Istanbul Restaurant Southsea

Red Rooms Indian Restaurant

Istanbul Southsea Main Menu


Cold Starters

1. HUMUS V £3.00
mashed chickpeas with tahini, olive oil and lemon juice, served with pita bread

2. HUMUS WITH KAVURMA LAMB OR CHICKEN £4.00
mashed chickpeas with pan-fried diced lamb or chicken, served with pita bread

3. TARAMA SALAD £3.00
home made cod roe pate with olive oil and lemon juice, served with pita bread

4. TABBOULEH v £3 .00
cracked wheat mixed with finely chopped parsley spring onions, green peppers, tomato, walnut, chilly, olive oil and lemon juice, served with pita bread

5. SOSLU PATLICAN V £3.50
pan fried circles of aubergine with green peppers and onions in tomato sauce, topped with garlic yoghurt

6. ISPANAK TARATOR V £2.80
finely chopped spinach in strained Greek yoghurt with garlic and butter, served with pita bread

7. CACIK (tzaziki) V £3.00
natural yoghurt with diced cucumber, garlic and mint, served with pita bread

8. PEYNIR EZME V £3.80
minced fetta cheese mixed with mint, parsley, peppers and pasta sauce

9. HAYDARI V £3.00
very finely grated carrot mixed with garlic, mint, parsley, olive oil with yoghurt

10. PEYNIRLI COBAN SALAD V £3.50
mixed vegetable salad with feta cheese, olive oil and lemon juice

11. ISTANBUL SALAD £3.50
mixed vegetable salad, with prawns and black olives on the top, sprinkled with parsley, olive oil and lemon juice

12. YAPRAK DOLMA V £3.00
fresh vine leaves stuffed with rice, onion, mixed herbs and olive oil. (Served hot or cold)

13. PILAKI V £2.80
a casserole of Turkish brown beans cooked with carrots, onions, green peppers, garlic and paprika. (Served hot or cold)

14. AVOCADO CRAB £3.80
avocado topped with crabmeat and sauce served in a bed of lettuce

15. AVOCADO PRAWNS £3.80
avocado topped with fine prawns and prawn sauce on the top, served in a bed of lettuce

16. CRAB COCTAIL £3.80
fresh-flaked crab with cocktail sauce served in a bed of lettuce

17. PRAWN COCTAIL £3.80
Fresh fine prawns topped with cocktail sauce served in a bed of lettuce

18. FETA CHEESE V £2.50
fresh feta cheese (3 pieces)

19. MELON V £2.50
3 slices of fresh cut melon

Hot Starters

20. MERCIMEK CORBASI V £2.50
red lentil soup sprinkled with parsley served with fresh pitta bread

21. TOMATO SOUP V £2.50
fresh tomato soup sprinkled with grated feta cheese and parsley, served with fresh pita bread

22. HELLIM V £3.90
fried white Cypriot cheese sprinkled with olive oil

23. MANTI £3.50
fresh boiled vegetable pastry topped with garlic yoghurt

24. IMUSKA BOREGI V £3.60
freshly fried pastry filled with soft feta cheese and parsley

25. SIGARA BOREGI £4.00
freshly fried pastry filed with spicy mince and parsley

26. FALAFEL V £3.50
chickpeas, onions, coriander, parsley, spices, sesame seeds, corn flour, olive oil all mixed with bread crumbs turned into little meat balls and deep fried

27. MITIT KOFTE £3.00
pan fried meat balls made with mince meat, parsley, spices, topped with our special sauce made from all seasonal vegetables

28. SUCUK £3.50
pan-fried traditional Turkish beef sausage with garlic, spices and special sauce

29. ARNAUT CIGERI £3.20
diced lamb liver marinated in hot spices, pan fried with special sauce

30. KALAMARI £3.70
Deep fried squid, served with lemon

31. MIDYE £3.50
fresh mussels in the shell cooked with white wine, garlic and herbs

32. CHICKEN SATE £4.90
diced pieces of chicken screwed served with sate sauce on the side

33. KING PRAWN SATE £5.20
fresh king prawns skewered served with sate sauce on the side

34. KING PRAWN-BOILED £4.00
fresh king prawns in the shell, served with salad and lemon

35. KING PRAWN WITH BUTTER GARLIC £4.50
fresh king prawns in the shell topped with butter garlic served with salad and lemon

36. ONION RINGS £2.50
deep-fried

Mixed Meze

37. COLD MEZE V £4.50
selection of cold starters (humus, tarama salad, tabbouleh, cacik, yaprak dolma and fetta cheese) served with pita bread

38. HOT MEZE £4.50
selection of hot starters (muska boregi, sigara boregi, sucuk, arnaut cigeri, mitit kofte) served with pita bread

Main Courses

39. ISTANBUL SPECIAL £13.40
combination of lamb and chicken shish, lamb cutlet and kofte served with rice, salad and pitta bread

40. PIRZOLA £8.90
special grilled lamb cutlets with oregano, grilled tomato and green pepper, served with rice and salad

41. PILIC £7.00
whole young chicken cooked over a charcoal grill served with rice and salad

42. LAMB SHISH KEBAB £9.50
lean tender cubes of marinated lamb cooked over a charcoal grill, served with rice and salad

43. CHICKEN SHISH KEBAB £8.00
lean tender cubes of marinated chicken screwed with green peppers cooked over a charcoal grill, served with rice and salad

