Meze & Shish is a Turkish and Mediterranean restaurant at 114 High Road in East Finchley. Exposed brick, warm wood, leather seating and mosaic lanterns create an inviting dining room suited to intimate meals as well as lively gatherings.
Cold and hot meze provide a natural starting point, including hummus, cacik, tabbouleh, stuffed vine leaves, börek, falafel and grilled halloumi. Ordering several plates lets diners move between creamy, smoky, fresh and crisp flavours before the main course.
Charcoal grilled chicken, lamb and köfte are joined by casseroles, seafood, pide and lahmacun. Halal meat is served, while the wide selection of salads, vegetable dishes and vegan meze gives mixed groups many ways to build a satisfying meal.
Turkish desserts such as baklava, künefe and baked rice pudding bring the experience to a traditional finish. Set feasts and a lunch menu make Meze & Shish flexible for different occasions, from a quick local meal to a generous shared dinner.
Address: 114 High Road, East Finchley, London N2 9EB, England
Meze & Shish Menu
Pide
All pides are served with salad.
Mozzarella Pide
Mozzarella cheese, herbs and spices.
Mince Lamb and Mozzarella Pide
Minced beef, mozzarella cheese, onions, tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices.
Vegetarian and Mozzarella Pide
Mixed vegetables with mozzarella cheese, fresh herbs and spices.
Sucuk and Mozzarella Pide
Sucuk, mozzarella cheese, onions, tomatoes, fresh herbs and spices.
Chicken Pide
Freshly baked pastry with chicken, peppers & tomatoes
Salads
Shepherd Salad
Tomatoes, cucumber, parsley and onion mixed with olive oil and lemon juice.
Mixed Salad
Tomato, cucumber, onion, lettuce and green pepper.
Ezme Salad
Finely chopped tomatoes, peppers, onions with dressing.
Feta Cheese Salad
Feta cheese, tomato, cucumber, onion, lettuce and green pepper.
Avocado Salad
Mixed salad with avocado.
Pasta
Chicken Pasta
Penne pasta with diced chicken and mushroom in creamy sauce with fresh herbs and spices.
Mixed Seafood Pasta
Penne pasta with mixed seafood in tomato sauce with fresh herbs and spices.
Mixed Vegetable Pasta
Penne pasta with tomato sauce, broccoli, stilton cheese and herbs.
Spaghetti Bolognese
Spaghetti with beef in bolognese sauce.
Side Dishes
Mixed Vegetables
Spinach
Rice
Chips
Mashed Potato
Yoghurt
Set Menu (Feast)
£59.50 per person, minimum 2 people. Includes mixed meze starter, choice of main course, and dessert.
Mix Meze Starter
Hummus, Cacik, Tabbouleh, Beetroot Tarator, Falafel, Borek, Halloumi
Choice of a Main Course
Chicken Shish, Adana Kofte, Mixed Grill, Lamb Shish, Sea Bass Fillet, Grilled Salmon, Vegetable Moussaka, Meat Moussaka, Okra
Dessert
Assorted Dessert Platter
Cold Starters
Hummus
Pureed chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and oil dressing.
Cacik
Yoghurt with chopped cucumbers, fresh herbs and hint of garlic.
Tabbouleh
Refreshing parsley salad with crushed wheat, red onions, chopped tomatoes and mint.
Avocado & Mozzarella
Baba Ganoush
Caviar of smoked aubergine, tahini, garlic, yoghurt, lemon and olive oil.
Imam Bayildi
Aubergine, garlic, tomato, peppers and olive oil.
Beetroot Tarator
Cooked beetroot, creamy yoghurt and olive oil.
Dolma
Stuffed vine leaves with rice, onion, pine kernels, dried blackcurrant and cinnamon.
Tarama Salata
Freshly prepared whipped cod roe (fish roe paste)
Çalı Fasülye
Green french beans with carrots, onions, tomatoes, garlic, marinated with olive oil sauce.
