Oven roasted beets, fresh apples, dried cranberries, seasoned and toasted walnuts, celery, green onions tossed with mixed greens and a light curry dressing
Appetizers
Falafel Platter
Blended chick peas, onions, garlic parsley, & spices formed into small rounds & lightly fried
7 Pcs$9.00
Cigars
$11.00
Crispy phyllo dough filled with ground beef, herbs & spices
Pastels
$9.00
Crispy phyllo dough filled with potatoes, herbs & spices
Appetizer Combo Platter
$11.00
Cigars, pastels, & falafel served with tahini sauce
Vegetarian stuffed grape leaves
$10.00
5 Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves is a mixture of short-grain rice
Kibbeh
$10.00
Four fried bulgur (crushed wheat) croquettes stuffed with mashroom served with tahini sauce
Crispy Cauliflower
$15.00
Topped with sunflower seeds, golden raisin, tahini, parsley, and lemon
Spicy Mediterranean Wings
$16.00
Wings in a spicy Mediterranean sauce
Chicken Tenders
chicken breasts, cut into small pieces , mix in seasoned breadcrumbs
(6 PC)$12.00
(9 PC)$16.00
On the Go
Served on homemade pita or club bread
Falafel Pita
$10.00
Combined with Israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Hummus Pita
$8.00
Combined with Israeli salad
Sabich
$14.00
Fried eggplant, hard boiled egg, Israeli salad, parsley, and tahini
Shawarma
$16.00
Combined with Israeli salad, tahini and hummus
Shish Kebab
$17.00
Cubed London broil with peppers and onions combined with Israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Pargiot
$16.00
Tender Cornish hens with Israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Traditional Schnitzel or Grill Chicken
$15.00
Combined with Israeli salad, hummus, and tahini
Grilled Skirt Steak
$18.00
Sautéed peppers and onions over grilled skirt steak
Moroccan Spicy Beef
$16.00
Ground beef spiced to perfection with hummus and tahini
Grilled Chicken or Schnitzel Avocado
$14.00
Avocado, baby arugula, and roasted red peppers
Mezze
Tahini
Ground sesame dip with parsley and lemon
Small$7.00
Large$9.00
Baba Ganoush
Roasted eggplant and tahini
Small$7.00
Large$9.00
Tabbouleh
A mélange of diced tomatoes, ground cauliflower, parsley and lemon juice
Small$7.00
Large$9.00
Greek Style Eggplant
Eggplant marinated with red peppers, parsley, and pickled cucumbers
Small$7.00
Large$9.00
Matbuha
A tasty spread of pureed red peppers and tomatoes
Small$7.00
Large$9.00
Mezze Combination Platters
Mezze Combination Platters
All mezze platters include your choice of 6 mezze salads
Serves 4-6$49.95
Hummus Platters
All hummus platters come with a side of pita
Tavlin Hummus
$12.00
Topped with warm chickpeas and lemon juice
Hummus with Mushrooms
$14.00
Topped with sautéed mushrooms and onions
Sinya
$18.00
Jerusalem mixed grilled served in a bed of hummus
Grilled Skirt Steak Hummus
$22.00
Served with sautéed peppers and onions
Hummus with Beef
$18.00
Cooked beef, minced and seasoned with an array of middle eastern spiced in a bed of hummus
Platters
Served with a choice of 1 side (see list of sides)
Beef
Beef Kebab
$25.00
Ground beef with Moroccan spices and onions
Shish Kebab
$30.00
Cubed London Broil, seasoned, skewered and char grilled with onions and red peppers
Skirt Steak
$45.00
Char-grilled to your liking
Rib-Eye Steak
$48.00
Approximately one pound trimmed, boneless, seasoned and char-grilled to your liking
Chicken
Shawarma Platter
$25.00
Spit Roasted, marinated chicken and turkey
Pargiyot Chicken
$26.00
Tender, boneless, Cornish hen, seasoned, skewered, and char-grilled
Jerusalem Mixed Grill
$25.00
Griddled, marinated turkey and chicken combined with sautéed onions and mushrooms
Schnitzel
$25.00
Breaded boneless chicken breast, breaded and pan fried to a lightly golden brown
Chicken Breast
$25.00
Char-grilled and marinated boneless chicken breast
Fish
Moroccan Style Tilapia
$25.00
Tilapia filet cooked with vegetables in a red Moroccan sauce
Pan Roasted Salmon
$30.00
Roasted with lemon and garlic
Tuna
$30.00
Blackened Tuna heavily dry rubbed, spiced, and pan seared
Burgers
Served with a side of French fries or Israeli salad
