Menu from Leyalina
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Menu highlights
Includes dishes that are:
Vegetarian
Starters
Chicken Wings
Tender grilled chicken wings served on a bed of rocket served with house made aioli
Hawawshy (Araies)
Minced lamb seasoned with onion and spices, baked in pita bread
Leyalina Appetiser Tray
Combination of three dips served with pita bread
Seafood
Samaka Harrah
Barramundi fillet served with a traditional spicy tahini and coriander sauce, served with sayadia rice and topped with nuts
Samak Mashwi
Grilled whole fish marinated with traditional Middle Eastern spices, stuffed with celery, carrot and onion, served with sayadia rice
Grilled King Prawns
King prawn cutlets with a cumin and lemon rub grilled to perfection, served with sayadia rice, salad and tahini
Grill
Molokheya and Chicken
Considered to be one of Egypt’s national dishes, a full bodied soup of finely chopped jute leaves and garlic served with white rice and grilled chicken thigh fillets
Lamb Shish Kebab
Three skewers of tender lamb pieces, marinated and grilled, served with rice or chips, salad, and tahini
Leyalina Charcoal Grill For Two
Two lamb shish kebab skewers, two koftas, two chicken wings, two shish tawouk skewers and one quail, served on leyalina’s special tabletop grill, accompanied by rice or chips, salad, house made aioli and tihini
Vegetarian
Grilled Vegetables
A mix of grilled vegetables, seasoned with herbs and a lemon dressing, served with rice
Koshari
The Egyptian classic. Lentils mixed with rice and macaroni, topped with chickpeas, fried onions and a tomato & garlic sauce
Stuffed Vegetables
Peppers and tomatoes stuffed with rice, onion and herbs
Desserts
Om Ali Tagine
A famous and traditional Egyptian dessert made of puff pastry with crushed nuts and milk, served in a tagin
Baklawa Ice Cream
Ice cream with sweet rose water syrup, drizzled with crushed nuts and baklawa
Konafa
Angel hair pastry soaked in a sweet syrup, filled with our house made cream and served with berry coulis
More about the restaurant: Leyalina
Leyalina, meaning ‘the night is ours’ in Arabic, is a renowned Egyptian restaurant in Melbourne’s Carlton that is for many the default destination for a traditional Middle Eastern feast. The ethos at this restaurant cleaves close to Middle Eastern and Arabic culinary culture, from the social dining mode to the technique in the kitchen. Ideally, diners visit Leyalina in a large group, breaking bread together in a way that’s more than simply designed to satisfy an appetite. North African tagines and charcoal-grilled meat and vegetable dishes are the highlights on the menu at Leyalina’s Lygon Street address, with the lavish mixed grill and the okra and lamb tagine coming particularly recommended. Melbourne’s vegetarians have something to celebrate here, too, with every single one of the vegetarian main courses a chef’s recommendation.
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What's the restaurant buzz at Leyalina all about? Great Middle Eastern food and beverages keeps diners coming back for more at Leyalina. Located near Carlton in Melbourne, Leyalina features dishes like Lebanese, Mediterranean. Check out what sets Leyalina apart from other restaurants in Melbourne and book a table today to enjoy your next meal out!