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  • Anatolia Ocakbasi

    Budget choice
  • Both the somewhat barn-like restaurant and the takeaway at the front are usually busy, with a fast turnover of customers. Haydari (a mix of fresh yoghurt, garlic, chilli and, in this case, grated carrot) made an invigorating starter. For mains, an enormous dish of halep kebab was served bubbling hot. A thick, buttery, tomatoey sauce – containing a mix of peppers and other vegetables – enveloped lamb döner kebab and pide bread, drenching the bread to the point of disintegration. As ever, it was good to see the kebabs and salad being prepared behind the grill. Anatolia could offer more for vegetarians, but remains a decent local ocakbaşı.

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  1. Posted by C.Elder on 06 Jan 2009 14:10

    Why should anatolia offer more for vegetarians?They are a miniscule % of the population,and not a single vegetarian restaurant offers ANY meat for non-vegetarians.Ocakbasi is grilled meat-you should not come here if you don't want to eat grilled meat.

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  • Details

  • 253 Mare Street, Hackney, E8 3NS
  • Area: Hackney
  • Tel: 020 8986 2223
  • Category: Turkish
  • Travel: Hackney Central rail/48, 55, 253, 277, D6 bus
  • Times: Meals served 11am-midnight daily.
  • Price: £14-£17
  • Credit cards: MC, V
  • Licenced: Unlicensed
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