Menu from Zaida
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Salads
Fattoush
Zaida’s most loved salad of mesclun leaves, cut fresh garden vegetables and fried bread tossed in sumac and lemon dressing and topped with fresh pomegranate seeds
Tabouli
A refreshing salad of chopped parsley, cracked wheat, tomato and onion with freshly squeezed lemon juice and olive oil
Greek Salad
lettuce tomato Spanish onion capsicum feta black olives with oregano and lemon dressing
Grilled Chicken Salad
Tender chicken breast served on a freshly mixed salad of tomato, spanish onion, cucumber & oregano with lemon dressing
Grilled Lamb Salad
Succulent diced lamb nestled in a mixed salad of tomato, spanish onion, capsicum & mesclun leaves lightly tossed in lemon dressing
Falafel Salad
Chunks of flavourful falafel tossed in a cut fresh garden vegetables, mixed pickles, & tahini dressing
Mixed Grill
A delicious combination of kafta, chicken and lamb skewers served with tabouli, hommus & baba ghanoush dips Served with Zaida Chips & Lebanese bread
Falafel Main
Six domes of homemade delicious fried ground chickpeas & sesame seeds mixed with Lebanese spices served with tabouli, tahini, hommus & baba ghanoush dips Served with Zaida Chips & Lebanese bread
Kafta Main
Three char-grilled minced lamb seasoned with fresh parsley, onion, and authentic lebanese spices served with tabouli, hommus & baba ghanoush dips Served with Zaida Chips & Lebanese bread
Vegetarian Main
Two homemade falafels, fried cauliflower dressed in tahini & sesame seeds with two char-grilled haloumi, accompanied by tabouli, tahini, hommus & baba ghanoush dips Served with Zaida Chips & Lebanese bread
Shared Dishes
Lebanese Garlic Bread w/ Mozzarella & Feta
Toasted Lebanese bread filled with garlic sauce drizzled with za’atar
Arayes Kafta
Toasted Lebanese bread filled with minced lamb in fresh parsley & onion seasoning combined with authentic Lebanese spices
Haloumi Stack with Black Olives
Grilled Cypriot cheese with layers of fresh tomatoes, cucumber, mint & olive paste served with black olives
Falafel
Four domes of homemade delicious fried savoury ground chickpeas & sesame seeds served with tahini dressing
Mixed Skewers
A delicious combination of kafta, chicken and lamb skewers served with garlic dip & mixed pickles
Desserts
Baklava
Three pieces of Assorted Baklava Flakes of pastry layered with crushed pistachio nuts & honey syrup
Turkish Delight
Sweet cube of gelatine & concentrated grape juice, flavored with rose water
More about the restaurant: Zaida
Middle Eastern cuisine is only growing in popularity in Sydney. In Darlinghurst, Zaida is championing Lebanese food for the city’s hungry foodies. A relaxed place that lets the food do the talking, this Crown Street gem offers an unfussy take on well-loved classics.
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The first order of business at Zaida kicks off at lunch time. The team specialise in sandwiches, Lebanese-style at this time of the day. Made fresh to order, Darlinghurst diners are treated to a masterclass in Middle Eastern flavours: tabouli, kofta, hummus, tzatziki, olives and tahini. Diners at Crown Street’s Zaida head over for the lunchtime rush for a taste of Jounieh in Sydney. Of course, if you’re one of the city’s carb-deniers, the salad menu brings the same tantalising Middle Eastern flavours to lunchtime fans without the pesky starch.
Once dinner time rolls around, Zaida is transformed. The brisk lunch time trade gives way to a lounge-feel, where diners are seated in a laidback dining room and presented with a menu that offers a tapas-approach to Lebanese dining and hence, the opportunity to stop and nibble one’s way across the menu. This, coupled with the BYO option (the Crown Street restaurant is also fully licensed) and the generous selection of shisha on offer mean that once guests descend on this Darlinghurst favourite, they’re there for the evening.