Irmak Restaurant brings the food traditions of Turkey and Anatolia to Ponders End, welcoming diners into a spacious setting on Enfield’s High Street. The kitchen focuses on familiar Turkish flavours, fresh ingredients and the kind of generous hospitality that suits everything from a relaxed meal to a larger family celebration.
A meal can begin with colourful mezze, warm bread, soups, borek and other dishes designed for sharing around the table. These opening plates introduce the herbs, vegetables, yoghurt, pulses and careful seasoning that run through the wider menu, with plenty of choice for guests who enjoy building a varied spread.
The natural charcoal grill is central to the restaurant, producing kebabs, doner and other specialities with a rich smoky character. Pide adds another comforting option, while grilled dishes are accompanied by traditional sides such as rice, salad and bread to make the main course feel complete and satisfying.
Irmak also serves Turkish breakfast dishes, desserts and a broad drinks selection, making it useful at different times of day. Spacious seating, an outside terrace, delivery and arrangements for group bookings give the restaurant flexibility, whether visitors want a quick local meal or a longer gathering with friends and relatives.
Address: 170–172 High Street, Ponders End, Enfield EN3 4EU, United Kingdom
Irmak restaurant Menu
COLD MEZE
served with traditional hot bread
MIXED OLIVES
Green & black olives, mushroom, red peppers & garlic
HUMUS
Pureed chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon & garlic
TARAMA
Freshly prepared whipped cod roe
CACIK
Chopped cucumber, mint & garlic mixed with yoghurt
SAKSUKA
Aubergine, mixed peppers with tomato sauce
KISIR
Bulgur, celery, spring onions, parsley, mixed peppers, dill & olive oil
HAVUC TARATOR
Carrots, garlic, olive oil with yoghurt
BEETROOT TARATOR
Cooked beetroot with creamy garlic yoghurt
YOGHURT AUBERGINE
Aubergine, garlic, olive oil & yoghurt
FETA CHEESE
Turkish feta white cheese
ISPANAK TARATOR
Yoghurt, spinach, carrots and garlic mixed
BADAGANOUSH
Aubergine, Tahini, Garlic, Lemon Juice, Yoghurt, Seasoning & Olive Oil
CIG KOFTE
Lettuce, Tomato, Cucumber, Pickle & Tortilla Wrap
COLD SHARER MEZE
Cacik, Saksuka, Kisir, Havuc Tarator, Ispanak Tarator, Tarama & Hummus
HOT MEZE
served with traditional hot bread
GRILLED ONIONS
Grilled onions on charcoal with pomegranate sauce
GRILLED MUSHROOM
Grilled mushrooms on charcoal with pomegranate sauce
CALAMARI
Fresh fried squid with tartar sauce
HALLOUMI
Grilled Cyprus halloumi cheese
SUCUK
Spicy Turkish beef sausage grilled
HUMMUS KAVURMA
Hummus with fried lamb pieces
ALBANIAN LIVER
Sauted fresh lamb liver with onions
SIGARA BOREGI
Rolled pastry filled with feta cheese
GARLIC MUSHROOM
Mushrooms, garlic, tomato sauce, butter and mozarella
KING PRAWNS
Fried prawns with butter, garlic, mix pepper & tomato sauce
MUCVER
Pumpkin, carrots, cheese, black pepper, dill and yoghurt
FALAFEL
Broad beans, celery, onions, garlic, peppers, carrot, flour with hummus
HOT EZME
Thin chopped salad tomatoes, onions, peppers & herbs
ICLI KOFTE
Stuffed bulgur Meatballs, minced meat, onion & herbs served boiled or fried
HOT SHARER MEZE
Halloumi, Sucuk, Sigara Boregi, Mucver, Calamari, Falafel
SALADS
SHEPHERD SALAD
Tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, onions, mixed peppers & olive oil
GREEK SALAD
Feta cheese, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, red onions & olive oil
EZME SALAD
Finely chopped tomatoes, onions, parsley & olive oil
CHICKEN SALAD
Chicken breast, green salad and sweetcorn
GREEN SALAD
Seasonal green salad
PASTA
MANTI
Dumpling filled with a mixture of minced meat, onion, herbs, garlic, yoghurt sauce