The Tavlin Burger
$20.00
All beef, pre-seasoned and char-grilled served with sliced tomatoes and sautéed onions
The Power Burger
$22.00
All beef, pre-seasoned and char-grilled, served with sautéed onions, mushrooms, and a fried egg
The Turkey Burger
$20.00
Juicy turkey patty served with avocado, spinach, and onions
The Veggie Burger
$18.00
Veggie burger served with tomatoes and onions
Kids Meal
Served with French fries or Israeli salad
Beef Hamburger
$14.00
Hot Dog
$14.00
Chicken Nuggets
$14.00
Schnitzel
$14.00
Beverages
Malt Beer
Israeli Prigat
$4.00
3 flavors: orange, grapefruit, & grape
Soda
$3.50
Bottled Water
$3.00
Dessert
Baklava
$8.00
5 pieces of layered phyllo dough with walnuts, spices, & honey
Halva Ice Cream
$9.00
Side Dishes
$6. Split Orders Not Available
French Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Mashed Potatoes
Cous Cous
Rice
Israeli Salad
String Beans
$7.00
Lunch Menu
Monday through Friday from 12:00AM – 3:00PM
Soup
Veggie Soup of the Day
$7.00
Chicken Soup
$9.00
Salad Bowls
Mango Arugula Salad
$15.00
Strawberry's Cranberries, walnuts, sweet dressing
Quinoa Salad
$14.00
Orange scented quinoa, radish, dried cranberries, mint, parsley, raisins, all tossed with baby arugula and lemon vinaigrette
Israeli Quinoa Salad
$12.00
Diced tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and onions in a lemon & olive oil dressing mixed with plain quinoa
Chopped Avocado Salad
$16.00
Mixed greens, olives, sweet red pepper, tomato, cucumber, onion, parsley and dill all chopped and topped with diced avocado with a lemon vinaigrette
Mediterranean Tomato Salad
$14.00
Tomato, walnuts, chopped cilantro, lemon and olive oil dressing
Mediterranean Salad
$14.00
Mixed lettuces, diced cucumber, tomato, onion, sweet red peppers, chickpeas, roasted peppers and mushrooms dressed with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice
Apple and Roasted Beet Salad
$16.00
Oven roasted beets, fresh apple, dried cranberries, seasoned and toasted walnuts, celery, green onions tossed with mixed greens and a light curry dressing
Nicoise Salad
$20.00
French composed salad with tuna, green beans, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, onion, capers, and potatoes
Wild Rice Mediterranean Salad
$18.00
Cilantro, parsley, cranberries, almonds, and pumpkin seeds in a savory date dressing
Kale Salad
$16.00
Chopped kale with walnuts and hemp seed with Mediterranean dressing, garlic, lemon and olive oil
Salad Bowls - Add-Ons
Add-on some of the following to our already great salad bowls
Chicken
$9.00
Salmon
$9.00
Falafel
$5.00
Hard Boiled Egg
$3.00
Pargiyot Chicken
$9.00
Grilled Skirt Steak
$20.00
Platters
The following comes with one side dish
Shawarma Platter
$16.00
Spit-roasted, marinated chicken and turkey
Pargiyot Chicken
$16.00
Tender, boneless, cornish hen, seasoned, skewered and char-grilled
Jerusalem Mixed Grill
$16.00
Griddled, marinated turkey and chicken combined with sautéed onions and mushrooms
Seared Tuna
$18.00
Spiced, pan seared [served rare] sushi grade tuna
Beef Kebab
$16.00
Ground beef, combined with moroccan spices and onions placed on a skewer and char-grilled
Shish Kebab
$17.00
Cubed 'london broil', seasoned, skewered and char-grilled with onions and sweet red peppers
Salmon
$16.00
Pan seared salmon cooked with extra virgin olive oil, lemon, and garlic
Burgers
Served in a pita or hamburger bun and comes with one side dish
The Tavlin Burger
$18.00
All beef, pre-seasoned and char-grilled served with sliced tomato and sautéed onions
The Power Burger
$20.00
All beef, pre-seasoned, char-grilled served with sautéed onions, mushrooms, and a fried egg
The Turkey Burger
$18.00
Juicy turkey patty served with avocado, spinach, and onions
The Veggie Burger
$17.00
Veggie burger served with tomatoes and onion
Mediterranean Tacos
Comes with 2 tacos
Chicken Tacos
$16.00
Grilled Chicken with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions topped with cilantro, lemon, and tahini served in toasted pita half
Beef Tacos
$18.00
