Manageesh Platter (Flatbread) (V) (Can be Customised) £8.95
Two manageesh of your choice, fattuush salad, pickles and olives and a choice of hummus, baba ghanuuj or m’tabal.
Lahm Bi’ajeen Platter (Flatbread) (SE) £9.95
Two lahm bi’ajeen with fattuush salad, pickles and olives and a choice of hummus, baba ghanuuj or m’tabal.
Fatayer Platter (SE) (Can be Customised) £9.95
Any three fatayer (pastries) of your choice, fattuush salad, pickles and olives and a choice of hummus, baba ghanuuj or m’tabal.
Salads
Tabula (VE) £4.45
Loaded with parsley, bulgur wheat, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes; complimented by a tangy herb dressing.
Fattuush (V) (Make Me VE/GF) £4.85
Syrian salad dressed with pomegranate molasses, feta cheese, crunchy croutons and extra-virgin olive oil.
Makali (V) (Make Me GF) £5.95
Crispy aubergine, courgette, potato and chickpeas on a bed of lettuce with croutons, fresh cucumber and onions; dressed with sumac and a home-made garlic dressing.
Dips
Classic Hummus (VE) (SE) (Make Me GF) £3.95
Rather delicious. Made fresh in-house every day. Served with 2 flatbreads.
Avocado Hummus (VE) (SE) (Make Me GF) £4.25
A creamy twist on our classic hummus dish with avocado blended through. Served with 2 flatbreads.
Baba Ghanuuj (VE) (SE) (Make Me GF) £3.95
Roasted aubergine dip delicately blended with lemon, extra-virgin olive oil and garlic. Served with 2 flatbreads.
House Specialities
Damascena Lamb Shawarma Arabiya (SE) £8.25
Shawarma seasoned lamb, crunchy salad, tahina, yoghurt sauce and pickles folded up in a flatbread. Served with a side of batata hara potatoes.
Damascena Chicken Shawarma Arabiya £7.25
Shawarma seasoned chicken, crunchy salad, home-made garlic dressing and pickles all folded up in a flatbread. Served with a side of batata hara potatoes.
Hummus Shawarma (SE) (Make Me GF) £5.95
Classic hummus topped with lamb or chicken shawarma, served with 2 flatbreads.
Individual and Meze Dishes
Vine Leaves (VE) (GF) £3.45
Delicate vine leaves stuffed with herbaceous rice.
Falafel (VE) (SE) (Make Me GF) £4.65
Fresh crispy falafels served with 2 flatbreads and a choice of dip (see dips).
Fatt'eh (N) (SE) (Make Me GF) (Nut-Free Option Available) £5.95
Lamb mince and pine nuts piled on top of crispy flatbread, croutons, chickpeas, tahina yoghurt sauce, garlic, ghee and lemon. Served with a flatbread.
Kibbeh Makliya (N) £4.95
Bulgur wheat croquettes stuffed with lamb mince, pomegranate molasses, sumac, walnuts and a delicious herb mix. Served with mint yoghurt.
Tahina Kofta (SE) (Make Me GF) £7.65
(Option to serve without tahini yoghurt sauce). Minced lamb, fresh parsley and mixed herbs topped with tahina yoghurt sauce; stone baked in a pastry lid.
Batata Hara (VE) (Make Me GF) £4.25
Chilli potatoes with a hint of paprika. Served with a flatbread.
Fried Halloumi Platter (V) (Make Me GF) £6.95
Fried halloumi, batata hara potatoes and rocket salad. Served with a flatbread.
Grilled Halloumi (V) (Make Me GF) £5.10
Grilled halloumi with a garnish of rocket salad. Served with a flatbread.
Appetiser Meze (VE) (SE) (Make Me GF) £8.95
Classic hummus, avocado hummus, baba ghanuuj, batata hara and vine leaves. Served with 2 flatbreads.
Mixed Meza (V) (SE) (Make Me GF/VE) £9.95
Crunchy falafels, choice of fuul (see fuuls), choice of dip (see dips) and a fattuush salad. Served with 2 flatbreads.
Damascena Desserts
Knafe (N) (Nut-Free Option Available) £5.95
Sweet cheese and vermicelli dessert served hot, topped with syrup and vanilla ice cream. A pistachio nut topping is available upon request.
Walnut Katayif £3.45
Hot dumplings filled with chopped walnuts, dipped in syrup. Served with vanilla ice cream.
Sautéed Gilt-head bream with saffron, honey chilli and pinenuts.
Warm Halloumi Salad £8.50
Salad of chargrilled Mediterranean vegetables with halloumi and basil oil.
Bodegas Borsao Garnacha, Campo de Borja, Spain (Bottle) £17.75
Juicy brambly fruit and fresh redcurrants dominate this generous easy drinking wine. Soft tannins, good acidity and a hint of spiciness round the palate.
Flatbread £3.80
The best Mediterranean flatbread, grilled and served with olive oil and parsley. V.
Champiñones Rellenos £6.50
Mushrooms stuffed with tomato and rosted red peppers sauce topped with grilled mozzarella. V.
Portal D'Ouoro, Portugal (Bottle) £21.00
From Portugal's Duoro Valley, this is really gusty, hearty red, packed with dark fruit.
Estrella (330ml) £3.80
Baklava £4.50
Wafer thin filo pastry with walnuts, almonds and pistachios, in an orange, cinnamon and cardamom flavoured syrup.
Artichoke, closed cup mushroom, red onion and black olives, with tomato, vegan mozzarella alternative and garlic oil, finished with fresh parsley
£9.80
Niçoise (GF) £8.25
Tuna, white anchovies, baby capers, black olives, free-range egg, seasonal mixed leaves, cucumber and fresh tomatoes, with house dressing, fresh parsley and a wedge of lemon. Please note if dough sticks are added, the salad is no longer (GF).
La Reine £11.35
Prosciutto cotto, black olives, closed cup mushroom, mozzarella and tomato.
Appletiser £2.80
275ml.
Vegan Giardiniera (V) (Ve) (VG) £10.70
Artichoke, closed cup mushroom, red onion and black olives, with tomato, vegan mozzarella alternative and garlic oil, finished with fresh parsley
Romana Bundle for 2 £31.35
2 Romana Pizzas, 2 soft drinks & 1 Dough Balls ‘PizzaExpress’. Desserts also available.