The dining room at Armenian, Manchester
Est. 1968

An Armenian Table

Meze made for reaching across. Nothing on this table is meant to be eaten alone.

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The Experience

An Order to the Table

Meze first. Then the grill. Then dessert, and one more glass of wine. The order hasn't changed since 1968.

Chef's picks

Marinated rib-eye from the charcoal grill

Marinated Rib-Eye

Unhurried marinades, then straight onto the live charcoal

Basturma, air-dried cured beef

Basturma

Air-dried and cured, sliced fine enough to see through

Panirov Borek

Folded by hand every morning, warm from the fryer

Meze across the table: hummus, mutabal, tabbouleh, skewers and lavash

Hummus & Mutabal

The first plates down, and the ones everyone reaches for

Lamb chops, with a brandy and a cocktail beside them
The Charcoal Grill

Everything Begins With Fire

The meze gets you started. The grill is what you'll remember: marinated rib-eye, lamb chops and spiced minced lamb on pita, cooked to order over live charcoal, the way it has been since 1968.

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The Banquets.

Everything.At once.

Hummus with olive oil and chickpeas, served with warm pita
Vegetarian Banquet
Minced lamb skewers with yoghurt and sumac on flatbread
Armenian Meat Banquet
Lamb chops in pomegranate sauce with mashed potato
Armenian Special Banquet

Meze, lavash and hot starters, all at once. Then the chef’s mixed khorovats off the charcoal. You order nothing. We bring everything.

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From 2 Guests

Meat & Vegetarian Banquets

Served straight to your table, priced per person.

Minimum 6

The Special Banquet

Our most generous spread, built for a full celebration.

Early Bird Menu

Two Courses, Before Five

Monday – Friday, 12:00 – 5:00pm

Hummus or MutabalStarter
Panirov BorekStarter
Havi KhorovadzMain
Armenian GoulashMain

Not available on Bank Holidays or between 15th November and 1st January.

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The menu, in full

Every dish on the printed menu, with its price. The banquets and the Early Bird are above. Download the menu as a PDF.

Vegetarian & vegan starters

Soup

  • Spicy lentil soup VG£7.50
  • Borsch£7.50

    Ukrainian beetroot and vegetable soup, served with sour cream and brown bread

Vegetarian sharing platter

£9.50 per person, for a minimum of two

  • Meze

    Hummus, ikra, tabbouleh, babaghanoush, mutabal, panirov borek and falafel, served with lavash

Cold salads and dips

All dips are served with warm pita.

  • Jajuk V£7.00

    Yoghurt with shredded cucumber, chopped dill and garlic

  • Armenian special salad VG£6.95

    Fresh assorted greens topped with pomegranate and mulberry sauce

  • Hummus VG£6.95

    Chickpea purée, tahini and garlic blended with olive oil and lemon juice

  • Ikra VG£7.50

    Minced aubergine, sweet peppers and fresh greens cooked in olive oil

  • Mutabal VG£7.50

    Grilled aubergine dip with tahini, olive oil and garlic

  • Armenian vegetable salad VG£7.50

    Tomato and cucumber with greens, onions and herbs

  • Ttu VG£7.50

    Assorted pickles

  • Tabbouleh VG£7.00

    Bulgur (cracked wheat) with chopped vegetables, mint, olive oil and lemon juice

  • Babaghanoush VG£7.50

    Grilled aubergine with chopped tomatoes, onion, peppers, parsley, oil and lemon

  • Rolls of aubergine V£7.50

    Fried aubergine slices rolled with spicy cheese

Hot

  • Megrelsky khachapury V£10.50

    Double cheese bread pastry

  • Feta in filo V£8.50

    Feta wrapped in filo pastry, dressed with honey and sesame seeds

  • Falafel V£7.00

    Broad beans, chickpeas, coriander and cumin, fried in oil

  • Panirov borek V£6.50

    Deep-fried filo pastries filled with spinach and cheese

  • Mushroom blini V£6.95

    Fried chopped mushrooms and onion wrapped in a pancake

Meat & fish starters

Soup

  • Solyanka£12.00

    A sour soup with smoked meats, gherkins, potatoes, olives and lemon, served with soured cream

Meat sharing platter

£10.95 per person, for a minimum of two

  • Meze

    Ararat pie, kufta, dolma, olivieh, babaghanoush, mutabal, hummus and tabbouleh

Cold

  • Selodka£7.50

    Salted herring with boiled potatoes, dill and fresh onion rings

  • Selodka pod shuboy£8.00

    Salted herring under layers of cooked, chopped vegetables and egg, covered with mayonnaise

  • Basturma£8.50

    Finely sliced, air-dried cured beef

  • Olivieh£7.50

    Potatoes, green peas, carrots, gherkins and beef with mayonnaise, parsley, dill and olive oil

Hot

  • Yerevan khachapuri£12.50

    Ajaruly khachapury: slightly spicy basturma baked in home-made bread, topped with egg and melted cheese

