Izgara Restaurant Ocakbasi - Finchley in Barnet

A good start, food nicely presented, good portions, well cooked and really tasty. Main courses too. The staff were very friendly and helpful, the new manager likewise made us feel well looked after, and provided a really pleasant surprise dessert, in the shape of tiramisu, a birthday candle, a song and a good few smiles. Unexpected, a geniunely nice touch. Will certainly be back for more, the baclava looked great... next time! Nice atmosphere, good service, good food, and we went midweek! Well worth a try!

All was excellent. Highly recommend this restaurant, never disappoints. Great food, great staff.

Love the food and staff! Sude is a gem and so friendly

This is the first time I have been to this restaurant and I would definitely come again. Sude was our waitress and she was brilliant. Although all the staff were excellent. Turkish food in general is very easy to love and the menu is varied enough to cater for most tastes. The meals were all delicious and I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Sude was possibly the best waitress I’ve had ever the pleasure of being served by

Food was excellent but unfortunately we lucked out with our waitress who was oddly cold towards us even forgetting my request about my mother’s birthday. Overheard her being very warm and talkative to adjacent table so not sure why she acted like that towards us. We didn’t feel any warmth or hospitality from her. Food was excellent but service was a let down.

We had a great family dinner last night. Staff were knowledgeable and friendly, and food was amazing!

I recently visited this place and had a wonderful experience! Although the space is a bit small, everything else more than made up for it. The food was absolutely delicious, the atmosphere was cozy and welcoming, and the service was outstanding. The staff were attentive and made sure we were well taken care of throughout our visit. Highly recommend this spot if you’re looking for great food and a warm vibe!

Me and my Fiancée had a lovely meal yesterday (25/04/25), the staff were amazing and attentive. The food was delicious and well priced for the sizes! Definitely recommend!

We were seated in the raised area at the back. It was difficult to get the waiters attention. When I asked for some cucumber and carrots to have with the bread and dips because I don’t eat bread…it never came. It was a very very busy restaurant and with each birthday celebration the music was played so loud that we couldn’t hear each other speak. I do think your food is delicious and I really wanted to eat there but please get more staff and turn down the music and it could be perfect.

My family and I have been coming for years to celebrate St George’s Eve and just wanted to say that the food, the staff, the restaurant, everything is perfection. Extremely hardworking and attentive staff. It shows that they really care about you having an amazing experience and the food is just perfection on the plate. I really like the birthday moment as well when they put the song on and wish happy birthday to guests. The whole team did such an amazing job and it nice to see the same faces for years, too. Super friendly and patient with the kids as well!

The food was absolutely delicious highly recommended. Thanks to Adisa and Nate for the great service. 💯

Delicious food! Lovely restaurant.

Kadnie was very kind, amazing food 💯💯💯💯

Absolutely fantastic experience at Izgara Finchley! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted with warm hospitality and a cozy, inviting atmosphere. The service was exceptional—attentive without being intrusive—and the staff made sure everything was perfect throughout our meal. The food? Absolutely delicious. We had the Lamb Shish and Chicken Saute, both cooked to perfection with bold, authentic Turkish flavors. The portions were generous, the presentation was beautiful, and every bite was packed with flavor. The fresh bread and meze starters were also a real highlight. This place is a gem in Finchley—perfect for date nights, family dinners, or even just a treat-yourself evening. Highly recommend and can’t wait to return!

Great evening celebrating my daughters birthday, the staff had the whole restaurant sing happy birthday, a really nice touch.

Been to another location which was too noisy and chaotic, but Finchley was completely different. Calm, intimate and incredible service. I’m gluten free and they couldn’t do enough to accommodate me and brought over extras as I didn’t eat pita. All staff were very friendly but special call to Suda who went above and beyond and good luck to the new manager who really cares about the guests

Great food and team. Made us welcome and comfortable. Great for family parities and birthdays.

Came for a 60th birthday dinner. Great food and lovely service and smiles from Tara. Thanks!

Lovely friendly atmosphere and great food! Huge portions 😜 should have shared!! Really lovely can’t wait to come back!!

