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Hot Starters
Home Made Soup
Please ask your server
Hand Rolled Meatballs
Lean minced lamb with onion & herbs in tomato sauce and topped up with cheese
Sucuk (gf)
Grilled spicy turkish sausage
Calamari
Crispy rings of squid served on mixed leaf salad with tartare sauce.
Halloumi (v gf)
Slices of grilled goat's cheese
Cheese Rolls (v)
Fried rolled feta cheese pastry with spinach egg and parsley stuffing
Falafel (v)
Fried ground chickpea patties
Findik Lahmacun
2x small freshly baked pastery with minced lamb
King Prawns
Pan fried king prawns with chilli & garlic butter sauce
Cold Starters
Mediterranean Olives (v gf)
Mixture of olives served on crushed ice
Yaprak Dolma (v gf)
Vine leaves stuffed with rice and herbs
Cacik (v gf)
Creamy greek yoghurt mixed with cucumber, garlic and mint
Houmous (v gf)
Smooth thick mixture made with chickpeas, white tahini & fresh garlic
Houmous & Lamb (gf)
Smooth thick mixture made with mashed chickpeas, white tahini & fresh garlic topped with tender lamb doner
Baba Ganoush (gf)
Grilled aubergine with olive oil, lemon and a hint of garlic
Pink Sultan
Cooked and grated beetroot, garlic, salt, vinegar lemon juice, olive oil.
Popeye
Cooked spinach yoghurt garlic salt. Fried flake pepper.
Oven Baked
Imam Bayildi (v)
Stuffed aubergine with mixed vegetables in rich tomato sauce served with rice
Moussaka (v)
Oven Cooked layers of aubergine, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, garlic and home made sauce topped with cheese
Etli Moussaka (minced meat)
Oven cooked layers of aubergine, minced meat, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, garlic and home made sauce topped with cheese
Ottoman Saj Tava Lamb (gf)
Diced lamb cooked in a traditional sheet pan dish with onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs served with rice
Ottoman Saj Tava Chicken (gf)
Diced chicken cooked in a traditional sheet pan dish with onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and herbs served with rice
Knuckle Of Lamb (gf)
Oven baked tinder lamb on the bone served with mashed potatoes and veggie tomato sauce
Hand Made Turkish Pizza
Lahmacum
Freshly baked pastry with minced lamb served with salad
Kasarli Pide (extra topping 1.50)
Freshly baked pastry topped with grated mozzarella cheese
Inspanakil Pide (v)
freshly baked pastry with baby spinach and onions, topped with cheese & egg
Kiynali Pide
Freshly baked pastry with minced lamb, red peppers, green peppers, tomatoes and parsley
From The Grill
Casserole
Chicken or lamb, cubes of chicken or lamb with peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic and home made sauce
Minced Lamb
Adana kebab, chargrilled marinated minced lamb
Lamb Iskender
Lamb shawarma topped with bread served with tomato sauce and yoghurt
Lamb Doner
Kuzu doner, House Special lamb doner made with sliced lamb
Chicken Shish
Tavlik shish, chargrilled cubes of chicken
Lamb & Chicken Shish
Succulent cubes of lamb & chicken
Chicken Doner
Tavlik, house special chicken doner made with sliced chicken
Chicken Wings
Tavlik kanat, chargrilled chicken on the bone
Chicken Shish & Minced Lamb
Chargrilled cubes of chicken & minced lamb
Lamb Shish
Kuzu shish, chargrilled succulent cubes of lamb
Lamb Chops
Kuzu pirzola, succulent marinated lamb chops
Lamb Shish & Minced lamb
Chargrilled succulent cubes of lamb & minced meat
Chicken Iskender
Chicken shawarma topped with bread served with tomato sauce and yoghurt
Falafel & Halloumi (v)
With skewered grilled vegetables & houmous
Specialities
Stuffed Chicken
Boneless chicken filet with spinach, mushroom, onion, garlic, cheesem and cream served with mashed potatoes and creamy garlic sauce
Sultan's Dream
Slow pan cooked lamb, Onion, Garlic, Salt, Black Pepper, Raisen and almond. Served with rice.
Mixed Grill (for one)
Combination of chicken & Lamb shish, Minced lamb, Lamb chops, Chicken wings & Doner, Served with vegetables & rice.
Mixed Grill (for two)
Combination of chicken & Lamb shish, Minced lamb, Lamb chops, Chicken wings & Doner, Served with vegetables & rice.
Sarma Beyta
Chargrilled marinated minced lamb seasoned with garlic and wrapped in a lavas bread with cheese, topped with tomato sauce & drizzled with butter
Sea Food Casserole
Pan cooked salmon, Sea bass, Calamari king prawns, Mushroom, Onion, Garlic, Tomatoes, Salt, Black Pepper, Double cream sauce served with rice.
Sharers
Mixed Mezze Vegetarian (for one)
Falafel, Cheese rolls, stuffed vine leaves, grilled halloumi, tzatziki, houmous
Mixed Mezze Vegetarian (for two)
Falafel, Cheese rolls, stuffed vine leaves, grilled halloumi, tzatziki, houmous
Cold Mixed Mezze (for one)
Meatballs, falafel, stuffed vine leaves, cheese rolls, sucuk (turkish sausage) grilled galloumi, tzatziki, houmous
Cold Mixed Mezze (for two)
Meatballs, falafel, stuffed vine leaves, cheese rolls, sucuk (turkish sausage) grilled galloumi, tzatziki, houmous
Mixed Mezze (for one)
Meatballs, falafel, stuffed vine leaves, cheese rolls, sucuk (turkish sausage) grilled galloumi, tzatziki, houmous
Mixed Mezze (for two)
Meatballs, falafel, stuffed vine leaves, cheese rolls, sucuk (turkish sausage) grilled galloumi, tzatziki, houmous
Sea Food
Seabass Fillet
Grilled seabass fillet served with mashed potatoes and creamy garlic mustard dill sauce
Salmon Fillet
Oven-cooked salmon served with mashed potatoes and creamy garlic mustard & dill sauce
King Prawns
Pan fried seasoned king prawns with chilli, garlic, and butter sauce served with fresh salad and vegetables, enriched with olive oil (6 pieces)
Side Dishes
Mashed Potatoes
Plain Yoghurt
Rice (gf)
Chips (gf)
lavas Bread
Garlic Bread
Garlic Bread & Cheese
Shepherds Salad
Feta Cheese Salad
Please ask your server before ordering, if concerned about the presence of allergens in your food some dishes on our menu may contain alcohol. prices are in pounds sterling and include vat. at the current rate. all cash and credit/debit card tips are paid in full to our team members. please be aware that all of our dishes are prepared in the kitchen where nuts, gluten as well as other allergens are present.
therefore, we can not guarantee that any food items is completely "free from" allergens traces, our menu description does not list all ingredients.
full allergens information on the ingredients in our food is available on request, please speak to a team member for more information.
10% discretionary service charge will be applied to the bill.
(v) suitable for vegetarians, (vg) suitable for vegans, (n) contains nuts, (gf) gluten free
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