Bosphorus Restaurant Hitchin

Cold Starters

£5.50

Babaganoush

Charcoal grilled aubergine tahini yoghurt olive oil with a hint of garlic.

£4.50

Cacik

Finely chopped cucumber, fresh mint & a hint of garlic in a creamy yogurt sauce.

£4.99

Humus

A seasoned blend of pureed chick peas with tahini, garlic and lemon.

£5.80

Imam Bayildi

Stuffed aubergine with dried currants, pine nuts, fresh tomato, onion, green pepper, parsley and hint of garlic.

£4.99

Kisir

Bulgur(not gluten free) wheat mixed with crushed walnuts, spring onion & tomato sauce seasoned with fresh herbs.

£11.99

Mixed Cold Meze

Humus, Babaganoush, Tarama, Cacik, Kisir, Patlican Soslu and Yaprak Sarma

£4.99

Patlican Soslu

Fried aubergine mix peppers and onion in a special tomato sauce.

£4.99

Tarama

Freshly prepared whipped cod roe.

£5.50

Yaprak Sarma

Vine leaves stuffed with rice, onion, parsley, dried currants, pine nuts & herbs in a lemon juice and olive oil

£3.99

Zeytin (Olives)

Marinated green & black olives with herbs.

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Salads

£8.75

Avocado Prawn

Prawn cocktail with avocado & green salad.

£7.72

Avocado Salad

Finely diced avocado, cucumber, tomato, feta cheese in a special salad sauce.

£7.41

Feta Cheese Salad

Finely diced cucumber, tomato, parsley topped with feta cheese, olive oil and lemon dressing.

£5.13

Green Salad

Seasonal green salad.

£9.25

Halloumi Salad

Vegetarian

£8.75

Smoked Salmon & Avocado Salad

Avocado, smoked salmon cherry tomato & special salad sauce.

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Hot Starters

£6.99

Calamari Starters

Served with homemade tartar sauce.

£6.50

Chicken Liver Starters

Sauteed diced chicken liver with spring onion herbs & garnish.

£6.20

Falafel with Humus Starters

Mashed chickpeas, broad beans, fresh fitter and herbs served with humus.

£7.70

Grilled Octopus Starters

Marinated octopus, with oregano and olive oil.

£6.20

Halloumi Starters

Grilled cyprus cheese served with garnish.

£7.00

Humus Kavurma Starters

Juicy bits of pan fried lamb with pine kernels served over a bed of humus.

£6.50

Lamb Liver Starters

Sauteed diced lamb with red onion herbs & garnish.

£6.50

Meatballs Starters

Minced lamb meatballs cooked over charcoal with tomato sauce.

£11.50

Mixed Hot Meze Starters

Sucuk, halloumi, calamari, falafel and spinach & feta borek

£6.99

Mucver Starters

Pan fried patties of grated courgettes, onions, carrots, dill and parsley. Served with feta cheese and garlic sauce.

£6.99

Pan Fried Mussels Starters

Mussels with white wine, garlic, herbs and chef sauce.

£7.50

Prawn Tava Starters

Spicy also available.

£4.99

Soup of the Day Starters

Please ask your server

£5.80

Spinach and Feta Borek Starters

Filo pastry filled with spinach and feta cheese served with sweet chilli sauce.

£5.99

Sucuk Starters

Spicy Turkish sausage with peppers and tomato sauce.

£6.50

Whitebait Starters

Whitebait served-with garnish and tartar sauce.

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From Charcoal BBQ

£14.40

Adana Kofte

Spicy minced lamb with herbs, charcoal grilled.

£21.57

Bosphorus Mixed Kebab

Selection of Lamb Cubes, Chicken Cubes, Chicken Wings, Spicy Lamb Kofte & Lamb Chop.

£14.93

Chicken Kulbasti

Boneless chicken thighs grilled with herbs

£14.40

Chicken Shish

Marinated cubes of chicken grilled on a skewer.

£13.28

Chicken Wings

Chargrilled chicken wings served with rice & salad.

£16.46

Lamb Chops - 4 Pcs

Charcoal lamb cutlets, seasoned with herbs.

£15.96

Lamb Kulbasti

Tender fillet of lamb seasoned & charcoal grilled

£15.39

Lamb Ribs

Succulent lamb seasoned & grilled over charcoal, served with salad & rice.

£15.96

Lamb Shish

Marinated cubes of lamb grilled on a skewer.

£17.45

Mixed Chicken Kebab

Chicken Shish, Chicken Beyti and Chicken Wings.

£20.54

Mixed Kulbasti

Fillet of Lamb and Chicken Thighs Grilled with Herbs.

£20.60

Mixed Lamb Kebab

Lamb Shish, Adana, Lamb Chops and Lamb Ribs

£18.48

Mixed Shish

Skewer of lamb shish & skewer of chicken, grilled tomatoes & grilled peppers served with rice & salad.

£15.45

Patlican Kebab

Chargrilled minced lamb with aubergine on skewer, with rice & salad.

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Special Kebabs

£16.99

Ali Nazik

Chargrilled aubergine mixed with yoghurt and garlic. Topped with minced lamb and butter sauce.

£16.42

Chicken Iskender

Chargrilled chicken on a bed of diced bread with yoghurt and topped with anatolian sauce and melted butter.

£15.96

Iskender

Minced lamb on a bed of diced bread with yoghurt and topped with anatolian sauce and melted butter.

