RESTAURANT “Hosgeldiniz" "Ahla wa Sahla" "Kalosorizo" "Welcome"
A VERY WARM WELCOME TO A'LA TURKA We offer you a very unique dining experience, as Turkish cuisine is considered one of the three finest cuisines in the world. The name "A'la Turka" is derived from the 18th century in the early days of the Ottoman Empire is a combination of food, music, art and culture "Where East meets West". In the days when Istanbul was still called Constantinople. You have come to feast on meze, exciting new flavors! We promise to enchant you with our hospitality and entertain you with our shows!
DEAR VALUED GUEST ALL OUR FOOD IS FRESHLY PREPARED FROM SCRATCH. ALL OUR HERBS ARE ORGANIC. OUR OLIVES, OLIVE OIL, VINE LEAVES, HALVA, MINERAL WATER, BEER’S LIQUEURS, DRY INGREDIENTS AND SPICES ARE IMPORTED FROM TURKEY AND LEBANON. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS OUR CUISINE TAKES TIME TO PREPARE A 10% Service fee is added to all bills. Cover Charge R30pp for Entertainment FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OR whenever we have entertainment for you… We do NOT accept cheques and No split bills please. Tipping the Belly Dancer is a Middle Eastern custom.
Set Menu’s
Set menus are served in platters Spread across the table like a Middle Eastern feast… Designed for 2 people or more NB: Portions will be determined by the number oF set menus ordered.
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The Ottoman Set Menu R 295 pp MEZE STARTERS Includes all of the following mezes served with hot pita bread Cacik (Turkish) Tzatziki (Greek) Yoghurt, cucumber & a hint of garlic Tabouleh (Lebanese) Kisir (Turkish) Bulgur wheat, tomatoes, onion, fresh mint, fresh parsley, lemon juice,olive oil, paprika and green pepper Humus (Turkish) Hummus (Greek) Humus Bi Tahini (Lebanese) Chick pea and sesame seed puree, blended with lemon juice and olive oil Kizartma (Turkish) Lightly Fried carrots, potato, green pepper, red pepper & aubergine blended together with garlic, yoghurt, paprika, herbs and olive oil Dolma (Turkish) Dolmades (Greek) Piquantly seasoned rice, herbs & spice, delicately wrapped in organic spinach,cabbage or vine leaves (whatever is available) served with yoghurt Feta Cheese Served with herbs and fresh parsley Mixed Pickles An assortment of pickled seasonal veggies Main Course Kebab Platters Served with Pilav (Rice of the day). Doner Kebab Chef's Choice Delicate slices of lamb and beef served on a bed of hot pita bread with yoghurt, topped with our famously secret sauce Shish Kebab Marinated lamb on a skewer and grilled to perfection and served with pita , vegetables and rice Adana Kebab Ground beef and lamb blended with herbs and spices, grilled to perfection on a skewer Tavuk Shish Kebab ( Chicken ) Marinated chicken breast on a skewer grilled to perfection. Dessert Platters Platter consists of fresh fruit and baklawa
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The Emperors Set Menu R 250 pp MEZE STARTERS Includes all of the following mezes served with hot pita bread Cacik (Turkish) Tzatziki (Greek) Yoghurt, cucumber & a hint of garlic Tabouleh (Lebanese) Kisir (Turkish) Bulgur wheat, tomatoes, onion, fresh mint, fresh parsley, lemon juice,olive oil, paprika and green pepper Humus (Turkish) Hummus (Greek) Humus Bi Tahini (Lebanese) Chick pea and sesame seed puree, blended with lemon juice and olive oil Kizartma (Turkish) Lightly Fried carrots, potato, green pepper, red pepper & aubergine blended together with garlic, yoghurt, paprika, herbs and olive oil Dolma (Turkish) Dolmades (Greek) Piquantly seasoned rice, herbs & spice, delicately wrapped in organic spinach, cabbage or vine leaves (whatever is available) served with yoghurt Feta Cheese Served with herbs and fresh parsley Mixed Pickles An assortment of pickled seasonal veggies Main Course Platter Served hot pita bread and Turka Potatoes Kofte / Keftedes / Kafta Grilled beef meatballs, seasoned with garlic and herbs Chop shish -Lamb Grilled mini lamb kebabs marinated in olive oil and organic herbs. Chop shish -Chicken Grilled mini chicken kebabs marinated in olive oil and organic herbs. Borek Spinach & Feta -sauteed spinach & feta wrapped in phyllo pastry Mihshi Malfoul dolmades Cabbage Dolma, delicately prepared fresh cabbage leaves stuffed with meat, rice herbs and spices, oven baked in lamb stock and drizzled with garlic youghut Fried Falafel Chic pea blended with parsley,garlic & spices Dessert Platters Platter consists of fresh fruit and baklawa
