Budget meals
Fried chicken combos and family sets are repeatedly described as affordable, with prices below many competing chicken restaurants.
TAZA Sheikh Zayed Restaurant
Trade Centre
TAZA Sheikh Zayed Restaurant is a Trade Centre chicken restaurant serving fried and broasted chicken alongside rice meals such as mandi and kabsa. Reviews point to budget-friendly portions, fresh Arabic bread and, on good visits, quick service and less-oily fried chicken.
Reputation Score
3.8
★★★★☆
2,160 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Mandi option
The menu includes mandi rice with BBQ or grilled chicken, giving this chicken restaurant a broader rice-meal choice.
Fresh bread
Several reviews mention soft, freshly made Arabic bread or khubuz served with the chicken meals.
Crispy chicken
Some customers specifically enjoy the fried chicken for its crisp crust, flavour and relatively low oiliness.
Family seating
The Sheikh Zayed branch has upstairs seating, with one reviewer finding it spacious and less crowded.
Office option
A reviewer uses it for office lunch and highlights the pickup offer, cheesy fries, kebabs and strips meal.
What to Eat at TAZA Sheikh Zayed Restaurant 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 TAZA Sheikh Zayed Restaurant, 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 TAZA Sheikh Zayed Restaurant, ranked by positive reviews minus negative reviews. Zero-score items have no net positive feedback; their labels distinguish neutral-only from mixed feedback.
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Chicken broast Net +4
“Love their tender delicious chicken broast.”
Positive 4Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Love their tender delicious chicken broast.”June 2021
“Their chicken aren't as big compare to other chicken joints. Their chicken broast are good enough non oily, and have an amazing fresh arabic bread on the side.”February 2023
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Fried chicken Net +4
“The serving was super fast. The fried chicken was nice. The kuboos given with it is hard and not that great…”
Positive 4Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The serving was super fast. The fried chicken was nice. The kuboos given with it is hard and not that great…”February 2023
“Very nice fried chicken (better than grill chicken) and good price for family set 👍”September 2022
Honorable mentions (12)
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Breast chicken Net +1
“Rice meals and breast chicken is on point!”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Rice meals and breast chicken is on point!”January 2019
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Cheesy fries Net +1
“I love the cheesy fries, kebabs and strips meal here along with their amazing dips like garlic sauce and bbq sauce.”
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Review excerpts
“I love the cheesy fries, kebabs and strips meal here along with their amazing dips like garlic sauce and bbq sauce.”June 2022
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Chicken khabsa Net +1
“Had chicken khabsa and chicken maharaja. Both were delicious but i loved the maharaja better although i expected the khabsa to be better.”
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Review excerpts
“Had chicken khabsa and chicken maharaja. Both were delicious but i loved the maharaja better although i expected the khabsa to be better.”May 2019
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Crispy roll sandwich Net +1
“Gentle staff They have crispy roll sandwich It's a perfect sandwich with a good size for one man. You can make it as a meal or solo that comes with a different price Prices are good, not expensive at all”
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Review excerpts
“Gentle staff They have crispy roll sandwich It's a perfect sandwich with a good size for one man. You can make it as a meal or solo that comes with a different price Prices are good, not expensive at all”May 2023
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Fried chicken combo Net +1
“Tried their fried chicken combo and it turned out amazing. Really pocket friendly and delicious. Price is less compared to other overhyped restaurants. But there is no compromise in the quality of food. Chicken is perfectly cooked and less oily.”
