Al Basha Cafe & Restaurant

A pasta& potato Love story

We created a love story between our beloved pasta and poutine- the love begins with:Rosemary and zaatar french fries layered with a yellow harissa cheese (spicy) A mix of our favourite kind of pastas for the final touches feta cheese, onion, tomatoes, peppers a sprinkle of zaatar and black seeds. Choice of our in house made halal beef mixed with lamb sausage, or turkey mortadella or deep fried vegetables. Vegan cheese available upon request

$25.99

Hummus Beiruiti

Vegan, Gluten-Friendly, and Vegetarian. Pureed chickpeas mixed with parsley, paprika, tahini, fresh lemon juice, and pure virgin olive oil sprinkled with pine nuts. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$10.99

Beef Hummus

Pureed chickpeas mixed with tahini, beets, fresh lemon juice, and extra virgin olive oil. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$10.99

Mouttabal

$9.89

Baba Ganouj

Vegan, GF, Veg. Slow-cooked chargrilled eggplant pureed mixed with pomegranate sauce, parsley, tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$10.88

Mouttabal Ajami

Slow-cooked chargrilled eggplant blended with tahini and topped with fried eggplant, pomegranate molasses, and sesame seeds. Served with freshly made pita bread. Vegan, GF, Veg.

$11.65

Bentanjan Maeli

Vegan, GF, Veg. Pieces of seasoned deep-fried eggplant sautéed with fresh garlic, lemon juice, pure virgin olive oil, tahini, and parsley. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$11.65

Muhamara

Vegan and Veg. Spicy. Seasoned slow-roasted red peppers pureed with chili, onions, walnuts, tomato, pomegranates, and pure virgin olive oil. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$11.65

Warak Enab (Grape Vines)

Vegan. GF, and Veg. Six pieces of hand-rolled vine leaf stuffed with basmati white rice and onions drizzled in pure virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice.

$9.89

Labneh

Veg, GF. Yogurt strained for weeks to create a thick and creamy dip drizzled in extra virgin olive oil. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$9.89

Labneh Phonenician

Veg and GF. Strain yogurt mixed with tomatoes, Kalamata olives, extra virgin olive oil, and zaatar. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$10.99

Tzatziki

Veg and GF. Greek Yoghurt mixed with cucumbers, mint, herbs, and extra virgin olive oil. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$9.89

Toumya (Garlic Sauce)

Vegan, GF, Veg. Garlic, fresh lemon juice, and canola oil are blended together for the traditional dipping sauce. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$7.69

Salat Zaitoune (Olive salad)

Vegan, GF, and Veg. Kalamata black olives, cracked Syrian olives (Halabi), carrots, pure virgin olive oil topped with Syrian twisted cheese, and pomegranate sauce. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$8.79

Kabees

Vegan, GF, and Veg. A house selection of homemade pickles and black Kalamata and Halabi Syrian cracked green olives.

$7.69

Mezze Plate

Vegan and Veg. A smaller portion of the most popular appetizers: hummus, tabbouleh, four pieces of falafel, labneh, baba ganouj, and four grape leaves. Served with freshly made pita bread.

$27.49

Tarboosh Salad

Romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, cucumber, spinach topped with pomegranate sauce, a heaping portion of Syrian twisted cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and Egyptian dates.

$14.29

Falafel Salad

Vegan, GF, and Veg. Romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, cucumber, a blend of pickled cucumber and pickled turnips, mint, and onions topped with three pieces of deep-fried golden falafel and tahini sauce.

$15.39

Tabbouleh

Vegan and Veg. Freshly chopped parsley mixed with diced grape vine tomatoes, white onions, and white bulgur, topped with fresh lemon juice and pure virgin olive oil.

$10.99

Fattoush

Vegan and Veg. Romaine lettuce mixed with cucumber, grape vine tomatoes, white onions, and deep-fried freshly made pita bread, served with fattoush dressing.

$11.54

Greek Salad

Romaine lettuce, grape vine tomato, cucumber, white onions, black Kalamata olives, and feta cheese.

$11.54

Palestinian Salad

Romaine lettuce, spinach, parsley, grape vine tomato, cucumber, mint, white onion, Halabi Syrian cracked green olives and black Kalamata olives drizzled in house-made pomegranate lemon dressing.

$14.29

Shawarma Salad

GF. Romaine lettuce, white onions, grape vine tomatoes mixed with garlic sauce topped with choice of chicken or beef shawarma or lamb donair.

