Meylas

Meylas Restaurant is a wonderful place to enjoy authentic Emirati traditional food. The food is really yummy, full of rich flavors, and feels truly homemade. A special thanks to Jyothi—she is a very helpful and kind girl who made our experience even better with her friendly service. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to try delicious traditional Emirati cuisine.

I searched and this restaurant came up a lot as a great place for local Emirati food. And they were not wrong! There was a great selection of local foods including fresh fish and things I’ve never seen on other menus. And….its a fast casual type place so not stuffy. We went in September in the middle of a Saturday and it wasn’t busy except for tons of deliveries. I had shrimp and rice dish and my friend had a whole fish. We also had dates with cumin which was really good.

08/11/2024 Amazing place, definitely recommend. You finally feel like you are in a more traditional environment. We got there for a very early lunch around 12 pm so it wasn't crowded yet. All the food was delicious, especially the traditional salounat lamb dish. Will be one of my favorite memories of visiting Abu Dhabi.

Food was great however missed the authentic Emirati flavor. Surprised few Emirati food was missing from the menu. Location is awesome to enjoy a coffee and chill out with freinds or colleagues.

Food was nice and staff very friendly. Located within a residential complex and not too far from where we were staying on Yas Island. Our first time trying Emirati cuisine and it was nice. Chicken and lamb was tender and rice was flavourful. Liked the setting of the place with an open concept kitchen and decorated with a retro feel mix with tradition.