Restaurant & Cafes Gift Cards

Food is the one gift nobody quietly passes on to someone else. That is why dining gift cards work for almost any occasion.

Ramadan and Eid come first here. A shared meal is the heart of both, so a gift that pays for one lands well. National Day on 2 December is another good moment to treat a team.

Then there are the everyday ones. Birthdays, a thank you to a colleague, a new job, a new flat, a friend who just moved to Dubai and has no idea where to eat yet.

Restaurant gifts also solve the tricky recipients. Your manager, your neighbour, the person who already owns everything. Nobody has too many dinners out.

For a group gift they scale up neatly too. Five people chip in, one card covers the whole table.

No sizes to guess. No returns to deal with.

These are the dining gift cards buyers in the UAE reach for most.

1. Starbucks Gift Card. The daily coffee run, sorted. A safe pick for colleagues, teachers and anyone with a long commute.
2. All-in-1 Choice Gift Card. Not sure which restaurant they love? This one hands the choice to them, across a wide list of brands.
3. Nando's Gift Card. Flame-grilled chicken and peri-peri sides. Good for friends, family dinners and anyone who orders extra sauce.
4. Talabat Gift Card. For the evenings when nobody wants to cook. Dinner turns up, the washing up does not.
5. Costa Coffee Gift Card. Coffee, cake and a table to sit at for an hour. A small gift that gets used fast.

Each card has its own product page with the amounts and the brand's own rules. Read that page, pick your amount, and you are done.

A dining gift card is not only for a big night out. It stretches a lot further than that.

Breakfast before work. Coffee with a friend on a Saturday. A quick lunch between meetings. Dinner brought to the sofa on a Tuesday. Same card, four very different moods.

The UAE food scene backs that up. Global chains sit next to local names, and both are here. The Gazebo Gift Card leans local, with slow-cooked biryani and curries that feel like an occasion on their own.

Some brands are made for the restaurant itself. Others run through an app for food delivery. The product page of each card says which, so check it before you pick.

Our advice: match the card to how they actually eat. A commuter wants coffee. A family wants a table for six. A flatmate who owns one pan wants delivery, and probably a bit of dignity back.

Buying restaurant gift cards online takes about two minutes. Here is what you get.

Instant delivery. The e-gift card goes out by email the moment your payment is through. Remembered late? Still a good gift.

Trusted brands. Every restaurant and cafe card here comes from a name people in the UAE already know and use.

Secure payment. Pay the way you normally pay online, and your order confirmation comes straight back to you.

Your message, your recipient. Add a personal message on the product page before you buy. At checkout the card goes to you by default, and you can send it to someone else instead.

Got a question the FAQ below does not cover? Our customer service team will pick it up.

So pick a brand, choose an amount, and let them book the table.