Mahdi menu

Cold Starters

1. Panir Sabzi
8.50£
Fresh organic green herbs, fetta cheese, walnuts, and green olives.
2. Masto Khiar
6.90£
Home made yogurt accompanied with finely chopped cucumber and ground mint.
3. Masto Musir
6.90£
Yoghurt infused with finely chopped shallots.
4. Burani
6.90£
Cooked spinach soaked in home-made yoghurt.
5. Humus
6.90£
Mashed chickpeas, garlic, sesame purée, and olive oil.
6. Shirazi Salad
6.90£
Finely chopped cucumber, tomato, red onion, dried ground mint, along with fresh shredded lettuce, pomegranate, and lemon juice.
7. Salad Olvie
7.90£
Potato, egg, gherkin, chicken, grated carrot, lemon juice, and mayo.
8A. Caesar Salad
6.90£
Lettuce, cucumber, tomato, basil, olive, and walnut with mustard dressing.
8B. Chicken Caesar Salad
7.90£
Lettuce, cucumber, tomato, basil, olive, walnut, and dressing with marinated grilled chicken.
Baba Ganoush
8.20£
Roasted Aubergine with added Tahina, Yogurt, Garlic & Citrus, and Garnished with chopped Coriander.

Warm Starters

9. Dolma Felfel
7.90£
Cooked bell pepper stuffed with rice, lentils, herbs, and Persian tomato dressing.
10. Dolma Vine Leaves
7.90£
Cooked vine leaves wrapped around steam cooked rice and lentils.
12. Mirza Ghasemi
8.20£
Delicately grilled aubergine, garlic, eggs, and tomato purée.
13. Kashke Bademjan
8.20£
Pan fried aubergine, onions, herbs, garlic, and whey sauce.
14B. Soupe Jo
7.90£
A tomato focused (chicken) and barley soup, enriched with butter puree, potato and diced pepper.
15. Zabane Barreh
7.90£
Lamb tongue slowly cooked, served in lamb broth.
16. Mix Starter
30.90£
17B. Crispy Rice and (Gheyme) Stew
10.50£
17A. Crispy Rice and (Ghormeh) Stew
9.50£
17i. Naan Bread
2.20£
Freshly baked with Persian sesame.
17ii. Pistachio Naan Bread
3.90£
17iii. Fried Chips
4.50£
Fresh, gourmet, and half skinned.

