Fora Restaurant is a Turkish and Mediterranean dining room at 34-36 Houndsditch, close to Liverpool Street and Aldgate. Its spacious setting and extensive halal menu suit City lunches, evening meals and group occasions, with the food drawing on Ottoman traditions and the generous sharing culture of Turkish hospitality.
Cold and hot meze include hummus, cacik, tabbouleh, aubergine dishes, falafel, spinach and feta börek, grilled halloumi and spicy sausage. Mixed starters bring several of these dishes together, while calamari, king prawns and hummus topped with grilled meat add richer choices before the main grill arrives.
Charcoal cooking centres on lamb and chicken shish, Adana kofte, chicken wings and lamb cutlets served with rice, salad and grilled vegetables. A large mixed grill is designed for comparison and sharing, while house special chicken or lamb arrives over bread with tomato sauce, yoghurt and melted butter.
Grilled sea bass, salmon kebab, king prawns and monkfish broaden the menu through seafood, with casseroles and vegetable dishes providing further choice. Baklava, caramelised milk pudding, ice cream and sorbet complete the meal, while Turkish coffee, tea, raki, wine and beer support anything from a business lunch to a long shared dinner.
Address: 34-36 Houndsditch, City of London EC3A 7DB, United Kingdom
Fora Restaurant Menu
Cold starters
Olives
Marinated olives w/ herbs and garlic
Cacik
Yoghurt w/ chopped cucumbers and fresh herbs and hint of garlic.
Hummus
Puréed chickpeas w/ tahini, lemon juice, garlic and oil dressing.
Tarama
Smoked cod roe caviar.
Tabbouleh
Crushed wheat w/ chopped tomatoes, onion, mint and parsley salad.
Patlican soslu
Cooked and chopped aubergine, peppers, tomatoes and garlic.
Stuffed vine leaves
Vine leaves stuffed w/ rice, pine kernels and herbs served w/ yoghurt.
Ezme
Finely chopped tomatoes, onions, parsley and peppers mixed w/ herbs and spices.
Aubergine salad
Smoked aubergine mixed w/ yoghurt, tahini, garlic and herbs.
Hot starters
Falafel
Broad beans, chickpeas and vegetable fritters served w/ hummus.
Fried goats cheese
Goat cheese covered in egg and breadcrumbs and fried. Served w/ orange marmalade.
Garlic mushroom
Mushrooms sautéed w/ garlic, white wine and cream.
Sucuk
Grilled spicy Turkish sausage.
Sigara borek
Filo pastry rolls filled w/ feta cheese and parsley.
Spinach and feta borek
Filo pastry parcels filled w/ spinach and feta cheese.
Halloumi cheese
Grilled cyprus cheese served w/ garnish.
Kalamar
Marinated squid, served w/ tartare sauce.
Hummus kavurma
Diced lamb fillet w/ pine kernels on a bed of hummus.
King prawns
Sautéed king prawns w/ mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic w/ cream.
Vegetarian and pasta
Vegetarian moussaka
Oven baked layers of vegetables topped w/ béchamel sauce and cheese served w/ rice.
Sebze guvech
Potatoes, aubergines, peppers, green beans, courgettes, tomatoes, and mushrooms cooked in tomato sauce served w/ rice.
Falafel
Broad beans, chickpeas and vegetable fritters, served w/ hummus and salad.
Halloumi kebab
Grilled halloumi cheese skewered w/ onions and peppers, served w/ salad and rice.
Vegetarian kebab
Grilled courgettes, mixed peppers, shallot onions, tomato, aubergine and mushrooms served w/ salad and rice.
Vegetarian pasta
Courgettes, peppers, tomatoes, onion in tomato sauce.
Chicken or salmon pasta
Penne pasta w/ chicken or salmon and mushroom in creamy sauce w/ fresh herbs and spices.
Seafood
Monkfish kebab
Marinated cubes of monkfish, skewered w/ peppers, red onions, served w/ rice and salad.
Grilled mixed sea food
Monkfish, salmon, king prawns, peppers and red onion on skewer, served w/ salad and new potatoes.
Kalamar
Marinated and battered squid, served w/ tartare sauce and salad.
Desserts
Baklava
Layers of filo pastry w/ pistachio and syrup, served with vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate cake
Serving of chocolate cake with chocolate sauce. Served with vanilla ice cream.
Tiramisu
Ladyfinger cookies, espresso, mascarpone cheese, cream, sugar, cacao powder w/ amaretto liqueur.
Loop churros
Spanish speciality, drizzled with icing sugar and served with melted chocolate.
Vegan chocolate pudding
A chocolate vegan sponge with chocolate fudge sauce.
Madagascan vanilla cheesecake
Creamy baked cheese with madagascan vanilla set on a digestive biscuit base.
Ice cream
Selection of ice creams.