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I came here for lunch: 1 mezze and 2 plates for 19.95, which seems reasonable - until you look at the menu. If you don't want to spend 20 quid on vegetables the only options are fried chicken or fried fish. I ordered cauliflower bhajis, fried sea bass and fries. The bhajis were delicious, but from there it all went downhill rapidly. The fish was well cooked, however pretentious accompaniments cannot make up for the fact that the fish is not fresh. I understand that I chose fish despite knowing it would not be fresh, but I only chose it because of the severe lack of options on the menu. To exacerbate the situation, the fries really didn't taste good. The hummus that accompanied them was even worse. How can a restaurant serve fries that aren't good? I don't know, but they certainly managed it here. In conclusion, the menu is pretentious and overpriced with very little in the way of decent, fresh ingredients. No wonder the place was almost deserted on a Thursday lunchtime.

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the place closed until 1.02.2025

the rice was so moist and the belly pork is fab

Great cafe that is not expensive and with very friendly staff and delicious food.

The Ledbury delivered an incredible experience from start to finish. The food was out of this world, we expected that, but what we hadn't anticipated was the service, which was a perfect balance of attentive yet relaxed. It made for what I believe was the best atmosphere I've ever experienced in a high end restaurant. Chef Graham personally introduced what I can honestly say was the best lamb dish I've ever tasted. Bravo! Expect us back.

It was a nice experience with both the service/staff and the location. The breakfast is also a big plus as hotels are now mostly cutting the breakfast or charging extra. food was good too. Would stay here when I am back to London. Hopefully prove will stay in the current range.

Skewd Kitchen is an upscale Turkish restaurant, in fact to be more precise it bills itself as a purveyor of Anatolian cuisine, located in upscale Cockfosters, where the parades are lined with several restaurants, meaning that there’s heavy competition. It can be hard to find street parking and it’s noticeable that many of the parked cars are expensive German or Italian brands. The Mercedes G-Wagon is a common sight in the area, so loved by premier league footballers, many of whom live in nearby Hadley Wood or perhaps even a pink dayglo Lamborghini Urus, even more of a dead giveaway. In any case, Skewd Kitchen, which has been in Cockfosters since 2013 and is said to be owned by executive chef Mazlum Demir, might as well have called itself Shrewd Kitchen in the way that it has pitched itself to the area’s well-heeled clientele, several levels above even the better Turkish restaurants and of course bearing no resemblance to the ubiquitous Turkish kebab joint. Skewd is a large restaurant with a seating capacity of approximately 150. The partly open kitchen takes up most of the left side of the interior with a large open flame oven at the end. Another very visible part of the restaurant is its meat room, which is at the back, with large joints of meat suspended on hooks very visible to those with a penchant for steak and in possession of fat wallets. There are DJ decks at the front of the restaurant and even though they weren’t in use, the restaurant was loud and buzzing, almost full even on a Monday evening. There weren’t a huge number of staff but we certainly got the impression that it was a well-run ship with the serving staff knowing their roles and responsibilities. A couple of waitresses were taking orders and there were several waiters bringing orders from the kitchen or clearing tables. Everything appeared to be under the stewardship of the charming and quite debonair Aljan, who had the knack of interjecting just when needed – to check on how the meal was – or even to entertain requests such as a small tweak in a menu selection. In our case we requested that the chicken kebab in our mixed grill be changed to chicken wings, which he obliged gladly and with not one scintilla of hesitation. The mixed grill that we ordered was priced at £42.90 and comprised lamb shish, lamb adana, lamb chops, lamb ribs and chicken kebab, the latter changed to chicken wings on our request. I would say that this mixed grill was good for about 2-3 people. It’s hard to compare it to, say, Kervan’s mixed grill, which at £76 is much larger. However, the comparison is more about quality than quantity. With Skewd the emphasis is very much about quality. For example, the lamb shish was among the best I’ve ever had, the chargrilled taste of the outer part of the kebab was magnificent while the centre was succulent. The flavouring was perfect. If I had a criticism of the adana and the chicken wings, it would be that the flavours were a touch sanitised. Perhaps this reflects the taste of their clientele but my personal preference would be to have slightly more ‘full-on’ flavour. We also ordered the octopus main course, which, priced at £31.90, was a fair if even generous portion, comprising three large, chunky tentacles. The coal-fired preparation was excellent effecting a slightly charred top while retaining tender and succulent flesh. This dish was accompanied by chunky chips – beautifully prepared but rather skimpy in terms of portion. However, the quality that Skewd strives for was evident in the octopus, which also included some lovely fresh vegetables including samphire – an unusual but delightful touch for this type of restaurant. Indeed the little touches at Skewd add to its charm including the ‘tap’ water, which is served from jugs infused with oranges and strawberries. For dessert, the three of use shared the kanafe, more commonly found in Middle Eastern restaurants. Skewd’s version was a little on the sweet side but was a great way to round off the meal. Skewd Kitchen is an upscale Turkish restaurant, in fact to be more precise it bills itself as a purveyor of Anatolian cuisine, located in upscale Cockfosters, where the parades are lined with several restaurants, meaning that there’s heavy competition. It can be hard to find street parking and it’s noticeable that many of the parked cars are expensive German or Italian brands. The Mercedes G-Wagon is a common sight in the area, so loved by premier league footballers, many of whom live in nearby Hadley Wood or perhaps even a pink dayglo Lamborghini Urus, even more of a dead giveaway. In any case, Skewd Kitchen, which has been in Cockfosters since 2013 and is said to be owned by executive chef Mazlum Demir, might as well have called itself Shrewd Kitchen in the way that it has pitched itself to the area’s well-heeled clientele, several levels above even the better Turkish restaurants and of course bearing no resemblance to the ubiquitous Turkish kebab joint. Skewd is a large restaurant with a seating capacity of approximately 150. The partly open kitchen takes up most of the left side of the interior with a large open flame oven at the end. Another very visible part of the restaurant is its meat room, which is at the back, with large joints of meat suspended on hooks very visible to those with a penchant for steak and in possession of fat wallets. There are DJ decks at the front of the restaurant and even though they weren’t in use, the restaurant was loud and buzzing, almost full even on a Monday evening. There weren’t a huge number of staff but we certainly got the impression that it was a well-run ship with the serving staff knowing their roles and responsibilities. A couple of waitresses were taking orders and there were several waiters bringing orders from the kitchen or clearing tables. Everything appeared to be under the stewardship of the charming and quite debonair Aljan, who had the knack of interjecting just when needed – to check on how the meal was – or even to entertain requests such as a small tweak in a menu selection. In our case we requested that the chicken kebab in our mixed grill be changed to chicken wings, which he obliged gladly and with not one scintilla of hesitation. The mixed grill that we ordered was priced at £42.90 and comprised lamb shish, lamb adana, lamb chops, lamb ribs and chicken kebab, the latter changed to chicken wings on our request. I would say that this mixed grill was good for about 2-3 people. It’s hard to compare it to, say, Kervan’s mixed grill, which at £76 is much larger. However, the comparison is more about quality than quantity. With Skewd the emphasis is very much about quality. For example, the lamb shish was among the best I’ve ever had, the chargrilled taste of the outer part of the kebab was magnificent while the centre was succulent. The flavouring was perfect. If I had a criticism of the adana and the chicken wings, it would be that the flavours were a touch sanitised. Perhaps this reflects the taste of their clientele but my personal preference would be to have slightly more ‘full-on’ flavour. We also ordered the octopus main course, which, priced at £31.90, was a fair if even generous portion, comprising three large, chunky tentacles. The coal-fired preparation was excellent effecting a slightly charred top while retaining tender and succulent flesh. This dish was accompanied by chunky chips – beautifully prepared but rather skimpy in terms of portion. However, the quality that Skewd strives for was evident in the octopus, which also included some lovely fresh vegetables including samphire – an unusual but delightful touch for this type of restaurant. Indeed the little touches at Skewd add to its charm including the ‘tap’ water, which is served from jugs infused with oranges and strawberries. For dessert, the three of use shared the kanafe, more commonly found in Middle Eastern restaurants. Skewd’s version was a little on the sweet side but was a great way to round off the meal.

