Mama Ayesha (Calvert Cafe) Menu and Prices

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Mama Ayesha (Calvert Cafe) Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Salad Mezza

Jar Jeer

$8.00

Baby arugula, mushrooms, parmesan, almonds, pine nuts

Sabanic

$8.00

Fresh spinach, feta, walnuts, raisins, balsamic vinegar

Lubia

$7.00

Chick peas, fava beans, tomato, parsley, cumin

Taboullah

$8.00

Parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers, cracked wheat

Fattoush

$8.00

Cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, radish, fried pita, pomegranate dressing

Toor

$10.00

Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, chick peas, olives, feta, house dressing. Add shish taouk $5.00


Cold Mezza

Hummus

$7.00

Chick peas, tahini, lemon, garlic

Hummus bil Lahmeh

$10.00

Hummus, ground lamb, almonds, pine nuts

Baba GhanoujBaked eggplant, tahini, lemon, garlic

$8.00

Labneh

$7.00

Strained yogurt, olive oil

Khyar bil Laban

$6.00

Cucumbers, yogurt, garlic, mint

Harateen

$8.00

Tomatoes, red onions, feta, lemon, kabis, cilantro, olive oil

Jibna & Zaytoon

$8.00

Haloumi cheese, green & black olives, kabis

Kabis

$4.00

Pickled vegetables


Hot Mezza

Sujok

$8.00

Spicy beef sausages, garlic potatoes

Foole

$7.00

Fava bean, cumin, lemon, garlic

Kalaya

$9.00

Sauteed lamb, tomatoes, onions, jalapeno

Haloumi

$8.00

Haloumi cheese, zaatar, olive oil


Fried Mezza

Falafel

$7.00

Chick peas, cilantro, garlic, tahini dressing

Kibbeh

$7.00

Bulgar wheat, ground beef, sautéed onions, pine nuts

Samaak

$8.00

Pan-fried sardines, cumin, lemon

Cheese Rolls

$7.00

Mozzarella, feta, vegetables

Zahir

$7.00

Cauliflower, cumin

Betin’ Jan

$7.00

Eggplant, lemon, garlic


Charcoal Grill

Shish Kabob

$21.00

Marinated leg of lamb, mixed vegetables, vermicelli rice

Kifta

$17.00

Ground beef, onions, parsley, vermicelli rice

Shish Taouk

$17.00

Marinated chicken breat, mixed vegetable, vermicelli rice

Mushakal Mashawi

$21.00

Shish kabob, kifta, shish taouk, vermicelli rice

Reeash

$23.00

Loin lamb chops, garlic potatoes

Jaj al Fahim

$17.00

Marinated bone-in chicken, vermicelli rice

Salmon Meshwi

$21.00

Atlantic salmon, taboullah, vegetables

Veggie Kabob

$14.00

Seasonal vegetables, vermicelli rice


Traditional Specialties

Mouzat

$20.00

Lamb shank, green beans, vermicelli rice

Menzalah

$17.00

Eggplant, ground beef, onions, pine nuts, almonds, vermicelli rice

Jab bil Toma

$17.00

Half chicken, garlic stew, lemon, vermicelli rice

Musakan

$18.00

Half chicken, baked bread, sumac, sauteed onions

Molokhia

$17.00

Mallow stew, chicken, garlic

Bamya

$18.00

Okra, lamb, tomato stew, garlic

Makloobah

$18.00

Spiced rice, chicken, cauliflower, carrots


House Made Stuffed Specialties

Warak Inib

$17.00

Stuffed grape leaves, ground lamb, lemon, rice

Malfoof

$17.00

Stuffed cabbage, ground lamb, lemon, rice

Koosa

$17.00

Stuffed yellow squash, ground lamb, rice, tomato stew

Mushakal Mahashi

$20.00

Warak inib, malfoof, koosa


Vegetarian Specialties

Warak Inib

$15.00

Stuffed grape leaves, rice, chick peas, tomatoes, mint

Koosa

$15.00

Stuffed yellow squash, rice, chick peas, tomatoes, mint

Mujadarah

$15.00

Lentils, rice, caramelized onions, yogurt

Rishtaya

$15.00

Lentils, egg noodles

Makloobah

$15.00

Spiced rice, cauliflower, carrots


Desserts

Baklawa

$4.00

Layers of fillo pastry with a walnut crusted bottom and honey

Esh il Asfoor Bird’s Nest

$4.00

Rolled fillo pastry filled with ground pistachios.

Namoura

$4.00

Fillo pastry filled with Ishta and honey

Ruz bil Haleeb

$4.00

Made with a hint of rose water


Coffee or Tea

Arabian Coffee

Price may varies

Unfiltered arabic coffee with a hint of cardamom

Sheik

Price may varies

Arabian coffee with a splash of galliano

Irish Coffee

Price may varies

Made with jameson irish whiskey and topped with whipped cream

American Coffee or Decaf Coffee

Price may varies

Mint Tea

Price may varies


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