Le Cedre Du Liban

COLD STARTERS:

1. Houmous (v) - £2.75 - chick peas puree with sesame paste & lemon juice.
2. Hoummos Beiruty (v) - £3.00 - hoummos mixed with hint of garlic, parsley, extra lemon juice, topped with boiled beans & cummin.
3. Moutabel (v) - £3.00 - puree of grilled aubergines with sesame paste & lemon juice.
4. Tabbouleh (v) - £3.00 - parsley, tomatoes, onions, mint, crushed wheat, lemon juice & olive oil.
5. Warak Inab B'Zeit (v) - £3.00 - vine leaves filled with rice, parsley, tomatoes, mint, onions, cooked in lemon juice & olive oil.
6. Fattoush (v) - £3.00 - lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, onions, radish, summac, toasted Lebanese bread with lemon & olive oil.
7. Labneh (v) - £2.50 - strained yoghurt topped with dried mint & olive oil.
8. Loubieh B'zeit (v) - £3.00 - French green beans cooked with tomatoes, onions & olive oil.
9. Moussakat (v) - £3.00 - baked aubergines with tomatoes, chick peas, onions & spices.
10. Bamieh B'zeit (v) - £3.00 - okra cooked with tomatoes, onions, coriander & olive oil.
11. Moujaddarah (v) - £3.00 - mixture of lentils & rice cooked in olive oil topped with fried onions.
12. Muhamara (v) - £3.50 - crushed nuts mixed with special chef's spices.
13. Makdous Batinjan (v) - £2.50 - picked baby aubergines stuffed with walnuts, spices & garlic.
14. Kibbeh Nayeh - £4.25 - fresh prime raw minced lamb mixed with cracked wheat, spices served with olive oil, onions & parsley.
15. Kabis (v) - £2.00 - selection of Lebanese pickles.

HOT STARTERS:

16. Hoummos Shawarma - £3.50 - puree chick peas with sesame paste, lemon juice & olive oil dressing topped with sliced lamb or chicken shawarma.
17. Hoummos Kawarma - £3.50 - puree chick peas with sesame paste, lemon juice, olive oil dressing topped with fried sliced of lamb & pine nuts.
18. Foul Moudamas (v) - £2.75 - boiled broad beans, chick peas seasoned with garlic, lemon juice & olive oil.
19. Falafel (v) - £3.00 - croquettes of beans, chick peas & fine herbs served with tahine sauce (deep fried).
20. Kibbeh Maklieh - £3.00 - Deep fried lamb meatball mixed with crushed wheat, mashed onions, filled with minced lamb, onions & pine nuts.
21. Sojuk (spicy) - £3.00 - home-made Lebanese spicy sausages, sauteed in lemon.
22. Makanek - £3.00 - home-made Lebanese mini sausages, flambeed in lemon.
23. Sawda Dajaj - £3.00 - marinated chicken liver sauteed in lemon & spices.
24. Batata Harra (v) - £3.00 - cubes of potatoes fried with fresh coriander, peppers, garlic & lemon juice.
25. Jawaneh - £3.00 - fried marinated chicken wings served with or without garlic sauce.
26. Fatayer B'sabanekh (v) - £3.00 - baked Lebanese pastry filled with spinach, onions, pine nuts, lemon juice, olive oil & summac.
27. Cheese Samboussek (v) - £3.00 - baked Lebanese pastry filled with fetta cheese & parsley.
28. Lamb Samboussek - £3.00 - baked Lebanese pastry filled with minced lamb, onions & pine nuts.
29. Manakeish Bizaatar (v) - £1.50 - baked Lebanese pastry topped with thyme, sesame seeds & olive oil.
30. Lahem Bil Ajin - £2.50 - baked Lebanese pastry topped with minced lamb, onions, tomatoes & pine nuts.
31. Kallaj (v) - £2.50 - baked Lebanese bread filled with halloumi cheese.
32. Arayes - £2.50 - baked Lebanese bread filled with seasoned minced lamb, onions & parsley.

AL-FATTAT:

33. Fattit Hoummos (v) - £4.50 - boiled chick peas served with toasted bread, youghurt & pine kernels.
34. Fattit Lahmeh - £5.00 - boiled chick peas mixed with toasted bread topped fried diced lamb or chicken, yoghurt & pine nuts.
35. Fattit Lsanat - £5.00 - boiled chick peas mixed with toasted bread topped with lamb's tongues, yoghurt & pine nuts.

