Overpriced and undercooked Staff ignored us and kept us waiting a long time No help offered with dietary requirements - very limited options for those with dietary preferences Meat was cold and had to be sent back to kitchen to be reheated No apologies offered Food edible but not enjoyable read more

Excellent food. Service was fine but waiter was a bit grumpy. All orders come with free fresh bread, cacik (yoghurt, mint and cucumber) and a salad. Lovely and light start to the meal. Bread is always fantastic here from the wood fire oven. I got the tavuk (chicken) pide and it was fantastic. The dough was crisp, charred and chewy. The wood oven makes a world of difference. The chicken was tender and seasoned wonderfully. Dad got the lamb sis and he loved it but it could have come with more rice. The cubes of meat were also noticeably smaller since we last came here. Food is reasonably priced and overall worth trying, especially if you want pide read more

Antepliler - Tavuk pide and lamb sis - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Reminiscent of my visit to Istanbul, this restaurant delivers on delicious Turkish food with good service to boot. Having come with a Turkish friend who recommended it and ordered for us in Turkish, I didn't pay enough attention to all the names of the dishes. I will say this, everything we ate was exquisite! My favourite was the Turkish pizza, thin with loads of toppings. Perfect to roll, dress with salad, dip in sauce and enjoy. The cold aubergine salsa was excellent as well. Lamb doused in tomato sauce with bread and sour cream was rich and divine. Did I mention I enjoyed the meal? We had several cups of Turkish tea which was really good with the dessert. A crispy noodle dough stuffed with sweet cheese, topped with honey and pistachios was the perfect ending. I slowly made it out of here with a full belly and many leftovers. What a treat! read more

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Wonderful restaurant. It's become much more expensive, but that's also true of life in general.

On a recent visit to Haringay Green Lanes I was all of the sudden feeling slightly peckish. A quick check on the Yelp App lead me to try out this Turkish restaurant...and I don't regret it at all! I got seated right away and I really appreciated that I didn't receive a weird look that it was "just me". I then went on to study the menu and already could feel my peckishness turning into real hunger! A quick consultation with my waiter - what is your favourite dish? - made me order the Beyaz Peynirli Pide (a pide filled with feta cheese, parsley other seasoning). While I was waiting for my meal to arrive, I had the chance to look around the restaurant: it's very dark inside and it kind of gives you the feeling as if you are in a giant cave - filled with the heat of the hearth-oven and the sound of the dough-slapping. The tables and chairs are relatively low in height and at some point I had some serious flash-backs to my Kindergarten times. Soon my pide arrived, accompanied with a delicious juicy side-salad. To be honest, I am glad the salad came with the pide as it was delicious, yet it would've been a little bit boring on its own. In fact, if you're with a group of people, I recommend you order a pide as a starter, as it is nice to nibble on and then as a main go for a more substantial meal read more

Recommended by Cate from her previous visit there about 2 years ago. My goodness, they know how to cook a meal. The kabobs are just exceptional. The portions are HUGE! I started with the Lahmacun, which was massive and very good and flavorful. They sever everything with a fresh garden salad which is very good. For my main, I had the Mixed Kabab with Lamb shish, marinated chicken breast, lamb ribs and chicken wings. Great service and considered one of the top Turkish Restaurant in all of Europe. read more

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Great food! Great service for a reasonable price. Me and a friend took a mixed grill for 9£ each and we were surprised from the delicious food! Would recommend 10/10! read more

Antepliler - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Incredibly tasty! We ordered Adana and chicken shish and it was over the top. But the real deal is the dessert. It's much tastier than in Istanbul. I highly recommend this place. read more

Antepliler - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Reviewing this restaurant is a must for me, since this place is becoming with time as a family tradition. We need more than 45 minutes to get to this place and we need to use the tube and the bus to get to there but it's worth it. And my self I went to Antepliler more than 20 times :D because this place is simply Magical! With £10 you can rule the world in here! the feast starts with Lahmacun ( I prefer the one without garlic) the salad comes as a complimentary with this divine (stand alone) masterpiece. And by the way they have some great free salads that keep coming through out the meal. After the Lahmacun fix, you need to rethink, if you still need another lahmacun before starting your real meal, because I swear you are gonna miss the lahmacun like nothing else in life :D just in case, take some take away lahmacun (I know you might thing I'm exaggerating, but that is the true). When it comes to food, I tried a dozen of different dishes; from Yogurt Kebab, to Mixed Grills and they were all so tasty. simple food but great taste. So just read the menu and take anything and I'm sure you'll love it. I also recommend that you seal your meal by a nice Turkish tea. It just I have to say, the service is not always the best in this restaurant, but let me tell you, the food is something serious, and keep a blind eye on the waiters attitude. So give it a try NOW NOW NOW! read more