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The Istanbul Set Menu R225 pp
Fresh Veggie Platters We offer a variety of fresh cut seasonal vegetables, served with a garlic yoghurt dip
Main Course Platter Served with Pilav (Rice of the day). Yoghurt Beef Kebab Slices of beef fillet grilled to perfection served with vegetables on a delicious bed of pita bread drizzled with yoghurt and ottoman sauce
Dessert Platters Platter consists of fresh exotic fruit and halva
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The Gypsy Set Menu R 200 pp STARTER: CHORBA / SOUP We offer fresh homemade soup of the day, served with a basket of fresh pita bread. This Set menu & soup of the day to be ordered in advance. SOUP OF THE DAY Please ask your waitron which soup is available
Main Course Served with Rice dish (Pilav) of the day Tavuk Doner Kebab ( Chicken ) Delicate slices of marinated chicken shavings grilled and spread on a bed of hot pita bread smothered in yoghurt and topped with our famously secret paprika butter sauce
Dessert Platters Platter consists of a selection of fresh, exotic fruit and Baklava
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The Belly Dancer R 190 pp Fresh Veggie Platter We offer a variety of fresh cut veggies, served with garlic yoghurt dip, hummus, olives and a basket of fresh pita bread Main course - Meze Platters Meze is a way of life in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish & Lebanese meals start with a Selection of meze (appetizers) spread on the table, buffet style and everyone helps themselves, choosing items with contrasting flavors and textures Tabouleh (Lebanese) Kisir (Turkish) Bulgur wheat, tomatoes, spring onion, fresh mint, fresh parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, paprika and served with cos lettuce Cacik (Turkish) Tzatziki (Greek) Yoghurt, cucumber, & a hint of garlic Humus (Turkish) Hummus (Greek) Humus Bi Tahini (Lebanese) Chicken pea and sesame puree, with lemon and olive oil Kizartma (Turkish) Fried carrots, potato, green pepper & aubergine blended together with garlic, yoghurt, herbs and olive oil Ispanak Dolma (Turkish) Dolmades (Greek) Piquantly seasoned rice, currants, herbs & spice, delicately wrapped in organic spinach, cabbage or vine leaves, served with yoghurt Yogurtlu Patlijan Salatasi (Turkish) Baba Ghanouj (Lebanese) Baked aubergine blended with yoghurt, garlic, walnuts, olive oil and tahini Dessert Platters Platter consisting of a selection of fresh exotic seasonal fruits
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A’la Carte Menu MEZE (Starters) MEZE IS A WAY OF LIFE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN, AS TAPAS ARE A TRADITION IN SPAIN. MOST TURKISH, GREEK, & LEBANESE MEALS START WITH A COLLECTION OF MEZES (appetizers), SPREAD ON A TABLE LIKE A MIDDLE EASTERN FEAST, AND EVERYONE HELPS THEMSELVES, CHOOSING ITEMS WITH CONTRASTING FLAVOURS AND TEXTURES THAT COMPLIMENT ONE ANOTHER Please note: some items are not always available! AUTHENTIC MEZE DISHES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, FRESHLY PREPARED & SERVED ON PLATTERS TO ENJOY
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Cold-Sultans delight A LOVELY PLATTER SELECTION OF FRESH HOME MADE MEZE CONTAINING: KIZARTMA, TABOULEH, CACIK, HUMUS, YOGURTLU PATLICAN, STUFFED DOLMA, KOFTE, OLIVES, FETA, MIXED PICKLES AND FRESH HOT PITA. MEZE MEZE MEZE MEZE
PLATTER PLATTER PLATTER PLATTER
FOR FOR FOR FOR
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
R 95 R190 R285 R380
Hot-Emperor's delight A SELECTION OF PASTRY, CABBAGE DOLMA, LAMB CHOP SISH CHICKEN CHOP SISH, KOFTE, FALAFEL MEZE MEZE MEZE MEZE
PLATTER PLATTER PLATTER PLATTER
FOR FOR FOR FOR
ONE TWO THREE FOUR
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R150 R300 R450 R600
Cold Meze - Starters PITA BREAD IS NOT INCLUDED, ORDER ACCORDING TO YOUR APPETITE TABOULEH / KSIR A salad prepared with Bulgur wheat, tomatoes, green peppers, spring onion, garlic, fresh parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, paprika paste. and served with lettuce.
