3rd September 2007
... and won't return.
While the price structure qualifies the restaurant as a cheap eat, it's not worth the money. This is unfortunate, as Angel is packed with restaurants of mediocre quality and I was hoping to be pleased with the fare at Gallipoli, but dolma plucked out of a can and placed on a clean white plate do not justify a charge of 3.90 - thank you very much, but I can easily walk down to the nearest Turkish deli and choose the brand of dolma that I personally would like and do the same, all for a pithy 99 pence.
I hate to say it but I don't understand why everyone thinks so highly of these three restaurants - is it that they are the best of a middling bunch along the Upper St/Essex Road throughfare, or that people are happy to accept substandard dishes?
While the sucuk (grilled Turkish sausage), scampi, and olives were rather good, the hummus, cacik and tarama were just average. The pide, while fresh, could have benefited greatly from a blast of heat, and the dolma came straight out of a can.
Although the food wasn't terrible, per se, I have an exceptionally difficult time paying for a meal at a restaurant when the effort exerted is less than what I can do myself at home. Not recommended - if you want good Turkish food, albeit in lesser surroundings, try anywhere along Green Lanes - or Petek, in Stroud Green , which is infinitely better.
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