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Brunch (available until 4:00pm)

Turkish Omelette
With roast capsicum, mushrooms, chorizo sausage, served with pita bread garnish, salad and sauces 17

Toasted Turkish Pita Bread

  • melted feta and basil pesto (V) 10
  • with fresh sliced salmon and mamakado dip 12

Cinnamon Toast (V)
With grilled banana, maple syrup and our own Turkish toast dipped in egg 16

Turkish "Mega Breakfast"
A large breakfast with 2 fried eggs, mushroom, chorizo sausage, fried tomato, salad and pita bread 18

Scrambled Eggs (V)
Served with fried tomato, mushrooms, mamakado dip and pita bread 16

Traditional "Turkish Donner Omelette"
Served with chicken from the spit, mushroom and salad rolled in large Lebanese pita 15



Special Lunch Menu - all $14

(Mon-Fri SAVE $2 - any meal on this menu for only $12)

Note: Not available with Entertainment Book vouchers or other discounts

Traditional and Special Dishes

Rostock Tavuk - Chicken from the spit, mushroom, capsicum, mozzarella, served with yoghurt and mesclun salad 14

Traditional Donner Omelette - With chicken from the spit, mushroom and salad, rolled in a Lebanese pita bread 14

Traditional Turkish Omelette - With roast capsicum, mushroom, chorizo sausage and salad 14

Karniyarik - Oven-baked eggplant with ground beef mince, parsley, cumin, fresh basil and mozzarella, served with tzatziki yoghurt sauce and tabouleh salad 14

Lahmacun - Ground beef spiced with parsley, cumin, mild chilli, served on a Turkish tortilla wrap with tabouleh salad 14

Pilau - Special Turkish rice dish (usually reserved for special occasions) made with cubes of marinated slow-cooked boneless chicken breast, sultanas, caramelised sliced carrot, pistachio nuts, and served with yoghurt and cucumber dressing 14

Ottomans Borek (V) - Filo pastry parcels with spinach, feta and cottage cheese, oven-baked and served with hummus, tabouleh, mild chilli sauce and yoghurt 14

Falafel Meal (V) - Our famous home-made falafel patties deep-fried, served with rice, hummus, tabouleh salad and yoghurt 14

Shawarma - Sliced chicken from the spit served on rice with chilli and yoghurt sauce, tabouleh salad and hummus 14

Chicken Shish - Marinated chicken cubes chargrilled on two small skewers, served with rice, tabouleh, chilli sauce and yoghurt 14

Special Soup of the Day - Served with Turkish pita bread 14

Gourmet Wood-Fired Pizzas

Ghazni - Sliced lamb and chicken, mushrooms, red onion, prawn, chilli and fresh mint 14

Margherita (V) - Freshly sliced tomato, mozzarella and fresh basil 14

Turkish (V) - Spinach, feta, olives, roasted eggplant, mushroom and artichoke 14

Tandoori - Sliced chicken from the spit, banana, mango, cashew nuts, coriander and yoghurt 14

Afghanien - Lamb and chicken, capsicum, mushroom, onion, chilli, olives and mozzarella 14

Kiwi Salmon Delight - Sliced salmon, cream cheese, capers, artichoke and capsicum 14

House Special - Chorizo sausage, salami, red onion, capsicum, chilli, basil and mozzarella 14

Tavuk ve Pesto - Spit chicken, pesto, zucchini, cashew nuts and mozzarella 14

Salads

Citrus Prawn Salad - Prawns, pan fried in a lemon sauce and served on mesclun salad with cherry tomatoes, seasonal citrus fruit and a vinaigrette dressing 14

Grilled Chicken Salad - Grilled slices of chicken from the spit, served with mixed salad, hummus, slice of pita bread and light mustard vinaigrette 14

Haloumi Salad (V) - Fresh mesclun salad, sun-dried tomato, lightly toasted Haloumi cheese, sliced egg and a light yoghurt sauce 14

