Arda Turkish Cuisine
619 Glen Huntly Rd. Caulfield, Victoria 3162, Elsternwick
(03) 9530 0193
Set menu
Highly recommended for groups and first timers; $29.5 per person. Minimum 2 people.Entrée
Four dips
Chickpea (humus), eggplant, cucumber and spinach
$
Hot Turkish Bread
Side Dishes
Three different side dishes
Vine leaves, baked eggplant, red kidney beans
$
Salad
Main courses
Doner kebab
Firstly starting with our delicious doner kebab (served on a sizzling plate topped with yoghurt and home-made tomato salsa)
$
Grilled Mains
Then we follow through with our grilled kofte, chicken and lamb shish skewers, served on our authentic Turkish rice (pilav)
$
Dessert and Coffee
Vegetarian
Entree
Chickpea
Humus; Chickpea, tahini, lemon, garlic
$7.00
Eggplant
Patlican; Baked eggplant, yoghurt, garlic
$7.00
Cucumber
Cacik; Fresh cucumber, yoghurt, garlic
$7.00
Spinach
Ispanak; Spinach, yoghurt, garlic
$7.00
Beetroot
Pancar; Beetroot, yoghurt, garlic
$7.00
Pumpkin
Kabak; Baked pumpkin, yoghurt, garlic
$7.00
Capsicum
Biber; Baked red capsicum, yoghurt, garlic
$7.00
Caviar
Tarama; Creamy seafood flavour
$8.00
Mixed dips
Karisik ezmeler; A selection of four different dips
$15.00
Turkish Bread
Pide Ekmegi; Additional basket of bread
$4.00
Side dishes
Baked Eggplant
Patlican kizartmasi; Chunks of oven baked eggplant, topped with yoghurt and home made tomato salsa
$8.00
Vine Leaves
Dolma – 4 pieces; Seasoned rice rolls individually wrapped in fresh vine leaves, topped in our special home made lemon vinaigrette
$8.00
Zucchini Fritters
Mucver - 2 pieces; A consistent blend of grated zucchini and shredded carrot minced in an egg based batter
$8.50
Red Kidney
Beans- barbunya; Whole red kidney beans boiled with seasoned vegetables, tossed in our traditional sauce
$8.00
Green Beans
yesil fasulye; Fresh crispy green beans with diced onion and carrot, topped with olive oil and sautéed in our light tomato chutney
$8.00
Capsicum Delight
Kirmizi biber kizartmasi; Roasted red capsicum, dressed with our special vinaigrette and olive oil, with a sprinkle of sumak and fresh parsley
$8.00
Grilled Tomato & Chilli
Kozlenmis aci biber ve domates; Mildly hot green peppers and tomato, char grilled
$8.00
Mixed Pickles
Karisik tursu; Pickled vegetables Turkish style
$8.00
Falafel
5 pieces; A blend of ground chickpea, vegetables and spices served as patties
$8.00
Beef Patties
Kadin budu kofte – 2 pieces; Oven baked, premium lean, minced beef patties, seasoned, and crumbed
$8.00
Lentil Soup
Mercimek corbasi; Home style ground Lentil soup, served with Turkish bread
$8.50
Bowl of Potato Chips
Potato chips cooked freshly to order, served with a side of sauce
$8.50
Rice
Pilav; White rice blended with lightly fried Turkish risoni, traditionally cooked to perfection
$8.00
Salads
Mediterranean Garden Salad
Bahce salatasi; Freshly chopped lettuce, tomato, cucumber and red onion dressed in our special lemon vinaigrette and olive oil
$8.50
Fetta Cheese Salad
Peynir salatasi; Slices of Turkish fetta, cucumber, tomato and olives seasoned with oregano, and our special lemon vinaigrette and olive oil
$8.50
Potato Salad
Patates salatasi; Diced oven baked potato tossed with onion and red capsicum with a splash of our special lemon vinaigrette and olive oil
$8.50
Tabouli Salad
Kisir salatasi; Freshly chopped parsley, combined with diced tomato and sliced spring onion, tossed with boiled wheat grains, dressed our special lemon vinaigrette and olive oil
$8.50
Arda Salad
Finely cubed red capsicum, tomato, and red onion tossed together dressed with a squeeze of lemon juice and a splash olive oil and fresh parsley
$8.50
Shepherd’s Salad
Coban salatasi; Finely cubed cucumber, tomato, and red onion tossed and dressed with a squeeze of lemon juice and a splash olive oil and fresh parsley
$8.50
Main courses
Doner Kebab
Ideal with Chalk Hill Blue Shiraz Cabernet; Tender shavings of seasoned lamb off the rotisserie, and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad.
