Dining
at Shafaq.
Three places to eat and one rule: cook simply, over fire where we can, with what grows within a day’s drive.
Open-fire kitchen
Jamra
Dinner, 19:00 to 23:00
A long hearth of embers runs the length of the room. The menu changes with the season and the fishermen of Al Rams: lamb from the hills, Gulf hamour in palm leaf, flatbread blistered on hot stone, dates roasted in their skins.
Flatbread from the stone, labneh, wild thyme
AED 45
Hamour in palm leaf, lime and sumac butter
AED 165
Lamb shoulder buried in embers, freekeh
AED 210
Roasted dates, camel milk ice cream
AED 55
All day
The Courtyard
Breakfast 07:00 to 11:00, lunch 12:30 to 16:00
Breakfast and lunch under the palms in the central courtyard, with tables in the sun in winter and in the shade of the loggias in summer.
Shakshuka with Hajar eggs
AED 60
Grilled halloumi, tomatoes, za’atar
AED 70
Salad of herbs from the garden
AED 55
Sunset
The Dune Terrace
Daily, 17:00 to 20:00
Coffee, tea, fresh juices and small plates on low seating facing the dunes, timed for the glow. No music, only the wind.
Cardamom coffee and Khalas dates
AED 35
Saffron and rose lemonade
AED 32
Guests from outside the retreat are welcome at Jamra and the Dune Terrace with a reservation.