Penne Tavuk - Creamy chicken with mushroom, red onion, parmesan and fresh basil 14



Dips

All our dips are freshly made on the premises by our chefs

Turkish Mixed Dips (V)
Selection of mixed Turkish dips comprising hummus, mamakado and baba gahnuj served with yoghurt and pita. For two people 25, three people 30, four people 35

Hummus (V)
Creamy chickpea and tahini dip, served with a single pita bread  13

Mamakado (V)
Avocado, cream cheese, lemon juice, spices and olive oil, served with a single pita bread 14

Baba Gahnuj (V)
Oven-roasted eggplant blended with olive oil, tahini, spices, fresh garlic and served with a single pita bread and yoghurt 13 



Salads

Greek Salad (V)
Freshly made salad of tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, capsicum, feta, olives, and lightly coated with olive oil and balsamic vinegar 16

Calamari Salad
Pan-fried calamari with garlic, olive oil, white wine, sweet chilli sauce, and served on a bed of salad, small 17

Smoked Chicken Salad
Sliced smoked chicken with fresh salad, mamakado dip and banana, finished with chopped pistachio nuts, sesame seeds and dressing, served with a slice of pita bread 21

Citrus Prawn Salad
Prawn, pan-fried in a lemon sauce and served on a fresh mesclun salad with cherry tomatoes, seasonal citrus fruit and vinaigrette dressing  18

Turkish Mediterranean Salad
Sliced lamb off the spit, served on a mixed mesclun salad, capsicum, tomato, carrot and onion accompanied with feta, olive, mango, with slice of pita bread and yoghurt sauce 24



Entrees

Vegetarian Mezze Platter (V)
Selection of hummus, baba gahnuj, tabouleh, dolmades, feta, olives, salad, turkish borek, ottomans borek and falafel patties served with pita bread and rice. For two people 25, three people 35, four people 45

Tavuklu Borek
Lightly spiced chicken mince mixed with onion, tomatoes and garlic, rolled in layers of filo pastry, and served with yoghurt, hummus and tabouleh 16

Turkish Borek (V)
Feta, ricotta, potato, spring onions and parsley rolled in layers of filo pastry, deep-fried and served with hummus and tabouleh 16

Ottomans Borek (V)
Filo pastry parcels with spinach, feta, cottage cheese, oven baked and served with hummus, tabouleh, warm tomato salsa and yoghurt 16

Mixed Borek
Combination of Ottomans, Tavuklu and Turkish boreks, served with hummus, tabouleh, yoghurt and warm tomato salsa, 26

Lahmacun
Traditional entree of finely ground mince, spiced with parsely, cumin and mild chilli, served on a thin Lebanese pita wrap, served with tabouleh salad, warm tomato salsa, yoghurt and fresh herbs 17

Karniyarik
Oven-baked eggplant with ground beef mince, parsley, cumin, fresh basil, mozzarella, served with yoghurt, slice of pita bread and tabouleh salad 17

Turkish Nachos - Chicken, Lamb or Vegetarian (V)
Turkish Cafe style - chicken or lamb slices from the spit, or a mix of artichoke, eggplant and mushroom on corn chips, with capsicum and mozzarella, finished with avocado dip and sour cream 18




Side Dishes (V)

Garlic pita 5 Plain pita 5
Bowl of potato wedges 10
Garlic pizza bread baked in oven 9
Bowl of rice 6 Bowl of French fries 9
Bowl of olives and feta cheese 12 Tabouleh salad 6
Extra bowl of dip 5



Special Mains

CUSTOMER CHOICE SPECIALS

The Bosses' Special House Platter
Platter combination of Turkish lamb shank, pirzolah kebab, grilled chicken breast, calamari, smoked chicken, king prawns, and fresh choban and leaf salad, served with rice, pita bread, yoghurt and chilli sauce, for two people 55, for four people 110

