Pilove Authentic Turkish Street Food in Kingston upon Thames

I've used the small street food outlet located in Kingston upon Thames twice in a week. First impression is a homely atmosphere but I didn't eat inside so can't comment. The food really does look like homemade dishes. I trialled the place by using the: Too Good to go app (NB this is a genuine review, i.e. I'm not getting paid by anyone or any business! The app allows you to choose an outlet that has extra food that they might throw, instead you can order via the app for a 'surprise'* bag for a reduced cost. *You will not know what you'll get. NB if you have any allergies, check first before ordering as you might receive something you've paid for but can't eat :/) We paid £6 for a: small, tall pot of red lentil soup, a larger pot of liver and potato dish and a very delicious similar size pot of a potato, chicken and cheese dish (a bit like shepherd's pie but with chicken pieces instead of mince beef/lamb). It's interesting that they make organ meat, i.e. liver which is a good high protein meat for most people. But what about vegans and vegetarians? They make a tasty aubergine and tomato dish (and their default, red lentil soup) but note, there is a lot of oil in the dish which I would suggest to drain out before eating. When home, we made some fresh basmati rice and added the ordered dishes. It was a good-sized, hearty meal. TIP make/buy some basmati rice (its got to be basmati!) /quinoa/naan/ pitta bread/ gluten free breads/ couscous etc to eat with these dishes to make a meal of it. Two adults will be able to have a good size meal if you do this; with a little bit left for the next day's breakfast ;) NB I do not know if they do other non-meat dishes so, best to check their website.

Ordered a surprise bag via too good to go, really tasty turkish food! Will definitely return!

Great food, fresh ingredients and lots of flavours. Well done to the chef!!Excellent service, will be back soon

If you are looking for a great home made Turkish food, this is your place! Incredibly tasty, fresh and for a very good price right in the centre of Kingston. Not the first and definetly not the last time I'll eat here with my family.

The food is bad and not fresh, And price is very high for this food they providing, the quality of the food is rubbish. I recommend no body visits this shop.

Food, service, everything so so great!

Wonderful place to have a neat and clean food for lunch or dinner. I had chicken leg gravy served with rice, bread with hummus, and Turkish tea and baklava to close it all. Chicken was falling off the bones, soft, juicy, tender, and very well cooked. Turkish tea was divine. Baklava was great as well may be tad too sweet but no complaints :) Highly recommended if you are around that area, not to miss!

Delicious food, tried the soup, bread, lamb shank, meatballs and rice with beans. All great, tasty and good value. Big selection of dishes available with quick and friendly service.

I absolutely loved the homemade and tasty food. We had the moussaka with chickpea rice and potatoes on the side. It was delicious. The waiter/owner? was extremely friendly and helpful. We were offered Turkish tea at the end of our meals to go with our baklava. We will definitely come back and strongly recommend it to everyone else.

A Turkish pilaf restaurant in London is a wonderful place, you should definitely go. Of course, there is not only pilaf but also a variety of stew dishes from Turkish cuisine.

Lovely food for 3 of us and very clean toilets. Recommend. Aubergine stuffed lamb and Aubergine casserole with chick peas stew.

We enjoyed the cooked food prepared by the owner's sister. We had baked aubergine with tomato and minced meat, white beans and chicken breadt fillet. Top quality and service !

What a spotless place! It is a perfect place for authentic Turkish food and good taste. The restaurant is immaculate. We ordered Kuzu incik, which was well cooked and fresh. On the other hand, lamb liver is OK, but it could be more crispy and floury. Staff is friendly and kind. They also offer Turkish tea after your meal finished. Highly recommended! :) Thank you for your service!

Very wholesome food, rice was excellent

Amazing foods amazing hospitality

Amazing place, perfect service and so delicious food. Incredibly friendly staff and atmosphere. Thanks a lot. Çok teşekkür ederiz. Elinize sağlık.

It was a brilliant service and excellent food! Highly recommended 🌟

People, go there! It's extremely good food, good selection and run by very warm people. It's a family business, we've been there many times and we're always extremely happy with the food.

The taste of the food is absolutely delicious. Highly recommended. Great atmosphere,lovely service.

Honestly love going there, as a turkish student living far from home and family the food makes me and my stomach very happy, the staff are so nice and so helpful, the environment makes me feel at home. Absolutely wonderful. ❤️🥹

Lovely food, my fav was the rice and peas sooo butterrrr very nice defo recommended this place

Very friendly and great foods as well highly recommend the place.

Delicious Aubergine meal all the food is fresh and tasty, perfect strong coffee and traditional Turkish tea. Durkan looked after us in truly welcoming manner. What a lovely lunch break in Kingston! Five stars!

Food is healthy and well priced! Will come back. Thank you

Süper süper süper tek teşekkür ederim böyle Miletimizden gurur duyoyruz böyle bir lezetli mekan açtıkları icin. Lovely traditional Turkish meal can’t go wrong .

definettly come back again .tasty and fresh homemade food

Incredibly friendly staff. Very good taste (felt like in Turkiye) and very easy to find in Kingston town centre.

