Dem Turkish Mezze & Grill Restaurant in Lambeth

My favourite place. the bread is sensational have no words to describe it. Fantastic service all the time and incredible food it never disappoint. highly recommend

I go here for dinner occasionally with my family, it's great food and good service. Whilst it has become more expensive (hasn't everywhere!), because it's reliable you are not left with the feeling that it's poor value.

Great Turkish. We love this place, the food is always good and the bread is amazing. Good value for money specially when collecting from the restaurant.

I went here with some friends who live locally, and from the menu I knew in advance that I was going to enjoy the meal, but this restaurant really exceeded all expectations! I've had a lot of Turkish food in the last year, both in Turkey and abroad, and Dem just blew them all out of the water! We ordered a mixed cold meze plate, which was absolutely massive, and came with a portion of picked onions, two sauces and some Turkish bread. I had the Ali N - don't remember the exact name, but it was lamb on aubergine sauce with thin lavash and yoghurt. It was wonderful!!! And the portion was so massive that I took half home and enjoyed it again the next day. My friends had lamb kebab and a yoghurt lamb dish, and were very satisfied. They also serve Turkish beer, and the staff are friendly and accommodating. I really recommned this restaurant. It is one of the best I've ever been to.

Restaurant is amazing as always . Fantastic fresh food and top class service. Shout out to OUR very professional and friendly . And the bread is out of this world . We are regulars and the food never disappoint . Highly recommend this place the best restaurant in that area .

This restaurant continues to amaze. The food is delicious, with huge portions. The staff are wonderful & friendly and go above and beyond to make sure you're OK. If you're in the area, this has to be on your list if eateries.

The food was absolutely amazing!! And honestly the complimentary flatbread is to die forrrrrr. Go here all the time with my friends, the service is lovely and welcome and the food is just beautiful. Would recommend for families,friends and pretty much everything. Trying to find parking around is a bit difficult so be mindful of that. 10/10

Went for a meal at this eatery on Monday evening and had a very pleasant experience. The waiting staff were very attentive and knowledgeable about the menu; making suggestions about different dishes to try based on our enquiries. Once ordered, the food arrived promptly and was very tasty. The atmosphere in The restaurant was also very jovial and for a Monday night the place was fairly busy. I would not recommend the porn star cocktail it wasn’t great unfortunately but the meal we had was. I had the calamari to start and my friend had the fried aubergine. We were also served the delicious Turkish bread and salad. Mains were good. I had the grilled sea-bass. Which was also good although I would of preferred the fish served whole rather than filleted. My fried had a Turkish medley of grilled meats served with rice and salads. The place was a little on the expensive side but I would visit there again.

This was once my favourite local restaurant; I've been a regular customer eating there since they opened. Sadly, after tonight's experience, I will not be going back. The staff were rude, shouting at me, "Which one?" when I ordered a cocktail; they brought me the wrong one and moaned about me to other staff for not accepting it. The food was appalling: stale bread, old wilted salad, and they got my order wrong. When I complained, I was verbally abused by the manager. Avoid this restaurant. It's gone down BIG TIME!

Large and spacious busy restaurant. Food is delicious. Service is A Class. The bread is amazing. Prices have risen which is unfortunate.

Excellent service, cocktails are delicious and the food varied and very tasty. Would recommend and will return.

We wandered into this restaurant on a Saturday night and were seated promptly even though they were very busy. It was noisy, lively with fabulous food and service, just what you would expect, we were well looked after and will return.

Welcome to the Dem Ahmeti restaurant which is situatied in Reçica village.The restaurant offers you different traditional food.It offers you also peace and comfertable place to spend time with your family or friends.ayou can enjoy the beautiful and the fresh airof the mountain.Children can play all around and enjoy in every season.The prices are very offertable for everyone.A day spent in this restaurant is more valuable then a month in another place

Absolutely lovely restaurant with a great atmosphere and delicious food and drinks. Table bread was amazing and the main was incredible. Will definitely be visiting again soon!!!!! Lovely service

Dined here last night for the first time. Food was great quality & very tasty. Lovely to see it all being prepared. Good friendly service

