Tad Bistro in Hackney Menu

 Set Menu

• Set Menu 1 (For Two Persons) £39.50
  • Rich variety of Cold Meze Platter (Starter), Succulent variety of Grilled Kebabs (Main Course), Baklava (Dessert) and Coffee/Tea.
• Set Menu 2 (For Two Persons) £44.50
  • Rich variety of Hot Meze Platter (Starter), Succulent variety of Grilled Kebabs (Main Course), Rice Pudding (Desert) and Choice of Coffee/Tea.
• Set Menu 3 (For Two Persons) £34.50
  • Single portion Falafel topped with hummus and Single Lahmacun topped with rocket (Starter), Lamb/Chicken Casserole each (prepared by the chef on order) (Main Course) and Coffee or Tea.

 Breakfast Platter – Kahvalti Platesi

• Breakfast Platter £7.50
  • Mixed Platter of Mediterranean breakfast with halloumi, feta cheese, sausage, olives, fried egg, butter, tomatoes, cucumber, with traditional tea.

 Daily Soups - Günün Çorbalari

• Lentil Soup - Merci̇mek (V) £4.90
  • Mashed Lentil Soup with Tasteful aroma boiled in vegetable stock - daily.
• Chicken Soup - Tavuk Çorbasi £4.90
  • Slices of fine chicken, pasta rice, vegetables boiled in chicken stock with tomato sauce - daily.

 Daily Specials - Günün Sulu Yemekleri̇

• Vegetarian Special £6.90
• Lamb Special £6.90
• Chicken Special £6.90

 Cold Starters - Soģuk Meze

• Tarama Salad - Tarama £4.20
  • Freshly prepared whipped Cod Roe (Fish Roe Pate).
• Humus – Humus (V) £3.90
  • Ground chick-peas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
• Cucumber Yoghurt Dip - Cacik (V) £3.90
  • Cucumber with yoghurt and a hint of garlic and mint.
• Spinach Yoghurt Dip - Ispanak Tarator (V) £4.20
  • Fresh Spinach mixed in creamy yoghurt and hint of garlic.
• Russian Salad - Rus Salatasi (V) £4.20
  • Traditional Russian Salad made with potatoes, carrots, pickles, peas, bedded in mayonnaise and dash of yoghurt.
• Aubergine Napolitani - Şakşuka (V) £4.20
  • A mixture of aubergine, green peppers, red onions, parsley, olive oil and lemon juice.
• Cracked Wheat Salad - Kisir (V) £3.90
  • Steamed cracked wheat, onions mixed peppers, parsley, tomato sauce, pine nut and walnut.
• Green Beans Stew - Taze Fasülye (V) £3.90
  • Green Beans cooked with dried tomato sauce.
• Stuffed Aubergine - İmam Bayildi (V) £5.90
  • Aubergine stuffed with onions, mixed pepper, garlic and tomato sauce.
• Stuffed Rolled Vine Leaves - Yaprak Sarma (V) £4.30
  • A mixture of rice, mint parsley, onions. Bird grapes and pine kernels wrapped in vine leaves stewed off.
• Prawn Cocktail – Karades Cocktail £5.90
  • Prawns on a bed of lettuce, dressed with cocktail sauce.
• Turkish Feta Cheese - Beyaz Peyni̇r £4.30
  • White feta cheese with olives.
• Melon – Kavun (Fruit) £4.90
  • Fresh Sliced Melon.
• Yoghurt - Yoģurt (V) £3.20
  • Natural homemade yoghurt.
• Olives - Zeyti̇n (V) £3.90
  • A selection of pickled olives, thyme, and lemon juice bedded with olive oil.
• Mixed Meze – Karişik Meze (V) £8.50
  • A rich colourful selection of cold starter platter for one person.
• Mix Meze For Two - Karişik Meze İki̇ £15.50
  • Rich variety of hot and cold Meze Platters.