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Review excerpts
“Tried their fried chicken combo and it turned out amazing. Really pocket friendly and delicious. Price is less compared to other overhyped restaurants. But there is no compromise in the quality of food. Chicken is perfectly cooked and less oily.”April 2023
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Green chicken Net +1
“Another new menu to try at #tazarestaurant thats the 'Green Chicken' !! This foodchain is always been my favourite since childhood. That's how amazing taste its still in my memories. That juicy tender green masala chicken , smooth creamy texture of hummos , served with herb olive oil and freshly baked khubuz(pita bread) so fluffy just enjoying every moment of the bite! .......”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Another new menu to try at #tazarestaurant thats the 'Green Chicken' !! This foodchain is always been my favourite since childhood. That's how amazing taste its still in my memories. That juicy tender green masala chicken , smooth creamy texture of hummos , served with herb olive oil and freshly baked khubuz(pita bread) so fluffy just enjoying every moment of the bite! .......”January 2020
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Hot n spicy Net +1
“First experience eating fresh (Taaza) and hot n spicy. Taste is awesome. Staff is very good. Own service, take away n delivery also available online. Wish to visit again for more fun at such a good food point”
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Review excerpts
“First experience eating fresh (Taaza) and hot n spicy. Taste is awesome. Staff is very good. Own service, take away n delivery also available online. Wish to visit again for more fun at such a good food point”February 2021
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Hummos Net +1
“Another new menu to try at #tazarestaurant thats the 'Green Chicken' !! This foodchain is always been my favourite since childhood. That's how amazing taste its still in my memories. That juicy tender green masala chicken , smooth creamy texture of hummos , served with herb olive oil and freshly baked khubuz(pita bread) so fluffy just enjoying every moment of the bite! .......”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“Another new menu to try at #tazarestaurant thats the 'Green Chicken' !! This foodchain is always been my favourite since childhood. That's how amazing taste its still in my memories. That juicy tender green masala chicken , smooth creamy texture of hummos , served with herb olive oil and freshly baked khubuz(pita bread) so fluffy just enjoying every moment of the bite! .......”January 2020
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Kebabs Net +1
“I love the cheesy fries, kebabs and strips meal here along with their amazing dips like garlic sauce and bbq sauce.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I love the cheesy fries, kebabs and strips meal here along with their amazing dips like garlic sauce and bbq sauce.”June 2022
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Strips meal Net +1
“I love the cheesy fries, kebabs and strips meal here along with their amazing dips like garlic sauce and bbq sauce.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I love the cheesy fries, kebabs and strips meal here along with their amazing dips like garlic sauce and bbq sauce.”June 2022
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Chicken maharaja Net 0
Mixed feedback
“Had chicken khabsa and chicken maharaja. Both were delicious but i loved the maharaja better although i expected the khabsa to be better.”
Positive 1Negative 1
Review excerpts
“Had chicken khabsa and chicken maharaja. Both were delicious but i loved the maharaja better although i expected the khabsa to be better.”May 2019
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Organic chicken Net 0
Only neutral feedback
“It is organic chicken what I heard. Taste is ok”
Positive 0Negative 0Neutral 1
What to Avoid (6)
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Bbq chicken Net −1
“We ordered Kasba and BBQ chicken. Didn't like the taste of anyone of them. Kasba was very dry and ordinary taste. BBQ chicken was very small in size and very average taste. Not worth the money.”
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Critical review excerpts
“We ordered Kasba and BBQ chicken. Didn't like the taste of anyone of them. Kasba was very dry and ordinary taste. BBQ chicken was very small in size and very average taste. Not worth the money.”November 2020
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Broasted chicken Net −1
“For Broasted Chicken, fries and half chicken 4 partial chicken 1 pcs of 5 grams ketchup?????? Call center !!!ok thank you bye!!! Arrogant ladies!!! As per call center ladies for whole Taza Chicken Dubai 1 Delivery ????? Kindly improve your service!!!!! Broasted Chicken is hot food! Not milkshake to bring in plastic bags. How u can delivery good on plastic bags, you don’t have thermal bags?”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“For Broasted Chicken, fries and half chicken 4 partial chicken 1 pcs of 5 grams ketchup?????? Call center !!!ok thank you bye!!! Arrogant ladies!!! As per call center ladies for whole Taza Chicken Dubai 1 Delivery ????? Kindly improve your service!!!!! Broasted Chicken is hot food! Not milkshake to bring in plastic bags. How u can delivery good on plastic bags, you don’t have thermal bags?”March 2021
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Chicken strips Net −1
“للاسف اسم ليس على مسمى! The name of the restaurant as being FRESH is nothing like that! Defenitly defrosted low quality chicken. Tried mostly all of the food and every time I go to try new item i say may be it's better. But I leave disappointed. The actual dishes are nothing like the photos on the menu. The chicken strips are like you eating thick paper-carton- the maharaja is tasteless and the chicken coming with it is so small in portion. Better not to waste money on this unethical rip off restaurant!”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“للاسف اسم ليس على مسمى! The name of the restaurant as being FRESH is nothing like that! Defenitly defrosted low quality chicken. Tried mostly all of the food and every time I go to try new item i say may be it's better. But I leave disappointed. The actual dishes are nothing like the photos on the menu. The chicken strips are like you eating thick paper-carton- the maharaja is tasteless and the chicken coming with it is so small in portion. Better not to waste money on this unethical rip off restaurant!”January 2021
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Kasba Net −1
“We ordered Kasba and BBQ chicken. Didn't like the taste of anyone of them. Kasba was very dry and ordinary taste.”
