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MENU MOROCCAN MEZZE BAR & RESTAURANT Welcome to Al Farid Mezze Bar & Restaurant Umar ibn ‘Al-Farid’ was an Arab poet, his poetry is entirely Sufi c and he was esteemed as the greatest mystic poet of the Arabs! Our head chef has created a thoughtful menu that delights the taste buds. A fi rm favourite is the mezze, an array of small succulent dishes. The mezze comprised both hot an cold dishes and off ers a wealth of colour, fl avour, texture and aroma. An attribute of Moroccan food is the fact that it is very healthy as well as tasty and fi lling. A choice of traditional Moroccan dessert is on off er to complement the meal. You can expect Baklava - a sweet pastry or Mahlabia, a rice pudding with rose water. The drinks menu also off ers Moroccan unique cocktail, ‘Kissed by a Rose’. To fi nish your meal you cannot miss out on one of our Moroccan coff ees or fresh mint tea fl avoured with natural cardamom, Cinnamon or Rose water. No Moroccan meal is complete without smoking an authentic hooka pipe. Each day the water pipes are packed with fresh fl avoured tobaccos. Choose between apples, Strawberry,Grape and Mint etc. FOOD ALLERGIES Please ask before you eat... Management advised that food prepared here may contain or have come into contact with peanuts, tree nutss, soybeans, milk, eggs wheat, shellfi sh or fi sh! *Tahini is a sauce made from sesame seed. * Zereshk is small dry Persian barberry fruit. * May contain nuts. (GF) Gluten Free (VG) Vegan (V) Vegetarian (GF) Gluten Free (GF) Gluten Free (VG) Vegan (VG) Vegan STARTER (V) Vegetarian MAINS (V) Vegetarian Homemade Falafel (GF) (VG - without tzatziki) ....................................................................... 6.95 Lamb Tagine (GF) ..................................................................................................................... 16.95 Homemade crisp croquette of mashed chickpeas blended with coriander, cumin and tahini*. Aromatic slow cooked lamb shank spiced with turmeric, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, Served on a bed of tzatziki, with tahini* sauce and mixed salad. onions and garlic. Served with saffron rice and a sprinkle of Zereshk*. Marinated Grilled Squid (GF) ............................................................................................... 7.95 Chicken Tagine (GF - swap couscous for rice) ....................................................................... 14.95 Grilled squid marinated with garlic, lemon grass, harissa sauce, onion and olive oil. Delicious slow cooked chicken leg with apricots, rose water, dried lime cooked with root vegetables. Served on a bed of mixed salad and side of hummus. Served with couscous. Izmir Kofta (GF) ........................................................................................................................... 6.95 Al Bahr Tagine (GF - swap couscous for rice) ........................................................................ 16.95 Moroccan spiced minced Lamb Meatballs slowly braised in a tomato sauce. Lemongrass and harissa marinated king prawns and baby squid, topped with roasted root vegetables, Served with mixed salad. tomato sauce and chickpeas. Served with couscous. Bata (GF) ......................................................................................................................................... 8.95 Fesenjan (GF) ............................................................................................................................. 15.95 Moroccan spiced duck served on a bed of mixed salad, drizzled with pomegranate molasses. Slow cooked duck in sweet pomegranate molasses and ground walnuts. Served with saffron rice and a sprinkle of Zereshk* Maigou (GF) ................................................................................................................................... 8.95 Pan-fried prawns cooked in garlic and lemongrass with a tomato sauce. Kefta Tagine (GF) ..................................................................................................................... 14.95 Served with mixed salad. Cinnamon spiced lamb meatballs slow baked in an aromatic tomato sauce topped with a poached egg. Served with saffron rice and a sprinkle of Zereshk*. Teen (V) ........................................................................................................................................... 7.95 Fig and goat’s cheese parcels. Served with sweet chilli sauce and mixed salad. Seven Vegetable Tagine (GF - swap couscous for rice) (VG) ........................................... 12.95 Slow cooked stew with butternut squash, carrots, peppers, aubergine, swede, sweet potato and Moroccan Fish Cakes (GF) ................................................................................................... 