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Our menu is built on the recipes of Ottoman and Anatolian cooking that we love best: mezes in olive oil, home-made mantı, lamb cooked slowly over a low heat, fish from the Bosphorus and the traditional desserts. We have not kept the vegetarian and gluten-free dishes outside the menu. Each of them has found its own place there, among everything else our kitchen makes. And for guests who eat entirely plant-based, there is a vegan menu we have put together separately. If you have an allergy or a particular way of eating, a word at the time of booking is all we need. Knowing in advance lets the kitchen prepare for you, and it lets you enjoy the evening instead of working out what you can order.

Soups

Daily Soup

Changes daily with the season — please ask your server

Lentil Soup

Green lentil soup with crouton and lemon

Cold Appetizers

Muhammara

Roasted red bell pepper paste with tomato, walnut and pomegranate syrup

  • Vegetarian
  • Contains nuts

Hummus

Chickpea purée with tahini and cumin

  • Vegetarian

Mutabbal

Roasted eggplant with tahini sauce, yoghurt and garlic

  • Vegetarian

Atom

Strained yoghurt with garlic and dried chilli peppers sautéed in olive oil

  • Vegetarian

Şakşuka

Fried eggplant with tomato sauce

  • Vegetarian

Mixed Meze Plate

Hummus, muhammara, mutabbal and atom

  • Vegetarian
  • Contains nuts

Olive Oil Dish Plate

Three seasonal olive oil dishes

  • Vegetarian

Vine Leaves with Sour Cherry

Grape leaves wrapped around spiced rice and sour cherry

  • Vegetarian

İmam Bayıldı

Roasted eggplant with onion, tomato and garlic in olive oil

  • Vegetarian

Turkish Cheese Plate

Smoked Circassian cheese, Ezine from Çanakkale, Kars gruyère, Bergama tulum, aged Thracian kaşar; served with black grapes, apricot and walnut

  • Vegetarian
  • Contains nuts

Deli Platter

Bresaola, smoked turkey, peppered roast beef, aged kaşar, smoked Circassian cheese, grilled vegetables, grissini, grilled olives, gherkins and mustard dip

  • Gluten-free
Vişneli yaprak sarma
Türk peynir tabağı
Muhammara
İmam bayıldı

Hot Appetizers

Zucchini Fritters

Grated and fried zucchini with dill, yoghurt and pumpkin seeds

  • Vegetarian

Ottoman Börek Platter

Two kinds of börek: triangle börek with goat cheese, leek and oyster mushroom; paçanga with pastrami and kaşar. Served with seasonal greens and yoghurt sauce

Shrimp Casserole

Shrimp sautéed in butter

Fried Calamari

Crispy fried calamari rings with seasonal greens and tarator sauce

Mediterranean Delight

Crispy crab balls on a bed of Mediterranean salad with fresh herbs, with tartar sauce of Dijon mustard, gherkins and Worcestershire

Fried Liver

Fried lamb liver with red onion and sumac salad

Hummus with Pastrami

Chickpea purée with tahini and cumin, topped with Kayseri pastrami in butter

Pasta & Pastry

Traditional Turkish Mantı

Classic home-made mantı with meat and butter, served with tomato sauce, yoghurt and hot spiced butter

Crispy Feraye Mantı

Deep-fried crispy mantı with yoghurt, tomato sauce and hot spiced butter

Spinach Feraye

Ottoman-style spinach and cheese mantı with yoghurt, tomato sauce and hot butter

  • Vegetarian

Spaghetti Bolognese

Minced meat in tomato sauce with parmesan (gluten-free option available)

Spaghetti Napolitana

Tomato sauce with basil, garlic and parmesan (gluten-free option available)

  • Vegetarian

Fettuccine Alfredo

Fettuccine with chicken breast, mushroom, cream sauce and parmesan

Salads

Green Salad Selection

Green Salad with Broccoli and Almond

  • Vegetarian
  • Contains nuts

Green Salad with Grilled Goat Cheese

  • Vegetarian

Green Salad with Grilled Chicken

Green Salad with Grilled Steak

Green Salad with Grilled Salmon

Green Salad with Grilled Sea Bass Fillet

Other Salads

Aegean Salad

Tomato, pepper, cucumber, parsley, fresh mint, basil and white cheese with garlic olive oil and lemon dressing

