Mezes Cold Starters

  • Olives

    £5.20
  • Yoghurt

    £3.90
  • Humus

    £4.95

    Blend of chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, salt, and hint of garlic

  • Cacik Tzatziki

    £4.95

    Yoghurt, cucumber, fresh mint dip, and a hint of garlic

  • Kisir Cous Cous

    £4.55

    Fresh herbs with cracked wheat, tomato juice, and vegetables

  • Sarma Vine Leaves

    £4.55

    4 green vine leaves, stuffed with rice, pine nuts, onion, and spices. Cooked in olive oil

  • Saksuka

    £4.95

    Aubergine, peppers, onions, potatoes, and seasoned tomato sauce with garlic

  • Beyaz Peynir Feta Cheese

    £4.45

    Turkish feta cheese

  • Mix Cold Meze Platter

    £15.95

    For 3-4 pepople to share, humus, cacik, saksuka, and wine leaves

Mezes Hot Starters

  • Grilled Halloumi

    £6.95

    3 pieces, grilled cypriot cheese, served with garlic mayo

  • Calamari

    £6.95

    Fried squid served with garlic mayo

  • Sucuk

    £6.95

    4 pieces, grilled spicy turkish sausage

  • Sigara Boregi

    £6.95

    4 pieces, pastry filled with feta cheese and parsley

  • Garlic Mushroom

    £6.95

    Button mushrooms cooked in a creamy garlic sauce with fried onions and fried peppers

  • White Bait

    £6.50

    Served with garlic sauce

  • Homemade Falafel

    £6.95

    4 pieces, fried patty comprised of chickpeas, peppers, celery, carrot and herbs, served with humus, and a salad garnish

  • Onion Rings

    £4.95

    10 pieces, freshly cooked onion rings

  • Lamb Liver

    £6.95

    Ciger, pan fried lamb liver with fried onions and fried peppers

  • Mix Hot Meze Platter

    £18.95

    For 4-5 people to share, sigara bonegi, halloumi, sucuk, white bait, and falafel

Wraps

  • Chicken Doner Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Lamb Doner Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Mixed Doner Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Chicken Kofte Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Adana Kofte Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Chicken Shish Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Lamb Shish Wrap

    £7.95

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Halloumi Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

  • Falafel And Humus Wrap

    £7.50

    Comes with a choice of salad lettuce, onion and red cabbage and garlic mayonnaise, and chilli sauce

Soups

  • Lentil Soup Turkish Soup

    £5.95

    Served with Turkish bread

  • Lamb Soup (Paca)

    £6.95
  • Chick Peas With Lamb

    £9.95
  • White Beans With Lamb

    £9.95

Turkish Pizza

  • Lahmacun

    £4.55

    Thin Turkish pizza covered minced lamb and onions, fresh tomatoes, parsley, and red peppers. Served fresh to order with homemade dough, hand stretched and fresh toppings

  • Kasarli Pizza

    £10.95

    Topped with mozzarella cheese. Served fresh to order with homemade dough, hand stretched, and fresh toppings

  • Sucuklu Pizza

    £11.95

    Pizza topped with Turkish garlic finished with mozzarella cheese. Served fresh to order with homemade dough, hand stretched, and fresh toppings

  • Kiymali Pizza

    £11.95

    Minced lamb. Topped with minced lamb flavoured with onion, garlic, peppers, tomatoess. Turkish herb blend, traditional turkish spiced sucuk sausage, fresh green peppers, and tomatoes. Finished with mozzarella cheese. Served fresh to order with homemade dough, hand stretched, and fresh toppings

  • Tavuklu Pizza

    £11.70

    Chicken. Topped with shredded seasoned chicken, finely chopped tomatoes, peppers, spinach, and mozzarella cheese. Served fresh to order with homemade dough, hand stretched and fresh toppings

  • Kusbasi Pizza (Lamb Cubes)

    £12.95
  • Garlic Bread & Tomato Sauce

    £7.50
  • Margarita With Up To 5 Toppings

    £12.00

Vegetarian Dishes

  • Vegetarian Mousakka

    £12.95

    Homemade oven baked layered aubegone, potatoes and peppers, mushrooms, and courgette. With creamy bechamel sauce, and a layer of cheese. Finished with seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Vegetarian Grill Kebab

    £11.95

    Sliced onion, peppers, aubergine, courgette, mushrooms, and tomato, cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with humus and finished with a seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Homemade Falafel Main Course

    £11.95

    6 pieces. Fried patty comprised of chickpeas, peppers, celery, carrot, and herbs. Served with humus. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous and chips

  • G. Mushrooms Main Course

    £11.95

    Button mushrooms, cooked in a creamy garlic sauce with peppers. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Helloumi Kebab