Consistently excellent Turkish cuisine, great service, stylish interior design. I have been coming here for years and it always stayed five stars to me. I highly recommend the adana kebab, sarma beyti and the grilled salmon. A little on the pricier side but very much worth it in my opinion. We came for dinner tonight - Adeena and Zilan were so friendly, professional and attentive, it made all the difference to our visit :)

Love Izgara, always great food and service, I recommend the Sea Bass! Our server Adeena took great care of us and was thoroughly charming!

Great place 👌🏻 you eat very well

The food was excellent ans the staff was friendly I see nothing more you could ask for from a restaurant.

Great food served by attentive friendly staff.

An absolutely fantastic dining experience overall. While the prices are on the higher side, the quality of the food makes it worthwhile—fresh, flavorful meat and hot, perfectly baked naan. The only letdown was the Aperol Spritz; it tasted watered down, with the dilution overpowering the Aperol itself, which was disappointing. Still, a great spot for a delicious meal!

We had such a lovely time with the family its all thanks to our wonderful Sude for hosting our family and thanks to everyone at the Izgara for the amazing food and atmosphere.

Consistently good food and attentive service.

Amazing restaurant, food and service is top notch, Adisa, Gerta, and Nate were amazing, this is one of London’s true Turkish Gems! Highly Recommend!

I love this restaurant. The service, food, & presentation are always great & the decor is beautiful. It makes it feel like an occasion. We only wished we could fit in dessert after the first 2 courses!

We had such a lovely birthday celebration with you! The food was excellent and the service was great as always. Izgara Finchley is the best by far in the chain. The food is so delicious and plentiful. Authentic. Thank you!

Incredible food, incredible service and stunning surroundings. Cant fault this restaurant. It’s Turkish at its absolute best. Made to feel so welcome, nothing is too much to ask for, waited on hand and foot by the lovely Adeena and Sude. Don’t hesitate - just book!!!

The food was excellent and our server was very attentive and helpful

Great food and value for money!

Sude made the experience even better give her a raise!

Good food, we have been coming here for years. Good service, Sude was our waitress, really enjoyed our lunch

Sude was an excellent waitress.

Our experience was superb. our server, Sude was polite, efficient and well informed on the menu. The food was delicious and the decor very tasteful.

We love this place and Sude provide good service to us

Delicious food. Fantastic service - Sude was an absolute legend - so helpful and attentive thank you!!

Amazing experience as always! Sude was a great help with her service and customer care, will definitely recommend paying a visit! Food is amazing, great vibes and great customer service!

Sude was our waitress, foods were delicious service was fantastic! Thank you Sude !

Very disappointing dining experience again! Izgara is very overrated, especially compared to other Turkish restaurants. Also, to highlight this, the Pinner branch is better. In my personal opinion, there are much better Turkish restaurants out there you can try, such as Gokyuzu, Likya, Kerwan, etc. The atmosphere is awful, and the restaurant was overcrowded and unbelievably cramped. You're literally right next to another diner's table. People coming in and leaving had to squeeze past us (and other diners, not just us), and at one point, I had to move our table to let them pass. If you're looking for a romantic or chilled vibe, then this is not it; it just reminds me of Pizza Hut. The only saving grace was the bread. At the beginning, I'm glad they got it right, along with the chilli sauce. I ordered the mixed grill, which cost £29. What a letdown that was! First of all, the portion size is awful, and you get one lamb chop, three chicken wings, one kofta kebab, three small lamb ribs, three pieces of chicken shish, and one piece of lamb shish. With a choice of rice or bulgur rice, I did ask for mixed rice and bulgur, which other places are fine with, but they simply don't offer it. The bulgur rice was okay, but it didn't have as much flavour as other Turkish restaurants I have visited. My regret was that I didn't order the rice; at least I would have been happier and content with the bland taste. Everything was bland, just like my previous experience, and honestly, the kofta kebab can easily be made at home – watch a YouTube video; it's literally the same recipe. In fact, you can make a better meal at home for a fraction of the price. My wife ordered the meat moussaka, which was okay. I wouldn't say it was terrible, and the portion size wasn't too bad. The mocktail was so sweet that it tasted like sugar mixed with flavoured water. The dessert menu looked boring. You have to ask for the complimentary tea at the end; most places just offer it automatically, like Likya and Gokyuzu. Would I return? No!

