Loved the food here! It was wonderful and I could not recommend this place enough. Loved how I wasn't rushed and the ambiance is amazing

Came by right after my visit to the museum. Here are some thoughts: - location: right next to the Great British Museum. Within 5 min walk. Couldn't be better - decor is so nice. It somehow manages to give out a relaxing vibe despite how busy the street was? Mystery that could not be solved - food was pretty good. Can't comment on the authenticity of Turkish cuisine but it was good for me. I don't normally like carbs but enjoyed their bread... which is close to mission impossible. Their coffee, of course, was really good. - service was okay. Not as quick as some other places but it was alright. Would consider bringing kiddos over when we visit. read more

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Reviews for this place are super out of date. Here's the latest: Tas provided one of the best meals I had while in London. Highly recommend if you are up for the price. Pros * lamb kofte was seasoned perfectly, it was moist, and the texture was on point * cous cous and salad were very complimentary to the meat! Really fantastic flavors. * the hummus was DELICIOUS. 100% recommend the smooth creaminess, and they mentioned that they only use olive oil, which is a plus * the flavors reflect a depth - a chef who understands the delicate combination of spices and cooking times * they serve traditional Turkish specialities, including salgam, a fermented turnip juice that is my new favorite sore throat remedy. Cons * a little pricey. Just north of 40 GBP for 1 person ordering a hummus, drink, and meal combination. Granted, there was take home food at the end, but I would have loved a slightly lower price point. Setting - the restaurant exterior (and some interior) is covered with vibrant plants - bright bougainvillea, vines, and flowers almost make you feel that you are in a garden. It's right down the street from the British Museum, super convenient as far as location goes if you're on a museum visit. I visited on a Thursday afternoon around 3pm so the place was basically empty and still had great ambiance. Overall I love this place and will bring others when I'm in London. read more

The food is phenomenal. We had the hünkar beğendi, tavuk güveç, and domates soslu köfte. All 3 were excellent. The taste was superior to most restaurants in Türkiye. The staff are friendly. The restaurant is clean and the ambiance is nice. The decorations are well done (often a point of neglect in Turkish restaurants). read more

If you are looking for a large portion of Turkish/Mediterranean options and don't mind spending more for quality food, this is a great place. The options are extensive. I ordered a vegetable dish and a tabouli for appetizer. It was fresh, felt very healthy, and very filling. If you go, U MUST try the baklava dessert. I have had a lot of baklava in my life, from restaurants to homemade, so I was hesitant to eat something I've eaten so much in my lifetime, however, this has been the best thing I have eaten on my trip to London so far. I would even dare to say this was the best dessert I have ever had, and keep in mind that I was even full after my appetizer, bread, and tabouli! Also, side note: but I thought the chairs were really interestingly designed, and I enjoyed the service as well read more

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I had the pleasure of trying this lovely Turkish restaurant while in London and it did not disappoint! The staff were so warm and welcoming and the service was excellent. The restaurant's decor was beautiful -- very classy & elegant. I cannot remember the name of the dish I ordered but it was incredible! The meat was so tender and I was left wanting more. read more

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Since Tas is located directly across from the hotel I stayed at during my last London visit, a family member and I opted to eat here after we spent a very long day on the train and Tube alike. While we stopped in planning to not eat THAT much due to it being a little late, we quickly ended up ordering more than we expected simply due to the delicious nature of the menu! We ended up sampling soup, meatballs, and an okra and couscous dish I believe was called bamyan. The seafood soup with mushrooms and shrimp was delightful, and topped off with seasoning from the cilantro family. The meatballs were simply excellent: tender, juicy, covered in absolutely delicious sauce. And the okra was, for lack of a better word, delectable -ESPECIALLY with the yogurt and couscous that came with it. Even after all of that, though, we had to try the Turkish delight squares that came with the bill; they were a perfect sweet addition to a meal dominated by tomato- and citrus-based sauces. My only complaint about the experience was that I wished throughout the visit that they would either check on tables more or leave a pitcher of water, because my dining buddy and I were parched after our long day. But, we managed, and frankly, the food was so good, I got over that pretty quickly. Turkish food is hard to come by in my hometown, but now I can say I've been able to enjoy it - and that I would absolutely visit here again during future trips overseas. read more

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Food and service are very good and very reasonably priced. Great location for lunch before visiting the British Museum.

