About Al Casbah
This family-run North African restaurant has been delighting Cantabrigians since it opened back in 1997. With fresh homemade tagines, mezes and charcoal grilled meats this menu has a dish for everyone. In 2016 it was rated as one of the city's best restaurants on TripAdvisor, with dishes like the grilled Soustara chicken wings earning particular praise.
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Special Meze
£7.95Checkhouka
£13.95Brochettes Casbah
£18.95Brochettes de Volaille Bab Dzira
£14.95Tajine Zaytoon (chicken)
£14.95Couscous Royale
£16.50Baba Ghanoush
£6.95Lamb Tajine
£18.95Bourek
£6.95Brochettes d'Agneau Ain-Taya
£16.50
Starters
Special Meze
Mixed Algerian Starters and hot pita.£7.95PopularBourek
Shallow fried brik pastry, filled with minced lamb, onions, cheese, egg, parsley and a hint of cinnamon, served with a side salad.£6.95Homous
Crushed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and hot pita.£5.50Baba Ghanoush
Grilled aubergines mixed with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and yogurt. Served with hot pitta£6.95Tabbouleh
Fresh herb salad, bulgur wheat, cucumber, tomato with a lemon dressing.£5.50Felafel
Chickpeas, garlic & fresh herb mixture, fried, served with cacik.£6.95Homous Bel Laham
Houmous drizzled with olive oil topped with diced marinated leg of lamb. Served with hot pitta.£6.50Spinach & Feta Bourek
Shallow fried dyoul pastry filled with wilted spinach, crumbled feta, garlic and aleppo chilli flakes.£6.50Checkhouka
Mixed peppers, onions and tomatoes cooked in olive oil with garlic, egg, flat leaf parsley and harissa. Served with hot pitta bread.£6.95Feta Salad
Mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives and feta cheese.£6.95Cacik
Yogurt with cucumber garlic, olive oil and hot pita.£5.50Dolma
Vine leafs filled with spiced rice fresh herbs and onions. served on a bed of salad.£5.95
Charcoal Grill Dishes
All dishes are served with Basmati rice, grilled veg and a side salad.
Brochettes Casbah
Mixed grill with lamb, chicken, kafta, merguez and a cutlet served with rice and salad.£18.95PopularBrochettes de Volaille Bab Dzira
Cubed chicken breast marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£14.95Brochettes d'Agneau Ain-Taya
Lean tender chunks of lamb, marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£16.50Soustara Chicken Wings
Chicken wings marinated in olive oil, lemon juice and spices served with rice and salad.£12.95Kafta Zouj Ayoun
Skewered minced lamb prepared with fresh herbs and spices served with rice and salad.£14.95Mixed Shish
Tender chunks of marinated lamb and chicken cooked over the coals£15.95Poulet Marine
Half a chicken marinated in Middle Eastern herbs and spices then cooked over the coals. Served with creamy tahini and pomegranate sauce.£15.50Salad Djedj
North African spiced chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with bulgur wheat, olives, and fried bread.£12.95Merguez
Spicy homemade lamb sausages.£14.95
Tajines and Couscous
Tajine Zaytoon (chicken)
Chicken cooked in a ginger, garlic, and turmeric sauce served with green olives and carrots. Topped with coriander and served with rice.£14.95PopularLamb Tajine
Lamb Shoulder cooked in a tomato based sauce with North African spices, prunes, apricots topped with almonds flakes and fresh coriander. Served with basmati rice or couscous.£18.95PopularCouscous Royale
Lamb and chicken in a flavoursome tomato sauce served on couscous with vegetables and charcoal grilled merguez£16.50Tebikha
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato taking cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce. Served with basmati rice.£13.95
Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes
Checkhouka
Mixed peppers, onions and tomatoes cooked in olive oil with garlic, egg, flat leaf parsley and harissa. Served with pitta bread and a side salad.£13.95Vegetarian Meze (Main)
Selection of dips and salads with hot pita.£12.95Haloumi Salad
Grilled haloumi served with a mixed leaf salad, grilled onions, tomatoes and black olives.£12.95PopularTebikha (Vegan)
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato taking cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce. Served with basmati rice.£12.95
Salads
Salad Djedj
North African spiced chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with bulgur wheat, olives, and fried bread.£12.95Haloumi Salad
Grilled halloumi served with a mixed leaf salad, grilled onions, tomatoes and black olives.£12.95Feta Salad
Mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives and feta cheese.£11.95
Sides
Tajine Bread
£2.00Pitta
£2.00Harrisa
A traditional North African Chilli paste that goes excellent with grilled meats and famines.£1.50Chips
£3.00Homous
£2.00Baba Ghanoush
£2.00Pickles
£2.00Cacik
£2.00Olives
£2.00
Desserts
Homemade Baclava
Filo pastry filled with pistachio nuts and honey.£5.95Homemade Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Homemade chocolate fudge brownie.£5.95Caramelised Fig Tart
Rich caramelised fig tart served with vanilla ice cream£6.95
Drinks
lemonade
£2.95San Pelligrino Orange & Pomegranate
Light Fizzy Drink£2.50Coke (330ml)
£3.30Appletiser
£3.30Diet Coke (330ml)
£3.30Still Water (330ml)
£2.00Sparkling Water (330ml)
£2.00