Istanbul Restaurant Cheetham Hill is a Turkish restaurant at 2 Bury Old Road in Manchester. Its relaxed dining room and generous hospitality are aimed at family meals, casual dinners and groups gathering around freshly prepared food.
Classic Turkish cooking guides the menu, beginning with cold and hot starters before moving into larger meat, vegetable and house dishes. Fresh ingredients, herbs and marinades bring balance to a selection intended to offer both familiar favourites and broader regional flavours.
Charcoal grilling is a particular focus, adding smoke and colour to kebabs, chops and other grilled meats. Vegetarian dishes and sides provide alternatives, while breads, rice and salads turn individual choices into a complete shared spread.
The restaurant serves both dine-in guests and takeaway orders throughout the week. Anyone with allergies, intolerances or other dietary requirements should speak to staff before ordering so the current ingredients and kitchen practices can be checked.
Address: 2 Bury Old Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 9JN, England
Istanbul Restaurant Cheetham Hill Menu
Starters
Lentil Soup
V
Chicken Soup
Grilled Halloumi
GF V
Chicken Wings
GF 6pcs
Garlic Prawns
GF
Sigara Boregi
V Pastry filled with feta cheese & parsley
Garlic Mushroom
V Creamy sauce with fried onions & peppers
Calamari
Sucuk
GF 4pcs of grilled spicy turkish sausage
Lamb Liver
GF Pan fried lamb liver, onions, peppers
Falafel
V Chickpeas, pepper, celery, coriander served with hummus
Hot Mezze Platter
To share – Sigara boregi, halloumi, sucuk, calamari, falafel
Acili Ezme
GF V Spicy vegetable dip
Cacik
GF V Yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill, mint
Hummus
GF V
Atom
GF V Sautéed dry chilli peppers over yogurt
Cig Kofte
V
Taze Fasulye
GF V Green beans, cooked in tomato sauce with fried onions
Yogurtlu Patlican
GF V Grilled aubergine with yogurt and tomato sauce
Sarma
N V Green vine leaves stuffed with rice, nuts & spices. Cooked in olive oil
Saksuka
GF V Aubergine, potato, pepper, onions, garlic, olive oil, tomato sauce
Baba Ghanoush
GF V Smoky aubergine, tahini, parsley, olive oil
Cold Mezze Platter
Hummus, cacik, taze fasulye, saksuka, sarma
Salads
Coban Salata
GF V (Shepherds salad) Tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, parsley, peppers, sumac, olive oil
Turkish Feta Salad
GF V Feta cheese, tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, parsley, peppers, carrots, gherkin, sumac, olive oil, pomegranate sauce
Chicken Salad
GF Grilled chicken over tomatoes, red onions, cucumber, parsley, peppers, topped with sumac and olive oil
Istanbul Salad
GF V N Garden greens, cherry tomatoes, walnut, local goat cheese, pomegranate seeds & sauce, lemon vinaigrette
Wraps
All wraps come with salad and sauce inside
Lamb Doner Wrap
Chicken Doner Wrap
Mix Doner Wrap
Chicken Kofte Wrap
Adana Kofte Wrap
Lamb Shish Wrap
Chicken Shish Wrap
Falafel Hummus Wrap
V
Halloumi Wrap
V
Sides
Rice
GF V
Chips
GF V
Couscous
V
Chips & Cheese
GF V
Bread
V
Baby Potatoes
GF V
Olives
GF V
Yogurt
V
Feta Cheese
GF V
Dish of the Day
Ask us for todays special dish
Charcoal Grill
All grilled dishes are served with salad & rice
Lamb Doner
GF (Shawarma)
Chicken Doner
GF (Shawarma)
Adana Kofte
GF BBQ minced lamb meat
Chicken Kofte
GF Char-grilled minced chicken
Lamb Shish
GF Marinated BBQ lamb cubes
Chicken Shish
GF Marinated BBQ chicken cubes
Lamb Ribs
GF Succulent lamb ribs grilled over charcoal
Chicken Wings
GF Marinated chicken wings grilled over charcoal
Lamb Chops
GF Marinated, barbecued lamb chops
Mix Kebab for One
GF 3pcs lamb ribs, 3pcs wings, chicken shish, lamb kofte, chicken doner, lamb doner
Combination Kebabs
Served with salad & rice
Lamb Doner & Chicken Doner
GF
Lamb Kofte & Chicken Kofte
GF
Lamb Kofte & Lamb Doner
GF
Chicken Shish & Chicken Doner
GF
Chicken Shish & Chicken Kofte
GF
Chicken Shish & Lamb Kofte
GF
Chicken Shish & Lamb Doner
GF
Chicken Kofte & Chicken Doner
GF
Chicken Kofte & Lamb Doner
GF
Chicken Doner & Lamb Kofte
GF
Lamb Shish & Chicken Doner
GF
Lamb Shish & Chicken Shish
GF
Lamb Shish & Lamb Doner
GF
Lamb Shish & Chicken Kofte
GF
Lamb Shish & Lamb Kofte
GF
Turkish Pide
All pides are topped with mozzarella cheese
Cheese Pide
V g Topped with plain mozzarella cheese
Sucuklu Pide
g Topped with Turkish garlic sausage
Kiymali Pide
g Topped with minced lamb, tomatoes, peppers, onions and seasonings
Vegetable Pide
V g Topped with spinach, tomatoes, onions, Turkish peppers, red and green peppers
Chicken Pide
g Topped with diced chicken, spinach, onions, red and green peppers, tomatoes
Istanbul Special Pide
