Istanbul Restaurant and Takeaway in Newham

Nestled in the heart of Manor Park, this hidden gem offers a delightful culinary journey through the flavors of Turkey. From the moment you step inside, the warm and inviting atmosphere transports you straight to the bustling streets of Istanbul.

I have been going to this place for over 20 years (they use to be big restaurants back then. Groceries used to be called Istanbul too. However, lately, it seems a bit of a miss with no Donner (size of donner is way small, hence by 7 its near ends) at 7ish. There waiters are ok, service is little odd in comparison to back in the days but not really a point IE they are ok. Had few people came over the other day, so decided to get 2 special platters (made sure I was there by 6.30ish). When I got back home and opened up the platter, I saw that they had reduced the quantity of donner (well, their Donner is small so perhaps they give little portions so that they can give others but that means customers get less for their money, I suppose they don't see a future hence perhaps make what they can while they can) and other stuff. A little sad but good thing, there is Ottoman Donner (10 mins drive and you can get best Donner from barking road or Ilford) and other food places in this area. I used to recommend and go in to eat at this place, just have to others or take a drive to Ilford instead.

It's an authentic Turkish restaurant. The food is very tasty and has a good portion . Bread and salad and turkish tea are served free of charge with your food. Lamb shawarma and meat shish cubes, adana kebab are must try. If you want lamb shawarma, go before 9 pm, runs out after that time. The ambience is a bit outdated and it's hard to find the restaurant due to poor sign board lighting. The owner or chef who is good at making food but doesn't interact much. Mix & Kebab, which is £20 is good enough for three people to share.

This Turkish food has a different taste but it’s the best staff are very nice people

The best kebab, you will not find like this ever in London

Ordered lamb shish. The lamb was dry, tasteless and tough. The rice bland, the salad, watery and tasted as if it had been left out for a few hours. The double vodka was a single at best! The service mediocre but friendly. Conclusion: a takeaway at best but only if all the other restaurants are closed! One * for service and so could post review. PS: food critics could be coming to a restaurant near you...

The food is good but the restaurant always opens late my lunch brake starts at 12:00 and ends at 12:30 some days the restaurant doesn't open and I can't get any food because of their tardiness

Fresh Turkish food at a very reasonable price, I'd recommend anyday.

Well cooked wings and mixed doner.

I give 1 star because of the dirty washroom, it would be possible to update this part since everything is deplorable there.

Was there for iftar, very slow service and the food was half warm, sauces were watered down, especially the chilli sauce. The salad looked lifeless. Decore was outdated to the point were hanged painting looked like the damp was coming out of it. Considering it was a halal restaurant they offered no Dates or water for the us to break the fast out of courtesy. We literally went next door to the Turkish grocery store to buy dates. As mentioned the actual food was OK, not great but wasn't terrible for one time. If the owner is reading this I would serious consider renovating and then hiring some young staff to show some excitement in welcoming potential customers aswell getting a new chef who can maintain freshness and quality (unless your the chef and owner). Your in a prime location but looks like the furniture and wall's have not been maintained for years. Sorry for a long review but I do see potential if the the manager is open minded.

Fresh and excellent food in manor park. Service was good. Behaviour was amazing. Well satisfied.

Food was full of grease and I couldn't eat it

Food was so good. Best turkish restaurant in London. I highly recommended this restaurant.

Best kebab in Newham very delicious And friendly staff

It's ok not a bad spot. Very basic chicken and lamb doner kebab.

Best place I have ever eaten. The food was so tasty. Specially Sheesh kebab with rice and salad. Also the Fresh Baklavas ❤️ Yummy

Yesterday donner kebab was very dry.

Food is always good. Good value for money Recommend

Great tasting food and decent price

I love the food, the restaurant is clean and affordable price.

Very good place to eat. Cheap and freshly cooked food. A + 💯👍🏽

Best food in the world the place was clean I would definitely recommend coming back 😋

This is the best food I have ever had the pleasure of eating. The staff are incredibly friendly. It’s nice to see a family business that cares about their customers and the quality of their products.

Fantastic, good quality food. Good service too! The restaurant itself needs a revamp though. It's been the same for decades.

Ordered through Uber eats today 28 October , time 2.44, ordered the Istanbul special and mix shish , first time disappointed with them, food wasn't as fresh as usual , also little cold maybe it was Uber eats delay. However the standard wasn't as it is usually , has the chef or management changed? Please don't lower standards because of ordering through Uber eats rather than eating in

Lovely restaurant always come to dine in great price and best quality food, chef and staff are really nice, and chef is always giving extra bread and free baklava and tea big thanks to this shop for there great food keep it up!!!

