I love Turkish food! Most people seem to assume that it is kebabs after a late night - unidentifiable meat, garlic sauce and weird greenery. Nothing that you might eat if you were sober or not suffering from the extreme munchies.
However, there are more and more proper Turkish restaurants - especially, in E17 where I live. My favourite is Cinar which is at the 'less fashionable' end of Walthamstow High Street as a blogger recently called it. Personally, I like to think of it as more diverse, less urban and affordable but different strokes for different folks.
Cinar is opposite St James Street Station and does take-away as well as delivery (within a 3 mile radius). As you enter the restaurant, on the right there is the traditional Turkish restaurant set up of grill and assorted salads. However, this looks far more upmarket and smells brilliant.
The decor is perhaps what you might call 'Traditional Turkish' and very charming. The food is so very good. Borek (which is traditional puff-pastry with cheese), Anatolian Liver, Kebabs, Imam Baldi (braised aubergine with onion and garlic) and Russian salad.
The service is good and the wine is not bad at all for a local restaurant. Finally, their Turkish coffee is pretty much perfect and as their prices are reasonable, it doesn't have to be save for a treat.
L xx
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