Eli’s Restaurant is a family owned restaurant at 6 to 8 Bute Street in South Kensington. Its cooking brings together French rotisserie technique, North African flavours and Mediterranean starters in a relaxed neighbourhood dining room. Lunch and dinner service, outdoor seating and a welcoming approach to families make it suitable for both quick meals and longer gatherings.
Corn fed chicken is the house speciality, slowly turning on the rotisserie until the skin is deeply coloured and the meat remains juicy. Diners can pair it with couscous and a range of vegetable sides influenced by North African home cooking. This simple format puts the quality and seasoning of the chicken at the centre of the meal.
Hot and cold starters include hummus, falafel and grilled halloumi, providing a natural way to share several flavours before the main course. Fresh salads and vegetarian choices broaden the selection, while Mediterranean herbs, pulses and vegetables provide contrast to the richer rotisserie dishes. The menu can work equally well as a light plate or a generous spread for the table.
Desserts and a stocked bar complete the conventional meal, but the flowering tea is one of the restaurant’s more distinctive touches. Hand tied green tea leaves open around aromatic flowers when steeped in hot water, turning the drink into part of the presentation. Eli’s combines straightforward hospitality with a mix of French, Moroccan and Mediterranean influences close to the museums of South Kensington.
Address: 6 to 8 Bute Street, South Kensington, London SW7 3EX, United Kingdom
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- Hot Mezze Grilled halloumi £7
- Cold Mezze Baba ganouch (moutabel) £7
- Hot Mezze Falafel £6
- Cold Mezze Hummus £5.50
Eli’s Restaurant Menu
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Cold Mezze
Mix of spiced Olives
Spiced pitted olives, preserved in lemon juice, olive oil and garlic
Hummus Loved
Chick pea, tahini, lemon juice and garlic
Chilli hummus
Chick pea, tahini, lemon juice, garlic, Jalapeño
Baba ganouch (moutabel) Loved
Chargrilled aubergine blended with tahini, lemon juice and garlic
Eli’s vegetable dip
Roasted aubergine, red pepper blended with garlic, lemon & olive oil
Stuffed vine leaves
Vine leaves filled with rice, herb, cooked in lemon juice & olive oil
Shared cold platter
(choice of 3 mezze served with pitta bread)
Hot Mezze
Falafel Loved
Chick pea, parsley, garlic, topped with sesame seeds, served with side of tahini sauce (deep fried)
Chicken wings
Grilled corn-fed chicken wings served with spicy homemade spicy sauce or garlic sauce
Chicken liver
Seasoned chicken liver sauteed in garlic, lemon juice and pomegranate molasses (served with pitta bread)
Grilled halloumi Loved
Grilled halloumi served with slices of tomato, olives
Shared hot platter
(Choice of 3 mezze)
Couscous
Eli’s royal couscous
Couscous topped with a piece of rotisserie chicken, lamb meat and two pieces of merguez, baked slices of courgette, carrot, white cabbage & seasonal vegetable sauce
Eli’s chicken couscous
Couscous topped with a piece of rotisserie chicken, baked slices of courgette, carrot, white cabbage & seasonal vegetable sauce.
Eli's vegetable couscous
Main Courses
Chicken escalope
Two pieces of breaded chicken fillet served with green salad and a choice of skin on Fries or mashed potatos
Deluxe grilled chicken burger
Grilled chicken breast filet (corn-fed) marinated for 24hr. Served with a choice of skin-on Fries or mashed potatos
Sides
Green beans
Sauteed fine green beans in olive oil and garlic topped with roasted almond
Sweet potato fries
Carrot & parsnip puree
Blended cooked carrot & Parsnip mixed with butter
Sauteed spinach
Sauteed spinach in olive oil and garlic topped with roasted almond
Potato gratin
Thin slices of potato slow cooked in the oven with cream and garlic topped with cheddar cheese
Mashed potato
Creamy and smooth mashed potato, butter
Salad
Caesar salad
Romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese & caesar dressing
Beetroot
Romaine, green leaves & cooked beetroot finished with lime dressing
Green apple/leaf salad
Baby mix leaves, sliced green apple topped with gorgonzola cheese and dry cranberry & sunflower, pumpkin seeds seasoned with fresh lemon juice and olive oil
Freekeh salad
Freekeh (green wheat) cooked with Mediterranean herbs served with side of green leaves and pomegranate seeds
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Soup
Chicken vegetable soup
Shredded breast chicken, carrot, courgette, chick peas in tomato sauce
Lentil soup
Smooth lentil soup topped with fried onion
Cocktails
Mojito
White Bacardi, Mint, Lime Juice & Sugar Syrup
Aperol Spritz
Aperol, Prosecco & Soda Water
Old Fashion
Whisky or Bourbon, Angostura bitters & Sugar Syrup
Bloody Marry
Vodka, Tomato Juice, Lemon Juice, Worcestershire Sauce, Tabasco
Negroni
Gin, Vermouth & Campari
Coffee & Tea
Flat White
Cafe Latte
Turkish coffee with Baklawa (1 Pc)
Hot chocolate
Flavoured hot chocolate
Flora tea
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Against typical prices in London
- Latte Typical in London: £3.90 £3.50
- Flat white Typical in London: £3.95 £3.50
- Hot chocolate Typical in London: £4.00 £4.00
- Caesar salad Typical in London: £13.50 £8.50
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