Estakouza Seafood

Estakouza Seafood is a casual, family-friendly seafood restaurant set along the Ajman Corniche road, a short walk from the beach and the fish market. The room is unfussy and practical rather than scenic, with a small number of enclosed family cabins along one side and a main dining area that fills on weekends with groups from across the emirates and day-trippers coming up from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The cooking is built around a from-the-sea-to-the-table approach: a refrigerated display lets diners pick their fish and shellfish and choose how it is prepared, whether grilled, deep-fried, spiced, or worked into a tajen. The mixed seafood platter is the signature and a fair test of the kitchen, arriving with fresh prawns, calamari, and fish fillet at a notably competitive price. Other reliable orders include the spicy grilled prawns, the seafood tajen with rice, and a creamy seafood soup, often rounded out with a few complimentary salads and starters. Egyptian spicing runs through much of the menu. Value is a clear strength, with generous portions and a bill that holds up well against comparable places on the corniche, though soft drinks are priced higher than they ought to be and there is no view of the water despite the proximity to the beach. The atmosphere is lively in a family-restaurant way, with children often moving around the room, and recorded music rather than live entertainment. Service is generally friendly and prompt, particularly with the cooking team, though the front-of-house can be uneven on busy nights. Treat it as a straightforward, fresh seafood kitchen rather than a polished dining room, arrive ready to order by the kilo from the display, and Estakouza holds its own as one of the better casual seafood options on the Ajman Corniche.