The Calabash African Bar and Restaurant Menu
Welcome to The Calabash African Bar and Restaurant, a vibrant culinary haven nestled in the heart of Glasgow at 57 Union St. This restaurant is an ode to African gastronomy, offering an array of authentic dishes that transport diners straight to the continent.
The menu boasts standout items like nyama choma—sizzling lamb that promises an explosion of flavors—and the delightful chikina awaze tibis, complemented by the irresistible, spongy injera. Each dish is crafted to perfection, reflecting the rich culinary heritage of African cuisine.
Patrons rave about the warm ambiance and exceptional service, often initiated by the friendly manager, Bala, who remembers returning guests and their favorite meals. For first-time visitors, trying Fu Fu is a must, as it captures the essence of African comfort food. Join us at The Calabash for an unforgettable dining experience!
Food Menu - Starters
Chicken Wings
Flame grilled chicken wings marinated in peri peri sauce and served on a bed of salad
Cassava
Deep fried cassava slices served with a hot and chilli dipping sauce
Githeri Salad
Mixed beans with sweetcorn flavoured with african seasoning
Samosa
Deep fried thin, tri-shaped pastry filled with seasoned lamb or veg
Chicken Livers
Chicken liver pan fried with a calabash special sauce and served with bread and butter
Beyayenetu
A selection of vegetrian dishes served on a bed of injera
Awaze Tibis
Lamb cubes sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic butter and awaze with light heat spices served with a salad on a bed of injera
Special Tibis
Lamb cubes fried in a blen of house spices, onion, garlic butter served with salad on a bed of injera.
Doro Wot
Marinated chicken stew seasoned with spicy berere served with salad on a bed of injera
Food Menu - Habeshan & Ethiopian
Food Menu - West African
Pepper Soup
A very spicy soup cooked with a choice of either assorted meats or hake fish
Jollof Rice
Spicy rice cooked in a tomatoe sauce, mixed peppers and african spices served with a choice of either lamb, spinnach or boneless fried chicken
Egusi Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of melon seeds, crayfish, stockfish spinnach cooked with palm oil and assorted meats.
Okra Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of blended okra, crayfish, stockfish, spinnach & ugu leaf cooked with palm oil and assorted meats.
Vegetable Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of ugu leaf, crayfish, stockfish & spinnach cooked with assorted meats.
Ogbono Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of ogbono seeds (wild mango) crayfish, stockfish spinnach & ugu leaf cooked with assorted meats.
Peanut Soup
Traditional Gambian soup made with meat, tomatoes & peanut butter.
Jerk Chicken
Quarter chicken portion lovingly marinated in jerk spices and grilled to perfection served with rice and peas
Goat Curry
Marinated flavours of curry spices, chopped onion, scallion, garlic, ginger, thyme and mild chilli slowly cooked with chunks of goat meat.
Food Menu - Caribbean
Food Menu - East African
Coconut Rice
Rice cooked in coconut milk, chicken (or spinach Veg option) and mixed peppers with a special blend of spices, served with salad.
Katogo
Green bananas stewed with lamb, tomato, onions & mixed spices
Mama Special
Succulent portions of lamb cooked with a mixture of spinach & sukuma wiki served with ugali/sadza./pap just like mama makes.
Madodo
African Kidney bean stew with tomato, onion, peppers & mixed spices.
Vegetarian Special
Spinach slathered in tomato & peanut butter served with whole roast plantain.
Lamb And Tomato Stew
Slowly stewed chunks of lamb with sweet ripe tomato with a special blend of Calabash spices.
Nyama Choma
Flamed grilled(roasted)marinated & lightly spiced lamb meat with a choice of fry or gambian style options. (Fry - with a wet sauce), (Gambian style (afra) onion option)
Mixed Grill
Portions of mshikaki, chicken wings, nyama choma served with either plantain, fried rice or chips.
Peri Peri Chicken
Flame-grilled chicken marinated in peri-peri or reggae reggae sauce served with chips & salad.
Samaki, Tilapia Fish
Deep fried fish marinated with lemon and a blend of African spices served with salad and fish sauce
Boerwoers
Flame-grilled African sausage served with the special calabash sauce & salad on the side.
Ribs
Mshikaki
Food Menu - Grill
Food Menu - Specials
Isi Ewu
Slowly boiled full goat\lamb head with a blend of Calabash spices.
Oxtail Stew
Cuts of beef stew slowly cooked in a blend of Calabash spices. Served with Sadza/Ugali/Rice
Seafood Special
Pan Fried King Prawns & mussels cooked with Calabash spices, served with fried rice.
