Fresh fish
Multiple reviews describe the fish as fresh and clean, including one customer who called it the best fish they had eaten in Dubai.
Shabaka and Senara Seafood Restaurent
Al Nahda
Shabaka and Senara is a seafood takeaway in Al Nahda serving fish in Egyptian style, with delivery also available. Customers come for fresh fish prepared to order, including grilled fish and Sayadieh rice, rather than for a sit-down meal.
Reputation Score
4.1
★★★★☆
128 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Fish cooking
Customers say the kitchen can prepare fish fried, grilled, baked or in trays, with instructions followed to suit the order.
Egyptian style
The menu is repeatedly described as Egyptian seafood, making the restaurant useful for that specific style of fish cooking.
Fast delivery
One Noon order arrived quickly and fresh, while another customer reported fast home delivery despite the distance.
Customer fish
You can bring fish bought elsewhere and have it prepared at the restaurant, including a spicy grilled preparation.
Clean kitchen
Reviews specifically mention tasty, clean fish and a very clean area, an important plus for a seafood takeaway.
What to Eat at Shabaka and Senara Seafood Restaurent 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 Shabaka and Senara Seafood Restaurent, 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.
These items at Shabaka and Senara Seafood Restaurent got the most positive mentions in user reviews. Check them out!
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Grilled fish Net +1
“High-quality restaurant with fast service, fresh seafood, and the best part is the grilled fish. 🙏❤️ Wishing you continued success!”
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Review excerpts
“High-quality restaurant with fast service, fresh seafood, and the best part is the grilled fish. 🙏❤️ Wishing you continued success!”October 2022
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Open-faced fish in the oven Net +1
“Excellent and tastes good. I tried the open-faced fish in the oven.”
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“Excellent and tastes good. I tried the open-faced fish in the oven.”November 2022
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Sayadieh rice Net +1
“These people do amazing work. They cook fish exactly as it should be cooked, whether fried, grilled, baked, or in trays. Their Sayadieh rice is legendary. I tried their fish once, and ever since, I've been taking my fish there to be prepared. It's truly top-notch.”
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Review excerpts
“These people do amazing work. They cook fish exactly as it should be cooked, whether fried, grilled, baked, or in trays. Their Sayadieh rice is legendary. I tried their fish once, and ever since, I've been taking my fish there to be prepared. It's truly top-notch.”August 2023
Tips for a Better Visit
Plan takeaway. Treat it as a takeaway order rather than a sit-down visit; reviews describe very limited seating. (2025-11-22)
Clarify fish. When ordering through Noon, confirm the fish is available before payment if possible, as one customer reported substitutions and an added charge. (2023-09-28)
Bring fish. You can bring fish bought elsewhere for preparation; one customer brought three sea breams and received spicy grilling in 20 minutes. (2022-08-13)
Check payment. Ask about payment options before ordering, since one review says the restaurant did not accept credit cards. (2022-02-13)
Plan the visit
Practical details
Opposite to Burhani Masjid - Al Shamsi Building7 A St - Baghdad Street
Al Nahda Second - Al Nahda, Dubai
| Mon | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Tue | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Wed | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Thu | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Sat | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
| Sun | 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM |
Common Concerns
Limited seating
This is mainly a takeaway operation, with reviews describing either no seating or only a very small dining area.
Order changes
One customer said two Noon orders were changed after payment because the selected fish was sold out, with an extra charge requested.
Fish quality
A negative review reported receiving frozen fish that tasted awful after an order substitution.
Inconsistent cooking
A longer-term customer reported burnt rice, missing tahini, fish that was not fresh and poor grilling on a later visit.
Delivery delays
One delivery review described a wait of one hour and thirty minutes, including difficulty reaching the driver.
Customer-reported prices
These are customer-reported mentions, not a current price list. Prices may have changed.
21 Aed
spicy grilled
“We took our 3 sea breams and made spicy grilled just for 21 Aed”Google review · August 2022
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The Bottom Line
Shabaka and Senara is a seafood takeaway in Al Nahda, with delivery for customers who do not need a dining room. The main draw is fish prepared in Egyptian style: reviews mention grilled fish, Sayadieh rice, oven-baked fish and fish brought in from elsewhere for cooking. Several customers describe the seafood as fresh, clean and good value, while one called it the best fish they had eaten in Dubai.
The practical setup matters. Seating is either unavailable or very limited, so this suits takeaway and delivery more than a relaxed meal out. If you bring your own fish, one customer took three sea breams for spicy grilling and had them ready in 20 minutes.
That makes the kitchen useful for a specific preparation rather than just a standard menu order. There is some inconsistency in the feedback. A Noon customer reported two substitutions after payment, extra charges and frozen fish, while another delivery review described a 90-minute wait.
Confirm the fish available and expected timing when ordering, and check payment options because a review reported no credit-card payment. Overall, the strongest evidence points to tasty, reasonably priced fish when freshness and preparation go to plan.