Showing posts with label turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turkey. Show all posts

Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Turkish Grill

19 Numara Bos Cirrik I, Dalston, London, N16 7XJ
Came into this unassuming looking place for lunch, it's surrounded by other Turkish restaurants but the recommendation from a friend made this the one to search out. The menu was expansive with a vast selection of grilled meats on offer for mains but one of the starters was the dish to try - lebanese style grilled lamb's liver and it was fantastic, if you ever go here you've got to try them. For mains we tried the classic adana kebab and the unusual lamb ribs, both were superb but the ribs stood out as something little bit different than normal and were so gorgeously succulent. A great complimentary dish of grilled onions in pomegranate syrup was a brilliant accompaniment as were the smokey flavoured grilled spicy breads.

We drank a half decent bottle of red which was ok priced but not as cheap as the food. We came out of here with massive smiles on our faces especially as we'd had Turkish coffee with compliments from the chef sitting behind the grill - who the waiter informed us had voted me man of the day for coming in with two attractive ladies.
Easily the best value for money Turkish I've had in London, not the most refined or formal but we didn't want that. If your faced with choosing from the vast array of Turkish places round Dalston & Stoke Newington simple choice is just come here, it's friendly, cheap and food is a cut above most places.



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Friday, 25 December 2009

Christmas dinner with the folks

A very traditional christmas dinner this year as we opted for turkey over the goose we've had in recent years. Should admit now that goose is my all time favourite roasted bird but the turkey was fantastic this year, really moist breast and the stuffing filled legs topped it over. All the mandatory accompaniments were there with goose fat roasted potatoes, brussels sprouts with chestnuts, cranberry sauce, carrots and breaded fried parsnips. Was really excellent as usual when cooked by my dad, such a shame my brother was stuck in Copenhagen after his flight cancelled and we couldn't experience his starter this year.

We stayed traditional with the pudding also and had christmas pudding with brandy butter, definitely my mums best ever and probably beat the one we had last weekend. We finished with a selection of cheese and biscuits with the Yorkshire blue getting demolished very quickly indeed.