Jumbo Tapas
Delicious African cuisine with mukimo, plantain, coconut rice, nyama choma, kuku choma, mshikaki, keema curry, jollof rice, boerewors and kachumbari. Sharer for 4.
Ugali
Rice
Fried Rice
Rice & Peas
Mukimo
Chips
Sweet Potatoe Chips
Green Bananas
Spinach
Pounded Yam
Gari
Semolina
Skuma Wiki
Chapati
Kwanga
Plantain
Kachumbari
Salsa
Jollof Rice Only
Pepe
Food Menu - Sides
Food Menu - Dessert
Sticky Toffee
Plantain Desert
Cake Of The Day
Kp Peanuts
Food Menu - Bar Snacks
Starters
Chicken Wings
Flame grilled chicken wings marinated in peri peri sauce and served on a bed of salad
Cassava
Deep fried cassava slices served with a hot and chilli dipping sauce
Githeri Salad
Mixed beans with sweetcorn flavoured with african seasoning
Samosa
Deep fried thin, tri-shaped pastry filled with seasoned lamb or veg
Chicken Livers
Chicken liver pan fried with a calabash special sauce and served with bread and butter
Beyayenetu
A selection of vegetrian dishes served on a bed of injera
Awaze Tibis
Lamb cubes sauteed with onions, tomatoes, garlic butter and awaze with light heat spices served with a salad on a bed of injera
Special Tibis
Lamb cubes fried in a blen of house spices, onion, garlic butter served with salad on a bed of injera.
Doro Wot
Marinated chicken stew seasoned with spicy berere served with salad on a bed of injera
Habeshan & Ethiopian
West African
Pepper Soup
A very spicy soup cooked with a choice of either assorted meats or hake fish
Jollof Rice
Spicy rice cooked in a tomatoe sauce, mixed peppers and african spices served with a choice of either lamb, spinnach or boneless fried chicken
Egusi Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of melon seeds, crayfish, stockfish spinnach cooked with palm oil and assorted meats.
Okra Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of blended okra, crayfish, stockfish, spinnach & ugu leaf cooked with palm oil and assorted meats.
Vegetable Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of ugu leaf, crayfish, stockfish & spinnach cooked with assorted meats.
Ogbono Soup
spicy stew/soup consisting of ogbono seeds (wild mango) crayfish, stockfish spinnach & ugu leaf cooked with assorted meats.
Peanut Soup
Traditional Gambian soup made with meat, tomatoes & peanut butter.
Jerk Chicken
Quarter chicken portion lovingly marinated in jerk spices and grilled to perfection served with rice and peas
Goat Curry
Marinated flavours of curry spices, chopped onion, scallion, garlic, ginger, thyme and mild chilli slowly cooked with chunks of goat meat.
Caribbean
East African
Coconut Rice
Rice cooked in coconut milk, chicken (or spinach Veg option) and mixed peppers with a special blend of spices, served with salad.
Katogo
Green bananas stewed with lamb, tomato, onions & mixed spices
Mama Special
Succulent portions of lamb cooked with a mixture of spinach & sukuma wiki served with ugali/sadza./pap just like mama makes.
Madodo
African Kidney bean stew with tomato, onion, peppers & mixed spices.
Vegetarian Special
Spinach slathered in tomato & peanut butter served with whole roast plantain.
Lamb And Tomato Stew
Slowly stewed chunks of lamb with sweet ripe tomato with a special blend of Calabash spices.
Nyama Choma
Flamed grilled(roasted)marinated & lightly spiced lamb meat with a choice of fry or gambian style options. (Fry - with a wet sauce), (Gambian style (afra) onion option)
Mixed Grill
Portions of mshikaki, chicken wings, nyama choma served with either plantain, fried rice or chips.
Peri Peri Chicken
Flame-grilled chicken marinated in peri-peri or reggae reggae sauce served with chips & salad.
Samaki, Tilapia Fish
Deep fried fish marinated with lemon and a blend of African spices served with salad and fish sauce
Boerwoers
Flame-grilled African sausage served with the special calabash sauce & salad on the side.
Ribs
Mshikaki
Grill
Specials
Isi Ewu
Slowly boiled full goat\lamb head with a blend of Calabash spices.
Oxtail Stew
Cuts of beef stew slowly cooked in a blend of Calabash spices. Served with Sadza/Ugali/Rice
Seafood Special
Pan Fried King Prawns & mussels cooked with Calabash spices, served with fried rice.
Jumbo Tapas
Delicious African cuisine with mukimo, plantain, coconut rice, nyama choma, kuku choma, mshikaki, keema curry, jollof rice, boerewors and kachumbari. Sharer for 4.