I would definitely come back here. The dishes were great. I haven't had Turkish food before this place and I want to find a good Turkish place in Chicago. Their dips are very nice too. Everything was so colorful and the waiters were attentive. 5/5 experience. read more

Good food, if a bit pricey. The restaurant is a large open space with nicely spaced tables that aren't too close together. Staff is very friendly, if a bit clueless at times. There doesn't seem to be a particular staff member responsible for a table, you just flag down whoever you're able to catch attention from, so you might wait a little to order when it's particularly busy. Food comes out fast and is really tasty, absolutely no complaints there. They do add a 12.5% service charge, which seems to unfortunately become increasingly common in London. read more

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From the outside the Tas in Bloomsbury is unmissable as it looks like a mini Oasis, with trees, tall grasses and other foliage lining the facade. Whilst inside is a bit of a strange contrast; pale yellow, blue and light wood, that all remind me of a seaside hotel breakfast room. They could do so much more with the interior but, apart from the dodgy decor discrepancy I have, the Turkish food is worth a visit. The menu is an extensive and well-priced choice. All hot and cold starters are under £5 so it's good to get a meze selection between friends and try out a few different dishes. I really like the Borek (Filo pastry filled with feta cheese and spinach) and the Icli Kofte (Minced meat covered with cracked wheat and salad). Whilst all the mains are around the £10 mark. The casseroles, which are cooked in a traditional Anatolian stew pot are very flavoursome, with tender meat and Eastern spices. These are especially great during the cold weather! Tas also has good value set menu's such as three courses for £8.95 and a meze platter for £10.95, although when I tried this the meze selection was slightly less tasty as when we'd ordered them separately. I give the food a thumbs up, especially as around fifty percent of the menu is vegetarian, but the cheesy decor looses Tas a few brownie points and it wouldn't be a choice for a special evening meal. We usually come for afternoon tea, although it is busier then as the Bloomsbury literati and tourists also like to pile in. read more

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My new travel friend recommended that we go to his favorite place near the British Museum and we were all delighted. This place is super vegan-friendly -- you don't even have to go out of your way to have them modify dishes on the menu! My experiences at Tuirkish restaurants have been limited -- usually, they don't seem to offer quite so many vegan or vegetarian options. My mom and I had more than enough items to choose from - we got all small plates to share between us -- and everything was absolutely delicious! The service was impeccable, and the wine list had some really nice and reasonably priced options. I even enjoyed the rather strange Turkish cover version of 80s pop music done in traditional instruments playing overhead (Seriously - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" and others done instrumentally - precious!). read more

After a long trek across London, it was time to eat before tackling the British Museum. After a brief wander around the streets near the museum, we found this vegetarian-friendly restaurant. We felt a little underdressed entering the dining room in our touristy walking clothes and comfy shoes, but the service was lovely (though one of our waiters was a little hard to understand because he spoke so quietly). The menu can be a bit daunting with its dozens of offerings and unfamiliar words, but the dishes are all described in English below. It just takes a little while to read through all of it. My sister ordered falafel, and I ordered lamb skewers, and a lime flower tea that caught my eye on the drinks list. Bread with a yogurt dip and olives were provided to start. The lamb took a little while to be ready, but the waiter let us know the reason for the delay, and we didn't mind the wait. The lamb was very good -- worth waiting for -- and was served with couscous. I'm not sure how the falafel was since it disappeared quickly from my sister's plate. The lime flower tea had a very powerful flavour, but was mellowed by the honey that accompanied the glass. A lovely lunch for two; the cost was about $35. read more

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Great Turkish food for a very affordable price. Can get a meal and under £12. The meat plates are executed well, kebabs not over cooked and juicy and tender. The set for 2 is all vegetarian, carnivores be warned. Service is pretty laid back and you need to be proactive to get serve staffs' attention. read more