I had heard good things about this place, it was recommended by a friend too, who’d had a great experience previously. So I had reasonably high expectations. The appetiser they brought was fantastic (and complimentary). The mains however were disappointing. I had the grilled king prawns which were tasty, but not fresh. My sister had the mousakka which looked and tasted as though it had been previously cooked, frozen and reheated. I understand the place gets very busy, but the food should at least be cooked on the day, and with fresh ingredients. Also, the staff seemed to be overwhelmed and rushing about without really looking up so we had to physically get up to call them over so we could order, then again for the bill as they just kept walking by us. Overall, not a great experience and unfortunately I wouldn’t go back. For the price I expected much more.

I used to enjoy eating from Dem but after lock down the price of lamb chops went from £11 to £15.50 (brace for a cost of living price hike) they claimed the price was the same but that was bs. But its how they treat regular customers like myself that has got me writing this. I live close to Dem so close their customers park in our car park. When a group of their customers blocked my partners car so she couldn't leave instead of being helpful the management was rude and their customers were abusive to my partner. I asked the to not let their customers park there in future but was met with rudeness and an attempt to intimadate me. When this happened again we were met with the same hostility. But this time it was not just me but 17 of our neighbours that were annoyed. So if you want a nice meal make sure you don't park at the back coz now we are all peed off and cars park in our car park will be parked at the owners own risk.

Went Friday night with few friends. Staff were attentive and friendly and did not rush us even though the restaurant was busy Had the chicken kofte and chicken shush. Food was tasty and tender. Would go back

One awesome night and a relaxing and nice restaurant in the Crystal Palace area. All of the food ‘’meat or fish’ was cooked to perfection and order. Staff worked hard to make sure you have a good meal and time out. And the restaurant has a big group area for party’s.

Ordered via Deliveroo and was not disappointed The food was delivered very quickly and was delicious We ordered vegetable dishes and really enjoyed them plus the bread was a generous portion & tasted lovely . Very nice hummus and tasty falafel. Will be making another order v soon

First time here meeting a friend after nearly two years and what an amazing find. The service was great, the place lovely and clean and the food was just lovely. We ordered the meat mousakka and sea-bass and both were really tasty. Generous portions and really nicely presented. On the house before our mains we were served a beautiful fresh salad, grilled onions in a beautiful sauce, some fresh bread and a couple of very tasty sauces. Glad we didn’t order starters as this was a great way to start our meal. I would definitely return even though it is not that near home. Thank you!

I think this was my fourth visit to Dem since it opened and my first for two or so years. Good quality food turned out well. I think Dem offers good VFM too!

Went on a Tuesday night and everything was delicious! Massive portion of lamb chops. Please tell me the name of the sauce that you put on the bread!! I need it 😫

Hats off to DEM Restaurant, I am a frequent customer of DEMs and love their food especially the Chicken Kofti, by far this is the best Turkish Restaurant that I have been too. So, I ordered a delivery (via Deliveroo) as I wasn't feeling too...

Really good food everyone loved it. Even down to the rice! Rice is rice isn’t it? Well this was nice rice! The yoghurt chicken was spot on and the bread an humous lovely 👍🏽👍🏽

The food here is outrageously good, you wouldn’t know from the unassuming shop front! Flavour, quality of produce and service... worth every penny.

Last night was my second visit to the restaurant. And I have previously ordered from it on numerous occasions via the food apps. Let me first of all say that the food is absolutely outstanding. It is better than anything I tried while living in...

This is somewhere i visit frequently, and more often than not the service is good! but on two occasions now i have found one of the owners unnecessarily rude to the point where i will not be returning! ( i was shouted at when i...

Came in with my mum and the food was so delicious from the starters to the main food. The service was so lovely the staff were so friendly thank you for a beautiful evening.

Extremely delicious starter and main was up to the mark. Service was good too. Must try if you are around.

Met some friends here for a very pleasure meal. Always good to know that we have good local restaurants. I would definitely recommend.

Excellent, plentiful food, great service. Each dish was mouth watering, so much so that even after I felt completely stuffed I could not help but keep picking at the remaining bits and pieces on the dishes. The restaurant was packed on a Wednesday evening, understandably...