  • Kofta£7.95

    Kololak: balls of spicy minced lamb with onion, tomatoes and Armenian spices

  • Yershig£7.95

    Home-made lamb sausage cooked in spicy tomato sauce with fresh herbs

  • Ararat pie£7.50

    Deep-fried savoury pastries filled with minced lamb, parsley, nutmeg and egg

  • Dzknik F£8.00

    Whitebait tossed in flour and deep-fried, served with lemon and special sauce

  • Garides£11.50

    King prawns cooked in garlic butter and white wine sauce with fresh chilli

  • Octopus£12.95

    Delicately marinated and charcoal-grilled, served with special sauce

  • Kalamari F£8.95

    Deep-fried fresh squid, served with special sauce

Vegetarian & vegan mains

  • Armenian-style vegetable mussaka VG£16.95

    Layers of potato, aubergine, peppers, courgettes and mushrooms, topped with béchamel

  • Stuffed aubergine£15.95

    Grilled aubergine stuffed with mixed vegetables, topped with cheese

  • Mushroom blini V£14.95

    Chopped mushrooms and onion wrapped in a pancake, served with fresh salad

  • Pasus dolma VG£15.95

    Traditional Armenian marinated cabbage, stuffed with grated vegetables

  • Mushroom stroganoff V£15.95

    Mushrooms and fried onions in a sour cream sauce, served with rice

  • Vareniky V£14.50

    Dumplings with mushrooms and mashed potato

Khorovats, from the charcoal grill

Every grilled dish is served with fresh onions and herbs, and all of them are gluten-free.

  • Shish khorovadz£19.95

    Marinated cubes of lean lamb

  • Shashlik£20.95

    Lamb chops marinated with special spices, served with Armenian special salad

  • Mixed khorovadz£21.95

    Lamb chops, chicken thighs and pork, served with Armenian special salad

  • Khozy khorovadz£17.95

    A fine cut of pork marinated with Armenian spices

  • Tavari shish khorovadz£25.95

    Traditional village-style marinated rib-eye

  • Havi khorovadz£16.50

    Marinated chicken thighs

  • Trchny£17.95

    Home-made minced chicken and turkey lulu kebab

  • Nur havi£17.95

    Chicken breast marinated in pomegranate sauce

  • Madzunov khorovadz£18.95

    Two skewers of spicy minced lamb on pita, topped with yoghurt

Fish

All fish is charcoal-grilled and served with vegetables.

  • Garides£23.95

    King prawns cooked in garlic butter and white wine sauce with fresh chilli

  • Whole sea bass£23.50
  • Salmon steak£21.95

Mains

  • Chicken Kyiv£17.95

    Minced chicken breast in breadcrumbs, filled with herbs and garlic butter, served with mashed potato

  • Tapakac chut£19.95

    Pan-fried baby chicken, served with mashed potato

  • Armenian goulash£23.95

    A lamb stew cooked in a rich tomato sauce with vegetables, served with rice

  • Lconac smbuk£16.95

    Aubergine stuffed with spiced minced lamb, served with spicy carrot salad

  • Garan mater£21.95

    Lamb chops cooked in pomegranate sauce with herbs, served with mashed potato

  • Siberian pelmeni£15.95

    In broth, pork and beef. Ask your waiter about other fillings

  • Khinkali£16.95

    Georgian dumplings with minced veal and pork and special spices. Ask your waiter about other fillings

  • Tavari khashlama£19.95

    Beef ribs cooked with aubergine, garlic and fresh herbs

  • Dolma£16.95

    Vine leaves stuffed with minced meat, rice, onion and herbs, served with jajuk

  • Golubtsy£16.95

    Cabbage rolls stuffed with minced chicken, rice and herbs, cooked in tomato sauce and served with sour cream

Sides & breads

  • Armenian garlic bread£4.50
  • Armenian garlic bread with ajika£4.95
  • Chef’s lavash£2.50

    Thin home-made Armenian bread, baked in the tandoor

  • Brown bread£3.00
  • Pita bread£2.00
  • Mixed bread basket£4.95
  • Olives£4.50
  • Chips£3.50
  • Rice£2.95
  • Mashed potato£3.95

Desserts

  • Honey cake£7.50
  • Honeymoon cake£7.50
  • Caramel cake£7.00
  • Armenian traditional paklava£7.50
  • Chocolate fudge cake£7.50

    Served with ice cream

  • Armenian Taverna special£8.50

    Ice cream rolled in a pancake with summer fruit

Coffee & tea

Coffee

  • Armenian coffee£3.50
  • Single espresso£2.75
  • Double espresso£3.00
  • Americano£3.25
  • White Americano£3.50
  • Cappuccino£3.95
  • Latte£4.50
  • Liqueur coffee£7.95

    Ask which liqueurs we have

  • Irish coffee£7.50
  • Armenian cognac coffee£8.50

Tea

  • English breakfast tea£2.75
  • Herbal teas£3.25
  • Armenian mixed herbal tea£3.50
  • Armenian mountain tea£4.00

V vegetarian · VG vegan · F contains flour. Please ask your waiter for allergy advice. A 12.5% service charge is added to your bill.

Armenian paklava layered with walnuts and honey
To Finish

Stay for something sweet

Paklava layered with walnuts and honey. Honeymoon cake. Ice cream rolled into a warm pancake with whatever fruit is in season.

Then an Armenian coffee, and no hurry at all about drinking it.

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