Menagerie
A wholesome Al Khawaneej eatery for plant-forward bowls, smoothies, gluten-free plates and fresh, flexible wellness food.
Menagerie sits in Al Khawaneej’s Mirdif 35 orbit, where Dubai’s wellness appetite swaps marina gloss for neighbourhood ease. The eatery is built around wholefoods, with vegetarian, raw, gluten-free and dairy-free alternatives rather than a token salad placed apologetically at the edge of the menu.
It is a wholesome restaurant in Mirdif 35, with fresh, nutritious food, flexible dietary options and a relaxed setting for people who treat lunch as part of their fitness routine rather than a break from it. The dish list runs to Roberto Rocket Fuel smoothie bowls, lemon mung bean socca, wild mushroom and artichoke flatbreads, beetroot falafel sliders, dairy- and gluten-free macaroni cheese, and health-boosting shots with names that know exactly what they are doing.
The appeal is not austerity. Menagerie’s better trick is making “healthy” feel abundant: colour, texture, cashew yoghurt swirls, open-kitchen theatre, and the kind of smoothie bowl that looks as if it has been briefed for a close-up.
Dubai has more glamorous plant-forward rooms, certainly. Menagerie is more practical than performative, and that is part of the charm. Come after a spa morning, before a desert drive, or whenever the body is requesting something green and the mind is refusing to be bored.
