Damascus Gate restaurant

LENTIL SOUP

with Syrian Deep Fried Flat Bread

HUMMUS

Chickpea puree with sesame tahini, lemon juice and olive oil

BABA GHANOUJ

Puree of smoked aubergine, sesame tahini, olive oil and lemon juice

FATOUSH

Salad with tomato, cucumber, fresh mint, onion, radish, summaq lettuce, olive oil, lemon and pomegranate juice served with small squares of Syrian flat bread.

TABOULEH

finely chopped parsley salad with tomato, fresh mint, lemon juice, olive oil and garnished with crushed bulgur wheat.

STUFFED FALAFEL

Four chickpea croquettes with a herb and tahini sauce.

FATAYR

Traditional Syrian spinach deep fried in a pastry parcel

SAMBOSA

Cheese deep fried in a pastry parcel.

GRILLED POTATO

Mildly spiced grilled potato cubes diced and cooked with garlic, lemon, coriander and spices.

HALOUMI

Mediterranean white cheese pan fried in butter with oregano served with olives and tomato.

WARAK INAB

Vine leaves filled with rice, tomato and parsley slow cooked in olive oil.

HUMMUS AWARMA

Chickpea puree with sesame tahini and fresh minced lamb served with olive oil and lemon juice.

ARAYESS

Syrian bread filled with minced lamb, onion, tomato sauce and grilled.

DAMASCUS KIBBEH

Lamb, crushed bulgur wheat shells filled with seasoned minced lamb, onion and nuts served with a cucumber and yoghurt salad.

CHICKEN SAMBOSA

Syrian pastry filled with chicken and deep fried.

CHICKEN WINGS (JAWANAH)

Marinated char-grilled chicken wings served with a chilli or garlic sauce

QUAIL

Whole grilled quail served with a mayonnaise and lemon juice sauce or a fresh pomegranate Sauce.

PRAWNS

Prawns grilled with garlic and coriander served with a side salad.

BEIRUT MEZZA

Kibbeh, Tabouleh, Hummus, Spinach Sambosa, Baba Ghanouj served with olive oil.

JERUSALEM MEZZA

Falafel, Vine Leaves, Olives, Cheese and a Mixed Salad.

AL SHAMM MEZZA

Falafel, Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, Fatoush, Lamb Sambosa and a cucumber salad

CHICKEN MANSAF

Chicken filet served with creamy saffron yoghurt, saffron rice and fresh pomegranate seeds.

LAMB MANSAF

Slow cooked and seasoned Lamb pieces served with saffron rice served with fresh pomegranate seeds.

FARROUJ MESHWI

Half baby chicken marinated and char-grilled served with vermicelli rice, garlic sauce and a side salad.

FAROUJ MUSHAB

Chicken filet de-boned and char-grilled served with a garlic sauce and side salad.

LAMB SKEWERS (LAHEM MESHWI)

Grilled skewers of tender lamb and Syrian bread served with rice or salad.

CHICKEN SHISH TAOUQ

Delicately marinated skewers of chicken breast char-grilled and served with Syrian bread and rice or salad.

MIXED GRILL (MASHAWY)

Grilled skewers of diced lamb, chicken and seasoned minced lamb with Syrian bread served with either rice, salad.

KEBAB - JAN

Char-grilled minced lamb skewers with fresh aubergine, Syrian flat bread served with either rice salad.

DAJAJ BE’ ALSAUCE

Chicken pieces slow cooked with tomato, garlic and olive oil served with rice.

KOFTA BE’ LABAN

Slow cooked meat balls served with yoghurt, rice and fresh pomegranate seeds.

LAHMEH BE’ ALSAUCE

Lamb pieces slow cooked with tomato, garlic and olive oil served with rice

KIBBEH BE’ LABAN

Seasoned minced lamb and crushed bulgur wheat shells filled with seasoned minced lamb onion and nuts dipped in a yoghurt sauce served with rice.

MAKLOUBEH

Chicken and aubergine cooked with rice, black cardamon, cinnamon and potato served with side salad

KABSEH

Diced lamb with rice slow cooked with dried lime, whole cloves, black cardamons, dressed with nuts and served with a lamb sauce.

WHOLE QUAIL (FERRI)

Fresh Quail grilled with pomegranate sauce served with a saffron rice and side salad.

SYRIAN MOUNAZALEH (MOUSSAKA )

Slow cooked seasoned lamb pieces with aubergine, tomato and chickpea.

SYADEIH

Grilled fish filet with fried onion served with saffron rice and nuts.

SALMON

Char-grilled fresh salmon served with a creamy sauce and garnished with nuts.

SEABASS

Char-grilled filet of seabass cooked with coriander, garlic, and lemon juice served with rice and a rocket salad.

KING PRAWN

Plain grilled Kind Prawn served with a cream sauce served with rice and salad.

FALAFEL PLATTER

Stuffed Falafel with hummus and a selection of fresh salads served with Syrian bread.

SYRIAN MOUSSAKA

Tomatoes, aubergines, potatoes and yoghurt cheese served with rice or salad.

LOUBIEH B’ZEIT

Syrian green beans cooked with tomato, onion and olive oil.

WARAK INAB

Vine leaves filled with rice, tomato and parsley slow cooked in olive oil served with a yoghurt salad

Rice Be’ Al Shaaryah

(vermicelli rice)

Syrian Bread

Grilled Mixed Vegetables

Home Fried Potatoes

Kabis (mixed Mediterranean pickles and olives)

Traditional Syrian Fries

BAKLAWA

Filo pastry filled with nuts cooked with syrup and rose water.

BASBOSA

Semolina cake.

KNAFEH

Cream cheese served with vermicelli, rose water and syrup.

MAMOUL

Semolina cake with a moist walnut or pistachio centre

CAKE

CARROT / CHOCOLATE / COFFEE CAKE

FERRO ROCHER CAKE

ASSORTED ICE CREAM

MIX NUTS

SPECIAL HOUSE CAKE