Premium & VIP dining
Our Premium Desert Tour Menus
Four set menus for our private evenings, one of them fully vegetarian
This is what dinner looks like on an Arabiers premium evening: Arabic mezze and fresh salads laid out on gold, charcoal grills brought hot from the fire, and a live BBQ cooked for your group in the open desert. Choose from four set menus below. Every dish is halal, and vegetarians are properly looked after, not left with a side salad.
Grilled in front of you, in the middle of the desert
On our premium and VIP tours, dinner is not a buffet you queue at. The mezze and salads are set at your own majlis, the grills come straight off the coals, and the BBQ is cooked live for your party as the sun goes down. The four menus below range from a full vegetarian table to our grandest spread. Tell us which you would like when you book, and let us know about any allergies or preferences, we will build the evening around them.
The four menus
Each menu is served in courses, from the mezze through to the fruit. Pick the one that suits your evening.
All menus are halal and freshly prepared. Vegetarian dishes run through every menu, and Menu 1 is fully vegetarian. Grills and the exact salad selection may vary a little with the season and market.
Which tours these menus are served on
These menus are part of our private premium and VIP evenings, where the BBQ is cooked live at your own majlis rather than a shared buffet.
Private evening safari with a live private BBQ at your Sunset Dune Majlis.
The Grand Majlis Feast with fruit platters, at a Royal Red Carpet Majlis.
A candlelit majlis dinner in the dunes, just for your group.
You will also find these menus on our bonfire and majlis evening and our premium camel journey to dinner. Browse everything in the full Abu Dhabi desert safari range.
Pick your menu, and your night
Tell us which menu you would like and any dietary needs, and we will set your table in the desert.
Menu questions
What food is served on the premium desert tours?
A full spread of Arabic mezze, fresh salads, hot vegetable dishes, charcoal grills such as saffron chicken, lamb kofta, mini beef steaks and fish, and a live BBQ, finished with a seasonal fruit platter. There are four set menus, including one that is fully vegetarian.
Is the food halal?
Yes. All food served on our desert tours is halal, freshly prepared, and for the grills, cooked live in the open desert.
Is there a vegetarian menu?
Yes. Menu 1, The Garden Table, is fully vegetarian, a complete feast of mezze, salads and hot vegetable dishes with a fruit platter. Vegetarian dishes also run through the other three menus.
Is the BBQ cooked live at the camp?
Yes. On the premium and VIP tours the BBQ is grilled live for your group, beef and chicken cooked to order, rather than served from a standing buffet.
Can the menu be customised for allergies or preferences?
Yes. Tell us about any allergies, dietary needs or preferences when you book and we will adjust the menu. Extra food and fruit platters can also be arranged, and are included on the VIP tour.
