Rowley’s Has Brought Steak and Unlimited Fries to Abu Dhabi
The DIFC steak-and-frites favourite has landed on Yas Bay. Same unlimited fries and no-reservations rule, now with a waterfront terrace and an AED 80 weekday lunch.
yapped Editors · Nov 10, 2026 · Updated Nov 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Quick facts
- Where
- Yas Bay Waterfront, near Etihad Arena
- Opened
- 30 October 2026
- Booking
- Walk-ins only
- Power Lunch
- AED 80, Monday–Friday, 10.30am–7.30pm
The steakhouse that made unlimited fries a perfectly reasonable dinner plan has opened in Abu Dhabi. Rowley’s Yas Bay arrived on the waterfront on 30 October, bringing its straightforward steak-and-frites format over from DIFC.
There is no complicated concept to decode. Choose your steak, pick a sauce, eat your salad and keep the fries coming.
What Came Across From DIFC?
The essentials are reassuringly familiar. Striploin, ribeye and a changing cut of the day lead the menu. Steak comes with a house salad, a sauce of your choice and unlimited classic fries. The restaurant’s walk-in-only policy has made the trip too, so there is no booking link to hunt down.
What is different is the backdrop. Instead of DIFC towers, the Abu Dhabi outpost has a waterside terrace at Yas Bay, a short walk from Etihad Arena. It is an easy option to consider before a concert, provided you leave time for the queue. The terrace also welcomes dogs.
“Good steak, a proper sauce and no need to negotiate for a second portion of chips.”
There’s an AED 80 Weekday Lunch
The Power Lunch is the useful bit for anyone who wants to try Rowley’s without turning it into a big dinner. It runs Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 7.30pm, with Australian Angus beef, salad and unlimited classic fries for AED 80.
And if lunch becomes dinner, the regular steak selection is there when you want it. The point is the same at either sitting: good steak, a proper sauce and no need to negotiate with the waiter for a second portion of chips.
Before You Go
Rowley’s is walk-ins only, with no advance reservations. The restaurant says dine-in guests can validate parking for three hours free. It is close to Etihad Arena, but concert nights and first-come seating are not an especially forgiving combination.