Welcome to Casa Besta
One of Melbourne’s best Middle Eastern Restaurants. Located in South Yarra, Casa Besta serves delicious, authentic Egyptian food in a contemporary, relaxed atmosphere.
Our family-run restaurant is an extension of our home, welcoming you to share a meal in a friendly, family environment.
With a menu that is full of rich, warm Middle Eastern spices and popular Mediterranean dishes our focus is on the very best, fresh ingredients.
We can’t wait to see you soon
Our Menu
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Marinated Olives |
7 |
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Bread Sticks (VE) |
9 |
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BBQ Chicken Wings |
12 |
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Quails
Marinated with special herbs & spices
|
12 |
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Kobeba: Vegetarian (3 pieces)
Fried burghul with pine nuts and onions
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12 |
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Kobeba: Lamb (3 pieces)
Fried burghul with lamb, pine nuts and onions
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14 |
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Fried Eggplant Finger Fries |
14 |
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Clams
Cooked with white wine with lemon, butter and herbs
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14 |
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Calamari Palermo
Tossed in the pan with spicy Napoli sauce
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17 |
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Fried Calamari
Served with harissa and aioli
|
17 |
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Mussels
In napoli sauce
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17 |
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Fried Prawn
Served with harissa and aioli
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19 |
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Mix Fried Seafood
Whitebait, prawn and calamari served with harissa aioli
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19 |
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Prawns
Cooked in creamy lemon garlic sauce
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19 |
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Grilled Octopus (Seasonal if available)
Marinated grilled octopus
|
22 |
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Selection of 3 Dips |
22 |
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Dip: Feta Cheese |
9 |
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Dip: Garlic Dip |
9 |
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Dip: Hummus Dip (VE) |
9 |
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Dip: Peri Peri Dip |
9 |
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Dip: Smokey Eggplant Dip (VE) |
9 |
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Dip: Tzatziki Dip |
9 |
| Large | |
|---|---|
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Tangine Moussaka
Eggplant and red capsicum with spicy tomato sauce cooked in a tagine
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19 |
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Risotto
Wild dry mushroom, semi dried tomato and spring onion with black and white risotto
|
24 |
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Chicken Fettucine
Chicken breast and avocado in creamy tomato sauce
|
26 |
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Fettuccine Milanese (GF)
Panfried avocado with parmesan cheese and eggs served with Napoli sauce
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26 |
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Quails
2x quails served with chips and salad
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12 |
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Shish Tawouk
2x skewers of chicken breast served with minced meat, nuts and spices rice served with salad
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26 |
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Lamb Kofta
2x skewers of finely minced lamb with onion served with minced meat, nuts and spices rice with salad
|
28 |
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Penne Pescatoro
Prawn, calamari, mussels and clams in rich herbs and garlic Napoli sauce
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28 |
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Lamb Shish Kebab
2x skewers of lamb fillet served with minced meat, nuts and spices rice served with salad
|
30 |
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Mix Grilled Platter
1x chicken, 1x kofta, 1x lamb skewers served with minced meat, nuts and spices rice with salad
|
32 |
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Paella Seafood and Chorizo
Prawn, calamari, mussels, clams, yabby, chorizo sausage, peas and tomato in saffron rice
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32 |
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King Prawn
Grilled served with black and white caviar risotto
|
36 |
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Lamb Cutlet
French cut lamb cutlet served with red wine sauce and almond potato and vegetables
|
36 |
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King Grill BBQ (House Speciality)
Includes shish tawouk, shish kebab, kofta, chicken wings, quail, choice of 3 dips, casa besta rice, salad
|
50 |
| Sides & Salads | |
|---|---|
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Casa Besta Rice
Long grain rice with lamb mince, spices and nuts
|
9 |
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Diamond Beer Battered Chips (VE) |
9 |
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Potato Wedges (VE) |
9 |
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Greek Salad |
16 |
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Chicken Salad
Mix green salsa with char grilled chicken breast
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18 |
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Prawn Salad
Lettuce, tomato and cucumber topped with grilled prawns
|
22 |
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Fattoush Salad |
13.9 |
| Desserts | |
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Flourless Chocolate Cake |
9 |
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Chocolate Volcano |
9 |
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Tiramisu Slice |
9 |
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Cookies & Cream Tart |
9 |
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Mark's Chocolate Fudge Cake |
9 |
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Oum Ali (Hot Croissant Pudding)
A delicious, traditional, Egyptian dessert. Just think of a hot croissant bread pudding.