Looking for a quick bite to eat I quickly browsed and choosed this restaurant after reading some of the views and it was also near to our hotel. Lots of high rated places in the area so it was almost like shooting fish in a...

There’s room at the back for a table of 20+ people although service for such a big group can be a bit hit & miss. Reliable Turkish food. Big portions of shish kebabs

Had the mixed grill, 😋😋😋 And had some left over for my Saturday lunch 🤗😝. Love their food grilled and not fried. Good if your on a high protein and low carb diet

I know food and tastes are subjective, but having eaten my fair share of Turkish, I felt I had to praise this establishment, we were a party of eight on a rainy Sunday afternoon, by the time we sat down at 2.30pm the restaurant was...

Only positive was the breads when we sat down. The moussaka was bland with no flavour, no seasoning at all. The rice was equally dull and seemed to have a coating of oil. The food was also luke warm as if it had come out...

Terrible moussaka that had no taste whatsoever. Looked like it had been in the microwave and was cold in the middle. Will not be coming back.

I am no expert on Turkish food but I had a fantastic lunch there with family and friends and all the dishes were excellent and different from each other. Service was very good and timing of the dishes was also paced just right.

I was there on 18/10/2019 with my family of 6 persons. In the starting I was amassed that this restaurant is full and everything will be clean and according to the standard. We got the table just in front of the grill the numbers were...

Luv Turkish food, I replied - so off we went to Dem. Think my son had visited before but was new to me. As another reviewer has written, ‘location not great’ - but this is of little matter once one gets inside. Such a warm...

Amazing place and food. Went with my wife’s family Friday night. Portions are huge, food is freshly cooked in front of you. First time I’ve tried Turkish four, will definitely try more.

Were invited over for a friends birthday Location is not great but food is really fresh tasty and wonderful We had amazing mezze and grill food And fragrant rice This is a Kurdish Resturant run by the owner whom is very passionate about food and...

Three of us arrived on a Saturday night demanding good quality, tasty and substantial Turkish food. We were not disappointed. Starters excellent. Mains wonderful. See my pictures for more detail.

My friend was eager to try this place so I agreed to go. Was expecting something a lot better than what I got. The complimentary flatbread and sauces were lovely and fresh, but my main was very basic, just almost plain grilled lamb chops and...

The ezme salad was very very good and I throughly enjoyed the mixed grill ordered. Service was on point and the whole ambience was good. I love the open kitchen. Another good local restaurant.

What can I say, my wife and I came here for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. The staff are so polite and friendly. The food was to die for. Will without doubt be back and I recommend if you're in Crystal Palace, make sure to...

My cousins come here regularly as they live near by and highly recommend the place. I have to say, I was quite impressed! Service was quick & professional. The food was amazing! So fresh & tasty. The cooking station is live but divided from the...

Took 2 of my friends for the first time to this local delight and they loved it! As always the place was rocking with the smells of good fresh food and an awesome atmosphere of fun & laughter! I have not tried anything else on...

The food was absolutely amazing!! And honestly the complimentary flatbread is to die forrrrrr. Go here all the time with my friends, the service is lovely and welcome and the food is just beautiful. Would recommend for families,friends and pretty much everything. Trying to find...

I was staying in a nearby hotel when visited here this week. Went for the mixed grill which was superb. Well cooked and full of flavour. Served with rice and complimentary salad and breads. Also complimentary desert. Service first class and prices were great for...

We ordered a hot meze sharer starter. We didn't realise you got a bowl of lovely bread, caramelised onions (amazing taste!!) and some dips complimentary with your starter so we had a whole table of delights!! Everything was gorgeous. We hadn't quite finished (as there...

If you are in Crystal Palace be sure to make a visit! Beautiful tasty food and fantastic service. Couldn't fault a single thing.

Every time we visit this place we walk out happy. Amazing atmosphere lovely staff and the manager is very friendly. The food is unbelievable

Good, simple, fresh, rustic, Turkish food. The complimentary pitta bread and salad was excellent. The mezze and starters were nice. Main course meat dishes were perfectly cooked and juicy. Baklava was a real delight. The two Turkish wines were also quite drinkable. Service was fast...

