OrfaliBros
Orfali Bros, Dubai

Three brothers, one loud kitchen.

Syrian comfort food, plated for fun and served like a family dinner that got out of hand.

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The Famous Knafeh Situation
3brothers, zero chill
Tarek's Smashed Kibbeh
Open late, every day but Monday
Wasl 51, Jumeirah
Nadim's Cold Counter
The house rule

Every plate is somebody's favourite childhood snack, wearing a costume.

We cook the way we grew up, with too many opinions and not enough quiet. Every plate is somebody's favourite childhood snack wearing a costume. We take it seriously and we refuse to act serious about it. If a dish makes you laugh before you taste it, we are doing the job right.

It started with three brothers who could never agree on lunch. One wanted his grandmother's stew, one wanted a giant dessert, one wanted to set something on fire for fun. So they built a bistro big enough for all three arguments at once. Tarek runs the hot side and yells the most. Sami bakes like the world is ending tomorrow. Nadim freezes everything and stays suspiciously calm. The food is Syrian at heart, ridiculous on the plate, and served like a family dinner that got out of hand.

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The greatest hits

Six plates the brothers argue about most. Swipe through and pick your fight.

The Famous Knafeh Situation
No. 01

The Famous Knafeh Situation

Crisp pastry, stretchy cheese, a snowfall of pistachio, and a pour of rose syrup at the table while everyone pretends they are not filming it.

Tarek's Smashed Kibbeh
No. 02

Tarek's Smashed Kibbeh

Bulgur and lamb pressed thin, fried until it crackles, then dropped onto whipped tahini with a thud you can hear from the next table.

Muhammara That Means It
No. 03

Muhammara That Means It

Roasted pepper and walnut blitzed loud and red, with pomegranate doing victory laps and warm bread that never quite keeps up with demand.

Sami's Pistachio Bomb
No. 04

Sami's Pistachio Bomb

A layered dessert that takes up the whole plate and most of the conversation. Crunchy, creamy, and slightly more dramatic than it needs to be.

Nadim's Cold Counter
No. 05

Nadim's Cold Counter

Gelato churned in small batches and rotating flavours that the brothers argue about weekly. Ask Nadim for his pick and ignore the other two.

The Big Mezze Pile
No. 06

The Big Mezze Pile

A tumble of small plates that arrives all at once and disappears even faster. Designed for sharing, fought over like it is not.

Why it tastes like a party

01

Cook like family is watching

Because they usually are, and they will absolutely tell you if the salt is off.

02

Loud is a flavour

We season for joy first. If a plate cannot make a table laugh, it goes back to the drawing board.

03

Share or else

Nothing on this menu is meant to be eaten alone. Bring people, bring appetite, bring opinions.

Move your mouse, make a mess

This is roughly what dinner looks like. Wave a hand and the kitchen flies past you, one dish at a time.

The loud room

See it all →
A crowded pass with three cooks reaching at once
Pistachio dusted dessert mid pour
Charred bread torn over a board
The dining room full and laughing
Flames jumping off a grill
Bright red muhammara in a shallow bowl
Gelato counter with rotating flavours
Three brothers mid argument over a plate

People are talking

“You walk in for lunch and leave having joined a family. The food is brilliant and the brothers will not let you be quiet about it.”
The Hungry Loud
“Comfort food with the volume turned all the way up, plated like a punchline that actually lands.”
Plate and Pop
“Three brothers, one kitchen, zero chill, and some of the most joyful cooking in the city.”
Bite Club Weekly

Bring people. Bring appetite.

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