Afghan Mixed Plate
Slow cooked tender lamb shank and izmir kofteh, served with rice and potato wedges, salad, pita
bread and topped with our own special sauce 28

Fettucine Tavuk
Creamy chicken with mushroom, red onion, parmesan, basil and pesto 25

Turk Ozel Lasagne
Chicken layered with roasted vegetables, bechamel sauce, topped with parmesan and served with mesclun salad and light dressing 23

Turkish Pilau - a "Wedding Special"
Boneless chicken cubes marinated and slow-cooked in a light spicy sauce, with traditional rice, sultanas, caramelised sliced carrots, pistachio nuts, and served with a cucumber yoghurt dressing and fresh salad 25

Tavuk Salata
Grilled slices of chicken breast marinated in garlic, lemon and orange juice, topped with basil, feta and fresh tomato, served on salad with pita bread, yoghurt and warm tomato salsa 25

Prawn Shish Kebab
Marinated prawns in garlic and lemon juice, chargrilled on a traditional kebab skewer and served with salad, avocado dip, yoghurt sauce and rice 25, extra kebab skewer 13

Lamb Shish Kebab
Our special marinated lamb cubes on a traditional kebab skewer, chargrilled and served on a bed of rice with salad and pita bread 25, extra kebab skewer 13

Shish Tavuk
Marinated chicken cubes on a traditional kebab skewer, chargrilled and served on a bed of rice with salad and pita bread 25, extra kebab skewer 13

Mediterranean Squid
Pan-fried squid with anchovies, olives and feta served on a bed of salad with pita bread 25



Turkish Mains

Turkish Moussaka
Our traditional dish of minced chicken, eggplant, potato and mozzarella cheese served with pita bread and tabouleh 25

Vegetarian Moussaka (V)
Green beans, eggplant, potato, mushroom, sliced red capsicum, topped with béchamel sauce, mozzarella, and served with rice, yoghurt, tabouleh and chilli sauce 24

Glevech
Authentic dish of diced lamb, slow-cooked with tomatoes, capsicum and spices.  Served with eggplant, tabouleh, rice and yoghurt sauce 26

Pirzolah
Lamb cutlets marinated in lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and spices then chargrilled and served with rice, salad and slice of pita bread 27

Donner Kebab - AWARDED 6 STARS OUT OF 5 BY MAX MAGAZINE! (yes, 6 out of 5 - that's not an error!)
Your choice of lamb or chicken from the spit, or falafel patties (V), plus salad, hummus and sauces, all wrapped in a large Lebanese pita bread and toasted in our wood-fired oven 20

Anatolia
Chicken or lamb slices from the spit served on a bed of diced pita bread, topped with chilli sauce, minted garlic yoghurt and chopped cashew nuts 26

Hatay Hummus
Chicken or lamb slices from the spit served with creamy hummus, warm tomato salsa, yoghurt, tabouleh, and pita bread 26

Shawarma
Chicken or lamb slices from the spit served on a bed of rice, with warm tomato salsa, yoghurt and green salad 25

Falafel Meal (V)
Our famous home-made falafel patties deep-fried, served with rice, hummus, tabouleh, sauces and pita bread 22

Karishik Kebab
Especially for the BIG appetite.  A combination of lamb and chicken sliced from the spit served with rice, chilli sauce, minted garlic yoghurt, salad and pita bread 29

Mediterranean Lamb Shanks
Two lamb shanks marinated using our own secret recipe, slow-cooked, and served with rice and salad 28

All main dishes served with fresh herbs seasonally available



Wood-fired Pizzas

(Shhh...Auckland's best-kept secret...)

All our pizzas are made fresh when you order!

