Doves Grills & Lounge

Our Menu — Suya, Shawarma, Grills & Nigerian Soups

Fire-grilled suya, shawarma and fresh fish — all made with bold African spices, and all 100% halal. Order online for pickup or delivery in Middlesbrough, or eat in at our Linthorpe Road lounge.

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Appetisers

Small plates, fire-grilled and peppered

  • Suya Chicken Wings — £9.50
    Charcoal-grilled, dusted in our house yaji.
  • Suya Beef Bites — £10.50
    Tender skewers, roasted groundnut spice.
  • Asun Suya — £12.50
    Smoky peppered goat, onions & scotch bonnet.
  • Suya Prawns — £13.50
    King prawns, yaji butter & lime.
  • Suya Corn on the Cob — £4.50
    Grilled sweetcorn, yaji & butter.
  • Peppered Gizdodo — £10.50
    Gizzard & plantain in rich pepper sauce.
  • Peppered Ponmo — £9.50
    Soft cow skin in spicy ata sauce.
  • Assorted Peppersoup — £12.50
    Goat, tripe & shaki in aromatic broth.
  • Chicken Peppersoup — £10.50
    Slow-simmered, calabash nutmeg.
  • Fish Peppersoup — £12.50
    Fresh catfish, uziza & utazi.

Lasgidi Shawarma

Wrapped hot off the grill

  • Beef Suya Shawarma — £9.50
    Suya beef, salad, garlic & chilli sauce.
  • Chicken Suya Shawarma — £9.00
    Grilled chicken, salad, creamy chilli.
  • Deluxe Beef & Chicken Combo — £12.00
    Both meats, sausage & cheese.

Suya Grills

Over open flame — our house speciality

  • Abuja Beef Suya — £13.50
    Thin-sliced beef, yaji, onion & tomato.
  • Doves Lamb Chops — £16.50
    Marinated chops, charred and juicy.
  • Chicken Suya — Half Chicken — £13.50
    Spatchcocked, spiced, flame-grilled.
  • Chicken Suya — Whole Chicken — £24.00
    For sharing, with grilled onions.
  • Grilled Turkey — £12.50
    Peppered wings, smoky and tender.
  • Tilapia Fish — Small — £14.50
    Whole grilled tilapia, ata dindin.
  • Tilapia Fish — Medium — £18.50
    Whole grilled tilapia, ata dindin.
  • Isale Eko Catfish — Medium — £18.50
    Grilled catfish, peppered sauce.
  • Catfish Cubana — £22.00
    Whole catfish, house Cubana glaze.

Soups

Served with your choice of one swallow

  • Gbegiri — £12.50
    Silky honey-bean soup.
  • Ewedu — £12.50
    Classic jute leaf, drawn and light.
  • Efo Riro — £14.00
    Spinach stew, assorted meat & iru.
  • Seafood Okra — £16.00
    Okra with prawns, fish & periwinkle.
  • Plain Okro — £12.50
    Okra, palm oil & dried fish.
  • Edikaikong — £14.50
    Ugu & waterleaf, rich and meaty.
  • Ofada Stew — £14.50
    Ayamase green pepper, assorted meat.
  • Ata Dindin — £13.50
    Naija buka stew, deep-fried pepper.
  • Plain Assorted Stew — £14.50
    Beef, shaki & ponmo in tomato stew.

Sides

Rice, sides & feast add-ons

  • White Rice — £4.50
  • Jollof Rice — £6.50
  • Asun Jollof — £13.50
    Jollof rice loaded with peppered goat.
  • Fried Rice — £7.00
  • Abacha — £11.50
    African salad — shredded cassava, palm oil & garden eggs.
  • Fried Yam — £5.50
  • Fried Sweet Potatoes · Dundu Alata — £6.00
  • Grilled Plantain · Boli — £4.50
  • Fried Plantain · Dodo — £4.50
  • Add Grilled Chicken or Beef — £5.00
    Feast add-on for your soup, stew or rice order.
  • Add Fish — £7.00
    Feast add-on for your soup, stew or rice order.
  • Add Extra Swallow — £4.00
    An extra portion of any swallow.