CHICKEN PASTA
Curry sauce marinated chicken with penna pasta on the side served with salad
SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE
Spaghetti topped with sauce made with minced meat, tomato, garlic and herbs
SPAGHETTI TOMATO SAUCE
Spaghetti topped with sauce made tomato, garlic and herbs
MUSHROOM PASTA
Pasta with creamy parmesan sauce and buttery garlic mushroom
SIDES & EXTRAS
CHIPS
BREAD BASKET
BULGUR
RICE
IRMAK KEBABS
served with rice, salad & bread
LAMB DONER
Pieces of lamb layered on huge skewer & slowly cooked
CHICKEN DONER
Pieces of chicken layered on huge skewer & slowly cooked
MIXED DONER
Lamb & Chicken doner
LAMB SHISH
Lean tender cubes of lamb skewered & grilled over charcoal
CHICKEN SHISH
Lean chunks of chicken breast skewered & grilled over charcoal
ADANA KOFTE
Lean tender minced lamb skewer & grilled over charcoal
MIXED SHISH
Lamb shish & Chicken shish
CHICKEN WINGS
Marinated chicken wings grilled over charcoal
COP SHISH
Small tender cubes of lamb skewered & grilled over charcoal
LAMB LIVER
Charcoal grilled lamb liver
LAMB RIBS
Succulent lamb ribs grilled over charcoal
LAMB CHOPS
Tender lamb chops seasoned & grilled over charcoal
MIX CHOPS
2pcs lamb chops & 5pcs lamb ribs
MIXED KEBAB
Adana, lamb shish & chicken shish
LAMB BEYTI
Minced lamb marinated seasoned with garlic & grilled over charcoal
CHICKEN BEYTI
Mince chicken marinated seasoned with garlic & grilled over charcoal
TURKISH KOFTE
Flat Turkish style meatballs in lamb or chicken option
CHICKEN THIGHS
Marinated chicken thighs grilled over charcoal
WRAPS
LAMB DONER WRAP
CHICKEN DONER WRAP
LAMB SHISH WRAP
ADANA WRAP
CHICKEN SHISH WRAP
FALAFEL WRAP
HALLOUMI WRAP
LAHMACUN WRAP
TURKISH PIZZA
FINDIK LAHMACUN
Very thin dough covered with seasoned minced lamb & onion
LAHMACUN
Very thin dough covered with seasoned minced lamb & onion
KUSBASILI PIDE
Diced lamb with onion, pepper & tomatoes
KIYMALI PIDE
Minced lamb with onion, pepper, tomatoes
FETA CHEESE PIDE
Feta cheese, green pepper & tomatoes
CHEDDAR CHEESE PIDE
Cheddar cheese, green pepper & tomatoes
CHICKEN PIDE
Diced chicken with onion, pepper, tomatoes & mozzarella cheese
LAMB DONER PIDE
Lam doner with onion, pepper, tomatoes
CHICKEN DONER PIDE
Chicken doner with onion, pepper, tomatoes
MIXED PIDE
Minced lamb, Turkish sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes & mozzarella cheese
IRMAK PLATTERS
PLATTERS ARE FIXED ITEMS CAN NOT BE CHANGED
LAMB SPECIAL – 85.90 (3-4pp)
Lamb chops (4pcs), lamb ribs (7pcs), adana (1s skewer) lamb shish (2skewer) and lamb doner. Served with rice, salad & bread.
CHICKEN SPECIAL – 49.90 (2-3pp)
Chicken shish (1 portion), chicken wings (1 portion), chicken beyti, chicken doner. Served with rice, salad & bread.
CHEF SPECIAL – 54.90 (2-3pp)
Adana, lamb shish, chicken shish, chicken wings (1 portion) lamb doner & chicken doner. Served with rice, salad, bread, grilled onion, grilled mushroom, cig kofte, hummus & rice pudding.
IRMAK SPECIAL – 74.90 (3-4pp)
Adana, lamb shish, chicken shish, chicken wings (1 portion) lamb chops (2pcs), lamb ribs (5pcs), lamb doner & chicken doner. Served with rice, salad, bread, grilled onion, grilled mushroom, cig kofte, hummus & rice pudding.
IRMAK FULL SPECIAL – 95.90 (5-6pp)
Mixed Cold or Hot Starters Adana, lamb shish, chicken shish, chicken wings (2 portions), lamb chops (2pcs), lamb ribs (6pcs), lamb doner, chicken doner, lamb beyti, chicken beyti. Served with rice, kuskus, salad & bread.
MEGA PLATTER – 245.90 (10pp)
Mixed Cold or Hot Starters 2 Adana , 2 Lamb shish, 2 chicken shish, chicken wings (2 portions), lamb chops (10pcs), lamb ribs (10pcs), lamb doner, chicken doner, lamb beyti, chicken beyti. Served with rice, bulgur, salad & bread.