$17.59

Shish Taouk Bowl

Gluten friendly. Yellow basmati rice, chicken shish taouk, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomato, cucumber, mint, white onions, Kalamata black olives, chickpeas, garlic sauce, and fresh lemon dressing.

$21.99

Falafel Bowl

Vegan and vegetarian. fries, falafel, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomato, cucumber, white onions, pickled turnips, crispy pita, beet hummus, drizzled in a tahini pomegranate sauce, fresh lemon juice, Palestinian sumac, and black seeds.

$22.65

Shawarma Bowl:

Yellow basmati rice, choice of chicken or beef shawarma or donair, spinach, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomato, pickled cucumbers, onions, deep fried pita topped with pomegranate sauce, and garlic sauce.

$21.99

Maeli Bowl

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten friendly. Yellow basmati rice, deep fried cauliflower, deep fried eggplant, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomato, corn, Egyptian dates, parsley, Kalamata black olives, spicy sauce, drizzled in fresh lemon juice, and Palestinian sumac.

$22.32

Hummus Bil laham

Gluten friendly. Traditional hummus topped with choice of chicken or beef shawarma, or minced meat topped with pine nuts and pomegranate sauce.

$15.39

Soujouk Lebanese style

Gluten friendly. Home -made Lebanese beef spicy sausages, sautéed in garlic, tomato and hot chill paste. Served with our freshly made pita bread.

$16.49

Potato Harra

Gluten friendly, vegan, and vegetarian. Cubes of deep- fried potato sautéed with garlic, Palestinian sumac and our in house potato spices. Comes with garlic sauce.

$7.36

French Fries

Gluten friendly, vegetarian , and vegan. Deep fried crunchy fries served with garlic sauce .

$5.49

Fried Kebbeh

Four pieces of hand-crafted bulgur balls stuffed with onions, and spiced ground beef meat and deep fried to perfection.

$13.19

Vegetable Samosa

Six pieces of delicious deep fried phyllo filled with spiced potatoes, peas, and onions served with spicy garlic sauce.

$10.66

Chicken Mousakhan

A modern twist on the Palestinian classic – four rolls of freshly made bread stuffed with sautéed chicken breasts in heaps of sumac, white onions, and pure virgin olive oil.

$24.19

Moajanat

A taste of our Arabic savories: 2 cheese sambosa, 2 fried kibbeh, 2 vegetable samosa, 2 mozzarella stick, 2 jalapeno poppers.

$20.89

Chicken Wings

One pound of chicken wings marinated in Middle Eastern sauces comes with a choice of dip.

$16.49

Mozzarella sticks

Four pieces of delicious bread battered mozzarella sticks served with our spicy sauce.

$8.79

Jalapeno poppers

Four pieces of delicious battered jalapeno sticks served with garlic sauce.

$8.79

Stuffed Falafel

Vegetarian and gluten friendly. Six pieces of deep fried fava bean balls stuffed with Sumac and onions served with our freshly made pita bread, hummus and pickled turnips.

$17.59

Egyptian Tamaya (Falafel)

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten are friendly. Six pieces of golden deep-fried fava bean balls served with hummus.

$12.09

Makdous

Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-friendly. Mini eggplants stuffed with hot pepper, garlic and walnuts are pressed and preserved in pure virgin olive oil for two weeks at a time. Served with the restaurant's freshly made pita bread.

$9.89

Alayet Bandora (Tomato Dish)

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. Pure virgin olive oil with sautéed tomato, peppers, spicy pepper, and garlic. Served with the restaurant's freshly made pita bread.

$17.59

Eggplant Fatteh

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. Layers of deep-fried freshly made pita bread, spiced eggplant, chickpeas, a yogurt hummus mix, tahini, parsley, and your choice of vegetable ghee or pure virgin olive oil. Comes with a side plate of classic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$25.29

Shawarma Fatteh

Gluten-friendly. Layers of our deep-fried freshly made pita bread, chicken shawarma, chickpeas, a yogurt hummus mix, tahini, parsley, and your choice of vegetable ghee or pure virgin olive oil. Comes with a side plate of classic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$27.49

Egyptian Foul Moudamas

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly. Slow-cooked pureed fava beans mixed with pure virgin olive oil, Egyptian spices, parsley, and grapevine tomato. Served with freshly made pita bread and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$16.49