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In a restaurant as seemingly popular as this one, I understand that working here, especially as a waiter, might become rather tiresome. Still, I wonder whether they couldn't find it within themselves to muster at least a bit more effort in welcoming guests. Maybe they cultivate this sort of attitude as a way of communicating how lucky we are to be given a table. The food has been flavorful here in the past. This time, it was bland. I wish I could remember the name of it. It was an entree with lamb. Still, the dessert, which was called Kaymakli Kestane and was made up of chestnut paste topped with pistachios, if I remember correctly, was remarkably good. read more

I'm going to have nightmares of this restaurant forever! This place will haunt me like Freddie Kruger. I don't think I've ever given a restaurant a 1 star, but I shutter at the thought of letting anyone eat here ever! Tas was the worst dining experience I've ever had. Upon arrival the wait staff as rude. But Yelp loved this place so I overlooked it. When the soup came out cold and the salad came out mushy, I said nothing and smiled. When the bread and hummus came out stale, I smiled kindly. When the halibut came out, I nearly died from disgust. This dish was DISGUSTING. It was cold and had BONES all in it. Not only that, the fish was a frozen fillet! It wasn't even fresh. The taste was horrifying. When we tried calling the manager over, he not only didn't listen to me, he YELLED at me in front of the customers. I asked for the bill and he wouldn't give it to me and told me I didn't have the right to say the food was disgusting. So be FOREWARNED Yelp, this place is the pits. BARF! read more

Located close to British Museum and within walking distance from several hotels, Tas is a good choice to try exotic Turkish cuisine in London. It's a chain, but chain done right. Interesting interior design, good service, delightful food. I love good Cacik, and this one was perfect - fresh cucumbers, light yogurt with touch of mint. Humus was nice as well, with good balance of garlic and a bit of lemon. Main dish, the Iskender, is always my favorite - meat, cubed bread, tomato sauce and yogurt - it never disappoints, of course I cleaned my plate! Wine was decent, not bad at all. Great place for dinner. read more

I have never had Turkish food before trying Tas, but I'm so glad that I took the chance to do so.. Right when we sat down we were served a fantastic homemade turkish bread [i have no idea what it's called but we scarfed down the whole basket] and an olive oil sauce to go with it. My entree was full of flavor as was everyone else's at my table. While the meal was delicious, my wine was horrible!! I ordered a small glass of the house red and it had an unpleasant musky flavor.. not appealing at all. Our male Turkish waiter, who I first thought was Russian or French, was very attractive as was the woman that seated us. If everyone in Turkey looks like them I will be moving there ASAP!!!! Not my favorite meal ever but definitely worth a try for a new dining experience. read more

Came here for dinner with a group of 28 students at the beginning of our semester abroad in London. I love the ambiance, and the servers were very gracious and attentive. I've never had Turkish food, and I don't think I ever will again (nothing to do with this restaurant; it just doesn't do it for me). We got a number of starters, all of which were mediocre. The borek was my favourite. I ordered the tavuk guvech, which is chicken cooked with a whole lot of vegetables. Everything came out very fast. My dish was a little watery (that might just be the way it's supposed to be cooked?), but otherwise good. I also tried the mousakka (kind of like shepard's pie, but with eggplant), and it was pretty tasty. If you're on a tight budget, don't go here -- this place is fairly expensive. Our group meal was £16.95/person. I think the main menu is cheaper, but probably not by much. read more

Beautifully decorated with Christmas lights! Staff is super friendly and efficient. Luckily we got in before the mad dinner rush. I'd recommend getting there before 7pm if possible. I must admit, I'm not too familiar with Turkish food. Most of my experience with Turkish food involve infrequent visits to the corner of 36th Street & Steinway in Astoria, Queens (New York). It was my "street meat" fix and it was delish! I tried the kofte, lamb, and chicken dishes at Tas. Although I'm not a huge fan of lamb, I did find myself enjoying the lamb dish the best out of the three. It was seasoned just right and not too spicy. I'd definitely come back and try their moussaka! read more

