Elegant BBQ Restuarant

Yes. Yes. Yes. My flat is super close to this place. To illustrate, here is an incomplete list of the things I could throw and hit the front door:
— a football
— a paper airplane
— a small child
I’ve lived across the road for months and was incredibly skeptical about a place that proclaims it’s own elegance (and in neon lettering no less). WRONG. This place is so full of win that I really shouldn’t even be sharing it with you.
I saw a review for Elegant BBQ pop up on the Unilocal front page and decided that I just had to try it — so I stopped in and ordered a lamb kebab and some cacik. I’m not sure there is anything better than watching your meat grill for you, but these guys tossed on veggies and delicious flat bread. All for under £10. WIN!
It turns out this place is Elegant. And BBQ. And a Restaurant. I’ll see you again… soon.

Walking by this plece recently I got a waft of food that instantly took me back to my time in Turkey. I travelled from Istanbul in the west to the Iranian border in the east of the country and sampled much delightful Turkish food in between.
Elegant is a small piece of rural Turkey located in the heart of east London. You don’t even need to close your eye’s to pretend you’re in Cappadocian eatery. The décor is pretty convincing. As for the food it’s simple, fresh, and interesting. I normally go for the Kofte kebab which is served with a wheel barrow full of vegtibles and basket of bread. Almost everything is cooked on a huge charcoal grill in the dining room. The staff all seem like good honest folk and are more than happy to serve you tea till you burst.
Definately one of my favourite places to chill, talk, eat and be happy in London.

I discovered this place by accident one day… it looks very inconspicuous from the outside and we didn’t really have high expectations when we went in… but waht we discovered was a little gem of Turkish cuisine. First of all, the waiting staff is incredibly polite and friendly. The waiter served us a free starter (grilled onion in a delicious sweet-​tangy sauce). Teh main dish was also very palatable…
The décor is nothing fancy… honest though… I would love to go back more often if it wouldn’t involve such a long trip for me.

Located on Hackney Road and oh-​so-​close to my house this little Turkish barbecue is my local hangover fix up. For a fiver Elegant serves up a whole meal including a choice of meat (chicken, lamb, beef, mixed grill, etc) rice, salad, sauce, and some yummy grilled Turkish flat bread. I always feel resuscitated after this meal on a Sunday lunchtime.
The staff is incredibly friendly and they have often offered me some free Turkish tea while I waited for my take-​away order. Unfortunately, every time I pass this small restaurant it is usually empty, so I urge anyone in the neighbourhood to come on over because the last thing I would want is for it to close down!