Hala

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29 Grand Parade

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Tue Jul 3 2012

Hala may be a simple eat-in or takeaway joint, but it has always been smart. Waiting staff wear black waistcoats and yellow ties, while the ladies sitting in the window hand-rolling gözleme (filled crêpes) sport matching white T-shirts and hair nets. A revamp has reinvigorated the place a little, but the food and the welcome remain blessedly unchanged.

Everything has visual pzazz. Excellent mixed meze came in a colourful arrangement on the plate: houmous as grainy as grits sat next to a relatively restrained tarama; butter-rich cacık nudged a mellow aubergine salad (patlıcan salatası). Cubes of fresh white cheese and some zingy but mild ezme (tomato salad) completed the picture. Our waiter scooped froth on to a glass of ayran, before poking a pink straw through the lot. The three ‘daily dishes’ – stews and pasta – can be served as a mix.

Knowing Hala’s generosity, you’d end up with more than your fair share of each. But the grill is the main attraction. Even if alinazik was short on puréed aubergine it mattered little, so succulent was the lamb. Mixed kebab platters come on huge plates, and there are a couple of grilled fish options too.

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Address:
Hala 29 Grand Parade
London
N4 1LG

Cross Street:
Green Lanes
Phone:
020 8802 4883
Website:
www.halarestaurant.co.uk
Opening hours:
Meals served 7am-2am daily
Transport:
Tube: Manor House tube then bus 29
Price:
Main courses £3.50-£11.50
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1. Hala
  - 29 Grand Parade
    London
    N4 1LG
  - 020 8802 4883
  - www.halarestaurant.co.uk
  - 51.580331,-0.099237

Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Café. Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Vegetarian dishes. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Available for hire
Occasions:
Local flavour
Type of event:
Parties

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(22 ratings)

Excelent place to head for meat lovers .We loved the ribs Which were delicious ,tasty chicken kebabs were juicy salad also very nice

diana Fri Jan 18
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Excelent service tasty food thanks all staff very good realy good

Julia Thu Dec 27 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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I LOVE GOZLEME at hala and free tea with it offcourse thank you guys lovely

shane Mon Dec 10 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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Hi everyone I vent to hala last sunday for breakfast the turkish breakfast and gozleme was fantastic speacly chese and spinach gozleme absoultly lowely waiters are ok they gave us free tea and desert

paul Thu Dec 6 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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It used to be fantastic but since refurbishment there is a marked deterioration in quality and service-perhaps it has changed hands. For vegetarians beware also-even the bread seems to be steamed in or have meat fat put on it-everything oily really.Nearby restaurants better.

Gladys Ozman Sun Dec 2 2012
Rated as: 2/5
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One of the best restaurants I've been to - excellent, tasty food and wonderful service!

Sarah G Sat Dec 1 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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great restaurant lovely decor nice service thank u see you again

john Mon Nov 26 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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one of the best restaurant in green lane and will be going there often and very good service!!! had a great meal

jahmed Mon Nov 26 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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We booked the table in this place and we loved it its also very cheap thanks to all staff

Harringey friends Tue Nov 20 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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Service was very poor, food is not the best compared to other restaurants nearby, mediocre at best. Only good thing is it's cheap, but won't be coming back when there's so many better around.

Andy Mon Aug 27 2012
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