To eat in, the Jafari Restaurant is a cultural journey on its own. Frequented mainly by taxi drivers and (on the weekend) the hoards of overworked and underpaid laborers who congregate in downtown Abu Dhabi, this is a well known establishment which serves very simple, very cheap subcontinent dishes.
On weekends you will almost certainly be sharing your table with an assortment of strangers. Water and glasses are shared among table-mates. For those not accustomed to the sub-continental 'greasy spoon' style of eating, the whole experience will come as a surprise (perhaps not pleasantly for some). That said, my kids absolutely love going there and look forward to the weekend trip for the chicken biriyani... more so than trips to most 'conventional' eateries in the area.
Jafari Restaurant is worn in and worn down, and cleanliness is not high on the list of priorities for the management, but the food is authentic, cheap, and served in heaping portions. There is no menu - ordering mainly involves pointing at someone else's food, or going for standard dishes. Grilled fish/chicken/mutton/etc are on display above the tandoori ovens by the door if you like grilled meats. Most dishes are less than 10 Dhs.
Note: During Eid, they offer a very wide (and cheap) selection of arabic/subcontinent sweets, sold by the kilo.
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