Istanbul Restaurant Swansea SA1 4AP Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Istanbul Restaurant Swansea, where the essence of Turkish cuisine comes alive! Nestled in the heart of Swansea, this delightful establishment offers a vibrant menu that showcases the rich flavors of the Mediterranean.
- Meat Specialties: Delight in dishes like Kuzu Sote, featuring tender lamb sautéed with fresh vegetables, and the comforting Moussaka, a layered blend of minced lamb and creamy béchamel.
- Hot Meze: Start your dining experience with irresistible options like Sarimsakli Karides, succulent king prawns in garlic and white wine, or crispy Sigara Borek, filled with feta cheese.
- Fish & Seafood: Sample the exquisite Levrek Tava, perfectly pan-fried sea bass, or the chargrilled Karides served in a zesty dressing.
Each dish promises authenticity and flavor, making every meal a memorable experience that feels like home. Come savor the warmth and hospitality of Istanbul Restaurant!
Cold Meze
2. Cacik
Creamy yughurt mixed with chopped cucumber, mint, garlic & olive oil. V
1. Humus
Crushed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice & garlic. V
Kisir
Pilaki
7. Mixed Meze Platter
4. Ezme Salata
A tangy combination of finely chopped tomatoes, onion, green peppers, chillies & parsley dressed with olive oil and lemon juice. V
3. Saksuka
Fried aubergine, courgette & potato, marinated in olive oil, garlic and mixed peppera with tomato sauce. V
5. Lahana Dolmasi
Dark green cabbage leaves suffed with rice mixed with baby currants, pine kernels, chopped tomatoes & dill. V
Item
13. Sucuk Tavada
Spicy Turkish sausage sliced, pan fried with red onion, tomato, peppers & parsley
17. Sarimsakli Karides
Succulent king prawns sauted with finely chopped onion, parsley, garlic and white wine
16. Karides Bbq
Succulent king prawns chargrilled and served with garlic dip
15. Calamari
Crispy battered deep fried squid rings served with lemon wedges & homemade tartare sauce
14. Falafel
Fried blended chickpeas, split broad beans with garlic & mixed vegetables, with fresh coriander, served on a base of hummus, served with rice. V
12. Mantar Sote
Sliced mushrooms pan fried red peppers, onion, garlic & parsley. V
11. Naneli Kofte
Finely minced lamb meatballs flavoured with mint. and a hint of garilic, cooked in homemade tomato sauce to your choice of spicy or hot
10. Arnavut Ciger
Tender lamb liver cubed and spiced with paprika, cumin & thyme, pan fried and served on a bed of thinly sliced onion, tossed with chopped parsley and ground sumac
9. Halloumi
Traditional Cypriot cheese pan fried, served with a small mixed salad. V
8. Muska Borek
Crispy deep fried filo pastry triangles filled with minced lamb, onion, chopped tomato & parsley
7. Sigara Borek
Crispy deep fried filo pastry filled with feta cheese & fresh parsley. V
Hot Meze
Main Courses
Beyti Kofte
Prime lamb fineyl minsed aspiced and mixsed
Kuzu Sis
Prime cutlamb marinated
27. Istanbul Special Mixed Grill
For those who can't make a choice A generous mixture of lamb sis, chicken sis, adana kebab and lamb cutlet. Served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers.chicken wings.