Syrian Foul

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly. Slow-cooked whole pieces of chickpeas and fava beans cooked in Syrian spices, fresh lemon juice, and pure virgin olive oil. Served with two pieces of freshly made pita bread, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$14.84

Sham Breakfast

Vegetarian, and gluten-friendly. For the lover of the Levantine try the staples in one meal: three pieces of the restaurant's homemade makdous eggplant, plain labneh, Halabi cracked Syrian green olives, hummus, two eggs, and Syrian foul. Served with two pieces of freshly made pita bread, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$30.79

Albasha’s Morning

Vegetarian, and gluten-friendly. This is a traditional breakfast for al Basha’s household: Six pieces of deep-fried golden falafel, a heaping portion of Egyptian or Syrian foul, zaatar with pure virgin olive oil, hummus, labneh, four eggs, twisted Syrian cheese, jam, Syrian (Halabi) cracked green olives, Kalamata black olives. Served with four pieces of freshly made pita bread, traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables, and pickles.

$43.99

Classic Egg Tagine

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly. Slow-cooked in a tagine (clay pot) for a unique experience: two baked eggs, tomatoes, onions, parsley, peppers, and Middle Eastern spices and herbs. Served with the restaurant's freshly made pita bread, potato harra, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$23.09

Egg Tagine with Cheese

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. Slow-cooked in a tagine (clay pot) for a unique experience: two baked eggs, tomatoes, onions, parsley and Middle Eastern spices, and herbs topped with cheese. Served with the restaurant's freshly made pita bread, potato harra, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$25.29

Egg Tagine with Sausage

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. Slow-cooked in a tagine (clay pot) for a unique experience: two baked eggs, Turkish sausages, tomatoes, onions, parsley, Middle Eastern spices, and herbs. Served with the restaurant's freshly made pita bread, potato harra, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$28.15

Moroccan Shakshuka

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly. Slow-cooked in a tagine (clay pot) two sunnyside-up eggs, tomatoes, garlic onion, sweet red pepper, and smoky paprika. Served with two pieces of the restaurant's freshly made pita bread, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$22.98

Harissa Omelette

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. An omelet cooked with black Kalamata olives, coriander, za'atar, and garlic- dipped in a spicy Tunisian harissa sauce. Served with the restaurant's freshly made pita bread, potato harra, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$23.09

Egyptian Omelette

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. An omelet cooked with Egyptian basturma meat and Romy cheese. Served with the restaurant's freshly made Egyptian bran pita bread, potato harra, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$24.52

Palestinian Omelette

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. An omelet cooked with diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, and zaatar cooked in pure virgin olive oil. Served with the restaurant's freshly made pita bread, potato harra, and traditional Arabic breakfast vegetables and pickles.

$22.98

Feteer Meshelet

Vegetarian and vegan. A classic Egyptian layered pastry: layers upon layers of handmade flaky pastry dough and vegetable ghee. Sprinkled with white sugar or honey.

$17.59

Falafel Plate

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly. Six golden falafel balls.

$21.99

Maeli Plate

Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-friendly. A selection of deep-fried and spiced: cauliflower, eggplant, zucchini, and French fries.

$23.09

Halloumi Arayes Plate

Vegetarian. Four pieces of grilled pita bread stuffed with halloumi cheese and a pinch of za'atar.

$23.09

Arayees Plate

Four pieces of grilled pita bread stuffed with spiced ground beef.

$23.09

Shawarma Plate

Gluten-friendly. Beef or chicken shawarma or lamb donair.

$23.09

Shish Taouk Plate

Gluten-friendly. Two chicken breast skewers marinated and chargrilled to perfection.

$23.09

Shish Kabob Plate

Gluten-friendly. Two grilled lamb cubes skewers marinated and chargrilled to perfection.

$21.99

Sujuk Plate

Gluten-friendly. Two beef sausages chargrilled to perfection.

$23.09

Pistachio Kebab Plate

Gluten-friendly. Two ground beef and lamb kebabs marinated in a spicy Middle Eastern sauce with pistachios and pine nuts.

$26.39

Labneh Wrap

Vegetarian. Labneh, pickled turnips, pickled cucumber, grape vine tomatoes, fresh mint, cucumber, romaine, and lettuce sprinkled with Palestinian sumac.

$12.09

Potato Wrap

Vegetarian and vegan. French fries, pickled turnips, pickled cucumber, grape vine tomatoes, fresh mint, Middle Eastern coleslaw, and garlic sauce.