    £13.50
  • Biber Dolmasi

    £14.95

Side Orders

  • Rice

    £3.50
  • Chips

    £3.50
  • Chips And Cheese

    £3.95
  • Turkish Feta Salad

    £7.95

    Lettuce, cucmber, tomato, red cabbage, and onion, topped with feta cheese

  • Coban Salata

    £6.45

    Finely chopped tomato, red onion, cucumber and parsley, mixed with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, and Turkish herbs

  • Cous Cous

    £3.50
  • Green Salad

    £6.50
  • Chicken Salad

    £9.50

Charcoal Grills

  • Lamb Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Succulent shredded lamb, seasoned in house, cooked to order. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Doner Shawarma

    £13.50

    Succulent shredded chciken, seasoned in house, cooked to order. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Adana Kofte

    £13.95

    2 Skewers of minced lamb blendid with peppers and turkish herb blend. Cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Kofte

    £13.95

    2 Skewers of minced lamb blendid with peppers, cheese, and turkish herb blend. Cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Shish

    £14.95

    8 Tender lamb pieces, marinated in house with turkish aromatic spices. Cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Shish

    £13.95

    8 Chicken breast pieces, marinated in house with turkish aromatic spices. Cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Ribs

    £13.95

    6 Lamb ribs pieces, marinated in house with turkish aromatic spices. Cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Wings

    £12.50

    6 Chicken wings pieces, marinated in house with turkish aromatic spices. Cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Chops

    £18.95

    3 Finest lamb chops, marinated in house with turkish aromatic spices. Cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Mix Kebab For One

    £19.95

    The ultimate tasting kebab, 3 pieces chicken wings, 3 pieces lamb ribs, one skewer of lamb kofte, 1 skewer of chicken shish, and a taste of lamb and chicken shawarma. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

Combination Kebabs

  • Lamb Doner And Chicken Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Shish And Chicken Shish

    £14.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Kofte And Chicken Kofte

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Shish And Chicken Doner Shawarma

    £14.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Shish And Lamb Doner Shawarma

    £14.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Shish And Chicken Kofte

    £14.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauces and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Shish And Lamb Koftes

    £14.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Shish And Chicken Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Shish And Lamb Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Shish And Chicken Kofte

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Shish And Lamb Kofte

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Kofte And Lamb Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Kofte And Chicken Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Kofte And Lamb Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Kofte And Chicken Doner Shawarma

    £13.95

    Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

Istanbul Specials

  • Yogurtlu Chicken Beyti

    £13.95

    1 Homemade skewer of minced chicken blendid with peppers and turkish herb blend. Cooked on the charcoal grill and wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Doner Beyti Shawarma

    £12.95

    Succulent shredded lamb, seasoned and cooked to order, wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce, and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Doner Beyti Shawarma

    £12.95

    Succulent shredded chicken, seasoned and cooked to order, wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Yogurtlu Lamb Beyti

    £13.95

    1 Homemade skewer of minced lamb blendid with peppers and turkish herb blend. Cooked on the charcoal grill and wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Lamb Iskender Shawarma

    £14.95

    Succulent shredded lamb, seasoned in house and cooked to order, layered on a base of bread pieces, turkish yoghurt and seasoned with tomato sauce, finished with melted butter. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Chicken Iskender Shawarma

    £14.50

    Succulent shredded chicken, seasoned in house and cooked to order, layered on a base of bread pieces, turkish yoghurt and seasoned with tomato sauce, finished with melted butter. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Mixed Iskender Shawarma

    £14.50

    Succulent shredded chicken and lamb, seasoned in house and cooked to order, layered on a base of bread pieces, turkish yoghurt and seasoned with tomato sauce, finished with melted butter. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Yogurtlu Adana Kofte

    £14.95

    2 Homemade skewers of minced lamb blendid with peppers and turkish herb blend. Cooked on the charcoal grill and wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Yogurtlu Chicken Kofte

    £14.95

    2 Homemade skewers of minced chicken blendid with peppers and turkish herb blend. Cooked on the charcoal grill and wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Yogurtlu Tavuk Shish

    £14.95

    8 Chicken breast pieces, marinated in house with turkish aromatic spices. Cooked on the charcoal grill and wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Yogurtlu Kuzu Shish

    £15.95

    8 Tender lamb pieces, marinated in house with turkish aromatic spices. Cooked on the charcoal grill and wrapped in a tortilla. Topped with turkish yoghurt and seasoned tomato sauce. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

Seafood and Fish Dishes

  • Grilled Sea Bass

    £15.95

    Levrek. Fresh whole sea bass, cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Grilled Sea Bram

    £15.95

    Cupra. Fresh whole sea bream, cooked on the charcoal grill. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

  • Grilled Salmon

    £15.95

    Fresh fiinest salmon fillet, pan fried. Served with butterly baby potatoes and salad. Served with salad, bread, sauce and your choice of rice, couscous, and chips

