Name: Black Salt
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.3

Description

Set on University City Road in Muwaileh, Black Salt has quietly carved out a niche as one of Sharjah's more adventurous casual dining rooms. The interior is built around a dark, vintage-meets-speakeasy aesthetic - black walls, warm copper accents, and considered lighting that gives the space a quiet 1940s feel. The room is spacious enough for groups without sacrificing intimacy, and the iPad menu, unusually, works well here: clear, descriptive, and easy to navigate. The kitchen's appeal is its fusion reach, pulling from Indian, Arabic, Asian, and American playbooks with a playful eye for presentation and molecular touches. Signature plates worth building a meal around include the shish tawook on paratha, butter chicken chow served in a bread bowl, creamy chicken with dill rice, chicken fajita messy fries, and the fiery chicken bites. Starters such as the kale salad, watermelon and feta salad, mac and cheese nachos, and the Bombay samosa chaat (when on the menu) show real thought. Desserts are where the gastronomy theatre lands best: the milk cake under a white chocolate dome, the date cake with a caramel dome, and the pistachio cheesecake are standouts, and drinks such as the purple margarita, nitrogen-brewed cola, and smoky mint mojito are worth ordering for the ritual alone. Complimentary fresh bread at the start of the meal is a nice touch. A few honest notes: the heavy focus on presentation occasionally runs ahead of consistency, and sauces can lean sweet or pepper-forward on some main courses. Acoustics inside can feel echoey when music is loud, and pricing sits at the upper-mid range for the area. Free parking makes access easy on weekdays. For diners open to fusion cooking with real personality, Black Salt rewards a curious order.

Guest Reviews

4.3

Excellent

20 reviews

HANGOUTWITHHANI (Hani Basheer)5.0

last month

Sharjah university street is a place where you will get to see various cafes and restaurants, and this one particular place has opened my eyes and heart towards its food. Been here twice and the quality of food has been constantly excellent. Recently i happen to try their exclusive ramadan dishes and was really amazed on the efforts the team has put forth. Below are the iftar dishes they launched exclusively, Starters: Bombay Samosa Chaat Spinach & Cheese Filo Pastry Kale Salad Main Course: Creamy Chicken with Dill Rice Desserts: Muhalabiya Cheesecake Rose Falooda Drinks: Karkade Jallab Among these my personal favourites were Bombay samosa chat, creamy chicken with dill rice, muhalabiya cheese cake and for drinks karkade tea. Also don't forget to try their previous signature dishes like purple margarita, fiery bites, shish tawook on porotta, butter chicken chow and their yummy date cake.

azia_anzia5.0

last month

Black salt is one of my favorite restaurant in Sharjah serving some interesting and fusion dishes. We were here to try the new Ramadan menu. For Drinks we had: Karkade Jallab Purple Margarita I really loved the karkade and it’s presentation. For Starters we had, Bombay Samosa Chaat Fiery Bites Spinach & Cheese Filo Pastry Kale Salad. It’s really hard to choose the best but if I have to go, I’ll go with fiery bites. Main Course: Creamy Chicken with Dill Rice Butter Chicken Chow Shish Towk on Paratha Penne Chicken Pasta Creamy chicken with Dill rice is a must try. Finally for Desserts: Muhalabiya Cheesecake Rose Falooda Date Cake I especially loved the date cake which is perfect for the season. Coming back here during Ramadan to have these again 😋

flona985.0

last month

I went to this restaurant for lunch, I really liked the place, the servers were very friendly, greeting you with big smile, the food was divine, it was very tasty and very creatively presented. I liked all what I ordered especially the appitazers and the dessert. Definitely I will go back again. Value Service Food Review collected in partnership with this restaurant