Solche Cilician is perfectly position on Regents Canal, at the bottom of Broadway Market. My favourite thing about this place is its outdoor back patio, there is something kind of magical about it. The patio is fully enclosed and resembles an inner city back garden, both in its size and the way it is decorated. Solche is a Cilician restaurant, and before I dined there, I had no idea what kind of food to expect. I was pleasantly surprised when my main dish arrived, chicken stuffed with mozzarella and spinach. The presentation was lovely and the chicken was succulent and full of flavour. It was well worth the 12 pounds I paid for it. Overall, with thanks to the staff, the experience was charming. read more

Solche Cilician - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

MMMM, nice. Yup, Solche Cicilia is a welcome and welcoming treat. It was all hustle and bustle when I was in, lovely little trip to this corner of Hackney, courtesy of family. And upon entering, we were met with a wall of good background restaurant noise: tinkle of cutlery on crockery, hearty laughter, waiters gliding back and forth, that kind of thing. So, atmosphere really good. Food - it seems like they offer quite standard British restaurant fare, but with little Turkish (I think it's Turkish) twists, so, olives where you wouldn't expect to find them. I'm a sucker for mezze, and these were really decent. I've advise you to get the hot AND cold to start things off, makes for an interesting beginning to the meal. Not loads of vegetarian option. Given that family were paying, I plumped for the Imam Bayildi (which I believe means the Imam weapt) and it's that good. Really tasty stuff. The rest of them had meat, which they thoroughly enjoyed... I suppose if you advertise yourself as a grill, you hope to grill meat well. Yeah, it's Cicilia's nothing too fancy, not a lot of pretention, and that's good. It does what it what it looks it will from the outside, you can't knock it. Well made, well presented South East European cuisine in a sympathetic friendly warm surrounding. Done read more

Solche Cilician - exterior - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

This little Turkish restaurant is a handy place to come to after a stroll on Broadway Market or a couple of pints at the local pubs. It is a friendly and welcoming place that is relatively comfortable. They sell all of the traditional Turkish meals from mezze to grilled lamb meat platters. As a fan of Turkish food however, I as quite disappointed when I tasted the food and thought it was a bit dry and the portions were not that generous. The quality-price ratio does not really do it justice either. This is definitely not the best or cheapest Turkish in the area but it could do you well when you want a quick snack. I have always come here in the evenings, but now that I think about it, it would probably be best to venture here for a good-sized lunch. read more

Solche Cilician - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

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Ohh god. I really want to like this place - I really do. Here's the BUT. But the service is so unbelievably god awful terrible. I must have heard this fromtwenty people? Thirty? You don't see many locals in there. SOME of the food is lovely. There are always what feels like 2 waiters per customer and yet They.Take.Ages. I have waited up to and hour and a half for lunch, I stayed as I was drunk by the time the food arrived and was past caring. They take ages to take your drink order. I have walked out 3 times. Returning every time just to see if it was my imagination. It's not my imagination. This place is 2 minutes walk from my house. Damn them for being rubbish. Cool lamps tho - gourds with beads and stuff. Distracts you from the scary sculpture on the wall made of, I think, car parts. read more

Solche Cilician - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Nom nom nom nom nom... my belly is full of Turkish deliciousness and is as happy as a dog with two tails after my fantastic meal at Solche this evening. Dining in the beautiful back patio garden certainly didn't hurt! Let me set the stage: we wearily walked in after a painfully rude experience at a restaurant down the street and were to the point where we really just needed food and friendly service immediately, if not sooner. Luckily, this is exactly what we received. Olives came immediately, followed by our order of hummus and bread. Our mains came appropriately after and tucking into the stuffed aubergine and chicken special with honey, apricots, almonds and cinnamon was exactly what I never knew I wanted. What I really loved was the service with a smile. Coming from a place where we were treated with such disregard, it was lovely to immediately be warmly welcomed and kindly served. The food? Divine. read more

We got a range of mezze from hot to cold and a bottle of vino to wash it all down. Such a selection. Many difference textures and tastes and all so fresh. Dining alfresco on a balmy London evening completed the wonderful feast presented but a charming waitress. read more

Genuinely one of the worst meals I've had in London in years. My husband enjoyed his fish soup, but everything else was horrendous - especially the poor service. I'm not sure what was more bitter - the padron peppers or the corked house red wine. We thought the bread and olive oil would be a safe bet as a starter, but the bread was days old and the oil was clearly cooking oil. We should have realised it was a mistake when the place was absolutely empty on a Friday night! read more

Chicken in honey, with apricots and nuts. That's like a cheat. Do you remember when your mum would say "you can't have pudding until you've eaten up all your tea"? Coming from Mumma Gold, that was terrifying, firstly, she's Northern and secondly, her pudding is always awesome. Cicilia has broken the boundaries of savory and sweet, like the invention of rice pudding, but better because this has meat in it. The Turkish fare here is tasty, the inside cosy and they even have a little patio area out the back for al fresco dining. It's a winner for me. read more

I think this place is a real asset to Broadway Market, and it has a well needed laid back Mediterranean feel. Orange walls, covered with paintings, hanging decorated lights and wooden tables all make it feel a sexy hang out. I highly recommend the Boreck as a starter or an alternative for a light lunch at £3.95 with delicious triangles of Filo pastry filled with feta cheese, and spinach. This place also serves the best Virgin Mary I have had in a while. read more