Antepliler - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Best ever!! I have been travelling all around the world and this was the most authentic Turkish restaurant ever! (outside of Turkey) I loved the food and service in there! Everything was so good, thanks guys! read more

Such delicious food at large portions and great prices. Fantastic veg options. Me: The lentil and tomato soup, smoked aubergine dip dotted with olive oil and the grilled cheese. I swear my last meal could be this dip. SOOOOOOOO delicious rich. The cheese also was lovely. I got a glass of the house white which was fine. For two people, a bill of 36 quid with tons of leftovers is a steal! That being said I am dinking a star for the connected baklava store. The two young women behind the counter tonight were bitchy and acted like serving us was the biggest deal in the world. Delicious baklava options but won't be back here. read more

This is probably the best Green Lanes mezze cafe I know (as a vegetarian diner). There's a great choice of dishes to please meaty of veggie tastes alike, and prices are excellent. My partner and I left absolutely stuffed this evening but paid less than £30 for an evening meal; they lay on so much free bread and salad that you're sure to leave feeling pleasantly full. Nice atmosphere too, and gets quite crowded from about 8pm onwards. read more

Antepliler - The best squeaky cheese in town! - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Wow! My first time here and wow, it was terrific. I'll definitely be back the next time I'm visiting London. Please open an Antepliler in New York City!!!! Huge portions by the way, so pace yourself. The share platter for 4-5 people is absolutely massive. Very good service, and the manager treated us well. An overall excellent experience. read more

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I needed to find a 'new' Turkish restaurant to go steady with following a disappointing meal at Mangal so a friend: 1. Put me on a bus; 2. Made me change buses; 3. Made me watch parks and streets blob by for many tens of minutes; 4. Made me walk a bit; and 5. Then we arrived at Antepliler. And Hallelujah the new grail of Turkish restaurants was here. I am going to do the end first and then go in reverse; £45 for three people and 6 beers. Prior to that pide, a lamb and tomato sauced kebab and a shish. The lamb and tomato kebab was probably one of the best dishes I have ever had. (By deduction) the sauce was made from tomatoes being grilled on an open grill and then roughly chopped. Like a genius Italian passata with Turkish meat all over it. The Turkish bread we had to accompany the meal was some of the best I have had, freshly baked, with crisp edges and a doughy insubstantial inside perfect for mopping up juices and dips. Then the lamachun and humus. The lamachun was exceptional, it had a real sweetness to it. At at £1.30 if you get it to takeaway, probably one of the best deals in London. Next time I cycle rather than do the bus convoy but I am already planning my return. read more

This place is really as good as it gets! Excellent lahmacun, pide, kofte and kebabs - you will have to try hard to find better in south east Turkey. It is usually very crowded, but you will never need to wait for more than a few minutes until u get a table. Try to not get full with the bread because it is simply amazing! I have never tried their desserts, but I do recommend the place next door for amazing kunefe. read more

Yummmmmm yummmm yummmmmm OMG. The best Kenafe in London and one of the best in the world. And I had a lot :) read more

There are lots to say about the place. They are the best in lahmacun. They do two types of it; one of them has onion in minced meat and the other has garlic which is called Antep style. Kebabs with yoghurt delicious as well. Starters are average as you can find them in almost every Turkish restaurant. I don't like the soups they serve. No taste at all especially paca soup was the worst I've tried. Our last visit we had guests from abroad. They would like to order iskender kebab as well as other kebabs. When we asked the waitress if we can order iskender kebab from their next door "doner restaurant" she said no straight away and told us many customers are asking the same and manager is not allowing them to take orders.and was told to go site in the doner restaurant if we wanted to eat doner. Just before we finished our food we saw the manager serving doner to table just behind us. What a management! Very unprofessional. There is no consistency at all. They might be his relatives or friends but who cares. The place lost it's reputation. I'm giving 3 stars only for the sake of kunefe and baklava. read more

I visited Antepliler several ttimes while I was coming home from touring the city, and enjoyed all of my meals there. I haven't had much exposure to Turkish food before, but the menu seemed pretty similar to the Mediterranean restaurants we have in North Carolina. Lamacun seemed like one of the most common orders, and is something I hadn't seen before. It's basically a large flat bread with minced meat and spices, baked in a big brick oven. They're priced very affordably, and a lot of people seemed to be ordering them as drunk-food. I also tried the lamb kebab meal, which was fairly expensive but does come with a large portion of grilled lamb and is easily enough food for two portions. Generally, I think this place has a great setup for take-away food, but the atmosphere is too loud and busy for me to want to eat in. On the other hand, the busy atmosphere proves that the food is good, so it's as good as a complaint can get. I'd definitely recommend checking Antepliler out if you're in the area, and maybe even making a trip out here if you're craving excellent Turkish food. read more