 Hot Starters - Sicak Meze

• Lahmacun - Lahmacun £3.20
  • Oval shaped thin pastry topped with minced lamb, onions and mixed spices cooked in a traditional stoned based oven.
• Chips - Patates Kizartma £2.90
• Feta Cheese Filled Pastry - Muska Boreģi̇ (V) £4.90
  • Pastry stuffed with feta cheese and parsley.
• Stir-fried Lamb - Et Kavurma £5.90
  • Pan fried marinated lamb with onions and parsley.
• Stir-fried Chicken – Tavuk Kavurma £5.90
  • Pan fried marinated chicken with onions and parsley.
• Humus with Stir-Fried Lamb – Humus Kavurma £6.90
  • Bed of Humus topped with dash of pan fried marinated lamb with parsley.
• Albanian Fried Liver - Arnavut Ci̇ģeri̇ £5.90
  • Freshly prepared. Sautéed strips of lamb liver fried in butter, caramelised, onions, mixed herbs and chilli & lemon juice.
• Halloumi Cheese - Helli̇m £5.50
  • Halloumi cheese grilled and served on a bed of lettuce.
• Sauteed Calamari Rings - Kizartilmiş Kalamar (Sea Food) £5.50
  • Fried rings of calamari coated & dipped in flour.
• Falafel - Falafel (V) £4.90
  • Served as four (4) pieces. A mixture of crushed chick-beans, broad beans, celery, coriander, onions, garlic, carrots, peppers & spices topped with humus.
• Hot Mixed Meze – Sicak Karişik Meze (V) £8.90
  • Includes Halloumi, Calamari, Falafel & Feta Cheese filled Pastry and a dash of Humus for one person.
• Grilled Sausage – Sucuk £4.90
  • Grilled sausages served on green bed of lettuce.

 Salads - Salata Çeşi̇tleri̇

• Fine Chopped Salad - Ezme (V) £4.90
  • Char grilled and finely chopped tomatoes, onions, green pepper, parsley, herbs and pomegranate sauce, lemon juice, not forgetting olive oil – excellent choice for taste.
• Shepherds Salad - Coban Salatasi (V) £4.90
  • A combination of cubed tomatoes, onion, cucumber, and chopped parsley, mixed herbs, olive oil, lemon juice, mix spices.
• Greek Salad - Rum Salatasi (V) £4.90
  • Selection of green salad topped with feta cheese and green leaves.
• Chicken Salad - Tavuk Salatasi £6.90
  • Green salad topped with sliced grilled chicken, grilled tomatoes, pepper and garlic mayonnaise dressing.
• Rocka Salad - Roket Salatasi (V) £4.50
  • Green rocket, with sliced tomatoes, red onion, lemon juice and olive oil.
• Onion Salad - Pi̇vaz (V) £3.00
  • Finely sliced red onions mixed with sumac, mild chilli, parsley, lemon juice and olive oil.
• Tuna Salad - Ton Salatasi £6.50
  • Tuna with selection of green salad topped with feta cheese and green leaves.
• Char Grilled Onion Salad - Pi̇smi̇ş Soģan (V) £3.60
  • Char grilled onion, sumac, parsley, pomegranate juice, turnip juice, olive oil, and mild chilli.

 Vegeterian Dishes - Etsi̇z Yemekler

• Daily Vegeterian Special - Etsi̇z Günün Yemeģi̇ £6.90
• Stir Fried Vegetables - Kizartma (V) £6.90
  • Stir fried vegetables cooked to your likening and with garlic yoghurt sauce on the side.
• Moussaka (V) £8.90
  • Fried mixed vegetables prepared in sizzling vegetable oil, then laid in straight pan, topped with mozzarella cheese, tomato puree and mushroom sauce and cooked in stone caved oven.
• Vegeterian Casserole £7.90
  • Stir fried vegetables cooked to your likening and topped with halep sauce.
• Mushroom Stew - Mantar Güveç (V) £7.00
  • Sliced mushrooms sautéed in butter, with garlic, parsley, lemon juice topped with Mozzarella cheese.
• Vegeterian Shish - Sebzeli̇ Şi̇ş (V) £7.90
  • Char grilled aubergine, mix peppers, mushroom, onion, tomatoes topped with pomegranate juice with halep sauce.
• Falafel Meal – Falafel £7.50
  • Served as flour (6) pieces. A mixture of crushed chick-beans, broad beans, celery, coriander, onions, garlic, carrots, mixed peppers & spices topped with humours.
• Halloumi Meal £8.90
  • Grilled halloumi (6) pieces served with rice, cracked wheat, fresh salad and a dash humus.

