A variety of seasonal fresh herbs served with Persian curd cheese, walnut and naan bread.
Ash E Reshteh (V) £6.30
Delicious thick stew made with chickpeas, beans, noodles and lots of fresh herbs and kashk serve with naan bread.
Borani Spinach (V) £4.70
Thick yogurt with pan-fried baby spinach & garlic. Serve with naan bread.
Mast-O-Musir (V) £4.70
Thick yoghurt mixed with wild shallots. Serve with naan bread.
Mirza Ghasemi (V) £5.90
Smoked aubergine dip in tomato and garlic and herbs sauce with egg. Serve with naan bread.
Kashke Bademjan (V) £6.90
Baked aubergine dip, with walnut, fried onion, garlic, herbs and spices, topped with kashk (whey). Serve with naan bread.
Vine Leaves (V) £4.95
Mixed vegetables, herbs and rice wrapped in vine leaves.
Hummus (V) £5.50
Crushed chickpeas with tahini, extra virgin olive oil, lime & garlic. Serve with naan bread.
Salad Shirazi (V) £3.90
Traditional salad from heart of shiraz with Diced cucumber, tomato, red onion with a drizzle of house dressing.
Salad Fasl (V) £4.90
Diced lettuce, cucumber, tomato, red cabbage and carrot. Served with olive oil with special mithra salad dressing.
Mixed Starter (V) £20.95
Special selection of our favourable starters (vine leaves, borani spinach, hummus, mirza ghasemi, kashk-o bademjan).
Traditional Dishes
Fesanjan £13.90
This dish is brought to you from the city of Rasht in the North of Iran, a quarter leg of chicken cooked slowly in a rich, thick, sweet and sour pomegranate and walnut sauce. Served with saffron rice.
Zereshk Polo £12.95
This is a beautifully presented dish of succulent chicken that is steamed then pan-fried Served on a bed of saffron-infused rice, bejeweled with barberries.
Ghorme Sabzi £11.50
A firm family favorite, a deceptively light a fresh beef stew cooked in a blend of fresh herbs, red kidney beans, and dried lime. Served with saffron rice.
Gheymeh Bademjan £12.50
A slow-cooked dish of diced beef in a flavorsome tomato sauce, packed with yellow split peas and dried limes, topped with aubergine. Served with saffron rice.
Baghali Polo Ba Mahicheh £14.90
A classic Persian dish of with slow braised lamb shank. Served on top of dill-infused rice with broad beans.
Ghalieh Mahi (Persian Fish Stew) £12.95
This is a famous and spicy stew recipe from the southern province of Iran (Khuzestan province) which is a combination of fish, herbs and coriander, garlic and tamarind paste and served with saffron rice.
Kebabs
Koobideh £9.90
Two skewers of grilled fine minced lamb served with saffron rice & grilled tomato.
Joojeh Kebab £12.50
Boneless chicken fillet pieces marinated in a lemon dressing served with saffron rice & grilled tomato.
Makhsous £17.90
Tender lamb fillet & a skewer of minced lamb served with saffron rice & grilled tomato.
Momtaz £16.90
Boneless chicken fillet pieces & minced lamb kebab. Served with saffron rice & grilled tomato.
Sheeshlik £15.90
Skewer of lamb chops marinated in saffron and spices served with saffron rice & grilled tomato.
Mithra Mixed Grill for Two £31.90
The ultimate grill feast with two skewers of minced lamb kebab, one skewer of boneless chicken and lamb chops. Served with saffron rice, and grilled tomato.
Vegetarian & Vegan Menu
Ghorme Sabzi £11.90
A firm family favorite, a deceptively light a fresh mixed herb stew cooked with red kidney beans and dried lime. Served with saffron rice.
Gheymeh Bademjan £12.90
A flavorsome tomato base stew, packed with yellow split peas and dried limes, topped with aubergine. Served with saffron rice.
Khoresht Bameihe (Persian Okra Stew) £10.95
This is a tangy, hot and flavorful dish made with tender okra, lots of garlic, slowly simmered in a tomato based stew with yellow split peas and dried limes served with saffron rice.
Aubergine Feast £15.50
Two famous aubergine dishes (smoked aubergine dish with tomato and garlic and egg and baked aubergine dish, with walnuts, fried onion, garlic, herbs and spices, topped with kashk (whey). Served with Persian bread basket and saffron rice.
Vegetarian Stew Platter (For Two) £29.90
A selection of our three vegetarian stew (gheyme bademjan, ghormeh sabzi, and khoresht bameieh). Serve with rice, salad and pickles.
Warm homemade flavoured bread, with virgin olive oil and 8 year old bal samic vinegar £3.25
Banana panna cotta, banana bread, caramel ice cream (Recommended with a glass of Muscat De Rivesaltes £3.20) £6.25
•••Provencale fish soup, aioli, gruyere and rouille £6.25
- choice of sauce: au poivre or melted garlic butter or melted blue cheese or red wine each £1.95
Seasonal vegetables, (see Blackboard) £2.25
Basket of bread £1.75
Bitter chocolate mousse, white chocolate and strawberry ice cream, chocolate soil, blackberries (Recommended with a glass of Recciotto De Valpqucella £4.00) £6.50
All butter shortbread biscuits with Belgian milk chocolate chunks are coated with Belgian milk and white chocolate.
Christmas Lunch Sandwich
Succulent slices of turkey breast, sweetcure bacon, pork, onion and sage stuffing and cranberry & port sauce is layered with mixed salad leaves and mayonnaise in our malted brown bread.
Sausage Roll
Made from seasoned sausage meat wrapped in layers of crisp, golden puff pastry.
Christmas Lunch Soup
A festive soup made with smoked bacon, chicken, turkey, sage & onion stuffing, pork sausage, vegetables, herbs and spices.
Mexican Chicken Oval Bite
Arribaaa! Let’s hear it for the Mexican Chicken Oval Bite. Packed with slices of Mexican style chicken breast and chipotle chilli sauce, on a bed of fresh salad leaves and chipotle chilli flavoured mayonnaise.
Pink Jammie
Pretty in pink, this delicious ball doughnuts is filled with apple and raspberry jam and topped with pink decorative icing.
Vegetarian Sandwich Platter
Vegetarian Sandwich Platter
Sausage Breakfast Baguette
Made with freshly cooked sausages in a crusty baguette – all it needs is a little dash of brown or red sauce. We’ll let you choose.