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Food Menu

Starters

Appetizers

Cold Mezze
Hummous (v)
£8.75

Chick pea puree, tahini and lemon juice dip.

Hummous Beiruty (v)
£9.50

Chick pea puree, tahini and lemon juice dip blended with garlic and parsley, topped with hot fava beans.

Hummous Kammoun (v)
£8.50

Chick pea puree blended with cumin and olive oil.

Moutabal (v)
£10.50

Char-grilled aubergine blended with tahini and lemon juice topped with fresh pomegranate seeds.

Labneh (v)
£10.50

White cream cheese dip made from strained yoghurt topped with dry mint (garlic optional).

Tabouleh (v)
£10.50

Chopped parsley, cracked wheat, tomato, mint and spring onion salad in a lemon and olive oil dressing.

Fatoush (v)
£10.25

Mixed salad with sumac, mint and toasted Lebanese bread in a pomegranate vinaigrette dressing.

Aubergine Fatoush (v)
£10.75

Mixed salad with smoked aubergine, sumac, mint and toasted Lebanese bread in a pomegranate vinaigrette dressing.

Makdous (v)
£10.25

Baby aubergines stuffed with walnuts, herbs and garlic, marinated in olive oil and lemon.

Warak Inab (v)
£10.25

Vine leaves filled with rice, tomatoes, parsley and herbs, cooked in lemon juice and olive oil.

Al Rahib (v)
£11.50

Salad of smoked aubergine, tomato, green peppers, spring onion, parsley, garlic and lemon juice.

Kabees (v)
£6.75

Selection of Lebanese pickles.

Feta Salad (v)
£10.75

Mixed salad with feta cheese, olives, mint in a lemon and olive oil dressing.

Shanklish (v)
£12.75

Aged and dried cheese salad with thyme, chopped tomato, peppers and parsley.

Moussaka Batinjan (v)
£10.25

Baked seasoned aubergine slow cooked with tomatoes, garlic, sweet peppers and chick peas.

Loubieh Bil Zait (v)
£10.25

French green beans slow cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic in olive oil.

Sabanek Bil Zait (v)
£11.75

Sautéed spinach, chopped garlic, onions and coriander leaves.

Foul Moukala (v)
£10.50

Broad beans laced with garlic and fresh coriander drizzled with olive oil.

Batrakh
£14.75

Fish roe drizzled with olive oil and served with sliced garlic.

Muhamarah (v) (n)
£12.75

Mixed Mediterranean nuts crushed and blended with red peppers, chilli and olive oil.

Basturmah
£14.25

Spiced smoked beef fillet, thinly sliced. Ishbilia Cold Mezze Specialities

Kibbeh Nayeh (n)
£16.25

Lamb tartar blended with cracked wheat, spring onion, fresh mint, cumin, topped with mixed nuts and olive oil.

Habrah Nayeh (n)
£17.00

Tartar of lamb served with a side of garlic sauce.

Hot Mezze
Hummous Kawarmah (n)
£14.50

Hummous topped with diced lamb and mixed roasted nuts.

Hummous Sharhat (n)
£15.75

Mini fillets of lamb served on a bed of hummous topped with mixed roasted nuts.

Hummous Snobar (v) (n)
£16.50

Hummous topped with pine nuts.

Hummous Shawarmah
£12.75

Hummous topped with sliced marinated chicken.

Balila (v)
£10.50

Boiled chick peas in a cumin, garlic and olive oil broth.

Foul Medamas (v)
£10.25

Boiled fava beans and chick peas with tomatoes, parsley, garlic, in a lemon and olive oil dressing.

Bamia Bil Zait (v)
£11.25

Okra cooked with tomatoes, garlic, coriander and olive oil.

Moujadarra Bil Zait (n)
£11.25

Crushed of lentils and rice topped with caramelised onion and mixed roasted nuts.

Batata Harra (v)
£11.25

Fried potato cubes sautéed with sweet peppers, chilli, garlic and coriander.

Kibbeh Maklieh (n)
£12.50

Lamb and cracked wheat shell filled with marinated minced lamb, onions and pine nuts. (Deep Fried)

Falafel (v)
£10.25

Chick pea spiced croquettes topped with sesame seeds, served with a side of tahina sauce. (Deep fried)

Grilled Halloumi (v)
£ 11.00

Grilled halloumi cheese topped with poppy and holly seeds.

Fatayer Sabanekh (v) (n)
£8.50

Lebanese pastry boats filled with spinach, cinnamon, onions, pine nuts and lemon juice.

Cheese Sambousek (v)
£9.75

Lebanese pastry filled with halloumi and parsley. (Deep fried)

Lamb Sambousek (n)
£9.25

Lebanese pastry filled with minced lamb, onions and parsley. (Deep fried)

Lahem Bil Ajeen (n)
£11.75

Baked Lebanese mini pizzas topped with marinated minced lamb, tomatoes, onions and pine nuts.

Arayes (n)
£12.25

Lebanese bread filled with seasoned veal, grilled on the charcoal grill.

Arayes Ishbilia (n)
£11.75

Freshly baked Lebanese flat bread topped with marinated minced lamb, peppers, onions, parsley topped with tahina sauce and pine nuts.