 Tad Pizzeria – Pi̇de Çeşi̇tleri̇

• Lahmacun £3.20
  • Oval shaped thin pastry topped with minced lamb, onion and mixed spices.
• Chicken - Lahmacun - Tavuk £3.50
  • Oval shaped thin pastry topped with finely diced chicken, red and green pepper with mixed spices.
• Vegeterian - Lahmacun (V) £3.50
  • Oval shaped thin pastry topped with finely diced red, green and Charleston pepper, tomatoes, aubergine, parsley and mushroom with mixed spices.
• Chicken Pizza - Tavuklu Pi̇za £8.50
  • Thin based crusty pizza with cubes of chicken, red pepper, green pepper tomatoes and parsley topped with Mozzarella cheese.
• Cube / Minced Lamb Pizza – Kuşbaşili / Kiymali Pi̇za £8.90
  • Thin based pizza topped with minced lamb, red pepper, green pepper tomatoes and parsley Mozzarella cheese.
• Minced Mozarrella Lamb Pizza - Kiyma Kaşarli Pi̇za £8.90
  • Thin based crusty pizza with minced lamb, red pepper, green pepper tomatoes and parsley topped with Mozzarella cheese.
• Vegeterian Pizza - Sebzeli̇ Pi̇za £8.90
  • Crusty thin based pizza topped with mushrooms, variety of pepper tomatoes and parsley topped with Mozzarella cheese too.
• Mixed Pizza - Karişik Pi̇za £9.90
  • Go wild!!! And order the tongue grizzling mixed pizza topped with lamb, chicken, rich Mozzarella cheese, egg the way you like it.
• Pizza with Mozzarella Cheese - Kaşarli Pi̇za £8.20
  • Old fashion? Then try our thin pizza topped with Mozzarella cheese.
• Pizza with Sausages & Mozarella - Kaşarli Sucuklu Peyni̇r £8.90
  • Delicious mouth filling crusty thin based pizza topped with Mozzarella cheese and – wait for it --- SAUSAGES!!!
• Pizza with Mozzarella & Egg - Kaşarli Yumurtali £8.20
  • Thin based pizza topped with Mozzarella cheese with egg in the middle.
• Pizza with Tuna - Ton Balikli Pi̇za £8.90
  • Tuna, green pepper, sweet corn, tomatoes, parsley, topped with Mozzarella cheese.
• Pizza with Prawns - Karides Pi̇za £9.90
  • Thin based crusty pizza with king prawns, red pepper, parsley, mushroom, Mozzarella cheese, garlic (if you do not like garlic please state).
• Pizza with Spinach - Ispanakli Pi̇za £8.90
  • Thin based crusty pizza cooked in stone oven based with Spinach pizza, mixed with Mozzarella cheese and onion.
• Pizza with Spinach & Egg – Ispanakli Yumurtali Pi̇za £9.50
  • Thin based crusty pizza cooked in stone based oven, topped Spinach mixed with egg, onion and Mozzarella cheese.

 Kebabs - Kebablar

• Chicken Doner - Tavuk Döner £7.90
  • Slices of roasted chicken.
• Lamb Doner - Yaprak Kuzu Döner £7.90
  • Slices of roasted lamb.
• Mixed Doner - Karişik Döner £8.90
  • Slices of mixed roasted chicken and lamb.
• Lamb Kofte - Adana Kebab £9.90
  • Minced lamb, seasoned with mix herbs, spices and garlic, skewered and charcoal grilled.
• Cop Shish - Çöp Şi̇ş £9.90
  • Smaller Cubes of lamb shish marinated in olive oil, mixed spices and herbs, skewered and charcoal grilled.
• Lamb Shish - Kuzu Şi̇ş £12.50
  • Large cubes of lamb shish marinated in olive oil, mixed spices and herbs, skewered and charcoal grilled.
• Chicken Shish - Tavuk Şi̇ş £9.90
  • Large cubes of chicken breast marinated in olive oil, mixed spices and herbs, skewered and charcoal grilled.
• Wrapped Lamb Beyti – Sarma Et Beyti̇ £12.90
  • Spicy minced lamb, seasoned with garlic, parsley, olive oil and yoghurt, charcoal grilled then wrapped with lavas (thin bread). Served with yoghurt sauce, rice and fresh salad on the side.
• Wrapped Chicken Beyti – Sarma Tavuk Beyti̇ £12.90
  • Spicy minced chicken seasoned with garlic, parsley, olive oil and yoghurt, charcoal grilled and served with garlic yoghurt sauce.
• Mix Kebab – Karişik Kebab £15.50
  • A rich variety of grill kebabs – including lamb ribs, a lamb chop, chicken wings, cop shish, & wait for it Kofte.
• Tad Mix Kebab (For Two Persons) £28.90
  • A rich variety of grilled kebabs – including lamb ribs, lamb chops, chicken wings, cop shish, chicken shish, some lamb and chicken döner, lamb kofte finally chicken kofte.
• Liver Shish - Ci̇ger Şi̇ş £9.90
  • Cubes of lamb’s liver marinated in olive oil and mixed spices.
• Quail - Bildircin £9.90
  • Quail marinated in olive oil and mixed herbs, skewered and charcoal grilled.
• Lamb Spare Ribs - Kaburga £9.90
  • Lambs spear ribs seasoned with olive oil and paprika, skewered and charcoal grilled.
• Lamb Chops - Pi̇rzola £14.90
  • Tender lamb chops seasoned with olive and paprika.
• Mixed Chicken Grill £15.50
  • Mixed platter of chicken cubes, wings, mince and doner char grilled seasoned with herbs and spices.
• Aubergine Kebab - Patlican Kebab £12.90
  • Lamb meat balls and aubergine charcoal grilled then cooked in a special mushroom tomato sauce on the charcoal.
• Chicken Wings - Tavuk Kanat £9.90
  • Chicken wings marinated in olive oil, mixed herbs and charcoal grilled.

