ELA MESA GREEK TAVERNA

Marinated in fresh herbs and olive oil

Your favourite dip with pita Choice of Tzatziki (Yoghurt, Cucumber, Garlic and Dill), Taramasalata (Fresh Roe with lemon), Fava (fava beans, sauteed onion, lemon juice and fresh dill) or Tirokafteri (feta cheese, roasted red peppers, chili, olive oil and red wine vinegar)

Baked mixed vegetables in a rich herb, garlic and tomato sauce

Cretan crusty bread with tomato, red onion, Feta, olive oil and olives

Spinach and Fetta pie Spinach, fetta and herbs wrapped in a crispy filo pastry

Grilled Halloumi cheese served with braised figs in a balsamic vinegarette

Zucchini, aromatic herbs and Kefalograviera cheese patties

Meatballs served with house made tzatziki

Meatballs in aromatic tomato sauce

Battered kefalograviera cheese, drizzled with Greek mountain honey and toasted sesame seeds

Grilled Pita with Tzatziki, Taramasalata, Fava, Tirokafteri dips (descriptions above) and Pasta Elias (Olive spread)

Spicy baked fetta and Kasseri cheese, tomato, hot pepper, olive oil and oregano

Floured and lightly fried whitebait

Sauteed prawns served with aromatic rice

Braised then char-grilled in red wine, garlic, herbs olive oil

Flash fried in garlic, chilli and parsley butter

Floured and lightly fried baby calamari

Served with lemon, parsley and olive oil

Seasonal mussels cooked in a rich herb and garlic tomato sauce, served with grilled rustic bread

Marinated in herbs, garlic, lemon and olive oil, char-grilled and served with Greek salad and chips

Grilled Barramundi and skewered prawns served with Greek Salad chips

Baked prawn cutlets in tomato, chilli, capsicum, onion and topped with feta cheese and served with aromatic rice

Braised then char-grilled in red wine, garlic, herbs and olive oil served with salad chips

Flash fried in garlic and chilli and served with a parsley butter salad

Seasonal mussels cooked in a rich herb and garlic tomato sauce, served with grilled rustic bread

Linguine with mussels, prawn and barramundi in a herb tomato sauce topped with fetta cheese.

Sauteed prawns in garlic and chilli served with aromatic rice

Floured and lightly fried baby calamari, with chips salad

Marinated tender lamb cutlets served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Slow cooked lamb and vegetables in tomato, red wine, garlic and herbs served with grilled rustic bread

Chicken breast stuffed with spinach, sundried tomato and Kaseri cheese in a creamy capsicum, tomato and garlic sauce, served with roasted potatoes

Tender marinated Lamb backstrap skewers char-grilled served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Layers of eggplant and potato with Greek spiced beef mince topped with bechamel and Kefalograviera cheese

Layers of pasta, spiced beef mince and bechamel

Tender marinated chicken skewers char-grilled served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Layers of eggplant and seasonal vegetables topped with bechamel and Kefalograviera cheese

Char-grilled smoky Mediterranean vegetable skewers served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Stuffed capsicum and tomato baked with rice, vegetables and fragrant herbs

Baked in a lemony herb spice mix

Seasonal green leafy vegetables, dressed with olive oil, garlic and lemon

Creamy garlic potato mash

Smokey eggplant, garlic, tomato, red onion, parsley, lemon juice and Greek EVO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

Tender beetroots in a garlicky Greek salad dressing topped with fetta, red onion, walnuts and fresh herbs

Grilled prawns, scallops, smoked salmon with tomato, red onion, capsicum and caramelised balsamic and lemon

Tomato, red onion, cucumber, capsicum, olives and fetta finished with Ela Mesa’s house made dressing from Greek EVO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) and secret herbs

Dips and Pita bread, Saganaki Cheese, Greek Salad, Keftethes (Meatballs)

Dips and Pita bread, Saganaki Cheese, Greek Salad, Octopus

Choose from Lamb or Chicken

Ela Mesa’s Signature Dessert - Shredded filo pastry and light syrup topped with custard and whipped cream

Greek dough balls with syrup and walnuts

Chocolate ganache, honeycomb and ice cream

Layers of filo pastry filled with custard

Thin layers of filo pastry filled with walnuts and honey syrup

Shredded filo pastry filled with almonds and light syrup

Strawberry, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate, Bubble Gum and Rainbow

Chocolate, Strawberry, Caramel, Banana, Lime, Spearmint, Vanilla

‘honey blessed’ cookies with flavours of orange, cinnamon and cloves dipped in honey syrup and sprinkled with walnuts

buttery shortbread cookies with a melt-in-the-mouth texture and nutty almond flavour

