Ishtar Restaurant

APPETISERS

• SOUP OF THE DAYGBP 6.00

• GOURMET HUMMUSGBP 8.00

• AUBERGINE PATEGBP 8.00

• OLIVES MARINEGBP 6.00

SALAD BAR

• MIXED LEAVES SALAD TOPPED WITH BEET GOAT CHEESE, WALNUTS AND FIGS GBP 14.00

• MIXED LEAVES SALAD TOPPED WITH BEET GOAT CHEESE, WALNUTS AND FIGS GBP 18.00

• PRAWN AND FETA CHEESE SALAD GBP 16.00

ULTIMATE MEZE EXPERIENCE

• HUMMUS - BABAGANOUSH - SAUTEED AUBERGINE - TZATZIKI - TABOULLEH OLIVES SERVED WITH FRESH BREAD GBP 15.00

LET'S BEGIN WITH

• FALAFELGBP 8.00

  FAVA BEANS AND CHICKPEAS BLENDED TOGETHER WITH VEGETABLES

• SIGARA BOREGIGBP 8.00

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

• KUSKONMAZGBP 10.00

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

• MANTIGBP 9.00

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

• KALAMARGBP 10.00

  DELICATELY SAUTEED BATTER-COATED SQUID RINGS

• KARIDESGBP 11.00

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

• AHTAPOT SALATAGBP 16.00

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

• DENIZ TARAGI GBP 18.00

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

CHARCOAL GRILLS

• TAVUK SHEESHGBP 22.00

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

• KUZU SHEESHGBP 24.00

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

• KOFTEGBP 22.00

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

• BIFTEKGBP 44.00

  FILLET STEAK (10OZ)

• KARISIK IZGARAGBP 27.00

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

• KUZU PIRZOLAGBP 25.00

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

• PiLiC IZGARAGBP 22.00

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

• BONFILEGBP 36.00

  RIB EYE STEAK (10OZ)

SIGNATURE DISHES

• MEYVELI KUZUGBP 24.00

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

• KUZU INCIK GBP 25.00

  BRAISED LAMB SHANK COOKED IN ISHTAR'S SIGNATURE SAUCE

• KESTANELI TAVUK GBP 23.00

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

FROM THE SEA

• DENIZ URUNLU RISOTTOGBP 22.00

  RISOTTO COOKED WITH PRAWNS, MUSSELS AND SCALLOPS

• SOMONGBP 23.00

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

• LEVREKGBP 25.00

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

• KARIDES TAVA GBP 38.00

  TIGER PRAWNS SAUTEED WITH SPINACH WILD MUSHROOMS AND GINGER

FROM THE GARDEN

• COMBINED ALL VEGETABLES SKEWERED AND GRILLED GBP 19.00

• GRILLED SLICED AUBERGINE BEDDED WITH VEGETABLES GBP 20.00

• ASPARAGUS MUSHROOM RISOTTO GBP 19.00

SIDES

• HAND CUT CHIPSGBP 5.00

• BROCCOLIGBP 6.00

• GARLIC MUSHROOMSGBP 5.00

• STIR-FRY VEGETABLESGBP 6.00

• ROASTED POTATOESGBP 5.00

• SPINACHGBP 6.00

• CHERRY TOMATO SALADGBP 8.00

• FETA CHEESE SALADGBP 8.00

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 GBP 50.00

• Primitivo del Salento GBP 125.00

  • PugliaGBP 48.00

• nti Classico Riserva Agostino Petri da Vicchiomaggio • TuscanyGBP 52.00

• Valpolicella Classico • RiservaGBP 88.00

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

FRANCE

• Picpoul de Pinet, Jean-Luc Colombo • Languedoc GBP 42.00

• Sancerre, Domaine des Chaintres Joseph Mellot • Loire ValleyGBP 62.00

• Chablis 1 er Cru, MontmainGBP 82.00

• Le Bosq, Blanc • South West 34-10

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

• Fleuri Pancereau Louise JadetGBP 70.00

• Choteau Lyonnat, Lussac-Saint-Emilion • Bordeaux GBP 66.00

• Blason D"isson MargauxGBP 94.00

• Cotes de Provence Rose Pure, Mirabeau •ProvenceGBP 56.00

PORTUGAL

• Esporao Reserve Branco • AlentejoGBP 42.00

• Esporao Reserve Tinto •AlentejoGBP 48.00

US.A.

• Meiomi Chardonnay, Monterey• Sonoma • Santa BarbaraGBP 60.00

• Zinfandel Old Vine, Drifting • LodiGBP 37.00

• Meiomi Pinot Noir, Monterey • Sonoma • Santa Barbara GBP 64.00

SPAIN

• Verdejo, Valdubon • RuedaGBP 40.00

• Albarino Rfas Baixas, Leiras • GaliciaGBP 48.00

• Raimat Pirinenca Tempranillo Organic, Costers del SergeGBP 40.00

• Rioja Crianza, Organic, Don Jacobo • Rioja GBP 50.00

CHILE

• Sauvignon Blanc Gran Reserve Luis Felipe Edwards • Leyda ValleyGBP 40.00

• Chardonnay, Errazuriz Wild Ferment • Casablanca Valley GBP 48.00

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

• Pinot Noir Gran Reserva, Luis Felipe Edwards • Leyda Valley GBP 48.00

• Primus Cabernet Sauvignon • Maipo ValleyGBP 50.00

ARGENTINA

• White Malbec, Osado • MendozaGBP 39.00

• Malbec Barrel Selection, Salentein • MendozaGBP 60.00

• Portillo Malbec Rose, Uco Valley • Mendoza GBP 42.00

TURKEY

• Cankaya, Kavaklidere • Central Anatolia 36-10

• Narince, Kayra • TokatGBP 36.00

• Yakut, Kavaklidere • Eastern Anatolia 36-10

• Kalecik Karasi, Kayra • DenizliGBP 42.00

NEW ZEALAND

• Sauvignon Blanc, Dashwood • MarlboroughGBP 49.00

• Chardonnay, Vavasour, Awatere Valley • MarlboroughGBP 56.00

• Pinot Noir Reserve, Vidal • Marlborough GBP 60.00

LEBANON

• Chateau Musar, Jeune Rouge • Bekaa ValleyGBP 59.00

AUSTRALIA

• Chardonnay, William Hardy • Limestone CoastGBP 40.00

• Cape Mentelle Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon, Caves Road • Margaret RiveGBP 46.00

• Shiraz 'Faith' St Hallett • BarossaGBP 48.00

• Black Angus Cabernet Savignon • VictoriaGBP 60.00

SOUTH AFRICA

• Chenin Blanc, Flagstone • Western CapeGBP 39.00

• Cabernet Sauvignon Kleine Zalze • Stellenbosch GBP 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 • ChampagneGBP 384.00

• Greyfriars, Cuvee Brut • England • SurreyGBP 60.00

• Bollinger, La grande Annee Vintage Brut •France • Champagne GBP 264.00

• Taittinger Prestige Brut Rose • France • Champagne GBP 144.00