Kapadokya, George Hudson Street

Turkish food is a little more than a greasy kebab after a night on the lash, and you can definitely find a large range to choose from here. Alongside the more traditional (and very well cooked) kebabs are some dishes with a bit more flavour and texture, and I would suggest eating one of these.
I had aubergine stuffed with charcoal-grilled lamb and green peppers which had been finished in a tomato sauce, and then the whole dish was topped with a Bachamel cheese sauce. This also had a large tomato and cucumber side salad and a rather modest portion of rice. For pudding I had kadayif - which has been my favourite pudding since I was a kid, since it’s essentially a shredded wheat with honey-pistachio goodness. This was good, although I’ve had better. The main dish managed to maintain my interest, and was something I would recommend.
I also seemed to have made the best selection. Most of the other people I was dining with made choices that, although they were very nice, were a bit bland (there is naturally only so much you can do if it’s just meat and rice).
I tried a homemade sausage from another dish, and although it was very tasty, there was nothing extra going on. The portions of rice were a little small too, and not all dishes had a side salad like mine. I also tasted somebody else’s baklava, which was a little bitter. The prices were reasonable though (except for the drinks, but that’s nothing new), and the Turkish coffee at the end of the meal was also very good. In the end I paid about £17 for two courses plus coffee and tip.
I didn’t think much of the service - a little too quick and they placed us on a bad table where it was hard to serve everybody and the dishes had to be passed back and forth, even though here was plenty of space in the restaurant and we could have sat somewhere else. Although I might eat there again, it would be only because I knew which dishes to choose and which to avoid
Reviewed byN. Luke Abraham