R48
CACIK / TZATZIKI Yoghurt, cucumber and a hint of garlic
R42
HUMUS Chick pea and sesame puree, with lemon, garlic and olive oil.
R48
YOGHURT PATLIJAN / BABA GHANNOUJ Baked aubergine blended with yoghurt, garlic, olive oil, lemon and tahini
R48
KIZARTMA Lightly Fried carrots, potato, green peppers red peppers and aubergine blended together with garlic & yoghurt paprika, herbs and olive oil
R48
DOLMA / DOLMADES R48 Piquantly seasoned rice, pine nuts, currents, herbs and spices, delicately wrapped in organic vine or spinach leaves steamed served with yoghurt SHI KOFTE / KIBBEH A traditional raw beef dish, prepared with spices and bulger wheat, and served with lettuce and olive oil
R70
MIXED PICKELS Spicy and pickled mixed seasaonal Vegetables
R40
OLIVES With olive oil & spiced
R40
SUNDRIED TOMATO PESTO With pepper paste, walnuts,onion, garlic, mixed spices to prefection
R45
FETA CHEESE WITH HERBS, CHOPPED TOMATO & PARSLEY
R45
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Hot Meze - Starters SOUP OF THE DAY - CHORBA (SOUP) Please ask us for for our traditional Soup of the day
R55
DAMASCUS HUMMUS - ARAB TAVA R55 Chick pea and sesame puree, with lemon, garlic and olive oil ,topped with beef mince and pine nuts
KOFTE/KEFTEDES/ KAFTA Grilled beef meatballs, seasoned with garlic and herbs
R55
CHOP SHISH Grilled mini lamb kebabs marinated in olive oil and organic herbs.
R55
FRIED FALAFEL Chic pea blended with parsley,garlic & spices
R55
MIHSHI MALFOUL (LEBANESE) R60 Cabbage Dolma, Delicately prepared fresh cabbage leaves stuffed with meat, rice herbs and spices, oven baked in lamb stock and served with garlic yogurt.
BOREK Spinach & Feta -sauteed spinach & feta wrapped in phyllo pastry Beef & onion- beef & onion & herbs wrapped in lebanese flat bread
R60 R65
MANTI R42 Turkish beef ravioli smothered in garlic, yoghurt, paprika-butter, and spices Pita Bread Pita Bread
SMALL LARGE
R15 R20
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Salads MORROCON CHICKEN SALAD Sauted chicken fillet strips, served with a walnut and garlic dressing, on a basic green salad
R68
TURKISH CHOBAN SALAD R60 Finely cut frsh tomato, onion,green pepper, cucumber,parsleyand mint with pomegrante molasses, olive oil, chilli and garlic lemon juice dressing
ARABIAN BEEF SALAD R72 Panfried beef strips,toasted sesame seeds, olives and finely cut fresh tomato,onion,green pepper cucumber, parsley and mint with cumin ,olive oil, chilli and lemon dressing
CYPRIOTS HALLOUMI SALAD Halloumi cheese served on fresh salad leaves
R65
GREEK SALAD R57 Tomato, lettuce,onions and green peppers,cucumber topped with feta cheese and olives and drizzled with our home made salad dressing
TURKISH WATER MELON & FETA SALAD Fresh chunks of watermelon and feta cheese, drizzled with olive oil
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R57
Main Courses All Main Courses are served with pilaf (rice)of the day
DONER KEBAB (ALEXANDER KEBAB) (CHEFS CHOICE) The famous Turkish specialty. Delicate slices lamb and beef spread on a bed of grilled pita smothered in yoghurt, and topped with our famously secret sauce.
