Cold Mezze

1. Hummous £6.25
Chick pea puree, tahini and lemon juice dip.

2. Hummous Beiruty £6.25
Chick pea puree, tahini and lemon juice dip blended with garlic and parsley, topped with hot fava beans.

3. Hummous Kammoun £6.00
Chick pea puree blended with cumin and olive oil.

4. Moutabel £7.25
Char-grilled aubergine blended with tahini and lemon juice topped with fresh pomegranate seeds.

5. Labneh £6.25
White cream cheese dip made from strained yoghurt topped with dry mint (garlic optional).

6. Tabouleh £7.25
Chopped parsley, cracked wheat, tomato, mint and spring onion salad in a lemon and olive oil dressing.

7. Fatoush £6.25
Mixed salad with sumac, mint and toasted Lebanese bread in a vinaigrette dressing.

8. Aubergine Fatoush £7.00
Mixed salad with smoked aubergine, sumac, mint and toasted Lebanese bread in a vinaigrette dressing.

9. Makdous £7.25
Baby aubergines stuffed with walnuts, herbs and garlic, marinated in olive oil and lemon.

10. Warak Inab £6.75
Vine leaves filled with rice, tomatoes, parsley and herbs, cooked in lemon juice and olive oil.

11. Al Rahib £7.50
Salad of smoked aubergine, tomato, green peppers, spring onion, parsley, garlic and lemon juice.

12. Halloumi Cheese £7.25
White Mediterranean cheese.

13. Kabees £4.75
Selection of Lebanese pickles.

14. Feta Salad £6.50
Mixed salad with feta cheese, olives, mint in a lemon and olive oil dressing.

15. Shanklish £7.00
Aged and dried cheese salad with thyme, chopped tomato, peppers and parsley.

16. Mousaka Batinjan £6.50
Baked seasoned aubergine slow cooked with tomatoes, garlic, sweet peppers and chick peas.

17. Loubieh Bil Zait £6.50
French green beans slow cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic in olive oil.

18. Sabanek Bil Zait £7.25
Sautéed spinach, chopped garlic, onions and coriander leaves.

19. Foul Moukala £7.00
Broad beans laced with garlic and fresh coriander drizzled with olive oil.

20. Batrakh £9.50
Fish roe drizzled with olive oil and served with sliced garlic.

21. Muhamarah £7.75
Mixed Mediterranean nuts crushed and blended with red peppers, chilli and olive oil.

22. Basturma £8.00
Spiced smoked beef fillet, thinly sliced.

Ishbilia Cold Mezze Specialties

23. Kibbeh Nayeh £9.50
Lamb tartar blended with cracked wheat, spring onion, fresh mint, cumin, topped with mixed nuts and olive oil.

24. Habra Nayeh £9.50
Tartar of lamb served with a side of garlic sauce.

25. Fatayel Ghanam £9.50
Diced prime cut of raw lamb fillet. (Not available Sat/Sun)

26. Sawda Nayeh £9.50
Diced raw lamb liver served with a selection of spices. (Not available Sat/Sun)

27. Ishbilia Nayeh Platter £31.00
A selection of the above specialities accompanied with assorted spices and garlic sauce. (Not available Sat/Sun)