Yamal Alsham is a halal Levantine restaurant at 5 The Boulevard in Imperial Wharf. Its spacious waterfront setting is suited to both intimate meals and larger gatherings, while the extensive menu brings together cold meze, baked pastries, charcoal grills, seafood and traditional dishes from the wider region.
A table can begin with hummus, moutabal, fattoush, falafel, spicy potatoes and chicken wings, or choose a larger meze selection to share. Halloumi filled kallaj, cheese or lamb sambusek, spinach fatayer and zaatar manakish add warm pastries, while arayes combines baked bread with seasoned minced lamb and herbs.
Charcoal cooking includes shish taouk, lamb fillet, lamb cutlets, kafta and a mixed grill served with garlic dip. Aubergine lamb kebab is finished with pomegranate molasses, while kafta can arrive with spicy tomato sauce or yoghurt. Roasted sea bass, salmon, jumbo prawns and a mixed seafood platter broaden the main course choice.
Traditional cooked dishes include vine leaves filled with lamb and rice, mulukhiya, shish barak dumplings in yoghurt, kibbeh and slow cooked okra. Fattet layers chickpeas, yoghurt, tahini and toasted bread with aubergine, lamb or chicken, while biryani and kabsa provide fragrant rice dishes. Baklava, tea and weekend live entertainment offer a fitting end to the meal.
Address: 5 The Boulevard, Imperial Wharf, London SW6 2UB, United Kingdom
Yamal Alsham Menu
Cold Mezzé
Hoummos
Puree of chickpeas, tahini and lemon
Hoummos beurity
Puree of chickpeas mixed with hot pepper, chopped parsley and garlic
Moutabal
Puree of grilled aubergine, tahini, lemon, garlic and topped with pomegranate seeds
Makdous salad
Pickled baby aubergine filled with walnuts and spices, tossed with tomato and spring onion
Muhammara
Fried walnuts, pine nuts, almonds, pistachios and breadcrumbs crushed with dried herbs and mild red chillies
Al Rahib
Charcoal – grilled aubergine with tomato, onion, garlic, parsley and mint
Lebanese white cheese
Pickles
Selection of pickled cucumber, turnip and chilli
Salads
Fattoush yamal alsham
Mixed green salad with tomato and toasted pitta bread, tossed with vinegar and olive oil
Tomato & onion salad
Chopped tomato with red onion, olive oil and lemon juice dressing
Wild rocket salad
Served with finely chopped onion, olive oil and lemon juice dressing
Halloum Salad
Halloum cheese with cucumber, tomato, green leaves and olive oil
Cucumber yoghurt salad
Yoghurt with diced cucumber and dried mint
Yamal Alsham Pastries
Kalaj yamal alsham
Halloumi cheese, tomato and wild thyme, grilled in pitta bread
Cheese sambusek
Deep-fried samosa filled with mixed cheeses
Lamb sambusek
Deep-fried samosa filled with lamb mince and onion
Manaeesh halloumi
Baked pastry topped with halloumi cheese and sesame seeds
Spinach fatayer
Balked small pastry triangles filled with spinach, onion, sumac and nuts
Sfiha
Baked pastry topped with lamb mince tomato, onion and nuts
Hot Mezze
Hoummos awarmah
Hoummos topped with fried diced lamb and pine nuts
Falafel alsham
A mixture of ground chickpeas and broad beans tossed In spices and deep-fried, topped with sesame seeds and served with tartar sauce
Kibbeh maklieh
Deep-fried cracked wheat paste filled with lamb mince and onion
Foul mudamas
Boiled broad beans and chickpeas served with tomato, chopped parsley, olive oil, pomegranate and lemon juice
Spicy potato (batata harra)
Diced potatoes fried with garlic, coriander and hot peppers
Moujaddara set al beit
Cooked lentil with cracked wheat topped with caramelized onion
Sabanekh Bil Zeit
Spinach cooked with Onion, Garlic and Olive Oil, topped with fried onion and Walnuts
Mousakaa
Cooked aubergine, chickpeas, onion and garlic with tomato sauce
Makanek
Pan-fried homemade cocktail lamb sausages topped with pomegranate molasses
Chicken liver
Marinated chicken liver flambeed in lemon and pomegranate molasses
Halloumi mashoue
Grilled halloumi cheese
Cooked Dishes
Seasonal mixed mahashi
Seasonal vegetable filled with lamb mince and rice, served with lamb shanks
Vine leaves with meat
Vine leaf rolls filled with lamb mince and rice, served with lamb shanks
Kibbeh sayniyeh
Oven – baked double layer of cracked wheat paste with lamb mince, nuts and onion served with yoghurt and cucumber salad
Jumbo shrimp biryani
Rice-based dish cooked with vegetables and spices, topped, caramelized onion, raisins and nuts, served with spicy vegetable sauce
Silver Pomfret
Roasted Whole pomfret fish served with spicy tomato sauce and rice