IRMAK SPECIALS
served with salad
AUBERGINE KEBAB
Sliced aubergine with minced lamb skewered & grilled over charcoal
ALI NAZIK
Minced meat, aubergine, garlic, yoghurt & herbs
ISKENDER KEBAB
Special lamb doner served on a layer of pitta bread, irish butter, tomato sauce & yoghurt
ALTI EZMELI
Minced lamb with special tomato sauce & green peppers
HALEP KEBAB
Grilled spicy minced lamb served with halep sauce & butter
YOGHURT LAMB SHISH
Marinated cubes of lamb grilled on skewers, topped with yoghurt the drizzled with butter
YOGHURT ADANA
Spicy minced lamb grilled on skewers, topped with yoghurt then drizzled with butter
YOGHURT CHICKEN SHISH
Marinated chicken grilled on skewers, topped with yoghurt then drizzled with butter
LAMB SARMA BEYTI
Minced lamb & herbs on skewers chargrilled & wrapped in thin home made bread served it butter, tomato & yoghurt
CHICKEN SARMA BEYTI
Minced chicken & herbs on skewers chargrilled & wrapped in thin home made bread served it butter, tomato & yoghurt
SEA FOOD DISHES
CHAR-GRILLED SEA BASS
Served with season salad, vegetables and chips
CHAR-GRILLED SEA BREAM
Served with season salad, vegetables and chips
CHAR-GRILLED FILLET SALMON
Served with season salad, vegetables and chips
CHAR-GRILLED KING PRAWN
Served with season salad, vegetables & chips
ALTI EZMELI SALMON
Tomato pepper, onion, garlic, served with salad or rice
PAN SAUTE
SIZZLING PRAWNS
Prawns cooked in sizzling butter, garlic served with rice
LAMB SAUTE
Specially marinated lamb with tomato, onions, garlic, prepared in an earthen clay pot in a wood burning oven
CHICKEN SAUTE
Specially marinated chicken with tomato, onions, garlic, prepared in an earthen clay pot in a wood burning oven
CREAMY CHICKEN
Onion mushroom, Raki, Cheddar cheese with chips
COBAN KAVURMA
Onion mushroom, tomato, green cup & lamb meat
VEGETARIAN DISHES
FALAFEL HOMEMADE
Chickpea broad beans, celery, onion, garlic, mix pepper, flour, cumin served with hummus & salad
CHARGRILLED HALLOUMI
Grilled Halloumi cheese served with salad
VEGETARIAN KEBAB
Vegetables grilled over charcoal & served with rice & salad
IMAM BAYILDI
Aubergine stuffed with mixed pepper pine nuts, currants, ground red pepper served with yoghurt, rice & salad
VEGETARIAN PIDE
Mushrooms, green peppers, tomatoes, black olives & mozzarella cheese served with salad
SPINACH PIDE
Fresh spinach with mushrooms & mozzarella cheese served with salad
MUSAKKA HOMEMADE
Potatoes, zucchini, aubergine, carrots, peas, chickpeas, spinach, tomatoes, special sauce, mozzarella with rice & salad
PATLICAN SOSLU
Aubergine, mix peppers, tomato sauce served yoghurt & rice
SERPME BREAKFAST
ADDITIONAL £7.50 IS CHARGED FOR EACH PERSON AFTER 2 PEOPLE
BREAKFAST (FOR 1)
Turkish sausage, egg, jam, butter, grilled aubergine, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, sigara boregi, grilled halloumi, feta cheese & bread
SERPME BREAKFAST (FOR 2)
Turkish sausage, egg, chicken salami, beef salami, sigara boregi, grilled halloumi, feta cheese, cheddar cheese, mozarella, tulum cheese & fry up (peppers, aubergine, mushrooms, tomatoes) cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, mix olives, jam, honey, butter, thick cream, nutella, pekmez, potato salad, egg salad & bread
EGG IN A PAN
Scrambled eggs with Turkish bread
EGG WITH CEMEN
Scrambled eggs with hot cemen & Turkish bread
TURKISH KOMBE
Pastry with spinach, feta cheese, onions, mix peppers
PORTION OF CEMEN
SOUP
Served with Turkish bread
LENTIL SOUP
Mercimek corbasi
LAMB SOUP
Sade paca
LAMB WITH YOGHURT SOUP
Yogurtlu paca
OMELETTES
Served with Turkish bread
PLAIN
TURKISH SAUSAGE
CHEESE
FETA CHEESE
MUSHROOM
EXTRA TOPPING
CHIPS
MENEMEN
Served with Turkish bread
TURKISH MENEMEN
Mixed egg, tomato, peppers, onion & herbs in a pan
SUCUK MENEMEN
Turkish sausage, mixed egg, tomato, peppers, onion & herbs in a pan
CHEESE MENEMEN
Cheese, mixed egg, tomato, peppers, onion & herbs in a pan
HOT DRINKS
TURKISH COFFEE
TURKISH TEA
TURKISH TEA WITH FRESH MINT
GREEN TEA
HOT CHOCOLATE
MACCHIATO
AMERICANO
CAPPUCINO
LATTE
ESPRESSO
EXTRA
CARAMEL, HAZELNUT, VANILLA SYRUP
DESSERT
KUNEFE
ANTEP KATMER
BAKLAVA
RICE PUDDING
RED VELVET HEART CAKE
NUTELLA CHOCOLATE CAKE
COOKIES AND CREAM
PUNKY
WHITE WINES
PAMUKKALE DIAMOND SULTANIYE
TURKEY A bright yellow colored, easy drinking wine with mild citrus and stone fruit aromas. Well balanced, lively with a crisp feeling and satisfying finish
CANKAYA EMIR NARINCE
TURKEY A classic Turkish white blend displaying mesmerising fruity notes, moderate acidity, good body with a pleasant after-taste
NOVITO PINOT GRIGIO
ITALY A vibrant tangy freshness with aromas of pear, grapefruit zest and a hint of spice are the hallmarks of good Pinot Grigio and this wine exhibits those qualities and more
LAS CONDES SAUVIGNON BLANC
ITALY Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc shows lifted tropical notes of guava and stone fruit. The palate is crisp, fruity and fresh and finishes with lively, citrus acidity. Fantastic to enjoy with summer salads and fishdishes.
