Newtown Al Aseel Menu Breakfast taajin sautéed minced lamb, roasted diced vegetables topped with two fried eggs Foul faba beans, chick peas, lemon, garlic, extra virgin olive oil Fatteh chick peas, crispy bread topped with yoghurt, melted butter, roasted pine nuts $16 $11 Extras Falafel (each) Ladies Fingers (each) Sambousek cheese (each) Hommos Babba Ghanouj Labne Pan fried sujuk Lebanese Sausages $1.50 $2 $2 $5 $5 $5 $6 Salads Tabouli finely chopped parsley, tomato, onion, crushed wheat, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice Fattoush lettuce, tomato, shallots, radish, parsley, crispy bread, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice Garden lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onions, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice Shangleesh country style cheese, fresh diced tomato, onions, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice
Rocket rocket leaves, tomato, onions, extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice Dips Hommos chick peas simmered then blended with tahini, lemon juice topped with extra virgin olive oil Hommos with pine nuts chick peas simmered then blended with tahini, lemon juice topped with pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil Hommos with meat chick peas simmered then blended with tahini, lemon juice topped with minced meat, extra virgin olive oil Baba ganouj smoky char grilled eggplant, blended with tahini, lemon juice topped with extra virgin olive oil Eggplant dip smoky chargrilled eggplant mashed with creamy garlic, chilli sauce Labne strained yoghurt, dried mint served with crispy bread Al Aseel mixed dips hommos, baba ghanouj, labne served with crispy bread $16 $18 Entrees Grilled turkish bread with marinated olives, zarthar, extra virgin olive oil Kibbe nayeh finely blended raw minced lamb with crushed wheat, Al Aseel herbs & spices, served with fresh sliced tomato, red onions, extra virgin olive oil, fresh mint $18 Vine leaves vine leaves filled with rice, tomato, onions, parsley with extra with extra virgin olive oil, lemon juice Lubyeh green beans sautéed with fresh tomato, onions, garlic Arnabeet cauliflower lightly fried, served with tahini sauce Falafel deep fried chick peas croquettes, mixed with al aseel herbs & spices served with tahini sauce
Fried Kebbeh deep fried secret blend of kibbe & crushed buck wheat filled with minced lamb meat Vegetarian fried kibbe deep fried crushed buck wheat & pumpkin filled with spinach, chick peas Batanjan fried eggplant slices served with fresh yoghurt Grilled haloumi served with grilled tomato, cucumber, olives, extra virgin olive oil pomegranate syrup Sambousek cheese Al Aseel homemade pastry filled with mixed cheeses, parsley Sambousek Meat Al Aseel homemade pastry filled with spicy minced meat Ladies Fingers Al Aseel homemade pastry filled with feta cheese & parsley Spinach triangle Al Aseel homemade pastry filled with spinach, onions & spices Mixed finger food fried kibbe, ladies fingers, spinach triangle, falafel, sambousek 12 Monek pan fried lebanese sausage with lemon, pomegranate syrup Batata kezebra fried diced potatoes mixed with fresh coriander, garlic, lemon juice Hot chips golden fries served with tomato sauce fried kibbe deep fried secret blend of kibbe & crushed buck wheat filled with minced lamb meat $11 Mains Al Aseel mix plate marinated grilled chicken breast, lamb, kafta, hommos, baba ghanouj, tabouli, falafel, garlic dip Chicken mix plate marinated grilled chicken breast, hommos, baba ganouj, tabouli, falafel, garlic dip $28
Lamb mix plate marinated grilled lamb, hommos, baba ghanouj, tabouli, falafel, garlic dip Kafta mix plate spicy minced lamb, hommos, baba ghanouj, tabouli, falafel, garlic dip Lemon garlic chicken mix plate marinated grilled chicken breast tossed in our garlic sauce, hommos, baba ghanouj, tabouli, falafel Meats Mixed Skewers marinated grilled lamb, chicken, kafta, parsley, onions, brown minced meat rice, garlic dip Laham mishwee marinated grilled lamb, parsley, onions, garlic dip Kafta grilled spicy minced lamb meat, parsley, onions, garlic dip Lamb shawarma grilled shredded lamb, parsley, onions, garlic dip Lamb cutlets grilled lamb cutlets, grilled tomato, fried potatoes Lamb shank braised lamb shank, brown minced meat rice, mixed nuts, yoghurt Mansaf lamb brown rice cooked with lamb minced meat, topped with lamb strips, mixed nuts, yoghurt Shishbarak minced lamb dumplings cooked in yoghurt, with white rice Kusa vine leaves zucchini filled with rice and spicy meat, vine leaves, braised lamb cooked with fresh tomato $25 $22 $20 $26 $26 $26 $29 Chicken Lemon garlic chicken marinated grilled chicken breast tossed in our special garlic sauce, fresh herbs Chicken shawrma grilled shredded chicken thigh fillets, parsley, onions, garlic dip $25 $19