Hot Starters
Soup of the day
Choice of Lentil Soup or Chicken Soup
Lahmacun
Thinly stretched flat bread topped with minced lamb, tomatoes, onions, peppers, fresh herbs and spices. Freshly baked for authentic taste. Served with lemon wedge, fresh parsley and salad.
Marinated Mixed Olives
Selection of green and black olives, with mushrooms, roasted peppers and marinated with lemon, garlic & olive oil
Falafel
Broad beans, chickpeas and vegetable fritters
Halloumi
Grilled cyprus cheese served with garnish
Sucuk
Grilled spicy turkish sausage on skewer.
Borek
Filo pastry parcels filled with spinach and feta cheese.
Ege Kizartma
Aubergine, courgettes, potatoes and peppers fried and served with garlic yoghurt.
Chicken Wings
Grilled marinated spicy chicken wings.
Hummus Kavurma
Diced lamb fillet with pine kernels on a bed of hummus.
Chicken Liver
Sauteed chicken livers served with caramelised red onions.
Garlic Mushrooms
Freshly cooked mushrooms, garlic, double cream and cheese
Halloumi & Mushroom
Sliced mushrooms pan-fried with butter & halloumi cheese with herbs
Mucver
Fried courgette and carrot mixed with spring onions, dill, mint and egg, served with creamy yoghurt
Whitebait
Whitebait served with tartare sauce and garnish.
Calamari Home-Made
Marinated squid, served with tartare sauce.
Garlic King Prawns
Sauteed king prawns with garlic, mushrooms & tomatoes.
Grills
Chicken Shish
Marinated cubes of chicken grilled on skewer, served with rice and vegetables.
Chicken Wings
Chicken wings chargrilled, served with rice and salad.
Chicken Kulbasti (On The Bone)
Grilled tender and juicy fillet of chicken, served with rice and salad.
Chicken Kofte
Char-grilled spicy marinated minced chicken breast, seasoned with garlic served with rice and salad.
Apricot Chicken
Grilled chicken cubes with sweet chili apricot sauce, served with rice and vegetables.
Adana Kofte
Marinated fine cuts of lamb minced and mixed with fresh herbs and grilled on skewer. Slightly spicy, served with rice and salad.
Lamb Ribs
Tender lamb ribs seasoned and char-grilled and served with rice and salad.
Lamb Chops (4 Pieces)
Grilled lamb chops served with rice and vegetables.
Lamb Shish
Marinated cubes of lamb grilled on skewer, served with rice and salad.
Sarma Beyti (Lamb or Chicken)
Char-grilled minced lamb or chicken skewers, wrapped in thin bread, topped with butter, yogurt and tomato sauce. Served with rice.
Mixed Grill
Selection of adana kofte, marinated chicken and lamb on skewer, lamb chops, served with rice and vegetables.
Centik Kebab
Delicious ottoman dish. Grilled cubes of lamb, chicken and kofte placed on a nest of match stick cut potatoes, topped with yoghurt sauce with a hint of garlic. Garnished with grilled tomatoes and peppers.
Mixed Shish
Marinated cubes of chicken and lamb grilled on skewer, served with rice and salad.
Yogurtlu Adana
Marinated fine cuts of lamb minced and mixed with fresh herbs and grilled on skewer. Served with fresh tomato sauce and creamy yogurt on a bed of bread.
Lamb Iskender
Grilled lamb cubes on a bed of bread, served with fresh tomato sauce on creamy yoghurt.
Chicken Iskender
Grilled chicken cubes on a bed of bread, served with fresh tomato sauce on creamy yoghurt.
Ali Nazik Lamb
Grilled lamb shish, served on smoked aubergine puree, yoghurt & drizzled with butter with rice.
Casseroles & House Specials
Chicken Guvec
Diced chicken breast cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, onions, served with rice.
Lamb Guvec
Tender lamb cubes with vegetables, served with rice.
Moussaka
Baked layers of aubergine, potatoes and minced lamb, topped with bechamel sauce, served with salad.
Chicken a la Créme
Chicken cubes with mushrooms and cream, served with rice.
Incik (lamb Shank)
Slowly oven cooked lamb shank with mixed vegetables, served on mashed potatoes and drizzled with chef’s special sauce.
