The best restaurants serving Other european-cuisines food in Cockfosters Enfield London

Cenamos aquí el lunes 17 de febrero de 2025, vinimos aquí para almorzar después de un largo paseo por Trent Park! Tenía una chaqueta de patata con atún y maíz dulce y un chocolate caliente, delicioso! Nuestro café local favorito!

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.

Ce très bon restaurant où j'ai mangé de très nombreuses fois lors de mes fréquentes visites à Londres n'existe malheureusement plus.