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The Ledger
Everything on this page passes through one fire or one oven. Kebabs are weighed raw, priced per skewer and served on lavash with grilled pepper, tomato and sumac onions. Heat runs 0 to 4 — tell us your number.
0 · Mild
2 · Urfa
4 · Fire-eater
№ 01
From the Mangal
Charcoal kebabs, weighed raw and turned over oak.
Adana
Adana kebabı
Hand-minced lamb, tail fat, hot red pepper
220 g
£19
Urfa
Urfa kebabı
The same mince with smoked isot and no chilli heat
220 g
£19
Beyti
Beyti sarma
Wrapped in lavash, sliced, garlic yoghurt, brown butter
260 g
£22
Kuzu Şiş
Lamb shish
Shoulder cubes marinated in onion juice and thyme
240 g
£24
Tavuk Şiş
Chicken shish
Thigh, yoghurt, red pepper paste, charred lemon
240 g
£18
Patlıcan
Patlıcanlı kebap
Mince and aubergine alternated on one iron
280 g
£21
Pirzola
Lamb chops
Three cutlets, salt and smoke, nothing else
3 pcs
£26
Ali Nazik
Ali Nazik
Smoked aubergine and yoghurt crowned with Adana
300 g
£23
Köz Sebze
Vegetable iron
Peppers, onion, mushroom, halloumi, pomegranate
1 iron
£16
№ 02
From the Oven
Stone-floored, wood-fired, 420°C at the back wall.
Lahmacun
Lahmacun
Paper-thin dough, spiced lamb, parsley, lemon
1 round
£9
Fındık Lahmacun
Little lahmacun
Four bite-size rounds for the table
4 pcs
£10
Kıymalı Pide
Mince pide
Boat-shaped bread, lamb mince, tomato, pepper
1 boat
£15
Kaşarlı Pide
Cheese pide
Aged kaşar, butter, an egg cracked on top
1 boat
£13
Lavash
Puffed bread
Brushed with butter and za’atar, straight from the floor
1 sheet
£4
№ 03
Mezze & Sides
Cold and hot plates to share while the iron turns.
Ezme
Acılı ezme
Hand-chopped tomato, pepper, pomegranate molasses
£7
Haydari
Haydari
Strained yoghurt, garlic, dried mint, dill
£7
Humus
Hummus with pastırma
Warm hummus, sizzling butter, cured beef
£10
Babagannuş
Smoked aubergine
Charred over the coals, tahini, lemon
£8
Gavurdağı
Walnut salad
Tomato, walnut, sumac, pomegranate, parsley
£9
Bulgur Pilav
Bulgur pilaf
Coarse wheat, tomato, butter, green pepper
£5
№ 04
Sweets
The fire’s last job of the night.
Künefe
Künefe
Shredded pastry, stretchy cheese, syrup, pistachio — 12 minutes
£11
Baklava
Pistachio baklava
Forty layers, Antep pistachio, four pieces
4 pcs
£9
Katmer
Katmer
Thin folded pastry with clotted cream and pistachio
£10
Sütlaç
Baked rice pudding
Oven-browned top, cinnamon on request
£7
№ 05
To Drink
Cold, sour, salty or aniseed — all built for smoke.
Ayran
Frothed yoghurt
Whisked to a head and served in a copper cup
£4
Şalgam
Turnip juice
Fermented black carrot, sour and salty; hot or plain
£4
Vişne
Sour cherry
Pressed sour cherry juice over ice
£5
Çay
Turkish tea
Black tea in a tulip glass, endless refills
£3
Rakı
Aniseed spirit
Served with chilled water and ice, 50 ml
£9
Öküzgözü
Anatolian red
Juicy Elazığ red, by the glass or bottle
£8 / £36
Good to know
All our lamb, beef and chicken is halal, from two family farms in Wales. Every dish can be made without gluten except the bread and pide. Tell us about allergies before we light your iron — not after.