Grills

18. Chelo Barg
19.50£
Grilled skewer of thinly sliced, tender, and marinated lamb fillet. Served with steam-cooked rice and salad.
19. Chelo Shishlig
19.50£
Grilled skewer of tender and marinated lamb chops. Served with steam-cooked rice and salad.
19A. Chelo Chenje
19.50£
Grilled skewer of thick, diced, tender, and marinated lamb fillet. Served with steam-cooked rice and salad.
20. Chelo Juje
14.50£
Grilled skewer of succulent, marinated, and diced chicken fillet. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
21. Chelo Juje [On Bone]
15.90£
On the bone. Grilled skewer of marinated, a whole and a half poussin chicken 28 day old and corn-fed. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
22. Chelo Morgh
15.50£
Grilled skewer of succulent and marinated thin but larger chicken fillet. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
23. Chelo Bakhtiari
19.50£
Grilled skewer of succulent, marinated diced lamb and chicken fillet. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
24. Chelo Kubide Pistachio
15.90£
Twin skewers of grilled minced lamb with added pistachio and mild spices. Served with steam cooked ice and salad.
25. Chelo Kubide
14.90£
Twin skewers of grilled, succulent minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
26. Chelo Barg Makhsoos
22.90£
Grilled skewer of thinly sliced lamb fillet and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
27. Chelo Shishlig Makhsoos
21.50£
Grilled skewer of tender, marinated lamb chops, and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
27A. Chelo Chenje Makhsoos
21.90£
Grilled skewer of thick diced lamb fillet and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
28. Chelo Morgh Makhsoos
19.50£
Grilled skewer of marinated, tender, thin chicken fillet, and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
28A. Chelo Juje Makhsoos
18.50£
Grilled skewer of marinated, tender, diced chicken fillet, and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
29. Mix Grill for 1 Person
26.90£
Grilled skewer of lamb chop and thin chicken fillet and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice. Topped with fine saffron and rare barberries.
30. Mix Grill for 2 Persons
44.90£
Grilled skewer of lamb chops, a skewer of thin chicken fillet, and twin skewers of minced meat. Served with two portions of steam-cooked rice. Topped with fine saffron and rare barberries.
31. Mix Grill for 3 Persons
54.90£
Grilled skewer of lamb chops, a skewer of thin chicken fillet, twin skewers of minced meat, and a skewer of a whole and half baby chicken. Served with three portions of steam cooked rice. Topped with fine saffron and rare barberries.
18. Chelo Barg
20.50£
Grilled skewer of thinly sliced, tender, and marinated lamb fillet. Served with steam-cooked rice and salad.
19. Chelo Shishlig
20.50£
Grilled skewer of tender and marinated lamb chops. Served with steam-cooked rice and salad.
19A. Chelo Chenje
20.50£
Grilled skewer of thick, diced, tender, and marinated lamb fillet. Served with steam-cooked rice and salad.
20. Chelo Juje
15.90£
Grilled skewer of succulent, marinated, and diced chicken fillet. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
21. Chelo Juje [On Bone]
16.90£
On the bone. Grilled skewer of marinated, a whole and a half poussin chicken 28 day old and corn-fed. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
22. Chelo Morgh
16.90£
Grilled skewer of succulent and marinated thin but larger chicken fillet. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
23. Chelo Bakhtiari
19.90£
Grilled skewer of succulent, marinated diced lamb and chicken fillet. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
24. Chelo Kubide Pistachio
16.90£
Twin skewers of grilled minced lamb with added pistachio and mild spices. Served with steam cooked ice and salad.
25. Chelo Kubide
15.90£
Twin skewers of grilled, succulent minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
26. Chelo Barg Makhsoos
23.50£
Grilled skewer of thinly sliced lamb fillet and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
27. Chelo Shishlig Makhsoos
22.50£
Grilled skewer of tender, marinated lamb chops, and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
27A. Chelo Chenje Makhsoos
22.50£
Grilled skewer of thick diced lamb fillet and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
28. Chelo Morgh Makhsoos
19.90£
Grilled skewer of marinated, tender, thin chicken fillet, and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
28A. Chelo Juje Makhsoos
18.90£
Grilled skewer of marinated, tender, diced chicken fillet, and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice and salad.
29. Mix Grill for 1 Person
27.90£
Grilled skewer of lamb chop and thin chicken fillet and a skewer of minced meat. Served with steam cooked rice. Topped with fine saffron and rare barberries.
30. Mix Grill for 2 Persons
47.90£
Grilled skewer of lamb chops, a skewer of thin chicken fillet, and twin skewers of minced meat. Served with two portions of steam-cooked rice. Topped with fine saffron and rare barberries.
31. Mix Grill for 3 Persons
57.90£
Grilled skewer of lamb chops, a skewer of thin chicken fillet, twin skewers of minced meat, and a skewer of a whole and half baby chicken. Served with three portions of steam cooked rice. Topped with fine saffron and rare barberries.
Curry Gravy
2.00£

