# Gem 265 Upper Street, London N1 2UQ, Islington Page: https://dishesof.com/london/venues/gem-highbury/ Menu data read from the venue's own website on 2026-11-11; not yet confirmed by the venue. Diet labels marked "(stated)" are printed on the venue's own menu. "(our reading)" is inferred from the listed ingredients only: always check with the venue, especially for allergies. ## Main Menu Served: times not printed ### Cold Mezes - **Black Olives** · £4.45 · black olives, oregano, paprika, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Nocellara Olives** · £4.45 · green olives, oregano, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Hummus** · £5.95 · hummus, pitta bread · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated), vegan (our reading)_ - **Minty Minty** · £5.95 · mint, dill, cucumber, garlic yoghurt, pitta bread · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Raki Cheese** · £5.95 · Ezine white cheese, oregano, pepper powder, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Atomic** · £5.95 · strained yoghurt, dried cayenne pepper, butter · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Carrot Taratore** · £5.95 · carrot, suzme yoghurt, garlic, mayonnaise, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Tabbouleh** · £5.95 · parsley, mint, spring onion, tomato, cracked wheat · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (our reading)_ - **Patlican Soslu** · £6.95 · aubergine, potato, pepper, garlic, tomato sauce · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Pepper Borani** · £6.95 · green pepper, suzme yoghurt, garlic, oregano, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Feta Cheese Salad** · £6.95 · tomato, parsley, cucumber, green pepper, feta · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Tarama Salad** · £6.95 · smoked cod roe, olive oil, lemon juice, toasted pita · _pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Z.Y Fasulye** · £6.95 · green beans, tomato, garlic, onion, orange, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Baba Ganoush** · £6.95 · grilled aubergine, kapya pepper, onion, garlic, olive oil, pomegranate sauce · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Octopus Salad** · £9.95 · octopus, paprika pepper, coriander, mixed lettuce, olive oil, lemon · _gluten-free (stated), pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ ### Hot Mezes - **Falafel** · £5.95 · chickpeas, broad beans, herbs · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated)_ - **Padron Pepper** · £5.95 · padron pepper, olive oil, rock salt · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Grilled Halloumi** · £6.95 · halloumi, honey sauce, oregano · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Grilled Sucuk** · £6.95 · beef sausage, mixed salad · _dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Borek** · £6.95 · filo pastry, feta, side salad · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Hummus Kavurma** · £8.95 · hummus, pan fried diced lamb, pitta bread · _dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Calamari Fritti** · £8.95 · fried calamari, mixed salad, tartar sauce · _pescatarian (our reading)_ - **Prawn Fritti** · £9.95 · tempura prawns, mixed salad, sweet chilli sauce · _pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Crispy Manti** · £9.95 · beef dumplings, garlic yoghurt, herb butter sauce · _gluten-free (stated)_ - **Soup of The Day** · £6.95 · soup, black olives, rocket salad, pitta bread ### Boards - **Veggies** · £13.95 · Nocellara olives, hummus, minty minty, Z.Y. fasulye, falafel, padron pepper, pitta bread · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Coldies** · £12.95 · black olives, atomic, carrot taratore, hummus, pepper borani, baba ganoush, pitta bread · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Hotties** · £13.95 · grilled halloumi, grilled mushroom and cheese, grilled sucuk, calamari fritti, falafel, pitta bread ### Sea Food Dishes - Barbecued - **Mackerel Fillet** · £18.95 · mackerel, pan fried vegetables, mashed potatoes · _gluten-free (stated), pescatarian (our reading)_ - **King Prawn** · £19.95 · king prawns, white wine, garlic, tomato sauce, sweet potato fries · _pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Sea Bass Fillet** · £19.95 · sea bass, pan fried vegetables, baby potatoes · _gluten-free (stated), pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Sea Bream Fillet** · £19.95 · sea bream, pan fried vegetables, mashed potatoes · _gluten-free (stated), pescatarian (our reading)_ - **Swordfish Shish** · £19.95 · swordfish, side salad, steak cut chips · _gluten-free (stated), pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Grilled Octopus** · £20.45 · octopus, side salad, sweet potato fries · _gluten-free (stated), pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Tuna Steak** · £20.95 · tuna, side salad, grilled asparagus · _gluten-free (stated), pescatarian (our reading), dairy-free (our reading)_ ### House Specialities - **Grilled Veggie Mix** · £12.95 · onion, garlic, kapya pepper, charleston pepper, tomato, pitta bread, buttered yoghurt · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Gem Burger** · £14.95 · lamb pate, sucuk, cheddar, pickles, tomato, steak cut chips - **Veggie Moussaka** · £15.95 · courgette, aubergine, peppers, potato, carrot, tomato sauce, bechamel, rice, side salad · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Casserole** · £16.95 · chicken or lamb, tomatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms, basmati rice · _dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Manti** · £16.95 · beef dumplings, garlic yoghurt, herb butter sauce - **Lamb Tangine** · £18.45 · lamb on the bone, prunes, dried fruit, nuts, basmati rice · _dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Ali Nazik** · £18.95 · lamb stew, smoked aubergine, tahini, garlic yoghurt · _gluten-free (stated)_ - **Iskender** · £21.45 · lamb kebab, pide bread, tomato sauce, butter, yoghurt ### Meat Dishes - Barbecued - **Chicken Flat Wings** · £13.95 · marinated chicken wings, steak cut chips, sweet chilli sauce · _gluten-free (stated), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Pirzola Chicken Thighs** · £14.95 · chicken thigh, rice, side salad · _gluten-free (stated), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Chicken Shish** · £16.95 · chicken breast, rice, side salad · _gluten-free (stated), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Adana** · £17.95 · minced lamb, spices, side salad, yoghurt - **Lamb Ribs** · £17.95 · lamb ribs, bread · _gluten-free (stated)_ - **Beyti** · £18.95 · chicken or lamb kofte, onion, parsley, garlic, red pepper, tortilla bread, tomato sauce - **Lamb Shish** · £21.45 · lamb shish, rice, side salad · _gluten-free (stated), dairy-free (our reading)_ - **Lamb Pirzola** · £21.95 · lamb on the bone, rice, salad · _gluten-free (stated), dairy-free (our reading)_ ### Gem Platters - **Meat Platter** · £58.95 · adana, lamb shish, lamb ribs, lamb pirzola, chicken shish, chicken wings, rice, salad - **Fish Platter** · £58.95 · swordfish, sea bream, grilled octopus, tuna, mackerel fillet, roquette salad · _pescatarian (our reading)_ - **Mixed Meze Platter** · £46.95 · borek, falafel, hummus, minty minty, atomic, aubergine herse, raki cheese, melon, calamari, halloumi, medi-kofte, chicken cubes, chicken wings, bread ### Salads - **Falafel Roquette Salad** · £13.95 · falafel, tomato, cucumber, red onion, rocket, olive oil, lemon juice · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated)_ - **Halloumi Walnut Salad** · £14.45 · halloumi, walnuts, tomato, cucumber, red onion, olive oil, lemon juice, pomegranate sauce · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Greek Salad** · £14.95 · tomato, cucumber, red onion, feta, olives, oregano, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Chicken & Avocado Salad** · £15.95 · chicken breast, avocado, tomato, mixed leaves, cucumber, red onion, lemon juice, olive oil · _gluten-free (stated), dairy-free (our reading)_ ### Sides - **Bread** · £2.95 · bread · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Rice** · £3.95 · rice · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Greek Yoghurt** · £3.95 · yoghurt · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Pan Fried Vegetables** · £3.95 · vegetables · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Steak Cut Chips** · £3.95 · potato chips · _vegan (our reading)_ - **Sweet Potato Fries** · £3.95 · sweet potato · _vegan (our reading)_ - **Baby Potatoes** · £3.95 · baby potatoes · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Grilled Asparagus** · £3.95 · asparagus · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Mashed Potatoes** · £3.95 · potato - **Side Salad** · £4.95 · salad · _vegan (our reading)_ Source: https://gemrestaurant.org.uk/gem-restaurant-menu/ ## Express Lunch Served: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun · 11:00 to 18:00 · Available 7 Days a week between 11am till 6pm ### Deal 1 Combos - Cold Starters (1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95) - **Green Olives** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · green olives · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (our reading)_ - **Aubergine Herse** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · aubergine · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Hummus** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · hummus · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Minty Minty** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · mint, cucumber, garlic yoghurt · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Atomic** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · strained