44. ADANA KEBAB £7.00
minced lamb mixed with hot spices cooked over a charcoal grill, covered in Adana sauce, served with rice and salad

45. PATLICAN KEBAB £7.50
fresh sliced aubergine and large lamb meatballs cooked over a charcoal grill, topped with special sauce, served with rice and salad

46. BBQ KOFTE £7.50
large meat balls (kofte) cooked over a charcoal grill with traditional seasonings, served with rice and salad

47. ISKENDER LAMB OR CHICKEN £10.50
slices of lamb or chicken cooked in a spicy sauce, lay in a layer of finely chopped Turkish bread and topped with garlic yoghurt and grilled green pepper on top, served with rice and salad

48. KULBASTI LAMB OR CHICKEN £9.50
fillet of marinated lamb or chicken cooked over a charcoal grill with grilled tomato and green pepper, served with rice and salad

49. LAMB OR CHICKEN WRAP £7.50
tender cubes of lamb or chicken cooked over a charcoal grill then wrapped in pita bread, served with rice and salad

50. CUBAN KAVURMA £9.00
marinated cubes of lamb pan-fried with mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes, fresh herbs and special sauce, served with rice and salad

51. BIBER DOLMA £7.00
freshly stuffed green peppers with mince beef, rice, onion, chopped tomatoes, paprika and fresh herbs, oven baked, served with fresh yoghurt on the side

52. IMAM BAYILDI £7.00
pan cooked mince lamb with rice, green peppers, onions and fresh herbs topped on whole fresh aubergine sliced in the middle, served with rice and salad

53. VEGETABLE MOUSAKKA £6.50
sliced aubergine, potato and courgette layered and topped with creamy béchamel sauce and cheddar cheese, served with rice and salad

Specialities

54. CHICKEN ALA CRÈME 7.80
supreme of chicken fillets pan fried with onion and topped with garlic, mushrooms, white wine and double crème, served with rice and salad

55. ET SOTE 9.50
diced lamb pan cooked with onion, green peppers, tomatoes, red wine and fresh herbs, served with rice and salad

56. TAVUK SOTE 8.50
diced chicken pan cooked with onion, green peppers, tomatoes, red wine and fresh herbs, served with rice and salad

57. CIGER SOTE 7.50
diced liver pan cooked with onion, green peppers, tomatoes, red wine and fresh herbs, served with rice and salad

58. SAC KAVURIVIA 9.50
pan fried diced fillets of lamb, cooked with green and red peppers, onions, mushrooms, chillies and fresh herbs, served with rice

59. BEYTI 8.00
marinated cubes of lamb cooked over a charcoal grill then wrapped in pita bread topped with special sauce, served with rice and salad

60. MOUSAKKA 7.50
sliced aubergine, potato, courgette and mince lamb layered and topped with creamy béchamel sauce and cheddar cheese, served with rice and salad

61. INCIK KEBAB 8.50
a large knuckle of lamb on the bone baked in red wine, rosemary, bay leaves, carrots and baby potatoes, served with rice and salad

62. GRILLED KING PRAWNS 12.50
fresh king prawns on the shell cooked over a charcoal grill and topped with garlic and oregano sauce, served with salad garnish and lemon

63. KING PRAWN GUVEQ 12.00
fresh sliced aubergine and courgette layered with large king prawns fried with garlic sauce and white wine topped with grated cheese, served with salad

64. SAUSAGE GUVEQ 8.00
big sliced traditional Turkish beef sausage cooked with peppers, onions, chillies , tomatoes, paprika and spices all pan cooked with red wine
and our special sauce, served with rice

65. LAMB GUVEQ 10.00
marinated diced lamb cooked with peppers, onions, chillies, tomatoes, paprika and spices all pan cooked with red wine and our special sauce, served with rice

66. CHICKEN GUVEQ 9.00
marinated diced chicken cooked with peppers, onions, chillies, tomatoes, paprika and spices all pan cooked with white wine and our special sauce, served with rice

Set Menus

Set Menu - A £19.50
Special hot & Cold meze
Special mixed kebab
Mixed salad, Sweets
Tea or Coffee

Set Menu B - £17.50
Special hot & Cold meze
Lamb & Chicken shish kebab
Mixed salad, Sweets
Tea or Coffee

STEAK
All steak served with salad & choice of side salad

8oz Sirloin Steak 9.40
Rump Steak 10.50
Fillet Steak 11.80
Pepper Steak 11.80

SIDE ORDERS
Grilled tomato / mushroom / broccoli! / boiled potato / saute potatoes

FISH
All fish dishes are grilled, served with mixed salad & boiled potato

Dover Sole 12.50
Salmon Steak 11.80
Whole Trout 8.90
Sea Bream 13.00

PASTA
Served with Rice and Salad

Meat Lasagna 6.90

Spaghetti Bolognaise 5.50 topped with Cheddar Cheese

KIDS MENU

Sausage and Chips 3.00
Chicken Nuggets & Chips 3.00
Spaghetti Bolognaise 3.00
Portion of Chips (Large) 2.00