Ramadan Menu Guide for GCC Restaurants

## Ramadan Menu Considerations Ramadan transforms the GCC restaurant industry for an entire month. Restaurants need to: ### Operating Hours - Adjust hours for iftar (sunset) and suhoor (pre-dawn) service - Some restaurants close during daylight fasting hours - Delivery services typically start 1-2 hours before iftar ### Menu Adaptations - **Iftar set menus** — prix fixe offerings with dates, soup, appetizers, and mains - **Suhoor specials** — lighter fare, traditional items like ful and eggs - **Ramadan beverages** — jallab, qamar al-din, vimto, laban ### Compliance During Ramadan - In the UAE and most GCC countries, restaurants that serve during daylight hours must use screens or partitions - Menu pricing for Ramadan sets should include VAT clearly - Digital menus make it easy to switch between Ramadan and regular menus ## Qaima's Ramadan Features Qaima allows restaurants to create separate Ramadan menus and schedule them to activate and deactivate automatically based on Ramadan dates. Iftar set menus can be added as a special category, and operating hours can be updated across all digital touchpoints.