Gluten-free bases available

Chef's Special
Chicken from the spit, mushrooms, roasted eggplant, tomato, ricotta, olives and mozzarella 28

Ghazni
Lamb and chicken from the spit, mushroom, red onion, topped off with prawn, chilli and
mozzarella cheese 26

Afganien
Mixture of lamb and chicken, mushroom, capsicum, onion, chilli, olives and mozzarella 25

Hawaiian
Chicken, pineapple, napolitana sauce and mozzarella cheese 23

Kiwi Salmon Delight
Sliced salmon, cream cheese, capers, artichokes and sliced capsicum 25

Pepperoni
Salami, mushroom, capsicum, capers, olives, mozzarella and napolitana sauce 25

Tavuk ve Pesto
Chicken slices, pesto, zucchini, cashew nuts and mozzarella 25

Special House Pizza
Beef sausage, salami, lamb, onion, tomato, mushroom and mozzarella 27

Turkish (V)
Spinach, feta, olives, roasted eggplant, artichokes, mushroom and mozzarella cheese 26

Margerita (V)
Freshly sliced tomato, napolitana sauce, basil and mozzarella cheese 22

Roast Lamb
Lamb from the spit with red onion, mushroom, tomato, and the Chef's own tomato sauce 25

Tandoori Chicken
Chicken with banana, mango, cashews and yoghurt 26

Sweet Chilli Thai
Chicken with sweet chilli sauce, onion and capsicum 25



Vegetarian Meals

Brunch

Toasted Turkish Pita Bread with melted feta and basil pesto (V) 10

Cinnamon Toast (V)
With grilled banana, maple syrup and our own Turkish toast dipped in egg 16

Scrambled Eggs (V)
Served with fried tomato, mushrooms, mamakado dip and pita bread 16

Special Lunch Options (save $2 Mon - Fri) - no discounts or vouchers apply

Ottomans Borek (V) - Filo pastry parcels with spinach, feta and cottage cheese, oven-baked and served with hummus, tabouleh, mild chilli sauce and yoghurt 14

Falafel Meal (V) - Our famous home-made falafel patties deep-fried, served with rice, hummus, tabouleh salad and yoghurt 14

Haloumi Salad (V) - Fresh mesclun salad, sun-dried tomato, lightly toasted Haloumi cheese, sliced egg and a light yoghurt sauce 14

Margherita Wood-fired Pizza (V) - Freshly sliced tomato, mozzarella and fresh basil 14

Turkish Wood-fired Pizza (V) - Spinach, feta, olives, roasted eggplant, mushroom and artichoke 14

Also ask about the Special Soup of the Day - this is sometimes a vegetarian option

Entrees and Main Meals

Greek Salad (V)
Freshly made salad of tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, capsicum, feta, olives, and lightly coated with olive oil and balsamic vinegar 16

Vegetarian Mezze Platter (V)
Selection of hummus, baba gahnuj, tabouleh, dolmades, feta, olives, salad, turkish borek, ottomans borek and falafel patties served with pita bread and rice. For two people 25, three people 35, four people 45

Turkish Borek (V)
Feta, ricotta, potato, spring onions and parsley rolled in layers of filo pastry, deep-fried and served with hummus and tabouleh 16

Ottomans Borek (V)
Filo pastry parcels with spinach, feta, cottage cheese, oven baked and served with hummus, tabouleh, warm tomato salsa and yoghurt 16

Turkish Nachos - Vegetarian
Turkish Cafe style - a mix of artichoke, eggplant and mushroom on corn chips, with capsicum and mozzarella, finished with avocado dip and sour cream 18

Vegetarian Moussaka (V)
Green beans, eggplant, potato, mushroom, sliced red capsicum, topped with béchamel sauce, mozzarella, and served with rice, yoghurt, tabouleh and chilli sauce 24

Donner Kebab - Falafel (V)
Falafel patties, plus salad, hummus and sauces, all wrapped in a large Lebanese pita bread and toasted in our wood-fired oven 20

Falafel Meal (V)
Our famous home-made falafel patties deep-fried, served with rice, hummus, tabouleh, sauces and pita bread 22

Gourmet Wood-fired Pizzas

Turkish (V)
Spinach, feta, olives, roasted eggplant, artichokes, mushroom and mozzarella cheese 26

