Zara Cafe Grill Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Zara Cafe Grill, a culinary gem nestled in Staten Island, specializing in authentic Turkish Mediterranean cuisine. The menu is a vibrant tapestry of flavors, showcasing cold appetizers like the smoky Eggplant Salad and creamy Hummus, alongside hearty hot options such as Buffalo Wings and the savory Falafel Plate.
The restaurant's ambiance is casual yet inviting, perfect for families and groups looking to indulge in delightful dishes. Signature offerings like the Zara Mixed Grill highlight the expertly cooked skewers, while fresh ingredients keep every dish revitalizing. Vegetarians will appreciate the variety of choice, with ample vegan options available.
With perks like outdoor seating and catering services, Zara Cafe Grill is the ideal spot for lunch, dinner, or a sweet end with their exquisite desserts. It's a must-visit for anyone craving an authentic taste of Turkey!
Cold Appetizers
Eggplant Salad
Char-grilled eggplants, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, tomato, garlic, lemon juice, and oil.
Hummus
Ground chickpeas blended with oil, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, black pepper, cumin, and salt.
Lebni
Thick cream yogurt garnished with dill, garlic, and walnuts.
Mixed Appetizer
Stuffed Grape Leaves
5 pieces. Grape leaves stuffed with rice, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, and lemon juice.
Tabule
A mixture of cracked wheat, green onions, parsley, and lettuce.
Feta cheese
Copy of Feta cheese
Buffalo Wings
Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.
Cheese Rolls
Pan fried pastry dough stuffed with feta cheese and parsley.
Chicken Fingers
Breaded or battered crispy chicken.
Falafel Plate
Chickpeas, celery, parsley, onion, cumin, black pepper, and salt, deep-fried.
Fried Calamari
Pan fried calamari rings with chefs special sauce.
Fried Liver Cubes
Pan fried baby lamb liver, oregano, paprika, and salt.
Mozzarella Sticks
Mozzarella cheese that has been coated and fried.
Hot Appetizers
Soups
Chicken Soup
Savory soup with a poultry base.
Lentil Soup
Savory legume soup.
Avocado Salad
Lettuce, red cabbage, cherry tomatoes, and carrots and topped with fresh avocado.
Caesar Salad
Lettuce, croutons, and Parmesan cheese with Caesar dressing.
Fresh Mozzarella Salad
Mix greens and lettuce, roasted peppers, tomato, basil pesto, walnuts, and herbs tossed with balsamic sauce.
Mediterranean Salad Salad
Mixed green salad, cheery tomatoes, cucumber, lemon oil, onion, corn, and cheese.
Shepherd Salad
Finely chopped tomatoes, cucumber, green pepper, onions, parsley, sumac, oil and red vinegar, and pomegranate molasses.
Zara Salad
Mixed greens, lettuce, carrots, apple slices, corn and cubed feta cheese, and tossed with balsamic dressing and topped walnuts.
Salads
Seafood
Grilled Shrimp
Served with rice and green salad.
Salmon Shish
Cubes of char grilled salmon served with mix green salad and chef's delightfully light sauce.
Whole Branzino
Whole grilled Mediterranean branzino served with mix green salad.
Beef Shish Kebab
Tenderloin cubes of fillet minion beef marinated with our chef's seasonings
Chicken Adana Kebab
Ground chicken, red bell pepper, cumin, and garlic.
Chicken Chops
Marinated boneless chicken thighs grilled to your taste.
Chicken Gyro
Thinly sliced layers of marinated chicken wrapped around the vertical split, grilled in front of vertical re served with rice and mixed green salad.
Chicken Shish Kebab
Marinated cubes of chicken breast.
Falafel Dinner Plate
Chickpeas, celery, parsley, onion, cumin, black pepper and salt, deep-fried. Served with rice, salad, and hummus tahini sauce.
Kofte Kebab
Ground lamb patties with bread crumbs, onion, parsley, garlic, and Turkish herbs.
Lamb Adana Kebab
Ground lamb, red bell pepper, and paprika.
Lamb Chops
Baby lamb chops marinated with herbs.
Mix Adana
Mix Gyro
Zara Mix Grill
A mix plate of Adana kebab, beef shish kebab, gyro, chicken shish kebab, and kofte.
Entrees
Kebab with Yogurt
Ali Nazik
Smoked eggplant pure mixed with lebni and heavy cream, white pepper garlic with beef paprika sauce on the top.
