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Menu - Takeaway Only

Served daily. Takeaway Only



Starters - Cold

Starters - Cold




Humus

is a Levantine dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas or other beans, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. It is popular in the Middle East and Mediterranean, as well as in Middle Eastern Cuisine around the globe.

£5.95

Vegetarian
Humus


Tarama

Freshly prepared cod roe seasoned with olive oil and lemon juice. Place of origin: Greece

£5.95

Tarama


Dolma (Stuffed vine leaves)

Vine leaves stuffed with rice mixed with herbs. The origins of stuffed vine leaves are unknown, but the dish was popular throughout the Ottoman Empire and can be found in many regional cuisines today. The word dolma comes from Turkish origin : Dolmak ( To fill )

£5.95

Vegetarian
Dolma (Stuffed vine leaves)


Cacik

Specially prepared yoghurt with cucumber,mint,olive oil, and touch of garlic. Place of origin: Ottoman Empire, The Greek word tzatziki (τζατζίκι) comes from the Turkish word cacık

£5.95

Vegetarian
Cacik


Mixed Olives

Mixture of green and black olives topped with olive oil and herbs. Olives are widely consumed and produced in Mediterranean area.

£5.95

Vegetarian
Mixed Olives


Feta Cheese

Slices of Turkish white cheese served on bed of a lettuce topped with olive oil and herbs. One of the indispensable elements of Turkish breakfast and it’s also being served with Alcoholic beverages.

£5.95

Vegetarian
Feta Cheese


Mixed Meze - Cold

Humus, Cacik, Tarama, Pilaki, Dolma.

£19.95

Mixed Meze - Cold


Baba Ghannoush

Smoked Aubergine puree mixed with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and herbs. Place of origin: Levantine or Greater Syria.In Arabic and Turkish “baba” is “father” and “ghanoush” is “spoiled,” so “baba ghanoush” (alternative spellings: baba ganoush, baba ghanouj) means “spoiled father”. translates it as “father’s darling”. Widely being consumed in Middle East, Turkey and Balkans.

£5.95

Vegetarian
Baba Ghannoush


Pilaki

It is a Turkish meze made of Broad beans cooked in tomato sauce and olive oil with chopped carrots, potatoes and herbs topped with a slice of fresh lemon. It’s known as Plaki in Greek and Plakiya in Bulgarian.

£5.95

Vegetarian
Pilaki



Starters - Hot

Starters - Hot

Served with housemade warmed bread.




Calamari (7 pieces)

Freshly fried squid rings served on bed of a lettuce and tomatoes with fresh lemon and tarator sauce. Squids are widely consumed and produced in the countries which have sea coasts also very popular in the range of Mediterranean Region of the world.

£7.95

Calamari (7 pieces)


Falafel

Ball shaped and fried mixture of crushed chickpeas and broad beans served with houmous. Place of origin: Egypt

£6.95

Vegetarian
Falafel


Halloumi

Grilled Cypriot cheese served on bed of a lettuce and cherry tomatoes.

£6.95

Vegetarian
Halloumi


Sujuk

Grilled Turkish spicy-garlic sausage. Place of origin: Middle - East, commonly being eaten in Balkanic, Middle Eastern, Russia and Central Asian Countries

£6.95

Sujuk


Borek

Fried rolled up filo pastry filled with feta cheese served on bed of a lettuce. It took its name in Turkish because of the similarity of its shape with actual cigarettes.

£6.95

Vegetarian
Borek


Lahmajun

Specially prepared Turkish pizza topped with very fine seasoned minced lamb and served with salad and fresh lemon. The name of the word Lahmajoun derives itself from the Arabic.

£4.95

Lahmajun


Mixed Hot Meze

(Halloumi, Sujuk, Falafel, Borek, Calamari)

£19.95

Mixed Hot Meze



Mains - Grill

Mains - Grill




Chicken Shish

Specially Marinated Diced Chicken Skewers Grilled Over Real Charcoal,Served With Rice or Bulgur and Chef’s Salad

£17.95

Chicken Shish


Lamb Shish

£18.95

Lamb Shish


Adana (Lamb Kofte)

£17.95

Mild
Adana (Lamb Kofte)


Lamb Chops

£22.95

Lamb Chops


Lamb Ribs

£19.95

Lamb Ribs


Chicken Wings

£15.95

Chicken Wings


Chicken Steak (Grill)

£18.95

Chicken Steak (Grill)


Lamb Shish and Chicken Shish

Specially marinated lamb and chicken skewers grilled over real charcoal, served with rice or bulgur and Chef’s Salad