Stews

32. Chelo Khoresh Fesenjan
17.90£
Fried ground walnut infused with wild pomegranate sauce and chicken fillet or lamb shank. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice.
33. Chelo Khoresh Bamie
16.50£
Pan fried okra in Persian tomato sauce, with sliced mushroom and lamb shank. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice.
34. Chelo Khoresh Gheyme Bademjan
16.50£
Pan fried aubergine in Persian tomato sauce, with yellow lentils, diced lamb, and sun dried lime. Served with a portion of steam-cooked rice.
35. Chelo Khoresh Ghorme Sabzi
16.50£
Finely chopped fresh herbs, kidney beans, diced tender lamb, and sun dried lime. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice.
36. Loobia Polo with Lamb Shank
18.50£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with fried green beans, tomato sauce, and sun-dried tomato. Served with succulent lamb shank or neck fillet.
37A. Baqala Polo with Lamb
18.50£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with broad beans and dill. Served with succulent lamb shank or neck fillet.
37B. Tah-chin
18.90£
Morgh and bademjan. Crispy baked rice, mixed with saffron, egg, and yoghurt filled with shredded chicken and aubergine .Served with salad and gheyme bademjan stew.
40A. Zereshk Polo and Khoresh Morgh
15.50£
Pan fried chicken leg, cooked in Persian tomato sauce. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice with fine saffron and wild barberries.
Stews (Without Rice) Gheyme, or Ghorme, or Bamie
14.00£
Please Specify which stew you fancy: Gheymeh, or Ghormeh, or Bamieh stews (WITH meat).
Fesenjan Stew (Without Rice)
15.00£
Please choose either lamb or chicken. This is the stew without rice.
32. Chelo Khoresh Fesenjan
18.90£
Fried ground walnut infused with wild pomegranate sauce and chicken fillet or lamb shank. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice.
33. Chelo Khoresh Bamie
17.90£
Pan fried okra in Persian tomato sauce, with sliced mushroom and lamb shank. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice.
34. Chelo Khoresh Gheyme Bademjan
17.90£
Pan fried aubergine in Persian tomato sauce, with yellow lentils, diced lamb, and sun dried lime. Served with a portion of steam-cooked rice.
35. Chelo Khoresh Ghorme Sabzi
17.90£
Finely chopped fresh herbs, kidney beans, diced tender lamb, and sun dried lime. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice.
36. Loobia Polo with Lamb Shank
19.90£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with fried green beans, tomato sauce, and sun-dried tomato. Served with succulent lamb shank or neck fillet.
37A. Baqala Polo with Lamb
19.90£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with broad beans and dill. Served with succulent lamb shank or neck fillet.
37B. Tah-chin
19.90£
Morgh and bademjan. Crispy baked rice, mixed with saffron, egg, and yoghurt filled with shredded chicken and aubergine .Served with salad and gheyme bademjan stew.
40A. Zereshk Polo and Khoresh Morgh
16.50£
Pan fried chicken leg, cooked in Persian tomato sauce. Served with a portion of steam cooked rice with fine saffron and wild barberries.
Stews (Without Rice) Gheyme, or Ghorme, or Bamie
15.00£
Please Specify which stew you fancy: Gheymeh, or Ghormeh, or Bamieh stews (WITH meat).
Fesenjan Stew (Without Rice)
16.00£
Please choose either lamb or chicken. This is the stew without rice.