$12.09

Falafel Wrap

Vegetarian, vegan. Three golden pieces of falafel with pickled turnips, pickled cucumber, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomato, cucumber, fresh mint, hummus, and tahini sauce, sprinkled with Palestinian sumac.

$14.09

Chicken shawarma

Chicken shawarma, pickled cucumber, and garlic sauce.

$14.29

Tarboosh Chicken Shawarma

Chicken shawarma, pickled cucumber, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, and French fries.

$14.29

Beef Shawarma

Beef shawarma, parsley, white onions, pickled turnip, pickled cucumbers, hummus, and tahini sauce sprinkled with Palestinian sumac.

$14.29

Tarboosh Beef Shawarma

Beef shawarma, pickled cucumber and turnips, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, tahini, and garlic sauce sprinkled with Palestinian sumac.

$14.29

Donair Wrap (Lamb)

Lamb shawarma served with romaine lettuce, white onion, grape vine tomatoes, and sweet donair sauce.

$14.29

Kafta Wrap

Ground beef skewer served with pickled cucumbers and turnips, romaine lettuce, white onion, grape vine tomatoes, and hummus sauce.

$14.29

Shish Taouk Wrap

Chicken skewer served with romaine lettuce, white onion, grape vine tomatoes, pickled cucumbers, and turnip, and garlic sauce.

$14.29

Veggie Fried Panini

Vegetarian, vegan. Deep-fried cauliflower, zucchini, eggplant, and French fries served with romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, white onions, fresh lemon juice, and spicy garlic sauce.

$16.49

Chicken Escalope Panini

Deep-fried breaded chicken strips served with romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, white onions, pickled cucumbers, and garlic sauce.

$15.39

Chicken Zinger Panini

Deep-fried spicy breaded chicken strips served with cheddar cheese, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, white onions, pickled cucumbers, and spicy garlic sauce.

$16.49

Moroccan Kafta Panini

Kafta spiced in Moroccan spices served with romaine lettuce, bewaz (Palestinian sumac, parsley, and white onions) pickled cucumbers, and tahini sauce.

$16.49

Spicy Sujuk Panini

Spicy sujuk (sausages) strips served with spinach, grape vine tomatoes, white onions, pickled cucumbers, and spicy garlic sauce.

$16.49

Akawi Cheese

Vegetarian. A salty Palestinian cheese mixed with black Kalamata olives.

$8.79

Halloumi Cheese

Vegetarian. Hallum cheese mixed with vegetarian butter.

$8.79

Twisted Cheese

Vegetarian. A Syrian twisted cheese is mixed.

$8.79

Zaatar

Vegan and vegetarian. Thyme and Sesame mixed with pure virgin olive oil.

$8.46

Zaatar and Cheese

Zaatar and cheese.

$8.79

Lahm Bi Ajeen

Spicy ground beef mixed with Middle Eastern spices.

$8.79

Lahma B'Ajeen and Cheese

Spicy ground beef mixed with Middle Eastern spices.

$8.79

Mahamara

Vegetarian and vegan. Spicy grape vine tomato, white onion, and pure virgin olive oil.

$8.79

Muhammara with Cheese

Mahmara with cheese.

$8.79

Spinach

Vegetarian and vegan. Spiced spinach, white onion, and pure virgin olive oil.

$8.79

Sujuk and Cheese

Spicy beef sausages mixed with our blended cheese.

$10.44

Pepperoni and Cheese

Beef pepperoni mixed with blended cheese.

$9.89

Labneh and Vegetables

Labneh is topped with cucumber, grape vine tomato, and Palestinian sumac.

$8.79

Romy Cheese

Egyptian romy cheese.

$10.99

Basterma and Romy Cheese

Beef basturma mixed with Romy cheese.

$10.99

Classic Poutine

Vegetarian and gluten-friendly. Store cut fries served with a heaping scope of mozzarella cheese and poutine sauce.

$13.19

Shawarma Poutine

The restaurant's in-store cut fries are served with a heaping scope of mozzarella cheese, poutine sauce, drizzled in tahini and Palestinian sumac and your choice of chicken shawarma, beef shawarma or 3 falafel balls. GF

$17.59

Basha's Burger

Beef and lamb patty, Middle Eastern coleslaw, grape vine tomatoes, white onion, cheddar cheese, garlic sauce topped with a sunny side up egg, served on a sesame bun.

