Almond Bar in Darlinghurst Menu

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Served with Middle Eastern bread & fresh vegetables -
Traditional hummus*# Ord River chickpea & tahini dip $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Chilli hummus*# try this for something different $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Baba ghanouj# smoky eggplant dip $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Labne# our yoghurt dip sprinkled with sumac $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Za’atar*# thyme, oregano, sumac, sesame seeds & sea salt dipping spice $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Lab’tar# a combination of labne & za’atar $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Avotamor*# tahini, avocado & fresh date $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Shawandarr# roasted beetroot, coriander, cinnamon, cumin, paprika, yoghurt $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Minty# bulgarian feta, lemon & mint dip $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Muhamarra* chargrilled red capsicum, chilli, walnut and pomegranate dip $7.5/ea - 3 for $19.5
Kibbeh nayeh*(when available) traditional raw minced lamb, burghul & spices served with fresh mint $9.5
Olives*# black & green with dried herbs, lemon and garlic $7
Mixed pickles*# turnips, chillis & wild cucumber $7

Toum bread* Middle Eastern bread grilled with traditional creamy garlic. Nothing like it! $8
Arr’nabit*# traditional fried cauliflower with tahini sauce & lemon $12
Pumpkin Kibbeh fried pumpkin & burghul balls stuffed with split chickpeas, carrot, onion, capsicum & baharat; served with mint yoghurt $12
Coriander Potatoes*# diced potato, coriander two ways, garlic & lemon $10.50
Grilled Haloumi# oregano, baba ghanouj & tomato $14
Wara Enab*# rice, tomato, parsley, onion, baharat wrapped in home grown organic vine leaves $13
Almond Bar’s Signature Calamari*# grilled & very tender with lemon, oregano & extra virgin olive oil $16.5
Sayadieh Sardines* A light dusting of a traditional spice mix of tumeric, caraway, cumin; served with charred capsicum tarator & crispy onion $16.5
Sumbusic mum’s handmade pastry, minced lamb, pine nuts & onion $14

Tabouli* diced tomatoes, organic, home grown parsley, burghul & onion $13.5
Fattoush* toasted bread, cucumber, tomato, capsicum, lettuce, radish, garlic & sumac $13.5
Baladieh Salad# heirloom tomatoes, Ord River chick peas, baladieh cheese, roast almonds, parsley in a house spice dressing $14.5
Haloumi & Lentil Salad# fresh Middle Eastern haloumi strips, watercress, lentils, roasted capsicum, & mint $14.5

Falafel*# Ord River chickpea patties with fresh tomato, lettuce & tahini $16
Crab Freekeh* flame grilled green wheat, blue swimmer crab, spiced & air dried Middle Eastern sausage in an Aleppo pepper & tomato sauce $21
Chef’s Syrian Duck* shredded free-range duck confit, giant cous cous, cabbage, Syrian fig jam & pomegranates (you will be pleasantly surprised) $28
Lahmi Bi Kishk house-spiced slow roasted Junee lamb shoulder, turnip, grey zucchini, tossed in fermented yoghurt & burghul $29
Beef Cheek & Kataifi 5-hour slow-cooked in rich grape molasses & red wine; served on shredded pastry with fennel, celeriac & olives $22
Spatchcock Halabeh*# from the Southern Highlands, marinated in za’atar halabeh, grilled & served with toum, bread & house pickles $26
Mukloubi with Chicken# layers of spiced rice, eggplant & poached chicken, finished with our yoghurt, almonds & pinenuts (chef’s favourite dish growing up) $21
Free Range Chargrilled Chicken Skewers*# mum’s special marinade & light garlic sauce $17.5
Chargrilled Lamb Skewers*# eye round lamb, marinated in a red wine sauce & served with mint & walnut $17.5
Kafta*# chargrilled minced lamb, parsley & spices with onion, tomato & sumac relish $17.5

Cauliflower, falafel, coriander potatoes, grilled calamari, sayadineh sardines, chicken skewers, kafta, sumbusic & fattoush $86

Minimum 2 people. One set menu per group. We are happy to cater for those with special dietary requirements. -
Meat Feast 3 dips fried cauliflower coriander potatoes sumbusic lamb skewers chicken skewers beef cheek & kataifi fattoush $48 pp
Almond Feast 3 dips haloumi coriander potatoes falafel calamari sumbusic kafta tabouli $46 pp
Chef’s Feast 3 dips calamari crab freekeh falafel mukloubi with chicken lamb skewers chef’s Syrian duck haloumi & lentil salad $52 pp
Add baklawa & raha $5 pp

