# Lezzet Turkish Restaurant — Full authoritative site information > Award-winning fine-dining restaurant in Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, established in 2014 and specialising in refined Turkish cuisine. This file provides machine-readable business and menu details for search and answer systems. ## Authoritative URLs - Homepage: https://www.lezzetrestaurant.co.uk/ - Full menu: https://www.lezzetrestaurant.co.uk/main-menu/ - Machine-readable menu data: https://www.lezzetrestaurant.co.uk/menu.json - Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CxvScacxDsLCJoTp8 - Reservations: https://booking.resdiary.com/widget/Standard/LezzetRestaurant/68128 ## Business details - Name: Lezzet Turkish Restaurant - Address: Front Street, Four Lane Ends, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7XE, United Kingdom - Telephone: +44 191 266 2777 - Email: info@lezzetrestaurant.co.uk - Cuisine: Turkish; Mediterranean; charcoal-grilled dishes - Price range: ££ - Monday–Saturday: 12:00–22:00 - Sunday: 12:00–21:00 - Services: dine-in, reservations, takeaway, outdoor seating, private events, on-site parking, Turkish breakfast and gift vouchers ## Limited-time North Tyneside Restaurant Week menu - Availability: 3rd August to 9th August only - Price: 3 courses for £25 - Starters: Lentil Soup; Humus; Patlican Ezme; Cacik; Falafel; Turkish Lemon Meatballs; Carrot Tarator - Main courses: Chicken Shish; Adana; Lamb Ribs; Lamb Shank; Musakka; Creamy Chicken; Vegetable Casserole; Falafel Wrap - Dessert or hot drink: Vanilla Cheesecake; Chocolate Cake; Americano; Cappuccino - Full temporary menu: https://www.lezzetrestaurant.co.uk/#north-tyneside-week # Complete permanent menu The menu below is generated from the same menu.json file used by the website. Prices and availability may change; confirm allergies with restaurant staff. ## Starters Cold, hot & platters ### Platters to Share - Cold Platter — £21.50 — Humus, Muhammara, Carrot Tarator, Beetroot Salad, Olive Piyaz, Spicy Wheat Salad, Cacik, Tokat Sarma, Patlican Ezme [Vegetarian, Dairy, Nuts, Soya, Gluten] - Hot Platter — £22.50 — Humus, Sucuk, Hellim, Falafel, Pachanga Boregi, Muska Boregi [Soya, Dairy, Gluten] - Assorted Mix Platter — £23.95 — Sucuk, Falafel, Muska Boregi, Humus, Beetroot Salad, Cacik, Olives [Nuts, Soya, Dairy, Gluten] ### Cold Starters - Mixed Olives — £7.95 [Vegetarian, Gluten Free] - Humus — £7.45 — Chickpeas, tahini, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice [Vegan, Soya, Gluten Free] - Patlican Ezme — £7.45 — Smoked aubergine, tahini, garlic, olive oil, yogurt [Vegetarian, Dairy, Soya, Gluten Free] - Cacik — £7.45 — Yogurt, cucumber, mint, olive oil, garlic [Vegetarian, Dairy, Gluten Free] - Tokat Sarma — £8.45 — Vine leaves, rice, raisins, herbs, pine nuts [Vegan, Gluten Free, Nuts] - Spicy Wheat Salad — £7.45 — Wheat, fresh tomatoes, pepper sauce, hot spice [Vegan] - Beetroot Salad — £9.45 — Beetroot, yogurt, garlic, olive oil [Vegetarian, Dairy, Gluten Free] - Muhammara — £8.50 — Smoked roasted red peppers, walnuts, breadcrumbs, garlic, pomegranate sauce [Nuts, Gluten] - Carrot Tarator — £7.50 — Sauteed grated carrots, garlic yogurt, mayonnaise, walnuts, olive oil [Dairy, Egg, Nuts] - Olive Piyaz — £8.50 — Parsley, spring onions, green olives, walnuts, pomegranate [Nuts] ### Hot Starters - Lentil Soup — £8.50 [Vegetarian, Dairy, Gluten] - Humus Kavurma — £9.50 — Warm humus with buttery lamb pieces and pine nuts [Nuts, Soya, Gluten Free] - Pachanga Boregi — £9.50 — Filo pastry, peppers, beef pastrami, tomatoes, kashar cheese, sweet chilli [Dairy, Gluten] - Muska Boregi — £9.50 — Filo pastry, feta, kashar cheese, parsley, dill, sweet chilli [Vegetarian, Dairy, Gluten] - Sucuk — £9.50 — Grilled Turkish beef sausage with salad [Gluten Free] - Hellim (Halloumi) — £8.50 — Grilled halloumi cheese with salad [Vegetarian, Dairy, Gluten Free] - Liver — £10 — Pan-fried lamb liver, peppers and potatoes [Gluten] - Calamari — £9.50 — Lightly battered squid rings, garlic mayonnaise, salad [Gluten] - Falafel — £8.45 — Chickpea and bean patties with humus [Vegan, Soya, Gluten Free] - Icli Kofte (Kibbeh) — £10.50 — Bulgur ball stuffed with lamb, spices, onions, walnuts [Dairy, Gluten, Nuts] - Turkish Lemon Meatballs — £11.50 — Ground meat, rice and spices simmered in a tangy lemon-yogurt sauce, garnished with fresh herbs [Dairy, Gluten] - Garlic Butter King Prawn — £15.50 — Butterflied king prawns pan-fried in garlic butter [Soya, Dairy, Crustaceans] - Crispy Turkish Dumplings — £10.50 — Lamb mince in garlic butter, creamy yogurt, rich tomato sauce [Gluten, Dairy] ## Grill Charcoal fired ### Charcoal Grilled - Chicken Shish — £20.45 — Marinated chicken skewers, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Lamb Shish — £23.45 — Marinated lamb skewers, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Mix Shish — £22.45 — Chicken & lamb skewers, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Adana — £21.45 — Minced lamb, red peppers, onions, herbs, spices — salad, rice, chilli sauce - Lamb Chops — £26.45 — Marinated tender lamb chops, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Beyti — £25.45 — Minced lamb in tortilla, yogurt, tomato sauce, butter, pistachio crumbs [Dairy, Gluten] - Lezzet Kofte — £22.50 — Minced lamb stuffed with cheese, salad, rice, chilli sauce [Dairy] - Lamb Ribs — £22.95 — Marinated lamb spare ribs, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Chicken Wings — £20.45 — Marinated chicken wings, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Mix Grill — £26.45 — Adana, chicken shish, lamb shish, lamb chop — salad, rice, chilli sauce - Grill Platter for Two — £59.50 — Adana, chicken shish, lamb shish, lamb ribs, lamb chops, chicken wings, fries, tortillas — salad, rice, chilli sauce [Gluten] ### Iskender - Iskender Chicken — £23 — Croutons, tomato sauce, garlic, yogurt, melted herby butter [Dairy, Gluten] - Iskender Lamb — £24 — Croutons, tomato sauce, garlic, yogurt, melted herby butter [Dairy, Gluten] - Iskender Adana — £23 — Croutons, tomato sauce, garlic, yogurt, melted herby butter [Dairy, Gluten] ### Lezzet Wraps - Lezzet Wrap Chicken — £21 — Creamy sauce, mushrooms, peppers, onions, chips [Dairy, Gluten] - Lezzet Wrap Lamb — £22 — Creamy sauce, mushrooms, peppers, onions, chips [Dairy, Gluten] - Lezzet Wrap Adana — £21 — Creamy sauce, mushrooms, peppers, onions, chips [Dairy, Gluten] ### Ali Nazik - Ali Nazik Chicken — £22.50 — Smoked aubergine puree with yogurt, topped with chargrilled chicken [Dairy] - Ali Nazik Lamb — £23.50 — Smoked aubergine puree with yogurt, topped with chargrilled lamb [Dairy] - Ali Nazik Adana — £22.50 — Smoked aubergine puree with yogurt, topped with chargrilled adana [Dairy] ## Steaks Sirloin, Rib-Eye, Tomahawk ### Steaks - Sirloin — £30.50 — Tenderstem broccoli, roasted carrots, smoked aubergine puree, mashed potato, demi-glace [Dairy, Gluten] - Rib-Eye — £29.50 — Tenderstem broccoli, smoked aubergine puree, mashed potato, demi-glace [Dairy, Gluten] - Tomahawk for Two — £76.50 — Crispy chips, tortillas, grilled peppers and tomatoes, smoked aubergine puree with bechamel, peppercorn sauce, chilli sauce [Dairy, Gluten] ## Traditional Slow-cooked classics ### Traditional Turkish - Bostan Kebab Chicken — £21.50 — Chargrilled aubergine stuffed with diced chicken, bechamel, melted cheese, rice [Dairy, Gluten] - Bostan Kebab Lamb — £24.50 — Chargrilled aubergine stuffed with diced lamb, bechamel, melted cheese, rice [Dairy, Gluten] - Lamb Shank — £23.50 — Slow-braised lamb shank over creamy mashed potato, demi-glace, chargrilled tomatoes and peppers [Dairy, Gluten] - Tiftik Tandir — £23.50 — Slow-cooked shredded lamb on rice, grilled tomatoes and peppers, demi-glace [Dairy, Gluten] - Musakka — £20.45 — Fried potatoes, courgette, aubergine, minced lamb, bechamel and cheese, rice [Dairy, Gluten] - Creamy Chicken — £21.50 — Chicken fillets sauteed with mushrooms and onions in a creamy sauce, Turkish rice [Dairy] - Stuffed Chicken — £22.50 — Chicken breast stuffed with herbs and vegetables, creamy tomato concasse sauce, rice [Dairy] - Ispanakli Chicken — £22.50 — Tender chicken breast cooked with fresh spinach in a creamy sauce, served with pan-fried egg rice seasoned with soy sauce [Dairy, Egg, Soya] - Sac Kavurma Chicken — £21.95 — Sauteed chicken, peppers, tomatoes, onions on a hot iron plate, rice [Dairy, Gluten] - Sac Kavurma Lamb — £23.95 — Sauteed lamb, peppers, tomatoes, onions on a hot iron plate, rice [Dairy, Gluten] ### Hunkar Begendi - Hunkar Begendi Chicken — £22.50 — Charcoal-grilled chicken on smoked aubergine puree with bechamel [Dairy, Gluten] - Hunkar Begendi Lamb — £23.50 — Charcoal-grilled lamb on smoked aubergine puree with bechamel [Dairy, Gluten] - Hunkar Begendi Adana — £22.50 — Charcoal-grilled adana on smoked aubergine puree with bechamel [Dairy, Gluten] ## Fish & Sea Fresh daily ### Fish & Seafood - Sea-Bass Fillet — £23.95 — Pan-seared sea bass, seasonal vegetables, rich fish sauce [Dairy] - Salmon Fillet — £23.95 — Pan-seared salmon, creamy fish sauce, seasonal vegetables [Dairy] - Seabass in Clay — £25.50 — Oven-cooked seabass fillet, red sauce, butter, cheese, herbs, served with roka salad - King Prawn Casserole — £24.95 — Large prawns with cream, garlic, tomato sauce, peppers, onions, rice [Dairy, Crustaceans] - Seafood Casserole — £24.95 — Prawns, mussels, squid and salmon in creamy tomato-garlic sauce, rice [Dairy, Crustaceans] ## Vegetarian V & VG options ### Vegetarian Mains - Firin Falafel — £16.45 — Vegetable fritters with humus and salad [Soya] - Vegetable Skewers — £17.45 — Aubergine, courgettes, mushrooms, onions, peppers, hellim cheese, tomato sauce, rice [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Vegetable Casserole — £16.45 — Peppers, onions, mushrooms, aubergine, courgette, spinach in tomato sauce, melted cheese, rice [Vegetarian, Dairy] ## Desserts & Hot Drinks Turkish & classic sweets ### Desserts - Rice Pudding — £5.95 — Creamy Turkish rice pudding made with milk and sugar [Vegetarian, Dairy, Nuts] - Baklava — £7.95 — Layers of filo, chopped nuts, honey syrup [Vegetarian, Dairy, Nuts] - Triangle Baklava — £11 — Served with Turkish ice cream or clotted cream, finished at your table with pistachios [Vegetarian, Dairy, Nuts] - Katmer — £7.50 — Turkish pancake filled with pistachio cream, prepared at your table (cooking time up to 20 min) [Vegetarian, Dairy, Nuts] - Kunefe — £8.50 — Shredded dough, molten cheese, syrup, clotted cream, pistachios (cooking time up to 20 min) [Vegetarian, Dairy, Nuts] - Chocolate Souffle — £8.50 — Served with vanilla bean gelato (cooking time up to 20 min) [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Vanilla Cheesecake — £7.95 — Smooth and decadent cheesecake with rich vanilla flavour on a crumbly crust [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Chocolate Cake — £7.45 — Rich and moist chocolate cake with an intense chocolate flavour [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Gelato — £7.95 — Ask your server for today's flavours [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Hazelnut & Pistachio Cake — £8.95 — Layers of soft sponge filled with cream, smothered in hazelnut chocolate and pistachios [Vegetarian, Dairy, Nuts] ### Hot Drinks - Latte — £3.25 — Smooth blend of rich espresso and steamed milk - Cappuccino — £3.25 — Espresso with creamy steamed milk and thick frothy foam - Americano — £2.95 — Rich espresso diluted with hot water - Espresso — £2.45 — Single shot of pure espresso - Double Espresso — £3.25 — Double shot of pure espresso - Espresso Macchiato — £3.25 — Bold espresso marked with a small dollop of steamed milk and foam - Turkish Coffee — £3.25 — Traditional coffee brewed in a pot, thick and aromatic - Irish Coffee — £8.95 — Irish whiskey, filter coffee, topped with lightly whipped cream - Liqueur Coffee — £8.95 — Liqueur of your choice, filter coffee, topped with lightly whipped cream - English Tea — £2.50 — Classic black tea served with milk - Turkish Tea — £2.50 — Robust black tea brewed slowly, served in traditional small glasses - Mint Tea — £2 — Calming tea made with steeped mint leaves - Apple Tea — £2 — Sweet fruity herbal infusion made with dried apple pieces - Turkish Tea Pot — £11 — Serves up to six ## Sides & Salads Accompaniments ### Sides - French Fries — £5 [Vegan, Gluten Free] - Homemade Chips — £6 [Vegan, Gluten Free] - Chilli Ezme — £2.50 [Vegan, Gluten Free] - Garlic Sauce — £2.50 [Vegan, Gluten Free] - Yogurt — £5 [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Sauteed Potatoes — £6 [Vegetarian, Gluten Free] - Homemade Turkish Bread — £6 [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Turkish Rice — £4.50 [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Sauteed Mushrooms — £7 [Vegetarian, Gluten Free] - Tortilla Bread — £5 [Vegan] - Simit (Turkish Bagel) — £5 — Two pieces [Vegetarian, Dairy, Soya] - Pogacha (Turkish Bread Bun) — £5 — Two pieces [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Roasted Vegetables — £6.50 [Vegan] ### Salads - Mediterranean — £9.50 — Greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, red onions, lemon-olive oil dressing [Vegan] - Shepherd Salad — £9.45 — Diced tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, olive oil and lemon [Vegan] - Feta Salad — £10.45 — Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, olive oil, lemon, feta cheese [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Lezzet Salad — £10.45 — Green lettuce, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, walnuts, balsamic vinaigrette [Vegan, Nuts] - Chicken Caesar — £17.45 — Caesar salad with marinated chicken [Dairy, Gluten] ## Drinks Wine, cocktails & more ### White Wine - King Rabbit Chardonnay — £7.50 glass / £26 bottle — France - Crescendo Pinot Grigio — £8 glass / £28 bottle — Italy — clean, fresh and fruity with citrus and ripe pear - Finger Post Sauvignon Blanc — £8.50 glass / £31 bottle — New Zealand - Angora Sultaniye — £7.50 glasss / £26 bottle — Turkey — aromatic and well-balanced. Pairs with grilled fish, chicken and seafood - Cankaya Narince — £29 bottle — Turkey — peach and apricot, subtle leafy character, crisp and dry - Lua Nova Vinho Verde — £26 bottle — Portugal — crisp floral, peachy, pineapple hints with a spritz ### Red Wine - Angora Cabernet Okuzgozu — £7.50 glass / £26 bottle — Turkey — round and well balanced. Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante, Merlot, Carignan - Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Organic — £36 bottle — Italy — red fruits, strawberry, light toastiness, floral, good acidity - Gufetto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo — £8 glass / £27 bottle — Italy — red cherry and blackcurrant, rustic feel - Merlot Reserve Terra Vega — £8 glass / £29 bottle — Chile — blackberry preserves and damson plums - Malbec Romero Gonzales — £30 bottle — Argentina — black fruits of the forest and mocha notes - Barolo Araldica — £46 bottle — Italy — plums, leather and violets. Rich red fruits, spice and a hint of smoke - Yakut — £30 bottle — Turkey — medium bodied, fresh strawberry, hints of cherry - Villa Doluca Okuzgozu — £28 bottle — Turkey — fruity and smooth - Kavaklidere Kalecik Karasi — £35 bottle — Turkey - Kayra Kalecik Karasi — £45 bottle — Turkey ### Rose Wine - Crescendo Zinfandel — £8 glass / £28 bottle — Italy — off-dry, summer fruit flavours with a hint of sweetness - Ombrellino Pinot Grigio — £8 glass / £28 bottle — Italy — pale and delicate, soft strawberry and nectarine ### Champagne - Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee — £76 bottle — France — citrus, white flowers and peach ### Sparkling - Prosecco Bel Canto (20cl) — £12.50 — Italy — fine bubbles, fresh peach, pear and elegant zest - Prosecco Bel Canto (bottle) — £30.50 — Italy — fine bubbles, fresh peach, pear and elegant zest - Altin Kopuk Brut — £30.50 — Turkey — full bodied, rich, long flavour with elegant fine bubbles ### Cocktails - Baileys Espresso Martini — £11 — Vodka, Baileys, espresso - Mango Madness — £11 — Tequila, vodka, lemon juice, mango juice, sugar syrup - Tequila Sunrise — £10.50 — Tequila, vodka, orange juice, grenadine - French Martini — £11 — Vodka, Chambord, pineapple juice - Lezzet Special — £11 — Baileys, Kahlua, milk, cream, chocolate bite - Summer Vibes — £11 — Bacardi, orange juice, passionfruit puree, passionfruit pulp, lemon juice, grenadine ### Mocktails - Nojito — £8.50 — Soda, fresh mint, fresh lime, sugar — strawberry, raspberry, watermelon or passion fruit - Colado — £8.50 — Pineapple juice, coconut water, coconut syrup, double cream - Midnight Breeze — £8.50 — Cranberry juice, lemon juice, violet syrup, blue curacao, soda water - Tropics — £8.50 — Orange juice, mango juice, grenadine syrup, lemon juice ### Beer & Cider - Efes Draught Pint — £6.50 - Efes Draught Half Pint — £4.50 - Efes (500ml) — £6.50 - Efes Pilsener — £6 - Stella Artois — £6 - Budweiser — £6 - Heineken (0%) — £5 - Peroni — £6 - Corona — £5.50 - Magners Original — £7.50 - Kopparberg — £6 - Kopparberg 0% — £4.50 ### Raki - Yeni Raki 5cl — £9 - Yeni Raki 35cl — £40 - Yeni Raki 70cl — £75 - Tekirdag No.10 70cl — £90 - Efe Gobek 70cl — £80 - Beylerbeyi 20cl — £40 ### Gin & Tonic (single / double) - Bombay Sapphire — £8 / £10 - Gordon's Pink — £8 / £10 - Hendrick's — £8 / £10 - Boe Violet — £8 / £10 - Gordon's Peach — £8 / £10 ### Spirits (single / double) - Smirnoff Vodka — £7 / £8.50 - Grey Goose — £8 / £9.50 - Remi Martin Cognac — £7.50 / £9 - Courvoisier — £7.50 / £9 - Jameson's — £7 / £9 - Jack Daniel's — £7 / £8 - Glenfiddich — £7.50 / £9 ### Soft Drinks - Coke / Diet Coke / Fanta / Sprite — £4 - VOSS Still or Sparkling Water — £4 / £5 - Ayran (Turkish Yogurt Drink) — £4 - Appletiser — £4 - J2O — £4 - Juice — Orange, Apple or Cranberry — £4 - Tonic Water — £3.50 - Soda Water — £2.50 - Cordial — Orange, Blackcurrant or Lime — £2.50 ## Lunch Menu Mon–Fri, 12–4pm ### Monday to Friday | 12:00 – 16:00 - 2 Courses — £18.50 ### Starters - Lentil Soup [Vegetarian, Dairy] - Falafel — Crispy fried chickpea patties on smooth hummus, drizzled with tahini sauce [Vegan, Soya] - Turkish Lemon Meatballs — Ground meat, rice and spices in tangy lemon-yogurt sauce, garnished with fresh herbs [Dairy] - Patlican Ezme — Smoked aubergine, tahini, garlic, olive oil, yogurt [Vegetarian, Dairy, Soya] - Humus — Chickpeas, tahini, lemon, olive oil and spices [Vegan, Soya] - Carrot Tarator — Sauteed grated carrots, garlic yogurt, mayonnaise, walnuts, olive oil [Dairy, Egg, Nuts] ### Mains - Lamb Shank — Slow-braised lamb shank, creamy mashed potato, demi-glace, chargrilled tomatoes and peppers [Dairy] - Chicken Hunkar Begendi — Charcoal-grilled chicken on smoked aubergine puree with bechamel [Dairy] - Adana — Minced lamb, red peppers, onions, herbs and spices — salad, rice, chilli sauce - Creamy Chicken — Chicken fillets sauteed with mushrooms and onions in a creamy sauce, Turkish rice [Dairy] - Chicken Wings — Marinated chicken wings, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Chicken Shish — Marinated chicken skewers, salad, rice, chilli sauce - Musakka — Fried potatoes, courgette, aubergine, minced lamb, bechamel and cheese, rice [Dairy] - Chicken Sote — Diced chicken breast with peppers, onions, tomato, garlic and herbs, served with mash [Dairy, Gluten Free] - Vegetable Casserole — Peppers, onions, mushrooms, aubergine, courgette, spinach in tomato sauce, melted cheese, rice [Vegetarian, Dairy] ## Turkish Breakfast Sunday (12-4pm) ### Turkish Breakfast - Sunday - Traditional Turkish Breakfast — £25 per person — Minimum 2 people. Free range fried or boiled eggs, olives, cheese plate (hellim, feta), sucuk, pachanga boregi, clotted cream, honey, butter and jam, molasses - with freshly baked Turkish bread, simit & pogacha and a pot of Turkish tea - Menemen — £9 — Turkish style free range eggs, tomato, green pepper and Turkish bread - Sucuklu Yumurta — £9 — Turkish sausage, free range eggs and Turkish bread - Mantarli Yumurta — £9 — Mushrooms, free range eggs and Turkish bread - Muska Boregi — £7.50 — Filo pastry filled with cheese and fresh herbs - Pachanga Boregi — £8.50 — Filo pastry filled with cheese, pastrami and peppers - Simit — £4.50 — Two pieces - Pogacha — £4.50 — Two pieces - Turkish Bread — £4 — Two pieces - Turkish Tea Pot — £11 — Serves up to six - Turkish Tea — £2 — Per glass ## Kids Menu Little ones ### Kids Menu All kids dishes served with french fries or Turkish rice. - Chicken Shish — £10.50 - Chicken Fillets — £10.50 - Lamb Meatballs — £10.50 [Gluten] - Chicken Wings — £10.50 ## Allergen and dietary key - D: Dairy - G: Gluten - N: Nuts - V: Vegetarian - VG: Vegan - GF: Gluten Free - S: Soya - C: Crustaceans - E: Egg