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Petek

94-96 Stroud Green Road, N4 3EN Full details & map

Restaurant: Turkish

Time Out says 2 Users say 5/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Oct 27 2011

Local restaurants often have to do that bit more to hang on to customers, and Petek certainly works hard to please a mixed clientele: witness the list of cocktails, from a decent gin martini to a surprising chilli and pear margarita.

The menu offers the expected hot and cold meze and kebabs as well as less common dishes (mongol liver) and more outlandish combinations (salmon and pear). Sticking to the classics, we were delighted by a warmly spiced and big-flavoured adana (spicy mince kebab), which came with tomato sauce and a rich, delicious aubergine paste. The mackerel and prawns wasn't so successful - the dish showed a steady hand at the grill, but it was hard to see what the three skewered prawns added (surf and surf, perhaps?).

Both these main courses were generously sized; the large plates on which they were served were barely able to contain the accompanying salad, pitta strips and sun-dried tomatoes. Our friendly waitress was swift in her patrols of the restaurant's parallel rooms, the prettier of which adds a multitude of multicoloured hanging lamps to interior decor of historical photos and navy-blue tiles. In all, a relaxed and accommodating venue.

Tags: Middle Eastern, Turkish, North, Finsbury Park, Mid-range, Restaurant

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Petek details

Address

Petek

94-96 Stroud Green Road N4 3EN

Transport Finsbury Park tube/rail

Telephone

020 7619 3933

Meals served noon-11pm daily

Main courses £9.45-£15.70. Set meal £8.45-£9.95 2 courses. Set meze £7.45-£9.45 per person (minimum 2)

Credit cards AmEx, MC, V

Facilities

Tables outdoors ( 3, pavement ), Babies and children welcome ( high chairs ), Booking advisable, Takeaway service

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Comments & ratings 5/5 (Average of 2 ratings)

By Stu - Sep 29 2011

5/5

One of my favourite restaurants - consistently great food, friendly service and the place looks amazing inside.

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By Jennie - Sep 24 2011

5/5

The service was super fast even if the place was rammed, got a table after five minutes after coming in off the street. The food was delicious and priceworthy. Very young, buzzy atmosphere in a bohemian, rustic setting. BRILLIANT!