R135
KLEFTIKO (GREEK) R165 Slow oven baked lamb shank, individually wrapped in its own pocket with olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, feta cheese and mountain herbs.
SHEIKH AL MIHSHI (LEBANESE) R140 Authentic oven baked Aubergine (eggplant) that has been delicately stuffed with lamb cubes, herbs & spices, smothered in a in a delicious tomato based sauce, cooked to perfection
ADANA KEBAB (AUTHENTIC TURKISH) R125 Ground beef and lamb blended with herbs and spices, grilled to perfection on a skewer and served with pita ,vegetables and rice
MOROCCAN FILLET R150 Flame Grilled Beef fillet (250g) marinated in organic oreganum and olive oil served on a bed of Bulger pilav & sautéed vegetables, topped with our secret sauce.
SHISH KEBAB (LAMB) R125 Marinated lamb on a skewer grilled to perfection and served with pita , vegetables and rice
YOGHURT BEEF KEBAB R145 Slices of beef fillet grilled to perferction served with vegetables on delicious bed of pita bread drizzled with yoghurt and ottoman sauce
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Main Courses All Main Courses are served with pilaf (rice)of the day TAVUK KEBAB ( CHICKEN KEBAB ) Marinated chicken breast on a skewer, grilled, served with pita and pilaf of the day.
R110
GRILLED KOFTE R125 Grilled, spicy beef mince Kofte blended with mountain herbs & spices and hints of garlic served on a bed of Turkish pilaf & pita, grilled peppers and paprika butter sauce. VEGETARIAN MAKLOUBET Freash seasonal Vegetables, grilled to perfection with garlic, oregano and olive oil, served Bulger pilav
R95
SPECIALITY PLATTER - FOR TWO (2) A delicious combo of our two famous doner & adana kebabs.
R300
MIXED KEBAB FOR ONE R190 A meat lovers platter with Doner, Lamb, Chicken & Adana kebabs served with pilaf of the day. MIXED KEBAB PLATTER FOR FOUR (4) R495 A Delicious platter for friends with all four famous kebabs, Doner, Lamb Shish, Chicken sish & Adana kebabs served with grilled tomato & peppers and pilaf.
Extras BULGUR PILAF
R25
TURKA POTATO
R30
PILAV (RICE)
R25
YOUGURT with/without garlic
R20
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Desserts HOME-MADE BAKLAVA
R60
ORIENTAL HALVA
R60
TURKISH DELIGHT
R60
DOM PEDRO
R45
TURKISH DELIGHT ICE CREAM
R60
Middle Eastern Pipes NARGILEH (TURKISH) ARGILEH (LEBANESE) HUBBLY BUBBLY
R60 R30 PER REFILL R13 EXTRA CHARCOAL
FLAVOURED TOBACCO STRAWBERRY, CHERRY, APPLE, ROSE, BANANA, MIXED FRUIT, APRICOT, LEMON, ORANGE, MINT, TURKISH, COLA, MELON, MANDARIN. ~ please ask your waiter for tobacco tray to see what is available ~
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Non Alcoholic Beverages
Beers
Still Rose Water Sparkling rose water Ayran All 330ml Sodas All 200ml sodas Tisers Lebanese Water 500ml Lebanese Water 1.5l Red bull Play Fruit Juice Rock Shandy Cordials Steel works Milk 12 Valpre Sparkling 1l Valpre Sparkling 500ml Turka Still Water 1.5l Valpre still 500ml Valpre still 1,5l
