Arabesque Dining & Bar

Banquets

Select from a range of deluxe banquets, guaranteed to suit any appetite

Sultan Meze

$65 pp. The Sultan Meze Banquet is designed to bring people together as they didCenturies ago. Royalty, family gatherings and even farmers would serve up Small traditional dishes (Meze) individually served and enjoyed with your favourite wine, beer or spirit. So put aside a little time at Arabesque to eat, drink and be happy. Portion Increased by the number of patrons. All dishes served as meze

• Arabesque Mini Dip Platter

  Three dips with Turkish Bread

• Tabouleh Salad

• Mixed Pickles

• Meat Cigars Signature Special - Meze

• Sambousik

• Bildirjin

• Fried Calamari

  Grilled upon request

• Bell Peppers

• Shish Lamb

• Signature Special

  Main served as Meze

• Pirzola

• Chicken Shish

• Signature Special

  Fish of the Day served as Meze

• Dessert

  Arabesque, Mini Dessert Platter

• Turkish coffee

  standard coffee, Hot Chocolate or Tea Choices

Valide Banquet

$40 pp. Portion Increased by the number of patrons

• Meze - Arabesque Dips

  Two with Turkish Bread

• Tabouleh Salad

• Falafel

• Ma'anek Sausages

• Main Meal - Choice of two

• Beef Kofta

• Chicken Makloubeh

• Signature Special - Fish of the Day

• Shish Lamb

• Dessert

  Baklava and Turkish Delight

Pasha Banquet

$50 pp; Portion serving increased by the number of patrons

• Meze

• Arabesque Mini Dip Platter

  Three Dips with Turkish Bread

• Tabouleh Salad

• Meat Cigar

• Sambousik

• Ma'anek Sausages

• Chiquettes Main Meal

  Choice of three

• Beef Kofta

• Chicken Makloubeh

• Signature Special - Fish of the Day

• Shish Lamb

• Dessert

  Baklava and Turkish Delight

• Turkish Coffee or Moroccan Mint Tea

Meze

A selection delicious of traditional Middle Eastern & Turkish starters, dips & appetisers including old favourites like hummus and dolmas. Great to start the meal with a glass of wine. A selection of small dishes & appetisers

• Arabesque Mini Dip PlatterA$18.50

  Three dips with Turkish bread & pickled vegetables

• Humus (Chickpea) DipA$9.00

  Slow cooked puree of chickpeas, blended with tahini and spices

• BabaghanoushA$9.00

  Smokey char-grilled eggplant, pureed with tahini and spices

• Jajik (Cucumber) DipA$8.00

  Shredded Cucumber, fresh mint, dill and yoghurt

• Caviar (Tarama) DipA$9.50

  Marinated fish roe blended with bread crumbs, spices, vegetable oil & fresh garlic

• Bieber (Mild Chilli Capsicum) DipA$8.00

  Chunky capsicum pieces marinated & roasted, thickened yoghurt & fresh garlic

• FalafelA$14.50

  Topped with whipped tahini & served with pickled vegetables

• Meat CigarsA$16.00

  Filo pastry of spiced lamb, pinenuts finished with pomegranate molasses

• Ma'anek SausagesA$15.00

  Sweet spiced lamb sausages topped with harissa potato salad

• ChiquettesA$9.50

  Grilled chicken wings & leg marinated in a garlic, lemon & thyme dressing

• SambousikA$12.50

  Filo pastry filled with baby Spinach & Feta

• BildirjinA$18.50

  Char-grilled tender quail"s served on a wild roquette, mint & parsley salad

• SilverbeetA$14.50

  Braised silver-beet in lemon & coriander, topped with yoghurt tahini & caramelised onion

• PatlijanA$8.50

  Baked Eggplant seasoned & finished with our Turkish salcha sauce & yoghurt

• DolmaA$7.00

  Seasoned pilaf-rice wrapped with vine leaves & finished with lemon & extra, Virgin olive oil dressing

• Mixed PicklesA$6.50

  A garden selection of vegetables: Green pepper, Carrot, Cabbage, tomato & dill Prepared in our unique pickle marinate

• Bell PeppersA$9.50

  Marinated roasted capsicum finished with Persian feta cheese

• Fried Calamari (Grilled on request)A$14.50

  Mingled with roquetter, Spanish onion, tomato, lemon, extra virgin olive oil & lemon aioli

Mains

Authentic and contemporary dishes, cooked to perfection

• Sultan Lamb ClaypotA$29.50

  Tantalizing Lamb pieces (slow cooked 3-4hrs) served in a Moroccan spiced sauce ontop of Pearl Cous cous topped with eggplant, haloumi and herb béchamel

• Chicken MakloubehA$28.50

  Succulent morsels of poached chicken pieces served a top of grilled eggplant slices and a spiced lamb pilaf rice scented with cinnamon and allspice, scattered with toasted almonds and pine-nuts with a side of Jajik

• KoftaA$27.50

  Grilled juicy beef Kofte served on saffron pilaf-rice & finished with parsley & red onion salsa topped with pine-nuts

• Mixed GrilledA$32.50

  (Serves 1) An array of our finest grills including: Shish Lamb & Chicken, Kofte, Cutlets, Soujouk & Ma'anek sausage served with Saffron pilaf rice

• Grilled CalamariA$31.50

  Served with slow cooked chermoula sauce, olives & soujouk cous cous (fried upon request)

• Shish LambA$29.50

  Skewered succulent lamb fillets marinated overnight & char-grilled for a tender bite. Served on saffron pilaf-rice

• Shish ChickenA$28.50

  Char-grilled skewered tender breast of chicken served on almond pilaf-rice.