Vanilla ice cream swirled with honey syrup, cinnamon walnuts, filo pastry

Ouzo, Turkish Delight or Coffee

Hand-made sour cherry gelato with sour cherries and compote

of your choice

Marinated in fresh herbs and olive oil

Your favourite dip with pita Choice of Tzatziki (Yoghurt, Cucumber, Garlic and Dill), Taramasalata (Fresh Roe with lemon), Fava (fava beans, sauteed onion, lemon juice and fresh dill) or Tirokafteri (feta cheese, roasted red peppers, chili, olive oil and red wine vinegar)

Baked mixed vegetables in a rich herb, garlic and tomato sauce

Cretan crusty bread with tomato, red onion, Feta, olive oil and olives

Spinach and Fetta pie Spinach, fetta and herbs wrapped in a crispy filo pastry

Grilled Halloumi cheese served with braised figs in a balsamic vinegarette

Zucchini, aromatic herbs and Kefalograviera cheese patties

Meatballs served with house made tzatziki

Meatballs in aromatic tomato sauce

Battered kefalograviera cheese, drizzled with Greek mountain honey and toasted sesame seeds

Grilled Pita with Tzatziki, Taramasalata, Fava, Tirokafteri dips (descriptions above) and Pasta Elias (Olive spread)

Spicy baked fetta and Kasseri cheese, tomato, hot pepper, olive oil and oregano

Floured and lightly fried whitebait

Sauteed prawns served with aromatic rice

Braised then char-grilled in red wine, garlic, herbs & olive oil

Flash fried in garlic, chilli and parsley butter

Floured and lightly fried baby calamari

Served with lemon, parsley and olive oil

Seasonal mussels cooked in a rich herb and garlic tomato sauce, served with grilled rustic bread

Marinated in herbs, garlic, lemon and olive oil, char-grilled and served with Greek salad and chips

Grilled Barramundi and skewered prawns served with Greek Salad & chips

Baked prawn cutlets in tomato, chilli, capsicum, onion and topped with feta cheese and served with aromatic rice

Braised then char-grilled in red wine, garlic, herbs and olive oil served with salad & chips

Flash fried in garlic and chilli and served with a parsley butter salad

Seasonal mussels cooked in a rich herb and garlic tomato sauce, served with grilled rustic bread

Linguine with mussels, prawn and barramundi in a herb tomato sauce topped with fetta cheese.

Sauteed prawns in garlic and chilli served with aromatic rice

Floured and lightly fried baby calamari, with chips & salad

Marinated tender lamb cutlets served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Slow cooked lamb and vegetables in tomato, red wine, garlic and herbs served with grilled rustic bread

Chicken breast stuffed with spinach, sundried tomato and Kaseri cheese in a creamy capsicum, tomato and garlic sauce, served with roasted potatoes

Tender marinated Lamb backstrap skewers char-grilled served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Layers of eggplant and potato with Greek spiced beef mince topped with bechamel and Kefalograviera cheese

Layers of pasta, spiced beef mince and bechamel

Tender marinated chicken skewers char-grilled served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Layers of eggplant and seasonal vegetables topped with bechamel and Kefalograviera cheese

Char-grilled smoky Mediterranean vegetable skewers served with pita, tzatziki, Greek salad and chips

Stuffed capsicum and tomato baked with rice, vegetables and fragrant herbs

Baked in a lemony herb spice mix

Seasonal green leafy vegetables, dressed with olive oil, garlic and lemon

Creamy garlic potato mash

Smokey eggplant, garlic, tomato, red onion, parsley, lemon juice and Greek EVO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil)

Tender beetroots in a garlicky Greek salad dressing topped with fetta, red onion, walnuts and fresh herbs

Grilled prawns, scallops, smoked salmon with tomato, red onion, capsicum and caramelised balsamic and lemon

Tomato, red onion, cucumber, capsicum, olives and fetta finished with Ela Mesa’s house made dressing from Greek EVO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) and secret herbs

Dips and Pita bread, Saganaki Cheese, Greek Salad, Keftethes (Meatballs)

Dips and Pita bread, Saganaki Cheese, Greek Salad, Octopus

Choose from Lamb or Chicken

Ela Mesa’s Signature Dessert - Shredded filo pastry and light syrup topped with custard and whipped cream

Greek dough balls with syrup and walnuts

Chocolate ganache, honeycomb and ice cream

Layers of filo pastry filled with custard

Thin layers of filo pastry filled with walnuts and honey syrup

Shredded filo pastry filled with almonds and light syrup

Strawberry, Cookies and Cream, Chocolate, Bubble Gum and Rainbow

Chocolate, Strawberry, Caramel, Banana, Lime, Spearmint, Vanilla

‘honey blessed’ cookies with flavours of orange, cinnamon and cloves dipped in honey syrup and sprinkled with walnuts

buttery shortbread cookies with a melt-in-the-mouth texture and nutty almond flavour

Vanilla ice cream swirled with honey syrup, cinnamon walnuts, filo pastry

Ouzo, Turkish Delight or Coffee

Hand-made sour cherry gelato with sour cherries and compote

of your choice