Samdan Mediterranean Restaurant And Bar

178 Piermont Rd, Cresskill
(201) 816-7343

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Samdan Combination with Lamb Chops
Lamb Chops & Lamb Shish Kebab
Coban Salatasi Shepherd Salad
Sultan Plate for 4 People
Mediterranean Branzino
Creamy Chicken Special
Stuffed Cabbage Leave
Stuffed Grape Leaves
Gyro Layers Iskender
Chicken Shish Kebab

Menu

Featured items
Tavuk kebab (8 cubes)
Chicken kebab charcoal broiled tender cubes of marinated chicken with chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Samdan combination
Mixed grill consisting of 1/2 portions of chicken, gyro, lamb kebab, and adana kebab (ground beef). it is served rice and grilled vegetables.
Doner kebab (available after 4pm)
Gyro lamb and beef cooked on a vertical spit and thinly sliced. (after 4pm)
Lamb shish kebab (8 cubes)
Skewered lamb charcoal broiled tender cubes of lamb marinated with our chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Humus
Pureed chickpeas with sesame oil and a hint of garlic.
Shepherd salad(small)
Tomatoes, parsley, cucumbers, onions, and scallions with vinegar and oil dressing.
Half Chicken Shish Kebab
Charcoal broiled tender cubes of marinated chicken with chef's seasoning
Adana kebab
Skewered ground meat charcoal-broiled beef patties marinated with our chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Kiyma tavuk adana (ground chicken kebab)
Skewered ground chicken charcoal broiled chicken patties marinated with our chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Shepherd salad(large)
Tomatoes,parsley,cucumbers,onions and scallions with vinegar and oil dressing.
Chicken kebab with yogurt
Layers of chicken, fried bread, and garlic in yogurt sauce.
Lamb chops (4 pcs)
Baby lamb chops broiled to taste. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Tarator lebni
Curd of yogurt with walnuts and hint of garlic.
Babagannush
Pureed smoked eggplant with garlic and sesame oil.
Borek
Flaky pastry filled with cheese and parsley.
Grilled salmon
Broiled salmon served with green beans and rice. it is served with rice and string beans.
Baklava (4 pcs)
Flaky pastry squares filled with crushed pistachios, cinnamon, and honey.
Half Lamb Adana Kebab
Skewered ground lamb - charcoal broiled lamb patties marinated with our chef's seasoning
Iskender (available after 4pm)
Layers of doner, fried bread and, garlic yoghurt. (available after 4pm)

Salads
Artichoke Salad With Avocado Small
Served with roasted eggplant sauce,olive oil and lemon juice
Shepherd salad(large)
Tomatoes,parsley,cucumbers,onions and scallions with vinegar and oil dressing.
Gavurdag Salad Small
Tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, scallions, vinegar, walnut, olive oil dressing and pomegranate sauce
Shepherd salad(small)
Tomatoes, parsley, cucumbers, onions, and scallions with vinegar and oil dressing.
Artichoke Salad With Avocado Large
Served with roasted eggplant sauce, olive oil and lemon juice
Gavurdag Salad Large
Tomatoes, cucumbers, onion, scallions, vinegar, walnut, olive oil dressing and pomegranate sauce
QUINOA AND LENTIL SALAD - SMALL
Arugula,roasted red pepper, scallions with quinoa and lentil
QUINOA AND LENTIL SALAD - LARGE
Arugula,roasted red pepper, scallions with quinoa and lentil

Soups
Lentil soup
Chicken soup with vegetables

Cold appetizers
Humus
Pureed chickpeas with sesame oil and a hint of garlic.
Babagannush
Pureed smoked eggplant with garlic and sesame oil.
Tabuleh
A mixture of cracked wheat, green onions, tomato, parsley, and lettuce.
Tarator lebni
Curd of yogurt with walnuts and hint of garlic.
Patlican soslu
Fried eggplant in a fresh tomato sauce.
Acili ezme
A mixture of hot and spicy, finely chopped, vegetables, and walnuts.
Pink Queen
Walnut, beet, mayo, lebni, olive oil and garlic
Cacik
Diced cucumber in yogurt with a hint of garlic.
Pickle / Tursu
Mixed pickles.
Feta Cheesee
French feta brick cheese.
Patlican salatasi
Green eggplant salad.
Atom
Strained yogurt, spicy Albanian peppers and a hint of garlic
Spinach with Yoghurt
Sauteed spinach with yogurt sauce.
BEEF CARPACCIO WITH TRUFFLE MUSHROOM
Aragula, crispy bread, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, balsamic, olive oil, mustard with truffle mushroom
BRANZINO CEVICHE
Cilantro, cucumber, tomato, hot pepper, cook with pineapple and lemon juice