Vegetarian

38A. Chelo Khoresh Bamie [VEG]
13.50£
Pan fried okra with sliced mushroom in Persian tomato sauce. Served with steam-cooked rice. Vegetarian.
38B. Baqala Polo with Kuku and Vine Leaves [VEG]
13.50£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with broad beans and dill. Served with slices of kuku sabzi (vegetable soufflé) and vine-leaves dolma. Also served with seasonal salad. Vegetarian.
38C. Loobia Polo with Kuku and Vine Leaves [VEG]
13.50£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with fried green beans, Persian tomato sauce, sun dried tomato along with slices of kuku sabzi (vegetable soufflé) and vine leaves dolma. Served with seasonal salad. Vegetarian.
40D. Khoresh Karafs [VEG]
13.50£
Pan-fried celery and sun-dried lime, with fresh herbs, served with steam-cooked rice. Vegetarian.
40E. Khoresh Gheyme [VEG]
13.50£
Pan-fried mushrooms in Persian tomato sauce, mixed with yellow lentils, and sun-dried lime, garnished with fried chips, served with a portion ofsteam-cooked rice. Vegetarian.
VEGETARIAN Stews (Without Rice) Gheyme, or Ghorme, or Bamie
10.50£
Please specify exactly which one you fancy.
38A. Chelo Khoresh Bamie [VEG]
14.50£
Pan fried okra with sliced mushroom in Persian tomato sauce. Served with steam-cooked rice. Vegetarian.
38B. Baqala Polo with Kuku and Vine Leaves [VEG]
14.50£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with broad beans and dill. Served with slices of kuku sabzi (vegetable soufflé) and vine-leaves dolma. Also served with seasonal salad. Vegetarian.
38C. Loobia Polo with Kuku and Vine Leaves [VEG]
14.50£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with fried green beans, Persian tomato sauce, sun dried tomato along with slices of kuku sabzi (vegetable soufflé) and vine leaves dolma. Served with seasonal salad. Vegetarian.
40D. Khoresh Karafs [VEG]
14.50£
Pan-fried celery and sun-dried lime, with fresh herbs, served with steam-cooked rice. Vegetarian.
40E. Khoresh Gheyme [VEG]
14.50£
Pan-fried mushrooms in Persian tomato sauce, mixed with yellow lentils, and sun-dried lime, garnished with fried chips, served with a portion ofsteam-cooked rice. Vegetarian.
VEGETARIAN Stews (Without Rice) Gheyme, or Ghorme, or Bamie
14.50£
Please specify exactly which one you fancy.

Seafood

41C. Chelo Mahi
20.90£
Grilled salmon fillet or seabass fillet marinated. Served with steam cooked rice.
41C. Chelo Mahi
22.90£
Grilled salmon fillet or seabass fillet marinated. Served with steam cooked rice.

Extras

42A. Rice
3.50£
Steam-cooked Persian rice, made crispy on shell, and soft inside, with saffron, and sliced potato topping.
42B. Morssa Polo
8.90£
Steam cooked Persian rice topped with sliced pistachio, almond, barberries, and orange peel.
43A. Kubide
4.90£
Extra skewer of grilled, succulent minced meat.
43B. Kubide Pistachio
5.90£
Extra skewer of grilled minced lamb, with added pistachio, and mild spices.
44. Chenje
14.90£
Extra skewer of thick and diced, tender, marinated lamb fillet.
45. Barg
15.90£
Extra skewer of thinly sliced, tender, lamb fillet or lamb chops.
45. Shishlig
14.90£
Extra skewer of thinly sliced, tender, lamb fillet or lamb chops.
46. Juje
9.50£
Extra skewer of succulent, marinated, and diced chicken fillet.
47. Juje on the Bone
10.90£
Extra skewer of succulent and marinated, a whole and a half poussin chicken 28 day old, corn-fed.
47a. Morgh (Chicken Fillet)
10.90£
Grilled skewer of succulent and marinated thin but larger chicken fillet.
Zereshk (Additional Barberries Topping)
1.00£
Morassa (Additional Topping Only)
4.00£
No rice - just the topping mixture.
Replace Rice with Baghala or Loobia
4.00£
This is the price-difference of normal rice with either baghala or loobia polo.
Lamb Shank
10.90£
served in broth
Lamb Neck
10.90£
served in broth
Baghala Polo
8.90£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with broad beans and dill
Lubia Polo
10.90£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with fried green beans, persian tomato sauce, and sun dried tomato.
42A. Rice
4.20£
Steam-cooked Persian rice, made crispy on shell, and soft inside, with saffron, and sliced potato topping.
42B. Morssa Polo
9.20£
Steam cooked Persian rice topped with sliced pistachio, almond, barberries, and orange peel.
43A. Kubide
5.60£
Extra skewer of grilled, succulent minced meat.
44. Chenje
15.50£
Extra skewer of thick and diced, tender, marinated lamb fillet.
45. Barg
15.50£
Extra skewer of thinly sliced, tender, lamb fillet or lamb chops.
45. Shishlig
15.50£
Extra skewer of thinly sliced, tender, lamb fillet or lamb chops.
46. Juje
10.90£
Extra skewer of succulent, marinated, and diced chicken fillet.
47. Juje on the Bone
11.90£
Extra skewer of succulent and marinated, a whole and a half poussin chicken 28 day old, corn-fed.
47a. Morgh (Chicken Fillet)
11.90£
Grilled skewer of succulent and marinated thin but larger chicken fillet.
Zereshk (Additional Barberries Topping)
1.90£
Morassa (Additional Topping Only)
4.90£
No rice - just the topping mixture.
Replace Rice with Baghala or Loobia
4.90£
This is the price-difference of normal rice with either baghala or loobia polo.
Lamb Shank
12.50£
served in broth
Baghala Polo
10.90£
Steam cooked rice, intermixed with broad beans and dill

