi, porotta or idiyappam; one customer said it brought back a traditional home-style Kerala flavour. Weekend Sadya is another draw, although experiences vary considerably.

There is plenty of room for family meals, and the restaurant has handled larger celebrations too: one birthday gathering of around 40 guests used a separate hall and buffet dinner. Diners have also praised Chicken Peri Peri Charcoal, Kanthari grilled fish and fresh milk tea. Delivery can be impressively quick, with one beef biryani and meals order arriving within 20 minutes and including a banana leaf.

The main caution is consistency. Biryani has been excellent on some visits but overcooked, watery or dry on others, while Sadya feedback ranges from authentic and delicious to disappointing. Service can also swing from attentive to slow or absent, and the A/C was reportedly not working during one hot visit.

Ask about meals availability, confirm prices for off-menu takeaway items and check portion expectations for parotta or idiyappam. Budget-conscious diners should note that some reviewers consider the pricing high, though Kerala meals have also been reported at AED 9.

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