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Critical review excerpts
“We ordered Kasba and BBQ chicken. Didn't like the taste of anyone of them. Kasba was very dry and ordinary taste.”November 2020
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Mix grill Net −1
“We order 1 grilled chicken and 1 mix grill it comes with salad I paid for extra garlic and I didn’t get it , the salad without dressing g and this is the second time I try the mix grill in 2 outlets , you better stop it and don’t serve it to customer they burnt and dry and very hard , I was a big fan of taza recently the quality is dropped down badly and there is no consistency in the food and the service is bad . Below are pictures of the mix grill”
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Critical review excerpts
“We order 1 grilled chicken and 1 mix grill it comes with salad I paid for extra garlic and I didn’t get it , the salad without dressing g and this is the second time I try the mix grill in 2 outlets , you better stop it and don’t serve it to customer they burnt and dry and very hard , I was a big fan of taza recently the quality is dropped down badly and there is no consistency in the food and the service is bad . Below are pictures of the mix grill”October 2021
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Broast Net −2
“It was not the visit. The broast is not freshly prepared and the cleanliness of the place could be improved”
Positive 1Negative 3
Critical review excerpts
“It was not the visit. The broast is not freshly prepared and the cleanliness of the place could be improved”April 2019
“We had to wash the chicken under water to make it eat able the skin of the broast was also falling out of the chicken. Truly very cheap in quality and taste but very expensive in price.”August 2023
Tips for a Better Visit
Choose takeaway. If cleanliness matters, consider takeaway or delivery: one reviewer found the dine-in area untidy and specifically recommended avoiding it.
Check freshness. Ask whether the chicken is freshly cooked before paying, since multiple reviews mention cold or repeatedly reheated food.
Allow time. Avoid arriving when you are rushed; a bucket meal reportedly took more than 30 minutes despite several staff being present.
Try broast. For a first order, fried chicken or broast has stronger support than some rice dishes; one reviewer preferred fried chicken to grilled chicken.
Check order. Before leaving, check that extras such as garlic sauce and salad dressing are included, as one customer reported missing add-ons.
Plan the visit
Practical details
DXB Tower - Unit No. 3 - Plot No. 335-135 Sheikh Zayed Rd
Trade Centre - Trade Centre 1, Dubai
Common Concerns
Cleanliness issues
Reviews describe sticky tables, dirty bathrooms and a pile of tissues and rubbish beside the upstairs stair railing.
Food freshness
Several customers received chicken, rice or fries that was cold, dry, reheated or apparently prepared well in advance.
Weak service
Service is inconsistent, with reports of forgotten orders, rude cashier interactions, limited product knowledge and waits exceeding 30 minutes.
Poor AC
The upstairs dining area was reported to be hot because the air conditioning was barely working.
Quality swings
Long-time customers describe a noticeable decline in food, cleaning and atmosphere compared with earlier visits.
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The Bottom Line
TAZA Sheikh Zayed Restaurant in Trade Centre is a casual chicken stop with fried chicken, broast, rice meals and family sets. The most useful menu choices mentioned by customers are mandi rice with BBQ or grilled chicken, kabsa, crispy roll sandwiches and fried chicken combos. Prices are widely described as budget-friendly, and some diners like the less-oily chicken and soft Arabic bread served alongside meals.
The branch can work well for a quick office lunch or an inexpensive family meal when service is running smoothly. One reviewer found the upstairs seating plentiful and quiet, while another praised super-fast service. That consistency is the catch: other customers waited over 30 minutes for a bucket, had orders forgotten, or received little help from staff.
The crispy roll sandwich is noted as a substantial one-person option, and the pickup offer has also been useful for office lunches. Dine-in conditions deserve a check before settling in. Reviews mention sticky tables, dirty bathrooms, rubbish by the upstairs stairs and weak AC that left the dining area hot.
Food freshness is another recurring concern, with reports of cold, dry or reheated chicken, rice and fries. Takeaway or delivery may be the more comfortable choice, but check the order and ask about freshly cooked chicken if you are visiting for the first time.