Kallaj (v)
£9.75

Freshly baked Lebanese flat bread topped with halloumi cheese and dry mint.

Manakeish Bizzattar (v)
£7.50

Freshly baked Lebanese flat bread topped with thyme seeds and olive oil.

Manakeish Ishbilia (v)
£8.75

Freshly baked Lebanese flat bread topped with thyme seeds, olive oil and halloumi cheese.

Safayeh Mushakala (n)
£8.25

A selection of baked Lebanese pastries filled with minced lamb, halloumi cheese and spinach.

Jawaneh
£10.75

Charcoal grilled chicken wings topped with garlic sauce or Fried in a lemon and coriander sauce.

Makanek (n)
£13.25

Lebanese Cocktail sausages flambéed in lemon juice.

Sojuk
£13.75

Homemade Lebanese spicy sausages fried with tomatoes and garlic.

Sawda Dijaj
£13.75

Seasoned chicken liver sautéed in lemon juice and pomegranate molasses.

Futer Maklee
£16.25

Seasoned diced lamb fried with mushrooms, peppers and onions.

Reservations

Main courses

Mixed Grill
£24.25

Charcoal-grilled skewers of lamb cubes, chicken cubes and minced lamb kebab.

Lahem Meshwi
£25.50

Tender seasoned lamb cubes prepared on the charcoal grill.

Kafta Halibiyeh
£23.00

Seasoned minced lamb, onion, peppers and parsley kebabs prepared on the charcoal grill.

Kastilata Ghanam
£29.00

Seasoned Lamb cutlets prepared on the charcoal grill.

Fatayel Ghanam
£28.50

Prime cut fillet of seasoned lamb, cubed and prepared on the charcoal grill, served with a medallion of grilled mushrooms and baby onions.

Shish Tawouk
£23.50

Marinated chicken breast skewers prepared on the charcoal grill (with or without garlic sauce).

Chicken Shawarmah
£22.75

Tender slices of special marinated chicken, roasted on an upright spit. Served with a side of garlic sauce.

Kafta Bil Saynieh Banadora
£25.00

Seasoned minced lamb baked in the oven in a tomato sauce and topped with grilled tomatoes.

Faruj Musahab
£26.00

Boneless baby chicken marinated and prepared on the charcoal grill (with or without garlic sauce).

Faruj Meshwi
£25.25

Whole baby chicken marinated and prepared on the charcoal grill (with or without garlic sauce).

Kafta KhashKhash
£24.50

Seasoned minced lamb, onions, peppers and garlic kebabs prepared on the charcoal grill and topped with a spicy tomato sauce.

Kafta Yogurtlieh (n)
£25.50

Char-grilled minced lamb kebab medallions served on a bed of yoghurt and tomato sauce and toasted bread, topped with mixed nuts.

Kafta Saynieh Patata
£25.00

Seasoned minced lamb baked in the oven and topped with potato wedge and a tomato sauce.

Kafta Saynieh Dibs El-Ramman
£26.25

Seasoned minced lamb baked in the oven in a concentrated pomegranate and sesame sauce.

Kafta Saynieh Tarator
£26.25

Seasoned minced lamb baked in the oven in a tahina and lemon sauce.

Kibbeh Meshwiya (n)
£27.50

Minced fillet of lamb and cracked wheat kebabs prepared on the charcoal grill.

Al-Fattat

Fatteh Lahme (n)
£24.50

Lamb Medallions in a sesame and yoghurt sauce, chick peas and toasted Lebanese bread topped with a drizzle of fried ghee garnished with pomegranate seeds, mixed nuts and parsley.

Fatteh Hummous (v) (n)
£22.00

Boiled chick peas and toasted Lebanese bread in a sesame and yoghurt sauce, drizzled with ghee and garnished with pomegranate seeds, mixed nuts and parsley

Daily Specials

Bamia
£24.50

Lamb medallions cooked in an okra, garlic and coriander tomato stew, served with Lebanese vermicelli rice.

Kibbeh bil Laban n
£24.50

Lamb and cracked wheat shell filled with marinated minced lamb, onions and pine nuts cooked in a yoghurt and coriander sauce, served with Lebanese vermicelli rice

Fish

King Prawn
£31.00

Charcoal grilled or fried in a lemon, garlic and coriander sauce.

Sea Bass
£30.75

Grilled or Fried.

Sweet dreams

Desserts

Creole Cream Cheesecake
$17

Creole cream cheese, chocolate filigree and warm caramel

Bananas Foster
$41

Bananas with Caribbean rum served with vanilla ice cream

Southern Pecan Pie
$29

Warm buttery caramel, chocolate syrup and ice cream

Lemon meringue pie
$32

Dark chocolate mousse, candied pecan crunch and caramel

Bananas Foster
$25

Bananas with Caribbean rum served with vanilla ice cream

Texas apple cobbler
$38

Southern Pecan Streusel, creole cream and cheese ice cream

Ishbilia Fine dining,
8-9 William St, London SW1X 9HL
02072357788,
Open: 012:00 pm – 11:30 pm