Troy is probably my favourite kebab house on this stretch of City Road. They take such care with the food that it tastes a whole lot better than everyone else's. This may have something to do with the fact that Troy is a restaurant and not just a take away. They serve Turkish and Mediterranean food, as well as the most refreshing tea in the world! The place is run by really friendly people who take a pride in what they do. The atmosphere is very relaxed, and it's a place where a lot of the locals pledge their allegiance. Business is not as brisk as it used to be a few years ago. There are now too many restaurants and takeaways doing the same thing, providing too much competition along the City Road. Troy was one of the first, and thankfully they haven't lost the passion for what they do. A kebab will set you back about £6.00, but there's enough food for two people, making them really well priced for what you get. read more

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Another Turkish kebab house? I think not. On the off chance you visit this place and not for the kebab on the night out you should try there charcoal grilled specials, this being their saving grace and unique offering for the area. The have takeaway food as you would expect and some interesting items on the menu. I'm always impressed to see the food I ordered be prepared and cooked in the front of house. The doner kebab is exactly like any you'd find down the street but competes well with Adonis kebab takeaway. read more

Troy - Turkish Near Me - Cardiff, CRF

One of my favourite places to eat in Cardiff. The service is always excellent and food even better. Complimentary apple tea and Turkish delight is always brought at the end of the meal. I love to share the Troy Special - a platter of grilled meats, and a cold meze starter. Lots of Turkish bread and their special red sauce are to die for. Great value for money too. read more

Troy - Cold meze starter - Turkish Near Me - Cardiff, CRF

Three words: Take away quail. I know, it is bonkers, but really surprisingly good. If you want a dirty kebab on the way home from the pub, I'd nip next door to Adonis, but if you want a well cooked Turkish meal, either as a meal out or a takeaway, then Troy is by far one the best. So, eating in: The staff are friendly and attentive, but not bothersome, the bread is all cooked fresh in front of you, and they have a good selection of wines and beers. The meat is cooked on an open charcoal barbecue in the restaurant, while other mains are cooked in the kitchen. The food is always good, and not too pricy, but not cheap and nasty either. The meat is always cooked well, and a mixed grill goes down a treat, but the meals with sauces are equally good. To finish off the meal are some lush Turkish deserts - you have to try the baclava - a complimentary glass of apple tea and some Turkish delight. And the takeaway? Well, the food is the same, you just get the apple tea while you wait! This is a really quite authentic Turkish experience, and much, much more than a 'kebab shop'. read more

This Turkish restaurant and take away never appealed to me from the outside for an eat-in meal, but for take-away wraps it's fantastic. They're big on grilled meat / kebabs, but you can also get falafel and other fillings if you're veggie. They make the wraps right in front of you, with fresh ingredients, and are really generous in terms of portions - I could easily eat just half of a wrap from there and be completely stuffed! They may even give you a little glass of apple tea while you wait for them to make it. They have a lunch special offering two courses for £7.99, including bread, salad, rice and dips. Great value for money. Having had great take away from here, I would consider sitting in sometime for a proper restaurant meal. read more

Bah! Reprehensible little place! I'm sorry. Seeing the other reviews for Troy, my little outburst must come as a bit of a surprise, and I can completely understand why my subjective review may not dissuade you from trying the place, but it will at least give you fair warning. When I first moved up to this part of Cardiff, I was looking for a decent kebab after a night out. My friend, a seasoned veteran of the Cardiff kebab scene, naturally, suggested we go to Troys. Having no experience with these places, I went on his advice and ordered a standard, completely innocuous donor kebab from the place. Meat was devoured, sleep was had, it was a fine ending to a good night and also a terrible beginning to an awful day. In short, the damn thing poisoned me. We all hear stories about how the meat of (insert place name) is actually whatever pigeons are slow enough to be caught, or the food here will kill you in three bites and is actually made from mattresses they found in a lane. Well, this experience is the reason those stories exist. In cases like this, I'm usually willing to give the place a second chance, but with Troy, there are better kebab places two doors away, so sadly Troy gets two stars. Next time, don't poison me, dammit! read more