Okay this is gonna be a loooooong review so may the gods give you strength! The décor: slightly 70's looking pale yellow, light wood tones and lots of unnecessary turquoise accents everywhere - a little like being inside a mosque in the Ottoman Empire. During my visit with a friend Tas is near empty; granted it was the tail-end of the weekend, but this is central London after all - you'd expect the location to be ideal for business regardless of time. We order from the prefixed menu: 3 courses for £19.95 - not unreasonable. The appetizer selection of 5 dishes included something unfamiliar so we asked if we could switch to something that we actually recognized. After looking a little horrified the young waiter goes to ask the manager for permission. The request is turned down even though what we wanted is actually cheaper than the existing item on the set menu so if anything, it would have been to their advantage! The appetizers arrive and there's hummus, then a yogurty dish, then an artichoke, potato and tomato thingy, then an eggplant dish and finally dolmas sitting on a bed of lettuce thing, all lacking salt or any discernible taste. The main course takes a while to arrive but when it does it's actually not half bad- not award-winning but better than expected. Perhaps that is the key to their success: low expectations. When we eventually ask for a box for our leftovers this is where things take a turn for the bizarre: the nervous little waiter takes our plates away and promptly returns to inform us that since the kitchen has closed he has no access to boxes, or anything else. This is confusing as well as disturbing, because you see #1: it is nowhere near closing time and #2: we had yet to get dessert which was the last part of our delightful 3 course meal. When we remind him of this minor fact, he apologizes and scuffles away once again, visibility sweating now. I am beginning to fear for this guy's life. There we sit and wait - utterly baffled. Soon another guy who looks like he could belong to the Russian mafia comes over and says no dessert in broken English (which I know is hard to achieve when you're only got two words to work with, but achieve it he did). Clearly they were bringing out the big guns to deal with our very threatening behaviour! After we explain our dilemma he agrees that we can go ahead and order dessert. Fantastic - we look at the menu and decide. When we inform the original waiter he says that particular dessert is unavailable and to try again. We ask him to let us know what is in fact available; he says one second and runs away - again!! Yet another guy then shows up. This one, who seems to have a slightly more managerial role, is less frightening looking but equally clueless. He explains that since WE took such a long time to eat dinner the kitchen closed and the chef has gone home and as such only the cold desserts are available- they can no longer cook anything. A little stunned, we remind him that THEY took their sweet time delivering the entrees and no one actually told us the kitchen was about to close, so how about fixing the problem instead of placing the blame on the customer?! He too said one minute and disappeared. He didn't actually go far - just to a corner to immediately get on the phone. After an eternity and what we assumed to have been several confidential calls with the secret service, he came back to say he didn't know what to say! He wasn't unpleasant - just completely helpless, defeated, borderline pathetic. He accepted that what had happened was "unexcusable" and was prepared to adjust the bill to reflect the lack of the third course. Fair enough we said, by this point so thoroughly annoyed and exhausted that we didn't care about having dessert any more. (And equally unwilling to correct his grammar - saying unexcusable instead of inexcusable is, well, inexcusable!) He went away once again, and returned a little more apologetically this time having reduced the bill by 50%! Not quite able to believe this was actually approved by the faceless gods running the show behind the scenes, and thinking surely there must be a mistake, we quickly paid and legged it out of there as fast as we could. I do wonder what fate befell that poor bastard since everything seemed so tightly and mysteriously remote controlled, with the staff completely powerless to make the simplest decisions without getting NATO clearance first. Hopefully he wasn't taken out the back and shot on the spot. Okay, rant over. read more

After walking around for a few hours in the British Museum, we stopped by Tas Restaurant for some Turkish food. The interior's nice and bright, and has a nice atmosphere about the place, with a bar near the door, and plenty of seating. Upon being seated, we were given a bread basket of lovely Turkish flat bread whilst we decided on our orders. I opted for a lamb dish, and my date went with a chicken dish. Both tasted very nice, though admittedly I've had better Turkish food. Nevertheless, the food was definitely enjoyable. Would happily return here if I were looking for a place around the British Museum again. read more