Seafood
Sea Bass (2 Pieces)
Fillets of grilled sea bass, served with mashed potato and vegetables.
Grilled Salmon
Grilled salmon fillet, served with mashed potato and vegetables.
Calamari
Marinated deep fried squid, served with tartar sauce, fries & salad
Grilled King Prawns
Grilled juicy king prawns marinated in garlic and herbs, served with rice and vegetables.
Spicy Prawn Casserole
Grilled king prawns and mixed vegetables cooked in a fragrant ginger and served with rice.
Spicy Fish Pot
A selection of fish cooked in a fragrant ginger sauce and mixed vegetables, served with rice.
Vegetarian
Vegetable Moussaka
Baked layers of aubergine, potatoes, courgette topped with bechamel sauce, served with salad.
Okra
Okra cooked with herbs and served with rice.
Halloumi Casserole
Mushroom, green and red peppers, garlic and onion in tomato sauce with halloumi cheese. Served with rice
Falafel
Chickpeas, broad beans and vegetable fritters, served with hummus and mixed salad
Grilled Halloumi Kebab
Grilled halloumi, mushrooms and peppers, served with rice & salad
Mucver
Fried courgette and carrot mixed with spring onions, dill, mint and egg, served with rice and creamy yoghurt
Çalı Fasülye
Green french beans with carrots, onion and garlic marinated with olive oil sauce, served with rice
Mixed Hot Meze
Mixed Hot Meze
Borek, Halloumi, Sucuk, Calamari, Falafel
Mixed Meze Starter
Minimum two people
Mixed Meze Starter
Hummus, Cacik, Tabbouleh, Beetroot Tarator, Imam Bayildi, Borek, Falafel
Grilled Platter
For 2 people. Served with rice & salad.
Grilled Platter
Adana Kofte, Chicken Shish, Chicken Wings, Lamb Shish, Chicken Kofte, Lamb Chops
Lunch Menu
£14.95 per person, Monday to Friday between 12 noon till 4pm. Choose one starter from hot or cold starters and a main course.
Cold Starters
Hummus, Cacik, Imam Bayildi, Tabbouleh, Beetroot Tarator
Hot Starters
Lentil Soup, Chicken Soup, Falafel, Borek, Whitebait, Chicken Wings, Calamari Home-Made, Halloumi, Sucuk, Garlic King Prawns (+£5)
Choice of Main Course
Chicken Shish, Chicken Wings, Adana Kofte, Lamb Ribs, Vegetable Moussaka, Moussaka, Sea Bass, Chicken Kulbasti (On The Bone), Okra, Grilled Salmon (+£5)
Sunday Lunch Menu
£39.95 per person, minimum 2 people, between 12 noon till 4pm.
Mixed Meze Starters
Hummus, Cacik, Falafel, Borek, Tabbouleh, Beetroot Tarator
Choice of Main Course
Chicken Shish, Adana Kofte, Mixed Grill, Vegetable Moussaka, Sea Bass, Grilled Salmon, Moussaka
Desserts
Baklava
Layers of filo pastry filled with pistachio in syrup. Served with vanilla ice cream.
Kunefe
Homemade; oven cooked filo dough, filled with cheese, soaked in syrup, finished with a sprinkle of pistachios, served with vanilla ice cream
Rice Pudding
Homemade; baked rice and milk pudding sprinkled with cinnamon
Tiramisu
Homemade; coffee flavoured dessert, made of layered ladyfingers with a rich creamy mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa
Dried Figs
Homemade; cooked in syrup, garnished with walnuts, served with vanilla ice cream
Sticky Toffe Pudding
A traditionally made round sticky toffee pudding packed with toffee fudge pieces with lashing of toffee sauce
Kazandibi
Homemade; upside down milk pudding with a caramelised top with cinnamon powder
Apple Tart
Served with vanilla ice cream
Ice Cream
Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry
Cognac & Brandy
50ml
Martell Cognac
Remy Martin
Courvoisier VS
Digestives
Liqueurs 50ml
Archers
Baileys
Disaronno Amaretto
Tia Maria
Sambuca
Cointreau
Grand Marnier
Limoncello
Malibu
Drambuie
Beer & Cider
Add mixers – £1.50
Peroni
Corona
IPA Brewdog
Efes draft bottle
Shandy
Magners Cider
Kopparberg Cider
Non-Alcoholic Beer
White Wine
175ml glass | 375ml carafe | bottle
Côtes-du-Rhône Samorëns Blanc – Ferraton Père & Fils
Rhône Valley, France. Aromatic nose of white flowers and stone fruits. Soft and round on the palate, with a freshness of fruit and an appealing savoury finish.