Margerita (V)
Freshly sliced tomato, napolitana sauce, basil and mozzarella cheese 22

Side Dishes (V)

Garlic pita 5 Plain pita 5
Bowl of potato wedges 10
Garlic pizza bread baked in oven 9
Bowl of rice 6 Bowl of French fries 9
Bowl of olives and feta cheese 12 Tabouleh salad 6
Extra bowl of dip 5


Children's Corner

Chicken Nuggets with Fries or Potato Wedges
Served with home-made hummus and salad 14.5

Kid's Pizza
Chicken with mozzarella cheese and pineapple 14.5

Kids' Mini-size Meals

Donner Kebab - AWARDED 6 STARS OUT OF 5 BY MAX MAGAZINE!
Your choice of lamb or chicken from the spit, or falafel patties, plus salad, hummus and sauces, all wrapped in large thin pita bread and toasted in our wood-fired oven 14

Shawarma
Lamb from the spit served on a bed of rice, with chilli sauce, yoghurt and pita bread 15

Chicken Donner
Chicken from the spit served on a bed of rice, with chilli sauce, yoghurt, and pita bread 15

Falafel Meal (V)
Our famous home-made falafel patties deep-fried, served with rice, hummus, tabouleh, sauces and pita bread 15

 



Desserts

Buy a box of Turkish Delight to take home! Only $14.90

Plate of Turkish Delight
Seven pieces of delicious, melt-in-the mouth Turkish delight 8

Baklava
Our most popular dessert ... Two pieces of our chef's baklava made from over-baked filo pastry layered with cashew nuts, drizzled with a light syrup. Served warm with yoghurt or cream 9

Affogato Al Caffe
Vanilla ice cream topped with strong espresso, a shot of liquor (your choice) and Turkish Delight 9

Orange Rice Pudding
Creamy Turkish dessert topped with cinnamon and orange slices, served warm or cold 8.5

Special Cake Selection
Try our special cakes served with ice cream or yoghurt. Please ask your wait staff for our current selection or daily specials 9

Enjoy your dessert with a delicious dessert wine...



Wines

Methodé Traditionelle

Glass Bottle
Lindauer Special Reserve
35
Lindauer Brut (200ml) 10

Lindauer Fraise (200ml) 10
Lindauer Sauvignon Blanc
10

White Wine

Chardonnay

Saint Clair Vicars Choice Chardonnay (Marlborough)

9 40

Tohu Chardonnay (Gisborne)

9
40

Sauvignon Blanc

Pencarrow Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc (Martinborough) 9 40
Saint Clair Vicars Choice Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough) 9 40
Twin Islands Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough) 9
38
Tohu Sauvignon Blanc (Marlborough) 9 40

Aromatics

Tohu Riesling
10 42
Saint Clair Vicars Choice Pinot Gris
10
45

Red Wine

Saint Clair Vicars Choice Merlot (Marlborough) 9 42
Saint Clair Vicars Choice Pinot Noir (Marlborough) 9 42
Twin Islands Pinot Noir (Marlborough) 9 42
Ngatarawa Stables Cabernet Merlot (Hawkes Bay) 9
38
Yalumba Shiraz
10
42
Alpha Domus Barnstormer Syrah

50
Alpha Domus Navigator Merlot Cabernet

50

Turkish Wine

Yakut - dry, elegant, light structured, round, fruity and spicy 9
40
Cankaya - dry, elegant, light structured and fruity 9
38
BYO corkage
3 per glass