I was disappointed with the moussaka. It was not very flavoursome and was rather sloppy. The Efes beer should have been more chilled.

Excellent food, great staff, beautiful restaurant, so well done. Love it!

Loved everything from the politeness of the staff to the excellent food and service.

Excellent meal, though restaurant is very noisy

Everything about Izgara is fantastic. The staff were incredible! and the food delicious

We ordered four takeaway for four people and I asked the gentleman behind counter to pack them individually. He handed me over four identical paper bags and I asked him to put some cutlery and tissue (last time they didn’t put any) and say what’s in which bag. He got very upset and started throwing cutlery in the bags. Some went in the bag some in the sink, then I asked for a pen so I could write what is where and he flipped out at me saying you’re asking too many questions. I was taken aback and I just asked them to keep the food as I did not have any appetite left after being treated like this. Actually the gentleman then had the cheek to argue with me over the counter and I I left the restaurant. Thank you to the gentleman who took the order to come outside to apologise and offer a refund. I was grateful for refund, thank you. If you are managing this restaurant, please make an effort to keep your staff happy so they do not yap at your paying customers. Thank you! To the management who has written a hollow response, please check your CCTV and see the amount of contempt this line cook has for your paying customers. Clearly your staff does not respect the job they have and can only be this rude when the upper management is not doing their job well. Not a good sign.

Very tasty food and good customer service. We had a starter, main course, dessert and cocktails each - good value for money.

Great food, service and atmosphere. It was nice to be made a fuss of on my birthday. The food portion was so big that noone can finish it. Room was a bit too dark for my liking.

Delicious food and good service. Nice location. We went there a couple of times and it is a nice restaurant. I only took photos of the starters but everything was 😋

The Lamb chops the best he has ever had in a resturant he said 😆✔️

Delicious food, will definitely be back!

Had an amazing time at this restaurant. Amazing atmosphere with great food and great customer service.

Wonderful service! Hello Izgara team, today it was a memorable night, it was my brother’s birthday and we had our dinner at Izgara. All I can say, it’s a birthday he will never forget ! We had lovely Turkish food , the service was wonderful and lovely atmosphere with happy vibes .Staff was very friendly and kind special thanks to Sude & Nate! Thank you so much for everything, and thanks for playing the birthday song three times 😂!The San Sebastian cheesecake was very delicious !

We've eaten here a couple of times now, having been to London for appointments. Great food and great service, this is now our go to place on the way home to Milton Keynes, definitely recommend eating here.

Good service, food was ok. But the prices felt a bit extortionate.

Great service and lovely to dine in

Great meal. Visited here regularly for years (decades!), always consistently great.

My son and I walked in for an early dinner. We were greeted by lovely Adeena who very kindly offered us a table close to a heater as we had walked in from the freezing cold. She and her colleagues gave wonderful service. Food arrived quickly. The bread and sauces came promptly- delicious warm tasty bread . I am not a fan of the Turkish pepper sauce but this one was rather good. We had tasty borek. Both of us love aubergine and were slightly disappointed with the portion size but no complaints about the taste. Son asked regarding portion size of sea bass and was delighted that it was more than adequate. The request to swap mash for bulgar was accommodated too. My mixed shish was tender and flavourful. We also took home Adana kofte for husband who couldn’t join us unfortunately. I must say even though it was an hour later that he ate it, the dish was fabulous! And I have to say the table lights were great: no flickering led candles here! Overall a great meal out.

The food is top-notch. Every dish is prepared and presented with care and pride. You feel like it's your birthday. We had lamb cutlets, deliciously seasoned and great texture. The lamb kofte was also delicious. This place should not be missed. Our waitress Sude is super professional, attentive and welcoming. Will definitely go again soon.

Must go there if you want to have the best Turkish cuisine in North London

Sude was wonderful and looked after us very well. The food was delicious.

A very enjoyable evening was had by all. The food was great & service was on time. Will visit again.

