SR 10 fried chicken meals in Terminal 1
AlBaik in Terminal 1 sits airside after security, so you’re fine on time if your flight boards from any T1 gate. It’s the same Saudi fast-food chain you see in town: fried chicken, shrimp, and sandwiches at budget prices, with combo meals starting around SR 10–15.
The menu sticks to the classics: 4- or 8-piece fried chicken, broasted shrimp boxes, chicken fillet sandwiches, fries, coleslaw, and garlic sauce. Portions run large for an airport, and a full meal with drink rarely crosses SR 25. If you like it spicy, ask specifically for spicy chicken or spicy fillet; the default is mild.
Lines can spike at typical bank times for RUH departures, roughly 20:00–01:00, when regional and South Asian flights leave from T1. Queue can hit 15–25 minutes then, so budget that if boarding starts 45 minutes before your flight. Outside those peaks, wait times drop under 10 minutes and seating around the counter usually opens up.
Best orders: the standard chicken meal (4 or 8 pieces) with extra garlic sauce, or the shrimp box if you already know you like AlBaik seafood in the city. Skip loading up on only fries; portions lean salty and can taste tired if they’ve sat more than 10–15 minutes under the lamp. Drinks are standard sodas and bottled water, nothing specialty.
Payment works with cash or card in Saudi riyals, so have at least SR 30 handy if you’re feeding two people. If you land hungry from a domestic hop into Terminal 1 and connect later from another RUH terminal, eat here before moving on; not every terminal has AlBaik, and walking plus transfer time can easily eat 20–30 minutes.
Tip: if your flight departs from a distant T1 gate, grab your food to go and walk toward the gate before you start eating; the concourse feels long when boarding starts in 25 minutes.