AL-SHAMI LEBANESE RESTAURANT

25 Walton Crescent, Oxford UK
Tel (01865) 310066 Fax (01865) 311241

V = Vegetarian
B = Served with bread
F = Fish

LEBANESE HORS D'OEUVRES (served cold)

V B 1- Hommos �1.80 Pureed chick peas with sesame oil, lemon juice and a touch of garlic
V B 2 - Moutabel �2.40 Baked aubergines with sesame oil, lemon juice and a touch of garlic
V 3 - Tabbouleh �2.90 Parsley, tomatoes, onions, mint, crushed-wheat, lemon juice and olive oil
V 4 - Warak'inab �2.50 Vine leaves stuffed with rice, herbs and spices
V 5 - Kabis and/or olives �1.80 Selection of Lebanese pickles and/or olives
V B 6 - Moussaa'at Badhinjan �2.50 Fried aubergines with chick peas, tomatoes and spices
V B 7 - Loubieh Bzeit �2.20 French beans cooked In olive oil tomatoes, onion and garlic
V B 8 - Mohammara Bil-Jawz �3.60 / Mixed crushed nuts, red capsicum, olive oil and spices
V B 9 - Labneh �2.20 Home-made Lebanese cream cheese, strained yoghurt
V B 10 -Laban Bi-Khyar �1.80 Yoghurt with cucumber
V B 11- Jibnat Halloum Salad �3.00 White Mediterranean cheese with cucumber, herbs and olive oil
V B 12 - Fetta Cheese Salad �3.00 White Mediterranean fetta cheese with spring onion and olive oil
V 13 -Salatah Lubnaniya (Lebanese Salad) �2.20 Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, parsley, onion lemon juice and olive oil
V 14 -Salatah Arabiya Harra �2.20 Lebanese salad with hot green chillies
V 15 - Fattoush �2.40 Mixed fresh salad with herbs & toasted Lebanese bread
V B 16 - Foul Moukala �2.20 Fried broad beans, cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
V B 17 - Batata Harra �2.20 Potatoes, coriander chilli, garlic fried in olive oil
B 18 - Nkha'at Salatah �3.60 Lambs brain salad
B 19 - Bastorma �3.60 Dried and cured fillet of beef in spices
B 20 - Kibbeh Nayeh �4.00 Ground prime cut of raw lamb blended with crushed wheat and spices ,
B 21-Kafta Nayah �4.00 Ground prime cut of raw lamb with onions, parsley and spices
22 - Qray Des �2.90 Prawn cocktail with lettuce and mayonnaise

SOUPS
V 40- Lentil soup �1.80
V 41- Vegetable soup �1.80
V 42- Tomato soup �1.80
43 - Chicken soup �1.80

LEBANESE HORS D'OEUVRES (served hot)
V B 23 - Foul Medammas �2.40 Boiled fava beans with lemon juice, olive oil and a touch of garlic
V 24 - Fatayer Sebanikh �2.60 Pastry filled with spinach, onions, pine kernels and lemon juice
V 25- Sanbousek Biljibneh �2.60 Pastry filled with fetta cheese
V B 26 - Falafel �2.40 Ground chick peas and broad beans, mixed with spices and fried
V 27 - Kellage Halloum £3.20 Grilled halloum cheese in bread
V B 28 -Zahra Maqlia �2.40 Fried cauliflower topped with sesame oil, parsley, garlic and lemon juice
B 29 - Hommos Shawarma �3.00 Pureed chick peas topped with Bakes of meat
B 30 - Hommos Ma'a Lahma wa snober £3.20 Pureed chick peas topped with diced lamb & pine nuts
31-Klbbeh Maqlia �3.60 Ground meat with crushed wheat, stuffed with meat, onions and pine kernels
32 - Jawaneh Dajaj Mashwiya �2.50 Grilled chicken wings with garlic sauce
B 33-Maqaniq �3.20 Lebanese Need cocktail sausages
B 34 -Sujuq �3.20 Armenian sausages, mildly hot and spiced
35 -Arayes �3.20 Ground meat with parsley, sesame oil, pine kernels grilled in Lebanese bread
B 36 - Sawda Dajaj Maqlia �3.00 Fried chicken liver
B 37 - Nkha'at Pane �3.60 Fried lambs brains
38 -Samak Bslzri Maqli �3.40 Fried whitebait
B 39 - Hlaiwat �3.60 Fried sweet bread with lemon juice

