Ambeli Greek Taverna Menu
Ambeli Greek Taverna offers a diverse Mediterranean menu with options for everyone, including vegan and vegetarian choices. Located at 29 N Union Ave Cranford, NJ, this restaurant provides a casual and comfortable dining experience with features like outdoor seating, free Wi-Fi, and even heated outdoor seating. The menu boasts a variety of cold and hot appetizers, such as the Tzatziki, Melitzanosalata, Octapodi, and Kalamarakia. Don't miss their traditional Avgolemono Soup or refreshing salads like the Horiatiki Salata or Marouli Salata. Whether you're craving something light or indulgent, Ambeli Greek Taverna has something for every palate. The welcoming atmosphere and delicious dishes make this restaurant a must-visit.
Cold Appetizers
Tzatziki
Tangy cucumber garlic dip made with Greek yogurt.
Melitzanosalata
Grilled eggplant spread with garlic, parsley, olive oil, and herbs.
Tirokafteri
Tangy puree of marinated cheeses, flavored with spices, and hot peppers.
Olive Spread
Delicious 3 olive blend with balsamic, olive oil, and garlic.
Skordalia
A creamy spread made of garlic, potato, and olive oil.
Fava
A tasty spread of yellow split peas, finely diced onions, and olive oil.
Hummus
Chick peas lemon garlic dip. Served with veggies.
Patzaria
A delicious combination of roasted beets, garlic, olive oil, and vinegar over skordalia.
Feta Kai Elies
Feta cheese and Kalamata olives.
Kria Pikilia
Your choice of any three traditional Greek spreads: tzatziki, skordalia, hummus, melitzanosalata, tirokafteri or olive spread.
Tiropikilia
An assortment of feta, haloumi, and kefalograviera cheeses.
Octapodi
Braised sushi grade octopus, char-grilled, sliced and tossed in olive oil, parsley, red peppers, and herbs, served over a bed of fave puree and julienned sliced red onions.
Kalamarakia Tiganita
Batter-coated, deep-fried calamari, and served golden brown with lemon.
Kalamarakia Sharas
Tender charcoal grilled calamari drizzled with olive oil and lemon.
Saganaki
Imported Greek kefalograviera cheese, pan-fried with lemon.
Midia Axnista
Steamed mussels with fresh herbs, ripe tomato, and scallions in ouzo broth.
Feta Saganaki
Batter coated feta pan seared in olive oil, drizzled with honey.
Haloumi Sharas
Grilled cypriot haloumi cheese. Served with diced tomatoes and onions.
Ambeli Chips
Crispy fried zucchini and eggplant slices. Served with skordalia.
Garides Saganaki
Pan seared jumbo shrimp in a light tomato sauce with melted Greek cheeses.
Garides Sharas
Jumbo shrimp grilled and marinated with fresh herbs, lemon, and olive oil
Keftedakia
Bite sized meatballs seasoned with Greek aromatic herbs.
Spanakopitakia
A mouthwatering layered pastry of fresh spinach and feta cheese filling.
Gigantes
Giant braised lima beans in a savory tomato sauce.
Pork Souvlakia
Grilled skewer of cubed pork.
Dolmades
Delicious little mouthfuls of savory rice and ground meat, hand rolled, and wrapped in vine leaves.
Laxanika Sharas
Grilled seasonal vegetables. Served with tzatziki.
Chicken Souvlakia
Grilled skewer of cubed chicken.
Kreato-Pikilia
Combination meat platter of Greek sausage, 2 pork souvlakia, 2 chicken souvlakia, keftedakia, and gyro.
Thalasso-Pikilia
Grilled seafood combination of shrimp, octopus, and calamari drizzled with olive oil lemon sauce and oregano.
Loukaniko
Charcoal grilled Greek sausage infused with fresh herbs.
Hot Appetizers
Soup & Salads
Avgolemono Soup
Traditional Greek lemon chicken soup.
Horiatiki Salata
Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peppers, oregano, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, and olive oil.
Marouli Salata
Romaine lettuce, dill, scallions, feta cheese, olive oil, and lemon.
Patzaria Salata
Romaine lettuce, dill, scallions, feta cheese, olive oMixed greens tossed in a walnut beet vinaigrette with feta cheese and roasted beets.il, and lemon.
Ambeli Salad
Mixed greens tossed in a vinaigrette with walnuts and cranberries.
Pastitsio
Layers of thick Greek macaroni and seasoned ground beef topped with bechamel cream sauce, oven baked to order. Served with side salad.
Moussaka
Layers of eggplant, potatoes, and seasoned ground beef topped with bechamel, oven baked to order. Served with side salad.
Vegetarian Moussaka
Eggplant, zucchini, and potatoes topped with chef's classic Grecian style ratatouille and bechamel cream sauce, oven baked to order. Served with side salad.
Makaronia Me Kima
Spaghetti with our delicious meat sauce. Served with side salad.
Chicken Breast Lemonati
Grilled chicken breast with lemon butter sauce, spinach, and lemon potatoes. Served with side salad.
Greek Specialties
Thalassina
Solomos
Grilled salmon drizzled with lemon and olive oil, served with spinach rice.
Thalassino Giouvetsi
Pan seared mussels, jumbo shrimp and calamari with authentic Greek herbs, tossed in a light tomato sauce with orzo.
Garides Makaronada
Pan seared jumbo shrimp tossed with spaghetti in a light tomato sauce with melted Greek cheeses.
Pork Souvlaki Platter
Marinated medallions of pork on a stick. Served with pita bread, tzatziki, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and fried potatoes.
Chicken Souvlaki Platter
Marinated medallions of chicken on a stick. Served with pita bread, tzatziki, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and fried potatoes.
Combo Platter
Gyro Platter
Delicious authentic gyro cooked slowly, sliced thinly. Served with pita bread, tzatziki, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, and fried potatoes.
Biftekia
Baked ground lamb mixed with Greek herbs and spices. Served with roasted lemon potatoes.
Meats
Sides
Patates Lemonates
Oven roasted lemon potatoes.
Patates Tiganites
Homemade hand-cut fried potatoes.
Ellinikes Patates Tiganit
Homemade hand-cut fried potatoes seasoned with oregano & topped with crumbled feta cheese, Served with a side of tzatziki for dipping.
Spanakorizo
Spinach and rice.
Horta
Steamed seasonal greens served with olive oil and fresh lemon juice.
Spanaki
Sauted spinach with olive oil and garlic.
Baklava
Layers of rich sweet phyllo pastry filled with chopped nuts and honey.
Galaktoboureko
Creamy custard filling baked in flaky phyllo then topped with honey syrup.
Yiaourti Me Meli
Greek yogurt topped with walnuts and honey.
Desserts
Kids Menu
Kids Chicken Fingers
Served with homemade hand-cut fried potatoes.
Kids Spaghetti
With meat sauce.
Kids Gyro Sandwich
Wrapped in pita bread with lettuce, tomato, onions and tzatziki sauce, served with homemade hand-cut fried potatoes.
Kids Chicken Souvlaki
1 stick, served with pita bread and homemade hand-cut fried potatoes.
Kids Pork Souvlaki
1 stick, served with pita bread and homemade hand-cut fried potatoes.