Aspendos Mediterranean Cuisine Menu

182 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542
  • Soups

    • Beyran

      Dairy free, gluten free, spicy. Traditional lamb soup with shredded lamb, rice, and chef's spices.
      $12.95
    • Soup Of The Day

      $10.95
  • From Garden

    • Tomato Salad

      Heirloom tomato with fresh basil, mint, crispy simit, goat cheese, and butter brown vinaigrette dressing.
      $14.95
    • Baby Spinach Salad

      Seasonal greens, figs, burrata, and almond on top with goat cheese and vinaigrette dressing.
      $15.95
    • Kale Salad With Pumpkin

      Pumpkin, kale, and sunflower seeds, with pomegranate, lemon cream dressing.
      $15.95
    • Bowl Salad (Add Protein)

      Seasonal greens with avocado, red cabbage, and tomatoes (cherries). Add optional protein for an additional charge (shrimp, chicken, tenderloin, octopus) served with oven-baked sour garlic sauce.
      $15.95
  • Starters

    • Hummus With Pastirma

      Gluten free, spicy, vegan. Anatolia-style hummus served with spicy dry-aged beef.
      $15.95
    • Nazuktan

      Gluten free, vegan. Roasted vegetables with puffed wheat and chili sauce.
      $12.95
    • Dry Smoked Tzatziki

      Gluten free, vegan. Smoked yogurt with cucumber and fresh mint.
      $10.95
    • Pumpkin Sinkonta

      Gluten free, vegan. Pumpkin, yogurt, bitter oil, with pumpkin seeds on top.
      $13.95
    • Sakshouka

      Gluten free, vegan. With fried vegetables, tomato sauce, parsley, and garlic yogurt.
      $13.95
  • Appetizers

    • Pan-Fried Potatoes

      Gluten free, vegan. Pan-fried potatoes with caramelized onions, thyme, chili pepper, yogurt, and chili oil.
      $13.95
    • Crispy Dumpling

      Dairy free, gluten free, vegan. Crispy ravioli served with sumac and chili oil.
      $13.95
    • Mücver

      Vegan. Zucchini pancake with smoked yogurt and molasses sauce.
      $12.95
    • Crispy Octopus

      Dairy free, gluten free. Crispy octopus with arugula pesto, lemon, and bean purée.
      $22.95
  • Main Entrées

    • Smoked Rib With Jus Sauce

      12 hours cured and 6 hours cooked smoked ribs with mashed potatoes and peanut powder jus sauce.
      $38.95
    • Lamb Shank

      Dairy free, gluten free. With barley vermicelli, cream, thyme, and jus sauce.
      $32.95
    • Mushroom Grilled With Potato Purée

      Gluten free, vegan. Baked mushrooms, mashed potato, and crunchy leek on top with glazed truffle dressing.
      $23.95
    • Grilled Octopus

      Gluten free. Poached octopus sleeve, sweet potato, capia purée with crunchy leek.
      $32.95
    • Oxtail

      Dairy free, gluten free. 6 hours slow cook oxtail, mashed avocado, and crispy yogurt served with jus sauce.
      $35.95
    • Mediterranean Branzino

      Gluten free. Mediterranean sea bass served with mushrooms, baby spinach, and almond cream.
      $32.95
    • Baby Chicken

      Dairy free, gluten free. 12 hours cured with lemon cream, mint, and salt served with roasted leek.
      $32.95
    • Chicken Or Lamb Shish

      Chicken or lamb shish with barley noodle rice, cream, thyme, and pickles.
      $25.95
  • From the Oven

    • Rib Flatbread

      12 hours cured and 6 hours cooked smoked ribs with mashed potatoes and peanut powder jus sauce.
      $25.95
    • Pontus Flat Bread (Half And Half)

      Served traditional koloti cheese, ground beef, and dried egg yolk zest on top.
      $24.95
    • Mushroom Flatbread

      Dairy free, vegan. Chef mix mushroom, tofu zest, truffle glaze, mint, horseradish, and pomegranate pieces on top.
      $24.95
    • Margarita

      Vegan. Signature tomato sauce and buffalo burrata serving fresh basil and organic olive oil.
      $17.95
    • Balloon Bread (Flat Bread)

      Dairy free, vegan. 12 hours cold fermented dough, thyme oil.
      $2.95
  • Dessert

    • Kazandibi

      Gluten free, vegan.
      $12.95
    • Roll Baklava

      Vegan.
      $14.95
    • Squash (Caramelized)

      $12.95
    • Lemon Curd Rose

      Vegan.
      $14.95
  • Soups

    • Beyran

      Spicy. Traditional lamb soup with shredded lamb, and chef's spices.
      $12.95
    • Broccoli Soup

      Vegetarian. Fresh broccoli, cream, milk, walnuts, crispy sourdough bread and raisins.
      $10.95
  • From Garden

    • Purple Tabbouleh

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Dairy Free. Bulgur with turnip, pomegranate, herbs, pomegranate molasses, tomato, cucumber and salty cashews.
      $13.95
    • Sour Lettuce Salad With Chicken

      Lettuce, cilantro sauce, parmesan, orange segments.
      $15.95
    • Kale Salad With Pumpkin

