Unbeatable Wood…read moreGreen is my new local and since moving from Tufnell Park I keep coming back to Gokyuzu & Kervan.. let's call it G&K from now on. Ok it can be a bit intimidating when busy as it's noisy. Also the lighting makes me feel somewhat uncomfortable but the service is generally excellent and the food is unbeatable.. so you can understand that I have become a bit conservative when eating out in Wood Green. G&K is a Turkish restaurant that serves some authentic food. The plates are full of meat or veg and they provide an excellent salad, bread and dip starter for free. The salad is amazingly fresh every single time, the bread is warm and the dip tasty. The mains have so far never dissapointed. My donner is not too oily and goes well with the rice that's included. My wife's vegetarian was surprising good.. the aubergine was soft, moist, slightly oily and flavoursome. I m tempted to try the veg myself next time but the donner keeps calling me. The mixed grill is exceptional value for money. It has meats, bread and rice from what I remember. You also need at least 3 people to have a proper go at it. For once we tried the dessert.. the baclava was fresh but the rice pudding (called something else) is light and delicious. Personally I prefer the Greek baclava as it's a bit more moist but your taste could be different. To help digest we had some Turkish coffee, again exceptional. Turkish food is the harder edge of middle Eastern food. I always think that they are less delicate in cooking meats than Persian which by the way is my personal favourite. However the mixture of fresh salads seems to lighten the load of the meats on the body. K&G provides both quantity and quality and is well worth a visit.

Wood Green is ruled by Turkish and polish shops. So to discover a new Turkish restaurant/take away…read moreafter 3 month absence is not a big deal. By myyyyy did it look good from the outside. Warm colours, a wide range of seating arrangements and loads of nice full plates. My friend and I had a some catching up to do and this was as good a place as any. The menu is very typical. Loads of meat and not many veggie options. We ordered two starters and two mains. That was way too much! They gave us hummus, bread AND a salad on the house. Plus all the rest of the delicious food this nearly killed me, as I can never resist a great Turkish meal. Also the waiters were amazingly nice and when I asked for some extra rice it was given without any extra charge. Amazing.

Rude, sarcastic staff. They dont sell under £10. Hehehe. Typical Turkish attitude. Pushy and quite…read morestupid. So, today i came, and i do i wanted Falafel and sparkling water. The waiter said No, they dont sell only this. You have to order more. So f...k urself. the fun fact is , that i wanted to come this evening with my freind for dinner. Now , you can kiss my a...s How stupid you must be to be this stupid. Hehe. I saw other reviews. I am not the first, who said same thing. Good luck, and never again. Humanity in this place is low.

We went to Likya for a weekday lunch as it was only steps away from my daughter's apartment in the…read moreGolders Green community of Metropolitan London. This was my first experience with Turkish food, and that's one thing I enjoy about London is the wide variety of international dining. We started off with some of the freshest pita I've had, accompanied by a humongous bowl of creamy tzatziki sauce. For the app, the family shared a Karisik meze cold appetizer sampler. Our entrees were centered on doner (lamb). We had the Yaprak Doner (shredded lamb served with rice), Betyi (seasoned spicy lamb served on a skewer on top of pita and served with fresh vegetables), and mixed doner (shredded chicken and lamb). With all 3 dishes, the meat was fresh, moist, and delicious. The server was very friendly and accomodating (I think he was smitten with my daughter, but in a nice way). I'd also mention that, across the street, Likya also had a smaller branch, more of a bakery. They have a lady who before your eyes, prepares gozleme from scratch at a preparation station. I tried the one with cheese and spinach and it was delicious. For my Miami peeps, I'd equate a gozleme with an empanada. We were stuffed, but we also got excellent chocolate baklava to go back to the apartment with. All in all, I enjoyed my Turkish dining experience with Likya!

Excellent food. Service was fine but waiter was a bit grumpy. All orders come with free fresh…read morebread, 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

Overpriced and undercooked…read more 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

Looking for a chill place to have a good conversation complemented with a satisfying meal? Then…read morelook no further...Sömine is what you are searching for! We were on our way to another restaurant up the street and we all decided we could no longer be bothered with walking, that's when Sömine appeared in the distance. We decided to gamble and eat here instead. This is when laziness actually is beneficial. The staff here is so friendly and funny. You were served with the complementary items and given recommendations based on our eating preferences. My fellow veg heads we can eat here! They have several items on the menu that cater to vegetarian boundaries (vegan I'm not so sure). I forget the name of what I ordered but it was almost like a meatless and pastaless lasagna. It was de-lish-us! The place is a bit small with the tables fairly close to each other, so be careful when moving around. Luckily for us, there was one other party there so we had room to stretch our limbs. I would definitely recommend this place