Food was amazing, I love there complimentary bread and the lamb shish is so tender and full of favour..I have been a few times now and it never fails me.. friendly staff as well.such a hidden gem! X

new decor is very nice Excellent food and service. I strongly recommend this restorant for family and romantic dinner even for big party's. Thanks for your hard work boys!!! �����

Unbelievably rude and miserable dark haired (Turkish?) waitress who decided herself that we couldn't finish our starter as our main course was ready, so she attempted to wrench our (clearly unfinished) starters away from us! She wouldn't take no for an answer and it became...

We have eaten before here and decided to visit again on a cold midweek evening. As before the food is tasty and delicious and the atmosphere very welcoming. We shared a cold and hot mezze which gives a good selection of dishes. Tasty complimentary dips...

I love the lamb ribs and the fresh bread! Extremely friendly staff and very accommodating. Sometimes can be difficult when you want to swap rice for chips, but they are easily persuaded.

I have been visiting this restaurant since March last year as we just moved to Cristal palace. I have to say we tried probably most of the restaurants in the area and this one is the only one that we frequent at least once a...

the grilled meats are amazing and they have some very tasty bread too. Been for quick dinner for two as well as big group parties. Service could be better but the food is always great. Portions are big and you get a salad starter with...

The food here is delicious we went for the meal for 5 £67.50 it’s well worth the money you get loads of meat, salad, rice bread, dips and chips 😋 and some left over to take home. I would 100% recommend this restaurant to anyone....

We discovered this restaurant few weeks ago. We love the food and the service. We always get chicken Sarma. The Halloumi cheese is delicious. I totally recommend this place. The bread with the two sauces they offer in the beginning is very tasty. Staff very...

I live locally but have not been here before. All the dishes, bread, starters, mains etc. were delicious and in generous servings. The BBQ is a real charcoal grill and the flavours reflected this. We were a party of six plus a child and all...

I've been to this restaurant before over the past few years and it's always been good. My last visit a few days ago was a terrible disappointment. The waitress was grumpy and wouldn't smile, and reached over us in quite an invasive way. The food,...

visited here last night, Being a Saturday it was busy. We were not waiting long before our order was taken. Starters arrived in very good time, followed by mains. Good food & friendly staff. Will be going back.

Well, moved in the area almost 18 months ago. I'm gutted that I only went here last week for the first time. All I can say is that the food is outstanding and this place is top of my list for Turkish cuisine.....Wow, wow ,...

This has to be one of the best Turkish restaurants in South London. The restaurant is clean, nicely presented and the staff are very helpful and friendly. The food is fantastic, the portions very generous and the service super quick. Definitely worth a visit 👍

We went here in a group of ten including a small child. The larger Dem Jumbo platters are pretty decent in size for 3/4 people however the one for 2 people was predominantly chicken wings and only a few cuts of meat so if you...

A great family dinner. The starter platter to share was amazing. Well worth the price. The mains were just as amazing. Big portions, very tasty and very friendly staff and great service. We would have had dessert but with the starter and main being big...

Love this place, visit at least twice a month. Delicious, plentiful food. Quick and attentive service. Reasonable pricing and great for any occasion.

We live in Crystal Palace, love many of the restaurants but Del is our favourite! Always take our friends wgen they are visiting. Been to loads of Turkish places elsewhere in London - none as good. Food is delicious, excellent value, friendly atmosphere (great for...

Wanted to try this restaurant & really enjoyed our evening Both food & service were excellent, Staff very polite. Will be going back.

visited here with family on a saturday night, service was friendly and we quickly ordered, breads and assorted dips were provided and then our mains arrived, I had an iskender and it was delicious, wife had chicken shish which was succulent and tasty, gutted i...

Eaten in this restaurant on a number of occasions and had a great meal each time. The service is always fantastic. You can watch the food being prepared on their massive grill behind a glass wall.

We went out for a family dinner and couldn't have chosen a better place. We were received by the owner himself and he was very kind to arrange a seat for us. From start to finish the service was excellent. We started with the cold...