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Dairy Free. Gluten Free. Pumpkin, kale and sunflower seeds, with pomegranate.
      $15.95
    • Bowl Salad

      Vegetarian. Dairy Free. Seasonal greens with avocado, red cabbage and tomatoes [cherries).
      $12.95
  • Starters

    • Anatolian Hummus

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Dairy Free. Gluten Free. Hummus, tomatoes, pickled cucumbers and red pepper oil.
      $10.95
    • Nazuktan

      Vegetarian. Roasted vegetables with puffed wheat and chili sauce.
      $10.95
    • Dry Smoked Tzatziki

      Vegetarian. Gluten Free. Smoked yogurt with cucumber and fresh mint.
      $10.95
    • Pumpkin Sinkonta

      Vegetarian. Gluten Free. Pumpkin, yogurt, bitter oil with pumpkin seeds on top.
      $10.95
    • Shakshuka

      Vegetarian. Gluten Free. With fried vegetables, tomato sauce, parsley and garlic yogurt.
      $13.95
    • Zucchini Beauty

      Vegetarian. Gluten Free. Baby zucchini flavored with sour green sauce served with orange zest and almonds on top (chef's specials].
      $13.95
    • Mixed Cold Starter Plate

      Vegetarian. Combination of nazuktan, kabak sinkonta, dry smoked tzatziki, hummus and tabbouleh.
      $22.95
  • Appetizers

    • Fried Calamari

      Dairy Free. With sumac tarator, smoked lime, lemon powder and pepper, the dish is infused with a unique blend of flavors.
      $16.95
    • Crispy Dumpling

      Vegetarian. Crispy ravioli served with sumac and chili oil.
      $13.95
    • Mucver

      Vegetarian. Gluten Free. Zucchini pancake with smoked yogurt and molasses sauce.
      $12.95
    • Crispy Octopus

      Dairy Free. Crispy octopus with arugula pesto, lemon and bean puree.
      $19.95
    • Butter Brown Shrimp

      Gluten Free. Combine shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and thyme in a rich brown butter sauce.
      $17.95
  • Main Entrees

    • Anatolian Tapas

      Smoked rib, Turkish anchovies, chicken, 3 pieces of regional bread, greens, red cabbage, Turkish salsa, fresh thyme.
      $15.95
    • Ribs Shredded Wrap

      Dairy Free. Ribs with regional lavash, served with cocktail sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, caramelized onions and lettuce
      $14.95
    • Chicken Shredded Wrap

      Dairy Free. Chicken with regional lavash, served with cocktail sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, caramelized onions and lettuce.
      $14.95
    • Aspendos Burger

      Aspendos burger homemade ground beef with chees, tomato, lettuce, caramelized onion and homemade bun.
      $19.95
    • Vegetarian Paper Kebab

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Dairy Free. Gluten Free. Slow-cooked with orange and a medley of root vegetables.
      $17.95
    • Lamb Shish Kebab

      Lamb shish, local lavash, bulgur pilaf, clotted cream, spicy pesto and mixed pickles.
      $18.95
    • Chicken Shish Kebab

      Chicken shish, local lavash, bulgur pilaf, clotted cream, spicy pesto and pickles.
      $16.95
    • Lamb Stew (Casserole)

      Lamb pieces, onions, tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms, thyme, butter brown and flatbread.
      $18.95
    • Chilean Sea Bass Grill

      Vegetarian. Gluten Free. Chilean sea bass, cranberry bean stew, lemon zest, lemon foam.
      $26.95
    • Karniyarik (Stuffed Eggplant)

      Gluten Free. Smoked eggplant, minced meat, garlic yogurt, tomato sauce and parsley.
      $21.95
  • From The Oven

    • Pontus Flat Bread (Half And Half)

      Served traditional Koloti cheese, ground beef and dry egg yolk zest on top.
      $15.95
    • Mushroom Flat Bread

      Vegetarian. Chef mix mushroom, tofu zest, truffle glaze, mint, horseradish and pomegranate pieces on top.
      $15.95
    • Margarita

      Vegetarian. Signature tomato sauce and buffalo burrata serving fresh basil and organic olive oil.
      $14.95
    • Rib Flat Bread

      12 hours cured and 6 hours cooked smoked ribs with mashed potatoes and peanut powder jus sauce.
      $14.95
    • Balloon Bread (Flat Bread)

      Vegetarian. 12 hours cold fermented dough, thyme oil.
      $2.95
    • Lahmacun

      Spicy. Dairy Free. Single piece of regional crispy dough filled with minced meat mixture, garnished with lemon and parsley.
      $12.95
    • Sweet Tahini Flat Bread

      Vegetarian. 12-hour cold-fermented dough, tahini, sugar, molasses, burrata.
      $9.95
    • Dried Pepper & Dried Eggplant Dolma

      Vegetarian. Vegan. Dairy Free. Gluten Free. Stuffed with rice, herbs, pomegranate, tomato sauce, yogurt, pomegranate molasses.
      $17.95
  • Dessert

    • Kazandibi

      Gluten free, vegan.
      $12.95
    • Roll Baklava

      Vegan.
      $14.95
    • Squash (Caramelized)

      $12.95
    • Lemon Curd Rose

      Vegan.
      $14.95

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