I usually like to stick with "local" cuisine on my travels, so its rather odd I chose Turkish food…read morefor my first meal in New Zealand. The wife and I shared "The Feast", $30NZ for two meat skewers and a good variety of colorful extras I can't name except the hummus. Everything was flavorful and plenty enough food for a light meal for two people sharing. If you need a break from the local NZ cuisine, Miss Istanbul makes delicious flavorful meals.

Tasty, authentic Turkish food that reminded of my time in Istanbul. Great breakfast plate too!read more

Traveling around NZ for the last month and looking for something different. Cafe Midnight Express…read moreoffered us a fantastic meal with great, attentive service. I honestly feel my chicken shish was the best meal I've had since we started the trip! We were told that everything was prepared in house and the flavors were delicious. House wine was a bit of a disappointment but the food more than made up for that.

Had a good dinner here. BF had the kofte and I had the doner kebab. We finished with a slice of…read morechocolate cake. Everything was great! The place was busy, but service was still quite good. Our waiter was seriously multitasking! I'm always appreciative when somebody works that hard so I have a good experience.

Grilled chicken breast rice plate was one of the best I've ever had. The chicken was packed with…read moreflavor and was not dry, which can easily happen if grilled the wrong way. The salad and the hummus were also delicious. I was also shocked how tasty the rice was. This is a great spot. I will definitely go back.

Best Mediterranean I've ever had! You have to try their pitas, they fair well with the mix over…read morerice. My entire party had a great experience with the food

Mezze is a very charming space, that gives indulgent traditional vibes. It came up in a search of…read morerestaurants near my hotel and I was able to walk there. I didn't get the ordering situation right off the bat. You get a menu from the bar then sit, decide what to order, then place your order at the bar. You also pay when you place your order. I went with the lamb burger and a cider. The fries with the lamb burger were amazing as was the cider. The burger was well prepared but not seasoned the way I prefer. I'd totally return to Mezze and try something else. It's a very cool spot, worth the visit.

Mezze bar is a great place to go to if you want some small plates to share for the table. This was…read moreour first restaurant that my family and I had the time to sit down and eat while on holiday. We didn't make a reservation and was still able to be seated which is nice since there's five of us. The food was all pretty good. We all felt satisfied and enjoyed it. My favorites were the Parmesan polenta chips and mushroom risotto. All the food on their menu looks great to try and it's hustling and hustling inside as well. They also have sangrias to go with the tapas as well.

I stopped here one night after a night out in New Zealand and glad I did! I asked for extra chicken…read morewhich they were able to provide and the food was seasoned pretty well. The restaurant is located on a busy street so it can be hard to find parking, but overall good food for the price.

Very great food and awesome customer service... Lovely place to eat or take out…read more.................. ................ ..................... M......... .,,......... Love it love it love it..........

Although it's not something that springs to mind when the usual 'what do you fancy for dinner'…read morequestion arises, I love Turkish food. This is a popular place on the Northern end of Ponsonby road and it's usual to see it buzzing. The menu is full of mouth watering temptation and I struggled to narrow down my choice but ended up with a HUGE portion of Moussaka - there was no need to have a starter! I wasn't brave enough to try one of the platters available, but know already that when I return in future I won't have to read the menu further than checking they are still available.

Went there for lunch and had a good experience. Staff were attentive and friendly, menu had a good…read morevariety of food for the '$12 Ponsonby lunch' standard that seems to be the rage with the other local restaurants. I had the donner kebab and it was well presented and tasty. Would definitely return :)

Epsom Turkish Kebabs creates a clean and relaxing environment to enjoy a quick bite or to dine in…read morewith a Turkish rice dish. Complementing their large menu are to large plates atop the counter with tidily packages baklava or Turkish delights. The basic kebab is well constructed, without falling apart or leaving a large puddle of sauces, and has well balanced ingredients, without a huge amount of overpowering parsley and onions. The vegetables looked fresh even at the end of the day (apart from the cheese that looked like no one had ordered as it costs $1.50 extra) The service was a little gruff, presumably because the shop was closing (or the advent of the Auckland Burrito Frenzy). But all in all this this a reputable kebab shop that takes pride in it's appearance.