Fantastic. What Dishoom is to Indian food, Tas is to Turkish. Friendly service, interesting menu, and wonderful quality. If you've never had Turkish food, or even if you have, it's worth a detour. read more

I booked this restaurant for the Yelp book club for two reasons: 1) It was in Bloomsbury where Virginia Woolf lived and 2) In her book, the main character goes to Turkey for awhile. So this place seemed like a great idea. We had two last minute drop outs, and they easily adjusted our table to fit four instead of six. We chatted for a bit, and kind of decided what we wanted, but no server was to be found. Eventually Jules had to wave at one to get them to come over. I had the only cocktail on the menu and it was nice. I also tried the non-alcoholic drink consisting of picked carrots and beets with salt and spices mixed with yogurt. (Also tasty, but it was a bit intense). For food, I ordered the spiced lamb liver to start and the mixed grill in tomato sauce and bread for a main. The liver was fantastic. Really tasty, and the spices complemented the liver well. My main was slightly disappointing. I was expecting a bit more bread, and it turns out I was eating the chicken as bread for awhile. Oops. And the tomato sauce was a bit bland, and didn't really add to the meat. I think I would have been better off with just the mixed grill with couscous. Oh well. Then after we decided to leave, it took another long period of time before we could flag down the server to get our bill. And another long period of time before someone came over so we could pay our bill. So that was slightly annoying. So the food was good, but the service let it down a bit. But the venue is nice, so that's something. If someone wanted to go, I'd probably go back, but I might seek out other Turkish places to go if I was in the mood for that type of food. read more

We stopped in after a long day at the British Museum. I didn't have internet so I couldn't check Yelp and just went in on a whim. They have a great selection and were able to accommodate both my husband's dairy allergy and my gluten allergy. The Mr had fish and chips and said it was the perfect amount of crispy and flaky - the best he had when we were in the UK. I was so jet lagged that I can't remember exactly what I got for an entree. I do remember the side of potatoes. I could have just had a giant bowl of the potatoes and lived off of that for the rest of forever. I swear they put crack in them. Prices were pretty average and service was great. I highly recommend it. read more

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Rich menu, several vegetarian options. However, food not cooked in traditional ways. Totally and badly surprised with what was served under traditional names. These represent fava beans, carrot salad and Iskender Kebab. The kebab was especially bad. read more

Tas Restaurant - These represent fava beans, carrot salad and Iskender Kebab. The kebab was especially bad. - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Stopped in to Tas after leaving the British Museum. Crisp and white, lovely to sit outside in the sunshine. Seervice is excellent. Food is fresh, zesty and tasty. The house wine is very good. And all for very good value for money. Especially if you choose one of the set menus. read more

The restaurant is pretty amazing in my opinion and offers exotic Anatolian cuisine. The place is located at a walking distance from the British museum and the location is pretty central; there is a big crowd passing by pretty much the whole time so don't be surprised if the place is packed. Exclamation point on the Pacanga - it's so, so delicious, smooth and crispy all at the same time. read more

Absolutely disgusting. We ordered Halibut - which we discovered was not fresh and frozen and filled with bones. Rude manager, rude servers. read more

Tas Restaurant - Nothing like charging £15 for frozen Halibut with bones in it. Absolutely disgusting. - Turkish Near Me - London, XGL