Cocktails

Swimming Pool
Bacardi, vodka, blue Curacao, Malibu, pineapple juice, cream
14
Mintslide
Kahlua, mint syrup, creme de cacao, and milk
12
Mango Colada / Chocolate / Banana / Pina Colada
with Bacardi, Malibu, mango, cream
12
Snapper
Bacardi, Cointreau, grapefruit juice, and strawberry
12
Snow White
Vodka, Kahlua, ice cream
14
Sweet Green Tea
Bacardi, blue Curacao, Midori, apple juice, soda
14
Long Island Iced Tea
Vodka, Bacardi, gin, tequila, Cointreau and Coke
23
Hawaiian Breeze
Midori, peach schnapps blended with lemon juice, pineapple juice and lemonade
12
Fuzzy Brite
Brandy, peach schnapps, ginger ale
12
Sex on the Beach
Peach schnapps, vanilla vodka, cranberry juice, pineapple juice
12
French Vanilla Martini
Vanilla vodka, Chambord, and pineapple juice
12



Beers and Spirits

Turkish Beer

Efes Pilsner 7.5

Beer

Mac's Gold 7.5
Mac's Black 7.5
Heineken 7.5
Corona 7.5
Stella Artois 7.5
Steinlager Pure 7.5

Light Beer

Amstel Lite 7.5
Shandy 7.5

Spirits

Please ask for our selection of spirits
Spirits (double) 8
Premium Spirits (double) 9
Raki - Turkish aniseed-flavoured liquor served with ice
8



Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

Jaffa
Chocolate ice cream, orange juice
6
Twister
Grapefruit juice, pomegranate, lemonade
6
Crocodile
Grapefruit juice, lime cordial, sugar syrup, lemonade
6
Horse's Fall
Apple juice, bitters, lemon, lemonade OR ginger ale
6
Angel
Orange juice and vanilla ice-cream
6
Limonata
Orange juice, lemon and lime juices, lemonade, soda
6



Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Fruit Juices

Orange, apple, pineapple, grapefruit, tomato, or cranberry  5

Soft Drinks

Cola, diet cola, lemonade, ginger ale, soda water, tonic water, lemon lime and bitters, lemonade and lime, soda and lime 3.5
Bundaberg Ginger Beer 6
Sparkling mineral water (500 ml) 7

Smoothies & Iced Drinks

Smoothie: acai berry mix, banana or banana peanut
7.5
    ...with protein
9



Turkish Specialty Drinks

 

Glass Bottle
Ayran
Refreshing traditional yoghurt drink mixed with ice, lemon juice, mint and pinch of salt
7
Tulasey
Traditional yoghurt and mango drink
9
Apple Tea
Turkish specialty tea
4
Turkish Coffee (includes a Turkish Delight) 6
Raki
Aniseed flavoured liquor served with ice
8
Efes
The famous Turkish Pilsner beer
7.5
Turkish Wine
Cankaya white wine - dry, elegant, light structured and fruity
9
38
Yakut red wine - dry, elegant, light structured, round, fruity, spicy 9 40



Coffee and Chocolate Drinks

Short black 3
Long black 3.5
Capuccino 4
Hot chocolate glass 
                    bowl
4.5
5.5
Mochaccino glass
                 bowl
4.5
5.5
Iced chocolate, coffee, mocha, chai 6
Apple fresh-up - white chocolate, espresso,
apple/cinnamon
6.5
Mint fresh-up - white chocolate, espresso, fresh mint, mint syrup 6.5
 
Flat white 3.5
Chai latte 5
Iced coffee 6
Latte glass
         bowl
4.5
5.5
White choc glass
                bowl
4.5
5.5
Turkichino (mochaccino
with Turkish coffee)
5.5

Take home a taste of Turkey

Tin of Turkish apple tea
Tin of Turkish coffee
Box of
Turkish Delight

Ask at the counter for our current special prices

Turkish coffee with Turkish Delight 6

Soy milk extra 1
Decaffeinated coffee extra 1
Extra shot extra 1



Tea

Cup of English Breakfast tea  3

Pot of English Breakfast tea  4

Turkish apple tea  3.5

Iced Turkish apple tea  3.5

Pot of Speciality Tea  5.5
Choose from Mango Paradise, Arabian Magic, Peppermint, Green Tea, or Earl Grey