Zara menu

Cold Meze

Kisir
6.00£
Crushed wheat salad, with finely chopped tomato, onion, parsley, green pepper and celery. VE.
Ispanak Salata
5.50£
Fresh spinach in yoghurt, with garlic and olive oil. V.
Cacik
5.50£
Diced cucumber with mint and a touch of garlic in yoghurt. V.
Babaganoush
6.00£
Charcoal-grilled aubergine, puréed with tahini, red pepper and olive oil. VE.
Tabule
5.50£
Parsely, tomato, onions and green pepper, with lemon and olive oil. VE.
Humus
5.50£
Chickpea and tahini dip with garlic, lemon juice and olive oil. VE.
Tarama
5.00£
Cod roe with vegetable oil and lemon juice.
Imam Bayildi
7.00£
Cooked tomato, green pepper and onions, on a bed of aubergine. VE.
Feta Cheese
6.00£
V.
Coban Salata
6.50£
Shepherd’s salad - finely chopped cucumber, tomato, pepper and spring onion with a touch of sumac. VE.
Greek Salad
7.00£
Tomatoes, cucumber and red onion with feta cheese. VE.
Karisik Meze
12.50£
Mixed meze platter, with humus, tarama, kisir, cacik, tabule, falafel and muska börek. V.

Hot Meze

Mercimek Çorbası (Lentil Soup)
6.00£
VE.
Taze Fasulye
6.00£
Green beans cooked in olive oil with potatoes, carrots, peppers and onion. VE.
Enginar
7.00£
Artichoke heart cooked with olive oil, peas, carrot and potato. VE.
Falafel
6.00£
Broad beans, chickpeas, onion, peppers and herbs, crushed and deep fried, served with humus. VE.
Mücver
6.50£
Courgette, feta, egg, mint and dill, mixed and deep fried into a fritter. V.
Yourtlu Kızartma
7.00£
Fried vegetables (aubergine, courgette, potato and pepper) with halep sauce, topped with yoghurt. V.
Hellim Izgara
6.00£
Grilled hellim cheese. V.
Muska Börei
6.00£
Pastry rolls, filled with feta cheese and parsley. V.
Fırında Sucuk
6.00£
Spicy oven-baked Turkish sausage, with tomato and potatoes.
Sucuk Izgara
6.00£
Grilled spicy Turkish sausage.
Arnavut Cieri
5.50£
Albanian style liver served with onion salad.
Mitite Köfte
6.50£
Fried lamb meatballs served with chopped onions and salad.
Kalamar
6.50£
Deep fried squid, served with white sauce.
Mixed Hot and Cold Meze
20.00£
Kisir, humus, cacik, borek, hellim and falafel. v. (for 2 people)

Main Courses

Inegöl Köfte
14.50£
Minced lamb meatballs, grilled in the traditional style of the Turkish city of Inegöl. Served with mixed salad & rice.
Pirzola
18.50£
Lamb chops grilled over charcoal. Served with mixed salad & rice or chips.
Külbasti
18.50£
Fillet of lamb grilled with herbs. Served with mixed salad & rice.
Shish Köfte
15.50£
Tender minced lamb, marinated, skewered and grilled over charcoal. Served with mixed salad & rice.
Shish Kebab
18.50£
Marinated lamb pieces grilled over charcoal. Served with rice & mixed salad.
Iskender Kebab
17.50£
Shish köfte and lamb served with pitta bread soaked in yoghurt, topped with tomato sauce and parsley.
Karisik Izgara (Mixed Grill)
22.00£
Lamb shish, chicken shish, köfte & lamb chop grilled over charcoal. Served with rice & mixed salad.
Tavuk Shish
12.50£
Diced chicken specially marinated and grilled over charcoal. Served with rice & mixed salad.
Tavuk Izgara
13.50£
Marinated grilled chicken fillet. Served with rice & mixed salad.
Tavuk Iskender
16.00£
Chicken on a bed of pitta bread, topped with tomato sauce, yoghurt and parsley.

Traditional Anatolian Dishes

Kuzu Fırın
18.00£
Oven-cooked joint of lamb with tomato sauce, onion, green peppers, mushroom, carrots, and potato. Served with salad & rice.
Islim Kebabı
16.00£
Diced lamb wrapped with fried aubergine, green peppers & tomatoes.
Güveç
15.00£
Oven baked lamb or chicken with a mixture of fresh vegetables in a rich tomato sauce.
Musakka
15.00£
Layers of sliced aubergine, potatoes, green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, courgette and minced lamb, oven-cooked and finished with cheese and a creamy sauce.
Karides Tava
16.00£
King prawns in a cream sauce, pan-fried with red and green peppers, mushrooms and garlic.
Tavuk Tava
15.00£
Pan-fried chicken breast in a cream sauce, with red and green peppers, mushrooms and garlic.