Tender pieces of London Broil beef with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions topped with cilantro, lemon, and tahini served in toasted pita half
Hummus Bowls
Small/large where available
Tavlin
Hummus topped with warm chick peas dressed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and garlic
$10.00
$12.00
Hummus with Mushrooms
Sautéed and seasoned mushrooms and onions top our wonderful hummus
$12.00
$14.00
Hummus with Beef
$18.00
Spicy ground beef is centered in the hummus bowl
Mediterranean
Sautéed spinach with tomatoes dressed with lemon and extra virgin olive oil
$12.00
$14.00
Porcupine Crudité
$17.00
"Quills" of garden fresh vegetables inside of a hummus bowl
Hummus with Falafel
Crispy falafel, sautéed spinach, pickles, red onion in the midst of a hummus bowl
$12.00
$14.00
Hummus Shawarma
$18.00
Seasoned grilled chicken and turkey combined with onions center this bowl
Hummus Hamsuka
$16.00
Hummus bowl with shakshouka in the center (2 poached eggs over a Mediterranean salsa)
Grilled Skirt Steak
$22.00
Steak, peppers, and onions in the center of a hummus bowl
Sinya
$18.00
Seasoned grilled chicken and turkey combined with mushrooms and onions in the enter of a hummus bowl
Mezze
Babba ghannoush, tahini and greek are our standards ask your server for today's other fresh mezze choices
(each)$5.00
Hummus Bowls - Add-Ons
Add-on some of the following to our already great hummus bowls
Chicken
$9.00
Salmon
$9.00
Falafel
$5.00
Hard Boiled Egg
$3.00
Pargiyot Chicken
$9.00
Brunch Menu
Every day from 11:00AM – 3:00PM
Main
Served with a side of israeli salad or french fries
2 Eggs Any Style
$14.00
Herb Omelet
$14.00
Shakshouka
$14.00
2 eggs cooked in a cast iron skillet with tomatoes, onions, peppers, and eggplant
Create Your Own Omelette
$14.00
Your choice of three ingredients: spinach, kale, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, peppers, avocado, fresh herbs
Salmon Omelette
$16.00
Tomatoes, peppers, and onions
Breakfast Wrap
$13.00
2 eggs, Israeli salad, and roasted red peppers
Add Avocado
$2.00
Open Faced Avocado Toast
$11.00
Sliced plum tomatoes and pesto on a toasted pita bread
Add Fried Egg
$2.00
Breakfast Power Bowl
$14.00
Quinoa topped with spinach, kale, avocado, tomatoes, and a hard boiled egg
Sandwiches
Served in a warm grilled pita or club bread with french fries or israeli salad
Falafel
$12.00
Crispy falafel (4) with israeli salad, tahini sauce, and hummus
Sabich
$10.00
Fried eggplant, hard boiled egg, Israeli salad, parsley, and tahini
Shawarma
$14.00
Combined with israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Shish Kebab
$17.00
Cubed London broil with peppers and onions combined with israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Pargiot
$16.00
Grilled dark meat chicken with israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Traditional Schnitzel or Grilled Chicken
$15.00
Israeli salad, hummus, and tahini
Grilled Skirt Steak
$18.00
Peppers and onions over grilled skirt steak
Moroccan Spicy Beef
$16.00
Ground beef spiced to perfection with hummus and tahini
Chicken or Schnitzel Avocado
$17.00
Avocado, baby arugula, and roasted red peppers
Brunch
Served with a side of israeli salad or french fries
2 Eggs Any Style
$10.00
Herb Omelet
$12.00
Shakshouka
$14.00
2 eggs cooked in a cast iron skillet with tomatoes, onions, peppers, and eggplant
Create Your Own Omelette
$13.00
Your choice of three ingredients: spinach, kale, tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, peppers, avocado, fresh herbs
Salmon Omelette
$15.00
Tomatoes, peppers, and onions
Breakfast Wrap
$13.00
2 eggs, Israeli salad, and roasted red peppers
Add Avocado
$2.00
Open Faced Avocado Toast
$11.00
Sliced plum tomatoes and pesto on a toasted pita bread
Add Fried Egg
$2.00
Breakfast Power Bowl
$13.00
Quinoa topped with spinach, kale, avocado, tomatoes, and a hard boiled egg
Sandwiches
Served in a warm grilled pita or club bread with french fries or israeli salad
Falafel
$9.00
Crispy falafel (4) with israeli salad, tahini sauce, and hummus
Sabich
$10.00