$18.00
Additions
Large + $4.00
Iskender Kebab
Ideal with Mt Riley Pinot Noir; A sizzling dish of finely sliced doner, topped with yoghurt and homemade tomato salsa Available without yoghurt or tomato salsa. Fresh crouton bread base
$21.00
Lamb Shish Kebab
3 skewers Ideal with Red Belly Black Shiraz; Traditionally marinated fillets of spring lamb, individually skewered and char grilled and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad
$22.00
Chicken Shish Kebab
3 skewers Ideal with Mt Riley Sav.Blanc; Traditionally marinated tender chicken breast fillets, individually skewered and char grilled and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad
$22.00
Shish Kofta
5 pieces Ideal with Flinders Bay Merlot; Premium minced lamb skinless sausage, lightly seasoned and individually hand rolled. Served char grilled on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad
$19.50
Adana Kebab
1 large skewer Ideal with Pattavel Evening Star Cabernet Merlot; Premium minced beef and lamb, traditionally seasoned and spiced with fresh chilli and herbs, moulded onto a giant skewer, char grilled and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad
$20.00
Sujuk Kebab
4 pieces Ideal with Red Belly Black Shiraz; Traditional Turkish sujuk (spicy lean minced lamb sausage), char grilled and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad
$20.00
Lamb Cutlets
4 pieces Ideal with Shingleback Shiraz; Spring lamb cutlets traditionally marinated then succulently char grilled and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad
$23.00
Platter of Mixed Grills
Ideal with Pattavel Evening Star Cabernet Merlot; A samplers selection of some of Arda’s finest kebabs and grills, including tender slices of doner, skewered chicken and lamb shish kebab, premium miced kofta and a succulent, tender spring lamb cutlet, all served char grilled and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad.
$23.00
Quails
4 halves Ideal with Angove’s Clare Valley Riesling; Tender quails traditionally marinated and succulently char grilled and served on a bed of pilav rice, with a side of fresh garden salad.
$24.00
Vegetarian Special
Ideal with Flinders Bay Sauv.Blanc.Sem; An enticing assortment of baked eggplant, green beans, potato salad and a vine leave finished with a warm zucchini fritter cushioned on the Pilav rice
$19.50
Turkish pizzas
Our pastries can be ordered as a main course and are also ideal as a side-dish to share.Mince Lamb
Samsun; Traditionally seasoned lean lamb mince with sliced onion, folded in boat shaped thin pastry
$14.50
Vegetable & lamb
Kiymali; Crushed tomato, sliced capsicum and onion. Marinated and tossed with traditionally seasoned lean lamb mince, spread on thin flat pastry base then baked in our stone based oven
$14.50
Additions
Lettuce & lemon + $1.50
Fetta Cheese
Peynirli; Grated Turkish fetta cheese, with a sprinkle of parsley and spread on thin flat pastry
$14.50
Turkish Pepperoni
Sujuklu; Sliced traditional Turkish sujuk pieces spread on thin flat pastry
$14.50
Spinach & Fetta Cheese
Ispanakli; Freshly sliced spinach, combined with grated Turkish fetta cheese, closed into boat shaped thin pasty and baked
$14.50
Potato
Patatesli; Grated potato, sliced onion, with a sprinkle of parsley is then tossed together and closed into boat shaped thin pastry
$14.50
Annem’s Special
Sliced capsicum, red onion, mushroom, sujuk, mozzarella cheese, hot chilli on our home made tomato salsa base
$14.50
Combinations
Karisik pideler; Combination pastries are also available. This allows you to have two wonderful tastes in one. A popular combination is samsun and ispanakli
$15.50
Deserts
Baklava
1 piece; Flaky pastry pieces filled with crushed walnuts soaked in special syrup.
$6.00
Turkish Delight
lokum (2 pieces); Home style rose flavour delights coated in fluffy icing sugar
$3.50
Rice Pudding
Sutlac; Fresh authentic Turkish style pudding finished with a sprinkle of cinnamon
$6.00
Halva
Helva; Very popular sweet in Turkey and most of the region; being of a tahini base with additions like chocolate, nuts and honey.
$5.00
Ice Cream
Dondurma; Chocolate, strawberry or caramel topped ice cream
$5.50