The Calabash African Bar And Restaurant menù, Glasgow
The Calabash African Bar And Restaurant Glasgow - Menu
Drinks
Coca-Cola
1.5 £
Diet Coca-Cola
1.5 £
Fanta Orange (African)
2 £
Irn Bru
1.5 £
Lemonade
2 £
Red Bull
2.5 £
Ginger Beer
2 £
Bitter Lemon (African)
2 £
J20 (Orange & Passion)
2 £
J20 (Apple & Mango)
2 £
Afrimalt(Non Alcoholic)
2.5 £
Malta Guinness (Non Alcoholic)
2 £
Fresh Fruit Juice (Orange)
2 £
Fresh Fruit Juice (Cranberry)
2 £
Fresh Fruit Juice (Apple)
2 £
Fresh Fruit Juice (Mango)
2 £
Fresh Fruit Juice (Pineapple & Coconut)
2 £
Starters
Samosa (Lamb)
Deep fried thin, tri shaped pastry filled with seasoned lamb <strong>OR</strong> seasonal vegetables, served with a slice of lemon
3 £
Samosa (Vegetable (V))
Deep fried thin, tri shaped pastry filled with seasoned lamb <strong>OR</strong> seasonal vegetables, served with a slice of lemon
3 £
Chicken Wings
Flamed grilled marinated peri peri chicken wings, served with salad
3.5 £
Chicken Livers
Chicken livers pan fried with The Calabash Special sauce, served with bread
4 £
Cassava (Manioc)
Deep fried marinated Cassava slices, served with a hot & sweet chilli sauce
4 £
Githeri Salad
Mixed beans with sweetcorn & lettuce flavoured with African seasoning & olive oil<br>
<strong><strong>Vegetarian</strong></strong>
4 £
Soups
Soup of the Day
Fresh soup served with warm crusty bread & butter
3 £
Ogbono Soup
<strong>West African Soup</strong><br>
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Served with pounded yam. A traditional Nigerian draw soup made with assorted meat, tripe, crayfish & salted to perfection
10.45 £
Pepper Soup
Very spicy soup made with assorted types of meats mostly tripe. Kidneys & Goat meat seasoned with pepper & other spices. No side
7.95 £
Egusi Soup
<strong>West African Soup</strong><br>
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Served with Pounded Yam. Hot spiced ground melon seed soup cooked with tripe, goat meat & crayfish. Highly nutritious & very satisfying
10.45 £
Peanut Soup (Rice)
Served with Rice or Pounded Yam<br>
Traditional Gambian soup made with meat, tomatoes & peanut with African Spices
12 £
Peanut Soup (Pounded Yam)
Served with Rice or Pounded Yam<br>
Traditional Gambian soup made with meat, tomatoes & peanut with African Spices
12 £
Specials
Jumbo Tapas
A delicious taste of African cuisine containing a portion of ugali, mukimo, plantain, coconut rice, nyama choma, kuku choma, khiama curry, boerewors all superbly flavoured local delicacies with kachumbari (African salsa) & BBQ dip.<br>
Sharer enough for Three
50 £
Isi Ewu (Goat Head)
Slowly boiled Goat head with a blend of African herbs & spices. No side
16 £
Isi Ewu (Lamb Head)
Slowly boiled Goat head with a blend of African herbs & spices. No side
16 £
Main Dishes
Mchuzi wa Kuku (Chicken Curry)
Simmered portions of chicken with mixed vegetables & a special East African blend of spices
6.95 £
Khima Curry
A Tanzanian style minced lamb curry with mixed vegetables with a blend of African spices
8 £
Lamb & Tomato Stew
Slowly stewed chunks of Lamb with sweet ripe tomatoes with a special Calabash blend of African Spices
Vegetables in season marinated with mixed spices & lightly roasted over charcoal<br>
<strong><strong>Vegetarian</strong></strong>
8 £
Half Nyama Choma (Roast Meat) (Regular)
Flame grilled (roasted) marinated & lightly spiced lamb meat; with a choice of Fry option (£1.00 extra) - Flame grilled then pan fried with tomato, onions & spices. No side
9 £
Half Nyama Choma (Roast Meat) (Fry)
Flame grilled (roasted) marinated & lightly spiced lamb meat; with a choice of Fry option (£1.00 extra) - Flame grilled then pan fried with tomato, onions & spices. No side
