
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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Brochettes Casbah
Highly rated· Mixed grill with lamb, chicken, kafta, merguez and a cutlet served with rice and salad.£22.9520% offBrochettes d'Agneau Ain-Taya
Highly rated· Lean tender chunks of lamb, marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£19.9520% offBrochettes de Volaille Bab Dzira
Cubed chicken breast marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£17.95Popular20% offCheckhouka
Highly rated· 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.£15.95Vegetarian20% offCouscous Royale
Lamb and chicken in a flavoursome tomato sauce served on couscous with vegetables and charcoal grilled merguez£17.9520% offGrilled Shawarma Chicken
Char grilled boneless chicken thighs marinated in garlic, ras el hanout, coriander and lemon juice. Served with rice and salad£17.95Popular20% offHaloumi Salad
Grilled haloumi served with a mixed leaf salad, grilled onions, tomatoes and black olives.£15.95Vegetarian20% offKafta Zouj Ayoun
Skewered minced lamb prepared with fresh herbs and spices served with rice and salad.£17.9520% offLamb Tajine
Slow cooked lamb shank tagine with North African spices, prunes, apricots topped with fried whole almonds, toasted sesame seeds and fresh coriander. Served with basmati rice or couscous.£21.9520% offMerguez
Spicy homemade lamb sausages.£14.9520% offMixed Shish
Tender chunks of marinated lamb and chicken cooked over the coals£18.95Popular20% offPoulet Marine
Half a chicken marinated in Middle Eastern herbs and spices then cooked over the coals. Served with creamy tahini and pomegranate sauce.£17.9520% offSalad Djedj
North African spiced chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with bulgur wheat, olives, and fried bread.£15.9520% offSoustara Chicken Wings
Chicken wings marinated in garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and spices served with rice and salad.£14.9520% offTebikha
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato taking cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce. Served with basmati rice.£15.95Vegan20% offTebikha (Vegan)
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato tagine cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce. Served with basmati rice.£15.95Vegan20% offVegetarian Meze (Main)
Selection of dips and salads with hot pita.£15.95Vegetarian20% off
Popular with other people
Baba Ghanoush
£6.95Homous Bel Laham
£8.50Homous
£6.50Special Meze
£8.50Feta Salad
£6.95Checkhouka
£6.95Felafel
£6.95Cacik
£6.50Homemade Baclava
£6.95Spinach & Feta Bourek
£6.95
Starters
Homous Bel Laham
Houmous drizzled with olive oil topped with diced marinated leg of lamb. Served with hot pitta.£8.50Baba Ghanoush
Smokey aubergine dip with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. Served with hot pitta£6.95PopularTabbouleh
Fresh herb salad, bulgur wheat, cucumber, tomato with a lemon dressing.£5.50Special Meze
Mixed Algerian Starters and hot pita.£8.50Spinach & Feta Bourek
Shallow fried dyoul pastry filled with wilted spinach, crumbled feta, garlic and aleppo chilli flakes.£6.95PopularHomous
Crushed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and hot pita.£6.50Feta Salad
Mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives and feta cheese.£6.95Felafel
Chickpeas, garlic & fresh herb mixture, fried, served with cacik.£6.95Bourek
Shallow fried brik pastry, filled with minced lamb, onions, cheese, egg, parsley and a hint of cinnamon, served with a side salad.£7.95Cacik
Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and hot pita.£6.50Checkhouka
Mixed peppers, onions and tomatoes cooked in olive oil with garlic, egg, flat leaf parsley and harissa. Served with hot pitta bread.£6.95Dolma
Vine leaves 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.
Grilled Shawarma Chicken
Char grilled boneless chicken thighs marinated in garlic, ras el hanout, coriander and lemon juice. Served with rice and salad£17.9520% offBrochettes Casbah
Highly rated· Mixed grill with lamb, chicken, kafta, merguez and a cutlet served with rice and salad.£22.9520% offBrochettes de Volaille Bab Dzira
Cubed chicken breast marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£17.9520% offMixed Shish
Tender chunks of marinated lamb and chicken cooked over the coals£18.9520% offPoulet Marine
Half a chicken marinated in Middle Eastern herbs and spices then cooked over the coals. Served with creamy tahini and pomegranate sauce.£17.9520% offSoustara Chicken Wings
Chicken wings marinated in garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and spices served with rice and salad.£14.9520% offBrochettes d'Agneau Ain-Taya
Highly rated· Lean tender chunks of lamb, marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£19.9520% offKafta Zouj Ayoun
Skewered minced lamb prepared with fresh herbs and spices served with rice and salad.£17.9520% offSalad Djedj
North African spiced chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with bulgur wheat, olives, and fried bread.£15.9520% offMerguez
Spicy homemade lamb sausages.£14.9520% off
Tajines and Couscous
Couscous Royale
Lamb and chicken in a flavoursome tomato sauce served on couscous with vegetables and charcoal grilled merguez£17.9520% offLamb Tajine
Slow cooked lamb shank tagine with North African spices, prunes, apricots topped with fried whole almonds, toasted sesame seeds and fresh coriander. Served with basmati rice or couscous.£21.9520% offTebikha
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato taking cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce. Served with basmati rice.£15.9520% off
Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes
Vegetarian Meze (Main)
Selection of dips and salads with hot pita.£15.9520% offTebikha (Vegan)
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato tagine cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce. Served with basmati rice.£15.9520% offCheckhouka
Highly rated· 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.£15.9520% offHaloumi Salad
Grilled haloumi served with a mixed leaf salad, grilled onions, tomatoes and black olives.£15.9520% off
Salads
Haloumi Salad
Grilled halloumi served with a mixed leaf salad, grilled onions, tomatoes and black olives.£15.95Salad Djedj
North African spiced chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with bulgur wheat, olives, and fried bread.£15.95Feta Salad
Mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives and feta cheese.£14.50
Sides
Tajine Bread
£2.50Baba Ghanoush
Smokey aubergine dip with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and extra virgin olive oil£3.50Cacik
Greek yogurt, cucumber, mint, garlic, extra virgin olive oil£3.50Chips
£3.00Pitta
£2.50Pickles
£3.00Homous
£3.50Harrisa
A traditional North African Chilli paste that goes excellent with grilled meats and famines.£1.50Olives
Kalamata Olives£3.00
Desserts
Homemade Baclava
Filo pastry filled with pistachio nuts and honey.£6.95Homemade Chocolate Fudge Brownie
Homemade chocolate fudge brownie.£6.95Caramelised Fig Tart
Rich caramelised fig tart served with vanilla ice cream£6.95
Drinks
Coke (330ml)
£3.50Diet Coke (330ml)
£3.30San Pelligrino Orange & Pomegranate
Light Fizzy Drink£2.95Still Water (330ml)
£2.00Sparkling Water (330ml)
£2.00Appletiser
£3.50