yoghurt, cayenne pepper · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Cold Meze of the Day** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 ### Deal 1 Combos - Hot Starters - **Falafel** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · falafel · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Padron Pepper** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · padron pepper · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Grilled Halloumi** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · halloumi · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Grilled Sucuk** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · beef sausage - **Borek** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 · filo pastry, feta · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Hot Meze of the day** · 1 starter 5.95 / 2 starters 8.95 ### Deal 1 Combos - Add a Main Course - **Greek Salad** · +7.95 add main course · tomato, cucumber, feta, olives · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Veggie Moussaka** · +7.95 add main course · vegetables, bechamel · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Chicken Wings** · +7.95 add main course · chicken wings - **Chicken Shish** · +7.95 add main course · chicken - **Lamb Kofte** · +7.95 add main course · lamb kofte - **Adana** · +7.95 add main course · minced lamb ### Deal 1 Combos - Add a Dessert - **Baklava** · +4.95 add dessert · baklava · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Rise Pudding** · +4.95 add dessert · rice pudding · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Cheese Cake** · +4.95 add dessert · cheesecake · _vegetarian (our reading)_ ### Deal 2 One Course Meal - Wraps - **Veggie Wrap** · £10.95 · vegetables, wrap · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Chicken Shish Wrap** · £10.95 · chicken shish, wrap - **Lamb Kofte Wrap** · £10.95 · lamb kofte, wrap ### Deal 2 One Course Meal - Fish - **Calamari Fritti** · £12.95 · fried calamari · _pescatarian (our reading)_ - **Grilled Sea Bass** · £12.95 · sea bass · _pescatarian (our reading)_ - **Grilled Sea Bream** · £12.95 · sea bream · _pescatarian (our reading)_ ### Deal 2 One Course Meal - Salads - **Roquette Salad** · £10.95 · rocket · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Walnut Salad** · £10.95 · walnuts, salad · _vegetarian (our reading)_ - **Greek Salad** · £10.95 · tomato, cucumber, feta, olives · _vegetarian (our reading)_ Source: https://gemrestaurant.org.uk/express-lunch/ ## Bottomless Brunch Served: times not printed ### Cold Mezzes (5 cold + 5 hot meze, or a main, with unlimited drinks 1.5 hrs, £34.95 pp) - **Nocellara Olives** · included in £34.95 pp · green olives, oregano, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated)_ - **Hummus** · included in £34.95 pp · hummus, pitta bread · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Minty Minty** · included in £34.95 pp · mint, dill, cucumber, garlic yoghurt, pitta bread · _vegetarian (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ - **Carrot Taratore** · included in £34.95 pp · carrot, suzme yoghurt, garlic, mayonnaise, olive oil · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated)_ - **Aubergine Herse** · included in £34.95 pp · grilled aubergine, kapya pepper, onion, garlic, olive oil, pomegranate sauce · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated), gluten-free (stated)_ ### Hot Mezes - **Falafel** · included in £34.95 pp · chickpeas, broad beans, herbs · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated)_ - **Grilled Mushroom & Cheese** · included in £34.95 pp · mushrooms, cheese, olive oil, oregano · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Padron Pepper** · included in £34.95 pp · padron pepper, olive oil, rock salt · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated)_ - **Grilled Halloumi** · included in £34.95 pp · halloumi, honey sauce, oregano · _vegetarian (stated)_ - **Grilled Sucuk** · included in £34.95 pp · beef sausage, mixed salad ### Main Course Options - **Chicken Flat Wings** · included in £34.95 pp · chicken wings, steak cut chips, sweet chilli sauce · _gluten-free (stated)_ - **Chicken Shish** · included in £34.95 pp · chicken thigh, rice, side salad - **Lamb Kofte** · included in £34.95 pp · lamb kofte, rice, side salad - **Chicken Kofte** · included in £34.95 pp · chicken kofte, rice, side salad - **Grilled Veggie Mix** · included in £34.95 pp · onion, garlic, kapya pepper, charleston pepper, tomato, pitta bread, buttered yoghurt · _vegetarian (stated), vegan (stated)_ - **Manti** · included in £34.95 pp · beef dumplings, garlic yoghurt, herb butter sauce Source: https://gemrestaurant.org.uk/bottomless-brunch/ ## Drinks Drinks menu, about 150 items (not listed). Source: https://gemrestaurant.org.uk/drinks/