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The day-glo orange-painted walls are covered in Turkish ephemera, with paintings, hubble-bubble pipes and textiles dotted about, while brightly decorated lights (made from gourds) hang over wooden tables. When the sun is shining, the umbrella-covered terrace area at the back is usually filled with families and local shoppers. The Mediterranean-influenced menu covers the range from all-day breakfasts (featuring traditional fry-ups to a lovely Turkish version with halloumi cheese) to mixed meze and stuffed pide. Starters of broad beans in yoghurt, and tzatziki were both deliciously tangy, while a side of tabouleh was fresh and full of parsley. Service is friendly, if a little distracted when busy.
Time Out Cheap Eats in London Guide 2007
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Very POOR. Their menu says they pride themselves on fresh ingredients - even pitta bread was stale (fortunately in a very small portion!). We ordered tzatziki and tabouleh for starters. For tabouleh, I was given yoghurt with broad beans on top. I mentioned to the waiter this wasn't tabouleh, but he said "Yes, that's tabouleh!" So we kept quiet - thinking it was just an interesting take on the dish. Chicken was horribly dry and overcooked, rice undercooked (almost crunchy!). But by far the worse was the king prawns, which were actually mushy, like sludgy - really awful. We live very near this place but will never go back, and can only hope they get a new chef/manager - anything!
mediocre - tasty but unjustifiably overpriced grub. e.g., £4 for a serving of taramosalata which consisted of no more than a third of a supermarket tub. Tsatsiki, taramosalata, garlic sausage (well 3 diagonal slices of it), 2 chips, one cilicia breakfast, one iskender meal, 2 mini spinach triangles and 1 bottle of sparkling water 38£ - right rip off. I doubt I would have paid more than 28£s in any turkish place along Greenlanes. Staff inattentive, but, their poor English aside, willing once their attention was attracted.