If I had reviewed this place a year ago when I first moved to the area it would have got a dazzling 5 stars without a bad word mentioned. However, a year on and I feel the success of Antepliler has gone to the head of some of the staff, unfortunately, and these days I get served with a gruff and sometimes rude service. Having said all that, why do I keep going back? ...because it's bloody brilliant that's why! If you can ignore how fast they usher you through the meal and the other niggles I mentioned above then you will literally have found yourself dining in the best Turkish North London offers. The food is divine, personally I always go for a meze starter (or vegi plate main to share), a special kebab (the one with yoghurt and aubergine is sublime) and a tea to finish... before rolling out the door having eaten WAY too much. I have tried practically all the dishes on the menu and recommend them all wholeheartedly (apart from maybe the pides - a bit bland for me, but may be to others tastes). Best on Green Lanes, provided it doesn't get too big for it's boot. read more

This Turkish restaurant has a lot of seating. The staff were very friendly. Although did ask on numerous occasions if one kebab was going to be enough. It was thanks to the excess salad and bread that came prior to the meal. The chicken kebab was nice, and the food was pretty standard. My orange juice which I have always wanted to order but never have was disappointingly sour. What is one to do. I prefer my own kebab house, but this was reasonable I thought. read more

A local taxi driver once led me here when I wanted him to drop me at a Turkish Restaurant. And he was right! Locals queue to eat here on the weekend! Here you get extraordinary good Lahmacun. These Turkish pizzas with minced meat and herbs that you fill with salat- They have two toppings- classic and garlic, it is made on the spot. Take a wrap on the go for approx 2,-, sit in or get a huge box when inviting friends for a dinner or in the park. It's fun. Sit together and roll yourself :) They are so cheap to! read more

This is my first review in yelp. I have been benefiting from this app so far and I wantes to give something in return. So as a Turkish I'll be reviewing Turkish restaurants in London. I went there yesterday with friends. The place is big and everybody in a rush. Each employee is working hard. Nicely decorated -not like cheap Turkish kebab restaurant- and nice atmosphere. We ordered lahmacun which was really delicious, close to ones Antep (origin of Lahmacun). Kebabs were looking and tasting good but I would go for Lahmacun. They were generous with the meat and the way it cooked was nice. I like my lahmacun more chick but its fine. And kunefe is one of the best you can find in London! So go there and eat some Turkish food! read more

Amongst all the eateries on Green Lanes, Antepliler is the only one which is more restaurant than takeout. It is always busy and noisy, everyone seated at long tables on short chairs, eating piles of lahmacuns. The lahmacun, turkish pizza, is the standout here - two or three people make piles of them at a time in the wood-fired oven at the front of the restaurant. The kebabs are all, without exception, awesome. The specials are superb and a little different to the other places on the road - try the Ali Nazik (with yoghurt), the lamb with shallots and pomegranates and the herbed varieties. The bread is great too - soft, fresh, warm - be careful not to fill up on a basket of it. You can't book in advance - if you try you'll be told to come along anyway. They will fit you in. No idea how, as it's always rammed, but they do. I was once accepted as part of a party of eight on a Saturday night. Bills are cheap, even including beer, the people are friendly and the atmosphere is buzzing. read more

Wow I've walked past this place many a time during my time living in Harringay, always opting instead to go for a shish kebab somewhere else. Last Friday, however, I finally took the plunge, aided heavily by the fact that my girlfriend is vegetarian which kind of rules out the usual meat-fest. I came out afterwards blubbing like I'd just found a long lost friend. Antepliler specialises in Pide, effectively an analogue of Pizza. The majority use a tomato and lamb mince base, instead of just the familiar Italian tomato, but there are notable delicious exceptions. The Pide are cooked with fresh dough, in a charcoal fired oven, at the front of the restaurant. This means that you're always guaranteed a really fresh tasting and utterly delicious treat. I think, judging by the fact the place is always full of people, this isn't a well kept secret. I opted for the turkish sausage and cheese Pide, whereas my poor long suffering girlfriend went for the goats cheese and spinach one. Both arrived within 15 minutes, the cheese still bubbling from the oven. I totally loved the rich, spicy sausage combined with the tangy cheese topping, but secretly, after tasting the goats cheese option, I was coveting my girlfriends Pide as well. At about £6 a pop, it was fantastic value, I'll definitely go there again. read more

I've eaten here regularly over the last two years living in the area, which is a recomendation in itself given the number of competing establishments. There is a small team of guys making fresh lahmacuns in the window, ready to thrust into the woodfired oven just inside. A great spectacle, and likely to draw you in to try one! They are amazing. The restaurant is always busy, but the waiters will find a way to squeeze you in somewhere. The crowd makes for a great atmosphere, an when coupled with the great anatolian food this place is a winner. If you leave without having a lahmacun then you have missed out! read more

