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Istanbul Palace

5.0 (1 review)
ModerateTurkish
Open 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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Kosmos Taverna

Kosmos Taverna

4.4(16 reviews)
3.4 miFallowfield
££

The food in Kosmos Taverna is just fantastic! Authentic Greek style food that comes in loads of…read morevarieties will leave you full and wanting for more at the same times. When I ask for a mint tea, most of the times I get also a fresh mint in addition to a teabag. The place is not cheap, but I say it's worth it! The only dish I didn't like was seafood meze (I haven't tried other mezes after that). With the rest you can't go wrong really!

Apparently this is a Manchester institution, serving authentic Greek food from this site for 30…read moreyears (estimate by my drunk friend last night - may not be 100% accurate). Despite passing this place on my school bus for 5 years however I'd never spotted it before. I now realise this has been a huge oversight on my part! I went with a group of 10 people for a bday celebration of an ex housemate. The staff coped really well with a big group and we were taken very good care of. They don't put a tip on as standard even for a large group - I prefer this practice, other restaurants please take note! The interior is nice, basic rather than luxurious but this adds to the atmosphere. They have a good drinks menu, I shared a carafe of red wine with someone and it was decent for the price. The menu has lots of choices, too many - I wanted everything! I had the deep fried halloumi in batter. It was delicious, perfectly done but I'd have preferred a better salad garnish, it just had 3 wedges of raw tomato with balsamic glaze. Friends shared the mezze platter and this looked great. Everyone said the starters were fantastic. I then had a steak casserole dish with star annise and cinnamon. The mains come with a choice of rice, chips, salad or roast potatoes. I went for chips and they were perfectly cooked, the rice looked good on other plates too. The meat was tender and the onions in my dish were lovely and sweet. I really enjoyed it. They brought out a piece of chocolate fudge cake with candles and sang for my friends bday, a nice touch. We all tried a bite of cake and the fudge icing was delicious. I had a medium sweet coffee which was the only down side of this meal for me. The Greek delight it came with (a piece of pink sweet very like Turkish delight) was amazing but the coffee itself was very bitter and full of grainy residue. Overall I loved it, really want to go back and try someone dishes. Needs to go on the list for yelp events I think!

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Kosmos Taverna - Tea with fresh mint

Tea with fresh mint

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Rusholme Chippy - I have to rush home to get to the rusholme.. UK's best kebab

Rusholme Chippy

3.6(12 reviews)
4.1 miRusholme
£

Being brand new to the world of Yelp, I'm very disappointed to find one of my favourite cafes in…read moreManchester being so obviously misunderstood. The Rusholme Chippy is not a chippy at all. Yes they do serve some English food but despite the name, which has obviously confused so many on here, it is the place where you will find the best Kobeda Kebab in Manchester! They've been serving these mouthwatering kebabs for over 30 years & were the first to do so in the area. The kebab is a minced lamb sausage style much like a kofte kebab, but infinitely better and is served on fresh naan with salad and extremely tasty sauces. For those with a healthy appetite, try a double - highly recommended! I hope this has cleared up the situation & will lead to other kebab lovers like myself visiting this fine and long-standing establishment.

I stumbled upon this gem from a tip of an Uber driver. Every aspect of the experience was great. It…read morewas fast, affordible, and delicious. The breaded chicken was still hot after my walk to the hotel and the monstrous portion filled my jet-lagged appetite quickly. There is a chili sauce in the wrap I want to steal and put on everything I eat. I'm only in Manchester 5 days and I plan on making a return trip. UPDATE: I ate here three of the four nights I had in Rusholme. I'm still as satisfied with the visit! The absolute best kebab is the kobedah. I recommend getting the Chili and Yoghurt sauce on the side - you get much more and it's fun for dipping! I don't intend on staying in Rusholme during my next visit, however if I find myself in the area I'll absolutely stop by.

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Rusholme Chippy - Best kebab on earth is their kobeda

Best kebab on earth is their kobeda

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Saajan

Saajan

3.3(8 reviews)
4.1 miRusholme
££

Saajan has become one of my favourite Kebab house recently. It may not look the best but believe me…read morethe food is excellent. The chicken I always have is succulent and juicy and so is the lamb, always cooked slightly pink which is a first for me in a kebab house!! There is all your usual kebabs including chicken tikka, lamb tikka, donner, chicken donner etc. As well as various currys, starters, lamb chops, fish. Prices are very reasonable for what you get, about £5.50 for 2 meats on nann with salad and sauce cannot be beat for quality and price. There is a decent sized seating area upstairs as well as down stairs. This place is always busy, even at 2am in the morning! The only let down is the onion bhajis which are just microwaved and go a little soggy and loose there fresh crispiness but this is not a reason not to try here. If you are after decent food at decent prices then you must try. Just don't expect the Ritz...

Saajan is another mediocre looking eat in/take out in Rusholme but the food here can be amazing…read more Even moi, who usually turns her nose up at any form of kebabs has been known to frequent Saajan. And it is a bit of an institution (there's another one on Wilmslow Road down in the Fallowfield end). Saajan has been rustling up asian cuisine for about fifteen years now, I believe. They must be doing something right. Saajan promotes itself as only using the finest ingredients and things like that - but its definitely all 100% Halal and the food really does taste good. Fresh starters, unusual mains - like prawns - and a great, fast service make it stand out from some of its rivals. This one has plenty of seating upstairs, and a few tables downstairs, so you don't have to only enjoy their delights in the cold outside. I hate the cliche bright orange and red of the counter and its still not something I would think of as a proper restaurant though, but still.

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