Fried eggplant, hard boiled egg, Israeli salad, parsley, and tahini
Shawarma
$12.00
Combined with israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Shish Kebab
$14.00
Cubed London broil with peppers and onions combined with israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Pargiot
$14.00
Grilled dark meat chicken with israeli salad, tahini, and hummus
Traditional Schnitzel or Grilled Chicken
$12.00
Israeli salad, hummus, and tahini
Grilled Skirt Steak
$16.00
Peppers and onions over grilled skirt steak
Moroccan Spicy Beef
$14.00
Ground beef spiced to perfection with hummus and tahini
Chicken or Schnitzel Avocado
$12.00
Avocado, baby arugula, and roasted red peppers
Main
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Chicken Nugget
Schnitzel
Side Dishes
$5 each
French Fries
Sweet Potato Fries
Mashed Potato
Rice
Israeli Salad
Cous Cous
Broccoli
String Beans
Catering for Special Events
Salads & Sides
Price per ½ pan
Mediterranean Salad
$40.00
Quinoa Salad
$45.00
Israeli Salad
$50.00
Kale Salad
$40.00
String Beans
$40.00
Mashed Potato
$35.00
Basmati Rice
$35.00
Festive Cous Cous
$40.00
Sautéed Spinach
$40.00
Mezze Salad Platter
$39.00
Hot Dishes
Price per ½ pan
Moroccan Fish
$60.00
Gefilte Fish
$60.00
Jerusalem Mixed Grill
$75.00
Schnitzel
$85.00
Chicken Nuggets
$85.00
Grilled Chicken Breast
$85.00
Pargiot
$90.00
Shawarma
$90.00
Beef Kabob
$85.00
Dessert
Baklava
20 Pieces$25.00
Friday Traditional Night Catering
$25pp. Includes (minimum 12 people) Can be customized for smaller parties with less variety - Choose 2 Appetizers and 2 Main Dishes
Challah Rolls / Pita
Hummus
Tahini
Israeli Salad
Moroccan Fish
Grilled Chicken Breast / Schnitzel
Beef Kabob
Jerusalem Mixed Grill / Shawarma
String Beans
Starters
Veggie Soup of the Day
$7.00
Chicken Soup
$8.00
Falafel Platter
$7.00
7 falafel balls accompanied with tahini dipping sauce
Moroccan Cigars
$11.00
with ground beef and herbs accompanied with tahini sauce
Pastels
$8.00
Three Pastels of layered phyllo dough tahini sauce
Combo Platter
$11.00
Two of each: falafel, Moroccan cigars, and pastels accompanied by tahini sauce
Seared Tuna
$16.00
Spiced, pan eared [served rare] sushi grade tana
Spicy Mediterranean Wings
$12.00
Wings in a spicy Mediterranean sauce
Crispy Cauliflower
$14.00
Topped with sunflower seeds, golden raisins, tahini, parsley, and lemon
Chicken Tacos
$16.00
Grilled Chicken with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions topped with cilantro, lemon, and tahini served in toasted pita half
Beef Tacos
$18.00
Tender pieces of London Broil beef with diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions topped with cilantro, lemon, and tahini served in toasted pita half
Mezze
Babba ghannoush, tahini and Greek are our standards ask your server for today's other fresh mezze choices
(each)$4.00
Hummus Bowls
Small/large where available
Tavlin
Hummus topped with warm chickpeas dressed with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and garlic
$9.00
$11.00
Hummus with Mushrooms
Sautéed and seasoned mushrooms and onions top our wonderful hummus
$11.00
$13.00
Hummus with Beef
$17.00
Spicy ground beef is centered in the hummus bowl
Mediterranean
Sautéed spinach with tomatoes dressed with lemon and extra virgin olive oil
$11.00
$13.00
Porcupine Crudité
$16.00
Our newest addition to the hummus bowl family. 'Quills' of garden-fresh vegetables accompany our great
Hummus with Falafel
Crispy falafel, sautéed spinach, pickles, red onion in the midst of a hummus bowl
$12.00
$14.00
Hummus Shawarma
$18.00
Seasoned grilled chicken and turkey combined with onions center this bowl hummus
Grilled Skirt Steak
$20.00
Steak, peppers and onions make for a great combination with a hummus bowl
Siniya
$18.00
Seasoned grilled chicken and turkey combined with mushrooms and onions center this bowl
Add-Ons
Add-on some of the following to our already great hummus bowls
Chicken
$8.00
Salmon
$8.00
Falafel
$4.00
Hard Boiled Egg
$2.00
Pargiyot Chicken
$8.00
Grilled Skirt Steak
$14.00
Burgers
Served in a pita or hamburger bun and comes with one side dish