Desserts

Sweet delicacies to finish your meal

• Arabesque Mini Dessert PlatterA$16.50

  An array of our dessert including: Baklava, Turkish delight & Signature dessert

• BaklavaA$7.50

  Filo pastry rolled with crushed walnuts & slow baked in traditional syrup & finished with pistachio nuts

• Turkish DelightA$6.50

  Cubes of original Rose scented Turkish delight covered with icing sugar

• Cool HalvaA$8.50

  Home-made Vanilla bean & halva ice-cream

• Vanilla Bean SundaeA$8.00

  2 scoops of vanilla bean ice-cream covered with chocolate, caramel or mixed berry compote

Salads

Fresh, healthy & wholesome middle eastern salads

• Tabouleh SaladA$10.50

  Marinated parsley, finely diced tomato & red capsicum, cracked wheat

• Haloumi SaladA$14.50

  Grilled Haloumi served on Parsley & lemon salad, topped with diced tomato & pinenuts

• Eggplant SaladA$14.50

  Baked eggplant with tahini-yohurt dressing finished with parsley, diced tomato lemon salad

• Fava DelightA$11.50

  Warm salad of fava beans & chickpeas finished with tahini & cumin dressing

• Cabbage SaladA$8.50

  Slices of red cabbage, Parsley, Mint tossed with our garlic aioli dressing

• Roquette SaladA$8.00

  Roquette, tomato & red onion Salad

• Arabesque Feta SaladA$10.50

  Cos lettuce, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, red onion, olives, Persian feta cheese, tossed with lemon & extra virgin olive oil

Wine List & Bar Menu

Large selection of local & imported wines, beers & middle eastern cocktails

Cocktails

• Sultan's Rose GardenA$14.50

  Vodka, Turkish lemonade infused with mint leaves & served on rocks & finished with rose liqueur

• Bosphorus CrushA$13.50

  Melon Liqueur, Turkish lemonade, crème de cacao, Malibu & candy apple finish

• Turkish Coffee Martini (Espresso Martini)A$14.50

  Vodka, sugar syrup and Turkish coffee, shaken and strained into a martini glass

• 1989 Revolution (Baklava Cocktail)A$14.50

  Discover the taste of a mystical land and a vibrant culture of the year alcohol was used more freely in the Ottoman Empire. Infused with Irish Cream, Dark Chocolate Liqueur, finished with a pistachio rim and hazelnut syrup

Sparkling

• NV Sasha Sparkling Brut Pyrenees VICA$7.50

• NV Paul Louis Blanc de Blancs Loire Valley FranceA$42.00

White

• 2011 Castle Rock Estate 'Turret' Riesling (sweet style) Pyreness VICA$8.50

• 2012 Mahi Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough NZA$9.50

• 2012 Pizzini Pinot Grigio King Valley VICA$8.00

• 2011 Wild Coast Chardonnay Margaret River WAA$7.00

• 2012 Medhurst Rose Yarra Valley VICA$8.00

Red

• 2011 Red Shed Pinot Noir Yarra Valley VICA$7.50

• 2011 Route du Van Pinot Noir Geelong VICA$40.00

• 2007 Geoff Merrill Merlot McLaren Vale SAA$9.00

• 2008 Castle Rock Estate Cabernet Merlot Great Southern WAA$34.00

• 2010 Molly Dooker 'Maitre D' Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale SAA$10.00

• 2010 Pimpala Road by Geoff Merrill Shiraz McLaren Vale SAA$7.00

• 2011 Passing Clouds 'Bendigo' Shiraz Bendigo VICA$44.00

• 2010 Mother's Milk Shiraz Barossa Valley SAA$10.50

• 2011 Bonacchi Chianti 'Gentilesco' DOCG Tuscany ItalyA$10.00

Beer

• Efes Pilsener Premium 'Turkiye'A$7.50

• Efes Dark 'Turkiye'A$8.50

• Efes Light - 40% Less Calories 'Turkiye'A$6.50

• Asahi 'Japan'A$8.50

• Heineken 'Holland'A$8.00

• Peroni Nastro Azzuro 'Italy'A$8.00

• Corona 'Mexico'A$9.00

• James Boag's PremiumA$8.00

• Crown LagerA$8.00

• Carlton DraughtA$7.50

• Cascade Premium 'LIGHT'A$6.50

• Pure BlondeA$8.00

Beverages

A range of aromatic Turkish coffees and imported softdrinks

Hot

• Turkish CoffeeA$4.00

  Comes with one sugar (No sugar or Extra Sugar upon request)

• Comardo CoffeeA$3.50

  Latte, Cappuccino, Espresso, Long Black, Short or Long Macchiato

• Hot ChocolateA$4.50

• Serendipity 'Organic' TeaA$3.50

  Turkish Apple; Moroccan Mint; Blood Orange; Green; Lemon Myrtle & Ginger; Ginseng, peppermint, Licorice & China Black; Lemon Myrtle & Organic Rooibos; Coconut, Mango & Organic Black; English Breakfast; Chamomile; Peppermint

Cold

• Homemade LimonadaA$4.50

  Home-made Lemonade, scented with orange blossom finished with fresh mint

• GazozA$4.00

  Imported Turkish Lemonade

• PortakalA$4.00

  Imported Turkish Orange

• Rose Fruit DaiquriA$4.50

• Pomegranate Fruit DaiguriA$4.50

• Soft DrinksA$3.50

  Coke, Zero-Coke, Solo

• Sparkling Mineral Water (750ml)A$9.00

  Imported from the Uludag mountain of Bursa 'Turkiye'

• Split Rock RangeA$4.50

  Tonic Cherry, Turkish Apricot, Turkish Peach

• Fruit (Imported) JuicesA$4.50

  Turkish Cherry, Turkish Apricot, Turkish Peach

• Lemon, Lime & BittersA$4.50