Food is fresh amd very tasty .good quality!

Very nice food good service please visit you won't be disappointed

The first time I have been in Pilove and I fall in love with the a number of meals that make me happy and they are so delicious and sweet. Customer service is brilliant and I appreciate the service. I will recommend you when you are in Kingston , you should visit at least one.

If you wanna taste homemade Turkish food, this is the right address! It is delicious food and definitely value for money! I would strongly recommend!

Özlediğimiz lezzetleri hatırlamak için güzel bir mekan. lezzeti güzel ve porsiyonuna göre uygun fiyatlı bir yer. ben her gidişimde büyük porsiyon söylediğim için bana göre oldukça doyurucu geliyor. Baklavası da çok iyi.

All foods and service quality is great . I will definitely back again!. Thx 👌

This restaurant took me to a nostalgic period while I was in Turkey. Delicious food and hearty portions. Turkish food and hospitality at its best.

Bored of "typical" Turkish Restaurants.... Do you want to experience REAL Turkish Cuisine?? Without doubt... This is the place... Extremely Highly RECOMMENDED....

delicious food , good quality, reasonable price and cery friendly staff , higly rwcommended

Food was absolutely delicious. Authentic Turkish cuisine. 100% recommend it.

A new place in Kingston, all the food looks delicious

Very delicious food and nice service

Great Turkish cafe / restaurant in the heart of Kingston. Serves a really nice range of meat and vegetarian dishes, which take me back to days in Istanbul. Simple but authentic, very clean, and tasty.

A range of delicious authentic and wholesome Turkish food. The portions are very generous so you'll walk away extremly satisfied. I definitely recommend this place 10/10

Amazing combinations of Turkish rice and traditional meals. Highly recommended.

Genel olarak lezzetini beğendim, türkiyeden en çok özlediğimiz şeylerden birinin esnaf lokantası olduğunu düşünürsek hele.. Tavuk sote, kuzu incik lezzetliydi. Pilav nohutluydu ve gayet iyidi. Ancak fiyatların oldukça yüksek olduğunu söylemem gerekiyor. 1 porsiyon tavuk sote, 1 porsiyon kuzu incik, (2 pilav fiyata dahil mi ayrıca mı eklendi bilmiyorum ancak porsiyonla birlikte geldi) 2 cacık 1 ayran 31 pound tuttu. Ve maalesef porsiyonlar UK standartlarına göre oldukça küçüktü.

Outstandingly tasty, high quality and healthy food, served almost instantly. We come here when we're really hungry and in a hurry, and we come away happy and full of great nutrition. If you like lamb, their new lamb shank dish is stunning. Restaurant quality at cafe prices. And the guy serving is really friendly and accommodating.

Delicious, homemade style Turkish food , everything was so good I loved the chicken meatball and rice . Definitely recommended

The best Turkish shop I’ve ever been to. Amazing service. They helped me pick what I wanted before I knew what I wanted. Baklava was out of this world

Omg such delicious food, absolutely a must in Kingston!

Was having a look, got chatting to the owner. Very nice guy, genuine. All the food is homemade, healthy and tasty and the coffee is magic. Definitely support this local business

Amazing service, clean and welcoming atmosphere, great coffee, and super friendly staff. A lovely new gem!

Amazing, delicious authentic Turkish homemade style food. Everything was so good and fresh plus five star service- we’ll definitely come back as we have to try all the other dishes! If you are in Kingston and you want some delicious food you won’t find anywhere else- this is the place to go!

اكلات ووجبات طازجه وتشبه طبخ البيت ، تذكرني بأكلات مشابهه لبعض وجبات في بلاد الشام. . الطاقم محترمين ولطفاء جدا مع الزبائن ، الأسعار مناسبه جدا والوجبه كافيه ، عندهم قهوة تركيه وبقلاوة جيدة جدا

it's amazing, I heard this restraunt from my co-worker. We had kofte and chicken with rice, and the was like well made home food. We totally satisfied. if there is anyone who wants to try Turkish food, you should come here.

Turkish food atmosphere like you in istanbul .👍

This has fast become my favorite place to set a nice lunch or quick dinner. Food is high quality, healthy, and hits a little differently from the rest of the cafes on the street. I have recommended and will continue to recommend

If you want real, traditional and home cooked style Turkish food, come here! Forget about all the other Turkish restaurants in Kingston, THIS is how actual Turks eat. Delicious food for a very reasonable price and brilliant customer service. It's the first home style Turkish place I've seen in London.

Fantastic food, genuinely delicious, flavoursome and hearty. Really friendly staff, I'm extremely impressed

Wow, Pilove is a real Turkish gem in the heart of Kingston High Street! My family and I went for lunch and the food was delicious, totally like the stuff you get in Turkey. The vibe was cosy, and the staff were cool and took care of us. Felt like we travelled to Istanbul for lunch! If you want some quick ready made legit Turkish grub and a great hangout, you gotta hit up Pilove!