I think that Lamb Shish is the best in the whole London. I’ve ordered it many times it always tastes great. You always get compliments and nice Turkish tea and bread with sauces. Service is very nice and friendly. The same waiters and mangers over the past year, I’ve been visiting, makes you confident that you will get the same experience on your next visit . Atmosphere is great what you expect from a restaurant. Occasionally tried business launch options are also great

Food, service and atmosphere is forever top notch. One of my favourite spots

Such a chilled and relaxed place to eat. Nice portions and good food too 👌

great good and service, thank you..!

Sude was our waitress service and food was amazing. Thank you so much! I highly recommend.

There are many Izagara restaurants but this is the one to go to! Superb vibe, rare these days but decent good staff, my only gripe is they do not have on the menu a real popular dish and that's lamb/ chicken dona, small price to pay for a tremendous dining experience.

Food was okay ,great location,excellent service

Lovely food and great service from Nate

Nate made the experience amazing!

Nate’s service was incredibly friendly and professional

Excellent quality and big portions, very friendly people, cosy environment, and quick service. Thank you.

We wanted to take our friends who are visiting us from India to celebrate the new year, decided to visit Izghara as it's local. It was a beautiful experience we all had. We ordered liver, sucuk and aubergine for starters, sheesh and kofte for mains. The food was delicious and wholesome, the flavour was top notch and the meats were very well marinated and succulent. They offered breads and dips to get us started and the dips were superb, bread was soft and fresh. We ended with some Turkish tea and tiramisu. Even the service was impeccable. The lady and gents in duty were courteous, attentive and professional. Overall a great experience and my friends were also very impressed with the whole experience and expressed a desire to visit again when they come to london. Thank you Izghara for this wonderful dinner. Definitely will visit the restaurant to try their other menu options.

I reserved for my birthday (NYE), despite how busy it was, food was amazing and quick, staff were amazing and genuinely welcoming, will be coming again!

Really nice decor warm welcome food was tasty and the show of presenting food was great. Overall had a great time.

Sude was amazing, food was great too.

Wonderful experience at Izgara North Finchley. Sude was an amazing waitress and we will be returning!

Amazing food and amazing service! Will definitely be back

Amazing food, service and super professional service. I’m sure I will come back again. Thank you so much 😊

The best Turkish food I've had in Finchley! Tara and Adeena were super, great service. We will be back soon ☺️

Food and service was great. Ozge was brilliant.

Excellent food and service. Lovely service from Ozge who was super attentive. Beautiful atmosphere as well

Lovely meal great service by Ozge

The food here is great. Service is excellent. The atmosphere is great. Visited here 4 times now & will be returning in 2 weeks' time when we visit London with my parents. We always have their platter & a side of fries. The platters are more than enough to satisfy anyones needs. Meat is always cooked the perfection & their homemade bread is super, super tasty. Highly recommended.

Strongly recommend the lamb shish! Staff are very friendly and the food and atmosphere are great.

Excellent food and great service by Ozge so pleasant and friendly definately worth a visit !!!! Had a great time!!!

Excellent food and service! We had a great time on our anniversary!!!

Lovely time at izgara! Lovely service, great food

Great food, amazing service and very well priced! Special thank you to Adeena! Highly recommend to anyone to visit!

Had a dinner with a friend at Izgara and it was absolutely amazing. Food was great and the service with have received from our lovely server Adeena was spectacular. She gave us amazing service and her recommendations regarding food was 10/10.

We came first time and we loved it. Food was nice and service as well.

Great service the royal platter was unbelievable!!!!! They were so professional and they took pictures from us professionally with lights!!! Will definitely come back. Tara was our waitress and she was so kind and lovely!

The quality of food was really good and the service by Tara was excellent. We do eat out alot and know quite a few Turkish restaurants in the area, but do recommend this place for sure. We will start coming here more often. Slightly salty for our taste but Heads up to the chef.

Very good service and food quality! Impressive!

Very bad service, awful food. I have been here many times but the standards have gone down drastically and prices have gone up double. Will never want to visit u again. Such a shame

This is a restaurant I've been to many times before and so enough said, right? Yet another dinner and both my friends and I could not have been more pleased with both the food and the service. Second to none!