I have to admit, it's been ages since I last ventured out to Dalston...even though it is supposed…read moreto be the new hipster central! And given that I was practically a novice to this area, I whipped out my phone to consult the opinion of my fellow Yelpers as to where they suggest a starving bloke should find consolidation for his stomach. Sömine popped near the top of the list with overwhelmingly good reviews - amongst others, one by Lizzie G, whose reviews are generally superb! I walked along Kingsland Road, with its mixture of ethnic supermarkets, trashy clothing stores and fried-chicken shops. But the further North you go (towards Stoke Newington), the more the area seems to become "cool", as you can find hip restaurants and coffee shops for the yuppies and hipsters that slowly, but surely seem to "gentrify" this area. Sömine is as low-key as it gets - in fact, it resembles a cheap cafeteria of my long-gone university days. But let's turn to the food for a minute: they mostly offer stews, which are on display already from the outside. The guy behind the counter explained to me the various flavours/ingredients and in the end decided on a vegetarian stew and a stew with minced lamb and aubergine. He ladled them both on a soup-plate and on the side he served me some pickled vegetables and rice. (I specifically asked for the rice to be served on a separate plate.) What I liked best about my dining-experience here was watching the kitchen ladies making Turkish raviolis right there in the restaurant (see photo). For some reason, this act of making food right here and there, made me believe that all their food is made with a similar passion...

Everything was amazing, would highly recommend. No reservation needed but they do get busy, reserve…read moreif possible.

Food is okay but the staff not to sure about as they are not very diverse or friendly especially…read moretowards Kurdish people. As there's been a lot of issues between there countries and Acknowledging that your living in the UK which means you need to create a Peace between yourself rather than Bicker in Turkish like we can't understand what your talking about okay.

we dined on 22 August 2023 and were delighted with our welcome, the food and service were…read moreexcellent. Portions are generous and there is a wide menu choice.

The only thing that outnumbers Turkish restaurants among Upper Street's storefronts are estate…read moreagencies... and trust me, the experience at Gem is much kinder, honest and affordable than the other 50% of shopfronts you might pop into. (#3 on that venerable list is Saturday night Essex girl flocks. The above list regarding to overall experience still applies.) Anyhow, Gem is just that. Specialising in Turkish and Kurdish fare, I'd venture to say this is one of Upper Street's only cheap 'n' cheerful spots with a wine list starting at 3.50 and some incredible traditional stuffed Kurdish bread that is prepared in the front window. While this spot struggles to find the flare that Gallapoli has thrice over, sometimes it's just nice to settle into a restaurant that's not trying too hard - just serving good, honest food at exceptionally reasonable prices.

Lovely food and excellent customer service!! the staffs are very friendly and will go above and…read morebeyond. 100% recommend this restaurant. I am a regular and loyal customer at Maedah Grill

After a failed attempt to get into the extremely busy and poorly managed Tayyab's, we decided to…read moretry out Maedah Grill. In comparison to the indefinite wait time at Tayyab's, we were seated instantly at Maedah. The hosts are quite attentive and knew when we were ready to order. We got the Hummus (which comes with bread) for starters. It was really nice and flavorful. The bread was fresh too! For our main course, we ordered the Chicken Sheekh Kebab with rice and their newly added fish entree - Grilled Fished with Salad. The chicken kebab was good and cooked well. The fish was cooked well too, but lacked salt. The fish had a nice grilled/roasted taste to it, so quite disappointing to learn that salt was missing. That would have been a 5 star for this place! The servers/waiters were extremely friendly. Our server was from Uzbekistan and was very happy to learn that we had come all the way from NY to taste their food ;-). He gave us a complimentary Turkish Tea and dessert.. again, both delicious! We appreciated that little kids kind gesture! For beverage, I tried the Ayran - Yogurt Juice.. again, lacked a bit of salt, but very refreshing! Overall, a very good experience! Highly recommended!

We ordered the hummus, cacik (tzaziki), falafel platter, ezme, & vegetable mousaka. I would order…read moreeverything besides the vegetable mousaka thing tbh. The sauces would recommend ordering the full serving especially of the cacik it was super smooth. 40-45 min wait on a Friday night FYI.

Really lovely. Service was bare bones but friendly enough, they were quick with bringing things out…read moreas well. Prices are very reasonable. I ordered a variety of items including a lamb kebab (£12.50) the lahmacun (2.50), chips (£3.0) etc. There was also free pita brought out that I ordered a side of yoghurt for. I enjoyed the salad with the kebab and thought the chips were excellent. The lahmacun was a steal. It was a large portion and so flavourful for the money. I liked the side of yoghurt as well and it cut down on the spice from the chili sauce. It's byob so your bill can be quite reasonable even if you drink. Very nice lunch and would absolutely recommend to friends