It was a very good service and the people are very friendly and the food is very hot when served and the food is very tasty and very very fresh

Doesn't look much from the outside, however this restaurant is a gem. The food is great, the portion sizes are just right, not too much and not too little, coupled with good prices. Definitely worth a visit, if you like grilled meats. Good value for money dining for the family. Ambiance of the dining area could be improved, a little run down.

My regular take away when it comes to Turkish. Not far from where I live, I always pick up and order whilst waiting, that way I can get the food home piping hot. The quality of meat, chicken and the kebabs are always fresh and tender just the way I like it. Unable to fault as yet!!!

One of my favourite Turkish restaurants.

My all time favourite a small restaurant but most authentic Turkish food

Nice staff, very quiet for a lovely place

Very very testy food, owsam.. Best chef and wonderful salad, all food serve with salad, bread and traditional turkish rice with a very reasonable price.. And loved the turkish pizza...😍😍😍

Excellent food and salad.. friendly environment , good service.. love the place

This is one of those places that looks old but serves great food. The prices are very reasonable and food is tasty, great salad too. Good staff, parking available at the rear or on single yellow line before 4pm and after 7pm.

They gave me out of date food last time i went there and then i went back today and they said i was lying about the out of date food. This is a trash place. I recommend no one to go there.

Very good restaurant nice food and Good Staff

Nice! Adana kebab, bulgur rice, plain rice, salad and bread! Just under a tenner.

I found the food to be wonderful and very delicious, it was just like being back in Istanbul again! Friendly staff, clean interior and great Turkish tea. Shall definitely be coming back again soon.

Food is as always excellent. Really really good. I might just say its yummy yummy in my tummy

Called and took the wrong order and one of the staff (possibly the owner)got angry when I came to collect and corrected my order. Chips were fried with old oil. Very greasy and not enjoyable. You should not be able to smell the oil in the box. I asked for salt and vinegar and only got a pinch of salt on my chips. One of the workers packing my food was unfriendly, did not understand English and got angry when I asked for salt and vinegar. About 20-30 mins eating my food I vomited. Is this because of their food? I have no idea but this is very uncommon for me to do. I will not be going back there.

Always 10/10 in quality food. Reliable.

FRAUDSTER working there guy took my card and looked at my security code then suddenly someone spent 174 quid on my card! Disgusting.

We love the food and the price is good.

Loved the food, 10/10 but the female staff need to improve in the customer service department

Quick Service, very fresh food, well cooked, tender and 100% correctly spiced

Good food as always yet dissapointed that I didn't receive the 50% government help towards my bill. I've invited my family out and was looking forward to a reduction on the bill but I didn't receive one. Assumed all food places are organic of the scheme. Dissapointed.

food was great and very fresh served

Great value for money. Food was quality too.

The best place for Adana kebabs I have tried so far!

Best kebab ever . Highly recommend

Worst Turkish restaurant. I had lahmacun it was soggy, smelly, salad with raw cabbage and red onions, tomatoes veg, 2 dips made just of yogurt and water and chilli sauce full of juice from vegetables. It was wrong choice.

I have given this place 4* based on the food. A large chicken shish, to eat in is £7.50. It was good quality chicken and the Bulgar wheat was lovely, not greasy at all. The bread is fab, the salad is just okay. Now the service......its practicaly non existent. You are brought salad and bread but no plates. The tables are not set and you are not offered a drink. When I asked for diet coke there was no offer of a glass. The Waitresses barely say a word (not sure if this is down to a language barrier) However, I would eat here again if passing. Just don't go here for a special occasion as I fear you would not be satisfied. Suitable for a quick lunch stop only.

Foods ten ten very nice and good service boss give me a free cup of tea after my munch he's a good lad

The friendliest staff, full mangal turkish menu. Not just a kebab shop, this is a proper turkish restaurant. Just like any you'd find on greens lanes north london. I really like their lamb donor. It's like nothing I've ever had before. It's not the usual minced lamb on a skewer, instead is made of pieces of lamb steak piled up on the skewer, then cut like a donor. You know how a chicken donor is actual pieces of chicken rather than mince... Well their lamb donor is actual pieces of lamb... So yummy!

Food was good service was good. Just one thing I didn't get that if its a party they don't provide tap water. Other than that food was tasty.

good food the guy who sell there is very positive!!

Столовка восточной направленности.

Good kebabs, great prices and friendly staff

Guy was pickling my salad with bare hands that after closing main door he never washed stocky guy in when i asked him what do you think you doing he looked at me as if that is normal, even worse he wouldnt accepted that what hes is done is wrong then asked me but you gonna eat the food with your hands hygine is absolute 0

Excellent for with reasonable price.