Swallow

Choose your swallow to go with any soup

  • Amala — £4.00
  • Fufu — £4.00
  • Eba · Garri — £4.00
  • Wheat / Oatmeal — £4.00
  • Semolina — £4.00
  • Pounded Yam — £4.50

Doves Mocktails

Shaken fresh, zero alcohol

  • Doves Chapman — £7.00
    Fanta, blackcurrant, cucumber & bitters.
  • Zobo Spritz — £7.00
    Hibiscus, ginger, pineapple & soda.
  • Virgin Piña Colada — £7.50
    Pineapple, coconut cream, lime.
  • Tropical Sunrise — £7.50
    Mango, orange & grenadine.
  • Passionfruit Mojito — £7.50
    Passionfruit, mint, lime & soda.
  • Lagos Cooler — £7.50
    Watermelon, ginger & citrus.
  • Virgin Mojito — £7.00
    Lime, mint, sugar & soda.
  • Shirley Temple — £6.50
    Lemonade, grenadine & cherry.

Alcohol-Free Wines

  • Sparkling Alcohol-Free — Glass £6.00 · Bottle £22.00
    Crisp, dry, celebratory.
  • Alcohol-Free Red — Glass £5.50 · Bottle £20.00
    Soft berry fruit, smooth finish.
  • Alcohol-Free White — Glass £5.50 · Bottle £20.00
    Fresh, citrus, off-dry.
  • Alcohol-Free Rosé — Glass £5.50 · Bottle £20.00
    Light, summery, red berries.

Mixers & Bottle Service

For the bottle you bring — we do the rest

  • Coca-Cola · Diet Coke (1L) — £4.00
    Ice bucket, glassware & service included.
  • Lemonade · Tonic · Soda (1L) — £4.00
    Ice bucket, glassware & service included.
  • Orange or Pineapple Juice (1L) — £4.50
    Ice bucket, glassware & service included.
  • Red Bull (4 cans) — £12.00
    Ice bucket, glassware & service included.
  • Chapman Mix (1L) — £6.00
    Our house blend, ready to pour.

Healthy & Natural

Made in house, no shortcuts

  • Zobo — £4.50
    Chilled hibiscus, ginger & clove.
  • Kunu — £4.50
    Spiced millet drink, lightly sweet.
  • Tigernut · Kunun Aya — £5.00
    Creamy tigernut with dates.
  • Fresh Orange Juice — £4.00
  • Pineapple Juice — £4.00
  • Watermelon Juice — £4.50
  • Coconut Water — £3.50

Naija Soft Drinks & Malts

Straight from home

  • Nigerian Coca-Cola — £3.00
  • Nigerian Fanta — £3.00
  • Nigerian Sprite — £3.00
  • Malta Guinness — £3.50
  • Maltina — £3.50
  • Amstel Malta — £3.50
  • LaCasera — £3.00
  • Fayrouz — £3.00
  • Schweppes Chapman — £3.00

Softs & Water

  • Coke · Diet · Zero (can) — £2.00
  • Lemonade (can) — £2.00
  • J2O — Orange or Apple & Raspberry — £3.00
  • Red Bull — £3.50
  • Still Water 500ml — £1.50
  • Sparkling Water 500ml — £2.50

Hot Drinks

  • Tea — £2.50
  • Coffee — £3.00
  • Hot Chocolate — £3.00

Jugs to Share

Serves four — perfect for the table

  • Doves Chapman Jug — £22.00
    Serves four — perfect for the table.
  • Zobo Spritz Jug — £22.00
    Serves four — perfect for the table.
  • Tropical Sunrise Jug — £24.00
    Serves four — perfect for the table.
  • Virgin Mojito Jug — £22.00
    Serves four — perfect for the table.