6.95 courgettes. Topped with Zereshk* and served with couscous. Homemade Moroccan spiced fish cakes. Served with sweet chilli sauce and mixed salad. Felfel Dolma (GF - swap couscous for rice) (V) ....................................................................... 12.95 Halloumi Salad (GF) (V)............................................................................................................ 7.95 Roasted peppers stuffed with cannellini beans, chickpeas, Maghrabian cheese. Grilled halloumi served on a bed of mixed salad, topped with a pomegranate dressing. Cooked in an aromatic tomato sauce and served with couscous. Chicken Pastilla ........................................................................................................................ 6.95 Beef Tagine (GF) ....................................................................................................................... 15.95 Cinnamon spiced chicken wrapped in a crisp filo pastry. Slow cooked beef with squash, prunes and chickpeas. Served with saffron rice and sprinkle of Zereshk*. Served with sweet chilli sauce and mixed salad. Jojeh Soltani (GF) .................................................................................................................... 14.95 Felfel Dolma (GF) (V).................................................................................................................. 6.95 Marinated lemon and saffron chicken breast, seasoned ground minced lamb kebab and Roasted peppers stuffed with cannellini beans, chickpeas and Maghrabian cheese. grilled tomatoes. Served with saffron rice ,a sprinkle of Zereshk and sumac. Served with mixed salad Stuffed Aubergine filled Mushroom(GF - swap couscous for rice) (V) ...................... 13.95 Aubergine Roulade (GF) (V) .................................................................................................. 6.95 Oven roasted Aubergine stuffed with garlic Mushrooms and Magharbian cheese. Wraps of grilled aubergine around Maghrabian cheese and sun blushed tomatoes. Braised in tomato sauce. Served with sweet chilli sauce and mixed salad. Moroccan Lamb Shish (GF - swap couscous for rice) ....................................................... 14.95 Homemade Beetroot Falafel (GF) (VG - without tzatziki) .................................................. 6.95 Grilled fillet of lamb marinated in lemon and saffron. Homemade crisp croquette of mashed chickpeas and beetroot spiced with coriander, Served on a bed of couscous with root vegetables and a rich tomato sauce. cumin and tahini*. Served on a bed of tzatziki, with tahini* sauce and mixed salad. Aubergine Gateau (GF - swap couscous for rice) (V) ............................................................. 1.95 Mushroom Pastilla (V) ............................................................................................................ 6.95 Layers of grilled aubergine, sweet potato, tomato and Maghrabian cheese baked in an aromatic tomato Stuffed mushroom and Chedder cheese parcels. Served with mixed salad. sauce, served with couscous. Shorbat Adas Soup (GF) (VG) ............................................................................................... 5.95 Dolmeh Aubergine (GF) (VG) ............................................................................................... 13.95 Lentils, tomato, chickpeas and root vegetables. Oven roasted aubergine stuffed with lentils, tomatoes, chickpeas, root vegetables and rice. Cooked in tomato sauce. Served with a side salad. Lamb Sabousic ......................................................................................................................... 6.95 Minced Lamb with onion and Sumac, wrapped in crispy filo pastry. Tavak Shish (GF - swap couscous for rice) .............................................................................. 13.95 Served with a mixed salad. Grilled chicken breast marinated with lemon and saffron. Served on a bed of couscous with root vegetables and a rich tomato sauce Mixed Shish Platter (GF - swap couscous for rice & bread for salad) (for two) .................. £33.50 Grilled skewers of marinated chicken breast, seasoned ground minced lamb kebab, tender lamb fillet and merguez sausages. Served with spicy potatoes and grilled tomatoes layered between two portions of lavash (flat bread), with a side of couscous and root vegetables. (GF) Gluten Free (GF) Gluten Free (VG) Vegan (VG) Vegan (V) Vegetarian (V) Vegetarian MEZZE All at £5.95 each 16. Teen (V) Fig and goat’s cheese parcels. Drizzled with sweet chilli sauce. Crispy calamari served with garlic mayonnaise. MEZZE 17. Grilled Moroccan Sausage (GF) All at £5.95 each Skewered spicy Moroccan sausages. 6 for £33 18. Persian Chicken Shish (GF) or Chargrilled lemon and saffron marinated