Our Iraqi & Arabic Menu
A taste of the table.

A refreshing Levantine salad of finely chopped parsley, tomato, mint and bulgur with lemon and olive oil.

Crisp garden salad with toasted Iraqi bread, sumac and a tangy pomegranate dressing.

Creamy blended chickpeas with tahini, lemon and olive oil — a Middle Eastern classic.

Smoky char-grilled eggplant whipped with tahini, garlic and lemon.

Roasted eggplant dip with tomato, pepper and herbs, Iraqi style.

Hand-rolled vine leaves stuffed with seasoned rice and herbs in olive oil.

House beetroot salad, an Erbil specialty — bright, earthy and tangy.

Fresh rocket leaves with tomato, onion and a lemon–olive oil dressing.

Our signature Erbil salad of crisp seasonal vegetables and herbs.

Crunchy shredded cabbage salad with a light, tangy dressing.

Classic Caesar with crisp romaine, parmesan and creamy dressing.

Cool yogurt dip with cucumber, garlic and mint.

Thick strained labneh whipped with garlic and olive oil.

Fresh halloumi cheese, mild and lightly salty.

Fresh seasonal vegetables and herbs to accompany any meal.

Spicy walnut and red pepper dip with pomegranate molasses.

House-pickled vegetables — tangy, crunchy and made fresh (1kg).

A bowl of marinated mixed olives.

An assortment of our favourite cold mezze on one platter.

Golden, crispy fried potatoes.

Fried potatoes tossed in a spicy garlic sauce.

Grilled Iraqi-style beef sausages.

Small sausages sautéed in tangy pomegranate molasses.

Pan-seared chicken livers in rich pomegranate molasses.

Crispy breaded chicken escalope, fried golden.

Slow-cooked fava beans (bagilla/foul) with olive oil and cumin.

Halloumi cheese grilled until golden and soft.

Warm chickpeas in a lightly spiced broth — a beloved Iraqi comfort dish.

Iraqi bread soaked in a rich, slow-cooked fava-bean broth.

Iraqi clotted cream (geymar) drizzled with date molasses.

An Iraqi breakfast of eggs scrambled with minced meat, tomato and onion.

Simple fried eggs, cooked fresh to order.

Fried eggs with cured pastirma — a hearty Iraqi breakfast.

Traditional Iraqi patcha, slow-cooked to tender perfection.

Crispy fried falafel with fresh herbs and spices.

Warm chickpeas with cumin, lemon and olive oil.

Mosul-style kubba — a thin bulgur shell filled with spiced minced meat.

Crispy fried rice kubba filled with seasoned meat (5 pcs).

Golden potato kubba stuffed with spiced meat (5 pcs).

Assorted fried kubba — crisp outside, savoury inside (5 pcs).

A small platter of assorted Iraqi kubba (6 pcs).

Our signature Erbil beef burger — chargrilled and juicy.

Grilled chicken kabab wrapped in warm bread with garlic and pickles.

Coarsely ground lamb seasoned with our proprietary Kurdish-Iraqi spice blend — the dish that gave the restaurant its name. Served with fresh tannour bread, tomatoes and onions.

A generous platter of charcoal-grilled kabab, tikka and chicken.

Charcoal-grilled marinated chicken wings.

Crisp bread pockets stuffed with seasoned minced chicken and grilled.

Char-grilled kabab khushash — rich and full of flavour.

Tender chunks of lamb marinated and grilled over charcoal.

Marinated chicken chunks grilled over charcoal.

Hand-pressed chicken kabab grilled over charcoal.

Char-grilled kabab enriched with pistachio.

Slow-cooked whole lamb over spiced rice with nuts and raisins — the centrepiece of Iraqi hospitality.

Tender roasted lamb shoulder served over fragrant rice.

Grilled chicken served over seasoned Iraqi rice.

Iraqi bread soaked in a rich, slow-cooked lamb broth.

Lamb and okra stew poured over Iraqi bread.

Vegetables and vine leaves stuffed with spiced rice and lamb, slow-braised.

Charcoal kabab served over buttered Persian-style rice.

Traditional Iraqi dlemyah — hearty and full of flavour.

Sumac-spiced chicken with caramelised onions served over rice.

Traditional Iraqi habeet, slow-cooked and rich.

Upside-down rice with lamb, eggplant and warm spices.

Traditional Iraqi patcha (bacha), slowly simmered.

Iraq's national dish — a whole fish slow-grilled upright over wood coals until smoky, crisp-skinned and tender.

Fresh sea bass, grilled or fried to order.

Crispy fried zubaidi fish served with seasoned rice.

Jumbo tiger shrimp grilled over charcoal (1kg).