£18.95

Lamb Shish and Chicken Shish


Lamb Shish and Adana (Kofte)

Specially marinated lamb shish and adana skewers over real charcoal, served with rice or bulgur and Chef’s Salad

£18.95

Lamb Shish and Adana (Kofte)


Chicken Shish and Adana (Kofte)

Specially marinated chicken and adana skewers over real charcoal, served with rice or bulgur and Chef’s Salad

£18.95

Chicken Shish and Adana (Kofte)



Mains - Turkish

Mains - Turkish




Iskender

Specially prepared kofte, lamb shish and lamb doner, laid on homemade bread and topped with special Anatolian sauce, yoghurt, butter and oregano (Place of origin: City of Bursa in Ottoman Era)

£18.95

Iskender


Incik (Lamb Shank)

Joined of lamb meat cooked in oven with special Anatolian sauce mixed with various vegatables (onions, peppers, potatoes, mushrooms, carrots). (Place of origin unknown but has been a plate for everyone across the world. Very popular food amongst Turks, Kurds, Armenians, Russians, Greeks, Balkanic and Middle eastern nations)

£18.95

Incik (Lamb Shank)


Mousakka

Layers of aubergine, potatoes, courgettes, topped with specially prepared minced lamb cooked in oven with a creamy sauce and cheese (Place of origin is the most famous version of the dish today appeared at 1920s with the publishing of Nikolaos Tselementes’ culinary book in Greece. Very popular dish amongst Balkans, Turkey and Middle East). Served with rice and salad.

£18.95

Mousakka


Beyti

Beyti is a Turkish dish consisting of ground lamb, grilled on a skewer and served wrapped in lavash and topped with tomato sauce, rice and yoghurt ( Place of origin the dish is named after Beyti Güler, the owner of the popular restaurant Beyti in Istanbul)

£18.95

Beyti


Kuzu guvec (Lamb Saute)

Specially prepared diced lamb cooked in oven with fresh vegetables and herbs ( Place of origins, guvec is the name of a variety of earthenware pots used in Turkish cuisine. From Turkey it has spread throughout the region, with slight variations on the name. The names of the dish Duvec in ex-Yugoslavia, gyuvech in Bulgaria and the Greek dish giouvetsi derive from güveç, although they are not always cooked in earthenware guvec pots. Served with rice.

£18.95

Kuzu guvec (Lamb Saute)



Mains - Vegetarian

Mains - Vegetarian




Turlu

Specially prepared mixed vegetables (courgette, aubergine, onions, potatoes, garlic, peppers, tomatoes) cooked in our chef’s own herbal special sauce, served with saled and either bulgur or rice

£16.95

Vegetarian
Turlu


Imam Bayildi

Turkish: Imam bayildi the imam fainted, is a dish in Ottoman cuisine consisting of whole aubergine stuff with onion, bell peppers, garlic and tomatoes and cooked in olive oil. It is one of the most notable zeytinyagli (olive oil based) dishes and is found in most of the formerly Ottoman religious. Served with Rice and salad.

£16.95

Vegetarian
Imam Bayildi


Veggie Shish

Deep fried or grilled skewers (upon request) of mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and bell peppers served with salad and either rice or bulgur

£16.95

Vegetarian
Veggie Shish


Falafel, Halloumi, Borek, Hummus

Combination of the 4 above serves with Chef’s salad and either rice or bulgur

£18.95

Vegetarian
Falafel, Halloumi, Borek, Hummus



Mains - Seafood

Mains - Seafood




Cipura

Specially marinated grilled sea bream. Served with chef’s salad and either rice, chips or mash potato

£18.95

Cipura


Salmon

Specially marinated grilled salmon. Served with chef’s salad and either rice, chips or mash potato

£18.95

Salmon


Levrek

Specially marinated grilled sea bass with bone or boneless. Served with chef’s salad and either rice, chips or mash potato

£18.95

Levrek


Karides Guvec

King prawns baked in tomato sauce with mixed vegetables and garlic served with bulgur or pilav rice

£18.95

Karides Guvec


Izgara Karides

Specially marinated king prawns char grilled seasoned with butter, garlic and herbs served with chef’s salad, fresh lemon and either chips or rice

£19.95

Izgara Karides



Family Platters

Family and Shared Platters




Chef Family Mix for 2-3 people

One skewer of lamb, one skewer of chicken, one skewer of Adana (lamb kofte), lamb ribs, chicken wings, chicken and lamb doner Comes with complimentary 1.5lt of Coke

