Ishtar Restaurant

APPETISERS

• SOUP OF THE DAY6,00 £

• GOURMET HUMMUS8,00 £

• AUBERGINE PATE8,00 £

• OLIVES MARINE6,00 £

SALAD BAR

• MIXED LEAVES SALAD TOPPED WITH BEET GOAT CHEESE, WALNUTS AND FIGS 14,00 £

• MIXED LEAVES SALAD TOPPED WITH BEET GOAT CHEESE, WALNUTS AND FIGS 18,00 £

• PRAWN AND FETA CHEESE SALAD 16,00 £

ULTIMATE MEZE EXPERIENCE

• HUMMUS - BABAGANOUSH - SAUTEED AUBERGINE - TZATZIKI - TABOULLEH OLIVES SERVED WITH FRESH BREAD 15,00 £

LET'S BEGIN WITH

• FALAFEL8,00 £

  FAVA BEANS AND CHICKPEAS BLENDED TOGETHER WITH VEGETABLES

• SIGARA BOREGI8,00 £

  PASTRIES MADE OF A THIN FLAKY PHYLLO DOUGH FILLED ® WITH SPINACH AND FETA CHEESE

• KUSKONMAZ10,00 £

  GRILLED ASPARAGUS SALAD BEDDED ON ROCKET LEAVES ® CHERRY TOMATO, PINE NUTS AND PARMESAN

• MANTI9,00 £

  SMALL PIECES OF GREEN DOUGH WITH A GRILLED SMOKED AUBERGINE ® FILLING BEDDED IN CREAMY YOGHURT SAUCE

• KALAMAR10,00 £

  DELICATELY SAUTEED BATTER-COATED SQUID RINGS

• KARIDES11,00 £

  - KING PRAWNS MARINATED IN OLIVE OIL GARLIC AND GINGER, SKEWERED AND COOK ON CHARCOAL

• AHTAPOT SALATA16,00 £

  TENDERIZED AND BRAISED OCTOPUS TOPPED WITH LEMON JUICE, GARLIC AND DILL SAUCE

• DENIZ TARAGI 18,00 £

  PAN-FRIED JUICY SEA SCALLOPS BEDDED ON SAUTEED SPINACH AND WILD MUSHROOMS

CHARCOAL GRILLS

• TAVUK SHEESH22,00 £

  SKEWERED CUBES OF CHICKEN MARINATED WITH LIME, GARLIC AND RED PEPPER PUREE

• KUZU SHEESH24,00 £

  SKEWERED CUBES OF LAMB MARINATED WITH LIME, GARLIC AND RED PEPPER PUREE

• KOFTE22,00 £

  MINCED LAMB HAND BLENDED WITH ONION PARSLEY, BREAD CRUMBS, ALLSPICE BLACK PEPPER AND MINT

• BIFTEK44,00 £

  FILLET STEAK (10OZ)

• KARISIK IZGARA27,00 £

  MIXTURE OF CHICKEN LAMB, LAMB KOFTE, CHICKEN KOFTE AND A LAMB CHOP

• KUZU PIRZOLA25,00 £

  LAMB CHOPS PERFECTLY SEASONED WITH ROSEMARY, BASIL, THYME SALT AND PEPPER

• PiLiC IZGARA22,00 £

  BABY CHICKEN MARINATED WITH SAFFRON LIME JUICE, OLIVE OIL, ONION, GARLIC ORANGE ZEST AND PEPPER

• BONFILE36,00 £

  RIB EYE STEAK (10OZ)

SIGNATURE DISHES

• MEYVELI KUZU24,00 £

  TENDERIZED AND BRAISED LAMB SLOW COOKED IN ITS OWN JUICE WITH PEARS AND APRICOTS SERVED WITH BULGUR WHEAT

• KUZU INCIK 25,00 £

  BRAISED LAMB SHANK COOKED IN ISHTAR'S SIGNATURE SAUCE

• KESTANELI TAVUK 23,00 £

  CHARCOAL GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST FILLED WITH SEASONAL VEGETABLES TOPPED WITH CHESTNUT SAUCE

