Ishbilia Lebanese Cuisine

Chick pea puree, tahini and lemon juice dip

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

Chick pea puree blended with cumin and olive oil

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Selection of Lebanese pickles

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

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

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

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

Sautéed spinach, chopped garlic, onions and coriander leaves

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

Fish roe drizzled with olive oil and served with sliced garlic

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

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

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

Tartar of lamb served with a side of garlic sauce

Diced prime cut of raw lamb fillet. (Not available Sat/Sun)

Diced raw lamb liver served with a selection of spices. (Not available Sat/Sun)

A selection of the above specialities accompanied with assorted spices and garlic sauce. (Not available Sat/Sun)

Hummous topped with diced lamb and mixed roasted nuts

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

Hummous topped with pine nuts

Hummous topped with sliced marinated chicken

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

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

Okra cooked with tomatoes, garlic, coriander and olive oil

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

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

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

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

Grilled halloumi cheese topped with poppy and holly seeds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lebanese Cocktail sausages flambéed in lemon juice

Homemade Lebanese spicy sausages fried with tomatoes and garlic

Seasoned chicken liver sautéed in lemon juice and pomegranate molasses

Quails charcoal grilled or flambéed in lemon juice and served with a side of garlic sauce

Seasoned diced lamb fried with mushrooms, peppers and onions

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

Tender seasoned lamb cubes prepared on the charcoal grill

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

Seasoned Lamb cutlets prepared on the charcoal grill

Tender seasoned lamb slices prepared on the charcoal grill or fried in lemon and garlic

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

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

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

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

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

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

Minced lamb, onions, peppers and parsley kebabs prepared on the charcoal grill and topped with a tomato sauce

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grilled or Fried

Spinach stew with coriander and garlic topped with tender medallions of lamb and served with Lebanese vermicelli rice

Baby Courgettes, aubergines and green peppers filled with marinated minced lamb, rice and herbs, stewed in a special spiced tomato sauce

Mloukhieh leaves cooked in a cardoman, coriander and garlic broth topped with chicken or lamb and served with Lebanese vermicelli rice

Slow baked lemon and herb chicken on a bed of vegetable saffron rice, served with a side of strained yoghurt

Oven baked cod fillet on a bed of specially spiced rice topped with caramelised onion and mixed nuts, served with a side hot tahina sauce

Baby Courgettes stuffed with minced lamb, pine nuts and spices, slow cooked in a yoghurt sauce, served with Lebanese vermicelli rice

Layers of cinnamon and caraway spiced rice and fried aubergines topped with medallions of lamb and mixed nuts served with a side of strained yoghurt