Charcoal Grill Kebab House

stantoncarlisle

Kilburns best kept secret 17th April 2009

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Good value and excellent, solid nosh make this a nifty reliable tank-up grub stop. Word round the campfire in Kilburn is that the Charcoal Grill is King when it comes to no-frills staples.. At the weekend during the day this is a family haunt. With food for growing minds. Overall its not a place that food wallabys or metrolatte mash-ups will savour. Just good grub at real prices in a clean, bright old fashioned noshing shop worthy of Henry Miller. I'd been tipped to the Lentil Soup(£3) and small Kofte Kebab(3.50). The healthy sized soup came with a wedge of lemon, l-o-n-g hot Turkish bread and a mini salad. The kofte kebab also had a good-sized crunchy side salad to keep it company. My only quibble - bit too much salt in the soup, otherwise excellent. They threw in some free Turkish tea which was pretty boosty - overall the two platters were a fine smorgasbord. Meat here is fresh - they chop it up in the back. The sauces and marinades are made on the premises and the veggies are fresh. Clean, bright and bustling - turn-over is fast, but not so fast that the staff are brusque, in fact they're amazingly attentive and observant.. The management are good to their regulars - with a welcoming, attitude that's as rare as it is appreciated.