Restaurant Interior Design Dubai

Yes. Dubai Municipality requires a stamped architectural drawing set -- including floor plans, elevations, reflected ceiling plans, and material schedules -- before issuing a fit-out permit for any food-and-beverage premises. Our drawings are prepared in DM-compliant format and stamped by a UAE-registered consultant, which avoids revision cycles that can delay your opening by weeks.

The maximum compliant cover count depends on gross floor area, kitchen footprint, emergency-exit clearances, and DM food-safety ventilation requirements. Our space-planning process analyses all four constraints simultaneously and models multiple table-configuration scenarios so you can choose the layout that best balances revenue-per-square-metre with the guest experience your concept demands.

Absolutely. We offer design-only engagements for existing UAE restaurant operators who want a concept refresh, rebranding, or layout reconfiguration without a complete strip-out. Deliverables include revised 2D plans, updated material and FF&E schedules, and 3D renders of the refreshed space so you can present the changes to your landlord or investors before committing to construction.

UAE restaurant operators are currently investing in biophilic elements such as planted walls and natural stone, contemporary minimalism with neutral palettes, and Arabic geometric pattern integration that blends regional identity with modern aesthetics. Ramadan-optimised lighting -- warm dimmable layers that support extended evening Suhoor and Iftar trading -- is also a practical requirement that our design team builds into every lighting brief for UAE projects.

Our standard package includes a concept moodboard, scaled 2D floor plan and furniture layout, reflected ceiling plan, elevations for all primary walls, finish and material schedule, furniture and fixture schedule (FF&E), photorealistic 3D renders of key zones, and a DM-formatted architectural drawing set. Signage design, menu graphic layouts, and custom joinery shop drawings are available as optional additions to the base scope.

UAE family groups tend to be larger than western dining parties, so table configuration strategy favours flexible 6- and 8-top arrangements over fixed 4-tops. Semi-private booth sections and screened family areas are highly valued and drive repeat bookings. Our space-planning process accounts for these cultural preferences explicitly, balancing cover count maximisation against the table-type mix and sightline design that UAE family diners expect.

Concept moodboard and preliminary space plan are issued within five working days of the signed brief. Full 2D drawing set and 3D renders typically follow in two to three weeks after concept approval. The authority-ready drawing set for DM submission is prepared in parallel with the final design sign-off, meaning fit-out can commence within four to six weeks of project kick-off, subject to permit turnaround from Dubai Municipality.

Yes. All drawings are produced in DM-compliant format -- scaled to standard sheet sizes, with the correct title blocks, coordinate references, and material schedule format required for DM architectural review. Drawings are stamped by a UAE-registered engineering consultant as part of our service. This eliminates the drawing revision cycles that typically add two to four weeks when operators submit drawings prepared by non-specialist designers.

Design fees in Dubai range from AED 55 to AED 185 per square metre of restaurant area, depending on deliverables scope. A concept-only engagement with moodboard and preliminary plans sits at the lower end. A full package including photorealistic 3D visualisation, FF&E schedule, and authority-ready drawing set sits at the higher end. Make My Restaurant fixes the design fee at proposal stage so there are no hourly billing surprises during revisions.

Yes. Our interior design scope covers the complete restaurant floor plate -- dining room, bar, service stations, host area, and staff back-of-house -- as well as the commercial kitchen layout. The kitchen design is coordinated with our MEP engineers to ensure ventilation, grease-trap positioning, and HACCP workflow zones are embedded in the spatial plan from the outset, not bolted on during the permit stage.

We need the shell-and-core floor plan or lease drawing of your space, your lease area in square metres, your cuisine type and target price point, approximate seating target, any brand guidelines or reference images, and your fit-out budget range. If you do not yet have brand guidelines, our concept design service can establish the visual identity first. We can begin with a site survey and verbal brief if formal documents are not yet available.