g Topped with minced lamb, spinach, sucuk, onions, tomatoes, red and green peppers
Lahmacun
g Very thin Turkish pizza topped with seasoned, minced lamb and onions, fresh tomatoes, parsley and red peppers
Platters to Share
Served with salad and a mixture of rice & bulgur
Mix Platter for 2
g Marinated, barbecued chicken kofte & adana kofte, 3pcs lamb ribs, 3pcs chicken wings, chicken & lamb shish, chicken doner, lamb doner
Full Platter
g For 3/4: Mezze including fasulye, cacik & hummus. 8pcs lamb shish, 8pcs chicken shish, 6pcs lamb ribs, 6pcs chicken wings, 2pcs adana kofte, 2pcs chicken kofte, chicken and lamb doner
Jumbo Platter
g For 5/6: Mezze including fasulye, saksuka, sarma, cacik & hummus. 4pcs lamb chops, 8pcs lamb shish, 8pcs chicken shish, chicken shish, 6pcs lamb ribs, 6pcs chicken wings, 2pcs adana kofte, 2pcs chicken kofte, lamb and chicken doner
Chicken Platter
g For 2: 2pcs chicken kofte, 6pcs chicken wings, 8 pcs chicken shish
Istanbul Specials
Served with salad & rice
Lamb Kofte Beyti
Barbecued spicy kofte rolled with tortilla bread, topped with yogurt & special tomato sauce
Chicken Kofte Beyti
Barbecued spicy kofte rolled with tortilla bread, topped with yogurt & special tomato sauce
Lamb Iskender
Lamb doner, served on a bed of bread, topped with yogurt, special tomato sauce and sizzled with butter
Chicken Iskender
Chicken doner, served on a bed of bread, yogurt, special tomato sauce & sizzled with butter
Mixed Iskender
Mixed doner, served on a bed of bread, topped with creamy yogurt, special tomato sauce and sizzled with melted butter
Yogurtlu Chicken Kofte
Barbecued minced chicken, served on a bed of bread, topped with creamy yogurt, tomato sauce and sizzled with butter
Yogurtlu Lamb Shish
Lean tender cubes of lamb skewered and grilled over charcoal, served on a bed of bread, topped with yogurt and special tomato sauce
Yogurtlu Chicken Shish
Lean chunks of chicken breast grilled over charcoal, served on a bed of bread with yogurt & tomato sauce
Yogurtlu Adana Kofte
Barbecued minced lamb, served on a bed of bread, topped with yogurt and tomato sauce
Lamb Mousakka
Layers of minced lamb and vegetables cooked with bechamel and tomato sauce
Lamb Shank
GF Knuckle of lamb cooked in oven with fresh herbs, vegetables and potato
Patlican Kebab
GF Sliced aubergine with minced lamb, skewered and grilled over charcoal
Lamb Sote
GF Pan-fried lamb with peppers, tomatoes, onions garlic and herbs
Chicken Sote
GF Pan-fried chicken with peppers, tomatoes, onions garlic and herbs
Ali Nazik
GF Smoked and spiced eggplant, grilled and then pureed, topped with cubes of sauteed lamb
Vegetarian Dishes
Served with salad & rice
Vegetarian Moussaka
Oven cooked layers of aubergine, potato & peppers with béchamel and tomato sauce
Vegetarian Grill
Vegetarian Grill
Onions, peppers, aubergine, mushrooms, courgette and tomatoes, served with humus. GF
Falafel Main Course
Chickpeas, red and green peppers, coriander, celery and carrot, served with hummus
Garlic Mushroom Main Course
Button mushrooms cooked in a creamy garlic sauce with fried onions and peppers. GF
Kids Meals
Served with chips
Adana Kofte
GF
Chicken Shish/Kofte
GF
Lamb Doner
GF
Kids Spaghetti
Chicken Nuggets & Chips
Chicken Doner
GF
From the Sea
Grilled Sea Bass (Levrek)
Chargrilled fresh whole fish, served with chips & salad. GF
King Prawns
King prawns cooked with onions, garlic and peppers. Served with rice and salad. GF
Grilled Salmon
Chargrilled fresh salmon fillet topped with special tomato sauce, served with fried baby potatoes & salad. GF
Hot Drinks
Turkish Tea
Tea
Apple, Mint, Green, English Brkfst Tea
Turkish Coffee
Ottoman Dibek Turkish Coffee
A full palace taste with its rich content
Americano
Caffè Latte
Cappuccino
Espresso
Double Espresso
Drinks
Still / Sparkling Water
Soft Drinks
Coke, Diet Coke, Fanta, 7up, Rubicon sparkling mango or sparkling passion
Salgam
Traditional drink made from turnip
Ayran
Traditional yogurt drink with salt
Juices
Apple, Orange, Pineapple, Cherry, Ribena. Jug
Uludag Orange
Mocktails
Mango Lassi
Fruit Mocktail
Filled with orange, cranberry, lemon juice, topped up with ginger ale for a spicy undertone. Jug
Virgin Pina Colada
Coconut cream, pineapple juice and syrup blended with ice for a flavoursome Pina Colada. Jug
Virgin Mojito
The classic all time favourite Mojito. Jug
Strawberry Mojito
Mojito with muddled fresh strawberries. Jug
Strawberry Daiquiri
Daiquiri made with fresh and frozen strawberries. Jug
Passion Fruit Martini
Passion fruit puree, vanilla syrup, lime & pineapple juice, topped with soda. Jug
Istanblue
Blackcurrant puree, apple juice, blue curacao syrup. Jug