Sharing Platters

  • Istanbul Mix Platter

    £32.95

    1 Skewer chicken kofte, 1 skewer lamb kofte, 3 pieces chicken wings, 3 pieces lamb ribs, 1 skewer chicken shish, and 1 skewer lamb shish. Served on a bed of rice and couscous topped with a touch of lamb and chicken shawarma. Additionalyy served with salad, bread, and sauces

  • Istanbul Full Platter

    £64.95

    4 People to share. Sharing meze starter: kisir, cacik, and humus. Sharing platter of: 2 skewers chicken kofte, 2 skewers lamb kofte, 6 pieces chicken wings, 6 pieces lamb ribs, 2 skewer chicken shish, and 2 skewer lamb shish. Served on a bed of rice and couscous topped with a touch of lamb and chicken shawarma. Additionalyy served with salad, bread, and sauces

  • Istanbul Jumbo Platter

    £75.95

    5 to 6 people to share. Sharing meze starter:, kisir, cacik, humus, 2 vine leaves, and saksuka. Sharing platter of: 4 finest lamb chops, 2 skewers chicken kofte, 2 skewers lamb kofte, 6 pieces chicken wings, 6 pieces lamb ribs, 2 skewer chicken shish, and 2 skewer lamb shish. Served on a bed of rice and couscous topped with a touch of lamb and chicken shawarma. Additionalyy served with salad, bread, and sauces

Drinks

  • Coke

    £1.70
  • Diet Coke

    £1.70
  • Pepsi

    £1.70
  • Tango

    £1.70
  • 7UP

    £1.70
  • Sparkling Water

    £1.40
  • Still Water

    £1.40
  • Salgam

    £1.70
  • Ayran

    £1.70
  • Ribena

    £1.70
  • Rubicon Mango

    £1.70
  • Rubicon Passion Fruit

    £1.70
  • Fruit Shoot

    £1.50

STEAKS

  • Sirloin Steak

    £20.95
  • Chicken Breast With Spinach

    £18.95

Burgers

  • 6oz Gourmet Beff Burger

    £8.95
  • Crispy Chicken Fillet Burger

    £7.95

Kids Meal

  • Adana Kofte

    £7.00
  • Chicken Kofte

    £7.00
  • Lamb Sish

    £7.50
  • Chicken Sish

    £7.00
  • Chicken Bites & Chips

    £7.50
  • Chicken Strips & Chips

    £7.50
  • Popcorn Chicken & Chips

    £7.00
  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips

    £7.00

Desserts

  • Sticky Chocolate & Orange Cake

    £4.50
  • Salted Caramel Cheesecake

    £4.50
  • Lotus Biscoff Cheesecake

    £4.50
  • Vegan Lemon Cake

    £4.50
  • Black Forest Gateau

    £4.50
  • Strawberry Gateau

    £4.50
  • Passion Carrot Cake

    £4.50
  • Baklava

    £4.50
  • Kunefe

    £6.50
  • Katmer

    £6.50
  • Sutlac

    £4.50
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Istanbul Restaurant, located at 96 St Peters St, Derby DE1 1SR, United Kingdom, offers an authentic taste of Turkish cuisine that stands out in Derby’s vibrant food scene. Upon entering, the warm and inviting atmosphere sets the stage for a memorable dining experience. The menu at Istanbul Restaurant features a diverse selection of traditional Turkish dishes, ranging from flavorful mezze to hearty kebabs and grilled meats.

One of the standout items on the Istanbul Restaurant menu is the Lamb Shish Kebab, which is perfectly seasoned and grilled to tender perfection. The meat is juicy and flavorful, a true testament to the restaurant's commitment to quality. Another popular dish is the Adana Kebab, known for its spicy kick and rich, smoky flavor. Vegetarians are also well-catered for with a variety of options, such as the Vegetable Moussaka and the Falafel Plate, both of which showcase fresh, vibrant ingredients.

What truly sets Istanbul Restaurant apart from other eateries in Derby is its attention to detail and consistency in preparing authentic Turkish dishes. The portion sizes are generous, and the dishes are thoughtfully presented. Additionally, the service is excellent-staff members are attentive and knowledgeable about the menu, providing great recommendations based on personal preferences.

The location at 96 St Peters St is convenient for both locals and visitors. It’s a cozy spot with a welcoming ambiance, perfect for a casual dinner or a special celebration. Whether you’re a fan of Turkish cuisine or looking to explore new flavors, Istanbul Restaurant offers a delightful dining experience that promises to satisfy.

In conclusion, Istanbul Restaurant at 96 St Peters St, Derby, is a must-visit for anyone craving authentic Turkish flavors in a friendly, welcoming environment. The menu offers something for every palate, making it a standout choice in Derby’s culinary landscape.