Almond Pancakes cinnamon, cardamom, sugar & ground almonds wrapped in a light pancake & served with vanilla ice cream $13.5
Booza*# traditional mastic ice cream of the Levant of natural coconut milk & tahini; with poached fruit $13
Rosewater Ice Cream made right here at almond bar; back by popular demand $9.5
Lady’s Arm filo pastry filled with clotted cream, deep fried & drizzled with sugar syrup $12.5
Rose of Damascus Almond Bar’s version of a traditional sweet; layers of crispy filo pastry, filled with smooth chocolate cream; finished with sour cherry jam & hazelnuts $13.5
Baklawa layers of filo pastry with pistachio or walnuts $7
Raha*# Almond Bar’s Syrian delight with macadamia & coated in coconut $9
Dessert Platter baklawa, raha, lady’s arms, rosewater ice cream $33

Fresh orange juice $6.5
Pineapple, cranberry, cloudy apple juice $4
Breakfast Platter enjoy a selection of shared dishes to fill you up $25/pp
Sweet Toast cinnamon, butter & sugar melted onto toasted Middle Eastern bread $6
Laffeh Tirr’wikah - Breakfast Wrap ejji (Middle Eastern omelette), sujuk, tomato & onion relish wrapped in fresh Middle Eastern bread $10.5
Fatteh traditional layered breakfast dish of crushed chickpeas, tahini, fried bread & yoghurt, pinenuts & almonds $11
Ful Mudammas - Rich Man’s Breakfast cooked fava beans, lemon & garlic served with bread, fresh tomato, parsley, lemon juice & extra virgin olive oil $15.5
Shawarma & Fried Egg strips of beef, capsicum & onion served with a fried free range egg $16
Michel’s Plate makaneq, shanklish, makdoos Middle Eastern sausages, aged yoghurt cheese, walnut & chilli stuffed mini eggplants, sumac & oregano free range scrambled eggs, served with fresh mint & $22
Violet’s Plate jarz marz (free range scrambled tomato eggs), baladieh cheese, olives, za’atar & labne served with Middle Eastern bread $19
Shanklish Lover aged yoghurt cheese, fresh avocado & tomato, served with fresh & toasted Middle Eastern bread $9.5
Strawberry Pancakes fresh strawberries & ashta wrapped in a pancake & served with rosewater sugar syrup $12.5
Traditional Baklawa something sweet to end your breakfast $7
Extras olives, za’atar, labne, makdoos, haloumi, avocado, free range eggs, middle eastern sausages, sujuk $5 each
November breeze apple juice, cranberry juice, lime juice shaken $9
Virginia muddled lime, sugar syrup & cranberry juice $9
Bloody Mariam bloody mary with Middle Eastern spices $14
Mimosa orange juice & grand marnier topped with champagne $13.5
Sparkling water 750ml $7.5
Loose leaf tea English breakfast, Irish breakfast, earl grey, green, chamomile, peppermint, lemongrass, darjeeling $3.5
Fresh mint tea just fresh mint from mum’s garden $3.5
- with cinnamon $4
- with your English breakfast tea $4
Middle Eastern coffee served strong & in a copper pot $5.5
All other coffees...sorry no decaf flat white, caffe latte, cappuccino, espresso, long black, double espresso macchiato, piccolo latte $4
Soy, extra shot $0.5
Hot chocolate, mocha $4.5

Nearby Sample Menus

Snowpeas - Mixed seafood or king prawns stir fried with snow peas and mushroom $16.80
Tom Kha Hed - Mushroom soup, a mild coconut milk with galanga, lemongrass, lime juice, herbs $6.00
Pad Tao Hu Srida - Stir fried mixed vegetables, tofu, sweet chilli sauce $11.80
Kao Suay - Steam Jasmine rice $2.50
Pad Ke Mao - Wok fried flat noodles with onion, chilli, garlic and basil -
Gang Kari - Yellow Curry - Mild yellow curry with potatoes, onion, carrot $10.80
Srida Talay - Mixed seafood or king prawns stir fried with sweet chilli sauce and vegetables $16.80
Pharam - Stir fried with your choice of meats, vegetables, topped with peanut sauce $12.80

Chicken Karaage Udon $10.50
Chicken Katsu (L) $10.00 / (D) $10.50
Fish Teriyaki (L) $9.00 / (D) $9.50
Sashimi and Tempura and Teriyaki (L) $19.50 / (D) $21.50
- Fish Teriyaki $0.50
Spicy Tuna Roll $3.50
Sushi and Udon $13.50
- Eel $1.50

Poached Chicken $11.50
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Cheddar $2.00
Chicken Schnitzel $11.50
Roast tomato $1.50
Poached Chicken Herb mayo, roast tomato, lettuce and rocket $7.50
Mushrooms $1.00
Smoked Salmon Lemon chive mayo, cucumber, lettuce and rocket $9.50

Burrawong duck's liver pate with sweet and sour onions $14.00
- Pyengana cloth-bound cheddat (Taz) -
- Woodside 'Charleton Brie' (Barossa) -
Fresh marinated sardines, currants, pine nuts and radicchio $12.00
Reiby-farm loquats baked in vanilla and reisling With heirloom mulberries and crème fraiche $9.00
Macleay river rock oyster, opened to order $3.50 each
Bread $2.00 serve
Crostini Broadbeans, mint, our organic ricotta $3.00 each