Temat: Turkey:
Ok...
So we went there... One of the reasons that place came to my mind first was, a famous Turkish singer that I had a chat with last week. He came into a studio in Istanbul to make vocal recordings for a project that I am working on. We used video-conferencing with the studio etc.
After we finished he said: "Do you know, I know somebody who owns a restaurant in Warsaw".
Weird, I must say. I've almost never had anyone knowing anybody living in this country.
So he told me the name of the restaurant... "Lokanta", that I've been before.
Then why not to go and see it again... if someone is interested with Turkish food :)
A view from one of the corners. There's enough and airy space, but our table was kind of close to one of the doors.
I was hoping to find something really interesting in the menu as the main course (Like
Dolma. But all of the main courses were mainly -as I wrote previously- kebap & döner stuff.
Okay...
We ordered:
"Dolma",(Actually that thing is called "Sarma" or "Yaprak Sarması". "Dolma" is made from green bell pepper and it is a hot-meal),
"Patlıcan Salata" (paste of grilled eggplants, garlic and lemon juice) as the cold apetizers, and
"Karides Güveç" (shrimp, tomato, mushrooms and pepper casserole; sauted in butter and topped with melted cheddar cheese) as the hot apetizer.
You don't need a starter, but I wanted to try something special before we get to Kebap thingy.
Dolma (I refer to it as "Sarma") was nice, and the grape leaves were soft enough to enjoy it. Too bad, it is configured as a cold apetizer and there were only 4 pieces to try out. :)
When I'm in Turkey, I have usually I dunno... 14 of them? :)
Patlıcan Salata was also nice, although its taste was more European (like they didn't put that much spice to it as in Turkey - I understand the reason though... they don't want to scare Polish people and make them regretting :)
Then the main coursezz...
We ordered 3 different meals (with meat) because wanted to share and try different tastes.
İnegöl Köfte
(Meatballs, İnegöl style. İnegöl is a small village close to Bursa. Which is famous with this 'invention' :)
It was just like the originals. Tasty, well cooked. Some gourmet from İnegöl might critisize it, but it was tasty for me.
Approved by İlter. :P
Şiş Kebap
Probably this is the most famous kebap. You call it "Sish Kebab". Şiş = skewer
The one we ordered was chicken, but there's also the choice of turkey as the meat.
It was tasty too. Though not my favorite.
And then...
Specialty:
Beyti Sarma
(Grilled minced beef-lamb seasoned with garlic, wrapped in thin lavash bread and baked in wood-fired oven)
That was the killer. I forgot how nice it tastes...
This one was the showstopper. The meat inside is having a special consistency and taste, surrounding lavash bread makes it even better. And tomato sauce... yummy.
And of cource, a table spoon of yoğurt (learn THE spelling!:)
After all this heavy work, you should definately try Turkish tea in those special -small- glasses.
... and when we were sitting, I saw this handsome guy in a suit passing by our table. I kindly stopped him and asked whether he knows the "singer" I told you about... he said: "Yes, I'm married to his younger sister".
So we had a champagne...
Actually, I've never had a champagne after a Turkish tea, but it was nice. hehe
The owner is a sweet person (who's been living in Poland since late 80s) and he was kind enough to open a bottle of champagne and chat with me couple of minutes.
So, overall, I must say the food was distinctively better than 4 years ago. That's plus. If I'm somewhere in the city center next time and I have some guests, that place will be my secret weapon. :)
Not a wide variety of Turkish cuisine though. I'll ask what 's the reason... probably it is because of the expectancies of Polish clients from a "Turkish food".
It is not a cheap place but the atmosphere and food is worthwhile.
Here are the prices of the things we ordered:
Apetizers:
Dolma -- 15 zł
Patlıcan Salata -- 15 zł
Karides Güveç -- 27 zł
Main:
İnegöl Köfte -- 21 zł
Şiş Kebap -- 32 zł
Beyti Sarma -- 42 zł (specialty)
Drinks:
Red wine (Merlot Rosso 150 ml.) -- 12 zł
Çay (Herbata po Turecku) -- 3 zł
Let's go together next time! :)
ilter Kalkanci edytował(a) ten post dnia 05.06.08 o godzinie 17:51
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