The Fig Bistro

Starters

Cold Starters

£4 each. Dips served with bread

• Hummous

  Chickpea dip with garlic and tahini

• Baba Ghanoush

  Roasted aubergine dip with garlic and tahini

• Gebna

  Feta cheese dip with paprika and mint

• Tabbuleh

  Lebanese salad with tomatoes, mint, Spring onion, parsley & bulgur wheat

• Bangar

  Beetroot with garlic and light dressing on a bed of salad

Hot Starters

£5 each

• Harira

  Moroccan soup with lentils, chickpeas, spinach, tomatoes, herbs & spices

• Falafel

  Dried broad bean fritters with fresh herbs and spices

• Foul Meddames

  stewed fava beans crushed topped with tomatoes and onions, flavoured with cumin and chilli

• Fatayer

  Spinach & Feta parcels

• Kebdah

  chicken livers cooked in garlic, cumin and lemon

• Vine Leaves

  stuffed with rice, in a tomato and dill sauce

• Sujuk

  Spicy meat sausage

• Bisaria

  breaded fried white bait dusted with spices served with tahini sauce

• Calamari

  breaded fried squid rings served with harrisa infused mayonnaise

• Mini Hallumi Kebab

  cheese cubes, zaa'tar & tomatoes

Small Taster Dishes

• Small Taster Dishes

  Choose any 2 cold and 4 hot dishes (except soup) from the above starters

  • For Two£ 16,00

Sides

• Bread£ 2,00

• Tahini£ 2,00

• Seasoned Fries£ 2,00

• Sweet Potato Fries£ 3,00

• Marinated Mixed Olives£ 3,00

Mains

Mains are served with Vermicelli rice, salad garnish & a small Zabadi dip unless otherwise stated. Fish dishes are served with Sayadeya Rice (Egyptian fishermen's rice cooked in caramelised onions, cumin and turmeric) plus a salad garnish

• Chicken Kebab£ 12,00

  Marinated chargrilled pieces of chicken

• Chicken Zaa'tar£ 12,00

  Chargrilled pieces in Lebanese spices

• Lamb Kofta Kebab£ 12,00

  Chargrilled ground lamb patties, Egyptian style

• Lamb Kofta Burger£ 12,00

  in bread, zabadi, leaves & seasoned fries

• Kofta Meat Balls£ 12,00

  in tomato, garlic, dill and a bit of chilli sauce

• Mixed Kebab£ 13,00

  chicken, Kofta & Sujuk

• Gambari£ 13,00

  King Prawns cooked in Sayyadeya style tomato sauce with a hint of chilli

• Griddled Fish£ 14,00

  Sea bream fillet in Egyptian spices & a Tahini dip

• Tagines£ 10,00

  Moroccan stew served with vegetables including courgette, aubergine, peppers, sweet potato, chickpeas and tomatoes. Tagine has a kick to it as we use authentic Moroccan spices (harissa and ras el hanout)

• Koshari£ 10,00

  Traditional Egyptian dish, made with brown lentils, rice, pasta, chickpeas, topped with caramelised onions (served with a spicy tomato / medium chilli sauce and salad garnish)

• Falafel Burger£ 10,00

  in bread with hummus, leaves and seasoned fries

• Hallumi or Falafel Kebab or Mixed£ 10,00

  Hallumi cheese served on a skewer with peppers and tomatoes

Desserts

All £4

• Baklawa

  filo pastry layers filled with nuts and drizzled with syrup served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

• Sarayah

  middle eastern style bread pudding, served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

• Dandorma

  Vanilla ice cream infused with orange blossom water and sprinkled with crushed pistachio nuts. We offer Dandorma with Vegan ice cream upon request

• Fig Mess

  Meringue, yoghurt, Mango puree sprinkled with pistachio

Beverages

• Soft Drinks£ 1,50

  Coke, Diet Coke, Lemonade, Tonic

• Pellegrino£ 2,50

  ask for flavours

• Lebanese Limonada£ 2,00

  lemon, sugar, mint & rose water

• Bottled Water, Still or Sparkling£ 1,50

Tea

• English£ 1,50

• Herbal Teas£ 2,00

  please ask for flavours

• Mint£ 3,50

  served in a traditional Moroccan glass and teapot using dry tea & fresh mint leaves

• Hibiscus£ 3,50

  infused dried flowers not teabags, can be served hot or cold with ice

  • Try Hibiscus as a Cocktail with Vodka£ 5,00

Coffee

• Cafetiere£ 2,00

  ground coffee

• Egyptian / Turkish£ 3,00

Beer

• Peroni or Efes

  • Bottle£ 3,50

• Non-Alcoholic Lager

  • Bottle£ 2,50

Spirits

Mixers £0.50

• Jack Daniels

  • 25ml£ 2,50
  • 50ml£ 3,50

• Bacardi

  • 25ml£ 2,50
  • 50ml£ 3,50

• Martell

  • 25ml£ 2,50
  • 50ml£ 3,50

• Smirnoff

  • 25ml£ 2,50
  • 50ml£ 3,50

• Gordon

  • 25ml£ 2,50
  • 50ml£ 3,50

• Ouzo£ 3,50

  a traditional aniseed flavour Middle Eastern drink

'The Fig' Cocktail

• 'The Fig' Cocktail£ 5,00

  Rum, Fig syrup and crushed mint topped with bitter lemon on ice

Wine List

House Wines

• Red, White and Rose

  please ask

  • Bottle£ 14,00
  • Glass (175ml)£ 3,75

• Lebanese Wine, Red or White

  • Bottle£ 22,00

• Prosecco

  • Bottle£ 18,00