£64.95



NEF Istanbul’s Special Mix for 5 People

2 skewers or lamb shish, 2 skewers of chicken shish, 2 skewers of Adana (lamb kofte), lamb ribs, chicken wings, chicken wings, chicken and lamb doner Comes with complimentary 1.5lt of Coke

£89.95



NEF Istanbul’s Fish Platter

Specially marinated and seasoned Cipura, Levrek, Salmon and sampis and calamaris, served with rocket salad, red onions, tomatoes, fresh lemon, dressed with chef’s own dressing and olive oil tartar sauce and chips Comes with complimentary 1.5lt of Coke

£84.95




Oven Specials




Lahmajun

Choose if spicy or not Specially prepared Turkish pizza topped with very fine seasoned minced lamb or served with salad and fresh lemon

£4.95

Lahmajun


Kiymali Pide

Turkish flat pastry ovened and topped with specially prepared fresh chopped lamb mixedwith vegs

£13.95

Kiymali Pide


Kusbasi Pide

Turkish flat pastry ovened and topped with specially prepared fresh chopped lamb mixed with vegs

£14.95

Kusbasi Pide


Anatolian Pide

Turkish flat pastry ovened and topped with sujuklu (spicy garlic sausage), tumurta (egg) and mixed vegs

£16.95

Anatolian Pide


Peynirli (Cheesy) Pide

Turkish flat pastry ovened and topped with mixed mozzarella and cheddar cheese and mixed vegetables

£10.95

Peynirli (Cheesy) Pide


Vegetarian Pide

Turkish flat pastry ovened and topped with mixed mozzarella and cheddar cheese and mixed vegetables

£14.95

Vegetarian
Vegetarian Pide



Steaks

Steaks




Sirloin Steak

Specially marinated grilled sirloin served with chef’s salad and potato chips

£22.95

Sirloin Steak


Rib Eye Steak

Specially marinated grilled rib eye served with chef’s salad and potato chips

£22.95

Rib Eye Steak



Burgers

Burgers




Beef Burger

Quarter pounder beef burger in sesame seeded roll served with chef’s salad and fries.

£12.95

Beef Burger


Chicken Fillet Burger

Specially marinated grilled fresh chicken fillet in sesame seeded roll served with chef’s salad and fries.

£12.95

Chicken Fillet Burger


Double Beef Burger

Half pounder beef burger in sesame seeded roll served with chef’s salad and fries.

£16.95

Double Beef Burger



Salads




Mediterranean Salad

Finely chopped fresh tomatoes and onions, mixed leaves, mixed olives and feta cheese topped with chef’s own dressing, olive oil and fresh lemon

£11.95

Vegetarian
Mediterranean Salad


Halloumi Salad

Fresh mixed leaves topped with chopped tomatoes and onions, grilled halloumi cheese topped and dressed with chef’s own dressing, olive oil and fresh lemon

£13.95

Vegetarian
Halloumi Salad


Chicken Salad

Fresh mixed leaves topped with chopped tomatoes and onions, topped with chicken and dressed with chef’s own dressing, olive oil and fresh lemon

£13.95

Chicken Salad



Side Dishes

Side Dishes




Rice

White Rice

£3.50

Vegetarian
Rice


Bulgur Rice

Crushed Wheat Boiled in Tomato Sauce (Traditional Anatolian and Mesopatamian Rice).

£3.50

Vegetarian
Bulgur Rice


Turkish Bread

£2.95

Vegetarian
Turkish Bread


Chips

£3.50

Vegetarian
Chips


Cheesy Chips

£4.95

Vegetarian
Cheesy Chips



Desserts

Desserts




Baklava (4 pieces)

Baklava is a rich, sweet dessert pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and sweetened and held together with syrup or honey. It is characteristic of the cuisines of the Levant, the Caucasus, Balkans, Maghreb, and of Central and West Asia. 3 pieces of Baklava Served with fresh cream.

£6.95

Baklava (4 pieces)


Chocolate Fudge Cake

Served with fresh cream.

£6.95

Chocolate Fudge Cake


sutlac

£6.95



cheese cake

£6.95



kunefe

£6.95




Drinks




Coke Original

£3.45

Coke Original


Diet Coke

£3.45

Diet Coke


Lemonade

£3.45

Lemonade


Fanta Orange

£3.45

Fanta Orange


Sprite

£3.45

Sprite


Still Water (Small)

£3.45



Sparkling Water (Small)

£3.45



Ayran

£3.45



Salgam

£3.95


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