Troy is a true hidden gem. Just down from Tenkaitchi on City Rd, Troy is an authentic Turkish restaurant/Meze bar specialising in Kebabs of all shapes and sizes. You can eat in or take out and get great service with both. Our first experience (me and Mog) was a take out and I had a delicious Chicken Shish and he had an even more delicious lamb doner. It was very good value for money but, more than that, it wasn't just a pitta bread scored down the middle, plonked in a plastic tray with lots of mush dumped on top of it. It was a proper kebab! Next time we decided to eat in and sat at a table at the back of the restaurant. The waitress, who was lovely, very quickly wiped down the table, set the places, dished out the menus and sorted drinks. The atmosphere was great, the banter between staff and guests (and each other!) very lively and friendly and the music playing in the background was wonderfully authentic and pitched just right. The list of hot and cold starters is enourmous and very varied, and priced reasonably enough to let you pick a couple if you are having trouble deciding (between £2.50 and £4.95 for the mixed meze platter. Most starters are around £3.50). The main dishes are then broken down into different meat or vegetable 'dishes'. Prices go from £6.95 to £12.95 for the 'Chef Special'. I had the Yoghurtlu Tavuk Beyti (Grilled minced breast of chicken prepared with yoghurt & butter sauce at £8.50) and really enjoyed it. The portion was generous, but the sauce was light enough so that it didn't get samey or too sickly and i did my best to finish the lot! Mog had the Adana Kofte ( Spicy minced kebab grilled on skewers served with salad at £6.95) and had no trouble whatsoever in finishing his. Then, when we were done eating, the lovely waitress persuaded us to have some Turkish tea. It's free and absolutely delicious. The tea is served from a large urn into small, dainty glasses and taken with sugar or without. It smells like amber and honey and the taste is something else. I can't wait to have it again and the next time I vists Troy, i'll be so excited knowing that the tea is coming at the end of the meal! The menu is fab for meat eaters and veggies (I've been told by non-meat-eating friends that it's also great for vegetarians too) and both times I've visited Troy, I found the staff to be really friendly, happy and smiley and helpful. The food was absolutely delicious and very fresh and prepared right in front of my eyes. I can't recommend Troy highly enough. read more

Having never sit down there for a proper meal and only had a take away I have to say that I really enjoyed my lunch, they give enough food for 2 or even 3 people on their wraps. Really nice value for your money and you get to see them cooking/grilling your wraps. My only if about the restaurant is that they were way too slow doing their stuff, I had to wait around 15 to 20 minutes. Which is a bit too much for a wrap. If I ever go there to have a proper lunch will report back but if you are hungry and enjoy North African food this is a very good place to go! read more

At long last my first meal at Troy last night - we both had the special, a delicious selection of charcoal grilled meats. Simple food at its best and good value. Also very good hummous and puffed-up bread, cooked on a mushroom-like hot plate. Friendly and efficient service too. I would definitely recommend going. read more

Ambling past Troy's modest City Road fronting, you'd never guess behind the visible kebab shop takeaway lies an inviting eat-in area. Which gives its charcoal grill restaurant/meze bar something of a secret find aura from the offset, multiplied once you taste almost anything from an extensive Turkish and Mediterranean menu. If you can't choose, then the Tavuk Kanat is a fine place to begin, a satisfying portion of chicken cooked on a nearby open grill, popping any mythical stories of what goes on in a restaurant's kitchen. Continental opening hours mean a lazy late lunch is no trouble, while those wanting to start the night there, as opposed to ending it upfront with a kebab, can glug eye-opening Turkish spirit Efe Raki. And all for only a little more than you'd spend on your takeout doner and chips, eschewing the inevitable feat of spilling half of it on your shoes on the way home. read more

Don't be put off by the kebab shop front. Just great inexpensive turkish food. Lovely staff too.

If you are looking for AUTHENTIC good tasting Turkish food or prefer your kebabs but with a slight jazz, then this is the place to come. I would have to describe Troys as a home where you are greeted so warmly and made to feel very comfortable. They have a rustic turksih ambiance about the place and the generosity from the staff is just one of the many things that gets a tick in my book from this place. The dining is very casual but yet at the same time they make you feel very special and are in no rush to get rid of you and vacate the table unlike other places around Cardiff. When it comes to generosity how many restaurants can you name that give you free authentic Turkish bread baked fresh on the premises with fresh marinated olives, authentic Turkish chilli and a garlic sauce.... all this by the way is unlimited. They host a great selection of Grilled foods....the smell and aroma that circulates this restaurant is unbelievable. You can smell it even before you get through the door. This my friends is due to them using real coals, unlike an electric grill as most kebab shops do. In which case I would like to highlight that this is NOT a kebab shop it is actually a mezze house. My personal favourite is the grilled kebabs, chicken wings and lamb chops. All decent quality and good size portions layed on a bed of Turkish rice and salad. It is enough to make any foodies mouth water. It is perhaps one of few Turisih/Mediterranean restaurants to sell alcohol with their food as well and the prices are not steep at all. The ending to any meal in a turkish restaurant has got to be Turkish tea. Troys offer the most flavoursome apple tea and will certainly warm you up on any winter welsh night. Do not be afraid by the modesty of the restaurant....any critic knows that the only way to anyone's heart is really and truly through their stomach and I must admit that Troys defiantly does touch the heart. I would rate the food on the level of one of the most renowned Turkish areas selling the best Turkish food in the Uk and that is Wood Green in London. These guys sure do know what they are doing with their ingredients and how to delivery on customer service. read more

Just had a take away from Troy - delicious falafel wrap and my friend had lamb doner kebab. Really good food, the owner gave us apple tea whilst we waited - I am definitly going to have a sit in meal some time soon. read more

This is no ordinary kebab house. Having eaten there as a sit down and take away on multiple occasions I feel confident it evaluating the place. The service is always friendly and prompt and the food excellent. The "taster" meals are excellent value for money. All in all definately worth 5 stars! read more