Hot appetizers
Borek
Flaky pastry filled with cheese and parsley.
Falafel
Chickpeas, parsley, onion, and celery with tahini sauce.
Arnavut cigeri
Fried calf's liver in pan.
Calamari
Deep-fried squid.
Sautéed Shrimp
Sauced tomatoes, pepper, onion, garlic, mozzarella cheese
Grilled Baby Calamari
Crashed pepper, capers, parsley, butter, lemon
Grilled Octopus Appetizers
Cherry tomatoes, red onion, green bell pepper, arugula, fermented dill sauce and capers
Turkish Kibbeh / Icli Kofte
Wheat bulgur stuffed with ground lamb and beef, walnut, onion, spices, and pepper paste
Zucchini Eggplant Chips
Served with tzatziki sauce

Combination appetizers
Small combination appetizers
Chef's choice of five different cold appetizers.
Medium combination appetizers
Chef's choice of seven different cold appetizers.
Large combination appetizers
Chef's choice of nine different cold appetizers.

Main courses
Tavuk kebab (8 cubes)
Chicken kebab charcoal broiled tender cubes of marinated chicken with chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Samdan combination
Mixed grill consisting of 1/2 portions of chicken, gyro, lamb kebab, and adana kebab (ground beef). it is served rice and grilled vegetables.
Manti(turkish dumpling)
Saslik Kebab
Sliced filet mignon, red onion, green bell pepper, special Samdan sauce. Served with mashed potatoes
Adana kebab
Skewered ground meat charcoal-broiled beef patties marinated with our chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Kiyma tavuk adana (ground chicken kebab)
Skewered ground chicken charcoal broiled chicken patties marinated with our chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Doner kebab (available after 4pm)
Gyro lamb and beef cooked on a vertical spit and thinly sliced. (after 4pm)
Lamb shish kebab (8 cubes)
Skewered lamb charcoal broiled tender cubes of lamb marinated with our chef's seasoning. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Lamb chops (4 pcs)
Baby lamb chops broiled to taste. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
CREAMY CHICKEN SPECIAL
Breast of chicken in white wine, heavy cream sauce, and a hint of garlic. it is served with rice.
Meatballs / Kofte kebab
Grilled meat balls, with rice
Lamb Shank
Has has kebab
Skewered ground meat on a bed of special tomato sauce. it is served with rice and grilled vegetables.
Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
Cabbage leaves stuffed with rice, meat, pepper, onion and herbs. it is served with yogurt sauce.
Okra with meat
Okra and pieces of lamb baked with fresh tomatoes. served with rice.
Okra / Etsiz Bamya
Okra baked with fresh tomatoes, served with rice
SULTAN PLATE (For 4 People)
Combination of 6 pieces lamb chops, 3 shish Adana kebab, 8 cubes lamb shish, 8 cubes chicken shis
SAMDAN COMBINATION WITH LAMB CHOPS
Combination of chicken kebab, gyro / doner kebab, lamb shish kebab , adana kebab and 2 pieces of lamb chops
GARDEN SPECIAL KEBAB
Smoked eggplant mashed, tomato sauced, graund lamb with vegetables
SKIRT STEAK
Chimichurri sauce served with mashed potatoes
SHIRMP PASTA
Tagliatelle pasta, ched special sauce served with tiger shrimp

Kebabs with yogurt
Chicken kebab with yogurt
Layers of chicken, fried bread, and garlic in yogurt sauce.
Iskender (available after 4pm)
Layers of doner, fried bread and, garlic yoghurt. (available after 4pm)
Yogurtlu doner
Layers of doner, fried bread and garlic yoghurt (after 4pm)
Adana kebab with yogurt
Layers of skewered ground beef, fried bread, and garlic in yogurt sauce.
Lamb kebab with yogurt
Layers of lamb shish, fried bread, and garlic in yogurt sauce.