Fish Dishes

Levrek (Sea Bass)
16.00£
Somon (Salmon Steak)
14.00£
Çupra (Sea Bream)
16.00£

Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes

Enginar
15.00£
Artichoke heart cooked with potato, peas, and carrot in olive oil. VE.
Güveç
14.00£
Aubergine, green beans, courgette, potato, green pepper, tomatoes and onions, oven baked in a rich tomato sauce. Served with salad & rice. VE.
Falafel
14.00£
Broad beans, chickpeas, onion, green and red pepper, coriander, parsley and garlic, crushed and deep-fried. Served with salad & humus. VE.
Mücver
15.00£
Courgette, egg and feta cheese, mixed with herbs and deep-fried to give a crispy finish. Served with salad & kısır. V.
Yoǧurtlu Kizartma
14.00£
Fried aubergine, courgette, potatoes, carrot and green peppers, served with a rich tomato sauce and topped with yoghurt. Yoghurt can be substituted for a vegan option.
Vegetarian Musakka
15.00£
Potatoes, courgette, carrot, peas, and mushroom, topped and baked with cheddar cheese and a delicious cream sauce. V.
Taze Fasulye
14.00£
Green beans cooked in olive oil with potatoes, carrots, peppers, onions & herbs. Served with rice & salad. VE.
Hellim Tava
15.00£
Pan-fried hellim cheese with mushrooms, red and green peppers, and a touch of herbs, cooked in a cream sauce. Served with salad & rice. V.

Desserts

Yoghurt Dessert
5.50£
Yoghurt prepared with honey and walnuts.
Baklava
6.50£
Iconic Turkish pastry with layers of honey and pistachio.
Kabak Seasonal
6.50£
Pumpkin oven-baked with honey syrup, cinnamon and cloves.
Kayisi
5.50£
Apricots soaked in syrup and filled with whipped cream and nuts.
Armut Tatlisi
5.50£
Fresh pear cooked in syrup, topped with cream, luxurious chocolate and nuts.
Sütlaç
4.50£
Turkish-style rice pudding, oven baked in a terracotta pot.
Ice Creams and Sorbet
6.50£

Soft Beverages

Juice
2.50£
Mineral Water
2.00£
Cola
2.50£
Diet Coke
2.50£
7 up
2.50£
Fanta
2.50£
Cappuccino
2.75£
Espresso
2.75£
Latte
2.75£
Cafe Americano
2.75£
Hot Chocolate
2.75£
Turkish Coffee
3.50£
Tea
1.75£
Fresh Mint Tea
2.50£
Herbal Tea Rosehip
2.50£
Peppermint
2.50£
Chamomile
2.50£
Apple
2.50£

Red Wines

House Red
19.95£
Turkish or french.
Angora Red Aegean
21.50£
A round and well-balanced wine.
Yakut
24.00£
A distinctive red wine with a rich aroma, well-balanced with soft cherry flavours.
Villa Doluca Eastern Anatolia
24.00£
An excellent dry wine.
Buzbag
24.00£
A Turkish red of the öküzgözü variety with a fruity and driven character and cherry and fruit flavours.
Nemea Peloponnese
25.50£
A dry red with black-cherry flavours from the Greek variety agiorgitiko, aged in a small oak barrel.
Malbec Argentina
25.50£
A full-bodied wine with dark fruity flavours, perfect with lamb.

White Wine

House Wine
19.95£
French or Turkish.
Angora
205.00£
A fresh and lively wine with an aromatic character.
Çankaya
24.00£
An elegant and well-balanced wine, perfect with seafood, chicken and cheese dishes.
Villa Doluca
24.00£
A mellow Turkish white, with a crisp and smooth flavour.
Pinot Grigio
25.00£
Light and crisp with smooth, silk-like overtones.
Buzbag
24.50£
An Anatolian wine with a delicate and rich flavour. A refreshing and well-balanced palate of crisp apples and pears with aromas of lemon flower and grapefruit.

Rosé and Sparkling

Kavaklidere Lal
25.50£
A fruity rosé with strawberry flavours and natural acidity.
Kayra Kalecik Karasi
27.50£
An aromatic, semi-sweet and well-balanced rosé.
Prosecco
25.00£
Moet and Chandon - Brut Imperial
65.00£
A delightful crisp and classic champagne with citrus aromas.

Beers

Efes Pilsen (Turkish)
4.00£
Mytos (Greek)
4.00£

Spirits

Raki
60.00£