The refreshed Al Wadi Desert restaurant adds five-course sharing menus and a bar developed with Lay & Wheeler.
Cuisine: Contemporary European and locally inspired, ingredient-led dining.
Price range: AED 325–500 per person
Reservations: Recommended.
Farmhouse by Syrco has reopened at The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert, with a redesigned dining room, a chef’s table and a dedicated wine and cocktail bar.
Led by Dutch chef Syrco Bakker and set within the Al Wadi Nature Reserve, Farmhouse brings contemporary cooking and regional produce into a setting that invites guests to linger, whether over a five-course sharing menu, a wine tasting or dinner on the terrace.
A refreshed dining room
Warm timber finishes and refined detailing shape the refreshed indoor dining room and outdoor terrace. With capacity for up to 270 guests, the restaurant makes room for sociable group dinners alongside the closer encounter with the kitchen offered by its new chef’s table.
The terrace looks out across Al Wadi Desert, while the chef’s table brings diners closer to the kitchen. The two settings offer different ways to experience the restaurant’s cooking and surroundings.
Five courses, served to share
For diners keen to explore Bakker’s cooking in one sitting, the new tasting menus offer a guided route through Farmhouse’s culinary identity. The Chef’s Selection Menu, Chef’s Favourites Menu and Chef’s Prestige Menu each comprise five courses, alongside the restaurant’s continuing à la carte offering.
The kitchen selects the dishes for each five-course menu, which is served sharing-style. The sequence includes appetisers, cold and warm dishes, a Chef’s Special and dessert.
Ingredient provenance remains central to Bakker’s approach, with Dibba Bay oysters, tuna and shrimp among the ingredients highlighted in the offering. Familiar flavours meet contemporary techniques, keeping the focus on the produce and the people behind it.
A wine bar with Lay & Wheeler
The dedicated wine and cocktail bar was developed in collaboration with British fine wine merchant Lay & Wheeler.
The space combines wine tasting and retail, with a curated selection supported by a Bermar wine preservation system. Guests can explore the wines before dinner or make a tasting the focus of their visit, while the cocktail programme offers another way to settle into the evening.
Rooted in Ras Al Khaimah
Across these different experiences, Farmhouse retains its connection to ingredients, producers and the natural surroundings of Al Wadi Desert. Its refreshed spaces give that identity a new expression, from the shared table to the wine bar and terrace.