Everything is amazing from food to service. I will be eating here again and again. Thank you for the delicious food. It is so fresh and lovely 😍

Amazing food, fantastic service and hospitality! And the tea was perfect!

Good quality food! The lady working there was polite, and she explained the food on the menu to us. Would go again! 👍

The best Turkish street food that you won't be able to find anywhere else

Proper Turkish comfort food. Highly recommended.

Fantastic traditional Turkish food, very friendly staff. Value for money, definitely try liver and Paca Corba.

I am so glad that i have the opportunity of tasting my childhood dishes in the Uk . I also highly recommend the "protein box" , if you are on a diet or work out .

Came here with my girlfriend for lunch. We were treated with incredible service and the food was incredibly delicious. Great options for vegetarians as well. Will definitely be returning regularly!

The food is absolutely delicious, you can taste the freshness of the ingredients, and the staff are friendly and helpful. I can definitely recommend.

The food was really delicious and authentic. I really enjoyed the homemade stews with rice. I also enjoyed the hospitality since they provided us with Turkish Tea. Overall, I would give my spectacular experience a 10/10!

Beautiful fresh authentic Turkish food. Tasty, well cooked and great service. Super clean too! Highly recommended!

Very Healthy Turkish Food I recommend everyone there’s plenty options to choose and very affordable price will come back again

Delicious authentic Turkish food! Great selection, has your proteins, veggies and carbs. Good quality, didn't fall asleep after eating a lot and tastes like Grandma food. First time having lamb skull soup, I will never have regular soup ever again.

A lovely new lunch spot in Kingston. Delicious authentic food, from the soup to the main and the unique walnut baklava. Thank you for the wonderful hospitality. We'll be back!

great food and great service. Special thanks to Durukan he is very polite and helpful. We will visit agin🙏🏻

Best Turkish fast food I have eaten in uk this is not kebabs shop

You should try defo will be worth it. I suggest for kavurma(made by dice beef) and pilav(rice)

Taste best, service excellent. Thank you!

Food is absolutely delicious, service was great! She was so lovely to us, made sure to explain all the dishes and even gave us some Turkish Tea to try. Seriously delicious!!

Most delicious Turkish food I’ve had in Kingston! The walnut baklava is to die for! Portions and good and very reasonably priced. Was served by a lovely chap named named Musa- apparently it opened not long ago. Defo recommend!

Amazing food experience!! Very welcoming place, with a very friendly and knowledgeable members of staff. I asked questions about the dishes, ingredients and how it was cook and they were spot on. The chicken ( Tavuk Saray)was absolutely delicious, vibrant flavours tender and moist. I also had the Moussaka, witch was very nicely cooked with lots of aubergine, mouth-watering test!!! the rice with chickpeas completed my meal with another pleasant surprised experience. I will definitely come back to this restaurant, as I can not wait to try other dishes.

Top food and healthy. Highly recommended

Food was delicious. Prices very reasonable. Mussa - the gentleman who served me was very curtious and professional. Will definitely be going back . A must try for everyone

Delicious, fresh and healthy food. They also have vegetarian option. Will be back for sure!

Top food, top quality, top service 👌👌👌

Unreal food. Top quality. Very healthy. Is perfect

I bought some izmir kofte yesterday for breaking my fast. Was a big disappointment for me . Not only it was expensive but also smelling . Probably they used lamb or lamb fat . I don't know . Couldn't eat at all . Had to throw. Luckly had also bought german doner which saved me . Otherwise i was going to have nothing to break my fasting.

Great fresh Turkish food..will be back

Very delicious 😋 Turkish food like homemade Highly recommended 👌

We’re so happy to have a new restaurant with traditional Turkish food. High recommendations; Izmir kofta, musakka and unique yummy turkish style rice with chickpeas..

Definitely the best Turkish food I've had in the UK. I recommend you to try liver and moussaka, and don't forget to add homemade walnut baklava to your meals.

Delicious Turkish food with lots of flavor. Smiley and kind service,. Great place to have a quick lunch or nice dinner with friends and family.

Very good and authentic Turkish food in Kingston !! Must say healthy.. Please try and dont forget to ask for Today's Special !! They always have something new every day 1 dish !! Thanks

Excellent authentic tastes, excellent service!

As a Turkish lived in Istanbul and tasted all kind of Turkish street food for years, I guarantee you that Pilove has the quality of a top-tier restaurant in street foot category. Rice, chicken, meet, liver, baklava… All was amazing. You can have great food for £10 on average.

Wonderful service, ate here as a family and we all loved it. The food was delicious and the staff was lovely!

Amazing food and wonderful hospitality, will come again and again. Totally Recommended 👍👍👍

It's a amazing restaurant. You should especially try the liver. You will find yourself in traditional tastes.