SELF-GUIDED FOOD HUNT · Al Bateen

Three Al Bateen rice dishes, three lunches

Compare chicken mathrooba, lamb sheyat rice and seabass claypot over three separate Al Bateen lunches.

CURATED BY Feed to Fork team

Time to allowThree separate visits; set aside time to order and drink at each café.

Getting aroundUse separate visits for this comparison; plan each branch independently.

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Try one rice main per visit: Villa Mamas’ beaten chicken mathrooba, No. FiftySeven’s lamb sheyat and 3 Fils’ seabass claypot. Plan the claypot as a seated meal from the Abu Dhabi specials menu.

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Before you go

When to go

Three separate lunch visits; use each restaurant’s published service and remember 3Fils is walk-in only.

Budget and paying

Ask for current dine-in or counter prices and order sizes. Delivery prices are not a verified outing budget; include transport where needed.

Self-guided. Timing is an editorial suggestion, not a measured journey. Check kitchen hours and access before going.

THE ROUTE

3 stops, one food Hunt

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Chicken Mathrooba — regular
Villa Mamas
Villa Mamas’ Abu Dhabi menu describes slow-cooked chicken, rice and herbs that are beaten together. Choose the regular mathrooba, listed separately from the large size.
Emirates Red Crescent Authority Building, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi
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Sheyat Emirati Rice with Lamb
No. FiftySeven Boutique Café
The Al Bateen menu names Sheyat Emirati Rice with Lamb and lists sour yoghurt and dried lime in its description. Ask about the current portion before sharing; the menu does not promise a two-person serving.

3 stops, one food Hunt

Chicken Mathrooba — regular

Sheyat Emirati Rice with Lamb

Chilean Seabass Claypot