Tas offers an exciting cuisine of Turkish origin. On their website they describe their restaurants as offering a fine dining experience and the highest quality food. This is a tall order to live up to and to be honest I would not expect "the highest quality food" from a restaurant that makes such a claim, but I figured I would be fair and go in with an unbiased opinion and give Tas the opportunity to prove itself. My first impressions of the restaurant as I entered were positive. The restaurant was open and airy, providing a pleasant view of the London streets just outside. The mood was inviting and pleasant without seaming cheap or informal and the music and lighting complemented the atmosphere. Because we had booked for the large group we ordered off a prepared menu and already had a portion of the meal predetermined. The starters came out in a relatively timely manner and I must say that the array of food was impressive. The starters included Borek, Humus, Manca, Tabule, Sebzeli Kofte, Zeytin Yagli Bakla, and Zeytin Yagli Patlican and were all excellent. In particular the Manca (a sort of tart yogurt and spinach mix) offered a refreshing yet zingy flavor and was exceptional with the traditional bread served with the starters. As a whole the starters offered an exciting mix of traditional flavors and I would suggest any of them. For my main course I ordered calamari. I was hoping for an exciting dish filled with interesting flavors that would compliment the squid. Unfortunately my meal was not all that I had hoped it to be. The flavors were bland and it was served only with an equally bland walnut paste. This is not to say that the calamari wasn't good, it just wasn't as exciting as I had hoped and I wish that I had chosen a more exotic dish. My friends Karides Guvech was exceptional and offered a full gamut of flavors, I would recommend this dish to anybody looking for a good meal. To complement the meal our teacher graciously agreed to pay for a couple bottles of wine and we enjoyed both of the house wines, a Turkish white and red wine. The house red would best be described as blunt and had an almost shockingly strong bitterness to it. However, this lessened as the wine breathed and by the end of our meal was quite fruity and flavorful. The white had a mild flavor and was quite smooth. Neither would be my first choice if I went again. On the whole I would describe the restaurant as good and I would most certainly eat here again. However, I would highly suggest to indulge in the more exotic sounding dishes as these will provide a more exciting meal. The service was a bit over zealous although our large group size could well have been a factor. I will return to this restaurant on different terms in the future and I suggest that you do the same if you are looking for a meal that will be sure to excite. read more

Our hotel suggested this restaurant and we went there after a long day at various museums. What an awesome place! We've eaten Turkish food before but the menu was new to us. However, the service was excellent and we received great suggestions on what to order. The food smelled delicious and tasted even better. New spices in interesting combinations. I had a pea and carrot dish called Bezelye Sote which was savory and a little spicy and delicious. My boyfriend had the Tas Special of lamb and potatoes and he liked his dish very much. We had Baklava and Kanafeh for dessert and they were wonderful too . We made plans to go back again for our last night in London. You can't miss a chance to eat a delicious meal like this! Or to be welcomed by the great staff. Treat yourself to a trip to Tas! read more

After touring the British Museum, two friends and I decided to visit Tas It was mid-afternoon, so we were seated quickly, and someone came and took our order fairly promptly. Then the waiting began. This was not a busy afternoon. I would estimate that there were around 8 tables seated and 4 servers. That seems like a decent ratio, right? We never saw our sever again for 45 minutes. She never checked in on us to ask if we wanted more bread or to order more drinks. Never were we told "sorry for the wait, it will be out shortly." We heard NOTHING. The food finally came, we ate it, it was average. Nothing to complain about, nothing to praise either. Plus, our server never came back after dropping off the food. We saw her in the distance, but she never revisited our table to clear down or to ask us how our meal was. Someone else came to clear our table, and swipe my credit card. This is where the real insult came: a 12.5% service fee was automatically attached to our bill. Now it makes sense: why provide good service when you know you're going to get a tip no matter what? We may have just had a bad server, but I have a problem with any place that assumes the tip, thereby requiring no effort on the part of the server. read more

I visited this restaurant back in 2000 when I read a Time Out review about their vegetarian menu. Since then I have been many times and since I am not a vegetarian anymore, I quite enjoy their mixed grill. Excellent quality meats. The wine list is impressive, I like the Kleine Zalze, which is reasonably priced and delicious. The bread is so good you do not want to stop eating it, and the desert is delicious. Try to sundried apricots with homemade cream, or the homemade pistachio icecream. You will be in heaven! Reservations are a must, especially on weekends. Great place, great atmosphere and busy! read more

I've been in this restaurante for the first time a couple days ago and it totally surprised me. The flavours are quite intense but the combination in the menu of 8 dishes has completely satisfied me. I didn't stay for desert but those that I took a look really make me wanna go back and taste them! read more