10 £
Full Nyama Choma (Roast Meat) (Regular)
Flame grilled (roasted) marinated & lightly spiced lamb meat; with a choice of Fry option (£1.00 extra) - Flame grilled then pan fried with tomato, onions & spices
16 £
Full Nyama Choma (Roast Meat) (Fry)
Flame grilled (roasted) marinated & lightly spiced lamb meat; with a choice of Fry option (£1.00 extra) - Flame grilled then pan fried with tomato, onions & spices
17 £
Half Kuku Choma (Roast Chicken) (Peri Peri Sauce)
Flame grilled chicken marinated in peri-peri <strong>OR</strong> reggae-reggae sauce served with salad
Flame grilled chicken marinated in peri-peri <strong>OR</strong> reggae-reggae sauce served with salad
8 £
Full Kuku Choma (Roast Chicken) (Peri Peri Sauce)
Flame grilled chicken marinated in peri-peri <strong>OR</strong> reggae-reggae sauce served with chips & salad
14.5 £
Full Kuku Choma (Roast Chicken) (Reggae Reggae Sauce)
Flame grilled chicken marinated in peri-peri <strong>OR</strong> reggae-reggae sauce served with chips & salad
14.5 £
The Calabash Mixed Grill
Portions of mshikaki, chicken wings, nyama choma, mixed peppers & side salad
13.5 £
Samaki Choma (Small)
<strong>Deep fried fresh water tilapia fish.</strong><br>
Deep fried Tilapia Fish served on a bed of salad with the special calabash sauce & slices of lemon
9.5 £
Samaki Choma (Medium)
<strong>Deep fried fresh water tilapia fish.</strong><br>
Deep fried Tilapia Fish served on a bed of salad with the special calabash sauce & slices of lemon
13.5 £
Samaki Choma (Large)
<strong>Deep fried fresh water tilapia fish.</strong><br>
Deep fried Tilapia Fish served on a bed of salad with the special calabash sauce & slices of lemon
16 £
Ntaba
<strong>Goat (Mature Mutton Meat)</strong><br>
Steam boiled Goat meat, pan fried with white onions & seasonal spices. No side
10 £
Boerewors (Mutura)
Flame-grilled African Sausage served with the special Calabash sauce & salad. No side
10 £
Jerk Chicken
Quarter chicken portion lovingly marinated in jerk spices & grilled to perfection served with Caribbean rice & peas
9 £
Rice
Jollof Rice (Chicken)
Boiled Rice in a tomato sauce & mixed peppers curry, served with chicken stew <strong>OR</strong> pan fried spinach. No side
8 £
Jollof Rice (Spinach (V))
Boiled Rice in a tomato sauce & mixed peppers curry, served with fried chicken <strong>OR</strong> pan fried spinach. No side
8 £
Rice (Boiled)
Plain boiled basmati rice
3 £
Rice (Fry)
Plain boiled basmati rice
4 £
Side Dishes
Ugali (Sadza)
<strong>Sadza, Nashima, Fufu Corn</strong><br>
Maize meal flour made into a soft mash
3 £
Ugali (Nashima)
<strong>Sadza, Nashima, Fufu Corn</strong><br>
Maize meal flour made into a soft mash
3 £
Ugali (Fufu Corn)
<strong>Sadza, Nashima, Fufu Corn</strong><br>
Maize meal flour made into a soft mash
3 £
Mukimo
Traditional Kenyan mash of potatoes, green peas, corn & greens sautéed with onions
3 £
Pounded Yam (Gari)
Yam flour cooked into a soft mash
3 £
Spinach
Leafy greens sautéed with tomato, red onions & mixed spices
3 £
Chips (Normal)
Deep fried normal <strong>OR</strong> sweet potato chips
3 £
Chips (Sweet Potato)
Deep fried normal <strong>OR</strong> sweet potato chips
3 £
Green Banana
Deep fried slices of African green banana
4 £
Plantain
Deep fried African semi-ripe bananas (Yellow plantain)
4 £
Kachumbari (African Salsa)
Tomato, onions, coriander & lemon juice
3 £
Chapatti
Unleavened home-made wheat flour flatbread
4 £
Cassava Chips
Deep fried portions of Cassava
4 £
Kwanga (Manioc)
fermented Cassava flour mash
3.5 £
Sukuma Wiki
Fresh Kale cooked with special Calabash sauce & lightly seasoned