A charcoal grill feast of kebabs, shawaya and roasted vegetables laid on dark wood

Barsha Heights (Tecom), Al Barsha, Dubai

Every DishTells a Story.

QISSA Restaurant & Grill — a multi-cuisine kitchen and live charcoal grill in Barsha Heights (Tecom). Pull up a chair; the first chapter is already on the fire.

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Chapter One — Our Story

More Thana Meal.A Story WorthSharing.

qissa — (n.) a story; a tale told and retold.

In Barsha Heights, between the towers of Tecom, QISSA sets a slower table. A multi-cuisine kitchen rooted in the flavours of Kerala and the wider subcontinent — dum biryanis sealed at first light, beef curry dark with roasted coconut, shawaya turning over live charcoal until evening.

Some stories are written. Ours are plated, poured and passed around the table — because every plate here tells a qissa.

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A generous roast feast spread across a dark table on deep green plates

The table, mid-storyFig. 01

Warm pendant lights over a quiet dining room

Fig. 02 — The room, before the rush

“Every plate tells a Qissa.”
— The house promise

Chapter Two — The Signatures

Plates Witha Past.

The dishes our regulars order before they sit down — each one a chapter from the Instagram reels, now on your table.

Marinated chicken skewers roasting over glowing charcoal with rising smoke

From the live grill

Charcoal Shawaya

Whole chicken turned slowly over live charcoal until the skin lacquers and the smoke writes its own chapter. The dish the grill was built for.

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Plated dum biryani with saffron rice, mint and raita on a dark table

Sealed & slow-steamed

Qissa Dum Biryani

Layered rice and tender meat sealed under dum, opened at the table in a cloud of saffron steam. Every grain carries the plot forward.

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Rich dark Kerala-style beef curry simmering in a pan

Nadan, the old way

Kerala Beef Curry

Dark, glossy and unhurried — beef simmered with roasted coconut and black pepper the way the backwaters remember it. Best read with Malabar parotta.

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Traditional South Indian meal with breads and curries on a steel thali

Wrapped in banana leaf

Pothichoru

A full Kerala meal folded into a banana leaf and steamed shut — rice, curries and pickle unwrapped like a letter from home.

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Chapter Three — The Menu

Choose YourNext Chapter.

Multi-cuisine, one table — Kerala classics, the tandoor, the charcoal grill and the chai counter. Ask the team for today's prices and specials.

Punjabi Samosa
Hand-folded pastry, spiced potato, tamarind & mint chutneys
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Chicken 65
Fiery curry-leaf fried chicken, a South Indian classic
Pav Bhaji
Buttered pav with slow-mashed vegetable bhaji
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Mezze of the Day
Chef's rotating selection from the multi-cuisine kitchen

Dine-in & takeaway · Current prices and the full menu are available at the restaurant

Chapter Four — In Pictures

The Food,Unfiltered.

Scenes from the pass, the grill and the table — the kind of frames that fill our Instagram feed daily.

Dum biryani plated with mint and raita — Dum Biryani01

Skewers over live charcoal — The Charcoal Grill02

Butter chicken in a copper kadai with naan — Butter Chicken03

A roast feast laid across the table — The Table, Full05

Pav bhaji with buttered pav — Pav Bhaji06

Prawn curry with steamed rice — Prawn Curry07

Warm brownie with vanilla ice cream — Brownie, Warm08

Amber black tea in a ceramic cup — Sulaimani09

Chapter Five — The Room

Where StoriesAre Served.

Warm timber, soft brass light and a table that waits for you — in the middle of Barsha Heights (Tecom), a room built for long dinners and longer conversations.