Seafood / baliklar
Grilled salmon
Broiled salmon served with green beans and rice. it is served with rice and string beans.
Shrimp kebab
Grilled shrimp skewers are shrimp marinated in garlic, mustard and herbs. served with rice and sauted spinach
Mixed Seafood
Grilled calamari, grilled octopus, grilled shrimp, with lemon butter sauce on a bed of arugula
Broiled Mediterranean Branzino
Served as a fillet or whole with rice and string beans.
SWORDFISH
Lemon garlic chips with fermented dill sauce
HALIBUT
Pistachio sunflower seed, sauteed spinach, fermented lemon and dill sauce

Vegetarian
Vegetarian falafel
Chickpeas, parsley, onion, and celery with tahini sauce.
Vegetarian borek
Flaky pastry filled with cheese and parsley.
Vegetarian zucchini pancake
Unique taste of zucchini served with yogurt sauce on the side.
Okra / Etsiz Bamya
Okra baked with fresh tomatoes, served with rice

Side dishes
Cacik sauce
Small rice
Turkish bread
White sauce (yogurt sauce)
Large french fries
Hot sauce
Tahini sauce
Grilled vegetables
Grilled zucchini, red pepper, eggplant, red pepper, tomato, and hot pepper.
Large rice
Celery, carrot, and cucumber
Mashed Patato
Pita bread
SAUTEED SPINACH
LEMON GARLIC FRIES
TRUFFLE FRIES
ASPARAGUS
OVEN ROASTED LEEK

Drinks
Diet coke®
Diet cola
Coca-cola®
Coca-cola soda
Sprite®
Lemon lime soda
Yogurt shake (ayran)
Ayran is a turkish cold beverage of yogurt mixed with cold water.
Fanta
Can soda.
S.pellegrino sparkling water (33.8 oz)
Ginger ale
Can soda.
Club soda
Can soda.
Bottled water (50.7 oz-1.5l)

Desserts
Rice Pudding
sutlac
Baklava (4 pcs)
Flaky pastry squares filled with crushed pistachios, cinnamon, and honey.
Kadayif
Shredded wheat walnuts, cinnamon, and honey topped with pistachios.
Kazandibi
Turkish milk rolled pudding.
Cheesecake
TIRAMUSU ( homemade )

SANDWICHES / WRAP
Gyro / Doner Kebab Wrap
With lettuce, onions and tomatoes
Chicken Shish Kebab Wrap
With lettuce, onions and tomatoes
Falafel Wrap
With lettuce, onions and tomatoes
Lamb Adana Kebab Wrap
With lettuce, onions and tomatoes
Chicken Adana Kebab Wrap
With lettuce, onions and tomatoes
Kofte Kebab Wrap / Meatballs
With lettuce, onions and tomatoes
Lamb Shish Kebab Wrap
With lettuce, onions and tomatoes

Half Order
Half Chicken Shish Kebab
Charcoal broiled tender cubes of marinated chicken with chef's seasoning
Half Doner Kebab / Gyro Kebab
Marinated baby lamb and beef grilled on revolving upright skewer and very thinly sliced
Half Lamb Adana Kebab
Skewered ground lamb - charcoal broiled lamb patties marinated with our chef's seasoning
Half Lamb Shish Kebab
Skewered lamb-charcoal broiled tender cubes of lamb marinated with our chef's seasoning
Half Chicken Adana Kebab
Skewered ground chicken-charcoal broiled chicken patties marinated with our chef's seasoning
Half Stuffed Cabbage Leaves / Lahana Sarma
Cabbage leaves-stuffed w/ rice, lamb, onion, tomato sauce & herbs
Half Kofte Kebab / Meatball
Ground lamb mixed with bread, onion and garlic
Half Has Has Kebab
Skewered ground lamb on a bed of special spicy sauce
Half Lamb Chops / Pirzola
Lamb chops-baby lamb chops broiled to your taste

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Recent Reviews

The food is fantastic and the portions are generous. The owner and chef are outstanding, this is a great establishment. My only suggestion is that the servers pay more attention to the customers, such as water refill, wine refill, desert offering. Again, a great place with great food, just needs a boost in the service area.
February 2026
An excellent dining experience. We had not visited Samdan in many years, since moving to the Jersey Shore. The decor had changed, but the food, the service and the atmosphere were still terrific. And our waiter Harun did a great job of spacing out our meal as we ordered lots of small plates as well as two main courses. Love this place.
January 2026
We chose this restaurant to celebrate New Year’s Eve, and the experience exceeded every expectation. From the quality of the food to the overall atmosphere, everything was executed with care and excellence. The waitstaff were exceptionally professional, attentive, and knowledgeable, contributing to a seamless and enjoyable evening. The owner’s warm and genuine hospitality set the tone for the night and created a welcoming environment that truly elevated the experience. It...
January 2026

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Samdan Mediterranean Restaurant And Bar

178 Piermont Rd, Cresskill, NJ 07626
(201) 816-7343