26. Tavuk Beyti Kofte
Finely minced chicken spiced and mixed with fresh parsley and garlic. Chargriled on skewer. Served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers
25. Tavuk Sis (Chicken Shish)
Chicken breast marinated, cubed and skewered, chargrilled & served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers
23. Patlican Kebab (Lamb Meatballs)
Prime lamb meatballs skewered with thickly sliced aubergine seasoned and chargriled.Served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers
22. Pirzola (Lamb Cutlets)
Succulent lamb cutlets marinated and chargrilled, cooked medlum unless otherwise requested. Served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers
21. Iskender Kebab
Your choice of chicken or adana kofte laid on a bed of freshly baked lavas (flat bread), served with a special homemade tomato sauce and garlic yoghurt.Served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers
19. Adana Kofte
Prime lamb finely minced and mixed with finely chopped green peppers, pars- ley and chillies. Chargrilled on skewers and served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers
24. Tavuk Kanat (Chicken Wings)
A gererous portion of marinated chicken wings, chargrilled & served with chargrilled tomato & green peppers
28. Meat Platter(Serves 2)
Fantastic platter of lamb sis(shish), chicken sis(shish), chicken wings, adana kebab, chicken beyti kofte and lamb cutlet, served with rice & mixed salad. Includes starter of mixed meze
29. Meat Platter(Serves 3)
Fantastic platter of lamb sis(shish), chicken sis(shish), chicken wings, adana kebab, chicken beyti kofte and lamb cutlet, served with rice & mixed salad.Includes starter of mixed meze
30. Meat Platter(Serves 4)
Fantastic platter of lamb sis(shish), chicken sis(shish), chicken wings, adana kebab, chicken beyti kofte and lamb cutlet, served with rice & mixed salad. Includes sterter of mixed meze
31. Taste Of Turkey(Per Person)
Tasting menu to give a broad sample of range of authentic Turkish dishes. Includes starters of hot and cold meze. Mixed grill & dessert
Special Set Meals
Meat Specialities
33. Kuzu Sote(Lamb)
Prime lamb, cubed and pan fried with onion, green pepper, tomato and parsley (can be spiced with fresh chillies if you wish ) served with plain rice
34. Tavuk Sote(Chicken)
Chicken breast, cubed and pan fried with onion, green pepper, tomato and parsley ( can be spiced with fresh chillies if you wish ) served with plain rice
35. Moussaka
Minced lamb with sauteed aubergine, green pepper, onion and tomato. layered with sliced potato, courgette, and carrot. topped with a creamy be- chamel sauce then oven baked. served with rice
40. Karides Bbq (King Prawns Kebab)
Succulent king prawns skevered and chargrilled, served with olive oil, garlic and parsley dressing
42. Seafood Platter
Generous serving of our chef's choice, for 2 people to share All served with chips & salad
41. Krids Guvec
Juicy king prawns casseroled in our oven with onion, green pepper, tomato, parsley and a hint of garlic, served with rice only
37. Levrek Tava (Seabass Fillets)
Two filets of sea bass seasoned and pan fried or chargrilled on the BBQ
Fish & Sea Food Specialties
Our Vegetarian Specialties
43. Imam Bayildi
Literally The Priest Fainted", a dish from the Ottoman Palace kitchen. A whole aubergine, chargrilled, split and stuffed with tomato, onion, garlic and parsley. Served with homemade tomato sauce. Served with rice
44. Sebze Guvec
Mediterranean mixed vegetables, casseroled in our oven with mixed herbs and a hint garlic with your choice of spicy or plain tomato sauce. Served with rice
45. Mantar Sote
Thickly sliced Mushrooms, sauteed with onions, green peppers, tomato, parsley and a hint of garlic. Served with rice
46. Falafel
Fried blended chickpeas, split broad beans with garlic and mixed vegetables, with fresh coriander, served on a base of hummus. Served with rice
47. Coban Salata
Traditional Turkish salad of chopped tomato, cucumber, onion and green pepper with parsley, dressed with virgin olive oll and red wine vinegar. V (With feta cheese 5.00)
48. Zeytin
Olives dressed with lemon juice and herbs V
49. Patates Kizartma Potato Chips
V
50. Homemade Bread
V
Salads & Sides
Desserts
53. Baklava
Baklava is rich, sweet desset pastry made of layers of filo filled with chopped nuts and syrup served with ice cream
Revani Semolina Cake
A traditional Middle Estem dessert made with thin noodle-like pastry, soaked in sweet sugar-base syrup, and layered with nuts seved with vanilla ice cream