FISH & VEGETARIAN DISHES
F 58 -Samaka Hara Ma'a Taratour �12.00 Baked cod fillet with hot sesame sauce
F 59 -Samaka Harra Ma'a Banadora �12.00 Baked cod fillet with hot tomato sauce
F 60 -Suyahdlyah �7.95 Spiced rice topped with fish, served with salad
V 61 -Al-Shami Vegetarian Special �5.75 Variety of vegetables in season cooked the Lebanese way
V 62 -Mujadara �6 40 Rice and lentils with fried onions, served with salad
V 63 -Bam Yeh Bilzeit �6.40 okra fried in olive oil, garlic & tomatoes served with rice
V 64 -Charcoal grilled vegetables �5.75 Pepper, mushroom, onion and tomato, charcoal grilled and served with sauce

CHARCOAL GRILL (most grilled on skewers)
44 - Mixed grill �7.40 Kafta, chicken and lamb cubes garnished with onions, mushrooms and tomatoes
45 - Katta Kebab �6.20 Ground meat with onions, herbs and spices
46 - Kafta Kash Kash �6.40 Ground meat with onions, herbs and spices In tomato sauce
47 - Misbahat Dahablyah £7.40 Ground meat with pine kernels and herbs
48 - Laham Mashwi �6.60 Tender Iamb cubes grilled with onion and tomatoes
49 - Laham Mashwl Ma'a al-fitr �6.95 Tender lamb cubes grilled with onions, tomatoes and mushrooms
50 - Kastaletta �7.40 Lamb cutlets served with grilled tomatoes and peppers
51 - Farrouj Mashwi �6.90 Baby chicken, grilled and served with chefs hot sauce or garlic
52 - Shish Taouq �6.25 Boneless chicken, marinated In garlic, lemon juice, olive oil and grilled
53 - Shawarma �6.75 Flakes of meat marinated to vinegar, spices and grilled on an upright spit
54 - Klbbeh Istanbuliyah £6.96 Ground meat with crushed wheat and pine kernels, grilled
55 - Kibbeh Bil-Siniyeh �6.20 Ground meat with crushed wheat, stuffed with meat, pine kernels and onions and then baked
56 - Al-Shaml Kafta DJaj �6.90 Chicken meat with herbs, marinated and minced, grilled, served with hot sauce
57 - Al-Shami Kebab £6.90 Ground meat with herbs and spices, grilled and topped with garlic and sesame oil

VEGETABLES etc.
V 65 Mixed vegetables sauce £2.00
V 66 Peas sauté £2.00
V 67 French beans saute £2.00
V 68 French fries £1.50
V 69 Rice £2.00
V 70 Lebanese bread £0.20

DESSERTS & BEVERAGES
71 Lebanese sweets £2.00
72 Ice cream £1.50
73 Arabic ice cream £3.00
74 Sorbet £1.90
75 Lebanese coffee £0.75
76 Tea (with mint or lemon) £0.75
77 Coffee £0.75
78 Decaffinated coffee £0.75

Criticisms and suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
We will be pleased to cater for special occasions, cocktail and dinner parties.
Take-away service is available. We will be pleased to arrange a set menu for about £15 per person (drinks, beverages and sweets not included).
Set menus are advisable for parties of six or more.
Cheques to the value of accompanying guarantee card.
Sorry no credit cards accepted.
VAT at 17.5% is inclusive.
A £1.00 cover charge per person will be added to the bill.
A service charge of 10% will be added to the bill for parties of six or more.
SERVICE CHARGE IS NOT INCLUDED

This menu was last updated on 7 January 2000