$13.74

Tarboosh Burger

Beef and lamb patty, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomato, white onion, pickled cucumbers, cheddar cheese, topped with our house-made spicy sauce served on a sesame bun.

$12.09

Donair Burger

Lamb donair, romaine lettuce, grape vine tomatoes, white onion, pickled cucumbers and sweet donair sauce are served on a sesame bun.

$13.19

Chicken Burger

Ground chicken patty, Middle Eastern coleslaw, grape vine tomatoes, white onion, and pickled cucumber with our spicy garlic sauce served on a sesame bun.

$13.19

Falafel Burger

Vegetarian. Deep-fried falafel patty, spinach, white onions, grape vine tomato, and pickled cucumber with our hummus sauce served on a sesame bun.

$14.29

Kafta Grill

One order serves one kg of grilled kafta (ground beef mixed with lamb) skewers.

$76.99

Shish Tauk Grill

One order serves one kg of shish taouk (grilled chicken breasts) skewers grilled to perfection.

$76.99

Shish Kobab Grill

One order serves one kg of lamb cube skewers grilled to perfection.

$82.49

Lamb Chops Grill

1 kg of lamb chops chargrilled to perfection.

$84.69

Grilled Chicken.

One char-grilled chicken.

$54.99

Syrian Chicken

One char-grilled chicken.

$54.99

Bella's Meal

A mini chicken or beef shawarma and fries.

$10.99

Aboudy's Meal

Five tender chicken breast pieces and fries.

$10.99

Nutella Manakeesh

Manakeesh bread filled with Nutella and bananas.

$8.79

Labneh with Honey Manakeesh

Manakeesh bread filled with labneh and organic honey.

$8.79

Kunefa

A traditional Palestinian dessert Semolina crust stuffed with white cheese soaked in sugar syrup.

$10.99

Levinate Desserts

Two pieces of walnut, and pistachio baklava, 4 petit four cookies, 4 barazek and 4 pieces ghoreyba and a piece of the desserts of the day.

$17.59

Halawa Manakeesh

Manakeesh bread filled with pistachio Halawa drizzled in chocolate sauce.

$9.45

Espresso

A shot of espresso.

$3.29

Americano

Filtered American coffee.

$2.96

Latte

A shot of espresso with steamed milk.

$5.49

Iced Coffee

Cold brewed American coffee served over ice with milk.

$5.49

Spanish Coffee

A shot of espresso served with sweet concentrated milk.

$5.93

Lemon Verbena

$5.49

Rose Lemonade

$5.49

Lemon and Mint Lemonade

$5.49

Sahara Night

Mango with milk.

$8.79

Nazareth Sunset

Strawberry with milk.

$8.79

Ayam Zaman

Banana with milk.

$8.79

Ayamme

Kiwi and pineapple with milk.

$8.79

Sunset Breeze

Chocolate, banana and strawberry with milk.

$8.79

Dessert Night

Dates and honey with milk.

$8.79

Basha's Drink

Strawberry, banana, mango and milk topped with ashta (Middle Eastern cream) and chocolate.

$8.79

Arabic Energy Drink

$4.39

Bottled Water

$2.08

Rani

$4.39

Canned Drinks

$2.74

Hob (Love)

Lemon and grenadine juice.

$8.79

Shukran (Thank You)

Orange juice with strawberries and banana.

$8.79

Salam (Peace)

Orange juice with pineapple, peach, mango and strawberries.

$8.79

Amal (Hope)

Orange, lemon, parsley and pineapple juice.

$8.79

Warda (Flower)

Mango, strawberry, orange, lime, honey and mint.

$8.79

Shams (Sun)

Strawberry, mango, banana, and dates.

$8.79

Qamar (Moon)

Orange, lemon, and mint.

$8.79

Watan (Patriotism)

Guava and mango juice.

$8.79

Jabil (Mountain)

Guava juice.

$8.79

Sabr (Patience)

Mango juice.

$8.79

Jamal (Beauty)

Lemon and mint juice.

$8.79

Zaitonue (Olive)

Grenadine with 7-Up

$8.79

Hawa (Air)

Strawberry with 7-Up.

$8.79

Boosa (Kiss)

Kiwi, pineapple, lemon and mango juice.

$8.79

Nesma (Breeze)

Pineapple, peach and mango juice.

$8.79