Gavi di Gavi La Meirana, Broglia
Piedmont, Italy. Great texture and precision, with distinctive greengage and almond notes on the palate. Fresh and dry, this is particularly characterful Gavi.
Sancerre ‘La Croix du Roy’, Domaine Lucien Crochet
Loire Valley, France. Notes of citrus fruits, blossom, peach and pear on the nose. Nice pure entry, fruity and crisp on the palate. Good length and classic mineral flavours.
Red Wine
175ml glass | 375ml carafe | bottle
Montipagano Montepulciano, Umani Ronchi – Organic
Abruzzo, Italy. Plentiful fresh red berries lead onto pleasing herbal flavours and subtle notes of spice from the oak. The palate is medium-bodied, with elegant, well-rounded tannins and a long finish.
Malbec Finca Perdriel
Mendoza, Argentina. A ripe, succulent wine offering aromas of violets, spice and tobacco. A round, mouthfilling palate, flavours of berry fruit and a persistent finish.
Conde Valdemar Rioja Reserva
Rioja, Spain. Complex aromas with subtle spicy notes and ripe black fruit touches, leading to a generous, intense palate full of plums, raisins and chocolate. Beautiful balance of fruit and oak, with a long, persistent finish.
Crozes-Hermitage La Matinière rouge, Ferraton
Rhône, France. Expressive and perfumed Syrah, with notes of succulent black cherry, toast, meat and violets. The tannins are silky and in perfect balance with the fresh acidity. The finish is long and harmonious.
Tea
English Breakfast
Earl Grey
Camomile
Fresh Mint Leaves
Coffee
Espresso
Double Espresso
Americano
Turkish Coffee
Vodka & Gin
Smirnoff Vodka
Absolute Vodka
Grey Goose Vodka
Grey Goose Orange Vodka
Whisky
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Johnnie Walker Red Label
Famous Grouse
Glenfiddich Single Malt 12Yrs
Liqueurs
Tia Maria
Cointreau
Baileys
Kahlua
House White
175ml glass | 375ml carafe | bottle
Valdemoreda Macabeo
La Mancha, Spain. Fresh and rounded in the mouth, with a long, smooth aftertaste of flowers and fruit.
Santa Alegra Chardonnay
Rapel Valley, Chile. Delightful unoaked Chardonnay that offers subtle aromas of red apple and honeydew melon, followed by a crisp medium-bodied palate with balanced fruit and a refreshing citrus finish.
Diren Collection Narince
Anatolia, Turkey. This crisp, elegant wine made from 100% Narince grapes is left unoaked to give full expression to its fresh, zesty floral aromas and flavours of citrus, green apple and ripe plum.
Pinot Grigio Modello, Masi
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. An elegant, well-balanced wine, intensely fruity notes such as pear, pineapple and grapefruit are offset by a zingy acidity. Perfect with our Mezes and grilled fish!
Classic Cocktails
Pornstar Martini
Absolute Vanilla vodka, Passoa, apple juice, passion fruit purée, shot of Prosecco.
Lemon Drop
Vodka, lime juice, brown sugar, fresh mint and lemonade.
Cosmopolitan
Smirnoff vodka, cranberry juice, Cointreau and lime juice.
Prosecco Cocktails
Rossini
Strawberry puree with Prosecco.
Chambord Royale
Prosecco served with a shot of Chambord (raspberry liqueur).
Bellini
White peach puree topped with Prosecco.