FROM THE SEA

• DENIZ URUNLU RISOTTO22,00 £

  RISOTTO COOKED WITH PRAWNS, MUSSELS AND SCALLOPS

• SOMON23,00 £

  SUCCULENT SALMON OVER A BED OF SEASONAL VEGETABLES TOPPED WITH OUR HOMEMADE TUMERIC SAUCE

• LEVREK25,00 £

  BUTTERFLIED SEABASS SERVED WITH WHITE WINE, LEMON AND GARLIC HERB SAUCE

• KARIDES TAVA 38,00 £

  TIGER PRAWNS SAUTEED WITH SPINACH WILD MUSHROOMS AND GINGER

FROM THE GARDEN

• COMBINED ALL VEGETABLES SKEWERED AND GRILLED 19,00 £

• GRILLED SLICED AUBERGINE BEDDED WITH VEGETABLES 20,00 £

• ASPARAGUS MUSHROOM RISOTTO 19,00 £

SIDES

• HAND CUT CHIPS5,00 £

• BROCCOLI6,00 £

• GARLIC MUSHROOMS5,00 £

• STIR-FRY VEGETABLES6,00 £

• ROASTED POTATOES5,00 £

• SPINACH6,00 £

• CHERRY TOMATO SALAD8,00 £

• FETA CHEESE SALAD8,00 £

OUR FOOD MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF NUTS AND OTHER ALLERGENS. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS PLEASE ASK A MEMBER OF STAFF BEFORE MAKING YOUR ORDER. A DISCRETIONARY OPTIONAL GRATUITY OF 12,5 % WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR BILL.

ITALY

• Pinot Grigio Organic, Vinuva • Sicily • 38 -11

• Gavi Di Gavi, Toledano • Piemonte 50,00 £

• Primitivo del Salento 125,00 £

  • Puglia48,00 £

• nti Classico Riserva Agostino Petri da Vicchiomaggio • Tuscany52,00 £

• Valpolicella Classico • Riserva88,00 £

• Pinot Grigio Rosato, Marchesi • Campania • 38-11

FRANCE

• Picpoul de Pinet, Jean-Luc Colombo • Languedoc 42,00 £

• Sancerre, Domaine des Chaintres Joseph Mellot • Loire Valley62,00 £

• Chablis 1 er Cru, Montmain82,00 £

• Le Bosq, Blanc • South West 34-10

• Eleve Carignan Vieilles Vignes • South WestEleve Carignan Vieilles Vignes • South West 38-11

• Fleuri Pancereau Louise Jadet70,00 £

• Choteau Lyonnat, Lussac-Saint-Emilion • Bordeaux 66,00 £

• Blason D"isson Margaux94,00 £

• Cotes de Provence Rose Pure, Mirabeau •Provence56,00 £

PORTUGAL

• Esporao Reserve Branco • Alentejo42,00 £

• Esporao Reserve Tinto •Alentejo48,00 £

US.A.

• Meiomi Chardonnay, Monterey• Sonoma • Santa Barbara60,00 £

• Zinfandel Old Vine, Drifting • Lodi37,00 £

• Meiomi Pinot Noir, Monterey • Sonoma • Santa Barbara 64,00 £

SPAIN

• Verdejo, Valdubon • Rueda40,00 £

• Albarino Rfas Baixas, Leiras • Galicia48,00 £

• Raimat Pirinenca Tempranillo Organic, Costers del Serge40,00 £

• Rioja Crianza, Organic, Don Jacobo • Rioja 50,00 £

CHILE

• Sauvignon Blanc Gran Reserve Luis Felipe Edwards • Leyda Valley40,00 £

• Chardonnay, Errazuriz Wild Ferment • Casablanca Valley 48,00 £

• Merlot '1870' Err6zuriz • Curic6 Valley 39-11

• Pinot Noir Gran Reserva, Luis Felipe Edwards • Leyda Valley 48,00 £

• Primus Cabernet Sauvignon • Maipo Valley50,00 £

ARGENTINA

• White Malbec, Osado • Mendoza39,00 £

• Malbec Barrel Selection, Salentein • Mendoza60,00 £

• Portillo Malbec Rose, Uco Valley • Mendoza 42,00 £

TURKEY

• Cankaya, Kavaklidere • Central Anatolia 36-10

• Narince, Kayra • Tokat36,00 £

• Yakut, Kavaklidere • Eastern Anatolia 36-10

• Kalecik Karasi, Kayra • Denizli42,00 £

NEW ZEALAND

• Sauvignon Blanc, Dashwood • Marlborough49,00 £

• Chardonnay, Vavasour, Awatere Valley • Marlborough56,00 £

• Pinot Noir Reserve, Vidal • Marlborough 60,00 £

LEBANON

• Chateau Musar, Jeune Rouge • Bekaa Valley59,00 £

AUSTRALIA

• Chardonnay, William Hardy • Limestone Coast40,00 £

• Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon, Caves Road • Margaret Rive46,00 £

• Shiraz 'Faith' St Hallett • Barossa48,00 £

• Black Angus Cabernet Savignon • Victoria60,00 £

SOUTH AFRICA

• Chenin Blanc, Flagstone • Western Cape39,00 £

• Cabernet Sauvignon Kleine Zalze • Stellenbosch 42,00 £

CHAMPAGNE

• Fantinel Prosecco Extra Dry • Italy • Veneto 42/11

• Bouche Pere et Fils Blanc de Blanc • France • Champagne 79-14

• Dom Perignon Brut • France • Champagne384,00 £

• Greyfriars, Cuvee Brut • England • Surrey60,00 £

• Bollinger, La grande Annee Vintage Brut •France • Champagne 264,00 £

• Taittinger Prestige Brut Rose • France • Champagne 144,00 £