MAIN COURSES:

36. Lamb Shawarma - £5.00 - roasted thin slices of marinated lamb served with salad.
37. Chicken Shawarma - £5.00 - roasted thin slices of marinated chicken served with salad.
38. Mixed Shawarma - £6.00 - roasted thin slices of marinated lamb & chicken served with salad.
39. Shish Taouk - £5.00 - cubes of chicken breast marinated in garlic, lemon juice & olive oil grilled on skewers served with chips.
40. Kafta Halabiyeh - £5.00 - minced lamb, onions & parsley grilled on skewers served with rice.
41. Sawda Dajaj - £5.00 - marinated chicken liver sauteed in lemon, fresh coriander & spices.
42. Bamieh Bil Lahme - £5.00 - okra cooked with lamb, tomatoes, onions & herbs served with rice (stew).
43. Fassouliyah Bil Lahme - £5.00 - white beans cooked with lamb, tomatoes, onions & herbs served with rice (stew).
44. Tawayeh - £5.00 - cubes of lamb cooked in tomatoes, onions, red & green peppers.
45. Sayyadiah - £5.00 - fillet of fish cooked with herbs & spices served with rice.
46. Dish Of The Day - £5.00 - ask for details of the chef's speical of the day.

VEGETARIAN MAIN COURSES:

47. Loubieh B'zeit (v) - £5.00 - french beans cooked with tomatoes, onions, garlic & olive oil served with rice (stew).
48. Mousakaa B'zeit (v) - £5.00 - baked aubergines with tomatoes, onions, peppers & chick peas served with rice (stew).
49. Bamieh B'zeit (v) - £5.00 - okra cooked with tomatoes, onions & herbs served with rice (stew).

SALADS:

50. Lebanese Salad (v) - £2.50 - lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, onions, lemon & olive oil.
51. Cucumber & Yoghurt (v) - £2.50 - yoghurt with finely cut cucumber & dried mint.
52. Fetta Cheese Salad (v) - £2.75 - fetta cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, olives, cucumber & olive oil.

SIDE DISHES:

53. French Fries (v) - £1.50
54. Plain rice or Vermicelli (v) - £2.00
55. Rice with mince meat - £2.50

SWEETS:

French Cake - £1.80 - cheese cake, chocolate, strawberry
Ice Cream (3 scoops) - £2.00
Mohallabieh - £2.00 - Lebanese milk pudding with nuts & syrup.
Assorted Baklawa - £2.50 - layered pastries with almonds, pistachios or pine kernels.

MEAL DEALS - selected platters:

Deal 1 - £4.50 - platter of 5 vegetarians mezzes: Hoummos, Tabbouleh, 1 vine leaves, 1 Falafel & 1 Fatayer spinach.
Deal 2 - £5.50 - platter of 7 mezzes: Hoummos, Tabbouleh, 1 vine leaves, 1 Falafel, 1 Kibbeh, 1 Sanboussek & 1 Fatayer spinach.
Deal 3 - £5.50 - Dish Of The Day with Hoummos or Lebanese salad.
Deal 4 - £6.00 - Lamb Shawarma with Hoummos & salad.
Deal 5 - £6.00 - Chicken Shawarma with Hoummos & salad.
Deal 6 - £6.50 - Mixed Shawarma wuth Hoummos & salad.

FRESHLY SQUEEZED JUICES - £2.00 - all juices are freshly squeezed to your order. All contain 100% fruit juice.

Choose from: Orange, Carrot, Apple, Melon, Mango, Fruit Cocktail, Banana Shake.

Ayran Yoghurt - £1.50
Jallab - £1.50 - dates, grapes, cordial, pine nuts.

SANDWICHES OR WRAPS - wrapped in Lebanese bread (optional topped sesame sauce & garlic sauce, tomatoes & pickles).

Available in regular (£2.50) or large (£3.50) sizes

1. Shawarma Lamb - roasted thin slices of marinated prime lamb.
2. Shawarma Chicken - roasted thin slices of marinated chicken breast.
3. Mixed Shawarma - roasted thin slices of marinated prime lamb & chicken breast.
4. Shish Taouk - skewer of chicken cubes, garlic sauce, tomatoes & pickles.
5. Kafta - skewer minced lamb, onions, parsley, tomatoes & pickles.
6. Sojuk - fried spicy Lebanese sausages with lemon, tomatoes & pickles.
7. Makanek - fried mini Lebanese sausages (lamb) with lemon, tomatoes & pickles.
8. Chicken Liver - fried chicken liver with lemon, tomatoes & pickles.
9. Falafel (v) - fried mixture of chick peas, beans, onions, garlic & spices.
10. Halloumi (v) - Cypriot cheese, tomatoes & cucumber.
11. Hoummos (v) - chick peas puree with sesame paste & lemon juice.
12. Labneh (v) - strained yoghurt topped with dried mint & olive oil dressing.