CHARDONNAY DELLA CANTINA
ITALY This is an easy drinking wine, which dry and fresh in style. It has aromas and flavours of apples and pears with some citrus fruit. MEDIUM-DRY
RED WINES
PAMUKKALE DIAMOND SHIRAZ OKUZGOZU
TURKEY Balanced, easily enjoyable red wine with smooth tannins, cherry and mild spice notes on the palate
YAKUT, OKUZGOZU BOGAZKERE
TURKEY Yakut is a distinctive red wine with rich aroma character very well balanced with it’s a soft flavours of cherry and ripe tannis. Its very good match with any grilled meats
SHIRAZ BOUNDRY LINE
AUSTRALIA This wine was aged on American oak for approximately 8 months, giving the wine a noticeable, but not an excessive oak influence. The inclusion of some central Victorian fruit into the blend has boosted both the colour.
BORON DE LA CANTINA MERLOT
ITALY Full bodied red with approachable soft dark berry fruit, plenty of spice and ripe tannins on the finish. The grapes for this particular Chardonnay were harvested from selected vineyards in Chile’s Central Valley
L'OR DU SUD CABERNET SAUVIGNON PAYS DOC
FRANCE Cabernet Sauvignon from the South of France where the warm sunshine has produced a lovely, creamy style of Cabernet. Smooth blackcurrant and blueberry flavours are paired with soft tannins and silky finish.
ROSE WINES
PAMUKKALE DIAMOND BLUSH
TURKEY Soft, easy drinking rose wine with good body, supple red fruits flavors on the palate and rejoicing acidity
SUNSET POINT ZINFANDEL ROSE
USA A refreshing wine with aromas and flavours of strawberry, raspberry, sweet apple, citrus and hints of ruby grapefruit.
PINOT GRIGIO BLUSH NOVITA VENETO
ITALY Pale blush colour, fruited and elegant, delicate, fruited and persistent, excellent as aperitif and with light meals
SPARKLING
ITALIAN PROSECCO SPUMANTE BRUT
ITALY Harmonious, aromatic Prosecco of straw yellow color, having a refreshing feel, delicate mousse and lots of apple, white flowers and almond notes on the palate
COCKTAILS
ESPRESSO MARTINI
Vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur, vanilla syrup, coffee
LYCHEE MARTINI
Vodka, malibu, lychee syrup, lychee puree, lychee juice, lemon puree, aquafaba
COSMOPOLITAN
Vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, lime puree, aquafaba
DRAGON FRUIT MARTINI
Gordons pink gin, dragon fruit liquor , dragon fruit syrup, lime juice, aquafaba
PORNSTAR MARTINI
Vanilla vodka, passion liquer, vanilla syrup, passion puree
IRMAK SIGNATURE
Vodka, vanilla liqueur, vanilla syrup, lime puree, orange bitter, aquafaba
SEX ON THE BEACH
Vodka, Archers, orange juice, cranberry juice
PINA COLADA
White rum, malibu, coconut syrup, coconut puree, pineapple juice
LONG ISLAND
Gin, tequila, vodka, rum, triple sec, lime juice, diet coke
BEERS
EFES DRAFT
PERONI
BUDWEISER
STELLA ARTOIS
CORONA EXTRA
KOPPARBERG CIDER
SOFT DRINK
CANS
Coke / Diet Coke / Pepsi / Fanta / 7Up
STILL WATER
SPARKLING WATER
JUICES
Orange / Apple / Pineapple / Cranberry