Their falafel wrap is awesome, they cater customer needs which is awesome but at times some of them do tend to be agitated and one of their female staff have very big dirty nails and she rolls wraps with those hands made me sick it's wierd they don't have gloves while wrapping the wrap and the other higiene problem is they have flies where all the salads and meat is at the front of display, there is a need of improvement with customer service and higiene otherwise food is nice, they make mistake while taking order

Good prices and delicious food. Staff was friendly

Excellent food. Great pricing. A gem of a restaurant round the corner from Manor Park station.

Lots of Memories with Love......

Meat quality was so horrible never visit again 🤮

Love this place. More like a cafe though. Staff excellent, food excellent and reasonable. Have been going there for a number of years and the standards have never changed. Take away too.

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Fui a una cena informal con amigos / colegas. El ambiente y la decoración eran cómodos, pero nada excepcional. El servicio fue mediocre para ser sincero. Sin embargo, la comida que se servía era buena, con porciones de descenso. El kebab de mezclas estaba delicioso. Fue servido con arroz, ensalada, cuscús y pan de pita. Me encantó el té turco también. Sin duda recomendaría la comida, a menos que esté realmente inclinado por un lugar muy elegante con una bonita decoración. En general, buena comida y buena relación calidad-precio, y una ubicación conveniente que está abierta hasta tarde (11 pm).

Очень вкусно, цены умеренные, санитария на троечку

Amazing food, always a pleasure to eat there

Food is very nice, reasonably priced and great service.

Great food always reliable, fast service too

Cheap and cheerful. Really good adana and lamuchun

Good food and reasonably priced

Good food , good services sit or take away always you are satisfied. I like it.

It's a great place to eat Turkish food and spend some time with family and friends. But the thing is that it looks the same as all the Turkish restaurants. So, I think they should do something different from others to spice thing up.

Good price, delicious food. Yum, yum....

He estado yendo allí por un tiempo y siempre recibimos el especial de Estambul, que fácilmente nos sirve a 5 de nosotros. La comida está bien presentada y fresca. La ensalada es fresca también. A los niños les gusta el estanque de peces. El servicio es genial Mi única preocupación es que la decoración interior está anticuada y los baños necesitan mantenimiento.

Good quantity of food and quiet place to dine in. Ambience not very pleasant. Food tastes good but menu is very limited. Typical Turkish restaurant with Lamb Shawarma and chicken doner. Price reasonable for the quantity. Worth trying.

very good nice turkish food at affordable prices

“Good food one of my best restaurant,prices are not too high ‘“

Nearly 12 since going there.sometimes stuff changed and a bit not there.....food not like the menu

Love grilled meat then you would love this place

Food served with hate, literally. The guy at the grill turned rude after I didn't understand his 'mezrez' (with rice, apparently) from first attempt. Needless to say I won't be coming back, ever

food was not that good. Service look.

Its a Decent place to eat. The food is reasonably priced. I have ate here a few times and would definately go back. The staff are nice and polite. The atmosphere is decent. The food came rather quick. I ordered ribs and my partner ordered mix kebabs. Both were good and were reasonably priced. The restaurent also does kids meals which is helpful. Would recommend this place.

The food was amazing very reasonable and the service is good apart from one old woman who was rude and kept speaking in turkish about my toddler. I found it very offensive. It is a casual restaurant and its supposed to be family friendly.

Excellent value for money. Interior not the 5 star, but food is good and value is excellent.

this place does the worse lamachun

Amazing food and for very cheap.

We went there with family they served us uncooked lamb donar we complained then they were not happy they start talking with each other's in there own language very rod and stupid peoples staff is not welcoming non professional people all dirty crockery bad experience wasted money spoiled night with family very bad taste of food they were shouting on my kids as well when they were playing 👎👎👎

I went there with family they served us uncooked food when we complaint they start arguments with us rather than change the food waitress were very non professional not happy serving customers no smile at all on faces not recommended

They say never judge a book by its cover, although it seems a bit out dated from the outside, this place does some amazing Turkish food. Food was well cooked and very tasty. I would recommend to try the platter. Needs a little refurbishment.

Food was good would have given 5* parked the car in they car park had to wait over an our to get out as they neighbour block the entrance and management could not be asked

Good food and good service. The decor is a bit dated but then again the prices are very good for the quality and quantity of the food I would definitely recommend it.

really good food and you will not be leaving hungry

Best Authentic Turkish resturant

I have been a regular customer to this place for some time as it is close to where i live. However , the latest waitereses have made our experience in this restaurant awful and miserable. They are very rude with no customer service skills whatsover. I urge the manager to act quickly before he loses his business