 Kebabs with Sauce

• İskender £11.90
  • Lamb Döner on a bed of pita bread with garlic yoghurt and mixed vegetable halep sauce.
• Chiken İskender £11.90
  • Chicken Döner on a bed of pita bread with garlic yoghurt and mixed vegetable halep sauce.
• Halep Kebab £12.90
  • Slices of char grilled small chunks of minced lamb (Köfte) kebab on a bed of pitta bread with special HALEP sauce.
• Yoģurtlu Adana £12.90
  • Slices of char grilled small chunks of minced lamb (Köfte) kebab on a bed of pita bread with touch of halep sauce dressed with homemade yoghurt.
• Yoģurtlu Cop Shish £13.50
  • Char grilled smaller cubes of lamb on a bed of pita bread with touch of halep sauce dressed with homemade yoghurt.
• Yoģurtlu Tavuk £13.50
  • Char grilled small cubes of chicken on a bed of pita bread with touch of halep sauce dressed with homemade yoghurt.
• Lamb Stew - Et Sote (Freshly Prepared) (Sizzling) £12.90
  • Cubes of lamb pan fried with, onions, mix pepper, garlic and herbs.
• Chicken Stew - Tavuk Sote (Freshly Prepared) (Sizzling) £12.90
  • Cubes of chicken pan fried with onions, mix pepper, garlic & herbs.

 Fish - Balik Ceşi̇tleri̇

• Grilled Sea Bass - Levrek Kizartma £13.90
  • Char grilled whole Sea Bass seasoned with fresh herbs, lemon, olive oil and served with green salad.
• Grilled Sea Bream - Çubra Izgara £13.90
  • Char grilled whole Sea Bream seasoned with fresh herbs, lemon, olive oil and served with green salad.
• Mixed Sea Food Cassorale £13.90
  • Pan fried mixed sea food with fresh herbs and touch of vegetables to enrich the flavour.
• Grilled Salmon - Som Izgara £13.90
  • Char grilled whole Salmon Steak seasoned with fresh herbs, lemon, olive oil and served with green salad.
• Prawn Stew – Karides Güveç £12.50
  • Pan fried Fresh Prawns with fresh herbs and touch of vegetables to enrich the flavour.

 Tatlilar - Desserts

• Rice Pudding - Sütlaç £3.50
  • Vanilla rice pudding with seasonal berries.
• Baklava £3.50
  • Fillo pastry with pistachios, walnut, seasonal berry and honey syrup.
• Ice Cream - Dondurma £3.50
  • Selection of ice cream from vanilla, chocolate, strawberry.
• İyi̇ Bi̇ti̇ş £6.50
  • Turkish Coffee, with baklava / lokum, 35ml raki served with cold bottle water.

 Cold Drinks

• Coke £1.90
• Diet Coke £1.90
• Fanta £1.90
• Pepsi £1.90
• 7Up £1.90
• Perrier £1.90
• Orange Juice £2.00
• Pineapple Juice £2.00
• Cranberry Juice £2.00
• Apple Juice £2.00
• Ayran £1.50
  • A drink made of yogurt and water. Ayran is so popular in Turkey that it is often regarded as a market separate to that for the juice and soda industries. It is a challenge for “modern” soft-drink companies.
• Salgam £1.60
  • The juice of purple carrot pickles, heavily salted, spiced and flavoured with aromatic turnip (celem) and fermented in barrels. Salgam is often served with raki (alcoholic beverage) – not mixed, but rather in a separate glass. Salgam is commonly believed to cure hangovers, but drunk in excess it may cause a large amount of intestinal gas.
• Mineral Water (Still) 50cl £2.00
• Mineral Water (Still) 1.5L £3.50
• Sparkling Water (Sparkling) 75cl £3.50

261 Mare Street, Hackney, London, E83NS ,