From start to finish our evening at Dem was knockout. The mixed cold meze starter to share was so good I had to remind myself to hold back and leave room for mains - which was lucky as they too were absolutely delicious. Service was...

I was staying in a nearby hotel when visited here this week. Went for the mixed kebab which was superb. Well cooked and full of flavour. Served with rice and complimentary salad and breads. Service first class and prices were great for some really top...

Really lovely meal on a Friday night. Hummus and falafel to start was delicious and came with complimentary spiced flat bread, an absolutely incredible burnt onion dipping sauce, yogurt and salsa and a lovely big salad. For mains we had chicken sashlik and yoghurt lamb...

Always love eating here. Eat here at 1-2 a month! Fresh, well cooked food. Service great. Always busy. Highly recommend.

First of all the service in this restaurant is horrible! There was a young mix race girl who served us and had WAY TO MUCH ATTITUDE. The starter was nice which is calamari. The main which was shish kebab was very salty when telling a...

So I visited very late Sunday evening. The complimentary meze was quickly served by luke warm unreceptive staff. The main salmon and thrown on french fries was a bit better served by a waitress who returned a smile! Cometh the bill..once it was paid..the same...

Good staff with excellent choice of food. Complimentary starters are delicious. It is opposite Gipsy Hill police station

Went on a Saturday evening, although it was busy we were seated straight away. The staff were lovely, the food came out quickly - considering they were busy - and it was delicious.

Wow! One word that can only get close to the quality of this place. After a busy day trekking across London followed by a few sociables in Crystal Palace, I made my way to Dem for a late night feast. I went for the chicken...

I was pleasantly surprised by Dem's. The food was really good, lots of choice particularly for vegetarians. There were 3 of us in our party and so we ordered different dishes - all of which were really tasty. The portions were really big, so much...

I had driven pass this restaurant one afternoon, and decided to surf the net to find out more about it. I liked the look of the menu, and decided that I would arrange to go at some point. A friend and I had made plans...

We had been meaning to visit Dem but had not got around to it. We were 2 Adults and 2 children. We were visiting for the lunch time deal but we were informed that this had stopped. So we decided to order the sharing platter...

I've been here a number of times and have never been disapointed. All the food is so full of flavour, freshly cooked and absolutely delicious. Service is quick and the staff are always very attentive. This is a firm favourite of mine and I will...

Went here with my family for my sister in laws birthday, after previously visiting this place on several occasions and being happy and having a great time! Unfortunately yesterday this wasn’t the case, lazy staff left our empty plates in front of us whilst leaning...

Food always a massive hit whatever you order, especially from the grill! Service and friendliness of staff is amazing also, highly recommend!!

Visited as two couples for a quick dinner at short notice. Good food at decent prices with some nice free extras such as bread, salad and baklava. I recommend the mixed grill for two or any lamb dish!

My partner and I went for dinner and it was pretty busy. We ordered quickly and the food came quickly too. We had a hot mezze to share for starter and it was really good; piping hot and full of flavour. We had a Beyati...

Have eaten here about 6 times now and on each occasion, the staff have been welcoming and accommodating. It was a week day, so I could imagine at the weekend it being slightly noisier and have less attention from the staff but have never witnessed...

Very disappointed with the service today!We ordered off the lunch menu . Starters arrived within seconds(great) and by then another table became occupied with two adults and a child. Well I tell you that the waitress kept checking to see if we finished and whipped...

Was very pleasantly surprised by this place. It bills itself as a Turkish but apparently the owner is Kurdish...the cuisine was very typically Turkish and absolutely delicious. I ordered a started of houmous, which came with home-made flatbread roasted on the griddle and a dish...

If you like bbq meat this restaurant is for you. The meat is marinated send cooked to perfection. Great accompaniment of salad, sauces and spices. It got very busy and lively there this evening with a great atmosphere but they have loads of staff and...

My wife and I dined here a while ago and we really enjoyed the food. They provide bread and a couple of complimentary dips which is a nice touch. We were told to wait on the chairs at the front of the restaurant and after...

The food was very good as was the service. The chicken shish was perfect. The hot mezze not that great but still good.