Sides

48. Zeytoon, Khiarshur
6.50£
Mixture of olives, gherkins, and mushroom.
49. Mixed Pickles
6.50£
Cabbage, carrots, gherkins, green chilli, and garlic.
50. Zeytoon Parvarde
7.50£
Aged olives smeared in pomegranate juice and ground walnut, and herbs.
Hot & Sweet Chilli Sauce (mix of 500ml)
1.50£
Hot & Sweet Chilli Sauce (mix of 500ml)
Meyo & Cumin Sauce (500ml box)
1.50£
Meyo & Cumin Sauce (500ml box)
48. Zeytoon, Khiarshur
7.50£
Mixture of olives, gherkins, and mushroom.
49. Mixed Pickles
7.50£
Cabbage, carrots, gherkins, green chilli, and garlic.
50. Zeytoon Parvarde
8.50£
Aged olives smeared in pomegranate juice and ground walnut, and herbs.
Hot & Sweet Chilli Sauce (mix of 500ml)
1.90£
Hot & Sweet Chilli Sauce (mix of 500ml)
Meyo & Cumin Sauce (500ml box)
2.50£
Meyo & Cumin Sauce (500ml box)

Desserts

58. Persian Ice-cream
4.00£
Saffron, cream, and pistachio.
59. Faloode
4.00£
Sweet-frosted Persian noodle with a touch of rosewater. Served with a slice of fresh lemon.
62. Pistachio Baklava
5.00£
63. Warm Chocolate Brownie and Ice-cream
5.90£
58. Persian Ice-cream
6.00£
Saffron, cream, and pistachio.
59. Faloode
6.00£
Sweet-frosted Persian noodle with a touch of rosewater. Served with a slice of fresh lemon.
62. Pistachio Baklava
7.50£
63. Warm Chocolate Brownie and Ice-cream
7.50£

Beverages

51a. Fruit Juices
3.50£
51b. Orange Juice
4.00£
100% pure squeezed with bits.
52. Soft Drinks
2.00£
56. Virgin Mojito Cocktail
5.00£
Refreshing blend of mint syrup, lemonade, and ice.
Fairtrade Assam (Box of 125 grams Loose Tea)
4.20£
Fairtrade Assam (Box of 16 Large Leaf Teabags)
4.20£
Fairtrade Green Tea (Box of 125 grams Loose Leaf)
4.20£
Fairtrade Green (16 Large Leaf Teabags)
4.20£
51a. Mango (or) Apple Juice
4.00£
Please select
51b. Orange Juice
5.50£
With Bits
52. Soft Drinks (Coke, Diet, Fanta, Sprite)
2.50£
Pleas Select
56. Virgin Mojito Cocktail
6.90£
Refreshing blend of mint syrup, lemonade, and ice.