Fantastic restaurant. Cosy environment and very friendly staff. Definitely prefer this Efes than the sister restaurant in town

Super friendly welcome (the owner even gave us one of their cooking bowls) and excellent food. Visited twice recently and both visits were first rate. Thank you!

Some of the best food i have ever eaten, the lamb and aubergine i had were cooked to perfection, the starters were all marvellous, and all the service was incredible. I would recommend to anybody looking for somewhere to eat in Scarborough. Perfect restaurant

My daughter-in-law booked for me as I wanted to take my family out for something to eat as we went to walk in the lady came out and said no children after 4oclock we had a baby who’s 7months old and was asleep then said there was a dress code I’ve never been treated so bad at a restaurant I’ve been going since there first restaurant opened but will never set foot in there again or be recommend it ,I was that shocked I lost my earring as well really bad experience

Thought I'd try down to reviews while visiting. I spent over £30 on 2 chips and bbq kebab and some chicken nuggets. Started off okay, asked if they did an adults chicken nuggets meals, and the gent said they do 10 nuggets on their own. So I ordered 10 nuggets, some chips, and then another gent arrived and took over. I continued to order the kebab and another chips. Came to around £30, food took a while to get ready, no worries, at least it's fresh. I got back to our place and noticed the nuggets were not there, my 6 year old fuming. I phoned and was told I didn't order any, then he asked who did I order them with etc I was baffled like why start taking my order then someone else take over half way through. Anyway he proceeds to tell me I didn't pay for them which again I thought oh around the £30 price the order seemed right now it seems a little deer. So I said I'd pay the difference, tlif they dropped them off waited just short of 20 mins for the nuggets and had to pay for them expecting some sort of apology or even some fresh chips in the box. Nope so my son had cold chips and nuggets. I opened mine to start eating it and it was just so greasy. The chicken kebab was decent and the salad. Even the pita breads were not cut open or anything. Just warmed up. The whole experience could have been loads better if 1. The same person that started taking my order, finnished taking my order. Or 2. When completing my order and taking my money you read what you had on the screen back to me. Would have avoided so much messing about, I might have actually been able to eat my food hot as opposed to cold.

Fantastic food and atmosphere, can't recommend enough!

Michaela has been an amazing hostess. Very attentive to our needs and her service was outstanding. Will definitely come back.