We were thoroughly unimpressed. London has so much to offer in terms of Turkish food, but this place is clearly designed with the tourist in mind who comes in once and doesn't know any better. Our mezes were all just cold, basic, and hardly worth £13/person. There wasn't even pita bread or something nice to dip in with. Don't be fooled by its convenient location: Overpriced and uninspired food-- just avoiding d it. read more

It was real busy on a Friday night. They where pretty packed but we where able to get a table within 5 min. They where very friendly and quick to take our orders. I ordered a chicken dish I can't remember but there was also a cucumber spread the was super delish. Next time I'm in London I will try something different. All the dishes seemed really good from looking at the other tables. The aroma of the restaurant was filled with pure spices and hearty meals. They have some juices that where pretty good and also baklava??Can't spell it. read more

Not having been able to find "sit down" Turkish food closer than this, we made the trek along the M4/A4 from Windsor to Bloomsbury. TomTom did its best to misdirect me, but we finally made it to the general area and thanks to my mum's disabled badge we found easy parking. Note to other drivers: most parking around there is resident's. It was after 6pm, so no congestion charge and free parking. Does it get better? On to the restaurant... Perhaps they've redecorated since the first review, but the place looks nice: bright, airy and busy. What recession? The place was packed. They have additional seating downstairs (which are where the toilets are). Note for the mobility impaired, there seems to be stairs only access to the downstairs, though perhaps there's a lift hidden away for staff use (or a dumb waiter?) The menu is extensive and has a great assortment of items. We had three appetizers: dolmas (lovely and fresh), cacik (good but not great) and something with broad beans. Turkish bread with a yoghurt dip and marinated olives come with the table. The dip was actually tastier than my cacik appetizer, so next time I'll just keep asking for more dip. The olives should come in a steady stream throughout the meal - they are delicious with chili flakes to liven them up. You get four at a time and we went through two servings. I was gutted when a momentary distraction made me miss out on the last one before it disappeared when the plates were cleared! We had four entrees and split them: a mixed grill (kofte, lamb and chicken kebabs), shish taouk (chicken kebab) and an okra-based vegetarian dish. All entress are served with couscous, which I find odd because it is a North African rather than a Turkish staple as far as I am aware. But who cares because it is delicious and rich: flavourful, oily and just plain yummy. They could bring me more of that all night but they don't need to because the little bowl fills me right up. My kebabs were delicious and then there's the hot sauce. Now, I consider myself to be a hot sauce expert and no hot sauce scares me *chest thump*. This stuff is amazing. It is freshly made and is both spicy and refreshing at the same time. Full of green chili goodness. On to desert. I stayed traditional and had the baklava. My mum had Kaymakli Kestane - a chestnut based dish - and my mum's friend had Kayisi Tatlisi, which are dried apricots with nuts and cream on top. The last two were good (and the presentation was superb). My baklava was the best I've ever had (and as with the hot sauce, I haven't met a baklava I didn't enjoy). I got three small ones. They were moist, flaky and nutty, superbly rich and best of all, not tooth rottingly sweet and sticky! We had no alcohol, just water, soft drinks, espresso and Turkish coffee. The bill came to about £77, which seems expensive to me coming from the United States but is probably good value for London. Service was efficient but a little brisk. The waitress did a double take when I asked for a box for the leftovers (because we had enough for a one person meal), but it is possible so ask! There's a recession on you know. read more

Very close to my hotel and so yummy...great for a solo dinner! Bread and yogurt dip along with olives arrived as soon as I sat down. I had red lentil soup, a salad with mint and dill dressing, falafel, and hummus. It was all delish and served at a decent pace. The decor was lovely and the service was reasonable. I'll definitely return on a future trip! read more

Despite the mixed reviews we came here for dinner and highly recommend it. The setting is nice, service is fine, and the food was wonderful.

Very different from what I'm use to, but everything was delicious. A little on the pricey side when it comes to portion size but none the less very good. Right down the road from the museum, it's a great change in diet! read more