About Arabica - Kings Cross
Arabica specialises in modern Eastern European cuisine and brings you a delicious menu of their favourite dips, meze, salads and grilled dishes. We recommend trying one dip, meze, larger plate and side per person depending how hungry you are.
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Chicken & Pistachio
£24.00Honeyed Braised Beef Short Rib with Dukka
£28.00Beiruti Falafel Bites
£9.00Village-Style Spinach Kibbeh
£11.00Feta & Spinach Boregi
£12.50Berbere Spiced Cauliflower
£14.00Fried Aubergine
£15.00Roasted Cod with Tahini
£25.00Taramasalata with Tobiko Caviar
£9.00
Dips
Baba Ghanoush
Gently smoked aubergines with grassy olive oil, sweet date molasses, fruity pomegranate seeds that pop in your mouth and the freshness of mint.£8.50VegetarianLabneh with Spiced Chestnut Butter
£8.00PopularHummus Arabica
Zhug, shatta, confit garlic, pickled chilli£8.50PopularTaramasalata with Tobiko Caviar
Our Taramasalata is made from salted cod's roe whipped together with sourdough, extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice with a hint of garlic£9.00Muhammara
Smoky red peppers, pomegranate molasses, walnuts.£8.50Plant based
Hot Meze
Feta & Spinach Boregi
with chilli tomato salsa£12.50VegetarianVillage-Style Spinach Kibbeh
Lebanese spinach and pine nut croquettes with beetroot tarator£11.00PopularBeiruti Falafel Bites
Crunchy pickles, fermented chilli tarator.£9.00Vegan
Meat | Fish | Veg
Honeyed Braised Beef Short Rib with Dukka
Meltingly tender, Egyptian-style slow-roasted beef served with crunchy spiced pumpkin seed dukkah, soft charred flatbread, sharp pickled cucumber and onions, and fresh, peppery watercress.£28.00Chicken & Pistachio
Grilled marinated baby chicken, pistachio crumb, charred lemon£24.00Gluten freeRoasted Cod with Tahini
Inspired by the Lebanese Samak bil tahini where the fish gets baked in tahini sauce. Served with a fennel, carrot and tomato sofrito, spiced with coriander and cumin seeds.£25.00Fried Aubergine
Egyptian-style braised butterbeans, garlic and dill£15.00VegetarianBerbere Spiced Cauliflower
Tahini, spiced tomato, toasted coriander, chilli, herbs£14.00Plant basedWhole Sea Bream Chermoula
Burnt lime, coriander£26.00Gluten freeLamb Adana Kofte
Labneh, Chilli Garlic Butter, Fried Khobez Bread, Pickled Chilli£19.00Veal Shish
Tahini, green zhug, amba£21.00Gluten free
Sides
Baharat Spiced Sprouts
An Arabica Christmas classic! These are Brussels sprouts in a new light – crunchy, aromatic and dressed in a sweet and sour raisin dressing. A far cry from the memory of mushy, Christmas greens. Don’t knock them till you try them. Every year we convert, some sprout haters!£7.00PopularHispi & Feta Fattoush
Besni Raisins, Fried Flatbread, Kalamata Olives, Pumpkin Seeds£8.00Batata Harra
Fried potatoes with sautéed peppers, onion, garlic, chilli, fresh coriander£7.00Tabbouleh
Fresh herb salad, cracked wheat, olive oil, citrus, hazelnuts£7.00
Extras
Freshly Baked Pita Bread ( each)
£2.00Crudités with lemon and salt
enjoy with any of our dips£5.00PopularHouse Pickles
Cauliflower, carrot, cucumber, turnip, chilli£4.50Chilli Sauce
£1.50Marinated Olives
£4.50Garlic Sauce
£1.50Green Zhug Sauce
£1.50
Drinks
Red blend 2019, Domaine des Tourelles, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Tasting Notes: A true expression of the Bekaa Valley. More intensity and fragrance. Peppery, spicy, mouth filling, gutsy.£36.00Small Beer Pale | 2.5% ABV | 330ml can
Bright | Citrus | Refreshing£5.50Small Beer IPA | 2.3% ABV | 330ml can
Organic | Iconic | Golden£5.50White blend 2020, Domaine des Tourelles, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Tasting Notes: More weight and texture in this sleek and characterful dry white. Heroic family-run estate from a valley famous for its vineyards.£36.00