Testi Restaurant

I really enjoyed eating here. Excellent food. Not the easiest location to get to — but I was meeting friends so I didn’t really care. Even if you are really hungry chances are you won’t finish everything. Delicious!

There is a lot of turkish restaurants in Stokey and this is the nicest! The food is great, the staff are friendly. Would deffinatly reccomend. Parking is difficult around this area so use public transport if possible

Excelent food, excelent service and very good value for money! Will definitely go back!

Mmmmm. Yup, the name doesn’t disappoint — as suggested you too could be greeted with testicles on a plate, you lucky thing. The unfortunate lamb’s bits were passed around the large table of birthday diners to chew and deliberate on. Good thing the rest of the animal was probably in some other customer’s kofte kebab and he didn’t need them anymore. The consensus of the braver amongst us (not me) was that it was ‘quite good’, which roughly translates as ‘quite good… for animal rude bits’.
I’m impressed that they managed to cater for a huge table of twenty people arranged at what seemed to be very short notice. Perhaps it was the sudden mass of people but it did mean that the service was rather shabby. I had to ask a number of times for water. One of our group had to wait ten minutes after we have received our dishes to get his. Luckily there was more than enough delicious bread, salads and (as christened by the birthday boy) ‘onions of joy’ to occupy himself with. Additionally I asked for mint tea — only to be told they had no hot water. I was happy to wait for the ten minutes whilst they heated it up, but I had dropped off the radar by that point and no tea ever manifested itself. On the way out I asked the way to the nearest tube, and one lovely member of staff offered me a lift to Bethnal Green. Really friendly, however the innate stranger danger fear kicked off and I made my own long lonely way back.
The chicken shashlik was pleasant — a generous portion of moist cubed grilled chicken breast served with rice. I think they also serve offal. Yum. Rumour has it that this place also does a mean grilled unicorn too.
I would need to assess the service again with a smaller group to see if they do better. However I would recommend this place as a good value eatery, plus they have this awesome eunuch sheep that goes round table to table singing real high for tips.

A Turkish friend introduced me to her regular. The atmosphere was lively but that could have been the 30 person banquet next to us.
Self described as «Anatolian cuisine, Ocakbasi restaurant, Lahmacun & Pide Salon» probably misses the point that they serve kebabs. Good ones at that.
There’s something to be said about having the food grilled in front of the restaurant. It somehow feels intimate. It’s easy to overlook the simplicity and freshness of the dishes but it would be a mistake to. Good simple quality dining at its best.
Wine list was a bit toppy for the food offering.
Would definitely go back again.

Been to Testi twice — the first time was excellent, the second was good but not great. As mentioned previously, it appears there has been a change in management.
Unfortunately the change has affected some small but important details.
For example:
Staff now wear silly uniforms.
Yoghurtu (sp?) now appears to be off the menu.
Menu watered down with some bog standard dishes.
Service was really bad (mainly from one particular waiter) — waited a long time for food and seemed to keep forgetting our various orders
That said, the lambs testicles are incredibly good, it has a great atmosphere, and the Turkish beer is excellent.
Food is all cooked on the open grill which is great
Would still recommend this to a friend but not with as much enthusiasm as before

It’s kinda difficult to swallow your food when you are greeted by raw lambs testicles as you walk in the door.
As far as Turkish places go in this area, this one is possibly the most famous, for its house dish and it’s name. I have to admit that I was not that impressed. the food was tasty, the price cheap and the service better than just good but there was something for me that just didn’t fit. i was sat by a drafty door, I’m not a fan of drafty doors. the tables are a little cramped but apart from that it really was okay. I can imagine if you came here with a big group of people it would be wonderful. Really buzzy and friendly. But as a date place, it’s wan’t for me. then again it could have just been the testicles on display!

One of the best Turkish restaurants in this area. The interior is nice and cosy unlike many of the other brightly lit places nearby, the Turkish Wine at £12 a bootle ‘Villa Deluca’ is superb, the bread that comes to your table is fresh and hot, and only order a small starter to share like Humus as the mains all come with 2 salads. Was in last night on boxing day and they gave us fresh baclava to finish washed down with a glass of Turkish tea. Staff are always friendly and this gets my top vote for Turkish in this area.

I won’t make a pun about the name, I’m not sure if it has anything to do with the fact that they serve lamb testicles here (I haven’t been brave enough to try these yet) It’s probably best not to think about it really. Anyway, I love this restaurant with its bright and randomly ornamented interior, it’s very homely and if you can take your eyes off the Ocakbasi grill there is always something to look at.
The staff here are incredibly friendly and always happy to make a recommendation although I tend to stick to the lamb kebab with rice. All dishes come with a huge amount of Turkish bread and dips, my favourite are the onions marinaded in pomegranate. This is a fantastic restaurant for groups as it’s very large, friendly and reasonably priced.

Testi is an incredible, reasonably priced Turkish restaurant in Stoke Newington. In this a very Turkish part of north London, it’s impressive that one Ocakbasi (barbeque) restaurant stands out among the rest of kebab shops et al. The menu is comprised of items one might find in a Anatolian (Asian part of Turkey) home that is if the kitchen is well-​stocked and the home cook is utterly brilliant.
Service is prompt and friendly, and dishes are well-​presented with great sides such as delicious charred onions in pomegranate juice. Seating is comfortable, and the spacious dining room is a relaxing setting. This is a very nice place to dine with friends if you find yourself in the area. Delish!