Ishtar Restaurant

APPETISERS

• SOUP OF THE DAY£6.00

• GOURMET HUMMUS£8.00

• AUBERGINE PATE£8.00

• OLIVES MARINE£6.00

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

• FALAFEL£8.00

  FAVA BEANS AND CHICKPEAS BLENDED TOGETHER WITH VEGETABLES

• SIGARA BOREGI£8.00

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

• KUSKONMAZ£10.00

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

• MANTI£9.00

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

• KALAMAR£10.00

  DELICATELY SAUTEED BATTER-COATED SQUID RINGS

• KARIDES£11.00

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

• AHTAPOT SALATA£16.00

  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 SHEESH£22.00

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

• KUZU SHEESH£24.00

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

• KOFTE£22.00

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

• BIFTEK£44.00

  FILLET STEAK (10OZ)

• KARISIK IZGARA£27.00

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

• KUZU PIRZOLA£25.00

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

• PiLiC IZGARA£22.00

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

• BONFILE£36.00

  RIB EYE STEAK (10OZ)

SIGNATURE DISHES

• MEYVELI KUZU£24.00

  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 RISOTTO£22.00

  RISOTTO COOKED WITH PRAWNS, MUSSELS AND SCALLOPS

• SOMON£23.00

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

• LEVREK£25.00

  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 CHIPS£5.00

• BROCCOLI£6.00

• GARLIC MUSHROOMS£5.00

• STIR-FRY VEGETABLES£6.00

• ROASTED POTATOES£5.00

• SPINACH£6.00

• CHERRY TOMATO SALAD£8.00

• FETA CHEESE SALAD£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 £50.00

• Primitivo del Salento £125.00

  • Puglia£48.00

• nti Classico Riserva Agostino Petri da Vicchiomaggio • Tuscany£52.00

• Valpolicella Classico • Riserva£88.00

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

FRANCE

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

• Sancerre, Domaine des Chaintres Joseph Mellot • Loire Valley£62.00

• Chablis 1 er Cru, Montmain£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 Jadet£70.00

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

• Blason D"isson Margaux£94.00

• Cotes de Provence Rose Pure, Mirabeau •Provence£56.00

PORTUGAL

• Esporao Reserve Branco • Alentejo£42.00

• Esporao Reserve Tinto •Alentejo£48.00

US.A.

• Meiomi Chardonnay, Monterey• Sonoma • Santa Barbara£60.00

• Zinfandel Old Vine, Drifting • Lodi£37.00

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

SPAIN

• Verdejo, Valdubon • Rueda£40.00

• Albarino Rfas Baixas, Leiras • Galicia£48.00

• Raimat Pirinenca Tempranillo Organic, Costers del Serge£40.00

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

CHILE

• Sauvignon Blanc Gran Reserve Luis Felipe Edwards • Leyda Valley£40.00

• 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 Valley£50.00

ARGENTINA

• White Malbec, Osado • Mendoza£39.00

• Malbec Barrel Selection, Salentein • Mendoza£60.00

• Portillo Malbec Rose, Uco Valley • Mendoza £42.00

TURKEY

• Cankaya, Kavaklidere • Central Anatolia 36-10

• Narince, Kayra • Tokat£36.00

• Yakut, Kavaklidere • Eastern Anatolia 36-10

• Kalecik Karasi, Kayra • Denizli£42.00

NEW ZEALAND

• Sauvignon Blanc, Dashwood • Marlborough£49.00

• Chardonnay, Vavasour, Awatere Valley • Marlborough£56.00

• Pinot Noir Reserve, Vidal • Marlborough £60.00

LEBANON

• Chateau Musar, Jeune Rouge • Bekaa Valley£59.00

AUSTRALIA

• Chardonnay, William Hardy • Limestone Coast£40.00

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

• Shiraz 'Faith' St Hallett • Barossa£48.00

• Black Angus Cabernet Savignon • Victoria£60.00

SOUTH AFRICA

• Chenin Blanc, Flagstone • Western Cape£39.00

• 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 • Champagne£384.00

• Greyfriars, Cuvee Brut • England • Surrey£60.00

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

• Taittinger Prestige Brut Rose • France • Champagne £144.00