The Tavlin Burger
$18.00
All beef, pre-seasoned and char-grilled served with sliced tomato and sautéed onions
The Power Burger
$20.00
All beef, char-grilled served with sautéed onions, mushrooms, and a fried egg
The Turkey Burger
$18.00
Juicy turkey patty served with avocado, spinach, and onions
The Veggie Burger
$16.00
Veggie burger served with tomatoes and onions
Kids Meal
$12. All served with French fries or Israeli salad
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Chicken Nugget
Schnitzel
Salads
Israeli
Diced tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and onions in a lemon & olive oil dressing
$6.00
$10.00
Israeli Quinoa Salad
$12.00
Dicedtomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and onions in a lemon & olive oil dressing mixed with plain quinoa
Quinoa Salad
$14.00
Orange scented quinoa, radish, dried cranberries, mint, parsley, raisins, all tossed with baby arugula and lemon vinaigrette
Mediterranean Salad
$12.00
Mixed lettuces, diced cucumber, tomato, onion, sweet red peppers, chickpeas, roasted peppers and mushrooms dressed with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice
Mediterranean Tomato Salad
$12.00
Tomato, walnuts, chopped cilantro, lemon and olive oil dressing
Chopped Avocado Salad
$15.00
Mixed greens, olives, sweet red pepper, tomato, cucumber, onion, parsley and dill all chopped and topped with diced avocado with a lemon vinaigrette
Apple and Roasted Beet Salad
$14.00
Oven roasted beets, fresh apple, dried cranberries, seasoned and toasted walnuts, celery, green onions tossed with mixed greens and a light curry dressing
Mango Arugula Salad
$15.00
Strawberries Cranberries, walnuts, sweet dressing
Niçoise Salad
$18.00
French composed salad with tuna, green beans, hard boiled eggs, tomatoes, onion, capers, and potatoes
Wild Rice Mediterranean Salad
$15.00
Cilantro, parsley, cranberries, almonds, and pumpkin seeds in a savory date dressing
Kale Salad
$14.00
Chopped kale with walnuts and hemp seed with Mediterranean dressing, garlic, lemon and olive oil
Entrees
The following come with one side dish
Shawarma Platter
$23.00
Spit-roasted, marinated chicken and turkey
Pargiyot Chicken
$24.00
Tender, boneless, Cornish hen, seasoned, skewered and char-grilled
Chicken Breast
$23.00
Char-grilledandmarinatedboneless chicken breast
Breaded Chicken Cutlet
$23.00
Breaded boneless breast of chicken, quick fried…schnitzel style…..crispy and light!
Jerusalem Mixed Grill
$23.00
Griddled, marinated turkey and chicken combined with sautéed onions and mushrooms
Beef Kebab
$24.00
Ground beef, combined with Moroccan spices and onions placed on a skewer andchar-grilled
Pesto Chicken
$25.00
Grilled chicken breast marinated in a homemade pest sauce then grilled to perfection
Shish Kebab
$29.00
Cubed 'London Broil', seasoned, skewered and chargrilled with onions and sweet red peppers
Skirt Steak
$42.00
Char-grilled to your liking
Rib-Eye Steak
$44.00
Simply the best Rib-Eye you will ever eat. Approximately one pound trimmed, boneless, seasoned and char-grilled to your liking
Steak and Peppers
$29.00
Juicy, thinly slices skirt steak cooked with red peppers and onions
Combo Skewers
1 Beef Kebab, 1 Pargyiot
$26.00
1 Shish Kebab, 1 Pargyiot
$30.00
1 Shish Kebab, 1 Beef Kebab
$30.00
Fish Entrees
The following items can be prepared in any listed style for the price listed. All come with choice of one side dish. Tilapia $24, Salmon $28, Tuna $27, Branzino $29
Blackened
heavily 'dry rubbed' spiced and pan seared
Moroccan
tomato based with coriander, sweet peppers, tomatoes and chickpea
The menu includes healthy food that is freshly made in-house from the freshest market ingredients and spices. Our famous hummus is grounded on the spot and mixed with fresh herbs and accompanied with mezza salads. Tavlin also showcases the best falafel made from ground chick peas and garlic along with a variety of distinguished fish and meat dishes. The new Israeli owner, Eric Erlich, from Cresskill New Jersey has over twenty years of experience in the restaurant business.