Shishtawook marinated grilled chicken breast, parsley, onions, garlic dip Mansaf chicken brown rice cooked with lamb minced meat, topped with chicken strips, mixed nuts, yoghurt $23 $26 Seafood Prawns marinated grilled prawns, salad, chips, sweet chilli Baby Octopus marinated grilled baby octopus, salad, chips, sweet chilli Samka harrah grilled barramundi fillet, white rice, topped with al aseel spicy tahini sauce, mix nuts Baby calamari marinated grilled baby calamari, salad, chips, sweet chilli Mixed seafood platter Grilled calamari, baby octopus, prawns, salad, chips, sweet chilli $28 $35 Banquets (two people minimum) Vegetarian banquet $40pp hommos, baba ghanouj, tabouli, fattoush, labne, vine leaves, spinach triangle, falafel, potato coriander, vegetable skewers, kibbe, lebanese sweets, coffee Al Aseel Banquet hommos, baba ghanouj, labne, tabouli, fattoush, sambousek, falafel, fried kibbe, potato coriander, vine leaves, lamb, kafta, chicken, lebanese sweets, coffee Seafood banquet hummus, baba ghanouj, labne, tabouli, fattoush, sambousek, falafel, fried kibbe, potato coriander, vine leaves, prawns, calamari, baby octopus, kibbe nayeh, lamb, kafta, chicken, lebanese sweets, coffee Vegetarian $45pp $55pp Vegetable skewers skewers of mixed vegetables served on a bed of rice & topped with lemon oil dressing Vegetarian mixed plate hommos, baba ghanouj, tabouli, vine leaves, falafel, spinach triangle, fried kibbe $22 $26
Rice White rice rice cooked with egg noodles Mjadra rice cooked with lentils Mansaf rice rice cooked with mince meat $7 $6 Wraps Falafel Wrap falafel, lettuce tomato, pikles, tahini wrapped in lebanese bread with salad, chips Chicken shaw wrap shredded chicken, lettuce tomato, pikles, tahini wrapped in lebanese bread with salad, chips Lamb shawarma wrap shredded lamb, lettuce tomato, pikles, tahini wrapped in lebanese bread with salad, chips shishtawook wrap grilled chicken breast, lettuce tomato, pikles, tahini wrapped in lebanese bread with salad, chips Laham mishwee wrap grilled lamb, lettuce tomato, pikles, tahini wrapped in lebanese bread with salad, chips kafa wrap grilled minced lamb, lettuce tomato, pikles, tahini wrapped in lebanese bread with salad, chips monek wrap fried labanese sausages, lettuce tomato, pikles, tahini wrapped in lebanese bread with salad, chips Desserts vanilla bean & roasted pistachio ice cream topped with preserved figs, dates, apricots, pistachio praline flourless chocolate torte with homemade custard sauce, vanilla bean ice cream crème brulèe with pistachio bisquit, vanilla bean ice cream apple & blueberry crumble
with vanilla bean ice cream mixed lebanese sweets Dessert Wines gramps botrytis Semillon barossa valley sa 375ml epitome late harvest riesling adelaide hills sa 375ml Glass $42 Bottle Glass $42 Bottle liqueurs liqueurs cointreau, kahlua, tia maria, frangelico, grand marnier, baileys, drambuie, sambuca, amaretto, galliano, lemoncello, nocello Coffees lebanese coffee / short black cappuccino / flat white / latte / machiatto mocha / hot chocolate peppermint / camomile / green english breakfast / earl grey / lebanese tea $3.50 $3.50 $4.50 $3.50 $3.50 liqueur coffees al aseel coffee (frangelico, roasted pistachios) irish coffee (jameson whiskey) italian coffee (galliano) jamaican coffee (tia maria) COCKTAILS al aseel tin naa naa preserved fig, vodka, triple sec, fresh lemon juice, blended with ice, fresh mint cosmopolitan, triple sec, lemon juice, cranberry juice $16
midori splice midori, malibu, pineapple juice mojito bacardi, crushed limes, fresh mint, sugar, soda water frozen strawberry daiquiri bacardi, triple sec, lemon juice, fresh strawberries long island iced tea vodka, tequila, bacardi, gin, triple sec, fresh lemon juice, coke $18 apertifs apertifs bacardi /bourbon / brandy / gin / vodka / rum / southern comfort / arak (lebanese) whisky / jack daniels / campari / jim beam / cinzano pimm s / malibu / midori / beers on tap (trumer pilsner from austria) hahn premium light james boags /pure blond / crown lager / james squire / peroni / corona almazza (lebanese) $6 juices orange / pineapple / apple / cranberry al aseel fresh lemonade $6 $7 soft drinks soft drink coke / diet coke / coke zero / sprite / tonic water / lift /ginger ale / soda water lemon lime n bitters sparkling mineral water (500ml) $3.50 $4 $5
sparkling wine jacobs creek (200ml bottle) jacobs creek rose (200ml bottle) goodwyn brut cuvee pepperton estate sa lindauer fraise (strawberry) marlborough nz three ponds neptune bottle bottle $27 bottle $34 bottle $39 bottle white wine leeuwin estate art riesling margaret river wa two thumbs sauvignon blanc adelaide hills sa baby doll sauvignon blanc marlborough nz bimbadgen estate semillon () west cape sem sauv blanc west cape wa james estate verdelho three ponds verdelho goodwyn pinot grigio black label pinot grigio adelaide hills sa $48 bottle Glass $32 bottle $35 bottle $40 bottle $38 bottle $34 bottle $38 bottle $26 bottle $35 bottle
goodwyn chardonnay beelgara regional reserve yarra valley vic thistle hill chardonnay mudgee nsw (organic) chateau ksara (lebanese) a blend of sauvignon blanc, semillon, chardonnay salome tempranillo rose margaret river wa $7 glass $27 bottle $38 bottle $40 bottle glass $40 bottle $11 glass $42 Bottle red wine nova vita pinot noir adelaide hills sa yealands estate pinot noir marlborough nz cuttaway hill merlot s. highlands nsw grant burge hillcot merlot barossa valley sa goodwyn cabernet sauvignon beelgara regional reserve cabernet sauvignon coonawarra sa black label shiraz two thumbs shiraz hilltops nsw chateau ksara (lebanese) a blend of syrah, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon jug of sangria (1.5lt) wine, brandy, midori, triple sec, fresh fruit, fresh mint, orange juice, lemonade glass $40 bottle $48 bottle $36 bottle $39 bottle $7 glass $27 bottle $39 bottle Glass $32 bottle $34 glass $40 bottle $44 bottle