Yes — Shaun the Sheep is open on public holidays. The kitchen runs 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and that includes Eid, UAE National Day, New Year's Day and the long weekends in between. You can order kalle pache for delivery across Dubai, collect it yourself, or sit down and eat with us, at any hour of a holiday.
Holidays are when it pays to plan a little. Everyone wakes at a different hour, the morning runs long, and what a house full of half-awake relatives wants is a hot, slow-cooked breakfast nobody has to stand over. Here is what to order, when to place it, and whether delivery or a table suits a busy day better.
Are you really open on Eid, National Day and New Year's Day?
Yes. One kitchen, in Jumeirah 1, open 24 hours, every day — holidays included. There is no separate holiday menu and no shortened list: the same singles, the same platters, the same sangak and torshi.
It helps that kalle pache already lives on a night-and-dawn schedule. The pots go on in the evening, the broth comes good in the small hours, and the traditional time to eat it is before the city wakes up. A kitchen built on that rhythm is awake anyway.
You will notice there are no dates in this article. That is deliberate: Eid moves with the moon, and long weekends are confirmed by official announcement, sometimes at short notice. The useful promise is the one that never moves — open all day, every day. Whatever hour you are reading this, the menu on the homepage is live and taking orders.
Why does a slow-cooked breakfast suit a holiday morning?
Because a holiday morning is a generous, slightly chaotic hour. Someone is up early and dressed for prayers, someone came in from a very late night, someone landed before dawn. Everybody is hungry at a different time, and nobody wants to be the person standing in the kitchen.
Kalle pache answers all of that at once. It arrives hot, it is eaten slowly, and it holds a table together for an hour instead of five minutes: bread torn and passed around, broth first, tea after, a lot of talking in between. It is also flexible about appetite. A bowl of Soup — the abgoosht broth — suits anyone who wants something warming and gentle, while Brain, Tongue, Trotters and Lamb Cheek are there for the people who came specifically for them.
Can I order the night before so breakfast arrives at the hour I want?
Yes, and on a holiday it is the most useful thing on the website. At checkout you can schedule the order for a future time — up to about two days ahead — instead of "as soon as possible". Choose the hour you actually want to eat, pay for it then and there, and the kitchen picks it up at the right moment.
That opens hours that are hard to arrange otherwise: a delivery before Eid prayers, a 7am breakfast for a household that will not thank you for an alarm, a late-morning meal on day two of a long weekend. Because the kitchen never closes, a scheduled dawn order is an ordinary order to us. One tip: pick the eating hour, not the waking hour.
What do I order for a house full of relatives?
Start with a platter, then fill the gaps with singles.
The Khan's Platter is the holiday answer for a crowd. Built for six, it carries 4 lamb cheeks, 8 trotters, 2 brains, 3 tongues, 4 eyes and 5 breads — enough of every part that people choose rather than negotiate.
For smaller gatherings, The Full Dish feeds three, the Double Dish two and the Single Dish one. Then add singles by the bowl for the specific requests: an extra Brain for the uncle who eats nothing else, Tripe, Meat, or a Special Mix (mojoon) for whoever wants a bit of everything. Unsure who likes what? Our guide to choosing a single decides it fast, and the Khan's Platter guide walks through the big one piece by piece.
Then build the table around it: Sangak Bread (order more than you think — it disappears), Special Sangak, Mixed Torshi and Garlic Torshi to cut the richness, Doogh and fresh Lemonade to drink. Add-ons — onion, fresh chili, pickled green chili, capsicum, extra sangak — turn a delivery into a spread.
What if some guests have never eaten kalle pache?
Start them on broth. Soup and Brain Soup are a gentle way in — deep flavour, nothing to brace for. Put hot bread and torshi in front of them and let them decide from there. An Omelette is a good safety net for children or an unconvinced guest. If they want the background first, send them what kalle pache actually is.
Delivery, pickup or dine-in on a busy holiday?
Delivery is the default when the family is already home and nobody wants to move. Choose your Dubai area from the list and drop a map pin — both are required, and on a holiday the pin matters more than usual, because a villa gate on a quiet street is far easier to find with a pin than with a description. Delivery is free on orders over AED 300, which a group order usually is anyway, and the rider calls when they arrive.
Pickup suits whoever is already out — back from prayers, or from a night that ran long. You order and pay on the site first, so collection is quick.
Dine-in is its own experience, and it is the only way to have the Kettle of Tea, which cannot be delivered. If the plan is to sit for two hours with tea that keeps coming, reserve a table ahead of a busy morning. For the full comparison: delivery, pickup or dine-in.
Which order fits which occasion?
| The occasion | What tends to work | Delivery or dine-in? |
|---|---|---|
| Eid morning with the family at home | The Khan's Platter, extra Sangak, Mixed Torshi, Doogh | Delivery, scheduled for the hour you want to eat |
| National Day, a late-night crowd | Special Mix bowls, Trotters, Special Sangak | Dine-in if you want the Kettle of Tea; otherwise delivery |
| New Year's Day, a slow recovery morning | Soup, Brain Soup, Tea | Delivery, pre-ordered the night before |
| Long-weekend brunch with friends | The Full Dish plus an Omelette for the newcomer | Dine-in — reserve a table |
| Relatives landing at dawn | A Single Dish each, Special Sangak, Tea | Scheduled delivery for the arrival hour |
How does ordering and paying work on a holiday?
Exactly as on any other day. Payment is secure online card payment at checkout, on the website, before the kitchen begins. Once it goes through, the kitchen confirms the order and sets an estimated time, and you can follow the progress on the site instead of guessing. The site is in English, Arabic and Farsi, so whoever places the order can do it in the language easiest for them. Step by step, it is all here: how to order online.
How much should I order — and is it heavy?
Kalle pache is rich, and it is traditionally eaten early and followed by a slow day, which is part of why it belongs to holiday mornings rather than working ones. Broth-forward choices sit lighter; Brain and Trotters are the richest. Torshi and hot tea exist for a reason — they cut through it. This is not medical advice: if you have a health condition, or you are watching cholesterol, gout or blood pressure, ask your doctor what suits you.
A rough rule: one platter sized to the group, one or two singles for the specialists, and more bread than feels sensible. Leftover broth on a holiday is lunch.
A short holiday checklist
- Decide the hour you want to eat, not the hour it should leave the kitchen.
- Order the evening before and schedule it for that hour.
- Choose your area and place the map pin carefully.
- Add bread, torshi and drinks — the table matters as much as the bowl.
- Pay on the site, follow the order, and wait for the rider's call.
Then go back to sleep for an hour — the kitchen is awake on your behalf. Start with the menu whenever you are ready.