The Black Olive

Cold Starters

• Hummus£ 5,95

  pureed chick peas, tahini, garlic, olive oil & lemon juice

• Cacik£ 3,90

  creamy yogurt, cucumber, garlic, fresh dill, dry mint & olive oil

• Olives & Feta£ 4,50

  Black & green olives, feta cheese

• Dolma£ 4,50

  Stuffed vine leaves

• Baba Ganoush£ 4,95

  Puréed smoked aubergine, red pepper, tahini, yoghurt & seasoning

• Saksuka£ 4,95

  Marinated Mediterranean vegetables with tomato & garlic sauce with herbs

• Mixed Cold Meze

  • For Two£ 10,95
  • For Three£ 13,95
  • For Four£ 15,50

Hot Starters

• Soup of the Day£ 4,95

  Please ask for today's soup

• Pacanga£ 5,95

  Homemade crepe with Turkish pastrami, red & green pepper, mozzarella cheese & bread crumbs

• Sigara Borek£ 4,90

  Deep fried filo pastry with feta cheese & crushed chilli flakes

• Mantar Sote£ 5,90

  Mushrooms, onions & garlic in a creamy white wine sauce, dressed with mozzarella cheese

• Calamari£ 6,50

  Deep fried squid rings coated in bread crumbs served with tartaresauce & salad

• Falafel£ 5,50

  Broad beans, chick peas, vegetables, sesame & garlic. All crushed &deep fried, served with hummus

• Hellim£ 5,95

  Grilled Cyprus halloumi cheese served with salad

• Arnavut Cigeri£ 6,40

  Diced lambs liver coated with flour, pan fried in butter & onions, topped with oregano

• King Prawn Tava£ 6,90

  King prawns cooked in regional creamy tomato & wine sauce

• Meatballs£ 5,95

  Lamb meatballs in a rich tomato sauce

• White Baits£ 5,95

  Deep fried white baits served with tartare sauce & salad

• Kanat£ 5,95

  Marinated chicken wings served with chilli sauce

• Mixed Hot Meze Six Chef Choices

  • For Two£ 14,95
  • For Three£ 17,95
  • For Four£ 20,95

Main Dishes

Chef Specials

• Beyti Sarma£ 13,95

  Specially prepared herby minced lamb, chargrilled on skewers, wrapped in tortilla with yogurt & served with rice

• Iskender

  Lamb, chicken or kofte skewered and grilled, chopped on a bed of bread, topped with tomato sauce & yogurt then drizzled with butter

  • Lamb£ 14,95
  • Chicken£ 13,95
  • Kofte£ 12,95

• Sac Kavurma

  diced cubes of lamb or chicken, onions, mixed peppers, mushrooms, tomato in a special red winesauce, served with rice and salad

  • Lamb£ 14,95
  • Chicken£ 13,95

• Chicken Delight£ 13,95

  Lean chicken fillet, mushrooms & onions in a special double cram & white wine sauce, served with rice and salad

• Izmir Kofte£ 13,95

  Lamb meatballs, potatoes, onions, green & red peppers, carrots & peas in special sauce served with rice

• Etli Mussaka£ 12,95

  minced lamb, aubergine, potato & courgette in bechamel sauce & mozzarella cheese, served with rice and salad

Grill Dishes

• Lamb Shish£ 14,95

  Marinated lean tender pieces of quality lamb cubes on skewers with rice and salad

• Chicken Shish£ 12,95

  Marinted lean chunks of chicken on skewers with rice and salad

• Adana£ 12,50

  Minced lamb kofte mixed with fine chopped red peppers & parsley, marinated with Turkish spices with rice and salad

• Izgara Kofte£ 12,50

  Lamb meat balls mixed with finely chopped onions & parsley, marinated with Turkish spices with rice and salad

• Pirzola£ 15,95

  Chargrilled tender lamb chops (x4) with rice and salad

• Kanat£ 10,95

  Chicken wings skewered, marinated with garlic & red pepper paste & salt with rice and salad

• Combo£ 12,95

  Chicken & adana or chicken & lamb OR lamb & adana served with rice and salad

• Mixed Grill£ 16,50

  Chicken shish, lamb shish, lamb chops (x2), chicken wings & adana with rice and salad

• Black Olive's Mixed Grill (For 2 People)£ 31,50

  Chicken shish, lamb shish, lamb chops (x2), chicken wings & adana with rice and salad

Vegetarian Dishes

• Vegetarian Mussaka£ 11,95

  Oven baked sliced aubergine, potato, courgette cooked with a simple delicious home made bechamel sauce, mozzarella cheese & served with rice and salad

• Falafel£ 10,95

  Deep fried crushed broad beans, chick peas, vegetables, sesame & garlic. Served with humus, chips & salad

• Sebze Guvec£ 11,95

  Marinated oven baked Mediterranean vegetables in a rich tomato sauce, served with rice

Seafood Dishes

• Sea Bass£ 15,95

  Chargrilled, seasoned whole seabass, served with sauté potato and salad

• Salmon£ 14,95

  Chargrilled seasoned fillet salmon, served with sauté potatoes & salad

• King Prawns£ 16,95

  Pan fried king prawns, green & red peppers, a dash of cream, homemade tomato & white wine, served with sauté potatoes

• Seafood Casserole£ 16,95

  Pan fried mixed sea food, green & red peppers, a dash of cream, homemade tomato sauce & white wine, served with sauté potatoes

Salads & Sides

• Greek Salad£ 5,95

  Tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, parsley, olives, green peppers & onion

• Coban Salad£ 4,95

  Tomato, cucumber, red onion, parsley, olive oil & lemon juice

• Rice£ 2,50

• Chips£ 2,50

• Sauté Potatoes£ 3,00

• Green Beans£ 3,50

  Marinated in garlic & olive oil

• Courgettes£ 3,50

  Marinated in garlic & olive oil

• Spinach£ 3,50

  Marinated in butter & garlic

• Ezme£ 3,50

  Finely chopped salad with a hint of spices

Kids Menu

• Chicken Nuggets£ 6,95

  Served with chips and rice

• Fish Fingers£ 6,95

  Served with chips and rice

• Izgara Kofte£ 6,95

  Served with chips and rice

• Chicken Shish£ 6,95

  Served with chips and rice

Desserts

• Baklava£ 5,50

  cubed layers of pastry topped with syrup & ground nuts

• Chocolate Fudge Cake£ 5,25

  served with one scoop of ice cream

• Rice Pudding£ 4,95

  oven baked rice pudding

• Cheesecake£ 5,50

  Please ask for available flavour

Coffees

• Cappuccino£ 2,75

• Latte£ 2,75

• Americano£ 2,50

• Espresso£ 2,50

• Flat White£ 2,75

• Turkish Coffee£ 2,50

• Tea£ 2,20

  Available in different flavours

Liqueur Coffees

• Irish Coffee£ 4,95

  Irish whisky, coffee & cream

• Brandy Coffee£ 4,95

  Brandy, coffee & cream

• English Coffee£ 5,75

  Gin, triple sec, coffee liquor & cream

• Café Calypso£ 4,95

  Tia Maria, coffee & cream

• Baileys Coffee£ 4,95

  Baileys, coffee & cream