Iskender Kebab
This most popular dish of Turkish cuisine is made with tender slices of lamb gyro layered on bed of diced butter-roasted bread surrounded with yogurt and topped with our own sauce. I'm
Yogurt Chicken Adana Kebab
Chicken Adana kebab, bread, butter, yogurt, and tomato sauce.
Yogurt Chicken Kebab
Chicken kebab, bread, butter, yogurt, and tomato sauce.
Yogurt Lamb Adana Kebab
Lamb Adana kebab, bread, butter, yogurt and tomato sauce.
Adana Wrap
Grilled ground lamb with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Chicken Adana Wrap
Grilled ground chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Chicken Gyro Wrap
Very thin slices of chicken thighs with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Chicken Shish Wrap
Grilled cubes of chicken with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Falafel Wrap
Falafel with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Kofte Wrap
Ground lamb flavored with onion, parsley and herbs, char grilled with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Lamb Gyro Wrap
Very thin slices of lamb with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions.
Mix Gyro Wrap
Mix gyro wrap (chicken-lamb gyro).
Lamb Gyro
Thinly sliced marinated lamb and beef, grilled on spinning vertical split grill.
Wraps
Burger
Burger
Chef'sauce, lettuce, tomato, cooked onions and American Cheese.Served with french fries and pickles
Chicken Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Penne Pasta with Tomato Sauce
Manti
Turkish style ravioli stuffed with lamb.
Pasta
Side Dishes
French Fries
Rice
Sauce
Steam Vegetables
Bread
Turkish bread
Lamb adana stick
Skewer/stick
Chicken adana stick
Skewer/stick
Lamb gyro side
Only meat, personal size
Chicken gyro Side
Only meat, personal size
Beef shish kebab stick
stick/skewer
Lamb chop piece
1 piece
Kofte piece
1 piece
Chicken chop piece
1 piece
Chicken shish kebab stick
Skewer/stick, 5 cubes
Grilled chicken side
2 chicken breast cut in slices
Grilled shrimp stick
Skewer/stick, 4 pieces
Salmon stick
Skewer/stick, 4 cubes, has pepper and onion on same skewer
Red cabbage
Personal size
Yogurt
Plain, personal size
Avocado
One a whole avocado, cut in scoops
Olives
Black olives
Lavas
Only wrap by itself
Baklava
Rice Pudding
Kazandibi
Kunefe
Chocolate Souffle
Almond Pudding Keskul
Strawberry Cheesecake
Mixed Berry Cake
Tiramisu
Sweet Pumpkin
Sweetened pumpkin, with kaymak (cream cheese) topped with walnuts
Dessert
Drinks
Ayran
Cappuchino
Americano Coffee
Turkish Coffee
Espresso
Herbal Tea
Juice
Latte
Lemonade
Macchiato
Pellegrino 1 Liter
Snapple
Soda
Can of soda.
Turkish Tea
Uludag Gazoz
Water
Half tray rice
Full tray rice
Half tray chicken gyro
Full tray chicken gyro
Half tray lamb gyro
Full tray lamb gyro
Half tray shepherd salad
Full tray shepherd salad
Half tray falafel
50 pieces
Full tray falafel
100 pieces
Baklava tray
66 pieces
Lunch - Catering (per person /10 people minimum)
SALAD - Shepherd's SaladCOLD APPETIZER - Hummus and LebniHOT APPETIZER - FalafelENTRESLamb GyroChicken GyroChicken ShishPenne PastaRiceDESSERT - BaklavaSODA - 2 liter sprite OR cokeAdd Salmon - $4.00 per person
Dinner - Catering (per person / 10 people minimum)
SALAD - Shepherd's SaladCOLD APPETIZER - Hummus and LebniHOT APPETIZER FalafelCheese RollsENTRESLamb GyroChicken GyroChicken ShishKofte (meatballs)RiceDESSERT - BaklavaSODA - 2 liter sprite OR cokeAdd Salmon - $4.00 per person
Dinner Gold - Catering (per person / 10 people minimum)
SALADShepherd's SaladMediterranean SaladCOLD APPETIZER Humus Eggplant SaladTabuleHOT APPETIZER FalafelCheese RollsChicken FingersMozzarella StickENTREESLamb GyroChicken GyroChicken ShishKofte (meatballs)Lamb Adana (with spices)Salman RiceDESSERT - BaklavaSODA - 2 liter sprite OR coke