Fantastic food, fantastic service and to top it off... Fantastic value! ONe of the best places in North London to get traditional turkish cuisine. I often take a 5 mile trip just to buy a lachmachun, and end up eating two or 3 outsdie the restaurant! read more

Last week Tuesay, me and my gf went there and it was a huge mistake... i asked the chef about this 50% discount and he said yes they have it. So I ordered a large doner with brown rice, garlic sauce and woth bread for take away. He said its will be ready in 5 minutes. A few minutes later my order was ready and it was 12 pound. I asked them about the 50% but they said its only for in house eating. Fair enough even if your colleage forgot to mention it 5 minutes ago but anyway ... later on I found my garlic sauce in an open box on the bottom of the bag.... no brown rice and no vegetables ( I've got a few olives with a lemon ffs) and a small slice dry bread. You know what maybe its fine? But at least wear a goddamn mask or glove when you prepare this thing what you call food... zero hygiene and zero customer service. Stay away thats my advice read more

On this sort stretch of Green Lanes you are spoilt for choice but only one restaurant is so popular it has been able to expand to take up half of it. The grilled meat is always great but I'd recommend the sea bass and if you're a vegetarian, the veg platter gets 5 stars. Great value, two mains courses and two glasses of house red came to £30. read more

Being a few times to Antepelier restaurant. Large turkish restaurants with nice decoration and the dessert cafe at the corner. They do the best chicken wings, I just love it. The set meal for 4_5 people's is enormous huge with a mixture of chicken and lamb meats. Free of charge to top up your bread salad and Turkish tea. A few handsome Turkish waiting staffs are always friendly to take your orders. It is one of the best Turkish restaurant at my local. read more

I went to this place after being convinced by great reviews from friends, the restaurant seemed like an average place, especially at a location pretty far away from where I live. There is plenty of seating and we had to endure a queue of about 15 min. before we were placed inside, the waiter was quiet funny and didn't understand a lot of what we said, there was a bit of a funny smell too. But as soon as the food arrived, that starter dish of Lamachun.. My oh my! It is out of this world, seriously! Never have I had anything more delicious.. As the food started coming one after the other, we indulged like never before.. The thing is, their food is quiet heavy but you'd want to taste and eat more and more.. I particularly loved their mix grill and iskandar kebab.. OMG! I'm drooling now LOL yep, it's THAT good.. PS. Try their special tea, it's awesome! :-))) read more

This is a charming bar and a great local asset. Tasty, fresh meze which is very healthy yet substantial. They give you free pide (flat bread) to mop up the lovely dips with. They also do very nice, cleansing juice freshly squeezed. They also do sheesha and have outdoor seating. Great cafe for a detox! read more

One of the best on Green Lanes. Everything is always fresh and they offer something a little different from the usual kebab.

This joint is absolutely first class. The waiters are courteous, the food is great and I suppose very reasonably priced (it's the only Turkish place I go to, so can't comment more on that). It's also quite near to an entrance to Finsbury Park, near Manor House tube, so also a great place to get take away from if you enjoy eating al fresco! read more

Food was good the soup however could have been better. The atmosphere was great however.

Wonderful food, great service and very reasonably priced. Can cater for large groups or intimate dinners. I have never had a bad meal there. (Sometimes so much food I have to get a doggy bag!) The lambs liver is amazing read more

terrible service the food was literally off and im gutted how people could give such reviews on a restaurant which is so poor in service and the quality of the food....... never again read more

The food here was really impressive. The starters were excellent and though my main dish was an unusual choice for me it was delicious. The staff were friendly though not 100% attentive. The bill was perfectly reasonable for how much we had and how much we enjoyed it. Only thing that could be improved would be to have a bit more of a lively atmosphere. read more

Great atmosphere and delicious food. My husband would eat there every night if he could!

I am Turkish, and have been to this restaurant with my English wife maybe a hundred times, and taken away lahmacun on hundreds of occasions (we live 13 miles away!). We have taken many friends there, English, American, Turkish..., and they all love it, and ask to be taken back. It looks like a cafe, and it is certainly no frills, but authentic, genuine Turkish food, all prepared and cooked on the premises. The previous reviews all rave about how tasty the food is, and yes, I can vouch for the truth of those statements. You would be hard pressed to find restaurants as good in Turkey. The main secret, I think is because the boss is always there, walking up and down, keeping an eye on things. We are soon moving away from London, and this is my main worry; how am I going to cope without Antepliler? read more

The lamachun was exceptional but the real surprise was the lamb broth - a simple, clear broth with lots of stewed lamb and flavour. add in the plates of salad, olives and bread (all on the house) and I was stuffed on less than eight pounds. Can't recommend it enough. read more