There is not a whole lot that distinguishes this kebab store from most other kebab stores in…read moreAuckland, however I will endeavour to explain a few things. One thing that makes this store slightly better than the rest is the fresh ingredients that they use. There's nothing worse than ordering a kebab and seeing the soggy old vegetables they have sitting behind the glass. There's none of that here. The store itself is very clean and this makes you feel better about the quality of food that you get. Also, this particular kebab store does a spicy chicken souvlaki, which is delicious. The staff are very friendly and genuinely happy to serve, which always makes me want to come back here.

Four of came in for a dinner on a Thursday night…read more I ordered the Moroccan Lamb, a slow roasted lamb shank, carrot, chickpeas, sultanas, couscous, yoghurt, mint gremolata. My spouse ordered the Citron Chicken Tagine, a Ras el hanout, preserved lemon, carrot, chickpeas, apricot, couscous, yoghurt, almonds. Both meals were very yummy. The servers were attentive and polite but the ambience was still to "mall" like for me,even though we were in a mall.

Wanting to continue enjoying the company after a movie, we headed here for some drinks, which…read moremainly consisted of chocolate oriented items. I ordered the calamari because I felt that's a pretty safe item and it can be compared across restaurants. It arrived and I was slightly surprised as it was spiced and lightly sauced, not tempura-ed or breaded or fried. Once I got over that, the taste was good; granted that this was most likely a sharable dish, I'd recommend getting something else to pair with it because eating the entire thing by yourself is not the way to go. Especially when everyone else is enjoying baby churros with shot glasses of melted chocolate. Also, make sure to make your order well known. A lady at our table ordered the same drink three times and hadn't received it until we were about to go. The manager came over and served her personally, explaining that they had some new staff and apologized for the confusion. By this point, she was already over not receiving the drink, but once she sipped it, she was wishing she had received it a lot earlier.

Whenever we used to go to the Video Ezy in Mt Albert shops I would look at this little kebab van in…read morewonder. Was the food there actually nice? It wasn't until last year that I actually found out the answer to my question. YES. The food from this weird van in the middle of the Video Ezy carpark is delicious. Like most kebab stops, Delicious Turkish Style Foods offers lamb, beef, chicken and falafel kebabs, as well as rice dishes, salads, burgers and an array of sides including chips and Turkish garlic bread. Unlike most kebab stores however, this van also has pieces of fish, onion rings, and milkshakes available. All the food prepared in the Delicious Turkish Style Foods van is Halal and all the salads always look fresh, crisp and delicious. If you're in the mood for something Turkish, stop by the little icon of a van in Mt Albert and try some food from Delicious Turkish Style Foods, you won't be disappointed!

I have this preconception, and I'm guessing I'm not the only one, that any food sold out of a…read morecaravan is inevitably greasy, stodgy, and riddled with diarrhoea-inducing germs. I don't know why I have this idea - probably from British television, where everything sold out of a cart is grey and comes with peas. It's not fair though, because in real life my experiences have all been positive. White Lady is fine if a little overpriced, and this place is actually pretty good. If you ignore the fact that it's a caravan this could be any Turkish takeaway, and it'd be quite a bit better than a few I've tried. And once you accept that the food isn't full of botulism the fact that it is a caravan gives the place a certain roguish charm. I haven't tried their burgers (call me a traditionalist) but you can't go past a kebab and chips on your way home from the video shop.

Have been a huge fan of this place for a long time and we travel a few suburbs to get here. Kebabs…read moreare so filling and the butter chicken when he has it is a must try! He doesn't follow the traditional water based Indian version but it is definitely a must have when you go here. Dine in or takeaway

YUM! Great kebabs and super good skinny fries. And heaps of them. The fries, I mean, not the…read morekebabs. Unless you ordered heaps of kebabs. The fries are pretty greasy though. But soooo good. And they do a good milkshake too, a proper thick thickshake-kind. And you know how I love milkshakes. And thickshakes. And thickshakes that are actually thick. Service here has always been friendly, and efficient. There's street parking but if that's all full there's a handy big carpark across the road by the library. If Glen Innes is on your route to work, or near where you live or work, or you're going vaguely in that direction and fancy a kebab (or deliciously greasy skinny fries that aren't from McD's), then definitely hit up 149.