Came in here for a Sunday breakfast and to read the paper. To give them there credit the place is nicely decorated and the atmosphere was friendly. We got what we ordered, and on time. The cooked breakfast was well done, if a little on the scanty side for the price. My quibble with the place was and why I have marked them as below expectations is, although the place was half empty, they refused to let us sit at a bigger table in order that we might spread out. And also at the end we felt like we were being rushed to move on, as we had not ordered anything after the breakfast. So I definitely think they could improve the service. read more

It's terrible, don't go. On a quiet Wednesday night, it took them 35 minutes to serve us 2 dishes (while we ordered 3 dishes). No apologies. Food was ok but definitely not worth the £9 we had to pay for our dishes. There are much better restaurants on Broadway Market, just don't stop here. read more

Came in here for a Sunday breakfast and to read the paper. To give them there credit the place is nicely decorated and the atmosphere was friendly. We got what we ordered, and on time. The cooked breakfast was well done, if a little on the scanty side for the price. My quibble with the place was and why I have marked them as below expectations is, although the place was half empty, they refused to let us sit at a bigger table in order that we might spread out. And also at the end we felt like we were being rushed to move on, as we had not ordered anything after the breakfast. So I definitely think they could improve the service. read more

We ended up in this restaurant having gone to the Victoria Park firework display (review on that later!) and needing some food afterward. Having tried to escape the crowds we headed over to Broadway Market to find that many people had had the same idea... With most places full we ended up at the last restaurant on the strip, Solche Cilician. Not knowing what to expect but hungry, we went in and grabbed a table. The place was packed and everyone seemed to have sat down at the same time. The staff were a little unprepared for the rush, and it took some time in order to order and get drinks, by some time, I mean, our drinks did arrive with our starters and turned up after our main course had arrived, but only because I walked over to the bar myself to get them. That said, the order was actually ready when I got there but the single bartender was having a tough time (as were what seemed like only two servers). While the service annoyed us, it was easy to see what happened, as we were right in the middle of it. Every table filled up at exactly the same time and they weren't prepared. Unfortunate but it happens. The kitchen was opposite us and they were champions, food appeared and it was good, it looks like every couple of minutes an order was up and being sent on it's way. And in that respect the servers did an admiral job, hot food was given a priority and didn't seem to be on the counter for long at all. The food is a mixture of Turkish/Greek and Italian, grilled kebab meat shared the menu with pizza. We opted for Turkish with a special meze followed by a moussaka (unfortunately a veggie one was delivered but was good so no complaint was made) and the Solche special - available for a minimum of 3 people. The special made up for the lack of meat in the moussaka - A metre long plank of wood, with a bowl of salad at one end, a bowl of rice at the other and the middle covered in meat, chicken kabob, lamb kabob, chicken wings, lamb ribs and a spiced lamb sausage. The food was really tasty, spiced but not hot and cooked well (although the chicken kabob was slightly too well, but better well than pink in my opinion). We finished off everything (well, one of our party did, the rest of us were stuffed) paid up and headed off into the night, 1 sharing starter, 3 meat specials, 1 standard plate and a bottle of wine - £80 inc service. Not bad for a last ditch meal when everything else was full (they're at the end of the strip which filled up from one end to the other) and if I was in the area, I'd head there again. While I'd normally knock off a star for service. I think this was a special circumstance that wouldn't normally occur. read more

We had two lovely lunches here during our weekend London. Food was excellent, prices more then fair (great lunch deals!) and service very good. They have a perfect spot on the corner of the street, in the sun, with seats in the garden and also on the street. Not crowded with hipsters like so many other places.. just honest, good food in a nice setting. read more

Meh. Slow service and OK grub. When we asked for hummus they came back 20 mins later with what looked like a tea cup plate filled with it, and no bread. Or spoon. Minus one star. read more

Amazing atmosphere, food and music as I went on Saturday. I had the best time and enjoyed the live music. The staff were very good and friendly. We got to know Onur who was serving our table, he was amazingly good and the treatment me and my friends got made us decide to go there again. Prices were reasonable! read more

Haven't actually been here for dinner but the breakfasts have always been a staple of a long Sunday morning. Doesn't come with the pretenses that many other (good) local restaurants do for brunch (I'm looking at you Hackney Bureau) but has an abundance of food at a good price. The omelets in particular are great value. read more

My favourite local restaurant, lots of amazing dishes- try the 'harem'! Other favourite is 'tavouk sote'

Solche is a turkish restaurant on broadway market. We went on a scorchingly hot summer's evening and they have a lovely area out the back that is outside so it feels almost like being on holiday. The starter mezze were good especially the calaramari, crisp and greasless. The mains were just OK, grilled meats and rice, there are other places that do it better but not with such a nice setting. Unfortunately the service was pretty bad we were having to flag down waiters whenever we needed something and it was very difficult to catch their eye. The nadir was reached when we asked for the bill and they left us sitting there for about 40 min, not even trying to upsell us more wine/ dessert. It's nice not to feel rushed but when you actually want some service that's not great. Still they seemed pretty busy and clearly make enough money to not care about turning tables. So if you're not in a rush to be anywhere and it's a warm evening I would recommend it cautiously. read more

Very good food: I recommend the mixed starters with meat and the Iskender lamb as main, delicious! The service is good too (I can not share the bad impressions by the previous reviewers). Because a restaurant is mostly about food, which was really good, I'll give it a 5 star rating. Can't tell much about the ambience insiede as we were sitting outside, which we enjoyed by watching the people passing by. read more

Lively place with good food and lovely decor! It's great on a summer sunny day in their garden overlooking the canal with a glass of house Turkish wine! Pleasant! read more