
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.Free delivery
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Grilled Shawarma Chicken
£17.95Brochettes de Volaille Bab Dzira
£17.95Homous Bel Laham
£8.95Brochettes d'Agneau Ain-Taya
£19.95Poulet Marine
£18.50Couscous Royale
£17.95Special Meze (V)
£8.95Vegetarian Meze (Main)
£15.95Kafta Zouj Ayoun
£17.95Bourek
£7.95
Starters
Baba Ghanoush (VE)
Smokey aubergine dip with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and extra virgin olive oil. Served with hot pitta£6.95Homous Bel Laham
Houmous drizzled with olive oil topped with diced marinated leg of lamb. Served with hot pitta.£8.95Special Meze (V)
Mixed Algerian Starters and hot pita.£8.95Bourek
Shallow fried brik pastry, filled with minced lamb, onions, cheese, egg, parsley and a hint of cinnamon, served with a side salad.£7.95Cacik (V)
Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, extra virgin olive oil and hot pita.£6.95Spinach & Feta Bourek (V)
Shallow fried dyoul pastry filled with wilted spinach, crumbled feta, garlic and aleppo chilli flakes.£6.95PopularHomous (VE)
Crushed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and hot pita.£6.95Checkhouka (V)
Mixed peppers, onions and tomatoes cooked in olive oil with garlic, egg, flat leaf parsley and harissa. Served with hot pitta bread.£7.50Felafel (V)
Chickpeas, garlic & fresh herb mixture, fried, served with cacik.£6.95Dolma (VE)
Vine leaves filled with spiced rice fresh herbs and onions. Served on a bed of salad.£5.95Feta Salad (V)
Mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives and feta cheese.£6.95
Charcoal Grill Dishes
All dishes are served with Basmati rice, grilled veg and a side salad.
Grilled Shawarma Chicken
Highly rated· Char grilled boneless chicken thighs marinated in garlic, ras el hanout, coriander and lemon juice. Served with rice and salad£17.95Brochettes de Volaille Bab Dzira
Cubed chicken breast marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£17.95PopularBrochettes Casbah
Highly rated· Mixed grill with lamb, chicken, kafta, merguez and a cutlet served with rice and salad.£24.95Brochettes d'Agneau Ain-Taya
Highly rated· Lean tender chunks of lamb, marinated in olive oil and spices served with rice and salad.£19.95Poulet Marine
Half a chicken marinated in Middle Eastern herbs and spices then cooked over the coals. Served with creamy tahini and pomegranate sauce.£18.50Kafta Zouj Ayoun
Skewered minced lamb prepared with fresh herbs and spices served with rice and salad.£17.95Mixed Shish
Tender chunks of marinated lamb and chicken cooked over the coals£18.95Soustara Chicken Wings
Chicken wings marinated in garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and spices served with rice and salad.£14.95Salad Djedj
North African spiced chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with bulgur wheat, olives, and fried bread.£15.95Merguez
Spicy homemade lamb sausages.£15.95
Tajines and Couscous
Couscous Royale
Lamb and chicken in a flavoursome tomato sauce served on couscous with vegetables and charcoal grilled merguez£17.95Lamb 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 couscous£22.95Tebikha
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato taking cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce.£16.50Vegan
Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes
Vegetarian Meze (Main)
Selection of dips and salads with hot pita.£15.95PopularHaloumi Salad
Grilled haloumi served with a mixed leaf salad, grilled onions, tomatoes and black olives.£15.95VegetarianTebikha (Vegan)
Artichoke, peas, broad beans and potato tagine cooked in a tomato, fresh coriander and garlic chilli sauce. Served with couscous.£16.50VeganCheckhouka (V)
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.£15.95Vegetarian
Salads
Salad Djedj
North African spiced chicken served on a mixed leaf salad with bulgur wheat, olives, and fried bread.£15.95Haloumi Salad
Grilled halloumi served with a mixed leaf salad, grilled onions, tomatoes and black olives.£15.95Feta Salad
Mixed leaves, cucumber, tomato, red onion, black olives and feta cheese.£14.50
Sides
Chips
£3.50Pitta
£2.50Tajine Bread
£2.50Cacik (V)
Greek yogurt, cucumber, mint, garlic, extra virgin olive oil£4.00Pickles
£3.50Harrisa
A traditional North African Chilli paste that goes excellent with grilled meats and famines.£1.50Baba Ghanoush (VE)
Smokey aubergine dip with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and extra virgin olive oil£4.50Homous (VE)
£4.00Olives
Kalamata Olives£4.00
Desserts
Homemade Baclava
Filo pastry filled with pistachio nuts and honey. Served with vanilla ice cream£7.00Tahini Chocolate Brownie
Homemade chocolate and Tahini fudge brownie. Served with vanilla ice cream£7.50Caramelised Fig Tart
Rich caramelised fig tart served with vanilla ice cream£7.50
Drinks
Coke (330ml)
£3.75Diet Coke (330ml)
£3.50Orange & Clementine juice (Cambridge Juice Co)
£3.95Still Water (330ml)
£2.00Sparkling Water (330ml)
£2.00Appletiser
£3.50San Pelligrino Orange & Pomegranate
£3.50Ginger Beer
£3.50Sparkling Elderflower presse
£3.50Fanta Orange
£3.75Apple Juice (Cambridge Juice Co)
£3.75