Aaliya's Books food menu

Brunch menu 

(served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily)

Three freshly cooked pancakes topped with ashta and layered with your choice of homemade strawberry, cherry or apple jam – $10

Aaliya's scrambled eggs, served with sourdough toast and a small green salad on the side - $6

Locally made sausage and egg sandwich served in a brioche bun - $11

Lebanese-style 'huevos rancheros' - eggs served on a bed of spiced chickpeas with chorizo and topped with avocado, green chilli and feta cheese - $12

Triple-cooked potato wedges, served with homemade tomato sauce - $4

Cabbage & potato hash browns topped with labneh and apple compote - $6

Thick labneh on sourdough toast - $4

Fresh, local avocado on sourdough toast - $7

Breakfast and lunch by Mavia Bakery

(Served from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday)

BREAKFAST

Bread, butter & jam (Mavia sourdough bread, locally made jam, butter) - $4

Muhammara on toast (inhouse made muhammara, pickled onions, shaved cucumbers, marvia's dukkah) - $5

Eggs in Bagel (two fried eggs in a sourdough bagel, with a side salad. The eggs are served runny, so let us know if you would like the, well done) - $8

Labneh & makdoos (goat labneh, makdoos, harissa roasted tomatoes, mint) - $6

Menemen (spicy, Turkish shakshuka with three organic eggs, bell peppers, tomatoes) - $9

SANDWICHES

(served on sourdough bread and with a fresh rocca side salad)

Halloumi (grilled halloumi, inhouse made muhammara, pickled onions, rocca) - $8

Grilled cheese (scamorza and hot jack cheese with inhouse made seasonal chutney) - $10

Pastrami (cured & smoked beef, mustard microgreens, inhouse made mayo, pickles & sauerkraut) - $11

Camembert (locally made camembert, inhouse eggplant & onion tumeric chutney, rocca) - $8

Afternoon & evening menu by Aaliya's Books

Served from 12 p.m. daily

SALAD

Baked halloumi marinated in honey and lemon zest served atop cherry tomatoes, cucumber and arugula, and finished with a honey & lemon oil dressing - $12

CHEESE BOARD

Lebanese cheese board (a selection of delicious Lebanese cheeses, including akkawi, halloumi, nabulsi and labneh, served with sourdough bread and cultured butter) - $16 half board; $23 full board

MAINS

Mac n' Cheese (a warm, filling, comforting classic) - $9

Magret de Canard (Duck breast served on a bed of hummus and topped with our sour cherry gravy) - $17

Lamb meatballs (slow-cooked in our special red wine sauce) - $12

Homemade lamb burger with a sumac and mint raita - $11

Chicken leg in a tamarind barbecue glaze with parsley mash - $12

The Big Blue Burger: A beef patty topped with locally made blue cheese, our in-house apple compote and Rob's special crunchy, buttermilk deep-fried onion ring - $13

The Good Burger: A beef patty, with fresh lettuce, tomato, onion and our special burger sauce in a brioche bun - $10

SIDES & SNACKS

Triple-cooked potato wedges, served with homemade tomato sauce - $4

Fries served with a trio of dips: cilantro sauce; our in-house tomato ketchup and spicy mayo - $5

Tapenade (a mix of green and black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon zest and locally made pecorino with a dash of white wine, served with a side of sourdough crackers) - $6

Halloumi fries, served with a our special mayonnaise-based dip - $5

Cabbage & potato hash browns topped with labneh and apple compote - $6

Baked aubergine topped with goat labneh and sumac - $4.50

Bruschetta with feta cheese topped with homemade pomodoro  - $6

Roasted spiced carrots with labneh and honey - $6

For reservations: Call 01 566 375 or call, message or WhatsApp 81 245 162