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9 |
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Gonefa Pastery |
9 |
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French Continental Salted Caramel Slices |
9 |
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Black Forest Cup |
9 |
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Continental Rocher Slices |
9 |
| Cold Drinks | |
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Coca Cola |
Glass: 4 Jug: 7 |
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Coke Zero |
Glass: 4 Jug: 7 |
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Sprite |
Glass: 4 Jug: 7 |
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Lemonade |
Glass: 4 Jug: 7 |
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Dry |
Glass: 4 Jug: 7 |
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Tonic |
Glass: 4 Jug: 7 |
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Lemon Lime Bitters |
5.5 |
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Iced Chocolate |
6.5 |
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Iced Coffee |
6.5 |
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Red Bull Can |
7 |
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Premium Vestal Sparkling Water |
Glass: 4 Bottle: 6 |
| Juices | |
|---|---|
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Orange |
6.5 |
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Apple |
6.5 |
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Mango |
6.5 |
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Pineapple |
6.5 |
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Guava |
6.5 |
| Beers & Ciders |
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| Tap | |
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Tiger |
Pot: 6 Schooner: 9 |
| Authentic Egyptian Special Dishes | |
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Fattoush Salad
Mouth-watering Middle Eastern flavours spring to life in this super-healthy and delicious bread salad
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$12 |
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Roz Maamar (Lamb, Beef, Prawn)
Delicious rice loaded with Lamb, Beef or Prawns
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$26 |
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Kawareh Soup |
$14 |
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Kawareh Fattah |
$24 |
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Lamb Shank Fatta |
$26 |
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Lamb Okra Tagine with Rice (Bamia) |
$26 |
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Beshamel Pasta Tagine |
$26 |
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Lobster (Must order at least 24 hours before) |
Market Price |
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Sahlab (Hot creamy desert drink) |
5 |
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Karkade (Cold or hot Hibiscus tea) |
$5 |
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molokhia weh roz |
$14 |
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Molokhia, Roz with Chicken
This popular Egyptian soup made with minced Jute leaves is nutritious and delicious over rice and chicken
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$24 |
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Hawawshi
Pita bread filled with mince, capsicum and Moroccan spices
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$16 |
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Mombar (3 pieces)
Stuffed Beef Sausage
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$12 |
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Kebda Eskandarani
Liver cut into small pieces and stir fried with garlic and hot green pepper and served in sandwiches with delicious Tahini dip
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$16.9 |
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Tagine Calamari
Calamari cooked in a Tagine pot
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$22 |
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Warak Enab
Stuffed Grape Leaves
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$19 |
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Dukka Lamb Brain
Herb-crusted Lambs' Brains
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$19 |
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Tagine Fish Sayadeya
A seafood dish cooked with rice and an onion/tomato sauce then baked in a Tagine
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$26 |
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Fish Singari
Egyptian styled baked fish (Saneya Semaak)
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$28 |
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Fish of the day |
Market Price |
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Hamam Mahshee must be pre-ordered at least 24 hours before, depending on availability, market price and size of the Hamam. |
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Seafood platter available on request. |
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Any other special dishes can be requested, pre-ordered and made to your liking. |
Enjoy unforgettable food & service
Reservations
Call us on 03 9827 4608 or 0425 727 677 to make a reservation.
Functions
Casa Besta is a beautiful venue for any of your specialist events. A perfect spot for birthday parties, anniversaries, engagement parties and much more our team can assist you in any planning you might need.
Give us a call to chat about how we can help on (03) 9827 4608
Catering
Are you having a special function and looking for delicious food that is easy to share? The team at Casa Besta can provide professional catering services for birthday parties, anniversaries, engagement parties and much more.
Call us today to chat about what you need on (03) 9827 4608
ADDRESS
30B Bray St, South Yarra, Melbourne
WE ARE OPENED
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Wednesday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Thursday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Friday: 5:00PM – 1:00AM
Saturday: 12:00PM – 1:00AM
Sunday: 12:00PM – 10:00PM
Tuesday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Wednesday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Thursday: 5:00PM – 10:00PM
Friday: 5:00PM – 1:00AM
Saturday: 12:00PM – 1:00AM
Sunday: 12:00PM – 10:00PM