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free
  • Contains nuts

Arugula Salad

Fresh arugula, corn, sun-dried tomatoes and olive oil dressing

  • Vegetarian

Mediterranean Salad

Mediterranean greens, scallions, parsley and fresh mint with extra virgin olive oil and pomegranate dressing

  • Vegetarian

Quinoa Salad

Quinoa, avocado, radish, beetroot, green peas, orange and roasted almond

  • Vegetarian
  • Contains nuts

Meat Dishes

Turkish Style Stir-Fry Beef

Marinated beef tenderloin with shallots, tomato, pepper and mushroom sautéed in butter, served with rice pilaf

  • Gluten-free

Sultan Kebab

Thinly sliced grilled beef fillet, meatball, shoestring potato, yoghurt, tomato sauce and hot butter

  • Gluten-free

Swing Brochettes (for two)

Four skewers of Thracian meatball, lamb tenderloin, beef tenderloin and chicken wings, with herbed roasted vegetables and three sauces

  • Gluten-free

Lamb Shank

Slow-braised lamb shank on Anatolian keşkek with its own demi-glace

Lamb Chops

Mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, caramelised onion and demi-glace

Traditional Oven-Baked Lamb Tandır

Slow-cooked lamb tandır over tırnaklı pide with meat sauce, alongside grilled tomato, green pepper, onion and parsley

Hünkar Beğendi

Lamb stew cooked with cinnamon, shallots and tomato, served over smoked eggplant purée

İskender Kebab

Tırnaklı pide topped with döner meat, yoghurt, İskender tomato sauce and churned butter

Ribeye Steak with Café de Paris Sauce

Grilled ribeye with Café de Paris sauce, roasted baby potatoes, sautéed asparagus and broccoli

Grilled Meatballs

Lavash with sauce, grilled tomato and pepper, roasted potatoes and rice

Tenderloin with Forty Spices

Served with roasted potato, broccoli with almond and a forty-spice sauce

  • Contains nuts

Mixed Grill Board (for four)

Lamb chops, beef tenderloin, chicken, grilled meatballs; lavash with sauce, grilled tomato and pepper, roasted vegetables and rice

Sultan kebap
Kırk baharatlı bonfile
Saç kavurma
Kuzu incik

Fish Dishes

Roasted Salmon with Kalamata Olives

Whole tomato sauce with Kalamata olives, herbed roasted potatoes and garlic-rosemary bread

Grilled Sea Bass

Served with arugula, red onion, lemon and herbed roasted potatoes

  • Gluten-free

Grilled Salmon

Served with arugula, red onion, lemon and herbed roasted potatoes

  • Gluten-free

Chicken Dishes

Ottoman Palace Chicken

Honey-glazed chicken thigh baked in a casserole with dates, apricot, almond, ginger, cinnamon and seasoned rice

  • Contains nuts

Galata Style Grilled Chicken

Served with herbed roasted vegetables and rice

Mixed Chicken Kebab

Marinated chicken chops, skewers and wings with buttered rice pilaf, roasted tomato and green pepper

Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian Balls

Wild rice, black bean and chickpea flour balls with tomato salsa, spiced yoghurt and Mediterranean greens

  • Vegetarian

Grilled Vegetable Tower

Eggplant, zucchini, onion, red pepper and halloumi

  • Vegetarian

Desserts

Home-made Baklava

Chocolate-hazelnut and orange baklava with clotted cream ice cream

  • Vegetarian
  • Contains nuts

Baked Rice Pudding

Slow-baked milk, rice, butter and sugar

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Chocolate Soufflé

Served with clotted cream ice cream

  • Vegetarian

Künefe

Slow-baked Hatay künefe — kadayıf pastry with sweet cheese — served with ice cream

  • Vegetarian

Palace Muhallebi with Rose Sherbet

Silky milk pudding thickened with traditional rice starch, with a light sherbet of dried Isparta rose petals and fresh strawberry

  • Vegetarian

Stuffed Fig with Walnut

Dried fig, walnut, cinnamon, kaymak and pistachio cream

  • Vegetarian
  • Contains nuts

Sugar-free, Gluten-free Brownie

Served with seasonal fruits

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ice Cream

Clotted cream, chocolate, forest fruit, mint or orange

  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Fruit Plate

Seasonal fruits

  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free
Künefe
Çikolatalı sufle
Fırın sütlaç
Ev yapımı baklava