Almaza Windhoek Draught Windhoek lite Windhoek lager Miller Heinken Guiness Draught Castle Lager Castle Draught Castle Lite Amstel Blacklabel Hansa Pilsner Peroni
16 16 18 16 12 18 16 35 34 30 18 18 6 30 12 30 15 30 15 30
Coolers & Ciders Hunters gold Hunters dry Savanna dry Savanna light Sminorff spin Sminorff storm
21 21 21 21 21 21
Rum 40 23 21 21 21 23 32 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
Whiskey Bells J&B Jack Daniels Johnnie Walker Red Jamesons
18 18 24 18 24
Brandy Klipdrift Klipdrift premium Richelieu KWV10 yrs
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18 22 18 19
Malibu Bacardi Captain Morgan Redheart Spiced Gold Southern Comfort
19 19 19 19 19 19
White Spirits Arak Smirnoff Vodka Absolute Vodka Bombay Saphire Gin Gordons Dry Gin Mainstay Cane Ouzo Cinzano Pravda Vodka Michelle Adam
38 17 24 24 17 17 17 22 26 30
Premium Whisky
Liqueurs Amarga Almond Liqueur Amarula Archers Cape Velvet Cointreau Drambuie Disaronno Amaretto Campari Frangelico Galliano Ginger Grappa Jagermeister Kahlua Peppermint Strega (Safron Liqueur) Tangerina Patron XO
Chivas 12yr 45 Chivas 18yr 65 Glenlivet 12yr 45 Glenlivet 15yr 55 Glenlivet 18yr 65 Glenfiddich 12yr 45 Glenfiddich 18yr 65 Jack Daniels Single Barrel 35 Gentleman Jack 35 Bushmills 10 45 Johnie Walker Black 28 Johnie Walker Green 60 Johnie Walker Gold 70 Johnie Walker Blue 140 Johnie Walker Swing 60 Macallan 12yr 50 Jameson Signature 40 Jameson Select Reserve 35
21 19 17 19 38 38 38 19 23 22 17 23 23 18 17 22 22 38
Cognacs and Premium Brandy Hennesy VS Hennesy VSOP Hennesy XO Remy Martin VS Remy Martin VSOP Remy Martin XO Courvoisier VSOP Courvoisier XO Bisquit VSOP Martell VS Martell VSOP Martell XO Imoya Brandy
40 65 190 45 95 190 95 190 95 45 95 190 45
Hot Drinks Filter Coffee Decaf Coffee Cappuccino Café Latte Decaf Cappuccino Turkish Apple Chai Rooibos Tea Five Roses Tea Hot Chocolate Turkish, Lebanese or Greek coffee Espresso Dbl Espresso Irish coffee Kahlua coffee Amarula coffee
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15 15 18 19 19 18 15 15 19 23 15 19 35 35 35
Shooters
R30
SUIT CASE R30 Passion Fruit and Jack Daniels
SOWETAN TOILET R35 Banana Liqueur, Cape Velvet Liqueur and Nachtmusik
SLEDGE HAMMER R45 Stroh Rum and Cape Velvet Liqueur
BLOWJOB Kahlua, Amarula & Cream
SPRINGBOKKIE Peppermint Liqueur and Amarula
R25
CHOCOLATE CAKE Franangelico, Absolute Vodka
R30
JAGER BOMB Jagermeister & Play
R35
AlATURK R45 Middle Eastern Arak Liqueur and Cape Velvet Liqueur LIQUID COCAINE R28 Vodka and Butlers Blue Caracao with a dash of lime NUTTY ANGEL R28 Frangelico, Cape Velvet, Nachtmusiek
JELLY BABY R35 Butlers Banana, Butlers Blue Caracao, Cape Velvet & Greanadine BRAIN HEMORRHAGE R30 Peach Schnapps, Amarula Liqueur and Grenadine Syrup
LA VOKA CARAMEL Choco Vodka
R25
PATRON COFFEE TEQUILA
R30
AFTER SHOCK
R22
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