The Black Olive

Cold Starters

• Hummus£5.95

  pureed chick peas, tahini, garlic, olive oil & lemon juice

• Cacik£3.90

  creamy yogurt, cucumber, garlic, fresh dill, dry mint & olive oil

• Olives & Feta£4.50

  Black & green olives, feta cheese

• Dolma£4.50

  Stuffed vine leaves

• Baba Ganoush£4.95

  Puréed smoked aubergine, red pepper, tahini, yoghurt & seasoning

• Saksuka£4.95

  Marinated Mediterranean vegetables with tomato & garlic sauce with herbs

• Mixed Cold Meze

  • For Two£10.95
  • For Three£13.95
  • For Four£15.50

Hot Starters

• Soup of the Day£4.95

  Please ask for today's soup

• Pacanga£5.95

  Homemade crepe with Turkish pastrami, red & green pepper, mozzarella cheese & bread crumbs

• Sigara Borek£4.90

  Deep fried filo pastry with feta cheese & crushed chilli flakes

• Mantar Sote£5.90

  Mushrooms, onions & garlic in a creamy white wine sauce, dressed with mozzarella cheese

• Calamari£6.50

  Deep fried squid rings coated in bread crumbs served with tartaresauce & salad

• Falafel£5.50

  Broad beans, chick peas, vegetables, sesame & garlic. All crushed &deep fried, served with hummus

• Hellim£5.95

  Grilled Cyprus halloumi cheese served with salad

• Arnavut Cigeri£6.40

  Diced lambs liver coated with flour, pan fried in butter & onions, topped with oregano

• King Prawn Tava£6.90

  King prawns cooked in regional creamy tomato & wine sauce

• Meatballs£5.95

  Lamb meatballs in a rich tomato sauce

• White Baits£5.95

  Deep fried white baits served with tartare sauce & salad

• Kanat£5.95

  Marinated chicken wings served with chilli sauce

• Mixed Hot Meze Six Chef Choices

  • For Two£14.95
  • For Three£17.95
  • For Four£20.95

Main Dishes

Chef Specials

• Beyti Sarma£13.95

  Specially prepared herby minced lamb, chargrilled on skewers, wrapped in tortilla with yogurt & served with rice

• Iskender

  Lamb, chicken or kofte skewered and grilled, chopped on a bed of bread, topped with tomato sauce & yogurt then drizzled with butter

  • Lamb£14.95
  • Chicken£13.95
  • Kofte£12.95

• Sac Kavurma

  diced cubes of lamb or chicken, onions, mixed peppers, mushrooms, tomato in a special red winesauce, served with rice and salad

  • Lamb£14.95
  • Chicken£13.95

• Chicken Delight£13.95

  Lean chicken fillet, mushrooms & onions in a special double cram & white wine sauce, served with rice and salad

• Izmir Kofte£13.95

  Lamb meatballs, potatoes, onions, green & red peppers, carrots & peas in special sauce served with rice

• Etli Mussaka£12.95

  minced lamb, aubergine, potato & courgette in bechamel sauce & mozzarella cheese, served with rice and salad

Grill Dishes

• Lamb Shish£14.95

  Marinated lean tender pieces of quality lamb cubes on skewers with rice and salad

• Chicken Shish£12.95

  Marinted lean chunks of chicken on skewers with rice and salad

• Adana£12.50

  Minced lamb kofte mixed with fine chopped red peppers & parsley, marinated with Turkish spices with rice and salad

• Izgara Kofte£12.50

  Lamb meat balls mixed with finely chopped onions & parsley, marinated with Turkish spices with rice and salad

• Pirzola£15.95

  Chargrilled tender lamb chops (x4) with rice and salad

• Kanat£10.95

  Chicken wings skewered, marinated with garlic & red pepper paste & salt with rice and salad

• Combo£12.95

  Chicken & adana or chicken & lamb OR lamb & adana served with rice and salad

• Mixed Grill£16.50

  Chicken shish, lamb shish, lamb chops (x2), chicken wings & adana with rice and salad

• Black Olive's Mixed Grill (For 2 People)£31.50

  Chicken shish, lamb shish, lamb chops (x2), chicken wings & adana with rice and salad

Vegetarian Dishes

• Vegetarian Mussaka£11.95

  Oven baked sliced aubergine, potato, courgette cooked with a simple delicious home made bechamel sauce, mozzarella cheese & served with rice and salad

• Falafel£10.95

  Deep fried crushed broad beans, chick peas, vegetables, sesame & garlic. Served with humus, chips & salad

• Sebze Guvec£11.95

  Marinated oven baked Mediterranean vegetables in a rich tomato sauce, served with rice

Seafood Dishes

• Sea Bass£15.95

  Chargrilled, seasoned whole seabass, served with sauté potato and salad

• Salmon£14.95

  Chargrilled seasoned fillet salmon, served with sauté potatoes & salad

• King Prawns£16.95

  Pan fried king prawns, green & red peppers, a dash of cream, homemade tomato & white wine, served with sauté potatoes

• Seafood Casserole£16.95

  Pan fried mixed sea food, green & red peppers, a dash of cream, homemade tomato sauce & white wine, served with sauté potatoes

Salads & Sides

• Greek Salad£5.95

  Tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, parsley, olives, green peppers & onion

• Coban Salad£4.95

  Tomato, cucumber, red onion, parsley, olive oil & lemon juice

• Rice£2.50

• Chips£2.50

• Sauté Potatoes£3.00

• Green Beans£3.50

  Marinated in garlic & olive oil

• Courgettes£3.50

  Marinated in garlic & olive oil

• Spinach£3.50

  Marinated in butter & garlic

• Ezme£3.50

  Finely chopped salad with a hint of spices

Kids Menu

• Chicken Nuggets£6.95

  Served with chips and rice

• Fish Fingers£6.95

  Served with chips and rice

• Izgara Kofte£6.95

  Served with chips and rice

• Chicken Shish£6.95

  Served with chips and rice

Desserts

• Baklava£5.50

  cubed layers of pastry topped with syrup & ground nuts

• Chocolate Fudge Cake£5.25

  served with one scoop of ice cream

• Rice Pudding£4.95

  oven baked rice pudding

• Cheesecake£5.50

  Please ask for available flavour

Coffees

• Cappuccino£2.75

• Latte£2.75

• Americano£2.50

• Espresso£2.50

• Flat White£2.75

• Turkish Coffee£2.50

• Tea£2.20

  Available in different flavours

Liqueur Coffees

• Irish Coffee£4.95

  Irish whisky, coffee & cream

• Brandy Coffee£4.95

  Brandy, coffee & cream

• English Coffee£5.75

  Gin, triple sec, coffee liquor & cream

• Café Calypso£4.95

  Tia Maria, coffee & cream

• Baileys Coffee£4.95

  Baileys, coffee & cream