£15.96

Sarma Chicken Beyti

Specially prepared minced chicken and herbs on a skewer, chargrilled and wrapped in thin homemade bread served with butter, tomato sauce and yoghurt.

£16.42

Sarma Lamb Beyti

Specially prepared minced lamb and herbs on a skewer, chargrilled and wrapped in thin homemade bread, with butter, tomato sauce and yoghurt.

£17.45

Yogurtlu Lamb Shish

Marinated cubes of lamb shish on a bed of diced bread with yoghurt and topped with anatolian sauce and melted butter

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Bosphorus Specials

£15.45

Chicken Casserole

Finely diced chicken with onions, garlic, tomatoes, peppers & mushrooms.

£14.93

Chicken Princess

Breast of supreme chicken fillet cooked in a creamy white wine sauce, spinach and mushrooms.

£16.42

Kleftiko (Shank of Lamb)

Slowly roasted lamb shank with vegetable sauce & mash potato.

£16.42

Lamb Casserole

Marinated lamb pieces with onions, garlic, tomato, peppers & mushrooms.

£13.33

Meat Moussaka

Minced lamb aubergines potatoes, mushrooms, green peppers, tomato & onions cooked in oven with bechamel sauce

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Fish and Seafood

£14.42

Calamari Specials

Deep fried fresh squid served with tartar sauce, chips & fresh salad.

£15.96

Fillet Seabass Specials

Marinated fillet of seabass served with mash potato.

£17.45

Grilled King Prawn Specials

Gluten Free

£19.51

Grilled Octopus Specials

Gluten Free

£14.93

Grilled Salmon Specials

Gluten Free

£20.08

Mixed Seafood Fish Specials

Gluten Free

£19.51

Scallops Specials

Pan fried scallops in a creamy lemon sauce, served with

£15.96

Seabass Specials

Gluten Free

£19.05

Tuna Steak Specials

Gluten Free

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Steak

£20.58

Rib Eye (10oz)

This steak cut from the rib of beef, has marbled fat & produces intense flavour.

£22.60

Sirloin (10oz)

This steak cut from the short loin consistently produces great flavour.

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Ottoman Cuisine

£15.39

Islim Kebab

Gluten Free

£16.20

Kapadokya

Traditional 500 year old recipe. Marinated chicken with onions and mixed peppers in pomegranate, lemon juice, honey, apricot and almond. Served with salad and rice.

£14.93

Karni Yarik

Gluten Free

£16.42

Osmanli Saray Yahnisi

Traditional 600 year old recipe. Marinated cubed lamb, shallots, almonds, apricot, fried fig, carrots and cubed potato. Served with

£15.39

Sultan Tavuk

Stir fried chicken mixed with fried peppers, onions, herbs and blended with garlic. Served with bulgur (not gluten free), salad and a spicy tradional Turkish sauce.

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Pastas

£10.60

Penne Arrabiata

Vegetarian

£10.81

Penne Pollo

Penne pasta, strips of chicken, mushroom in a creamy white wine sauce served with parmesan cheese.

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Vegetarian Dishes

£11.84

Falafel Vegetarian Dishes - 6pcs

Vegetarian

£13.39

Grilled Halloumi Kebab Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian

£11.84

Imam Bayildi Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian

£11.33

Mucver Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian

£11.31

Mushroom Saute Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian

£11.84

Vegetarian Moussaka Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian

£11.33

Yaprak Sarma Vegetarian Dishes

Vegetarian

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Side Orders

£2.57

Bread

£3.39

Chips

£4.06

Grilled Asparagus

£3.03

Grilled Mushroom

£2.57

Grilled Onions

£3.60

Mash Potato

£3.07

Rice

£4.06

Sweet Potato Chips

£2.57

Yogurt

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Wraps

£9.21

Adana Wrap

£9.21

Chicken Wrap

£8.18

Falafel Wrap

£8.18

Halloumi Wrap

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Sharing Platters

£44.29

Bosphorus Feast

Perfect for Sharing for 2 People

£66.95

Bosphorus Jumbo Platter

Perfect for Sharing for 4 People

£18.52

Mixed Cold Meze - Large

Perfect for Sharing for 2

£19.55

Mixed Hot Meze - Large

Perfect for Sharing for 2

£63.00

Seafood Platter

Gluten Free

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Alcohol

£4.42

Corona 18+

330ml ABV 4.5%

£4.12

EFES Pilsner 18+

330ml ABV 5%

£4.12

Peroni 18+

330ml ABV 5.1%

£4.12

Stella Artois 18+

330ml ABV 5%

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Soft Drinks

£3.03

Bottles of Drink

330ml

£2.57

Bottles of Drink 220ml

£3.03

J20 Bottles

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Desserts

£4.95

Baklava

Traditional Turkish filo filled with a layer of walnuts and topped with syrup

£4.95

Banoffee Pie

Traditional banoffe pie with bananas, caramel and cream, on a biscuit base topped with chocolate

£4.95

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Rich chocolate cake with chocolate fudge icing and chocolate pieces

£4.95

Chocolate Orange Cake

A rich chocolate and orange cake

£4.95

Kadayif

Traditional Turkish style shredded wheat pastry with walnuts and pistachios soaked in syrup

£4.95

Saray Burmasi

Classical Turkish rolled up filo pastry filled with pistachio and soaked in syrup

£4.95

Selection of Cheesecake

Ask for daily flavours

£4.95

Tiramisu

Moist biscuit base topped with mascarpone cheese and coffe

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